Always nice to beat Liverpool, even in pre-season. Defense was given a good test and they passed that test which is good to see.

Good fitness exercise. Clean sheet,always a good start. We need to improve on the basics,too many simple passes going astray. Liverpool are still sh*t.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQHbUwCalYQ

thanks

I watched the whole game and we have been poor and very negative in our approach, Matic was awful. Don\t fancy Terry and  Cahill at all in the EPL,We didn't manage to create anything. RLC had one if his lazy games. the only positive was seeing Conte on the touchline, quite entertaining, 

I am not reading too much into it, it's just a friendly but i really hope that's not how we play during the season.

Win but sh*tty performance !

I don't think it was sh*t, good defending and a clean sheet for one.

Edited July 28, 20169 yr by Floyd25

We won! Yippee!

I thought RLC was fine, he gets far too much stick, he should have shot instead of pass at times, but he's a kid and will improve.

Edited July 28, 20169 yr by Floyd25

Nothing inspiring about the performance, the positive is we looked a much better defensive unit than this time last season. The shape was good, always numbers in the middle, pressed when they got into the dangerous zone, and in the last 10 they just ran out of ideas how to attack us. Having said that, we  were so poor in maintaining possession, and pass the ball from the back. We missed so many counter attack chances with simple passes go astray.

Always good to beat that lot.

Matic - dog sh*t, this guy is finished here, we don't need him anymore (2/10)

Willian - terrible, offered absolutely nothing (3/10)

Moses - there's a reason why we loan him out every season (3/10)

Terry - looked alright, defended well with some good tackles but sloppy on the ball (4.5/10)

Cahill - similar to Terry, defended well but made me nervous whenever he had it, got the goal though (6/10)

Traore - barely saw it, was starved of service, didn't notice him (3/10)

Loftus-Cheek - thought his passing was decent, a few times Lovren had to take him down when he looked somewhat threatening (5/10)

Azpillicueta - good defending, poor ball use (4.5/10)

Aina - quiet, no impact (4/10)

Begovic - one decent save, apart from that he was dreadful (3.5/10)

Fabregas - quiet, stupid tackle (3/10)

 

Conte - defensively we were set up well but we created zero chances going forward, Liverpool dominated the game, we invited too much pressure but we fought it off, better sides will put us away you'd think (4/10)

 

We need a CB, a good RW (Willian, Cuadrado, Pedro aren't the answer) and a CM who can create. 

Matic - dog sh*t, this guy is finished here, we don't need him anymore (2/10)

Willian - terrible, offered absolutely nothing (3/10)

Moses - there's a reason why we loan him out every season (3/10)

Terry - looked alright, defended well with some good tackles but sloppy on the ball (4.5/10)

Cahill - similar to Terry, defended well but made me nervous whenever he had it, got the goal though (6/10)

Traore - barely saw it, was starved of service, didn't notice him (3/10)

Loftus-Cheek - thought his passing was decent, a few times Lovren had to take him down when he looked somewhat threatening (5/10)

Azpillicueta - good defending, poor ball use (4.5/10)

Aina - quiet, no impact (4/10)

Begovic - one decent save, apart from that he was dreadful (3.5/10)

Fabregas - quiet, stupid tackle (3/10)

 

Conte - defensively we were set up well but we created zero chances going forward, Liverpool dominated the game, we invited too much pressure but we fought it off, better sides will put us away you'd think (4/10)

 

We need a CB, a good RW (Willian, Cuadrado, Pedro aren't the answer) and a CM who can create. 

Kick us when we win, hate to of seen your scores if they beat us!!!

Referee: Given the general level of MLS referees, don't expect anything great.

 

Nice call!

Matic - dog sh*t, this guy is finished here, we don't need him anymore (2/10)

Willian - terrible, offered absolutely nothing (3/10)

Moses - there's a reason why we loan him out every season (3/10)

Terry - looked alright, defended well with some good tackles but sloppy on the ball (4.5/10)

Cahill - similar to Terry, defended well but made me nervous whenever he had it, got the goal though (6/10)

Traore - barely saw it, was starved of service, didn't notice him (3/10)

Loftus-Cheek - thought his passing was decent, a few times Lovren had to take him down when he looked somewhat threatening (5/10)

Azpillicueta - good defending, poor ball use (4.5/10)

Aina - quiet, no impact (4/10)

Begovic - one decent save, apart from that he was dreadful (3.5/10)

Fabregas - quiet, stupid tackle (3/10)

Conte - defensively we were set up well but we created zero chances going forward, Liverpool dominated the game, we invited too much pressure but we fought it off, better sides will put us away you'd think (4/10)

We need a CB, a good RW (Willian, Cuadrado, Pedro aren't the answer) and a CM who can create.

