What the f**kety f**k, no sound on motd ?????

My first Boxing Day match for a few years and loved it, just got back in time for MOTD

in 40 years of going to The Bridge this is probably equal in terms of teams to what I will call the Duff and Robben era. 

In hindsight, and there is not one person on this forum or in the world of football who could have taken last years relegation threatened team and added Alonso and Luiz and bought on fringe players like Pedro and Moses and made a team like this. I am still in two minds, luck or genius ? Or was Jose really that bad last season ? Anyway long may it last, been a fan too long to know it won't so prepare yourselves on the other hand enjoy while you can 

Merry Christmas all and a Conte new year 

 

39 years since my last Boxing Day at the Bridge 

Top of the league & defo carefree !

 

 

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Edited December 27, 20169 yr by General

1 hour ago, General said:

39 years since my last Boxing Day at the Bridge 

Top of the league & defo carefree !

 

 

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where did you get that video from? Man that is a wonderful bit of work there mate

I'll upload 2 plays I recorded!  Hope you enjoy them

 

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Felt this game showed why fab struggles in this system

Front three were a pleasure to watch today Pedro and Willian great but Hazard is fantastic. Clearly enjoying his football and that on target rabona shot shows the spirit.

I think Batman will struggle to get in the team this season, and I won't be surprised if we buy another forward in January.

Overall, 

 

It was a good display, even though Bournemouth were pretty good at pressing and keeping possession. I think Fabregas is suited more infront of a kante-matic pairing. protecting the midfield. You could see he struggled at times in wining back balls and breaking up play. 

 

 

12 wins in a row! Conte proving why he is the best manager on the planet! Another great team performance, Hazard and Pedro were a joy to watch, outstanding!

Easy peasy cherry squeezy

Great time for Hazard and Pedro to step in - without the goals of Diego and the total control of the pitch of N'golo. Amazing performances for both of them. The first goal was very important, without it, the game would be very nasty but fortunately we've got Pedro - amazinig finisher. 

Is Moses a brother of Kante? The way they are running without any sign of exhaustion makes me think that. Alonso covered his zone very well. Garry, David and Cesar - impressive as usual. Matic and Fabregas - not good enough I think. 46-54 lost possession - should be better. Yeah, we got lucky to score early and to wait for mistakes, but without the secure Kante gives, more possession was necessary. But doesn't matter, they were good enough in the defense. 

 

Looking forward to meeting Mordor. 

Edited December 27, 20169 yr by Pendergast

Next is at HOME v Stoke and City plays Liverpool. Our win and a draw there would be fantastic for us!

39 minutes ago, Pendergast said:

 Matic and Fabregas - not good enough I think. 46-54 lost possession - should be better. 

 

Pretty sure they were told to sit back a littlebit when Bournemouth had the ball which they were allowed to for quite large periods of the game yesterday. Without Kante, Bournemouth had better legs then us in central midfield and there could have been dangerous situations on the break for them if we had Matic and Cesc pressing high as we usually do with Kante in there.

Sitting back is fine when it works. Saves legs. Different story when it doesn't work. Moses must be loving this season.

Crossed the Nile and entered the promised land so to speak,

Think we got away with it yesterday. Delighted with the 12 match winning run, but I feel a better team would have took advantage of our lack of intensity in midfield.

The scoreline is what counts but very disappointing to see us have 44% of the ball at home to an inferior side. Didnt keep it well enough or work hard enough high up the pitch to win it back earlier.

Think we will beat stoke, but fear for us against Spurs.

2 minutes ago, jamie#8 said:

Think we will beat stoke, but fear for us against Spurs.

We'll look like a different side again with Costa and Kante in. Tottenham on january 4th looks set to be the biggest game of the season so far though for me. If we beat Stoke and manage to keep our winning run going past Spurs at WHL aswell then that would be huge for our season. I'm not better than hoping for a knock or two on some of Tottenhams best players or suspensions before that one.

1 minute ago, Sindre said:

We'll look like a different side again with Costa and Kante in. Tottenham on january 4th looks set to be the biggest game of the season so far though for me. If we beat Stoke and manage to keep our winning run going past Spurs at WHL aswell then that would be huge for our season. I'm not better than hoping for a knock or two on some of Tottenhams best players or suspensions before that one.

Agree them two players make a big difference. Especially diego working from the front.

Cesc and Matic just doesnt work. Cesc is not mobile enough without the ball, and Matic is not quick or crisp enough with the ball. 

Will take a point away at Spurs for sure.

I hope everyone had a great Christmas....A good game yesterday but a game we would be expected to win, with or with Costa and Kante.  I thought the entire team was up for it at the off and the front 3 were buzzing, my concern was and still is Cahill as our weakest link at the back. He just doesn't look confident on the ball when he is under pressure and for me he isn't quick enough on the turn..maybe he is still suffering from the Arsenal game. Hopefully we will see what Zouma can do playing in a back 3 against Peterborough.  He can cover the ground quicker than Cahill and he looked better on ball before his injury.  Alonso played a decent game but IMO he is still shows weakness defensively, hopefully he is working on that aspect of his game as he does offer some good things going forward.

 
Are they not hidden for you? They should be.

No they are not hidden. Is there a setting I should use? BTW, thanks for getting back.

Not sure why the spoiler function isn't working for you, seems to be doing so for others. Are you using a mobile device or a regular PC?

3 hours ago, EmeraldBlue said:

No they are not hidden. Is there a setting I should use? BTW, thanks for getting back.

If it doesn't work it will be down to your browser, try a different browser.

anybody else really pleased for wilshere? so good to see him playing 90 mins. I hope he leaves Arsenal for good. His talents are wasted there.

Fantastic result and great counter-attacking performance. I was fascinated to see how we would cope without Costa and Kante, and I must say I was very impressed with what I saw.

I was surprised that Michy did not start, but I suspect either Conte does not rate him or he hasn't been impressed with him at training whether it relates to tactics or fitness. Anyway, I suspect his next opportunity will arise in our FA Cup match against Peterborough in the new year.

Amazing to think we're on a 12-match winning streak in the league and we do not look like slowing down anytime soon. Here's hoping our current streak continues!

6 hours ago, Thebridge said:

anybody else really pleased for wilshere?

Nah, just you

8 hours ago, Thebridge said:

anybody else really pleased for wilshere? so good to see him playing 90 mins. I hope he leaves Arsenal for good. His talents are wasted there.

Wilshire who tried to do hazard in this game? Pleased for that little scrote, not a chance the horrible little w**ker.

Not sure why the spoiler function isn't working for you, seems to be doing so for others. Are you using a mobile device or a regular PC?

What is the Spoiler function? I am on a tablet using the tapatalk app. Thanks again.

23 minutes ago, EmeraldBlue said:

What is the Spoiler function? I am on a tablet using the tapatalk app. Thanks again.

It basically means that a certain part of a post can be hidden unless the reader opts to click to reveal it.

Example:

 

Tottenham are sh*te

 

Addendum: I'm not a smartphone kind of guy so I have no idea whether it also works when viewing on a phone/tablet, but you can do it like this (remove the gaps between the word 'spoiler' and the square brackets):

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Edited December 28, 20169 yr by PloKoon13