Chelsea A Post Match Thread

[Fox92]

2 minutes ago, tickler28 said:

Won the match that gave us a trophy but lost the match that would've given us Champions League which has always been our main aim. Some would argue they'd rather it were the other way round...I'm on the fence re that until we find out where we finish. 

Fvck me, if you didn’t enjoy Saturday especially winning it then what’s the point in watching Sport. Give me a trophy over top 4 everyday of the week and it was laughable Sky trying to talk as if both things were equal. Listen to what our players said, Morgan spoke about it being as big as winning the league.

 

Our aim as a football club is to win trophies.

 

Anyway. Losing tonight didn’t cost us top 4. Games against Fulham and Newcastle did.

Edited 18 May 2021 by Fox92

[Nod.E]

The time to get angry with Rudiger was early in the first half when he started throwing his weight about.

 

Might have pumped us up and changed the flow of the game.

 

Don't do it in the 92nd minute when we're running out of time.

 

We really lack that savvy at times. So annoying.

 

[FrankieADZ]

kinda of annoyed as that Perez chance was pure gold, im sure if Maddison was the one there hed a scored it 

but it is what it is

[Sunbury Fox]

31 minutes ago, Finnegan said:

Absolutely threw it away. No attempt to win it at all. Shocking.

 

As I said earlier, when we're good we're fantastic under Rodgers. Absolutely superb. 

 

When we're shit, we're so, so, so shit. 

The difference tonight is that Chelsea were pretty much at full strength. We were missing some very important players (Barnes, Justin, Evans) whilst 2 others (Maddison and Ricardo) are not really fit. Add those 5 players and change the formation and it's a different game.

[mucfox]

The FA Cup is for eternity and no one can take it away from us. So don't get excited.

Maybe Kasper will score in the 95th minute on Sunday and everything will be fine...

[TWUKO]

Its disappointing to throw it away again for another season, I know it's not over yet but these idiots are obsessed with the champions league that much that they won't throw it away now.

 

Fully expect Burnley and villa to get absolutely battered! Seeing Liverpool on Sunday and Chelsea today, you'd think that they'd just won a cup final, absolutely pathetic, bloody sky obsessed with it too, it really is just laughable. They should actually start giving out little trophies for finishing top 4.

 

If it does happen it wasn't lost here, our home form has been nothing but average, that's cost us. Also we have looked very tired and passive for a numbers of weeks. I think the only games we've dominated recently were against 2 teams that were relegated, says it all really.

 

Positives, European campaigns for 2 successive seasons for the first time in our history I believe and our holy grail the FA cup for the first time in our 137 year history, and I was proud to witness that!

 

Let these muppets have it, we're a real club with real passionate fans, and value our success with all our hearts, not some glory hunting plastics!!!

[trabuch]

2 minutes ago, CloudFox said:

 

What did he say?

I can't really remember, but it made me angry. Essentially said all his players are gentlemen and we started the fight because we were poor losers.

[TheUltimateWinner]

I don’t know why Chilwell has grated me so much, but I found it funny he’s turned off comments on his Instagram... scared to see nasty comments are we Ben  

Edited 18 May 2021 by TheUltimateWinner

[LestaFox92]

Rudiger getting praised for going through the back of people and acting like a total c**t all game.

[Hales]

1 minute ago, chrisfox said:

Agreed, it did look like Mike Stowell was explaining something to the ref, suggesting something was said to kick it off

Yes that was my thoughts too! Be interesting to see if anything comes out.

Edited 18 May 2021 by Hales

[RowlattsFox]

Yeah found it interesting that Ricardo seemed to have a genuine dislike for Chilwell. 

 

How does Amartey get picked out for a yellow  

 

Why did Albrighton not take any corners when Tielemans seemed to be kicking a ball full of water. 

[Strokes]

19 minutes ago, Frost said:

All to play for? Have you seen Liverpool's fixtures? Burnley just got spanked 4-0 at home to Leeds. By the time we kick a ball vs Spurs we'll have to beat them by three to have any chance, with Liverpool playing retirement home Palace on the last day.

 

In all fairness, we blew it at home to Newcastle, not tonight.

Is that Liverpool who needed a last minute goal from their keeper at the weekend against the awful West Brom? Let’s just hope the players don’t throw in the towel like you have.

