Attacking we were boss. And that's without Lukaku firing on all cylinders, so I can't wait for what we will have in store during the season! If that shot from mirallas that hit the post made it 4-5 it could've been involved in goal of the season imo.
Besic was introduced too late for me, McCarthy and Barry were knackered... whilst neither Jags or Distin were throwing in any decent challenges in and around the box when we needed to nullify the chelsea attack, and he could've done that for us in the final 20/30 minutes.
Saying that though his back heel was horrendous and he should be ashamed, a truly disappointing way to kill off what was still an exciting game at least. Glad that he did just get on with it after though, he obviously shied (sp?) away a bit after and finished with some decent touches.
Our defence is lacklustre atm. We all know Jags and Distin are class, prone to their errors, but on their day they are brick walls... it's just a shame the number of 'days' they have is slowing down (or seems to be). I'll be happy to see Stones introduced again and hopefully inject that much needed tackle and energy, and not to mention some actual football and decent passing from our centre backs. We could probably do with a loanee though, it would have to be the perfect find mind.
We're going to do well this season based on our confidence and performance for say 70-80 minutes in each of our first 3 games, we have shown we can go toe-to-toe with the top 4 with this squad but our problem is becoming an arrogant enough unit to see out games and stay calm under the pressure which they will show us at some point. If we can instil a strong winning & confident mentality into this squad throughout the season we will achieve something special.