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I feared we would lose by 3 or 4 to nil, so one goal down is a positive development in my eyes. It is a new reality I am afraid, so we'd better get used to it.

I wonder what the f**k we do in training. Are we good at anything at all?

Auba played? He was on the pitch today?

Sobering realisation for many people that TT was not a problem. Movement and quality of our play is so sluggish, mediocre and uncertain that I fear that even heavily depleted Milan will get the result there. Watching Chelsea these days is borderline masochistic.

Ziyech is sulking over failed transfer and does not give two sh.ts about the team or fans alike.

and the rest

At the moment the biggest problem for us is the slow business during transfer window as we now have so many uncertainties within the squad, and some players have mentally checked out still hoping for last minute deals with other clubs, or not settled in with their new positions, or simply not fit after lazy summer holiday. We are not a team right now, but a bunch of lads kicking the ball around before heading down to a pub. I fully expect another month or two of dire performances from sulking and disinterested players.

Neural networks would do a decent job of team selection and tactics. Sorted. Will be the first team with Artificial Intelligence in charge.

I do not get excited or upset with our game any more, my expectations are very modest and if we end up 6th or 7th this season - happy days! Lets be honest, last season and the season before we were very lucky to reach top 4.

Very characteristic moment in the game - a ball bounces back to Sterling outside Leeds box, and while all Leeds players promptly leave the box as trained, Ziyech and Havertz stay behind in off-side position care-free and block the shot from Sterling. This tells me that our players are not drilled into basic maneuvering in attack, they are not trained tactically and they are allowed to switch off and lose focus at any given moment. It is down to TT and his staff to sort it out, and it is quite worrying to see that this issue becomes more persistent in our game.

In MoD they discussed the first goal against us and made me laugh with their feeble excuses why the goal was legit. They even made an effort to draw an angle of Mendy's vision with the spuds player in this angle only to claim that Mendy's vision was not obstructed. "Yeah but no but yeah but" - they were clearly trying hard to be Vicky Pollard in that studio.

Refereeing plays a huge part on the game dynamics and outcomes. Yellow cards shown for nothing and ignored for serious fouls, blind eye to violent conduct, niggling pull ups and bias decisions in 50/50 - they all wind up players, disrupt rhythm, cause aggravation and destroy flow of game. A corrupt determined referee can easily ensure that any PL club loses to a decent pub team. Anthony Taylor in my opinion is not only biased and corrupt, but also awfully inept and feels the need for self-reassurance by making bonkers decisions to stun the public just to prove that he can.

That was painful to watch.

In pre-season we looked disjointed and lethargic. So many silly mistakes and misjudgments in this game. Do we need to worry?

Worst game of the season!

General consensus seems to be that TT is wrong and responsible for circus-style performance by our players. But this is just scapegoating in my opinion. I find it difficult to recall which one of our players actually played well tonight. Lethargic, no vision, poor ball control, wayward passing, passing the ball straight to opposition or into no-man's land, no aggression, relaxed strolling absolutely care-free. Our team produced zero positivity tonight, just pure frustration through the whole match. All players. no exception, did not give two sh*ts tonight. I actually find it very offensive and disrespectful towards home fans.

I used to support Pulisic just for his work rate, but his physical strength of a schoolboy makes him unsuitable for PL.

We are quickly running out of plausible excuses why we play so sh*t.

Timo has now firmly established himself as the worst and dumbest player ever in Chelsea history.

Well, what a sad pathetic display of sh*t shower that was. Disjointed aimless jogging around, no cohesion whatsoever, the usual suspects did not disappoint me in their manifestation of ineptness. TT blames the result on tiredness, which may be an acceptable excuse if the team runs out of steam after 60-70 minutes, but we kicked off the match like we had a few spliffs in the dressing room prior to start. Also noticed how nonchalant was TT in his post match interview, with a wry smile as if to say I do not give two sh*ts how this bunch performs. Something is not right.

Feel sorry for him big time.

Classic circus performance

Ziyech is so lightweight....

Really bad vibes can be felt from the entire squad. Disinterested, sloppy, slow and careless. Are we about to witness yet another power struggle between players and the manager? Single out trouble makers and send them to train with the youth team. I hope the club backs up TT.

Playing safe against MC is not a bad idea. We are currently very vulnerable in counters, and we lose the ball easily due to MC efficient pressing. Losing 1-0 is mentally better than 4 or 5 -0. Lets face it - MC overall have much better players than we have.