flllerywhereru2 Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 Interesting points made here by simon jordan-whilst our refs are poor and the use of VAR flawed but the attempted pressure from the likes of arteta and Klopp are also not helping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 4 hours ago, Dwmh said: About right though. It was all about Spurs throwing away a game they should have won comfortably. And yet we were on top when they had their first player sent off 🤷🏻♂️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Ham said: And yet we were on top when they had their first player sent off 🤷🏻♂️ Far from it. We had a better 15 mins after a disastrous first 15. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ham Posted November 7, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2023 2 hours ago, Dwmh said: Far from it. We had a better 15 mins after a disastrous first 15. We had totally sussed out how to cut through their high block. Their right back was having a mare. We were most certainly on top. 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROTG Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Ham said: We were most certainly on top. So how do you explain, why were we 1-0 down until they went down to 10 men, then when they go down to 9 men and we score 1 in normal time and 2 more in extra time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, ROTG said: So how do you explain, why were we 1-0 down until they went down to 10 men, then when they go down to 9 men and we score 1 in normal time and 2 more in extra time. I suppose the obvious answer is they were tired as a group.We got lucky and 1 -4 means nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) 8 hours ago, Ham said: We had totally sussed out how to cut through their high block. If that is true was it case of an a accident rather than design? Edited November 8, 2023 by kev61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 8, 2023 Share Posted November 8, 2023 8 hours ago, Ham said: We had totally sussed out how to cut through their high block. That wasn't until 90 mins were already up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 9, 2023 Share Posted November 9, 2023 There is another Obi One Podcast this time with SFL. Long one, 2 hours. Not heard it yet but people might be interested. Timecodes 00:00 - Intro 01:48 - Mikel’s praise for ‘Super Frank’ 10:21 - What makes Lamps Chelsea’s greatest 12:53 - The grind behind the glory 16:05 - Mikel's favourite Lampard tale 23:36 - The Mourinho effect 26:08 - Working with Villas-Boas 30:08 - Managing today’s stars 34:14 - Lampard on being the ‘Chosen One’ 37:22 - Mourinho's emotional Chelsea exit 43:55 - The incident that shaped the man 49:14 - Reliving Lampard's greatest night 57:32 - The goal that haunted Chelsea 01:00:21 - Barca’s heist at the Bridge 01:07:22 - The rival that elevated Frank 01:13:15 - Lampard’s second Chelsea chapter 1:22:19 - Assessing Chelsea today 1:29:45 - JT's call that never came 1:44:03 - Insights on the rising Blue Moon 1:52:17 - The Lampard-Scholes-Gerrard debate 1:56:32 - Lampard's bid to sign Bellingham 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisb Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 So Sp*rs have lost Maddison and van de Ven until the New Year, with Richarlison recovering from an op that makes 3 players injured. Sky Sports now reporting of them having an “injury crisis”. We’ve still got way more than that on the treatment table! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 3 minutes ago, chrisb said: So Sp*rs have lost Maddison and van de Ven until the New Year, with Richarlison recovering from an op that makes 3 players injured. Sky Sports now reporting of them having an “injury crisis”. We’ve still got way more than that on the treatment table! Well, of course, poor old plucky Spurs, battling on through an awful injury crisis. Meanwhile, the love in will continue for 'Big Ange's' tactics as they try and play a high line on Saturday morning with their walking wounded. Everyone will be so impressed even if they suffer another defeat because they're "having a crack, mate". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 Commentators and pundits making lots of excuses for Spurs and Newcastle today because of injuries and suspension whilst our poor form last season and early this was the result of Poch and the squad not being very good and nothing else. We've had the worst injury record in the entire league since the start of last season. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted November 11, 2023 Share Posted November 11, 2023 47 minutes ago, Ham said: Commentators and pundits making lots of excuses for Spurs and Newcastle today because of injuries and suspension whilst our poor form last season and early this was the result of Poch and the squad not being very good and nothing else. We've had the worst injury record in the entire league since the start of last season. And the last two seasons as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 (edited) Good description of how as supporters we have no clue from game to game how the team will actually perform: Quote Matchdays at Stamford Bridge these days dawn with a curious mixture of fascination and foreboding: roughly akin to the sensation of sitting down in