Very nervous half. Palmer needs to start performing in the big games. He's all too often coasting through.

Aside from caicedo everyone else has been mediocre.

The average age of the Betis team is 30, they have 6 players over 30, Chelsea’s is 24. Its like men vs boys, experience counts.

Dreadful but I'm sure an inspiring, passionate team talk by the gaffer and we'll come out firing on all cylinders to win 3-1. Nurse....my medication please 🙄

Great I’ve been saving some chocolate cake for half time

Maresca has the same hairstyle as Murphy from Robocop

I genuinely can see the gulf in quality between two teams. Real Betis players are nowhere near the level of our players.

But they are bossing the game, the difference is managers which I find so frustrating.

Never disliked a Chelsea player more than Enzo, biggest flop of all time, and even worse that he’s ‘for some reason’ untouchable.

Absolute travesty that he’s vice captain.

Did I miss the news that Gusto was signing for Betis? Cos he has been playing for them all half.

For all of Palmer's quality, he doesn't put 1% of the effort into pressing that Saka/Salah do

Needs to do something here, gusto off, dewsbury hall on (why is Lavia not on the bench) and Caicedo at RB and push enzo forward Cole off Jackson, or James on straight swap but that’s not going to help the shape we need to boss the middle and break the press

Abysmal first half. We didn't register a single decent shot on goal. Maresca has been absolutely schooled by Pellegrini.

We all predicted it though. You don't f**k around in a cup final. What has come before means nothing, you play your best and most in form players. Worst of all though, he has us strolling around like it's just another league game. Nothing changes with Maresca, I genuninely can't understand why a single person sticks by this guy. He's sh*te.

Just now, DarkMata said:

Great I’ve been saving some chocolate cake for half time

Take care with it. We still remember pizzagate😆

This was coming. Stick your chest out as Colwill and Maresca did after arsenal like celebration for making 4th place? Yeah a come back down to earth slap was coming.

I wouldn't just sub Gusto, Enzo and Madueke at half time. I'd sub them, put a Mudryk shirt on them and helicopter drop them in Russia.

Not our finest first half in continental football admittedly.

We've had a couple of flashes, and we have good options off the bench. We should also be fitter than they are (and certainly younger - I think the 71-year-old Pellegrini would be their third-oldest player if he were on the pitch). We should be able to dominate more as the game goes on.

Let's not get our knickers in a twist just yet. Please hold your despair for another 45 minutes.

Credit to Isco though - I've missed that weird waddling run. No credit to Antony as he is the poor man's Hakim Ziyech.

2 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

That Palmer daisy-cutter early on?

Only reason know it was a shot on target was cause won a boosted bet for Palmer getting one shot on target - the clear highlight of the match for me so far!😂

James on for Gusto

KDH on for Fernandez

George on for Madueke

That'll do for starters.

Well, that was sh*t. Time for one of those famous half time talks from the bald fraud.

Just now, dansubrosa said:

I genuinely can see the gulf in quality between two teams. Real Betis players are nowhere near the level of our players.

But they are bossing the game, the difference is managers which I find so frustrating.

Eh Pellegrini wasn't exactly lighting things up with West Ham

Their players might not be technical but at least they run and put in effort, which is miles more than what our squad offers except Caicedo

I think it's tactically wrong to make 5 subs at half time, or else.......

I would not only sub Gusto, Noni and Enzo right now but I'd make the fckers go and sit on the bus for the second half.

1 minute ago, dansubrosa said:

I genuinely can see the gulf in quality between two teams. Real Betis players are nowhere near the level of our players.

But they are bossing the game, the difference is managers which I find so frustrating.

Really? I don’t see much quality in our lads apart from Caicedo and Palmer. The others are not that good.

Maresca's fault. Started weakened defence for some unknown reason.... It's a f...g final. Start your best players! Because of that, now you are chasing the game and wide open to counters. MAKE CHANGES AT HALF TIME and GET THIS RIGHT!

If i see him say the players are nervous on this thread again i'll lose my sh*t

Might go watch Philadelphia, the hit film starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington where the main character gets Aids. More cheery than watching this pish

Here's a problem as I see it. We made CL which brings in money sponsorship etc. But who the hell would want to come and play this dire football under Maresca. Which manager would want to work here with BlueCo looking over their shoulder all the time.?