The Official Chelsea Thread [Vol 2]

The Official Chelsea Thread [Vol 2]

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TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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NailedOn said:
Or, Chelsea's best players grew old and were not replaced.
Courtois replaced Cech. Oscar, Hazard, Zouma, Costa, Willian, all early - mid 20s. Stones was lined up to replace Terry but we couldn't get him.

It's nothing to do with the age of the players, just their performance.

NailedOn

3,114 posts

234 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
NailedOn said:
Or, Chelsea's best players grew old and were not replaced.
Courtois replaced Cech. Oscar, Hazard, Zouma, Costa, Willian, all early - mid 20s. Stones was lined up to replace Terry but we couldn't get him.

It's nothing to do with the age of the players, just their performance.
OK. The replacements for the old guard were not good enough. Or available.
Cole, Terry, Cech, Drogbah. In their prime they were fantastic. They're not in their prime anymore and neither is Jose.

On a more positive note, BR has been spotted in Cobham according to the media titan, The Surrey Comet! smile

jammy_basturd

29,776 posts

211 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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I don't think it is your older players that are the main problem. Yes Terry is getting to that age, but last season he was still superb. Cesc is 28, Costa is "27", Courtois is young, Begovic is 28. That's the spine of the team, with only one getting near to being over the hill.

I think you're main problem is that Jose sets up the team to play as a team, if one or two players aren't doing what they're supposed to be doing then the whole thing comes crashing down like a house of cards. This is why players like Mata and Schurrle have been shipped out. You're problem is that Cesc doesn't like doing the defensive work, Hazard has been really poor and the defence have been all over the place compounded by Jose chopping and changing players every week.

You could see it with Liverpool last season, when the midfielders aren't doing what they need to be doing the opposition can start imposing themselves and when you have half the opposition team running at your back 4/5 then it's going to affect their confidence too!

bodhi

10,333 posts

228 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
Courtois replaced Cech. Oscar, Hazard, Zouma, Costa, Willian, all early - mid 20s. Stones was lined up to replace Terry but we couldn't get him.

It's nothing to do with the age of the players, just their performance.
I'm not entirely sure, I think we have replaced the old spine of the team, but sadly we haven't replaced their leadership qualities - from what I can tell the only real leader we have on the pitch is a rapidly fading JT, so when we go a goal down, there is no one on the pitch to rally the troops and get everyone's head back up again in the way Drogba and Cech used to.

I do think a lot of the problems this season are down to the squad being far too small - leading to a complete lack of competition for places, meaning certain players felt like they only had to turn up to get picked - just look at the effect being dropped has had on Hazard, and Matic (to a smaller degree). We sorely need to do the same with Costa, Remy or Traore need to start some games to get Diego's head out his jacksie.

I suspect Jose saw this last season hence asked for some new names, which didn't materialize - from the rumours Jose had very little input this window, and boy does it show.

bitchstewie

50,812 posts

209 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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Adam B

27,142 posts

253 months

Tuesday 10th November 2015
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bhstewie said:
excellent, and accurate!

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Saturday 21st November 2015
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woohoo

That's one win on the trot.

Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Saturday 21st November 2015
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TwigtheWonderkid said:
woohoo

That's one win on the trot.
City and Arsenal both lost - our climb to the top of the table has begun!

bad company

18,484 posts

265 months

Sunday 22nd November 2015
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Negative Creep said:
City and Arsenal both lost - our climb to the top of the table has begun!
You will have to get past Leicester. laugh

smn159

12,448 posts

216 months

Tuesday 24th November 2015
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Bloody hell, we're making hard work of this grumpy

smn159

12,448 posts

216 months

Tuesday 24th November 2015
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At least Willian hasn't forgotten how to play

TwigtheWonderkid

43,248 posts

149 months

Tuesday 24th November 2015
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Big match against Porto in 2 weeks, and I'll be at that one.

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Wednesday 25th November 2015
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Hardly convincing last night. Looks like confidence in front of goal is totally missing and this Sunday we are likely to be destroyed by a confident and pacy Spurs.

smn159

12,448 posts

216 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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I'm normally fairly confident when we play Spurs, but I can feel a fking disaster happening today grumpy

smn159

12,448 posts

216 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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Well despite my fears that was a good performance. Spurs didn't create much and we could have nicked it; a good point.

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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smn159 said:
Well despite my fears that was a good performance. Spurs didn't create much and we could have nicked it; a good point.
Really surprised how solid we looked. Really thought we'd be torn apart by s confident and in form team but they hardly had a chance. Maybe the horror form is over?

smn159

12,448 posts

216 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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We didn't look like a team short of confidence. Looked better without Costa too, sadly.

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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smn159 said:
We didn't look like a team short of confidence. Looked better without Costa too, sadly.
Maybe if he's not going to try then he's better off elsewhere and we can try to sign 2 strikers in Jan.

silverfoxcc

7,683 posts

144 months

Sunday 29th November 2015
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So When Big Martin parked the bus, the normal one moaned like buggery, He does it today and thats he best they have played all season

And You actually pay to see that ste week after week. I applaud you

968

11,945 posts

247 months

Monday 30th November 2015
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silverfoxcc said:
So When Big Martin parked the bus, the normal one moaned like buggery, He does it today and thats he best they have played all season

And You actually pay to see that ste week after week. I applaud you
Except we played better than you without a number 9 and created more chances and would've won but for an amazing save by Lloris.
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