Terrible, as usual.

Can barely string 3 passes together. Can't get out from the back. Long balls are lost every time. Aubamayang might as well not be playing.

1 minute ago, just said:

f**k me Jorginho! Shrugged off that challenge like a girl. 

 

That's good, right?

3 minutes ago, Nibs said:

The art of the diving header seems a thing of the past. Bring back Ossie!

Oh for the days proper football, proper fans.

 

If we have and more decent mid with kova.. we would be so much better.. instead of jorgi or RLC a Casemiro or a FDJ improves us immediately.. we wasted 60 mil on a squad player in CC.. could have spent it much better in hindsight on midfield.

Would honestly rather see us throw some subs on early second half and really go for it and lose, than watch another half like that.

That is as poor a half as I have seen in a long time (although improved a bit after putting three in midfield).

COME ON CHELSEA FFS!!!

5 minutes ago, enigma said:

Well he had a couple seasons with Brighton to get it right.  He's been here a few weeks. 

I totally agree but his line-ups of late have been bizarre even for someone who has been here a few weeks.

I'm quite glad we made it to HT - thanks to Kepa mainly

So in 225 minutes of football + Injury time against Villa in the worst form in the league, Brentford and a mid table United at home we've created a grand total of 0 clear chances and been outplayed almost every single minute with our only goals coming from individual Villa errors.

Potters teams average 1 goal per game across his entire career.

He's worked his magic on us quickly.

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by HazardousChoice

We look so much better since the change. I'd hook RLC for Pulisic and play Mount deeper

3 minutes ago, Vialli96 said:

Thats the only thing…Silva will get exposed when hes in a back four. 

Literally never seen silva exposed for us on a back 4

It must be a nightmare for potter. 433, is clearly the best way to press United but it really expose Jorgi and silva. 

First games under Potter were promising but now we look like a mid-table team.

2 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

Give GP his due - he's made a change in the 1st half, not many managers tend to do that and we are looking the better for the change.   Sterling is still his useless self though....Utd should have scored there

Yep - Sterling is a bit concerning. I haven't really watched him much recently at City, so I'm surprised his ability to dribble seems to have dissipated - that was by far his best asset. 

Potter again got the starting formation totally wrong. 

 

2 minutes ago, Kev56 said:

Oh for the days proper football, proper fans.

 

Ah yes, ‘The Kite’ as Martin Keown and nobody else in history calls him. 

1 minute ago, Bob stark said:

It must be a nightmare for potter. 433, is clearly the best way to press United but it really expose Jorgi and silva. 

How so lol. If anything else for Jorginho is best 4-3-3 he has more bodies at the front to pass the ball to. 

Not a good half at all. 

5 in the back is terrible for us, after the substitution we had more threat in attack but we might be open in defence.

We can't play like this and let United control the game, Kepa saved us and one big miss by Antony. We didn't even test De Gea...

I really hope to see something different in the second half, let's go CHELS!!!

Just now, charierre said:

Potter again got the starting formation totally wrong. 

 

Hmm, not sure it was wrong. Back 4 with this squad is also a big gamble 

1 minute ago, Chelsc96 said:

Yep - Sterling is a bit concerning. I haven't really watched him much recently at City, so I'm surprised his ability to dribble seems to have dissipated - that was by far his best asset. 

Because Pep had Sterling high up and isolated most of the time. Sterling barely had to run from deep. 

 

 

2 minutes ago, HazardousChoice said:

So in 225 minutes of football + Injury time against Villa in the worst form in the league, Brentford and a mid table United at home we've created a grand total of 0 clear chances and been outplayed almost every single minute with our only goals coming from individual Villa errors.

Potters teams average 1 goal per game across his entire career.

He's worked his magic on us quickly.

Spot on, except the bit about mid table United. They will be above us after this game at this rate. Shocking football form a team full of very average footballers

3 minutes ago, EdinburghBlue said:

I totally agree but his line-ups of late have been bizarre even for someone who has been here a few weeks.

I understand why - to be honest, we have a bit of a weird mix of players. We have no real DM since Kante has become a full-time patient.

 

We have no replacement wing backs to continue our attacking play, so we cannot sustain a formation.

 

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by Chelsc96

That was poor, really poor, we’re making Man Utd look like world beaters.

We’re at home we need to start playing like it.

Just now, Gentian said:

How so lol. If anything else for Jorginho is best 4-3-3 he has more bodies at the front to pass the ball to. 

I think without a 3rd CB he will be dragged to cover in wide areas during the defensive phase.

1 minute ago, Gentian said:

How so lol. If anything else for Jorginho is best 4-3-3 he has more bodies at the front to pass the ball to. 

Sometimes I do wonder whether people are really watching game because it just happened just 3 minutes ago 

Just now, Chelsc96 said:

I understand why - to be honest, we have a bit of a weird mix of players. We have no real DM since Kante has become a full-time patient.

 

We have had 2-3 seasons to fix it.. the only real time we have it a go was under lamps for DC., but TT completely gave up on that and had us playing a back 3 .