Moses definitely best offensive player. Any chance of worth came from him including he was the one who won the free-kick. I have no idea what a few people's issue is with him. People just want him to fail.

Edited July 28, 20169 yr by Jon Stakes

If I'm not mistaken conte put the players through a pretty tough training session in the morning because he wanted to see how they faired in the Game not being fresh

Kick us when we win, hate to of seen your scores if they beat us!!!

If you look hard enough, you'll see a positive or two in there 

 

I just had a good laugh mate!

 

I didn't go to all that effort for you to laugh at it. Took me an hour to write up that analysis.

Anyone know where Costa was ?

Just read through the thread, some of the comments are outrageous, not least for a pre season friendly.

Pre season is nothing more than a fitness regime for the players, the results are unimportant. However, pre season or not it's always good to beat Liverpool.

Matic - dog sh*t, this guy is finished here, we don't need him anymore (2/10)

Willian - terrible, offered absolutely nothing (3/10)

Moses - there's a reason why we loan him out every season (3/10)

Terry - looked alright, defended well with some good tackles but sloppy on the ball (4.5/10)

Cahill - similar to Terry, defended well but made me nervous whenever he had it, got the goal though (6/10)

Traore - barely saw it, was starved of service, didn't notice him (3/10)

Loftus-Cheek - thought his passing was decent, a few times Lovren had to take him down when he looked somewhat threatening (5/10)

Azpillicueta - good defending, poor ball use (4.5/10)

Aina - quiet, no impact (4/10)

Begovic - one decent save, apart from that he was dreadful (3.5/10)

Fabregas - quiet, stupid tackle (3/10)

 

Conte - defensively we were set up well but we created zero chances going forward, Liverpool dominated the game, we invited too much pressure but we fought it off, better sides will put us away you'd think (4/10)

 

We need a CB, a good RW (Willian, Cuadrado, Pedro aren't the answer) and a CM who can create. 

 

So what was the score, Liverppol 5: Chelsea 0? 

God some of our "fans" are dickheads.

Looks like Conte is making us solid again, starting from the defense. I don't mind at all.

Ok - so watched untill the 85th min then had to head to work. 

 

Some points:

 

This is a fitness exercises first and foremost  - from that point of view tick in the box

 

Secondly it is important of the team to work on there shape  - last year we where all over the shop as a team as far as having a solid look about us. Yes Scum has a lot of the ball but watch the game back, more often then not you can see everyone in position, the compactness of the team working as one and how effective it is. If we got nothing else out of the game but another session for the players to work on there defensive shape it would have been a win.

 

Ola Aniais clearly ready to be our first choice right back, or left back, you will struggle to find a full back accross europe who looks so composed on the ball, defensively very sound so far and quick as all hell  - this guy is a star, throw him in the deep end for me, not a chance he won't swim. 

 

Matic still didn't look him self. I just don't think it's going to work him next to fabregas in a two, but i still believe you keep a known quality and we all know in form there are few better then Matic, we might actually have the only one that is.

 

Now to the not so good - Strikers masivly issolated for most of the game -  i expect this to improve with time

 

Moses and Cuadrado - in boxing they talk about levels and these two just ain't on it. 

 

Attacks end with moses every time because his mind has ideas that his body just can't pull of. It's not an accident that since we brought him he hasn't managed a full season any where. You can call the odd fans opinion wrong but multiple managers have deemed him not up to it and so far we are wating for one that thinks the oposite

 

Cuadrado - A lot of people used to accuse Joe cole of not having a "football brain" Cuadrado makes Cole look like the newton of the football world!! he just looks so lost, will end up getting fustrated on the bench again - cash in now with Napoli i say  

Cuadrado is probably worst Chelsea player ever.

You must have missed the half dozen or so games Marko Marin played for us. Is he still on our books?

God some of our "fans" are dickheads.

You are being kind dkw,lots of our fans are dickheads and they post on here.

Matic gives the ball away far too easily. Distribution is poor

That means Kante don't have to fight for a place.