No changes 🙄

We lose this 1-2 or 1-3

Just now, Scott Harris said:

When he played at Palace, they were a counter attacking team. They were very direct. Everything was about getting the ball quickly to Zaha. We don't play direct though, we are all about building from the back. Gallagher has no hope as an attacking midfielder with that kind of setup.

True. That has been a problem with our team for many years now. The amount of times we have the ball in promising positions and end up going all the way back to the keeper....

3 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Who really cares? Same old Chelsea week-in, week-out. Nothing to get upset about. Just accept it. There's nothing we can do, anyway.

I'm immune to it .

If a defeat knocked us off the top of the league I'd be upset, otherwise, it's the same old same old

3 minutes ago, goose said:

We can buy all the forwards we want, no striker can live with the sh*t we are serving up match after match. Apparently if you don’t shoot you don’t score. We have all this possession but don’t attack the opposition goal. This shows we’ve had twice as much possession but the shots are near the same. 
This sh*t is on Poch, all this lazy f**king about the back and midfield. 
Check any other top team with this possession and they have 2/3 times more shots. 
BTW Colewill is not or never will be a full back. 

Surprised they don't have shots for nearest the corner flag, nearest row ZZZ, nearest the post...we'd probably be leading the league.   If you have 13 shots at goal and only 2 are in an area 24ft x 8 ft then there's a real problem.   If this was an NHL size goal I'd understand it. 

Just now, The Rising Sun said:

I'm immune to it .

If a defeat knocked us off the top of the league I'd be upset, otherwise, it's the same old same old

I just laugh. Almost gone full circle. 

Just now, The Rising Sun said:

I'm immune to it .

If a defeat knocked us off the top of the league I'd be upset, otherwise, it's the same old same old

Well win or lose each week, we are mired in mediocrity and in mid-table due to our consistent inconsistency.

1 minute ago, smileysmiles said:

Gallagher shouldn't be going anywhere. Not sure why some hate him so much. Been our POS so far.

I wouldn’t sell him but not a starter for me if we are a serious club. He would be brilliant in a counter attacking setup where  he is arriving late into the box, in a team controlling possession he looks off.

Just now, The Rising Sun said:

I'm immune to it .

If a defeat knocked us off the top of the league I'd be upset, otherwise, it's the same old same old

Lucky you. It still ruins my day and the next and I’m f**king sick of it.

One of the worst things Pochettino has done since he arrived is how he sets us up defensively.

We know how bad we are from crosses into the back post, but has anybody noticed how easy it is for teams to switch the ball from one side of the pitch to the other? I have been saying all season how narrow our fullbacks are and Pochettino has done nothing to change it. Our fullbacks are more like left and right sided CB's at times. We are constantly open to wingers running into our box or putting a cross in.

6 minutes ago, General said:

Up until their goal I was starting to believe. But it’s the same game story unfolding once again. Absorb pressure well start attacking football score continue miss miss miss.  Cede control and bottle it right at the worst possible moment on the stroke of the half. 
Theres 2 team talks ongoing right now. I got a sad feeling I think I may know whose will make the difference. 

I can only base my perception on Poch's pre-match or post-match interviews and Q&A sessions, but I have never seen Poch expressing his thought in a clear logical comprehensive way that would leave you with a complete and unambiguous understanding of the message. Good luck to the boys to grasp his team talk points.

Injuries are really f**king us. It's not just one or two players, but continuous injuries to different players and long term too. 

Just now, enigma said:

Injuries are really f**king us. It's not just one or two players, but continuous injuries to different players and long term too. 

OHHHHH stop playing same old crap

7 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Who really cares? Same old Chelsea week-in, week-out. Nothing to get upset about. Just accept it. There's nothing we can do, anyway.

To be completely fair we did nothing before and won trophies.

2 minutes ago, forbzy said:

True. That has been a problem with our team for many years now. The amount of times we have the ball in promising positions and end up going all the way back to the keeper....

That is because we have no player with the ability to play an accurate long ball in the middle of the park, and when Enzo is fit Poch for whatever crazy reason plays him ahead of Gallagher in the hole.

1 minute ago, enigma said:

Injuries are really f**king us. It's not just one or two players, but continuous injuries to different players and long term too. 

This is true as well. 

we look very shaky...hopefully we sort ourselves out for second half

Maatsen isn't strong enough. Another lightweight dwarf.

sounds like a and seems like this team are not premier league standard .not for challenging for top4/ 1st place / champions league . but who do we keep , who do we let go ........

1 minute ago, just said:

Maatsen isn't strong enough. Another lightweight dwarf.

Stop picking on dwarfs...

I just cannot work out wtf we are trying to do all this passing at the back then we lose the ball. It’s baffling 

The problem is that we play too many back passes allowing teams time and space to arrange their defence and pick all the players. teams are too comfortable defending against us. 

Pointless foul by Caicedo, Gusto had it covered. Idiot.

Edited December 27, 20232 yr by Scott Harris

it's hard not to compare the way we've started this half to the way Man United took charge after going in 2 down and turned their game around - where's the fight in this Chelsea team, they just look lost   

2023 22 games at home and 5 wins.....🤣🤣🤣🤣