Chelsea (H) 24/12: Build-Up & Match Thread

[AndyWolves]

Our passing is woeful.

I refuse to believe our players are this bad technically

 

[Alan]

Deceive, dupe, hoodwink.

I’m familiar, just think there’s no need for Toti to be catching strays.

 

[Alan]

God, how badly do we need a CB who can actually play a diagonal

 

[The Bear]

I refuse to believe our players are this bad technically

It's been more like passes towards someone they thought was gonna be somewhere else.

 

[Lichens]

I’m familiar, just think there’s no need for Toti to be catching strays.

Since when is not being a 40m player a stray. Don't bore me

 

[Dire Wolf]

I wonder if our players know what colour kit we are playing in, because their passes seem to be mostly going to ones in blue.

 

[Alan]

Since when is not being a 40m player a stray. Don't bore me

Womp womp

 

[The Bear]

I’m familiar, just think there’s no need for Toti to be catching strays.

Think it was more of a dig at Chelsea overpaying for players.

 

[Lichens]

God, how badly do we need a CB who can actually play a diagonal

Seriously, stop throwing strays at our CBs. Despicable behavior.

 

[Alan]

Think it was more of a dig at Chelsea overpaying for players.

I suppose, but god, sometimes we can’t just let a player do a good thing.

 

[Alan]

Seriously, stop throwing strays at our CBs. Despicable behavior.

Sorry, I thought I was boring you?

 

[Carrotdude]

I’m so fed up of Semedo being our attacking outlet. He’s completely useless

 

[Lichens]

I suppose, but god, sometimes we can’t just let a player do a good thing.

And sometimes we can’t have a bit of fun on a forum talking about the match

 

[Carrotdude]

We’re very much back to having no idea what we’re trying to do when we attack

 

[YoungWolf]

This is miles better than anything served under Lage, even if it’s more open.

This hasn’t been distinctly poor IMV, good battle with Chelsea shading things, which I suppose I expected given we’re not really a side looking to control things with the ball.

Makes me sad you get so little out of us at the mo, Louie.

We don’t have control out of possession though. Hugely reliant on the physicality of Lemina and Gomes to cover lots of ground. That’s why we get caught through the middle so often.

We’ve improved slightly as this game has gone on but it’s more huff and puff

 

[The Bear]

I’m so fed up of Semedo being our attacking outlet. He’s completely useless

They're all useless today so far. Have barely strung two passes together between the front three.

 

[Alan]

We don’t have control out of possession though. Hugely reliant on the physicality of Lemina and Gomes to cover lots of ground. That’s why we get caught through the middle so often.

We’ve improved slightly as this game has gone on but it’s more huff and puff

I was just thinking we’ve gotten worse!

Football eh

 

[Lichens]

We should probably be down a goal if Chelsea had the least bit of composure in the box

 

[Dire Wolf]

Sarabia has offered nothing so far.

 

[Lichens]

Sarabia has offered nothing so far.

He has had a case of the pass ball straight back to Kilman