The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

Carmen Stateside · October 29, 2011, 02:36:00 PM

Some game. And there you go! Chelsea and John Terry have been horrible. Oh and another great game from that barbie look alike up front!

new devil · October 29, 2011, 02:37:02 PM

under the bar · October 29, 2011, 03:11:48 PM

If the authorities really wish to stamp out racism Terry should

a) be stripped of the england Captaincy

b) given a season long ban by the FA

c) be sacked by Chelsea

d) be put before the courts

Unfortunately none of the above will happen since the authorities only pay lip service to the eradication of racism and the saga will be suitably fudged and Terry probably get away with a warning over future conduct.

Dinny Breen · October 29, 2011, 07:44:12 PM

Kids are going to knocking on John Terry's door on Monday wearing Robin van Persie masks.

EC Unique · October 29, 2011, 08:00:33 PM

Minder · October 29, 2011, 10:41:09 PM

Cech was pathetic today.

ross4life · October 29, 2011, 10:54:04 PM

Quote from: Minder on October 29, 2011, 10:41:09 PM
Cech was pathetic today.

The Cech of old would have saved at least 3 of those goals today.

under the bar · October 30, 2011, 08:25:43 AM

So at what point in the season did cech lose his mojo?

bridgegael · October 30, 2011, 09:30:43 AM

was arsenals forth goal really terrys fault? a very poor pass from malouda i think, even if he hadnt slipped he wouldnt have got to it.

Jonah · October 30, 2011, 10:01:37 AM

Quote from: bridgegael on October 30, 2011, 09:30:43 AM
was arsenals forth goal really terrys fault? a very poor pass from malouda i think, even if he hadnt slipped he wouldnt have got to it.

I agree I don't think you could say it was all Terry's fault, he was never going to reach the pass anyways.

new devil · October 30, 2011, 10:19:58 AM

norabeag · October 30, 2011, 01:15:54 PM

Quote from: under the bar on October 30, 2011, 08:25:43 AM
So at what point in the season did cech lose his mojo?

Wasnt this season. He was supreme up until his tangle with Long?? HAs not been the same since.

muppet · October 30, 2011, 06:46:23 PM

Quote from: norabeag on October 30, 2011, 01:15:54 PM
Quote from: under the bar on October 30, 2011, 08:25:43 AM
So at what point in the season did cech lose his mojo?
Wasnt this season. He was supreme up until his tangle with Long?? HAs not been the same since.

Hunt.

Norf Tyrone · November 01, 2011, 10:23:31 AM

Love the tabloid style response on here where by Cech's finished after one bad game (Ignoring how good he was last year), and Terry's guilty with his punishment being debated (ignoring the fact that there is no apparent evidence against him). Wait and see on that one.

As for the Arsenal match. Geezuz. It's a long time since I saw a Chelsea team defend like that, but it has been coming. Even in some of the games where Chelsea have been on top this year, the opposition have been granted a chance or two, and on Saturday Arsenal (Due to having one of the world's best finishers on board) took 5 or 6 of the 7 chances they had.

People are quick to blame Terry for everything that goes wrong at Chelsea. I remember last year someone thought he was past it when we lost some game. Ignoring the fact he hadn't played in said game. On Saturday if you watch the first 20 -25 mins of the game, Terry was superb. Every move on the pitch started with a pass from him.

However the problem at the minute sits with personnel and formation. Bosingwa is a liability. He need to be dropped with Ivanovic going to RB. Alex should be back in as CB alonsgide Terry. AVB then needs to tell the back four to drop 15-20 yards deeper and play roughly 25 yards out from goal.

At the minute teams are playing over the defence and running past it. Chelsea's back line was never famed for speed, and was always set up so that teams had to play through them. They need to get back to that. If they want to play a high line Luiz must play, but unfortuantely the boy's rashness has been the source of too many errors to date, and he needs to get this out of his game.

Finally Cech was woeful too. No escaping that.

For all the flak the back line took, the forward trio of Mata, Torres and Sturridge shouldn't escape unpunished. In the first 25 minutes Chelsea ballsed up 2 or 3 one on ones. Essentially the game should've been put to bed earlier. Again more clinicism needed.

For me I'd put Orial Romeu (Who looks a very good player) into Mikel's role to see how he gets on.

The other point that can't be ignored is Schelney's foul on Cole. If a defender had've dived out and caught Cole like that it would've been a red card, and that's ignoring the fact that he prevented a clear goal scoring opportunity.

If anyone watched the Everton/ Chelsea game on Weds night, twice Distin fouled a Chelsea last man in the box. Not only was he not carded, there was no penalty.

Chelsea have been shockingly on the wrong side of the refs this year, and that luck has to change sometime. Hopefully soon.

However before looking for a change of luck they must firstly look for a change of ways.

Dinny Breen · November 01, 2011, 11:59:26 AM

QuoteChelsea have been shockingly on the wrong side of the refs this year, and that luck has to change sometime. Hopefully soon.

Lukaku, defensive line block, Santos, Mata, goal...

Chesney should have sent off not for denying an obvious goal scoring chance as Cashley's touch was awful and Koscielny had it covered but for a dangerous tackle.