FA Cup: Chelsea (A) Match-Thread

[lgfualol]

Dont get Enzo’s fascination with Daka, cant remember him doing anything since AFCON. Cannon at least knows where the net is.

[FrankieADZ]

Just now, RearsbyFox said:

We've conceded 11 goals in 5 and half games. Our defence has been terrible lately and it could cost us. 

even if we won every single game 8-0 someone on here would be moaning, and word is "could" cost us

still alot of football too be played, and every game we dont steam roll a team in the championship its an uproar

 

i fully expected us to lose today; so its no surprise to me

[Royston.]

3 minutes ago, Bob Hazels shorts said:

Watch it again 👓

Yeah he should be busting a gut to get back but no where near

[Paninistickers]

Even the commentators can see all you have to do is stick it in the channels with this set up. 

 

It's excruciating. 

 

 

[ozvaldo]

We’re just not very good when it matters. 
 

Luckily the Championship is full of so much shit that we’ve done well to be at the top. 
 

But, like others have said, without huge investment (assuming we do go up), we’ll be coming straight back down. 

[oxtonfox]

I have a feeling our earlier FA Cup team would have done better than this team. We’re so open at the back Chelsea should have had far more. Hoping it’s not going to get worse than this. 

[HybridFox]

Vardy and Ricardo big misses today. But we haven't been at the races. Think we have one eye on the Championship so can't see us getting back into this. Hopefully keep the score down

[Coalman]

21 minutes ago, Mark said:

I’m sure he’s been coached to cut inside, he wasn’t like this when he first joined. Needs to go back to playing on instinct 

Both Stephy and Fattawu have the ability to run down the wing and cross the ball....but they dont!  They run down the wing and then STOP-dead ( gives the defence a chance to organise etc ) and cross with their 'wrong' foot.  Opposition teams know how to play against such tactics, over and over and over and over again.

 

[Leicesterpool]

Our defence is hopeless, they have cost us.

[StanSP]

1 minute ago, Tielemans63 said:

When Ricardo isn't fit, there's no way we should be playing the inverted full back tactic, largely because we can't bloody do it. You need an alternative, Enzo. Surely he can see that?

Yep, doesn't always work with Hamza. Especially not against this opposition where you can get exposed ever so easily. 

 

Not sure how Enzo would change it. Unlikely he'd go to a back 4 with Justin for example. 

[ConnFoxUS]

7 minutes ago, Bryn said:

 

4-3-3*

Think we should try to sneak a 4-4-4 out there and see if anyone notices. 

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, Vazman said:

The comparison was Prem v Championship, nothing else, Leeds bagged 2 against these we be very lucky to get a shot on target at this rate

Leeds came into the game flying and on form, we haven't.

 

Think it would be a different game if we played when we were flying.

[Clever Fox]

1 minute ago, Vazman said:

The comparison was Prem v Championship, nothing else, Leeds bagged 2 against these we be very lucky to get a shot on target at this rate

The difference is Leeds have pace throughout their team we have none.

[Kp1984]

I had to turn that off it’s was to hard to watch like having teeth pulled 

[FoxFossil]

I fear 5 or 6 now. No threat and hopeless defence, not a good combo.

[Vazman]

1 minute ago, Pliskin said:

FFS, Chelsea maybe having a poor season, but they’re better than Wolves. 
 

We beat Bournemouth didn’t we? People have been winging at me for being negative, but **** me this is next level today…… what did people actually think would happen? Chelsea’s pace was always going to be far too much for us today, we haven’t played all that badly, but we know we make mistakes, our confidence is fragile at the moment, and Chelsea have exploited that. 
 

What needs to happen is Enzo learns something from this game today to take into the final 9 games. 

4th Feb Chelsea v Wolves, Wolves win 4 to 2 away, your argument holds zero substance, I dont expect  to win I expect too see a decent performance that's all

[foxes_rule1978]

Just now, FoxFossil said:

I fear 5 or 6 now. No threat and hopeless defence, not a good combo.

We have had chances to be fair 

[HybridFox]

Sanchez is Danny Ward 2.0 and we've had no shots on target says it all 

[Clever Fox]

We have to get the first Goal in the 2nd half to have any chance .

[sm1]

God help us if we get promoted. I wouldn't want to see this team against a full strength Liverpool or Arsenal.

[Guest Col city fan]

Watching this today is pretty much the first time I’ve been worried about Maresca.

Setting us up today to try to outplay Chelsea today, (ie plan A) shows such little tactical flexibility. Today was a game we needed to be tight in the middle, soak up pressure, defend well and try to hit on the counter. Wolves are nowhere near as good as Chelsea but Robins managed to do this yesterday with Cov.

How we concede goals is the problem. Far too easily. 
I was convinced we were going to get auto promotion, but I’m not so sure now. We look like sides have worked us out, and we seem to have no plan B 

Our squad is still the best in the Championship, but the confidence seems to have disintegrated. I hope we just have enough. 

[Ricey]

Not playing Justin is really strange. High line and up against Palmer, Doyle just doesn’t have the mobility.

[NaijaFox]

6 minutes ago, Bob Hazels shorts said:

Watch it again 👓

Which part are you disputing? That Fatawu lost the ball? Or that he failed to track back? 

[oxtonfox]

Hope Enzo makes some subs here

[ajthefox]

In the middle half of the pitch I think we've been OK with the ball but at either end it's been poor. 

 

No real threat or cutting edge and Chelsea have cut through us so easily. Defending for both of their goals and the Sterling miss were awful. So simple.

 

We're lucky it's only 2 at the moment.