30 Aug 2024 06:58:37
I did manage to watch last nights game on a big screen but big or small the performance was nothing to right home about.
We missed a total of five one on ones, got caught in the break and didn't deal with a cross.
No stand out performances but Veiga looked ok as did Nkunku. Mudryk wasn't as bad as he has been recently. KDH had a poor game but in my opinion Disasi was our worst performer.
The pitch was a shocker and for some bizarre reason there fans put on a fireworks display with tens mins of the match still to play.
30 Aug 2024 07:13:50
Back to reality mate. I can’t believe disasi and badiashile are staying and not challobah.
30 Aug 2024 07:20:48
To be fair Disasi was asked to play at RB and looked to be out of postmistress of the time. BB was ok ish.
I was watching the game with a mate who insists Jörgensen could have done better for there second.
30 Aug 2024 07:37:48
Agree re Chalobah as think most do.
30 Aug 2024 07:46:15
That should be “position most of the time” not “postmistress. ” Very weird of me!
{Ed001's Note - I was trying to figure out what on earth that could mean, but gave up in the end.}
30 Aug 2024 08:29:10
Ed, eventually supporting Chelsea will frazzle the brain of any normal ish person.
I will blame it on a transfer window that has been perplexing.
30 Aug 2024 08:33:42
I think last night was a stark reminder that the depth are moving forwards with is of less quality than the exiled players.
Aside from that, KDH again didn't look at the level we would expect. Is he still yet to return to full fitness? He was all over the shop, constantly caught up field and leaving Enzo to defend transitions on his own. I wish Poch would stop playing this wide open football and we got in a manager who could teach the players how to control games! Oh wait.
30 Aug 2024 09:07:49
Every match I watch, it becomes clearer that Ugochukwu leaving on loan could prove to be a decision that comes back to bite us…. we have minimal cover in midfield and in transition there seems to be next to no protection for the defence. Hopefully we stay clear of injuries in that area of the squad and the team adapt to defending transitions better over the course of the season.
30 Aug 2024 10:08:42
Agree with you Steve_B76 about Ugochukwu and would be v worried if either Lavia or Caicedo out injured (not unlikely with former given recent battles with this problem) . Very hard to see what KDH does to improve our midfield and is surely not as good as departed CG - on attack let alone in defence - on evidence to date albeit still fairly early days. Do we know what situations is with CC?
We looked superb second half v Wolves when we completely dominated then and looked like a different team compared to our first half performance. When dominating v teams with weaker squads we may not need to worry so much about defence if we outscore them, a bit like Klopp's Liverpool in early days. But against Top 4 rivals it will surely be much tougher and as you say our defence looks v vulnerable indeed in transition plus our CB back ups - Disasi, BB and Tocsin - not looking right now as though they offer reassuring cover for Fofana and LC unless BB gets back to last season's pre-injury best and perhaps Tocsin ok. Presumably TC reintegration into squad now impossible?
30 Aug 2024 11:54:11
kdh who although I'm sure is a lovely guy is not good enough for chelsea. He's drinkwated 2.0, lovely guy but very clearly not at the level.
30 Aug 2024 11:54:48
JBS I'm sure we've burnt our bridges. We've tried and tried to get rid of him would be a tad embarrassing to now come crawling back.
30 Aug 2024 14:07:43
Steve, I desperately wanted Ugo to stay within our squad but to be fair the managers reasons for a loan sounded reasonable.
I also feel the same about Chuka. A loan would just about be bearable.
30 Aug 2024 14:43:24
Agree about Chuka Tom and am nervous about rumous in last hour or two that United interested in signing him. surely can't be true and cannot believe that KDH rated more highly than him by Maresca and club as a whole.