28 minutes ago, Sindre said:

Well sure, if we are supposed to just accept that we ourselves can't put a string of wins together? Or is it an automatic thing that United catch up to us the minute they go on run?

Facts are that OGS has done better than Sarri since december. And United-fans already want him out so that should tell you something about how poor Sarri has done.

You make it sound as if the opinion of Utd supporters about their manager is relevant to how we should view our manager.

4 minutes ago, Sindre said:

Lowering the benchmark is a dangerous game in this league.

The day you are satisfied with third or fourth is the day you will be left behind in terms of challenging for the league.

And as far as i am concerned - Chelsea FC should be challenging for the league.

That is what we have been all about in the Roman-era and that is what we should continue to be all about. 

It’s not me that’s lowering the benchmark. I’m just commenting on what I take to be the current reality.

5 minutes ago, Sindre said:

Lowering the benchmark is a dangerous game in this league.

The day you are satisfied with third or fourth is the day you will be left behind in terms of challenging for the league.

And as far as i am concerned - Chelsea FC should be challenging for the league.

That is what we have been all about in the Roman-era and that is what we should continue to be all about. 

It’s not me that’s lowering the benchmark. I’m just commenting on what I take to be the current reality.

1 minute ago, Dean said:

It’s not me that’s lowering the benchmark. I’m just commenting on what I take to be the current reality.

Didn't you imply that what we have achieved in previous seasons is an unrealistic benchmark? Which for me sounds like lowering the benchmark,

If i misunderstood then i apologize.

Just now, Dean said:

It’s not me that’s lowering the benchmark. I’m just commenting on what I take to be the current reality.

That’s fair enough and I take your point about this having been a very high achieving period for the club.

I guess my view of things isn't the same as many as I tend to see CFC as a business as much if not more than a sports club now and when you’re investing 75 million on a goalkeeper I think you have high expectations. I doubt Apple or Mitsubishi just shrug their shoulders and say “things change” if the shares drop.

I'm very happy that we finished top 3! I would have taken top 3 at the start of the season and I'm happy it worked out! 

 

BBC 5 Live reporter to Sarri

"Will Hazard be here next season?"

"I don't know. I'm the coach not the manager"

Any ideas?

9 minutes ago, BewareoftheDrog said:

BBC 5 Live reporter to Sarri

"Will Hazard be here next season?"

"I don't know. I'm the coach not the manager"

Any ideas?

It is probably pretty simple, do you want 100 million pounds or one more year with Hazard and then free to Real Madrid?

59 minutes ago, DidierDrogbalala said:

 

every 5 years, must be some planetary alignment or something 

51 minutes ago, Teebah78 said:

Ian Dennis

Radio 5 live senior football reporter at the Amex Stadium

"Liverpool's total of 97 points was good enough to win 116 of the previous 119 titles."

 

That moment a team knows even God hates them!

Or it just shows how poor the league has actually been this season aside from the top two. I doubt those two teams would have got this many points in 04/05 or many other seasons. 

12 minutes ago, Snedger said:

That’s fair enough and I take your point about this having been a very high achieving period for the club.

I guess my view of things isn't the same as many as I tend to see CFC as a business as much if not more than a sports club now and when you’re investing 75 million on a goalkeeper I think you have high expectations. I doubt Apple or Mitsubishi just shrug their shoulders and say “things change” if the shares drop.

Fair enough. I guess a difference between Chelsea and Apple or Mitsubishi is those are majority-owned by the public. Shareholders, activist investors have the power to effect change, get management replaced etc etc. With Chelsea, we’re very much at the mercy of the owner, kind of stuck with the management that we have, and there’s little you or I can do about it. I hate to say it, but Liverpool is a much better- run business than Chelsea right now, and Man City has more money. There’s nothing we can do about that. In light of those disadvantages, I think Sarri has done well.

1 hour ago, Teebah78 said:

Ian Dennis

Radio 5 live senior football reporter at the Amex Stadium

"Liverpool's total of 97 points was good enough to win 116 of the previous 119 titles."

 

That moment a team knows even God hates them!

Seeing as three points for a win came into play early 80s most teams would have won many titles on points on other years.

The table doesn’t lie !

3rd best in the league , top team from London. Sarri must after all the ups & downs be a footballing manager genius after all. 

The game was a bit flat, expected more from Leicester after they gave City a game last Monday. Still after all the hype Vermin don’t win the league. All in all a great day of PL football. Only fly in the ointment is that we may never see Eden in the league again. ?

Final game seems to sum up our season - okay but unless Hazard is playing and on song, completely toothless up top.

In seasons past I would have tried to get a stream up for today's game but as soon as I saw that starting line up with THAT front 3, I happily sat back and watch things unfold on Sky and as you'd expect our game hardly got a mention. Another one to forget.

 

Edited May 12, 20197 yr by Nibs

2 hours ago, CFCCAN said:

I think this is one of the worst end of season games I've seen in a long time.....sums up our season I think...

Agree, but we’re still the highest placed London team ?

Manchester United's 66 points in 6th has only been bettered twice in PL history by the 6th placed team since the division went down to 20 teams ... (i.e twice in 24 years).

I thought that was quite interesting ...

I don’t understand the point of Higuain’s existence.  

2 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

I don’t understand the point of Higuain’s existence.  

He's filled the hole left by Morata's departure perfectly.

23 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Manchester United's 66 points in 6th has only been bettered twice in PL history by the 6th placed team since the division went down to 20 teams ... (i.e twice in 24 years).

I thought that was quite interesting ...

That is interesting, I really enjoy stats like this. 

Just now, bluedave said:

He's filled the hole left by Morata's departure perfectly.

Only because he’s a fat f**k. I’d say he’s been worse than Morata. 

10 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

I don’t understand the point of Higuain’s existence.  

I am sure there are people in his life who love him...it’s just they won’t be Chelsea fans.

His performance today was poor. He is slow, does not work and on the one occasion he had the ball to his feet in front of goal he f**ked it up.

I thought the atmosphere today was good, if only home games could be this much fun.

 

As someone pointed out earlier, we, like most clubs, need a strong center forward up top to score goals and to get the respect of the defenders, like Costa and Drogba.

Our number 9s scored only 12 goals in the Premier League matches this year, Higuaín 5, Morata 5 and Giroud 2.

That has to be the fewest from that position in many, many years. I cannot think of when we had less. Even 2015-16 of Costa, Remy and Pato scored more as did 2013-14 of Eto'o, Ba and Torres.

This stat probably tells you more about our forward attack this year than anything else. 

9 minutes ago, Chelsea Buzz said:

As someone pointed out earlier, we, like most clubs, need a strong center forward up top to score goals and to get the respect of the defenders, like Costa and Drogba.

Our number 9s scored only 12 goals in the Premier League matches this year, Higuaín 5, Morata 5 and Giroud 2.

That has to be the fewest from that position in many, many years. I cannot think of when we had less. Even 2015-16 of Costa, Remy and Pato scored more as did 2013-14 of Eto'o, Ba and Torres.

This stat probably tells you more about our forward attack this year than anything else. 

To add to that I think this team with a top CF and left back would challenge 

5 minutes ago, WalterWhiteCFC said:

To add to that I think this team with a top CF and left back would challenge 

Agree. At least would have produced 10+ more goals from that position, which should have been 5+ more wins.

5 minutes ago, WalterWhiteCFC said:

To add to that I think this team with a top CF and left back would challenge 

Agree. At least would have produced 10+ more goals from that position, which should have been 5+ more wins.