Chelsea 4:0 Manchester United

Raoul · Oct 23, 2016

mancan92 said:
We really should have atleast one goal back. Terrible half. Mourinho should have changed it immediately after chelsea scored.

He should've changed tactics after 30 seconds ?

Handré1990 · Oct 23, 2016

I think we're done here. It really stinks because Chelsea isn't really that great, we've just managed to be worse

Sassy Colin · Oct 23, 2016

Beckham is advertising alcoholic drinks now, is he? :houllier:

Ibi Dreams · Oct 23, 2016

Gasolin said:
It's impossible to come back from that performance. The only way would have been to be clinical because United wouldn't get tons of chances and neither Lingard, Rashford or Zlatan put one in. It's 3pts lost here.

It's not impossible at all, we've had the opportunity to score and then at 2-1 we're right back in it. Chelsea don't look strong defensively, we need to exploit that

100 · Oct 23, 2016

bleedred said:
Big half coming up for Jose... This will show whether he has still got it or last season was the start of the decline...

This game was lost on individual errors. Take away that feck up at the start and it's 1-0 or 0-0 game that we're still in. Little to do with Mourinho.

Tom Van Persie · Oct 23, 2016

Carrick on for Fellaini. Martial on for Lingard.

EverReddy · Oct 23, 2016

interesting test of Mourinho now.

Maradona10 · Oct 23, 2016

Martial mata on fellaini lingard off. I dint even expect a point anyways. We are cursed at the bridge and there is nothing in this game. Conte is italian and he knows how to save leads. We might get a lucky goal but we will concede more. We needed another defender in the summer and we dint get one. Europa league is the best chance of us getting Champions league .

sunama · Oct 23, 2016

JTW95 said:
3 subs is the enough. We need a whole new 11.

Sadly I agree with you.
Even DDG who is our best player is having a mare.

NYAS · Oct 23, 2016

Yes, Martin Atkinson is the reason we're absolute shit.

manichester · Oct 23, 2016

Luiz sent off 9 0f 11 of ours withdrawn, Chelsea move the ball far quicker and to a player on the move we are static and move the ball slowly.

SER19 · Oct 23, 2016

@GifLord any chance of freeze frame of Luiz on fellaini

Scorpy · Oct 23, 2016

That was absolute garbage. Smalling, Blind and Fellaini have all been absolutely dreadful and our attacks are severely devoid of ideas.

There's no way we're leaving Stamford Bridge with a point. Abysmal and infuriating.

bosnian_red · Oct 23, 2016

There's goals in this for us, but we really need Martial in for one of the wingers and then Carrick in there for Fellaini. Minimum that. Possibly put Martial in for Ibra and Mata for Pogba and keep the wingers, but still. Changes need to be made. They haven't done much, but some disastrous defending from us has gifted them a 2 goal lead.

VeevaVee · Oct 23, 2016

Turd. Looking like another season struggling for 4th

alexanderplatz · Oct 23, 2016

Blind is not a defender to play against top teams, he just isn't good enough defensively. Chelsea look more focused and motivated then we do, that said we've created a couple of chances and ibra should have put away his second 6 yard header of the week but didnt. Feel like with a change or 2 a draw is a slight possibility, but that was very poor

RedSky · Oct 23, 2016

Can someone figure out the formation we're playing? It looks like Fellaini and Pogba push high up the pitch when we have the ball to give Zlatan support and Lingard/Rashford are wingers.

But that then leaves Herrera to marshal the entire midfield ffs.

mitchmouse · Oct 23, 2016

DevilRed said:
Top four is a stretch. I hope we stick with Mourinho and let him mold the team.

Clearly there are alot of players not good enough or dont have the mentality to play for a top team.

totally agree. and anyway no other manager around (simeone isnt stupid enough to come to us)

Triple.Threat · Oct 23, 2016

I can't fault Jose, it isn't his fault if Mike Smalling decided to doze off today and panic every time the ball comes his way.

#07 · Oct 23, 2016

We have been awful, yet we should probably still have scored. Chelsea have found it tough to stop the crosses from Valencia. Unfortunately when they've hit the box we've wasted them.

Defensively we are a shambles, and this might put paid to the idea 433 suits us better than 4231. With Fellaini and Pogba advancing we've been done by the ball around the corner loads.

Blind doesn't know if he's coming or going. Subbing him now would be a mercy killing.

PS) Luiz should've been off for the studs up tackle

Android1974 · Oct 23, 2016

Second half?

Herrera–Pogba
Mata–Ibra–Martial
Rashford
or
Carrick–Herrera–Pogba
Mata–Ibra–Rashford

AkaAkuma& · Oct 23, 2016

Mata on for Afro and play him at no10, push Pogba deeper besides Herrera. Get on Martial and shift Rashers to the right and haul off Lingaard.

mitchmouse · Oct 23, 2016

RedSky said:
Can someone figure out the formation we're playing? It looks like Fellaini and Pogba push high up the pitch when we have the ball to give Zlatan support and Lingard/Rashford are wingers.

