No yellow?

Are the Arsenal players allergic to cards? 

Turning into the VAR lottery, what gets lookes at, what doesn't, your guess is as good as mine, Atkinson has not got a clue, he just thinks VAR straight away.

Not saying much since we've been pants.

Good delivery required.

2 minutes ago, Chelsbear said:

Just look like we will never score, just aimless balls hoping to get to Morata.

This is basically our best 11 and we look poor against a depleted arsenal 

Now we have Barkley, i wouldn't mind seeing us return to 4-5-1. We certainly have the midfield for it now. What we really need is a winger a bit closer to Hazard's level to complete it. Conte will never move away from his back 3 though.

1 minute ago, doctorblue said:

Hook Danny Drinkwater off and get Pedro on...

Nope; take off one of the CB’s

Cesc, shoulda knocked it across the face.

HAS to square that

Very very poor half by Chelsea 

Ah, Fabregas should have headed it across goal, Rudiger would have had a tap in.

Azpilicueta has got so good at those balls in.

The worst player to head a ball.

Lets hope that the 2nd half is a lot better than the first.......

Wouldn't mind Zappa making an appearance actually 

tight half. morata and hazard need to get involved more. 

We've been really bad, so sloppy in the middle, barely pressured their young defenders. 

Morata too sloppy, Drinkwater has been poor but I'm still glad he's played over Bakayoko. Rudiger has made a few too many defensive errors when Arsenal are barely a threat. 

2 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Now we have Barkley, i wouldn't mind seeing us return to 4-5-1. We certainly have the midfield for it now. What we really need is a winger a bit closer to Hazard's level to complete it. Conte will never move away from his back 3 though.

If you believe what Henry says Hazard is happier and relishes playing CAM. Personally, I’d be loathed to go to a formation without one if it’s true and risk losing him.

Good job Ozil and Sanchez aren't playing. 

Get Fabregas off and put Willian on.

Danny has been poor today don’t see him doing any better than Baka 

 

we we need to go 3-4-3 take off Danny bring o. Willian 

 

So pissed off right now, the way we are playing(not just in this game) boring football, so compact, not attacking, always the wrong formation and XI, and the icing on the cake- terrible signings, its like we are just going backwards

Arsenal's half, they will be very happy with that in an away leg.

Things aren't really improving in this formation. In all honesty, it look's like we are struggling more and more with each game that passes.

Edited January 10, 20188 yr by Scott Harris

Just now, TomCFC85 said:

Wouldn't mind Zappa making an appearance actually 

Moses has skinned niles twice. Has been quite good defensively too. Zapa wont make a difference as it is the midfield's job to get the wingbacks into the 1v1 situation against the opposition WB. Its the midfielders and morata and hazard that need to wake up.

we need better technical players on the wings methinks ... Moses seems to lack in this department sometimes!! also needs to play with two DM instead of just Kanté, i.e, drinkvodka and baka need to sort themselves out !! I have to acknowledge that I was mistaken about drinkvodka : he's not that much better than Baka tonight so far :-/ .

drinkwater is a limited footballer. I think he is struggling with the pace of the game. I think we will get over run in midfield though if we go 343.