I think the biggest compliment that I can pay him right now is that he doesn't look out of place in the team. 

Genuinely looks like a top player. What a great bit of vision from Tuchel.

I don't mean to be a party pooper, but when I was watching the first goal today, it seemed clear to me that Chalobah was offsides.   The replays that were shown on the TV were not useful in seeing if that was indeed the case.  Was he offsides or not?

22 minutes ago, Phillip said:

I don't mean to be a party pooper, but when I was watching the first goal today, it seemed clear to me that Chalobah was offsides.   The replays that were shown on the TV were not useful in seeing if that was indeed the case.  Was he offsides or not?

I’m sure the commentators on my stream said it was checked by VAR and very onside. 

22 minutes ago, Phillip said:

I don't mean to be a party pooper, but when I was watching the first goal today, it seemed clear to me that Chalobah was offsides.   The replays that were shown on the TV were not useful in seeing if that was indeed the case.  Was he offsides or not?

VAR and the linesman said onside …that’s good enough for me. I’m pretty sure Dean would have chalked it off if he could!

1 hour ago, ForeverCarefree said:

I think the biggest compliment that I can pay him right now is that he doesn't look out of place in the team. 

His confidence must be soaring having the manager show faith in him. This is exactly how to bring young players on… now Thomas show CHO the same faith and reap the rewards.

29 minutes ago, Phillip said:

I don't mean to be a party pooper, but when I was watching the first goal today, it seemed clear to me that Chalobah was offsides.   The replays that were shown on the TV were not useful in seeing if that was indeed the case.  Was he offsides or not?

All goals are checked by VAR so it would have been definitely on.

From the two views I saw of it the one with Chalobah slightly out of picture it certainly looks off side when the ball comes to him. On the other view you can clearly see he is on side when the ball is flicked on. 
I think it’s just because the defender was moving out while Chalobah was attacking the ball makes it look off. 

Phillip you really should invest in one of these new TVs that are all the rage. They got freeze frame, colour and everything. 🤣

Think I called this one right.

So good already and so much potential too improve. Seems to have a great attitude as well.

Bit of a learning experience for Chalobah today I thought.

Did not handle Toney when he wisely moved out towards Trevoh after having no luck against Christensen. Also lucky escape when Toney was a fraction offside for that penalty which i'm 100% sure Taylor would have given.

He was decent. Saved a certain goal but almost foolishly gave away a penalty. 

Thank god Toney kept falling over all game or else that'd be a nailed on penalty

He played well, that was never a pen in a million years. If it was will see 12 pens a game to each side minimum. It was barley contact and a dive.

Played well, needed his height there, saved a goal bound shot on the line too. Tuchel deserves credit for keeping and playing him, a Jose or Conte would have sent him away before the season starts.

Yesterday was part of the learning curve. He didn't stand out, but was mainly solid. The tug on Toney made my heart stop, and we were lucky there, but every player, even a very experienced one, can cause a penalty (isn't that so, Chilly?). It will be interesting how more often he and Sarr will play together and form part of our defense for the next few years.

Edited October 17, 20214 yr by Valerie

2 hours ago, icecoolguy22 said:

Played well, needed his height there, saved a goal bound shot on the line too. Tuchel deserves credit for keeping and playing him, a Jose or Conte would have sent him away before the season starts.

They'd have also subbed him at 60 minutes for Reece James and put Azpi in the three. 

Zouma had a bit of a habit of giving up and watching on when he thought there was nothing he could do. 

Fortunately Chalobah looks like he's more proactive and came up with a goal line clearance Ashley Cole would be proud of. 

 

1 hour ago, ForeverCarefree said:

Zouma had a bit of a habit of giving up and watching on when he thought there was nothing he could do. 

Fortunately Chalobah looks like he's more proactive and came up with a goal line clearance Ashley Cole would be proud of. 

 

Yep, I'm still to be convinced he's every game starter quality but the difference in stylistic fit between him and Kurt is night and day.

20 hours ago, axman2526 said:

He played well, that was never a pen in a million years. If it was will see 12 pens a game to each side minimum. It was barley contact and a dive.

While I agree, VAR will call back the pen next game.

24 minutes ago, PhilH930 said:

While I agree, VAR will call back the pen next game.

Probably but if it were Liverpool would not have even been mentioned.

On 17/10/2021 at 10:45, Argo said:

Yep, I'm still to be convinced he's every game starter quality but the difference in stylistic fit between him and Kurt is night and day.

He's got a long way to go yet but I think Tuchel/Chelsea can feel fully vindicated in their decision to allow Zouma to leave and putting faith in Chalobah. 

I think there's still room for a top quality centre back in our squad, particularly a left sided one, but swapping out Zouma for Chalobah feels like a better fit for Tuchel's system/playing style. 

I never noticed that Trev ran to cover the line. That is fantastic awareness and he’s contributing a lot. 
 

Obviously Saturday was a tough game and the makeshift defence wasn’t ideal but they did survive the onslaught. 

I’ve been quite impressed with him so far. He always seem to produce a steady 7/10 performance. I’d still have him down as #5 centre back with everyone fit but he’s shown himself as a more than capable back up so far. 

Great start to the season from Chalobah. Hugely impressive defensively, and chipping in with a few goals too.

 

I'd agree that he's currently 4th/5th choice, but it's players like Chalobah that help teams go far domestically. Someone who can slot in for 20/25 games a season, allow for rotation and not impact the quality of the starting eleven. Fergie relied on these type of players for years, Park, Fletcher, O'shea.

I predict that down the tracks we will have the "Triple C" as our home grown defensive line ... Chalobah, Christensen and Colwill ! No midgets at the back :-) 

Another 90 muns for Chalobah and another clean sheet. 

Brilliant start to the season for him. 

Should he be ahead of Dave going forward in that RCB role? Love Dave to bits but Chalobah hasn't put a foot wrong yet and do we look to the future now.