The Official Chelsea Thread [Vol 2]

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Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Unacceptable. Starting to wonder if Roman has saved pep's phone number

GT03ROB

13,210 posts

220 months

Saturday 29th August 2015
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Well that was utter ste. Fabregas & Matic are just not working, god only knows whats happened to them. I lost count of the times they gave the ball away.

Based on that Pogba will be starting the next game.

At least Falcao got off the mark with a decent goal & Kenedy looks a talent..

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Wtf is going on with Ivan? He turned into a liability in the space of 2 months. Yesterday was truly alarming and looking at the upcoming fixtures, there are no easy wins there.

blue al

923 posts

158 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Time to start being ultra boring and grind out some results
Pedro has been the only player giving 110%

I think pogba a is a non starter even on a free, his wages would throw the whole structure out the window

We need to win every cup compation now to keep the big man happy so off to place my bets

blue al

923 posts

158 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Time to start being ultra boring and grind out some results
Pedro has been the only player giving 110%

I think pogba a is a non starter even on a free, his wages would throw the whole structure out the window

We need to win every cup compation now to keep the big man happy so off to place my bets

GarryDK

5,670 posts

157 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Ivanovic, Fab, and Hazard were not in the game yesterday. They all need a kick up the arse.

GT03ROB

13,210 posts

220 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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In case you all forgot what I said.....


GT03ROB said:
GT03ROB said:
m3sye said:
Not a single win in pre season is not good - whats wrong chaps? I know its only pre season but that is not the norm for you guys is it?
Still playing like the back of last season...no flair, no pace, no striker.

Seeing Falcao in the CS was like watching a rerun of Torres I'm afraid. No pace, no sharpness, nothing sticks, can't beat a man.....

We're doomed I tell ya doomed...
I told ya ... we're doomed....
We're still doomed.... doomed I tell ya...

Silverage

2,023 posts

129 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Very disappointing display yesterday. Hard to know where to begin. Fabregas looks knackered before he starts. Still good from dead balls, but easily beaten otherwise. Costa just appears to be looking for a fight with everyone. Matic has turned into a maniac with virtually every challenge he makes resulting in a foul. All the opposition teams seem to have mastered how to close Hazard down. Pedro nothing special, but easily the hardest worker, flying up and down the pitch. Ivanavich didn't seem to know what to do and every time Palace brought the ball down the wing to him (and it was was a lot of times) he just puts his arms behind his back and retreats until the winger moves round him.

The number of times yesterday we got the ball in or around the Palace area and just passed it about until we lost it was very frustrating. I'm not an advocate of wild shots for the hell of it but it was hard to see what end product we were looking for.

I'll confess I'd not heard of Kenedy before he came on yesterday, but he was a breath of fresh air when he did. Very promising so he'll probably be shipped out on loan next week. Was sat with my kids in the family stand so our ears are still ringing from the noise the Palace fans were making. We must have out-numbered them 10 to 1, but they easily had us beat for volume.

smn159

12,449 posts

216 months

Sunday 30th August 2015
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Something's gone horribly wrong with the transfer strategy this year. We normally get things done and dusted early, but we are still scrabbling around to fill some key gaps. The problem positions this season were evident at the back end of last season too

grumpy

Wadeski

8,132 posts

212 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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Eh, the Champions Hangover is as easy to predict as rain at a BBQ. A defense of older, grizzled veterans who gave it their all this season look past it this season. That's ok. We have options - Rahman is incoming, Kennedy did OK, Zouma is good and Azpi would probably jump at the chance to switch wings.

We are going to need to rebuild a little bit - the lack of energy we had at the end of last season looks to have been permanent not a blip. Only City look to have raced out of the gate this year, and they might still stumble later in the year - remember how the chase developed last season.

Disappointing but not a crisis, and I'm looking forward to seeing how the new Chelsea team emerges from the old.

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transf...

Interesting. Given how nearly the whole back line are in poor form, maybe it'll give them a kick up the arse. More worrying is defensive midfield options since Fabregas doesn't look bothered.

Wadeski

8,132 posts

212 months

Monday 31st August 2015
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Fab is a professional - I'm sure he's bothered. Think about the number of players that haven't shone in the EPL or for Chelsea but then go abroad and look like world beaters in a different system.

