This whole playing out from the back malarkey just seems to cause us more problems than the opposition. 

We look very shaky in the back.

Well, we're winning, I'm happy about that, but we still look really poor. Our attacking play is the worst I have ever seen it this season. We are lucky to create more than one decent chance a half.

Good result going into half-time. So that's good.

But i think we look poor. Malmo are really, really poor and we've looked toothless and dull.

There's obviously some nerves there, which is understandable considering the loss to city. On top of that Malmo have set up well. We definitely need more intelligent movement up top.

There was one point where Pedro broke away and Barkley and Giroud were just behind him, he looked for the pass, made it but it went nowhere because Barkley started moving to left rather than running nearside of his man. So frustrating. 

We just seem to get worse and worse, and Sarri isn’t going to change anything.

I can’t see where we can improve? Worrying.

Zzzz

Kovacic looking really good out there. Running rings around their players.

About what I was expecting to be honest. Low on confidence, and vulnerable after the terrible game against City.

Pretty sh*t going forward. Giroud and pedro have been quite bad. Willian playing okay.

Midfield has been okay, jorginho has been sloppy on occasion, kovacic has shown glimpses of quality, and Barkley got himself in the box and got on the scoresheet. 

Defensively we haven't been tested too much, just need to stay switched on at set pieces.

Overall, I think we should be doing a bit better against a side who haven't played a competitive game for 2 months. Hopefully get a couple in the second half and kill the tie.

This is what we are without Hazard.

Thinking back to the season we won the europa, we were so much more exciting.

I remember one game in particular, Torres got kicked/elbowed in the face, that set off a rocket up his arse and he was vintage Torres all night.

And then he missed the penalty.

I hate cut backs!

Just now, dansubrosa said:

Thinking back to the season we won the europa, we were so much more exciting.

I remember one game in particular, Torres got kicked/elbowed in the face, that set off a rocket up his arse and he was vintage Torres all night.

And then he missed the penalty.

That was a very different team though. We still had a lot of the players that had won the Champions League the season before.

Snoryball. We must be the only attacking footballing side that creates zilch.

5 minutes ago, JoeyN said:

Not gonna lie.

This is a hard watch. 

Sorry to say I have to agree.

Cool commercial in Spanish with two seals talking .  I wish I knew what they were saying , though i did catch the word ‘suave’.

We can’t carry on like this...... nice to be 1-0 up but this as bad as normal. Pass pass pass and nothing. Surely Sarri can’t play this way in the next 4 games! Surely Kante will play CDM in some of them!

Is Sarri watching this game at all? Every time the cameraman zooms in on him, he is scribbling something in his notebook.  Is he really a novel writer and just moonlighting as Chelsea manager?

He makes so many notes, but never changes anything. What the hell is he writing?

So no Kante and no Hazard our there?  Without them, we are an average Europa team at best.

1 minute ago, Stas1 said:

Is Sarri watching this game at all? Every time the cameraman zooms in on him, he is scribbling something in his notebook.  Is he really a novel writer and just moonlighting as Chelsea manager?

Making a list of all brands of fags he’s going to buy himself when his compensation money comes through. 

Pedro or Willian will come off early to save them for Monday. Hopefully for CHO and not Eden!

Apart from the good result, no other positives.

We are very poor against a championship level team at best.

Nothing has changed, if anything we are getting worse and very hard to watch.

I fear for our next fixtures and can't see Sarri lasting beyond the end of the season.

Edited February 14, 20197 yr by BadBlue
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Just now, Phillip said:

So no Kante and no Hazard our there?  Without them, we are an average Europa team at best.

If we win here and then beat Utd it will be worth it, IMO.