But that then leaves Herrera to marshal the entire midfield ffs.

I'm not sure there is one!

11101 · Oct 23, 2016

Midfield is breaking down every time Fellaini gets the ball.

Smalling needs to start playing like a centre back and assert himself and let Blind know what he's doing.

Ibrahimovic needs to stay up front.

Pogba needs to start doing something other than pass to Herrera/Valencia.

GloryHunter07 · Oct 23, 2016

ClosetDevil said:
Chelsea tearing us a new one today. Getting ripped to shreds. Utter embarrassment. Players also look so lost and devoid of any sense of urgency or hunger.

Yeah the most worrying thing is that their players seem to want it so much more than ours.

Dobba · Oct 23, 2016

Sassy Colin said:
Beckham is advertising alcoholic drinks now, is he?

He's been watching us for the last 3 seasons. It would drive the Pope to crystal meth.

Hammerfell · Oct 23, 2016

Raoul said:
He should've changed tactics after 30 seconds ?

According to @Ramshock he should've known what would happen before the game had even kicked off!

ash_86 · Oct 23, 2016

The goals we conceded isn't that great to Defend. Only ourselves to blame really.

DevilRed · Oct 23, 2016

SER19 said:
Ya I'm not blaming pogba, the system is failing a few players, but he is still playing absolutely shocking. I would happily take him and fellaini off for carrack and mata

Well mate. Been saying it for four years. Just because he heads in the occassional goal (which hasnt happened at all lately) he is just SHIT on the ball and deterimental to our passing. Has been exposed here being much too slow and static against top players.

Got to go. Just got to go.

Giant Midget · Oct 23, 2016

12OunceEpilogue said:
Brainless and dumb is how I'd sum us up. Headless chickens at the back when under any pressure at all, very little craft and thought going into our passing and build-up play and so so wasteful up front. Put all that together and you've got a long day ahead.

Saying that we got better as the half went on (not hard I know but let's look at it positively) and there's a chance for us to get at them. Whether we'll take it is another matter.

We conceded in the first 30 seconds. If we can't improve from there, might as well just pack and never play again.

Hugh Jass · Oct 23, 2016

DomesticTadpole said:
Revenge for what? They were the ones who hid and didn't perform for their manager. Jose is the one with the gripe. He lost his job, they didn't.

You were saying?

shaggy · Oct 23, 2016

Martial and Mata please. He should have started.

Fellaini & Ibra off.

Florida Man · Oct 23, 2016

I know it was individual mistakes that led to goals, but the tactics are wrong in this match. Jose went for size but what good is it if can't get contact with the ball when we cross? And what is Zlatan providing if he can't convert his chances to at least be on target? What's needed is mobility, which Fellaini, Blind, and Zlatan can't provide.

Shark · Oct 23, 2016

Bobcat said:
That was shite, but honestly, it's not like they battered us. First one was a massive collective brain fart, and second one was jammy as feck.

We created some decent chances ourselves, but luck is not on our side today it seems

Fair play for seeing some positives, unfortunately I can only see negatives.

Slevs · Oct 23, 2016

JonDahl said:
We can do this. Chelsea are crap.

Have you been watching the game?

Offside · Oct 23, 2016

Chelsea have weak spots that other teams have exposed and they are clear today.

We are simply just too shite. Pile of wank. So off the pace now.

Devil may care · Oct 23, 2016

Mata and Martial on for Fellaini and Ibra, we need to stretch this lot more, the openings are there but we need a bit more speed and guile.

RW2 · Oct 23, 2016

Problem is that Mourinho has inherited a load of deadwood bought by Moyes & Van Gaal.

It's going to take time.

LLMU · Oct 23, 2016

What a bad half. Too many static players and Ibra has to drop deep to get the ball. Defensively very suspect especially Smalling and Blind. Hope for a better second half.

mitchmouse · Oct 23, 2016

Sassy Colin said:
Beckham is advertising alcoholic drinks now, is he?

where/what/i mean to be missing everything today

Thiim · Oct 23, 2016

How quickly has Smalling turned to shit again? He should be nowhere near that armband. Tried his best to confuse the other defenders for both goals and is seemingly unable to organize anything. Everything has been said about Fellaini, but he still plays. I'm also sorry to say that Lingard really is a very limited footballer and it's really shocking that he has a place in our team with all the money that we have spent over the last years.

Valencia has been the only good player this half.

JTW95 · Oct 23, 2016

I hope this second half the team can actually make us think we can bring this back.

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