29 Aug 2015 16:57:13
Next game: RLC, Falcao, Remy, Baba, Terry, Begovic, Oscar, Ramires, Traore, Kenedy in. Pedro the only man who deserves to keep his spot. It sounds like extreme changed but that is a truly awful result. We only started attacking after we conceded and only looked a threat after we conceded again! Failure to shoot from longer range, too much needless passing around the box, weird substitution bringing on Kenedy at LB, woeful defending. We look relegation candidates at this rate. Jose needs to just come out, take responsibility, apologise to Eva and most importantly, DROP IVANOVIC!
{Ed018's Note - I'm for it. Ivanovic and Willian have no buisness starting next match or for a while.}
29 Aug 2015 17:03:56
Kudos to Palace, clearly had done their homework on us. Force us to pass it round and isolate Costa. Wish Mourinho would just tell players to shoot on sight. Mind you with 26 shots today and 9 on target, it's awful we only scored once.
At least Falcao might now have some confidence, and RLC didn't look out of place today, would much rather see a 4-4-2 next time with Begovic, Dave, Zouma, Terry, Baba, RLC and Ramires playing deeper, Kenedy and Oscar in roaming attacking roles and Costa and Falcao as a two up top!
{Ed018's Note - we are awful at taking shots from outside the 18 and when we do as you saw Willian skies them no where near the goal}
29 Aug 2015 17:05:41
Look at the tactics! Pedro had been told to defends a little deeper, he hasn't even been running into space its down to tactics!! Azpilicueta, zouma, and and Costa are the only ones trying. Willian is headless, Matic and fabregas are moving the ball too slowly, but I. Their defence their isn't any movements or runs I front of them. We've got to be more adventurous and attacking with the players we have! Kennedy looks a live wire though, loftus cheek can tackle and pick a pass. Our season is on a knife edge four games in lol. Hate sluggish football without any real threat of attacking, I'm afraid this is what Jose does.
29 Aug 2015 17:07:21
Ivan too
29 Aug 2015 17:10:03
Know it won't happen; but Musonda and Boga both looked immense for the U21 team yesterday. Piazon showed promise as a youngster, why not give them all a chance! Same to Victor Moses!
29 Aug 2015 17:28:33
How was Pedro the only bright spot? Other than the assist he was a passenger, much the same as a lot of others.
Won't give my thoughts tonight on the team as a whole, as they won't be kind words.
Thought it was great that Kenedy and RLC got a run out though. Both looked good considering. Kenedy could well cement a spot as an impact sub or starter this year, on that performance. Although I do wonder if they only got a run to encourage Roman to pull out the cheque book, as it was extremely unlike Jose, but did show our lack of depth.
I did get given a 12 pack of Krispy Kreme donuts by the bloke at the servo on the way home. Every cloud, I guess.
{Ed018's Note - glazed or creme filled?}
29 Aug 2015 17:33:37
Both mate. And two jam filled. I've had worse ends to the evening
{Ed018's Note - yea can't complain about that. I try not to eat to much junk but I certainly love some donuts when there about}
29 Aug 2015 17:48:23
Mate I've been sticking to a fairly clean diet of late, and hoping to start only eating meat I catch and kill myself over the next couple of months, but when a bloke hands you 12 free donuts, you take them.