Ok I have no idea wtf Tuchel is doing now. One midfielder, two left backs and no striker. 

Just now, Mod said:

I'd give @Munkworth a spin looking at this match!

Can Munkworth play in a back 3? 

I feel genuine sadness when I see arsenal and spurs improving and playing with fluidity while Chelsea can’t seem to string 2 passes. We are beyond abysmal. I don’t know who to blame at this point, the manager, the players, the coaching staff.  I honestly don’t know. It’s depressing being a Chelsea at this moment. 

2 minutes ago, BedfordBlue said:

Go on, who do you want as manager? Who in the entirety of world football apart from pep or klopp is gonna improve us? 

Mourinho mark III, Porter, 

2 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

We're now playing a 4-1-3-2 with five players you'd probably describe as attackers, hard to say he hasn't thrown the kitchen sink at the situation.

Ultimately we've (yet again) been let down by our lack of depth at centre mid.

Maybe should start with a team and formation to suit, rather than 5 outfield players out of position, just shoved in to fit his rubbish, tedious style and formation.

3 minutes ago, Edjmendy said:

Hes not a no 10. Being played in wrong position like so many players.  

If he's not a number 10 then what is he? Genuine question as that's literally the only position I could see him in. 

Is TT trying to make a point how little attacking quality we have?

1 minute ago, BedfordBlue said:

Can Munkworth play in a back 3? 

I’d prefer a back four. 

Players that need to be addressed

Mendy: dropped or forbidden to try and play out with his feet

Reece: He is a wingback/RB - play him there

Jorgi: cannot play against pressing teams. Stop trying it

Connor: Is an atm - not a deep sitting cm

Kai: offered f all - needs to be dropped

ziyech: Not a battler, not a winner - sell

Puli: lightweight bottle job - sell

RLC : squad player to plug gaps at best - shouldn't be starting in our first 11

Ampadu and Trev - won't get a game here - sell 

 

We are a mess!

It usually takes until November before performances like these set in. Hopefully, this will wake up the board tog et some of the transfers going quickly.

Feels like we are going to be loitering around mid-table places this season together with MU.

Just now, PhilH930 said:

Is TT trying to make a point how little attacking quality we have?

The worry is that his answer is a 33yr old arsenal reject 

Just now, Dr Gonzo said:

If he's not a number 10 then what is he? Genuine question as that's literally the only position I could see him in. 

What is he? f**king useless pal.

The issue for me is we’re all defense (with a mistake), or today, second half, all attack. 
the issue is the cover, supply and goals from midfield 

What a shambles and Barcelona probably just added another £15m to their asking price for Aubameyang as we will be even more desperate to conclude a deal.

Hard to really pick out any player who was ok today but could take a while to list the ones who weren't. 

In terns of simply offering nothing then it was another invisible performance from Havertz, Jorgino and Mount.  

And I don't see it happening but there is a case to be made for Kepa getting a run between the sticks.

 

1 minute ago, ducavis said:

What do we need to play a back 4? & why hasn’t he bought players to instil a change to a back 4?

Two midfielder who can actually defend. 

I don't think Tuchel want to play back 4. Back 5 allow us to push our two wb high which suit Chilwell and James. 

4 minutes ago, Gol15 said:

What was our strategy today? Even if we make no mistakes and the first goal doesn't happen and the second goal doesn't happen, we still look clueless. 

Your guess is as good as mine. The reason I’m adamant Tuchel isn’t the man to take us forward is that he’s been in charge for ~20 months and I’ve still got no idea what our game plan is.

Edited August 21, 20223 yr by Lang7

The way we play lends itself to lethargy and laziness, we have no pace, energy or urgency at all. So we go behind we dont look like we can fire up.

Well any aspirations of our fans that thought a league title was on the cards, best have a look at the reality that is in front of them...TT will come out in the presser with the lines of 'we are a club in transition'  'We didn't take our chances' ' We didn't run enough'  'The players didn't work hard enough' 'I said Leeds is a difficult team to play against' 'we were good for 80 yards'.............but nothing about his preparation and the players application were sh*te today. 

So a back 3 again..

The commentators yet again raising the 'distance run = effort put in' fallacy. English people really don't have a clue how football works, do they?

I think even if we had scored with all of our shots on target we'd still be losing. Appalling 

I think the price for Auba has gone up a few million. 

1 minute ago, Dr Gonzo said:

Our recruitment has been so bad for years now just signing flavour of the month players with zero regards of how they fit into the system we want to play. 

Who watched Havertz and thought it was a good idea. He's maybe a number 10 but we don't play one.

It's the same this season too. Sterling is a good signing, but he needs the players around him, I've been saying this since the day we became interested. How do you sign a player like Sterling who thrives on movement and getting on the end of attacks and have nobody to create anything for him?

With Chelsea I'm overjoyed, nervous or angry!! Today I'm just bored. Totally uninspiring. The score is no more than Leeds deserve. That being said it's been over 30 years since I've seen Billy Smart's Circus on tv so thank you Chelsea