11 vs 11, we can get 3 point! Final ball let us down. Mason should pass to havertz. Havertz should pass to rom. Btw we really solid. This team really title contender. Need another DM and we can challengge for title

Tbh i was quite comfortable w our mids even w RLC+ampadu as backup

But kante has been injury prone quite regularly these days and this has now becoming a concern for me.

Heck..since lampard's time
I do remembee he din play much in 1st part of the lampard final season.

Not sure abt saul..but if if loan + option to buy i guess should be ok

(my personal target this season more on to close the gap w top 2 instead)

congrats!

chelsea played and defended really well last night! if not for the red card you guys might win. chelsea was the better team last night.

from a liverpool fan

Gonna miss him.. cheerful guy that helps keep the dressing room atmosphere in balance, a solid backup in defense too

But yeah.. he did deserve more game time, so this would be best for him

without the red card, the game will be much more entertaining and open for sure. Nothing much we can do except defend and counter.

Chelsea need to sort out our final third chemistry between Rom, Mount and Havertz. Everyone want to take a shot, some of it should’ve passed to player with better goal scoring opportunity.

On Liverpool, I guess based on the second half..your side didn’t really have a Plan B? or any way of breaking down if opponents park the bus?

Oh wow, woke up and saw a draw..couldnt be happier, down to 10 men, and against liverpool...
At least didnt got trashed by 5 goal 😅

Godlike referee who steal the show

Concern about kante. Tchoumeine is a great option since we cant get rice this season

Got rumor Saul deal is off as he want guarantee playing time which won't happened here at Chelsea

Not the end of the world, i cant see him starting ahead of kante, jogi or even kova.

The referee decided that he was bigger than both Liverpool and Chelsea, and he needs to be in the spotlight.

Now that I've calmed down a bit. It was still a shit refereeing performance by Anthony Taylor. That guy should never officiate a match anymore and just retire. He actually just look at a frame of the incident from what I see in a talk show. Lol. He shud be watching the replay frame by frame. Not just judge based on 1 frame.

It kinda hits me when Zouma leaves. Damn. Always liked the gaffer. One true blue. Wanted to stay. But Tuchel wants Kounde. So he kinda have no choice. Under a diff manager, Zouma is definitely a starter for us. All the best to him.

Also, saw the replay. Wtf is Alonso doing Mang. Just wondering if Mendy gave Alonso a shout. Why Alonso still went and challenge for the ball. If he let Mendy collects it then no issue dy. Feck man

This post has been edited by briantwj: Aug 29 2021, 11:58 AM

Yup, a few Chelsea players were surrounding the ball. Mendy can just claim the ball safely and start a goal kick. That's why I always prefer Chilwell when we are facing strong attacking side. Alonso is great but he is still slow and awful in defending compared to Chilwell.

i hope chilwell is ready after the international break he is not playing any football after the ucl final

Meanwhile Connor Gallagher scored 2 goals!

Reece James will be suspended for 1 match- Aston Villa (H) #cfc

azpi to replace him kounde/chalobah play rcb

U cant blame ALONSO for that incident. In split second the ball was kept alive and floating in front of them. The only option from ALONSO POV is head the ball. He dont have eyes at the back to see what GK will do. MENDY is the one have option, to shout at ALONSO (which i doubt he did as in split second decision also the crowd noise), punch the ball, catch the ball or just let ALONSO head it over the bar. Not blaming anybody, both did what they thought best in split second.

Pls be reminded ALONSO role is LWB not LB. We cant judge his display like a LB purely on defending. He still play well offensively, even he is not fast, he run his sock off up and down the pitch yesterday providing option for attacking. I think he play better than MOUNT yesterday in supporting our attack. Of course he have those defensive lapse that other need to cover.

I am not pro ALONSO but he have been ez scapegoat. I also wish to see CHILWELL play, i think he have better crossing for LUKAKU but we will definitely miss the long ball option to ALONSO where he did very well to hold up and bring other to play. I also think this could be the reason he start ahead of CHILWELL.

This post has been edited by chitchat: Aug 29 2021, 01:11 PM

I agreed that not fair to blame alonso in that haywire situation

Thats defender instinct to clear whtever in that split seconds.

Maybe can question communication breakdown mendy -alonso + his defending team that needs to be improve and hopefully can grow from there moving forward

Tuchel really impressed me the way he handled the interview