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

[Tyrannosaurus Dan]

Easiest hatrick he’ll ever score. I think I need a few more cocktails.

 

[YoungWolf]

Useless bunch of cunts. Given this idiot a new contact too

 

[Dire Wolf]

That's shocking. Any doubts about us being relegation certainties are going out of the window. We are an absolute mess. Not enough good players, can't defend, no clue how to coach defending.

 

[Alan]

Sorry Gary, I don’t think you have it.

 

[jlo]

Before anyone says it, we are not missing Max Kilman - it would still be this score!

 

[Tredman]

If this is what GON does with a preseason to the defence he can get to fuck.

 

[Squeak]

Bellegarde off please.

 

[Jack Regan]

How is Bellegarde actually still on the pitch?

 

[Squeak]

Even now we are so open at the back. This will be 6 or 7 at this rate.

 

[BeaverWolf]

We need Dawson's leadership at the back.... just that simple in games like this.

We need Kilman as well!

 

[BGreenWolf]

Fucking embarrassing. No other word for it.

 

[BeaverWolf]

Sorry Gary, I don’t think you have it.

He did not sell our 2 best players recently.

 

[sycophantia]

It's really disappointing, it was clear all last season, especially latter half that defensively we weren't up to it, nothing has changes, except maybe we've got worse.

 

[BeaverWolf]

Before anyone says it, we are not missing Max Kilman - it would still be this score!

No way.

 

[Lichens]

Toti is a championship level CB. Mosquera has potential but needs to be paired with a proven Premier League CB. I don’t know if Dawson still has it in him physically to still be that player.

RAN is a forward.

 

[BeaverWolf]

It's really disappointing, it was clear all last season, especially latter half that defensively we weren't up to it, nothing has changes, except maybe we've got worse.

We keep selling our best players. Maybe we have to. But it really is that simple.

 

[Squeak]

This is what happens when you think you can go toe to toe against a team with better technical ability. Chelsea are no great shakes but we've played right into their hands. Stupid individual mistakes and then a lack of discipline has led to this.

 

[jd1981]

He did not sell our 2 best players recently.

Best 2 players are you including Kilman in that?

 

[Jinky]

Not sure why people are pointing the finger at Gaz. Toti & RAN have been an absolute clown show today and it’s not as if Gaz is blessed with any options on the bench to do much about it. He could switch back to a back 5, but then we nullify the threat going forward. We’ve loaned out our only other option at left back.

This is mainly on the players, for me.

 

[Lichens]

Not sure why people are pointing the finger at Gaz. Toti & RAN have been an absolute clown show today and it’s not as if Gaz is blessed with any options on the bench to do much about it. He could switch back to a back 5, but then we nullify the threat going forward. We’ve loaned out our only other option at left back.

This is mainly on the players, for me.

Presumably GON decided that RAN was going to be his left back in a back four before Bueno left. I think you can blame him for that, but I generally agree with everything else.