I can see more goals in this game 

I think Alonso has been our worst player on the pitch. A fullback who can't defend and who is too slow for any meaningful counter.  

1 minute ago, Londonisblue said:

he's injured ????

I assume not match fit.

Just now, WhiteWall said:

But we do have defensive cover from midfied. The best defensive midfielder in the world. We need to play Kante in his position.

Kante's best position is a box to box midfielder and let him go out and hunt the ball down. That's why he worked well with Matic as the anchor. Kante is playing exactly where he should be.

1 minute ago, The Brit said:

Sarri is playing his style with players that aren't suited to his style...will take a few windows, board permitting, to fix that

You don't get a few windows at Chelsea unfortunately 

Unbelievably awful 4 minutes. I pray that we tighten up otherwise i can see us losing by 4-6 goals

Nervous for this second half now. Don’t know what to expect!

Signs were there against City in the charity shield and even Huddersfield had some chances. 

Defensively we look worryingly open, much like we did under AVB. 

All well and good being more adventurous going forward and retaining possession more but if you’re not going to do the basics in defence, like tracking players on the overlap, then you’re going to struggle to win games. 

Jorginho for all his talents going forward, leaves bigs holes at the back. Luiz’s positional sense in a back four has always been questionable. Fullbacks are getting isolated. No one is tracking late runs into the box. 

Lots to work on there for Sarri. 

12 minutes ago, BadBlue said:

Changes needed at half timem it could have been 6-2 arsenal

 

7 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Very poor defensively. Acres of space out wide, as was the case in pre-season, with this narrow back 4. Midfielders not following runs. Against a better side, we'd be 2-5 down now.

Or it could have been 5-2 to us.  You people really do turn on the team very quickly, don't you?

And I see that the same boring old posters are doing the same boring old blame-storming, Willian and Alonso getting blamed for everything, regardless of facts.  I suppose we have to have a new Mikel every season.

5 minutes ago, coco said:

Second goal, Kante still in Russia when that cross come in, you could of sneaked up behind him with a A380

@coco Don't be f**king stupid, mate, it was all Willian's fault, except for the bits that were Morata's fault, and the bits that were Alonoso's fault.

 

Oh, and I forgot it was ALL Luiz's fault as well.

Edited August 18, 20187 yr by yorkleyblue

1 minute ago, evissy said:

Sarri is trying to change our system completely. Not just attack, not just midfield or not just defending. It is the whole package. Pep failed with that first season in charge and this is the most probable outcome of this season as well for us. I don't expect anything at this point. 

Some of you fail to understand this is a team game. Morata makes a mistake in offense and it might affect us in our defense. 

I am very positive because Sarri said our team can be great. That gives me confidence. 

Evissy, see the post The Brit has posted above? Spot on IMO. David Luiz isn't going to be a solid dependable centre- half in a back four. He never has been and never will be. And no amount of time o r Saari 's coaching is going to change that.

Calm down guys ... I bet you we'll be in a title fight / 2nd place fight by next April ! You'll see !!! No UCL this season, UEL will be basically for sthis and giggles so we only have the PL to fight for !

Edited August 18, 20187 yr by Londonisblue

1 minute ago, yorkleyblue said:

 

Or it could have been 5-2 to us.  You people really do turn on the team very quickly, don't you?

And I see that the same boring old posters are doing the same boring old blame-storming, Willian and Alonso getting blamed for everything, regardless of facts.  I suppose we have to have a new Mikel every season.

@coco Don't be f**king stupid, mate, it was all Willian's fault, except for the bits that were Morata's fault, and the bits that were Alonoso's fault.

First goal was Willian's fault, not the second.

1 minute ago, just said:

Evissy, see the post The Brit has posted above? Spot on IMO. David Luiz isn't going to be a solid dependable centre- half in a back four. He never has been and never will be. And no amount of time o r Saari 's coaching is going to change that.

we already know that, you think were blind, were just waiting for the gaffer to realise it  

What I want to see from Barkley is him turning towards the Arsenal goal when he receives the ball, then look for the pass forward. He is too often passing it back or sideways. Hopefully he can start learning to do this. 

Just now, RIP Mourinho said:

First goal was Willian's fault, not the second.

No it wasn't he got a piss-poor pass and got robbed before the ball even reached him.

1 minute ago, enigma said:

What I want to see from Barkley is him turning towards the Arsenal goal when he receives the ball, then look for the pass forward. He is too often passing it back or sideways. Hopefully he can start learning to do this. 

RLC is that player, but alas not on bench.

Just now, yorkleyblue said:

No it wasn't he got a piss-poor pass and got robbed before the ball even reached him.

hospital pass mate, Barkley should be pushing forwards not passing for the sake of it.

Get Luiz off NOW

Just now, yorkleyblue said:

No it wasn't he got a piss-poor pass and got robbed before the ball even reached him.

Got robbed because he was stood waiting for it. Took him a good 2 seconds to react. He was about 5 yards ahead of the defender, even if he was sold short the defender has no right to get there first.

1 minute ago, coco said:

we already know that, you think were blind, were just waiting for the gaffer to realise it  

I would have hoped that he might have watched the countless YouTube clips of Luiz in action and realised it before he arrived!!

Just now, yorkleyblue said:

No it wasn't he got a piss-poor pass and got robbed before the ball even reached him.

No, he was waiting for the ball and was caught out. If he runs onto it then they don't score.

Just now, Scott Harris said:

No, he was waiting for the ball and was caught out. If he runs onto it then they don't score.

Some people can't accept that Willian could actually do something wrong.

1 minute ago, just said:

I would have hoped that he might have watched the countless YouTube clips of Luiz in action and realised it before he arrived!!

Yeah because youtube only shows your worst moments. seriously mate, conte made the same mistakes as soon as he joined us, and look what happened that season mate.

1 minute ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Some people can't accept that Willian could actually do something wrong.

of course he can, dont be a pillock, we just know who has the agenda with him, so we dismiss their words.

WHERE IS THE VAR HAHAHA !!!!