Man Utd v Chelsea (PL) Sat 24th Oct 2020 17:30 GMT

[Scott Harris]

1 minute ago, Girish said:

Robbed, I'd say. We should have got that penalty... but of course, we aren't Man Utd. Also, I'm not sure why Azpi didn't protest hard enough.

He did to begin with, but he needed to get back into position to stop a United counter attack.

[smileysmiles]

Brilliant result thought United played at their best and they won't play like that everytime whereas we have room for improvement going forward. Great result for us.

[ddrblue]

NIL - NIL against mancs and iam more than happy since iam no longer pulling me hair or teeth out and climbing up me front room walls due to a iffy back or misplaced pass by our defensive parts of the game > game saving saves from our Mr.Mendy and a blinding tackle by our captian in defence > two lessons learnt Frank > keep kepa away from the 1st 11 and the bench and lock Christensen into the same room .

 

ok it was a pen on Dave but that’s another topic 

[AlwaysRight]

1 minute ago, Deino said:

It feels like years have gone by since I've seen a good save from a Chelsea GK

True, so used to Kepa standing there legs apart, arms up, eyes on the ball as it glides into the net. ?

[TomCFC85]

As much as love the man, I can't help but feel Jorginho and Kovacic is a much more fluid pairing than Kante with either.

[Deino]

1 minute ago, Girish said:

Robbed, I'd say. We should have got that penalty... but of course, we aren't Man Utd. Also, I'm not sure why Azpi didn't protest hard enough.

He probably wasn't fully aware of what was going on. It was too fast for him to realize I think

[TheSage]

1 minute ago, Girish said:

Robbed, I'd say. We should have got that penalty... but of course, we aren't Man Utd. Also, I'm not sure why Azpi didn't protest hard enough.

VAR looked at it and deemed it wasn't a penalty, so protesting would have changed nothing. It's very strange that even with VAR we still have such mistakes in the game. 

[JPH]

Not a good game from us. Mendy was clearly the best player of Chelsea tonight. Silva and the rest of defence were ok. Haverzt, Pulicic and Werner were quite frustrating tonight. Kante is hopeless offensively. I am afraid that Lampard is not the manager bringing us success. 

A

 

[reparto corse]

 

2 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

I’ll take that result. It will build confidence. Need to put a run of results together though. 
really think we struggle in midfield. No matter the combination just not enough creativity there. 

Yeah the midfield is not working yet at all. I don't know what happened to Kovacic?

[Hemel Blue]

Bit like watching paint dry,still a points a point.....UP THE CHELS !

[EdinburghBlue]

1 minute ago, Girish said:

Robbed, I'd say. We should have got that penalty... but of course, we aren't Man Utd. Also, I'm not sure why Azpi didn't protest hard enough.

He was screaming for it when he got up but that’s not even the point. The mentality that players should need to protest or claim a lot should be stamped out. It shouldn’t take players making a big deal about a foul for professional referees to get these sort of decisions right. Anyone who has played the game or watches the game and understands football could see that it was a penalty. There’s really no excuse for them to say that is not a penalty.

[Jangz]

6 minutes ago, ducavis said:

How? He didn’t do anything which wasn’t his fault.

Pressed better linked up play.. can’t remember a single play from Werner that he tried to link..mostly trying to run behind defence .. 

[M.M.B]

Lost this game 4.0 last season.

Two games, two clean sheets.

So what's not to like. ????

 

[MayosNoun!]

9 minutes ago, Jangz said:

Nopes Abraham was much better in his 15 mins then Werner.. 

No, he wasn’t. He done absolutely nothing and didn’t press defenders in the ball. It was a dreadful showing. 

[Jangz]

Just now, EdinburghBlue said:

He was screaming for it when he got up but that’s not even the point. The mentality that players should need to protest or claim a lot should be stamped out. It shouldn’t take players making a big deal about a foul for professional referees to get these sort of decisions right. Anyone who has played the game or watches the game and understands football could see that it was a penalty. There’s really no excuse for them to say that is not a penalty.

The referees have no clue..overpaid buttons.. anyone can run around the pitch for 90 mins..

[Browerkid]

- Mendy MOTM. We would have lost with Kepa. 2-0 or 3-0

- Kai and Timo are still adjusting.  The space just isn't there like there is bundesliga.  Especially for  Timo. 

- Silva is pure class.  What a player. His anticipation is amazing, like that block on Cavani. 

 

[Malcolm9]

2 minutes ago, JPH said:

Not a good game from us. Mendy was clearly the best player of Chelsea tonight. Silva and the rest of defence were ok. Haverzt, Pulicic and Werner were quite frustrating tonight. Kante is hopeless offensively. I am afraid that Lampard is not the manager bringing us success. 

A

 

No service from the midfield to be fair, I feel for them. 

[dR3]

3 minutes ago, TomCFC85 said:

As much as love the man, I can't help but feel Jorginho and Kovacic is a much more fluid pairing than Kante with either.

Agree with this.

As much as it pains me to say it, he needs to sit out a few matches and maybe he will get his mojo back.

[STATS]

Defence was very good, but annoyed with the lack of ideas in attack. We have so much attacking disposal and we paid way too much respect to United. James gets better and better every game. Top defensive and offensive performance from him.

[coco]

wise words from Azpilicutea post match, don't spoil the game VAR.

 

[JPH]

PS. It was a clear penalty for us (Macquire/Azpi), but why am I not suprised we didn't get one.

[ZouMan]

3-4-3 is the way to go for Lamps..solid & compact.

[Jangz]

1 minute ago, MayosNoun! said:

No, he wasn’t. He done absolutely nothing and didn’t press defenders in the ball. It was a dreadful showing. 

Clearly watching a different match .

[CFCholland]

6 minutes ago, reparto corse said:

Silva and Mendy were amazing without them it would have been 2-0/3-0 for sure.

 

 

To be fair it's never easy to play with 9 men

[erskblue]

Would have taken a 0-0 before the game if offered it. Mendy with a brilliant save at the end. How good is it to have confidence in our keeper again. Thought Silva looked-assured too. 
Couldn’t believe we never got that penalty when McGuire wrestled Dave to the ground.    
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