Match day thread for last 16 second leg at Stamford Bridge.

Whatever.

I see they've wheeled out Colwill again to spin the "Maresca is wonderful" narrative.

"The ideas he brings in training to help us break teams down - it's all down to him. We are top players but he sets us up correctly to look good on the pitch and score goals. As a manager and person, he's top. He pushes us every day."

Well it isn't bloody working Levi, is it ?

So one of two things applies (could be both LOL) :

• The ideas are gash

• The players are not top players because they are incapable of putting all these wonderful ideas into practice.

Edited March 12, 20251 yr by Sexyfootball

1 hour ago, Sexyfootball said:

I see they've wheeled out Colwill again to spin the "Maresca is wonderful" narrative.

"The ideas he brings in training to help us break teams down - it's all down to him. We are top players but he sets us up correctly to look good on the pitch and score goals. As a manager and person, he's top. He pushes us every day."

Well it isn't bloody working Levi, is it ?

So one of two things applies (could be both LOL) :

• The ideas are gash

• The players are not top players because they are incapable of putting all these wonderful ideas into practice.

1 hour ago, dansubrosa said:

Whatever.

This match, BlueCo The Chels, football in general. Fits them all

2 hours ago, Sexyfootball said:

I see they've wheeled out Colwill again to spin the "Maresca is wonderful" narrative.

"The ideas he brings in training to help us break teams down - it's all down to him. We are top players but he sets us up correctly to look good on the pitch and score goals. As a manager and person, he's top. He pushes us every day."

Well it isn't bloody working Levi, is it ?

So one of two things applies (could be both LOL) :

• The ideas are gash

• The players are not top players because they are incapable of putting all these wonderful ideas into practice.

You know what I’m going to say but I’ll say anyway lol. The correct answer is both, the ideas are not good to break down defences and the players are, definitely, not top players.

Additional tickets have been made available to ST and members, plus westview and club Chelsea packages are available on general sale. I guess that not many are thinking about going tomorrow to the game to watch the borefest they serve us week in week out.

15 minutes ago, RMH said:

Additional tickets have been made available to ST and members, plus westview and club Chelsea packages are available on general sale. I guess that not many are thinking about going tomorrow to the game to watch the borefest they serve us week in week out.

Good. Hope that keeps up.

I can see a nervous 0-0 being played out with Maresca's instructions being based on 70% + possession most of which being played at walking pace. Highlights would be one of our centre backs standing motionless near the half way line with their foot on the ball. In the second half it could get slower and even less adventurous. God help us.

27 minutes ago, OneTommyLangley said:

I can see a nervous 0-0 being played out with Maresca's instructions being based on 70% + possession most of which being played at walking pace. Highlights would be one of our centre backs standing motionless near the half way line with their foot on the ball. In the second half it could get slower and even less adventurous. God help us.

Exactly how I see it going.

2 hours ago, RMH said:

You know what I’m going to say but I’ll say anyway lol. The correct answer is both, the ideas are not good to break down defences and the players are, definitely, not top players.

I can't recall many top players that had to tell the fans in press conferences that they were top players 😎

no stress

Match Day!

Come On Chelsea!!

Can't wait.

The Simpsons are often found to have predicted the future, Trump to be president, Enzo Maresca to be a football coach. Uncanny.

KDH playing so will give the game a miss

Really poor team that, hopefully will be enough to go through though.

JORGENSEN

ACHEAMPONG CHALOBAH TOSIN BADIASHILE

CAICEDO ENZO

SANCHO KDH GEORGE

NETO

Chelsea: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Chalobah, Tosin, Badiashile; Caicedo, Fernandez (c); George, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho; Neto

Chelsea substitutes: Sanchez, Bergstrom, James, Murray-Campbell, Antwi, Colwill, Cucurella, Amougou, Walsh, Palmer, Nkunku, Mheuka

I salute Maresca for picking a youth player on the bench that I've never even heard of ... congrats to 16 year old Reggie Walsh, who is apparently a central midfielder !

BENCH

2 GOALKEEPERS, COLWILL,CUCURELLA,JAMES,MURRAY-CAMPBELL(?),ANTWI(?),AMOUGOU,WALSH,PALMER,MHEUKA,NKUNKU

3 OF THOSE AE SICK AND SHOULDNT BE ON THE BENCH

IF WE GO OUT TONIGHT BLAME THE COACH, NO EXCUSES ABOUT INJURIES AND SICKNESS, HE CARRIES THE CAN FOR THIS, PALMER AND NKUNKU ARE SICK YET ARE FORCED TO SIT ON THE BENCH

5 minutes ago, POCH OUT said:

IF WE GO OUT TONIGHT BLAME THE COACH, NO EXCUSES ABOUT INJURIES AND SICKNESS, HE CARRIES THE CAN FOR THIS, PALMER AND NKUNKU ARE SICK YET ARE FORCED TO SIT ON THE BENCH

Except they aren’t sick anymore so the bench is the place for them.

10 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

Chelsea: Jorgensen; Acheampong, Chalobah, Tosin, Badiashile; Caicedo, Fernandez (c); George, Dewsbury-Hall, Sancho; Neto

Chelsea substitutes: Sanchez, Bergstrom, James, Murray-Campbell, Antwi, Colwill, Cucurella, Amougou, Walsh, Palmer, Nkunku, Mheuka

Felix, Chukwuemeka, Chilwell, Veiga and Casadei would have have been handy tonight, where are they again? Oh yeah, they were sent out on loan/sold midway through the longest season we will ever have