Cool as ice from James, great penalty.

Always loved Reece's confidence. Stunning pen.

Love Kepa's attitude on pens now, he looks convinced he's going to save them.

that was some penalty from Reece James - cool as a cucumber

Good job from Kepa and well done James closing it out and the others who scored. Unfortunate by Ben but all in all a good shoot out. Got a bit intense at the end there

Edited September 22, 20214 yr by LongtimerLurker

Just now, carrickblue said:

Love Kepa's attitude on pens now, he looks convinced he's going to save them.

Another Tuchel masterclass. Always playing for penalties in the cup games to give Kepa more confidence. 😁

Spurs got lucky 

Great final pen from James. Admit to being confident of Kepa In penalties.

Kepa got into their heads, simple as that. May be too early to say but his confidence is growing.

very happy we came through that - it could easily have gone either way, such an open game

Come on Chelsea - Man City next!!

Kepa is our number 1  GK for penalties 

Always good for team morale to come through a shoot out.

Much better 2nd half, i thought RLC had a really good game in that deeper role. 

Nice for Werner, although shouldve buried the second. 

Mount back on form. 

On we go to City.

Overall we went through but question marks over 

Cho and sarr 

I thought loftus cheek was decent 

Well we made it exciting 

How can forwards not step up for a penalty? That said Reece’s at the end was a beauty 

Kepa is rehabilitated

Reece had a good game though overall defensively we weren’t fully at it. Chilwell looks rusty, Chalobah and Sarr looked a scratch pairing

Ruben was decent, 

I expect more of Ziyech and CHO

Good to see Timo score

Keeping in this competition will give our squad game time 

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RLC is going back to Saul's house to help him pack his bags

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next round Chelsea v Southampton

Very entertaining cup game but really should of made it 2 after Temo scores, but being Chelsea we rarely do anything the easy way. 

Have to hand it to TT getting Kepa rehabilitated, I'd been one of the lad's harshest critics on here, after the Super Cup & Today Fairplay to him !!

Cant say the same about Zyech & CHO, at least the former cost us nothing.  Chilly is just a wee bit rusty imo, he'll come good.  RLC looked great today as well , all in all a great match day!

 

Chilly going for the crossbar just to add drama.

Good job to all the rest. Cool penalty even Ross managed one

There are question marks on 4 players tonight, 4 players I don't think are up to the required level to help us compete this year unless things drastically change for them.

 

Hudson-Odoi. He keeps regressing. He hasn't kicked on since he got over his injury. He doesn't seem to read the game well at all, and he offers nothing to our attacking game. Lots of talent, but doesn't have the understanding of the game. Too often I am seeing Tuchel coaching him throughout the game.

Sarr looks a bit out of his depth for me. I don't see him getting many games this season. He may play the next round and an FA cup match, but unless we get hit by multiple CB injuries, he's not getting in.

Saul, it's early days, but I'm not seeing much there. Loftus-Cheek looks a better option in CM and Barkley looks like a better option in attacking midfield. Not really seeing the point of this loan deal at the moment. What are his strengths exactly?

Ziyech, doesn't look like he cares if we win, lose or draw.

 

I don't think anybody played great tonight, but I feel like at this moment, these 4 will hold us back the most if they are on the pitch.

2 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Ziyech, doesn't look like he cares if we win, lose or draw.

The guy has been trying potshots and worldie passes when a simpler and more efficient moves are available.

Whenever a chance comes to him though, he's not prepared. Almost as if he just does whatever he wants

Can someone clarify whether all the penalties/handballs/dodgy tackles/general sh*t decisions by the ref were as bad as they seemed?

20 minutes ago, sonic90 said:

RLC is going back to Saul's house to help him pack his bags

Another disappointing performance from Saul; it's only his 2nd outing, lets see how he's doing midway through the season.  Barkley had a good cameo appearance.

Entertaining game in the 2nd half. A lot of decent performances with Loftus Cheek probably the best. Good to see Kepa looking assured and playing with confidence as well.

I feel as if CHO is quickly running out of chances however. I could see him being sent out on loan in January unless there’s a big turnaround in form. 

5 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Can someone clarify whether all the penalties/handballs/dodgy tackles/general sh*t decisions by the ref were as bad as they seemed?

The only ones that really annoyed me was the ref letting Ashley Young get away with tactical fouls and booking James for touching a Villa players face with his finger tips.