Aina has been joy to watch lately 

f**king awful start...I expected better than this....hardly pressing and letting AC have the ball...Cesc has hardly touched the ball to create anything...looking bereft ideas...

A full back surely has to be on the cards, Aina and a tired old Ivan, Baba on loan, hmm.

Here's our strategy so far from what I've seen from conte:

Absorb absorb absorb absorb leak at the back absorb some more. When we get possession, kick it back to courtois and have him boot it the length of the field and pray we somehow get it.

Rinse/repeat. Not impressed at all

Here's our strategy so far from what I've seen from conte:

Absorb absorb absorb absorb leak at the back absorb some more. When we get possession, kick it back to courtois and have him boot it the length of the field and pray we somehow get it.

Rinse/repeat. Not impressed at all

 

Costa is moaning his head off out there....we have been very poor....

F*ck off ref, how is that a foul?

 

Well we looked better he last 5 minutes pressing, but that's a goal out of nothing. Still happy to have it

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by TheChelsRVA

The lad is always on his toes, well done Bertrand!

Aina's throw is such a weapon.

Don't know how we deserve to be one up...but I guess we'll take it...great throw

What a save, even if it offside.

Azpi???????

Can't wait for Hazard to come on and for us to play like a proper team

They deserve at least one goal, may as well be the prettiest of the bunch

What a goal, terrific free kick

That was class

Just thinking Tibo, you're too far to your right, then he gets beaten, poor positioning.

Perfect free-kick

 

Willian was an idiot there.

Well can't argue with that....perfect free kick.

Well done Aina winning the ball back in a dangerous area

Hopefully we will have a better 2nd half, Conte can't be pleased with what he has seen so far.   Matic again been poor, Moses and Willian not in the game.  And the back four look shaky....

Edited August 4, 20169 yr by CFCCAN

Mixed bag.

Not gonna sugarcoat it, we have been pretty much pushed around by a Mid table serie a team. We look really lost at times in our new setup. I guess I want to see Kante and hazard come on, but I'm worried I'll be disappointed when nothing changes and we are still shockingly defensive with very little attacking intent.

Aina still very raw but looks a great talent, still not sure about this 442 really don't think it suits us we really are struggling to keep possession barring that 10 minutes of real quality.

Reminds me a little of when Ancelotti played his 442 diamond and ended up changing to 433 and never looked back.