Chelsea v Man City (PL) Sat 25th Sep 2021 12:30 GMT

[carrickblue]

did Werner pull out of challenging their keeper for that ball? 

[coco]

1 minute ago, carrickblue said:

did Werner pull out of challenging their keeper for that ball? 

no 

[Bluesince66]

I hate seeing us so defensive. 

[CFCCAN]

We are going to pay for this sooner rather than later.....this is a very one sided game by showing City far too much respect..f**k me we have beaten them 3 times and we are European Champions, playing like a relegation team hanging on....not what I expected TBH.

[coco]

Lukaku first touch omfg !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PloKoon13]

Getting a bit close for comfort...

[Jangz]

sh*t show so far .. can we bin the 5-3-2 as quickly as possible .. looking bang average .

[ducavis]

2 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

This is sh*t, you wouldn''t think we were the home team.

This is how we set up against Liverpool also. Sorry but are not an attractive football side. 

[Valpo]

I don't think we have even gotten 10 percent possession.

[PhilH930]

Their press is superb today. Taken our midfield out the game. If we get a break, there content to just foul also. 
We simply can’t get out. Don’t recall the last half Chelsea never had a shot. 
 

I do wonder if we should have a more attacking player out there to try and get higher. But likely just leaves space for them. 
 

We need a big improvement 

[Scott Harris]

That was a typical poor touch against a good team from Lukaku.

[Deino]

City is pressing at 1000% our midfield can't get a hold of the ball

[DidierDrogbalala]

Good to see Michael, hope he's doing better these days 😞

[Snedger]

On 22/09/2021 at 23:05, Argo said:

I'll feel more confident once @Snedgercomes on and tells us it's a foregon conclusion for City.

We’ll of course it is. They’re murdering us!!!

[coco]

Why do i feel so comfortable watching this ?

[Deino]

Jorginho getting marked by 3 people says it all really

[Jangz]

Just now, PhilH930 said:

Their press is superb today. Taken our midfield out the game. If we get a break, there content to just foul also. 
We simply can’t get out. Don’t recall the last half Chelsea never had a shot. 
 

I do wonder if we should have a more attacking player out there to try and get higher. But likely just leaves space for them. 
 

We need a big improvement 

No our pressing will improve .. we will

also pin them back.

[Scott Harris]

1 minute ago, ducavis said:

This is how we set up against Liverpool also. Sorry but are not an attractive football side. 

We were the better side against Liverpool though. It was only after we had the red card that we went ultra defensive.

[BewareoftheDrog]

Hi everybody. Happy New season to you all. We're on the ropes a bit here eh?

[Guest Sindre]

We are hanging on here now.

 

[carrickblue]

the first half highlights on MOTD are going to be fun

[ducavis]

Just now, Scott Harris said:

We were the better side against Liverpool though. It was only after we had the red card that we went ultra defensive.

No we weren’t IMO. 

[Scott Harris]

Seriously missing Mount in this type of game. He's always a great player to pass to get us moving further up the pitch.

[DidierDrogbalala]

Its pretty clear that theres not enough options upfront for us to go quickly foward because everytime one our midfielders looks up they cant seem to find someone open and Lukaku and Werner are not technically good enough to keep the ball with City's press.

Edited September 25, 2021 by DidierDrogbalala

[The Don Antonio]

This game needs a Ziyech or Mount. There is a big disconnect between our midfield and attack