well, all in all, it was like what mourinho predicted. top 4 epl and semi final ucl.

since chelsea lost to sunderland, look like the thread becoming slow. lol...

it will be hard to win at madrid but i hope we can get away goal(s) and will be enough for the return leg.

my heartbeat just return to normal. since the start of the second half, my heart felt like want to explode. hoping we wont concede any goal. lol...
both goals scored during injury time. i guess wasting time tactic pay dividend. lol...

is it just me or...that mikel is really suited with this kind of tactic and game?
and for a moment, i thought that chelsea somehow missed ramires forward run when counter attacking.

last night physical battle between Ba and sakho remind me during drogba era. if we have a player as skillful and strong as drogba, liverpool will be deeper in trouble in last night game. still remember how sanderos clinging helplessly behidn drogba's back. lol...

last night was a war of attrition.
since the 1st min chelsea already deployed wasting time tactic to frustrate liverpool.
and the way the defence setup deeper and deeper was purposely to entice liverpool to attack and hit them through counter attack.
and maybe liverpool can setup their player just to move the ball in own area to open up chelsea's defence. who knows.
but from yesterday match, liverpool last man was at half field line when attacking. even when gerrard slip, they were still high up. look to me that liverpool player was sucked in by chelsea defence. lol...
we can actually say that it was a war of mental. who can keep their formation and discipline together longer will eventually come out as a winner.

i think what they need to cover this problem is a fast defender. sakho and skertel are rather slow imho.

it's too early to rate kalas i guess.
last nite he was surrounded by iva, cole, matic, lampard and mikel.
still need to see how he perform in a more open play tactic and one on one situation.
but i give him credit for not losing concentration during the game.

i watched the game at mamak with my friends. look like everyone know that chelsea is about counter attack. lol...
well..it did boring you when your team sitting duck. but when the counter attack begin, that is when the crowd roaring too. even for liverpool fans know that when chelsea launch counter attack, they will smell danger. lol...

i dont mind the comments and the hatred. as long as it dont involve any physical violence or destructive behaviors.
it somehow are colourful to me. lol...
it will be plain boring if everybody speak like a gentleman.
just look at it in different perspectives and you will be entertain. at least for me. lol...

but i think it will be riskier to play MVG in this kind of game.

ramires quite good when chelsea playing 433. where he can burst forward and roam the field more freely.
like liverpool match where lampard is too slow nowadays to catch up when counter attacking.
but he play like a headless chicken when playing beneath oscar. he seems like clueless for what he suppose to do.
is he suppose to drop deep to receive the ball or going forward to join the attack. lol...

i think mourinho will use 433 formation vs AM.
oscar as a playmaker. ramires box to box and luiz as anchor man.

This post has been edited by nxid: Apr 29 2014, 06:06 PM

6 things: chelsea vs norwich. my own version. lol...

1- willian shouldnt dribble and pass more. for me, the only one im approved to dribble pass opponent is hazard. and maybe salah. other than those two, should look for pass and create opening to receive ball.

2- willian is lazy to find space to receive ball.

3- we have 2 holding midfielder. we should utilize them both more frequently. and become pivot for making pass and playmaking rather than rigidly become cover for defense.

4- i think our problems are more than just below par strikers, isnt it?

5- now all lesser teams know how not to lose to chelsea. sit deep and compact.

6- whose to blame? we have great players. we have one of the best manager in the world. or is it the team is still "work in progress"?

calm because 3rd place is their minimum expectation for this season.

i think this season in positive note we can tell that:
1- chelsea can defend well
2- chelsea has a destructive counterattacking football.

what i think we do need to address for next season will be:
1- goalscoring especially against lower team with deep and compact defense.
2- chemistry between player
3- proactive formation

although in the early season mourinho did tell that they want to play a proactive football but lately what they were playing are more toward reactive football. maybe mourinho ditch the proactive football plan to grab instant result to secure champion league qualification.

This post has been edited by nxid: May 5 2014, 09:45 AM

i think since ronaldinho first introduced to brazil squad, they have been using 4-2-2-2. 2 dm dan 2 am.

i dont mind if ramires transfer to juventus but i dont think we need to add another player. but it will be beneficial if he stay. i guess matic and luiz will be first option for the holding position. with matic will have more freedom to come forward and luiz will be acting as anchor. we will still have MVG and lampard to rotate and maybe introduce nathan ake as backup.

i think last game against cardiff, despite some poor performance but i like how torres play in the second half. play him ball to his feet and he can actually distribute to other players. maybe he need to adapt to a new role if he want to stay and i hope he stay. drop deeper to receive ball and spread it, pass or through ball to any attacking player to create scoring chance. he cant rely on his fast run anymore i guess. but what he lack i think is his off the ball movement.

let go of etoo and ba and bring in lukaku and costa or whoever jose thinks good. and retain torres. but his yesterday body language looked like he will leave for sure. and cole almost stay from what was the commentator was saying.

what if AM wants to loan lukaku as part of costa deal?
will it be good?

that will be good i guess. a win-win situation for both parties.
and lukaku will get a taste of champion league if that so.

on the other note thomas muller is reported unsettled and on the move.
he was good in last year CL. although not technically gifted but he has a strangely timing for scoring goals and appear at the right place at the right time.
if chelsea can get hold of him and deploy him at right att mid. maybe can increase our goalscoring chance.
but he look like cut from the same cloth as schurrle. lol... but with better nose for scoring goals.

disagree.

in term of key passes
david luiz - 0.2 per game
matic - 1.2 per game
mikel - 0.4 per game
lampard - 1.3 per game

passing successful rate
david luiz - 81.2
matic - 84.4
mikel - 90.2
lampard - 83.4

assists
david luiz - 2
matic - 4
mikel - 1
lampard - 5

clearence
david luiz - 4.4 per game
matic - 2.9 per game
mikel - 1.7 per game
lampard - 1.3 per game

interception
david luiz - 1.6 per game
matic - 1.8 per game
mikel - 0.9 per game
lampard - 0.8 per game

basically david luiz is more an anchor man rather than playmaker. he had the lowest in key passes. only 0.2 per game. and his passing was only 81.2% success. what makes his average rating is high 7.51 was because his defensive work in midfield is better than anyone else in chelsea midfield.
and what else can we summerise is mikel basically cant defend and attack. lol...