Jump to content

RichUT

Burnt Ends
  • Posts

    1,062
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Everything posted by RichUT

  1. Well the color guy called out that you have to attack the ball in zonal marking vs standing still, which I took as criticism of Zouma. He wasn’t tracking the ball at all. He stood still in his spot and jumped at the ball from there. I don’t think either one of them defended it particularly well, hence the goal being scored.
  2. I’d have been fine with anyone putting the game away, but that never felt likely. They deserved that goal based on the sum of the match. No idea who or what Zouma was marking there. Lotta match left. We need to get out of this funk and make a run at getting the points.
  3. Bats isn’t listed as a sub today. Abraham is the only out and out striker we have available to swap with OG.
  4. Ooooof. What the hell were we doing there? Lucky as hell to still have the lead.
  5. Welcome to life as a Blues fan! Luiz would only have helped if his head and heart were in it, as he’s an emotionally driven player. Once his mind was made up to leave, he had to go. The risk was that he would become a cancer in the locker room, and we’ve had far too many of those in recent years. As for things to read, check out http://www.weaintgotnohistory.com for pretty solid coverage of all things Chelsea. They wrote a lot of content leading up the season, including how this year’s club will look different from last year’s based on what Frank wants to do. Beyond that, I’d advise you to avoid getting attached to any of the many managers Chelsea are sure to employ during the next few years. We tend to go through them regularly.
  6. It’s an adjustment watching us have so much less of the ball this year vs. last. I am sure some of that is by design, as Sarri ball was big on possession for possession’s sake. That said, it feels like this year’s midfield will struggle to maintain the ball and dictate play as a general rule. Jorginho feels like a real part of the problem as he’s not inclined to keep the ball and move up the pitch via dribbling. I guess we are rather stuck with him for now, but hopefully RLC’s recovery stays on track as we need someone that is a more credible threat to the defense. It feels like we’d be at our best with RLC playing the advanced position that Kante is playing, with N’Golo sliding back to play where Jorginho is right now.
  7. This has the looks of a side that has a ceiling of 6th. That even feels generous coming off of this particular performance, but I’m trying to remind myself that we’re something less than 100%. Rudiger and Kante need to get healthy quick and we need CHO/RLC to stay on track with their rehab.
  8. Pedro, wtf?! He had Giroud gliding into the box and pulls it back inexplicably.
  9. Zouma again an issue. Tried to close out and got smoked. And now it’s 3-0. Fucking great.
  10. The United goal frame has the best case for man of the match so far.
  11. Yellow for Zouma. Terrible half for him.
  12. Zouma looks pretty bad. Everyone else looks lively, but both United opportunities were a direct result of Zouma mistakes.
  13. Wow. That escalated quickly. Looks like it’s all done except for the official announcement. I think player attitudes are a big part of the reason we have been so inconsistent. It seems like the malcontents were effectively running the clubs. I appreciate what Geezer has done in the Chelsea shirt but he had to go if he was going to be a cancer on the team.
  14. That’s for the Vapor Match shirt material. It’s marked up a shit ton vs what it costs Nike (duh), but it’s also a really nice fabric that is noticeably better than the standard stadium shirt. I got the yellow one from last year’s away kit and it’s pretty awesome.
  15. I can’t stand collars on a soccer shirt. It just feels ridiculous to me. Otherwise it’s a very clean and crispy look.
  16. Submitted without comment:
  17. I’m more bullish than bearish on Kovacic, if for no other reason than that we need quality bodies and have no other options. I do wonder how great of a fit he was with what Sarri wanted to do, so the optimistic way to view this is that we’ll see more quality from him under Lamps.
  18. Pulisic is showing out against T&T tonight. Good to see him is such good form before he makes the leap to the EPL.
  19. Yeah. That’s the one I can get behind. If I buy a shirt next year, that’ll be the one.
  20. I think we gotta see what happens with Sarri first, but that’s a good start.
×
×
  • Create New...