[Zear0]

Chelsea deserved the win, they were very good, particularly in the first half, and we weren't at it at all.  The ease at which they broke our "press" and the effectiveness of theirs on our defence restricted us to just pretty much hoofing it out for majority of the match. Thought the formation was wrong, but hindsight if wonderful and all that noting it was the same to win us the cup.  We were absolutely sliced apart by  simple balls through the middle due to the chasm of space between the front three and the midfield which was also reminiscent of the 1st half on Saturday.  Need to give up this high press approach when it's Vards, Madders and Perez as it's not effective and just creates space for the opposition.

 

It's really disappointing, but we were beaten by the better team.  Brace yourself for the word "bottle" to be chucked around for fun which is now the default word for whenever any team loses to any other team nowadays.  IF we don't make top 4, then it wasn't this game, it was the Southampton and Newcastle performances.  You can dig out the lists of the the earlier season loses, but those past two were games we knew we had to get results from and aren't comparable to the earlier games.

 

Don't get why people are shocked about Chilwell's behaviour, he switched off last season when he knew he'd got his move.  Clearly believes he's better than us and the behaviour he's shown to his ex-team mates is to be expected.  Can't even blame the booing in the final given this pre-match words and behaviour before his move.  Now he's at Chelsea, he can hide behind the big kids like the child he is (can guarantee after 2 weeks of silence, he'll suddenly remember his Twitter logon).

 

Easy to slate Perez as he was dreadful (and pretty much has been all season), but so were several others.  I don't even like reading "x would have buried that shot from Ayoze", as any footballer worth their salt should have buried that, it was a shocking attempt.

 

The fact I'm feeling a bit indifferent to this result just shows how elated I still am from Saturday.  It'd be nice to play in the Champions League, but I personally don't think it'll make a huge difference to players we are going to sign, as the wages we offer will be the same regardless of which competition we're in.  Also, with respect to players leaving, we've had players go (to non-champs league teams) and want to go when we were in Champions League, so not sure that will be a bit swing on players motived.  It'd be a nice journey, but a second season in Europa might be better for the development of the club as, it hurts to write, the quality of our squad (highlight the word as we've got some exceptional individuals) is more at that level.

 

It's hard not to feel disappointed, but it's not over yet!  Keep the faith and if it goes tits up, just re-watch the cup final.

 

 

Edited 18 May 2021 by Zear0
Bad engrish..

[turkish14]

3 minutes ago, Hales said:

Ricardo, Ndidi and Kel are our most placid players normally so I'm sure something was said for them to react like that!

Ricardo? Really.. I think he always plays like he is angry 

[LCFCbwoi]

I’ve heard that other that Chilwell and Maddison have a good friendship with players from other teams but, the other players of their Age group, Hamza, Barnes and Justin do not share that same friendship 

[enmac]

11 minutes ago, volpeazzurro said:

Plus Southampton against 10 men.

Aguerro missed penalty and a nothing performance from Man U v Liverpool. If I believed in conspiracy theories. 

[Bourbon Fox]

Tell me again what Perez contributes

[SouthStandUpperTier]

 

 

Champions League? S*** competition anyway.

[chrisfox]

It's disappointing, but no one will remember who qualified for the Champions league in the 2020/21 season, but our name will forever be on the FA cup.

[TheUltimateWinner]

Just now, Bourbon Fox said:

Tell me again what Perez contributes

Epic parties 

[KFS]

2 minutes ago, Nod.E said:

The time to get angry with Rudiger was early in the first half when he started throwing his weight about.

 

Might have pumped us up and changed the flow of the game.

 

Don't do it in the 92nd minute when we're running out of time.

 

We really lack that savvy at times. So annoying.

 

Genuinely would like us to bring back Was to crock him. We’ve lost a bit of that for sure

[Mark]

Just now, Bourbon Fox said:

Tell me again what Perez contributes

Goals against Sheffield United

[RowlattsFox]

Said the same last season, even if it didn't work out like that, but at least I have more chance of getting a Europa League ticket 

[Daz93]

Quite funny really. They were celebrating like they won the league when they've squeezed a 2-1 win. This after having spent £250m in the summer including our left-back for £50m.

 

Let them have top 4 so they can continue to spunk money up the wall trying to impress their Instagram followers.

[seenitall]

Too many passengers tonight - Jamie V is struggling, Maddison as well, Perez is......., Albrighton a bit past it - you can’t start with a third of the team out of sorts against a resurgent side who are angry about being robbed of the cup - we need more players and ultimately to stop selling the ones we have if we were are to be a real big club - Kante Mahrez Maguire and even Chilwell playing for us tonight and it’s an easy win