a restaurant that has a 3.3 rating on Google Maps. Nobody really knows what to expect any more. None of the old benchmarks of quality seem to apply...We knew that Chelsea thrive against opponents who give them space to run into; that they remain barely competent at defending the areas around their penalty box. That they are capable of producing moments of sublime quality and moments of abject calamity, and as you scan the barcode on your ticket you have no idea of knowing which will prevail. https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/nov/12/pochettino-raises-the-pulse-as-chelsea-are-unleashed-as-an-attacking-force Edited November 13, 2023 by Backbiter 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 10 minutes ago, Backbiter said: Good description of how as supporters we have no clue from game to game how the team will actually perform: https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2023/nov/12/pochettino-raises-the-pulse-as-chelsea-are-unleashed-as-an-attacking-force Quote Marc Cucurella held his own against Phil Foden despite playing almost 80 minutes on a yellow card. One of many good points in there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted November 13, 2023 Share Posted November 13, 2023 52 minutes ago, Dwmh said: One of many good points in there. Yes, both full-backs stood up well against dangerous opponents. And our wide players gave their fullbacks a very difficult time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Wondering where to put this, there is no jokes page and RIP seemed inappropriate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 14, 2023 Share Posted November 14, 2023 Anyone who guesses who the player talked about is deserves a prize. And if you know how many goals he has got this season for club and country I'm amazed. https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/club-manager-says-player-chelsea-sold-in-2020-is-now-as-good-as-erling-haaland/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 @Dwmh....not arguing with the interesting observations you showed us...The Big H is 23 years old and smashing it at the highest level...Morata is 31 playing in an easier, generally, league...I always liked him and as I'm sure others could see he had a nice touch BUT he didn't have that extra "thing" needed in the EPL. Another media filler article,,bottom line?...Morata couldn't hack it at the highest weekly level and is where his skill set works. Good luck to him..he wasted our time! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Dwmh said: Anyone who guesses who the player talked about is deserves a prize. And if you know how many goals he has got this season for club and country I'm amazed. https://www.thechelseachronicle.com/news/club-manager-says-player-chelsea-sold-in-2020-is-now-as-good-as-erling-haaland/ Quote Álvaro Morata is on par with Erling Haaland. In terms of goals and his numbers, he can certainly be compared to him”. Let's do a blind comparison then. I won't say which player plays in Spain and which player plays in England: Player A: 2023-24 11 apps 7 goals 1 assist 2022-23 36 apps 13 goals 2 assists Player B: 2023-24 12 apps 13 goals 3 assists 2022-23 35 apps 36 goals 8 assists Yes, Simeone's right. Morata can be compared to Haaland, but unfavourably. He is certifiably insane if he thinks they are are 'on a par' 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Backbiter said: 2023-24 11 apps 7 goals 1 assist It is a lot better than that if you count other comps and internationals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 Here we go again. The Guardian on another mission to destroy the club. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backbiter Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 46 minutes ago, Ham said: Here we go again. The Guardian on another mission to destroy the club. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other They are relentless on that front. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_Matt Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Ham said: Here we go again. The Guardian on another mission to destroy the club. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Usual leftist nonsense to try and discredit a genuinely great man who does good for a LOT of people. But that’s the toilet paper Guardian. More than a whiff of anti-semitism too, no doubt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted November 15, 2023 Share Posted November 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Ham said: Here we go again. The Guardian on another mission to destroy the club. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/15/chelsea-fc-face-new-questions-over-how-roman-abramovich-funded-success?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other Not the club, no. The club is very much collateral damage. Does anyone think any of the claims in the article about "hidden" payments sound totally implausible? I don't. It never really made much sense that we competed as we did, making the losses we did, while complying with FFP. The big question for me is what weight of evidence is there and what the PL dares do given ... Shall we say, other matters under investigation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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