Match Thread Chelsea 2-0 Everton. Sat Dec 13th. 3pm

[blue to the bone]

Why bother turning up at all, they’re the World Club Champions after all

I think we will get a draw.
Last time we went there we lost 6 nil.
Lets not be stupid and think they ain't a good side.

 

[davek]

I just don’t think he’s good enough. That first 30 mins in the derby was absolutely atrocious. He’s thrown previous managers under the bus with suicide balls across the back 4, even the start of last season he was absolutely terrible until Garner came back in alongside him. He’ll turn it on for four or five games at the end of the season and fans will clamour for another deal and for him to start 38 games a season at 35 years old. It’s absolutely ridiculous. He just can’t be trusted in possession. The incident at United came from a completely stupid ball to play in your own penalty area

I've always rated Gueye as someone who does the less flashy things off the ball - even though his distribution is terrible his stats for interceptions and tackles are very successful.

But stuff like that slap are defining moments for me.

Should never have been rewarded today.

 

[Rita_Poon]

^^ Gana with the winner then?

 

[Vaughan]

Harsh on Alcaraz and not sure on rewarding Gueye with a start, we could have really been in the mire with his sending off and suspension and it’s a credit to all those lads out there, including Charley, that we are not

 

[MrGrumpy]

Stuart Atwell on VAR no point even trying

 

[Bwana]

Got a feeling this will be a busy referee day. Yellow cards galore.

"Again Everton can't contain their players" while a rent boy is choking one of us.

 

[Fonzy]

Damn shame Palmer is fit. Hoping the gormless get isn't fully up to speed but can still do these

Hopefully not 100%

 

[Shibbywiggles]

Erm, he actually stumbled onto a winning team.

Just like he did when moving Cahill into the 10.

Yes, anything he does well is just an accident and anything he does bad means he’s a terrible manager, of course

I don’t want Moyes here long term as I don’t think he will win us anything and I actually want my team to be better than fighting for Europe but to say he’s not good at taking an average team and getting them fighting for Europe would be very unfair because here we are again after years of fighting relegation and after a transfer window that many called a disaster because we have no good full backs or strikers

 

[Shibbywiggles]

"Again Everton can't contain their players" while a rent boy is choking one of us.

Enough of that mate

 

[blue to the bone]

1.1
Ndiaye with a goal as a goin away present

 

[ValBlue]

I think we will get a draw.
Last time we went there we lost 6 nil.
Lets not be stupid and think they ain't a good side.

Again, we lost here 6-0 last time, so why even try?

The fear of winning is as paralysing as the fear of losing with some.

We may get pumped, we may be all over them and win deservedly, it may be a dogged draw - but if you’re only ever aiming for a draw as the best you can ever dream of, you get exactly what you deserve.

Their last few results haven’t been inspiring, but suddenly we need to bow in reverence to a result from last season.

There needs to be at least an intent to win every game.

 

[davek]

Remember this if we fall behind...

 

[JohnRoss23]

Hey God… it’s me again, I don’t ask for much but 3 points today would be appreciated

 

[Tommy Chong]

Not really sure why people are surprised that Gana has come straight back in.

It seems like a typically pragmatic choice from Moyes.

Yes, he’s changing a winning team - but there’s certainly an argument to say that the circumstances warrant it.

Forest at home and Chelsea away are two entirely different prospects - and as others have said, Gana will be desperate to put in a strong performance to make up for the red.

I’m willing to see what happens.

A lot of the people complaining would be the same people complaining for never having a plan b or expecting to pick the same system the same way every game no matter the opposition

I think people just like to complain and after 12 points in 5 games there’s not been much to complain about

T-Minus 10 minutes till kickoff. We can only wait and see.
Hopefully Moyes has dotted all his i’s and crossed all his t’s.

 

[Vaughan]

Any hypothetical places to watch the match please?