Hook Havertz at half time. Looks weak and off the pace. 
Wolves are such a frustratingly dull side. Glad I don’t have to watch them every week. We just have to hope they don’t sneak in front as this could be a replay of the Everton game.

Pulisic the major plus point. Just need him to stay fit for a while.

I'd need a set of stepladders to get that high?

This is more than just injuries affecting performance also the new scape Goat has been identified now Jorginho can't be blamed his name Kai Havertz 

Just now, Scott Harris said:

Poor half of football. Too many times now we have played too safe. There is no urgency to our game, too many players sticking to the basics rather than try something clever. Kante and Pulisic are the only players looking good out there today.

Wolves aren't pushovers, you have to give other teams credit where it's due. It's really just two players who are letting the side down, if you have any quality in their positions we would be winning this game. 

Another performance where it looks like we’re just going through the motions. We’re still in the same situation as last year - a lack of a cutting edge. 
 

I like Kai and I hope he’ll come good but he’s not justifying a starting place at the moment and if we’re playing people in merit, he shouldn’t be in the team at the moment. Werner is rank on the wing as well, quicker our wingers are fit and we get him through the middle the better.

 

Zouma, very unlucky! Can’t believe we’ve hit the woodwork 3 times in 1.5 games ?????

Frank is obviously trying to play Havertz into some sort of form. But how long can we do this for, he's so sloppy in possession, needs an absolute age on the ball. 

Dreadful...Havertz needs the hook...need Jourinho to pull some strings and Giroud to stop playing the lamp post...I'm old enough to remember when Werner was menacing...

It's clearly that we're the better team on the pitch and it seems like we're playing 9 men. Werner and Havertz are out of the game. 

We're lacking creativity in the final third, Ziyech is missing so hard. We need to score the first goal for our confidence, everything looks good for us but Wolves with one counter attack can hit us hard and then we will be chasing them.

We can't lose points here, COME ON CHELS!!!

Pulisic is the only player doing it offensively 

Just now, Fansince65 said:

I'd need a set of stepladders to get that high?

Forget the stepladders my short arse needs some bloody scaffolding  

Watching Havertz is kinda driving me crazy, I know he is a young lad but he gives the ball away a ton and doesn’t create anything really either.

if we are going to spend a ton, we should spend it on proven quality and never only on promise 

Well on top yet Wolves still offer a threat.

Pulisic looks our game changer and Zouma unlucky with the header.

Havertz blowing hot and cold.

Kante looking imperious.

Edited December 15, 20205 yr by strider6004

Just now, Brutos said:

This is more than just injuries affecting performance also the new scape Goat has been identified now Jorginho can't be blamed his name Kai Havertz 

There's one thing telling people to lower their expectations and have patience, but you can't be playing like that. Anymore performances like this and he's going into Bakayoko territory, has to start performing better and utilising the space he has. He's constantly overthinking it and taking too much time to do anything. We need points here, we can't be sitting around waiting for a player to improve and dropping 3/10 performances for the sake of it. 

If he keeps playing like this then we'll have to use Gilmour or Kovacic instead. 

1 minute ago, Slojo said:

We're playing well but Werner and Havertz are holding us back as usual, whenever the ball comes to either of them we will lose it or the play becomes flat. Get the ball to Pulisic and it's a different story, you see the difference. 

Thank god we have Pulisic today, otherwise it would've been awful. Kante has been superb also, Mount good, but certain areas in the attack he has been sloppy. 

I agree with what you say apart from when it comes to Mount. I think Mount has been poor, a lot of loose touches and passes, he keeps getting in the way of players out wide too instead of making himself available centrally.

Werner looking like half the player he was, even his energy is lower now. Lampard is really wasting him there far out wide, so much for my prediction that Werner will score the winning goal... I just hope now that Zouma can do it from a corner in the last minute and that's it.

2 minutes ago, doctorblue said:

Dreadful...Havertz needs the hook...need Jourinho to pull some strings and Giroud to stop playing the lamp post...I'm old enough to remember when Werner was menacing...

No to Jorginho, it would mean moving Kante's position and I think Kante has been outstanding playing where he is. If it's anybody that comes on for Havertz, it has to be Kovacic.

2 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said:

Another performance where it looks like we’re just going through the motions. We’re still in the same situation as last year - a lack of a cutting edge. 
 

I like Kai and I hope he’ll come good but he’s not justifying a starting place at the moment and if we’re playing people in merit, he shouldn’t be in the team at the moment. Werner is rank on the wing as well, quicker our wingers are fit and we get him through the middle the better.

 

Zouma, very unlucky! Can’t believe we’ve hit the woodwork 3 times in 1.5 games ?????

We have been really unlucky in the last 90 mins or so! Sometimes you need that little bit of luck, we just aren't getting it.

We need to be much more quick. If we are held to standstill crowd the box and let Reece or Chilly cross in. Now it is Giroud against 7 players. 

2 minutes ago, SimonH said:

Watching Havertz is kinda driving me crazy, I know he is a young lad but he gives the ball away a ton and doesn’t create anything really either.

if we are going to spend a ton, we should spend it on proven quality and never only on promise 

Lampard sanction the signing he's Lampard signing so....he's playing 

People get on Werner but he mainly started as a striker at Leipzig not switching wings so it’s not the same as Kai. Lampard should try stating him up front instead of sticking him on the wings every game regardless of the injury issues. 

Anyone want to share their opinion on baked beans?

5 minutes ago, Slojo said:

There's one thing telling people to lower their expectations and have patience, but you can't be playing like that. Anymore performances like this and he's going into Bakayoko territory, has to start performing better and utilising the space he has. He's constantly overthinking it and taking too much time to do anything. We need points here, we can't be sitting around waiting for a player to improve and dropping 3/10 performances for the sake of it. 

If he keeps playing like this then we'll have to use Gilmour or Kovacic instead. 

He's Lampard marquee signing he's playing you better believe  it 

Edited December 15, 20205 yr by Brutos

Just now, Brutos said:

Lampard sanction the signing he's Lampard signing so....he's playing 

Well he should be able to realize that Kai has been awful and doesn’t deserve to start right now. I don’t care who sanctioned it or who wanted it, he’s not up to it and it’s hurting the entire team. 

3 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

Werner looking like half the player he was, even his energy is lower now. Lampard is really wasting him there far out wide, so much for my prediction that Werner will score the winning goal... I just hope now that Zouma can do it from a corner in the last minute and that's it.

It seems weird that Werner is hugging the line so much. I don't know if Lampard instructed him to do so but he should play a lot more centrally at times for sure.