If I see Antonio wasting one of his subs for Drinkwater or Zappacosta, even if we are lucky enough to score some random goal, then I turn off the bloody tv, I swear.

Moses again has been poor would prefer Zappa on too 

all we do is sign some injured or 2nd class players like bakayoko and than run out of options , tired players just playing for the sake of game 

1 minute ago, spadefx said:

Tony Cascarino is unbearable to listen to, and our defensive shape has been awful.

Unlistenable. If he's not praising the opposition to the heavens, he's slagging off the club. When he finishes slagging off the Club he starts slagging off the team when he finishes THAT he starts slagging off Chelsea fans. Absolute w**ker.

Just get Bakayoko off for Pedro and we will improve alot. We need 3 up front to prevent them from playing out from the back and win possesion in their half.

3 minutes ago, TheBluesBrother said:

This isn't working.Fabregas and Bakayoko off, Willian and Drinkwater on.

Drinkwater ain't on the bench mate 

The issue here with Conte is that we've seen him at his worst, he's very stubborn. You just know for a fact we aren't going to see any changes at halftime and we need some big ones. 

Drinkwater's poor game is Bakayoko's average game and we are still playing Bakayoko almost every PL game. Morata looks better but he's going down too easily again, he can't play in a front 2 when he's got the strength of Rey Mysterio. Rudiger is struggling at the back and he's comfortable at defending, I think Cahill is more solid than Rudiger in the defensive department. However, Rudiger's distribution has been better than all the outfield players combined. 

As for Moses I don't buy into him being in a bad patch at all but this game he's performed poorly, I would give Zappercosta a game. 

2 minutes ago, TheBluesBrother said:

This isn't working.Fabregas and Bakayoko off, Willian and Drinkwater on.

DW is not on the bench, no CMs are, it's going to have to be David Luiz

2 minutes ago, big blue said:

Bakayoko is stealing a living.

Poor mans Mikel, who was far superior, I'd rather we kept him. I hope Baka turns it around. 

1 minute ago, Andy2461 said:

Just made a great point on 5 live

because conte cannot play 2 in midfield he has to go with 3 so therefore we can only play 1 upfront unlike the 3 from last year

all because they sold matic before they found out bakayoko was simply not goid enough to pkay a 2 with kante

very good point that

hindsight is a wonderful thing, but people forget matic wasn't that good either. we can play two in midfield, it's just fabregas doesn't have the legs and bakayoko is below par at the moment. drinkwater is out again and barkley is returning to fitness. it's the way the cookie crumbles. 

Just now, enigma said:

well considering we've also been f**ked over with fixtures, i wouldn't be surprised if we have little chance. we got barcelona at home, then utd, city and barca away on the trot. disgraceful scheduling. 

Meh. We have been dire with rest, let' not kid ourselves.

The team, the manager have been found wanting for a few games now. It's not good enough and persisting with a shambolic footballer like Bakayoko is just stupidity. We all can see he is a bombscare, why keep persising with a player and system that isn't working? It's on Conte unless he is being forced to play him 

Probably one of the worst first halfs i have watched at Stamford bridge

Once you make the breakthrough in Conte's selection, you will probably never leave it. Alonso, Moses, Bakayoko, Fabregas, Morata, Costa and Matic from last season. 

1 minute ago, Andy2461 said:

Just made a great point on 5 live

because conte cannot play 2 in midfield he has to go with 3 so therefore we can only play 1 upfront unlike the 3 from last year

all because they sold matic before they found out bakayoko was simply not goid enough to pkay a 2 with kante

very good point that

This is exactly the key point. Fabregas is a turnstile in defence so we have to play 3. Bakayoko is simply not in the game. I've no idea what he adds. He's barely had a touch and Leicester are playing past him with ease

I actually think the halftime change should be Luiz on in midfield. Bit of energy and drive is needed.

Being outplayed so far. No real chances. Awful passing. Defence struggling to cope with balls in behind. Hazard having an off day. All signs of an impending defeat.

Nobody really covered themselves in glory in that half. Courtois and Cahil both looked strong but have been much busier than you'd want them to be.

Mahrez playing like a man in the shop window. I have some reservations about him but right now I'd take him in a heart beat.

Frustrating how we are struggling like this with Pedro and Willian benched.  I don't know what Conte is thinking but yeah - this is painful.

1 minute ago, Chigzzer said:

Drinkwater ain't on the bench mate 

Isn't he? Why ? We are hedged  into a corner then.

1 minute ago, enigma said:

hindsight is a wonderful thing, but people forget matic wasn't that good either. we can play two in midfield, it's just fabregas doesn't have the legs and bakayoko is below par at the moment. drinkwater is out again and barkley is returning to fitness. it's the way the cookie crumbles. 

Yep, Matic was the weak link last season, but he's a much better player than Bakayoko, I have no idea who was behind that decision. 

1 minute ago, Zeta said:

Being outplayed so far. No real chances. Awful passing. Defence struggling to cope with balls in behind. Hazard having an off day. All signs of an impending defeat.

Hazard has had an off day which highlights how much we rely on him. 

1 minute ago, bluedave said:

Nobody really covered themselves in glory in that half. Courtois and Cahil both looked strong but have been much busier than you'd want them to be.

Mahrez playing like a man in the shop window. I have some reservations about him but right now I'd take him in a heart beat.

Mahrez has been the best player on the field so far today. His passing, movement, and link up play with his team mates has been top notch. I can't believe he is still at Leicester.

I dislike managers beholden to their favorite formations and bullsh*t philosophies. Nothing wrong with changing it up every once in a while. I thought Conte wouldn’t be afraid to change formation but he seems to be obsessed with this three at the back. Teams get stale, formations get countered, you have to progress by providing different approaches every once in a while.

We haven’t scored in over 250 minutes of football. 

Gotta change something up 

1 minute ago, Slojo said:

Yep, Matic was the weak link last season, but he's a much better player than Bakayoko, I have no idea who was behind that decision. 

According to Conte, the plan was to keep Matic and wean Bakayoko into the team slowly but I guess that plan fell apart when Matic allegedly wanted to leave.

So five halves of footie without a goal.  Have I got it right?  

5 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Yep, Matic was the weak link last season, but he's a much better player than Bakayoko, I have no idea who was behind that decision. 

I disagree with your assessment of Matic. He had a solid year last year, particularly in the first half.

A good left footed box to box midfielder is worth 100m to us right now. Meanwhile we let Matuidi to to Juve for peanuts and bought Bakayoko for a fortune.

Edited January 13, 20188 yr by Spiller86