8 hours ago, Remodez said:

Bizarre people are trying to blame Chilwell for those goals. Those turnovers happen multiple times a game. It was poor defending all around. 

No one has done that, just criticizing his poor performance.  

6 hours ago, forbzy said:

Ideally Chilwell wouldn't have been starting tonight after his injury layoffs. He needed to be gradually eased back into the team, and certainly not starting his first game in a while at in-form Liverpool. I think Colwill would have started if fit.

You are talking like he wasn't bad last season too.

23 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

No one has done that, just criticizing his poor performance.  

People were in the match thread. 

He was poor but anyone who is overacting give your head a wobble 

4 hours ago, Remodez said:

People were in the match thread. 

Oh ok fair enough

Very poor, but he's hardly played for ages. He will need a few weeks at least to get up to speed.

5 hours ago, jack_super_class said:

You are talking like he wasn't bad last season too.

My biggest issue with Chilwell has been that he seems to be continually injured just as he seems to be returning to something like his old self. So he spends a handful of games getting up to speed and then seems to get injured again. Pretty well been the same thing with Reece, although thankfully Gusto has provided some decent cover at RB this season. With Cucurella injured and not convincing at LB in most of his appearances, I would like to see us find decent cover there too. Even if Chilwell does have more luck with injuries we still need better cover at LB.

On 18/01/2024 at 11:17, Sconnie Blue said:

It's the same as how I view Chilwell. Runs up and down that left flank, times his runs beautifully, but his defensive game is left to be desired.

Chilwell in a nutshell. 

 

21 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Chilwell in a nutshell. 

 

I'd say both Chilwell and Reece have generally looked better as wing backs. Given our defensive issues I still thank that would be a better option. Our wingers are mostly useless anyway so use the wing backs and then play a 5-3-2 with 2 of Nkunku/Jackson/Palmer up top.

2 minutes ago, forbzy said:

I'd say both Chilwell and Reece have generally looked better as wing backs. Given our defensive issues I still thank that would be a better option. Our wingers are mostly useless anyway so use the wing backs and then play a 5-3-2 with 2 of Nkunku/Jackson/Palmer up top.

This would in turn make the likes of Mudryk and Madueke completely redundant but i've completely lost all hope on the former and I think the latter is a Palace level player at best. 

Need to take a look at that Sporting manager. 

Edited February 1, 20242 yr by Sconnie Blue

3 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

This would in turn make the likes of Mudryk and Madueke completely redundant but i've completely lost all hope on the former and I think the latter is a Palace level player at best. 

Need to take a look at that Sporting manager. 

Exactly. I could see the case for sticking with 4 at the back while we were trying to integrate the likes of Mudryk. But on the evidence to date I see no advantage in persisting with this approach. For example, if we are to have any chance against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final I would think we have to tighten up at the back and approach the game more defensively. The time to try that approach is now, with Villa away perhaps presenting a good opportunity.

I hope what I read about Chilly isn’t factual, apparently after wolves game was quoted as saying,’ Reason we lost was Wolves wanted it more’, that’s either surgically clean honesty or something the VC shouldn’t utter even if true, that smacks of no trust of Poch??

4 minutes ago, Ballack & Blu said:

I hope what I read about Chilly isn’t factual, apparently after wolves game was quoted as saying,’ Reason we lost was Wolves wanted it more’, that’s either surgically clean honesty or something the VC shouldn’t utter even if true, that smacks of no trust of Poch??

Did it look like we wanted it as much as Wolves?

Call out those players stealing a living. God on Chilli

31 minutes ago, Ballack & Blu said:

I hope what I read about Chilly isn’t factual, apparently after wolves game was quoted as saying,’ Reason we lost was Wolves wanted it more’, that’s either surgically clean honesty or something the VC shouldn’t utter even if true, that smacks of no trust of Poch??

Poch denying Chilwell said that. Even though he did. 

There is a clear issue in the dressing room. 

27 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Did it look like we wanted it as much as Wolves?

Call out those players stealing a living. God on Chilli

He was garbage on Sunday too

7 minutes ago, jack_super_class said:

He was garbage on Sunday too

Aye he was, don't think was lack of effort though, was just him being cr@p.

7 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Poch denying Chilwell said that. Even though he did. 

There is a clear issue in the dressing room. 

100% there is, Caceidos reaction to being subbed, verged on Violence to the dug out, just seems like the rest of em, frustrated at Poch’s tactics

16 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

100% there is, Caceidos reaction to being subbed, verged on Violence to the dug out, just seems like the rest of em, frustrated at Poch’s tactics

what tactics?

How much longer are we giving him before we start criticising him?

I thought he offered absolutely nothing in attack, really abysmal. Compare him to Gusto… Really disappointing.

47 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

How much longer are we giving him before we start criticising him?

I thought he offered absolutely nothing in attack, really abysmal. Compare him to Gusto… Really disappointing.

Maybe 10 seconds? That how long it took you to type your second paragraph after your first one Dan? ;)

The problem last night was with silva behind him, he was very reluctant to push up. Had he done so, we know only too well what Palaces tactic would be, lump it into the space, with Silva not wanting to go out wide enough. with Badiashile or Colwill behind, he's far more adventurous.

Made his 100th appearance for the club yesterday.

Can see his fitness coming back with each game. Give him 4/5 games and he’ll be bombing up and down like Gusto 

Natural quality fullbacks improve a team in every which way .. good performance tonight.. with his fitness and confidence coming back .. he will be important for us..

Not the same player after all those injurie

 

We should be looking to give Maatsen a chance as a starting LB next season.