For us, if our defence has the midfield looking over their shoulder, and the wingbacks arent getting forwards to provide wide options, the playmakers aren't going to be be doing a whole lot other than knocking it forward to a man-marked Hazard.

When our defence is solid and offers wide attacking threat (like it was last season) the playmakers have many more options. With a bit more solidity at the back, an attack with the variety of Fabregas, Hazard, Pedro, Costa, and Falcao is pretty exciting.


GT03ROB

13,210 posts

220 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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Ok, WTF is going on....

...we now appear to be signing a mid-table Championship centre half who in recent seasons has played for Bracknell, Didcot, Havant, Oxford City, Horsham, Aldershot & Cheltenham.....

...we're doomed....

.....Jose will be gone by Christmas.....

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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GT03ROB said:
Ok, WTF is going on....

...we now appear to be signing a mid-table Championship centre half who in recent seasons has played for Bracknell, Didcot, Havant, Oxford City, Horsham, Aldershot & Cheltenham.....

...we're doomed....

.....Jose will be gone by Christmas.....
Uniquely, I'm in a position to tell someone else to relax and stop being so negative! Firstly this chap isn't some championship player, he plays for Nantes which is a French PL team. He's some unit apparently and is very tall and physical. The scouts didn't do a bad job of picking Zouma from Lille, so doubt they would have signed somebody useless, but in todays market £2million is a steal. Secondly, things are bad right now, but I don't think they will stay that way. No one else has had a flyer apart from Citeh and they will surely slow down at some point. I doubt they'll sack Jose before the end of the season, firstly, who would they replace him with? Secondly they'e been down that road before....

sleep envy

62,260 posts

248 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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968 said:
Uniquely, I'm in a position to tell someone else to relax and stop being so negative!
laugh

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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sleep envy said:
laugh
I know. It's spooky.

GarryDK

5,670 posts

157 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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968 said:
Uniquely, I'm in a position to tell someone else to relax and stop being so negative! Firstly this chap isn't some championship player, he plays for Nantes which is a French PL team. He's some unit apparently and is very tall and physical. The scouts didn't do a bad job of picking Zouma from Lille, so doubt they would have signed somebody useless, but in todays market £2million is a steal. Secondly, things are bad right now, but I don't think they will stay that way. No one else has had a flyer apart from Citeh and they will surely slow down at some point. I doubt they'll sack Jose before the end of the season, firstly, who would they replace him with? Secondly they'e been down that road before....
Hes talking about Michael Hector from Reading.

London424

12,826 posts

174 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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968 said:
GT03ROB said:
Ok, WTF is going on....

...we now appear to be signing a mid-table Championship centre half who in recent seasons has played for Bracknell, Didcot, Havant, Oxford City, Horsham, Aldershot & Cheltenham.....

...we're doomed....

.....Jose will be gone by Christmas.....
Uniquely, I'm in a position to tell someone else to relax and stop being so negative! Firstly this chap isn't some championship player, he plays for Nantes which is a French PL team. He's some unit apparently and is very tall and physical. The scouts didn't do a bad job of picking Zouma from Lille, so doubt they would have signed somebody useless, but in todays market £2million is a steal. Secondly, things are bad right now, but I don't think they will stay that way. No one else has had a flyer apart from Citeh and they will surely slow down at some point. I doubt they'll sack Jose before the end of the season, firstly, who would they replace him with? Secondly they'e been down that road before....
Could replace him with Klopp.

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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GarryDK said:
Hes talking about Michael Hector from Reading.
Ah ok. Well he's not the only player we've signed, surely if they've signed a squad player that can't be bad? After all John Stones was playing at Barnsley until Everton got him.

Challo

10,043 posts

154 months

Tuesday 1st September 2015
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968 said:
GarryDK said:
Hes talking about Michael Hector from Reading.
Ah ok. Well he's not the only player we've signed, surely if they've signed a squad player that can't be bad? After all John Stones was playing at Barnsley until Everton got him.
Alot of my friends are reading fans and apparently he cant even get in Reading's first team at the moment, and they dont rate him.
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