How’s that not hand ball 

Like what I have seen from the youngsters 

ffs thats not a yellow

Look like we have enough to win this, but we do need to create a few more chances and actually take a couple LOL

Lots of possession and creating virtually nothing, they’re definitely learning from the first team.

All of the ball, barely created a decent chance, becoming the story of our season. Youngsters look the most adventurous. 

Edited December 22, 20214 yr by Scott Harris

Well its pretty much Kovacic and Kepa against Brentford, they should be ahead but we are not that bad. the youngsters are doing alright, better than Barkley and Saul.

Edited December 22, 20214 yr by DidierDrogbalala

o man Barkley, realy

Good half from a scratch side

Vale shown enough to be in the proper match day squad 

Kepa looks to be rehabilitated 

Rico Henry is quick …could he be a good backup to Chilwell?

Why is Barkley so so bad. The guy is appaling.

Mason on for Barkley early second half please. 

Barkley with too teenagers and he looks the one that is green. One decent pass all game. If we are looking to win the game he should get hooked.

5 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Vale has already picked up the Chelsea curse, he should have scored that.

scoring on your debut is a curse, Mutu and Morata scored on their debuts, 

At least tonight we are seeing what happens if Liverpool have as many first team players out as we have had to manage with .... 

Just now, coco said:

scoring on your debut is a curse, Mutu and Morata scored on their debuts, 

Both bonafide Chelsea Legends!

Very slow from us. Even the youngsters who I would expect to be working hard to impress, are just jogging around.

There are surely few worse sights in football than Ross Barkley given a few seconds to think about what he's going to do with the ball...

My house is freezing at the moment so I was struggling to immerse myself in the game for the first 15-20 minutes, but a couple of Glen Scotias later I feel much warmer.

That was good fun. All three of the debutants look good, both in keeping it boring and accelerating the play when required. In addition, Vale and Soonsup-Bell clearly have a pre-existing understanding of each other which we are using to our benefit. Kepa has made a couple of half-decent saves, Kovačić doesn't appear to have suffered any ill effects of his injury or the virus, and Alonso has had quality moments. We are very much in control (which is impressive given the makeshift nature of the lineup); there's no reason to think we can't go to win the match.

P.S. Good to see that with a particularly virulent strain of COVID bringing the country to its knees and with about four-and-a-half fit first team players the FA have their priorities right - better make sure we play the League Cup quarter-finals!

Edited December 22, 20214 yr by PloKoon13
Typo

19 minutes ago, DidierDrogbalala said:

3-1 Leicester

2-1 Spurs

If Leicester don't win that one, especially with that leas against the Liverpool reserves/youths plus Firmino, they should be ashamed.

2 minutes ago, evissy said:

Both bonafide Chelsea Legends!

Leg-ends.

4 minutes ago, coco said:

scoring on your debut is a curse, Mutu and Morata scored on their debuts, 

That one was a Morata special too. Dave cross to the penalty spot. Was about the only way he could score.

We must be one of the most boring teams to watch going forward, generally slow, pedestrian at times with absolutely no penetration and then lose the ball...awful to watch regardless whether we have the kids playing or not. We are predictable and easy to play against especially against teams that play a low block and play for the break out.  Given our current status with injuries etc I guess going out of this cup won't be the worst idea...but there again a trophy is a trophy and its not like the final is next week.

Pulisic and Jorginho coming on. Probably for Soonsup and Barkldinho.

I think a couple of changes up front and we have this one in hand. The young lads being beaten physically at the moment.

If we are in the game later I expect TT looks to bring on James, Mount and rudiger for the 3 youth players, especially if we are heading for pens.

Just now, evissy said:

Pulisic and Jorginho coming on. Probably for Soonsup and Barkldinho.

If so then I would expect is Kova (45 minutes only) and Vale since he was booked.