We need to use the wings, Drogba can't out run anyone so we need to use his ariel threat

Put drog off he is a passenger I'd rather have Oscar on with no striker or give brown a shot

What?! He's been well involved. We need Hazard in the game if anything.

I'll take that at half time.

Was always going to start of as a game that was more about hostility than quality football.

Now we've got the first half out of the way hopefully we come out more composed in the 2nd and look to get Hazard on the ball more.

God I hate QPR. As obsessed with JT as some of our fans are with Stevie G!!! sh*t club sh*t ground, deserve to be relegated.

 

We have been dragged down to their level and have reverted to knocking long, hit and hope balls to Drogba. Still, I would happily take a scrappy 1-0 now.

 

COME ON THE CHELS!!!

One of the worst halfs of football i have seen this season, really poor quality all around.

 

Apart from Terry and maybe Cahill, every other player needs to step up their game if we are going to win this one. I don't understand why we are playing so slow. QPR are closing us down all over the pitch and we seem to be just waiting for it to happen, we need to be quicker and smarter with our passing. The movement from the forward players could be better too.

 

Hopefully the 2nd half improves.

Watching that first half, if you didn't know, you'd think there were two relegation teams playing.

I can't remember the last game we actually played good football.

Results more important but the fact we can't seem to up our game worries me

Edited April 12, 201511 yr by Chelsbear

Thank god we didn't rest Matic for this game, pretty sure we'd be in a lot more trouble if he hadn't played. Looked like a school yard pitch there, in terms of the size and the quality. That save was crucial! I'm sure they will slow down as the game go on, we just need to get into the gears, the amount of aimless and mistimed passing have been alarming. Not sure what happened in training for Remy yesterday, but to get injured a day before the game was just inexcusable. I think we need to bring on Oscar, just need to need more in the final third.

they have brought us down to their level and will beat us with experience.

QPR were definitely showing signs of being got at.

 

Keep it at 0-0 until 70 minute mark, and I reckon the space will start appearing.

 

Come on lads. 

Centre back punt, mass scramble in the middle, throw-in, repeat.

 

I've seen more boring games this season, but that was one awful quality half of football.

We need to use the wings, Drogba can't out run anyone so we need to use his ariel threat

Problem is our wide players like to cut inside, Willian has the pace to skin people yet he doesn't. Can't understand why at all.

Hazard has probably had his worse haf of football all year. I don't think he can be as poor second half. These are there for the taking if we want it enough.

It looks like a poor start from us but really this is what Mourinho likes. We absorbe their pressure and look for little opportunities. It's props to QPR that those opportunities have been few and far between.

We'll come out in the second half looking to create our own pressure. It's been the same over the past few "poor" games that we've come out and won.

In Mourinho I trust.

Drogba running about like he's running through treacle but it's not as if anybody else is better so far. This is what happens when we can't get the ball to Hazard, our only good attacking player.

Edited April 12, 201511 yr by timetowaste

Ref hasn't been as bad as some people are saying. 

 

We've been poor but hopefully Mourinho lays into them and we come out better in the Second Half. We can still win this.

 

People say this every game. Why can't we just play well in the first place.

Don't think the ref has been bad, other than the late call, and a questionable advantage decision.

Think we need to look at our own performance, which so far has not been good enough.

Players carried on, if they didn't want the advantage they should have stopped. 

I think Cahill has been pick of a poor bunch.

i get the sense fabregas and matic are a bit reluctant to get stuck in because of their bookings. id like to see oscar on for fabregas for a bit of extra bite in midfield. we really have to learn to scrap in these derby games. got to do the dirty stuff to earn the right to play the pretty stuff

Problem stems from having the two players close to suspension,we aren't pressing the ball in midfield proper. If they're going to play they have to tackle.

We will win this

We need to be able to play out from the back, no use sending long balls against a dueling team like QPR. It should be simple, just move enough people into our own half and play on the ground.

Players carried on, if they didn't want the advantage they should have stopped.

Play to the whistle though mate. You can't just stop playing. It's good to see refs trying to play advantage but for me, he got that one wrong.

Although it'll never happen, I'd be tempted to throw Brown on if we don't improve. At least he might offer us something different, and QPR won't know much about his game.

I think Cahill has been pick of a poor bunch.

He's been one of our best players, if it wasn't for him we could have been a goal down.

hopefully a case of even when we're crap, we win.

 

looks like we are struggling for energy, mancs in mind perhaps?

 

i say put hazard up front with dids