West Ham v Chelsea (PL) Sat 11th Feb 2023 12:30 GMT

[Chelsbear]

Just now, ozboy said:

Havertz did  ok. Mudryk should have stayed on. Ziyech doesn’t get on if I’m managing. 

He doesn't want to be here so why does he get game time. Its shocking management 

[Jezz]

That's a brilliant save 😠

[AndyDowsleftflank]

The refs have somehow become MORE bent with VAR than without. Quite the accomplishment

[Gol15]

1 minute ago, charierre said:

Tale of two halves. Not sure what the instructions were at half time?

We are not direct enough, too many touches , over complicating good positions 

Felix sublime first half 

Badiashile again looked good

Rice would look good in a Chelsea shirt, did the simple things good and tracked back well to intercept the break in the first half

Havertz still flatters and the wingers faded second half

How was that not a penalty?

Not at all, he sucks.

[enigma]

I got pissed off and stopped watching after they scored. But if were robbed of a pen then it's not the first time this season is it. The Cucurella hair pull was a clear pen and nothing. 

[Ballack & Blu]

Cinderelaa stinks this side out, shocking choices of passes, imho thats why we never hardly saw much of Of Mudryk, hope Chilwell is fully fit

[OriginalS]

Good thing we didn't bring him in, in the summer.

We'd literally be staring down the barrell of relegation. Two wins in last 13....

[Jezz]

 

[enigma]

Just now, Gol15 said:

Not at all, he sucks.

He doesn't suck, but he's not worth the money touted around for him. We can surely scout better talent than Rice. 

[Sconnie Blue]

Just now, ozboy said:

Havertz did  ok. Mudryk should have stayed on. Ziyech doesn’t get on if I’m managing. 

When Havertz gets in his usual do f**k all and foul stage, time to take him off. 
 

There were a lot of positives from that match so it isn’t all doom and gloom yet. Work in progress. Team still needs to gel, players gain sharpness, players return from injury, etc. 

[Jezz]

Another angle of the brilliant save.

[Nick05]

Earlier we couldn't beat top 10 teams. Now it looks like we can't beat anyone. Giving all these expensive players to Potter is like putting a Ferrari engine in a Fiat punto. Never gonna work. 

[Gol15]

Just now, enigma said:

He doesn't suck, but he's not worth the money touted around for him. We can surely scout better talent than Rice. 

There is not a single West Ham player worthy to wear the Chelsea shirt.

[coco]

The only sub i wanted to see never happened, 60-65 mins Havertz for DDF, i have always been a Havertz fan, but come on Graham the lad needs time on the bench and Fofana needs game time.

[SFL82]

I’ll be amazed as to how saving a goal bound shot with the defenders hand is justified as not being a pen 

[Sexyfootball]

3 minutes ago, SwedishEntity said:

Of course not, he left Brighton for another PL team when the season had already started. He won't be liked. If Tuchel or Mourinho would have won most games in the start of a season just to f**k off to Real Madrid the second they came calling, they wouldn't be popular characters here either.

If you read their forums from before GP left, there general take was "we're playing the best football in the PL" etc.

Suggest you take your argument to the Brighton forums if you aren't happy with what they think now ... I am merely the messenger !

 

[coco]

Just now, Jezz said:

Another angle of the brilliant save.

This is the day when we all say, what is the point of VAR if they miss the dammed obvious ones that they are there to act on.

[rocker_joker]

Haven't Boehly had enough of Potter by now?Does he still believe this is the guy to lead the "Project rebuild"? 

[SwedishEntity]

1 minute ago, Sexyfootball said:

Suggest you take your argument to the Brighton forums if you aren't happy with what they think now ... I am merely the messenger !

 

I suppose we all have different hobbies and ways of spending our time.

[just]

Just now, SFL82 said:

I’ll be amazed as to how saving a goal bound shot with the defenders hand is justified as not being a pen 

Even Phillip Walton on BT Sport could not defend the decision. He couldn't believe it wasn't given.

It's cheating, corruption. Call it what you want.

[Scott Harris]

Kepa - 7 - Another solid game.

Cucurella - 3 - No chemistry with the team, erratic, plays it too safe, poor defensively.

Badiashile - 6 - Got himself booked after getting too tight, other than that, he was decent again.

Silva - 6 - Defensively sound as usual, held on to the ball for too long at times though.

James - 5 - Well off his game in the first half, picked up a bit in the 2nd, but still nowhere near his best yet.

Loftus-Cheek - 7 - Not a display that will be eye catching, but he did the dirty work which gave freedom to Enzo and Felix.

Enzo - 7 - Good first half, excellent assist for Felix, dropped off a bit in the 2nd half though (seems to be common theme with players under Potter)

Felix - 7 - Same as Enzo, good first half, good goal, dropped off in the 2nd half.

Mudryk - 6 - Some nice moments in the first half, but is getting killed by Potter's tactics. He's a direct player playing in a system that kills direct football.

Madueke - 4 - Busy, but never looks like he is in control of the ball. 

Havertz - 4 - Offside too many times, killed a lot of our momentum at times with his loose touches and passing.

Subs:

Chilwell - 7 - An immediate impact off the bench, especially going forward. An instant upgrade on Cucurella. Lack of match fitness was evident though.

Ziyech - 2 - Horrible, don't know what Potter was thinking bringing him on. Killed every attack he was involved in.

Mount - 5 - Had a few decent moments, but not involved enough after coming on.

Gallagher - 3 - The type of player where a coach says "you have a lot of heart" because that is all he seems to have in a Chelsea shirt. There isn't anywhere near enough quality from him.

[Frankie8Lampard]

I've always said that one of the biggest issues of VAR is that only the officials have control over what gets checked. At least in tennis, players can ask for dodgy decisions to get checked. The referees moved past that handball way too quickly completely ignoring the players' protests.

[enigma]

Just seen the pen call. What are the rules any longer? I don't understand it. 

[enigma]

Potentially 6 pts we've been robbed of this season. 

[drjonesy1994]

7 minutes ago, enigma said:

I got pissed off and stopped watching after they scored. But if were robbed of a pen then it's not the first time this season is it. The Cucurella hair pull was a clear pen and nothing. 

We'd have done well to get a pen for that considering we were defending at the time.