No mate just looki biased, it's not a pen, the rest of the claptrap you can stick up your red hoop.
Makes sense.
Thank you.
True but we went onto a spiral of death...was it 1 win in 14 games. I can't see that happening this time (hoping)
I've not read a single post in this thread so I don't know what the mood around the place is after today's game. With that being said, I thought we looked considerably less nervous defensively, particularly during set pieces and that was even in spite of losing two of our starting centre-backs. This should not be downplayed in my opinion as it needed rectifying for the vast majority of last season. It could save us shipping 20+ goals if we keep it up.
in addition, take a look at Chelsea's official MOTM poll:
All defensive players, yet our attack wasn't much to write home about today in my opinion. Gray was particularly frustrating with his decision making in the final third, I thought he definitely should of made the killer pass for Gordon to be put clean through where Silva stood firm. Some might view that as Silva with a great block but I think if Gray kept on running for a few more yards he could of been more incisive and managed to pick out Gordon. I guess we'll never know, eh? There were other instances of a lack of incision that I can't really recall right now but they definitely happened and they were definitely frustrating
Honourable mentions:
I thought Patterson coped well v Sterling for the most part, not an easy task for even the most seasoned of professionals. McNeil on the other hand got turned inside out once or twice (no, I'm not saying he had a bad game). We even saw glimpses of what Patterson can do at the other end. Not the disaster that some folks would die to make you believe *cough* @davek *cough*
Iwobi looked industrious in central midfield, carrying on where he left off last season some might say. It should be interesting to see what Frank does with him once Onana and Gana stamp their authority on the two positions in midfield if we're sticking with the same formation. He doesn't deserve to be dropped, Doucoure definitely does the lumbering oaf.
All in all, the positives were there today like Frank has said himself.
I've not read a single post in this thread so I don't know what the mood around the place is after today's game. With that being said, I thought we looked considerably less nervous defensively, particularly during set pieces and that was even in spite of losing two of our starting centre-backs. This should not be downplayed in my opinion as it needed rectifying for the vast majority of last season. It could save us shipping 20+ goals if we keep it up.
in addition, take a look at Chelsea's official MOTM poll:
All defensive players, yet our attack wasn't much to write home about today in my opinion. Gray was particularly frustrating with his decision making in the final third, I thought he definitely should of made the killer pass for Gordon to be put clean through where Silva stood firm. Some might view that as Silva with a great block but I think if Gray kept on running for a few more yards he could of been more incisive and managed to pick out Gordon. I guess we'll never know, eh? There were other instances of a lack of incision that I can't really recall right now but they definitely happened and they were definitely frustrating
Honourable mentions:
I thought Patterson coped well v Sterling for the most part, not an easy task for even the most seasoned of professionals. McNeil on the other hand got turned inside out once or twice (no, I'm not saying he had a bad game). We even saw glimpses of what Patterson can do at the other end. Not the disaster that some folks would die to make you believe *cough* @davek *cough*
Iwobi looked industrious in central midfield, carrying on where he left off last season some might say. It should be interesting to see what Frank does with him once Onana and Gana stamp their authority on the two positions in midfield if we're sticking with the same formation. He doesn't deserve to be dropped, Doucoure definitely does the lumbering oaf.
All in all, the positives were there today like Frank has said himself.
No one was expecting DCL to get a knee injury 3 days before the game, and ftr we’ve been trying to sign one all summer as well as other targets
