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Chelsea v Leeds Utd (PL) Sat 11th Dec 2021 15:00 GMT

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2 minutes ago, Nick05 said:

Can't understand how our defence has become so poor in a matter of 3 games.

Doesn’t really help when kante, kovacic are missing in midfield.

also christensen has looked suspect recently 

Just now, Hitherto said:

Disgusting performance, we deserved to lose. Really need to remove Alonso and RLC from the squad. Need to sign left back. Shameful, we stole points from Leeds

Not a great win but I will give RLC a bigger leash the guy has barely played for two years and now 4-5 games in two weeks - he didn’t have the legs

Just now, Frankie8Lampard said:

Got the 3 points but conceding 8 in 3 games is concerning. Kante, Kovacic and Chilwell can't come soon enough

The drop in performances is more of a mental issue than an injury issue for me. We cannot fold like we have been just because two regular starters are injured, it's not good enough. Everybody's level has dropped, the passes are no longer clean, the movement is no longer there, the defense looks scared, we weren't seeing that only 2 weeks ago. Confidence has just disappeared out of nowhere again in December and I cannot understand why.

Just now, CFCCAN said:

Midfield not protecting the back 3 - when you have Kante / Kovacic missing so is the protection....best they come back sooner rather than later.

Yeah a lot of people forget that our midfield is more important to our defence than our wingbacks in this system. If our midfielders aren't playing well or defending well, then our defence becomes vulnerable.

Big win, Leeds are not a team you want to play after a hard European trip

Our midfield is not protecting the back three enough at present

Reece and Mason getting booked didn’t help the cause. Our right side in particular was targeted second half

Rudiger won the two penalties, we need to get a deal sorted. Thank god for Mike Dean on VAR

Alonso had a mixed bag, stupid challenge for their spot kick, did well for our first

Attack flattered to deceive, we had chances but reactions were slow

Important win that stops the rot, we need midfield reinforcements if we are to sustain a challenge 

 

 

5 minutes ago, Girish said:

It's actually unbelievable how much we suck without Kante and Chilwell.

Even if they're fit, can't expect them to play every game. TT needs to find some solutions/backups fast.

Just now, Jangz said:

Havertz worries me - he had 3 good chances and should have taken one of them.. for a generational player I would expect him to finish those.

I've seen enough to know that he isn't a 'generational player' any more. You could find a bunch of players better to replace him with

Just now, Frankie8Lampard said:

Yeah a lot of people forget that our midfield is more important to our defence than our wingbacks in this system. If our midfielders aren't playing well or defending well, then our defence becomes vulnerable.

Nah in this system the most important positions defensively are the 3 cb. They have been saving everyone game after game. There is some drop off in performance which affect us but it is what it is.

My bigger concern is offensively. We barely created anything and I really2 hate werner and alonso combination. Two limited player playing on the same side is not a really good idea

 

Just now, sonic90 said:

I've seen enough to know that he isn't a 'generational player' any more. You could find a bunch of players better to replace him with

The only thing is I do get the feeling - we aren’t playing to his strengths - just behind the striker. 

2 minutes ago, Jangz said:

Havertz worries me - he had 3 good chances and should have taken one of them.. for a generational player I would expect him to finish those.

Why ? That is not a new thing.

I saw both pens gifted to Pool And City and red cards as well, just in case. . this leauge is so biased towards us. they would have never won the game today

Edited by mojo

1 minute ago, Jangz said:

Havertz worries me - he had 3 good chances and should have taken one of them.. for a generational player I would expect him to finish those.

Its a whole different ballgame when most of the time you'll play against against teams that park the bus. He's at his best when he's got spaces to run in. 

3 minutes ago, Jangz said:

Havertz worries me - he had 3 good chances and should have taken one of them.. for a generational player I would expect him to finish those.

He honestly frustrates me. His all round game is good enough for him to be a top player but for some reason he doesn't know what to do when he reaches the final third. ANd unfortunately as an attacker, his goal scoring is really going to be the judge and jury on how good he is.

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