Imagine if we blow this after being 5-1 up....

Midfield needs new personnel and a new striker. 

this is a horrible performance from us second half - how can we be so Jekyll and Hyde? It's a lack of professionalism really, you don't see the best sides switching off like this 

Second half syndrome....

Just now, evissy said:

Midfield needs new personnel and a new striker. 

+ a new manager might help

if we do qualify, we have no chance to win Europa League, all other 3 teams are much better than us. 

We are in really bad shape, from manager down

7 minutes ago, WalterWhiteCFC said:

Kovacic offers nothing going forward and nothing in defence what’s the point in him.

Also today shows how important Rudi is..

Disagree, I think the defensive side of kovacics game is solid, think he’d be very good in a midfield 2 alongside Kante 

I just don’t think Barkley is ever going to fulfil the early promise he showed at Everton, I don’t know if it’s the injury he got or what but he actually looks like he’s regressed as a player since then. I actually forgot he was playing at times tonight. Such a shame as it looked like he could be a brilliant signing if he’d kicked on and fulfilled his potential.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Imagine if we blow this after being 5-1 up....

Would be more newsworthy than Spurs win yesterday

Jeers for Jorghinho there?

Frankfurt score again - as it stands it's us v them

7 minutes ago, evissy said:

We will score a couple here. Relax. 

Hope so.

Is there a shred of something (anything) that someone here can point to in this performance that shows any sort of progress from the beginning of the season?

Edited April 18, 20197 yr by Boston Blue

Just now, carrickblue said:

this is a horrible performance from us second half - how can we be so Jekyll and Hyde? It's a lack of professionalism really, you don't see the best sides switching off like this 

Not just the top sides, it's rare to see any side drop off as often as we do in the second half of games. I can't remember the last time we consistently played well for 90 minutes. The days we do play well, it only happens in one half.

We've started to drop too deep....not liking this.  

1 minute ago, Boston Blue said:

Is there a shred of something (anything) that someone here can point to in this performance that shpws any sort of progress from the beginning of the season?

not really, no 

the ball boys are more alert but that's all I can think of

3 minutes ago, RMCM said:

Disagree, I think the defensive side of kovacics game is solid, think he’d be very good in a midfield 2 alongside Kante 

He lost his man for both the goals 

2 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said:

I just don’t think Barkley is ever going to fulfil the early promise he showed at Everton, I don’t know if it’s the injury he got or what but he actually looks like he’s regressed as a player since then. I actually forgot he was playing at times tonight. Such a shame as it looked like he could be a brilliant signing if he’d kicked on and fulfilled his potential.

I think he will always be a decent squad player, not so sure about regular. He won't be very good no matter what role he has under Sarri though. This system doesn't suit Barkley at all. England seem to get the best out of Barkley, they have him further forward and running at defenders rather than with his back to goal like he often is for us.

Emerson challenging for the ball - yellow.

 

Prague players continually kicking Hazards ankle - no yellow. 

 

Makes sense that 

5 minutes ago, carrickblue said:

Frankfurt score again - as it stands it's us v them

Benfica are done, so are Villareal and Napoli. Only are game in question imo

2 minutes ago, evissy said:

Midfield needs new personnel and a new striker. 

Does it though? I just feel like we’re playing the wrong players, we have one of the best midfielders in the world in Kante, a top box to box player in RLC and a decent playmaker in Jorginho, but the formation just doesn’t seem to fit them, as  a unit. I’ve been patient with Sarri but surely he must be seeing there’s a mismatch with the formation and the players we have. You’re probably right in that to play a 4-3-3 we need new midfielders but on paper it should be much better than it is

1 minute ago, carrickblue said:

not really, no 

the ball boys are more alert but that's all I can think of

I feel a bit more resigned after a bad result. 

Emerson has been poor 

1 minute ago, Scott Harris said:

I think he will always be a decent squad player, not so sure about regular. He won't be very good no matter what role he has under Sarri though. This system doesn't suit Barkley at all. England seem to get the best out of Barkley, they have him further forward and running at defenders rather than with his back to goal like he often is for us.

That’s what he should be doing in that LCM role surely, getting the ball on the half turn and committing players. He rarely seems to do that in a chelsea shirt.

1 minute ago, RMCM said:

Does it though? I just feel like we’re playing the wrong players, we have one of the best midfielders in the world in Kante, a top box to box player in RLC and a decent playmaker in Jorginho, but the formation just doesn’t seem to fit them, as  a unit. I’ve been patient with Sarri but surely he must be seeing there’s a mismatch with the formation and the players we have. You’re probably right in that to play a 4-3-3 we need new midfielders but on paper it should be much better than it is

Either way. If we cut Sarri we might need to change more than a couple players. I would honestly give him another season.