Preview: Chelsea v Everton

[BlueLee]

Well the only plus I can think of is we are +3 up on the goal difference from this fixture from last year!

 

[Gladystweet]

...settled for 2-0 at half-time if I'm honest.

Well done travelling fans, you deserve better.

Defeats I can just about handle. Just giving up is harder to take.

 

[Barnfred 55]

Back down to earth with a bump.

Thought that happened last week.

 

[DanEFC92]

Well that was utterly dreadful. Onto the next one.

We go again.

 

[Kev50]

if you'd offered 2-0 to Koeman before the game he'd have snatched your hand off. moving from a back five with five minutes to go having been 2--0 down for an hour. What a coward

 

[Eggs]

...I really don't like 3 at the back. It's totally negative with wing backs who don't charge forward. In our case it turns into a back 5 and invites the opposition on. Also, I don't think it suits Keane.

 

[Toffeemeister]

Stating the obvious there

I know mate. I'm hoping Lookman and Sando will help out but looks like we will need to give them more time to get up to speed.

 

[Mozza1987]

The moaning in this thread after our first loss of the entire season so far and our 3rd away game in a row.

It's a long season, save your moans for when we cough up a game against a bottom team.

Should have not bothered turning up and just given them the 3 points then by your logic.

 

[Blue83]

3 away games in 6 days

Would have liked us to do more and go for it, but it is what it is, a garbage display

Looks like we'll all be doing our usual hyping on deadline day, something I thought we would have avoided with the promising early signings.

The only good thing is we've managed to get a point from playing 2 of our toughest games in the season, got another 2 tough fixtures coming (Tottenham home, Utd away) but once they're done it should be easy pickings for us, If we can get a win against Spurs and draw at Utd I'd say we've done well

 

[cromofo]

This one is on Koeman.

Sandro should've not played, not fit.
5 ATB emulating Chelsea's 3 ATB is something I hope not to see again. We crapped the bed at City 2nd half and now for the entire game away to Chelsea.
Too late switch in formations and subs, should've been done at half time. We've played better with 4 ATB.

 

[TheBigIguana]

He definitely has been crap.

What exactly has he shown you today that makes you think anything else?

I just thought he generally used the ball well and he did play in Sandro who then fluffed it completely. But to be completely fair it's hard to judge Rooney and Sig when they had 7 defenders behind him and Sandro was the worst player on the field

 

[Michaelcoyb]

Can see how Koeman wants to play once DCL came on. Probably should have started.

Praying we get the target man in before the end of the window. Judging by the last 20, if we had a Giroud type we may have made a game of it.

 

[AdaBrummieblue]

The moaning in this thread after our first loss of the entire season so far and our 3rd away game in a row.

It's a long season, save your moans for when we cough up a game against a bottom team.

I think it's the manner of the defeat mate. Clueless for 75 minutes. One touch in their penno area in 75 minutes. Poor tactics that weren't changed for 75 mins. No bottle. I ain't usually one of the doom and gloom mob, but today was dire.

 

[Huyton Layne]

Can't wait for the MoM thread. DCL maybe for looking like a footballer for the short time he was on the field

 

[Abraders]

Commentators fighting over how crap we are.

They aren't buying the 'need time to gel' crap.