Chelsea (H) 25/8: Build-Up & Match Thread

[Squeak]

Entertaining half. Gifted them two goals, worked hard to be level but could be in the lead.
Chelsea don't look like a team. Defensively very shaky but not as bad as us.
Ait-Nouri not good against Madueke and likewise, Gusto is lucky to be on the pitch.
I'm still finding it hard to believe we allowed shite like Jackson to score.
This is a game where one team needs to take control and cut out the errors. Whoever does that best will win.
I have fears for when Pedro comes on and just hope he doesn't come back to haunt us.

 

[Carsy]

Also, two goals, one disallowed and crossbar hit (that was one hell of a move) - we’re not going to be boring this season.

Seen a few replays of their 2nd goal and the ball was definitely still moving IMO.

Agreed. Think bellegarde fouls in middle for our first. Not saying 2 wrongs make a right Ofcourse

 

[pavlosmacwolf]

MY BAD.
FIRST TIME PASS TO PALMER, SO NOT AS SIMPLE AS I THOUGHT AFTER SEEING A REPLAY.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Also, two goals, one disallowed and crossbar hit (that was one hell of a move) - we’re not going to be boring this season.

Seen a few replays of their 2nd goal and the ball was definitely still moving IMO.

Didn't we hit the outside of the post as well?

 

[Tony Towner]

The golf stand is the second Chelsea away end. Must be 100 of them, some more obvious than others

 

[The Bear]

Looked like the ball was rolling on first viewing. Probably one of those things VAR can’t interfere with…

Don't see why not. It's a rule infringement in the build up to a goal.

If its not for that then what the hell is it for?

 

[The Bear]

The golf stand

Jeff would never sign off on that.

 

[Loki]

Great game! There`s more goals in this looking at both defences. Glad Strand- Larsons got his goal.

 

[Squeak]

Sa should have got back once mosquera lost the challenge, before the pass to palmer

Not sure goalies wear roller skates... says everything when Cunha was the closest to Palmer

 

[PuntsWolf]

Don't see why not. It's a rule infringement in the build up to a goal.

If its not for that then what the hell is it for?

They just said they can’t look at restarts

 

[The Bear]

They just said they can’t look at restarts

Which is bullshit. It's a black and white issue. What VAR is supposed to be for.

 

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

I’m halfway to Norway on a cruise ship and the match is on in our cabin. Bonus.

 

[Squeak]

Neto on...

 

[Jinky]

Neto coming on. We all know the rest.

 

[BeaverWolf]

Well that was a very entertaining half, played by 2 teams who have no idea how to defend. But I'd rather watch games like this than a tight defensive game where we never look like scoring.

Larsen and Cunha both been excellent, Mario superb as well. I'm not going to blame Sa for their 2nd, he was pretty much where you'd expect a keeper to be on an opposition goal kick. Doherty was in no-man's land for their 1st, but has since been pretty decent. RAN really struggled early on, but made the first with a great run.

Jackson, Enzo, Jackson: 3 absolutely loathsome specimens for a thoroughly detestable club.

I agree - thoroughly detestable - really awful club on all fronts.

 

[Tony Towner]

I’m halfway to Norway on a cruise ship and the match is on in our cabin. Bonus.

Sounds like that's given you the Norwegian Wood

 

[jlo]

Neto coming on. We all know the rest.

Have faith in Doherty...

I'm being sarcastic, but he's actually looked ok today

 

[Squeak]

Have faith in Doherty...

I'm being sarcastic, but he's actually looked ok today

He was fine last week as well.

 

[Jinky]

Fuck sake. We just had to let him score didn’t we?

 

[Jack Regan]

That is just atrocious.