Chelsea v Man Utd (PL) Sat 22nd Oct 2022 17:30 GMT

let me count - kova, Chuck, puli, borja and?
Even though 5 subs are allowed, a manager still can only "pause" the game in 3 instances during the match. So 1st for Kova, 2nd for Pulisic, 3rd for Bro & Chuck. Couldn't sub anyone else unless it was due to a concussion.

 
Let's try for 2.

Munkworth is a hell  of a guy. Sensible, strong, reliable. A real top bloke.
That’s an obvious lie. Back down in my estimations you go. 
 

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Okay. To cut Potter some slack, it turns out Kovacic is playing with a knee injury. Hence why he didn’t start today. With Kante also out, it just makes the decision not to strengthen the midfield over the summer even more ridiculous. And makes you wonder just how bad Zakaria is that he doesn’t even get anywhere near starting a game. 

 
I’d have taken the result at the start of the game. And I’ll still accept it. Lots of room for improvement but the good news is our fullbacks stood up well. Mount played great even thou Trev was obvious mon of the match. 
 

Broja and noe carney getting more minutes and are being eased into the team in what I think is the usual potter fashion. 

 
Okay. To cut Potter some slack, it turns out Kovacic is playing with a knee injury. Hence why he didn’t start today. With Kante also out, it just makes the decision not to strengthen the midfield over the summer even more ridiculous. And makes you wonder just how bad Zakaria is that he doesn’t even get anywhere near starting a game. 
Bad enough for us not to want to keep him for the season so we don't use him so as he can leave and go somewhere else in January.

 
I would have taken the point before the match, but the way we capitulated in the end was pitiful, a relegation team would have kept those long balls out. Over the 90, we probably don't deserve 3 points, but sometime you ride your luck and you need to finish off the job. Unlike the Spurs game, there wasn't even hair pulling involved in the end.  United were out of ideas in the end, to not be able to defend hopeful long balls in the situation was not acceptable. I can't fault Kepa, if he was a feet taller he'd got that one easy, throughout the game he made good saves, unlike the GK at the other end who had literally no saves to made apart from the PK. I honestly don't see any real positives out of this game, apart from we didn't lose. Maybe Pullisic had a blinder of a cameo that I'm not aware of. I think we are long way from top 4 despite where we are, I don't mind lose some games, this kind of draw ( Spurs and 2 this week) will kill our aspirations.

 
We are not going to beat any of the traditional "big 6" at home this season are we?

Last season we managed to beat Spurs but drew with United and Pool of lost to City and Arsenal. A terrible return.

Now we have draws against Spurs and United that we LET SLIP! In the dying embers and still have Pool, City and Arsenal to come.

oh dear...
The problem against tough team, I don't even know what to do. Back 5 is our most solid formation but it is too defensive without Reece and we can't press. Basic 433 = highway to kepa. Diamond = nobody play diamond as their main system, it is too easy to exploit before the game. 352? We have seen it agains west ham and brentford. It is sterile football. 

Any other idea? 

 
The problem against tough team, I don't even know what to do. Back 5 is our most solid formation but it is too defensive without Reece and we can't press. Basic 433 = highway to kepa. Diamond = nobody play diamond as their main system, it is too easy to exploit before the game. 352? We have seen it agains west ham and brentford. It is sterile football. 

Any other idea? 
4231

Kepa

Dave (later James)

Silva (later Fofana)

Koulibaly 

Chilwell

Chalobah

Kovacic (later Kante)

Pulisic 

Gallagher/Mount

Mount/Carney

Broja

 
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4231

Kepa

Dave (later James)

Silva (later Fofana)

Koulibaly 

Chilwell

Chalobah

Kovacic (later Kante)

Pulisic 

Gallagher/Mount

Mount/Carney

Broja
Chalo in the middle is an interesting idea. We need to see how he perform there though. We also need one of our winger to defend more in 4231.

 
Chalo in the middle is an interesting idea. We need to see how he perform there though. We also need one of our winger to defend more in 4231.
Trev played for 2 seasons as a DM for Ipswich and Llorent. He knows the position, he would just need time to adapt to it.

Or we sign a quality DM and have trev team with Wes or Koulibaly. Either or.

 
Trev played for 2 seasons as a DM for Ipswich and Llorent. He knows the position, he would just need time to adapt to it.

Or we sign a quality DM and have trev team with Wes or Koulibaly. Either or.
We still need to see how he perform there. The fact we have to do this show how laughable our midfield situation is. 

 
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