Chelsea (A) - Match Thread

[foxfan92]

Need to be better with our passing when we have chances, but I'd have taken goalless at half time, and we've had a half decent chance. 

 

Mad > Sanchez who looks vulnerable if we can get a clear chance. 

 

Clutching at straws but I'm hoping the headline is the difference in keepers as we steal something unlikely here.

 

(Now watch them score in the first 3 mins of second half and we loose 3 nil after all).

[adejo92]

1 minute ago, Ian Nacho said:

And here's me thinking Bruno Fernandez was the most irritating Fernandez in the division. 

Man Utds Bruno Fernandes is quite irritating too.

[Stuntman_Mike]

I'd genuinely sooner have Hamza still in our squad starting at right back with Justin moving over to replace Kristiansen on the left. 

[pSinatra]

1 minute ago, Ian Nacho said:

Was it a penalty? Looked soft in the ground. 

 

Stood on his toe & he went down like a sack of shit

 

Soft but a penalty these days

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, StanSP said:

All still seems a bit laboured. 

Like we're lost as to what to do when we get in the final third. 

Not really surprising, confidence must be on the floor.

 

We have scored 1 in 7, so it hardly surprising we aren't fuild.

 

We need a bit of luck or a break 

 

[Richmondfox]

Just now, whoareyaaa said:

He made the most of it, softest pen you will see

Not sure how that tiny touch made him spin around in the air. Footballers defy physics. 

[Hales]

Ricardo and Winks will be on in the second half

[Stuntman_Mike]

Much better half than I was expecting. Chelsea have been quite poor so far.

[LcFc_Smiv]

We've been ok but when we have a chance to get forward we either turn back or pass to no one, Chelsea have been pretty awful but create something from nothing.

 

It's pretty ugly from both sides.

[Foxmeister]

2 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Was it a penalty? Looked soft in the ground. 

Marginal but yes, he went down very late though.

[foxfanazer]

Just now, Hales said:

Ricardo and Winks will be on in the second half

[baldeagle]

2 minutes ago, fox_favourite said:

When you're down at the bottom, I'll take that any day. 

Exactly 

[South Shire Fox]

1 minute ago, coolhandfox said:

Not really surprising, confidence must be on the floor.

 

We have scored 1 in 7, so it hardly surprising we aren't fuild.

 

We need a bit of luck or a break 

 

We need pace and power in our squad. We have neither

[Foxin_Mad]

Winks is shit I’m not having him on. Surely we need someone on who can create or maybe shoot?!

[BigGibbo]

2 minutes ago, Ian Nacho said:

Was it a penalty? Looked soft in the ground. 

Definite dive, but he got kicked by a dunce first.

 

I've seen referees not give things like that for over reacting plenty of times. Definitely not being given against Chelsea here.

[coolhandfox]

Just now, LcFc_Smiv said:

We've been ok but when we have a chance to get forward we either turn back or pass to no one, Chelsea have been pretty awful but create something from nothing.

 

It's pretty ugly from both sides.

We have lost 11 of the last 12 and scored 1 in 7, it's hardly surprising we aren't fuild and lack confidence to play forward.

[whoareyaaa]

1 minute ago, Foxin_Mad said:

Winks is shit I’m not having him on. Surely we need someone on who can create or maybe shoot?!

Least he will probably look forward, other option is Facundo no one else is capable

[splinterdream]

Much better, as someone else has put, would love to see Ricardo and Winks early in the second half

[Hales]

The moment of the half....now come on Leicester!!!! 🙏💙

[FosseSpark]

the shape is working. the personnel arent.

[The Guvnor]

Not to concede in the first half is a positive!

 

 

[coolhandfox]

1 minute ago, South Shire Fox said:

We need pace and power in our squad. We have neither

We do.

 

But we are were we are, can't change that now.

[Richmondfox]

1 minute ago, Foxin_Mad said:

Winks is shit I’m not having him on. Surely we need someone on who can create or maybe shoot?!

Sadly those options are just as poor.  We need someone to be able and want to pass forwards first before we can shoot. 
 

It’s either long ball for Daka to not win or Soumare to stink out by passing backwards or to Chelsea. 

[WigstonWanderer]

Made it to HT without conceding so that’s something I suppose. Frustrating that every promising break either ends with a crap pass or a pass backwards.

 

Edit: thank goodness for Mads.

Edited 9 March 2025 by WigstonWanderer

[Blueman1967]

Way better there is  a grit, and defence is doing well, couple of chances for us, hitting the bar, great save for the pen