Chelsea v Sunderland, 5:30 k/o, SS1

That_Guy

Wickham looks a bit better now. Obviously you'd rather have him than Altidore.

barone

this will be a easy chelsea win

DazMarz

Stupid from Matic. Great finish by Terry.... pity about Matic's stupidity. But that looks promising... can open them up again, hopefully.

Crackle

I wouldn't be that hard on Matic. He didn't do much and Collback was looking for it.

Darkglasses

Full time ref :pac:

bur

Uh oh, Ramires is angry, Sunderland players better watch themselves around him now.

Paully D

That_Guy wrote: »

Wickham looks a bit better now. Obviously you'd rather have him than Altidore.

He should have been playing every week from January when it became apparent that Fletcher would rather guzzle Absolut Vodka than try to regain fitness and Altidore wouldn't score in a brothel with €100 notes hanging off his mickey.

Instead he was out banging in goals for Championship sides while we were struggling for a shot on target at home to Palace, Villa, Hull and Norwich. ****ing ridiculous.

He's had two "proper runs" in the side at Sunderland. The first culminated in a goal and an assist in 2 games and his current run has culminated in 3 goals in 3 games.

That_Guy

It's bizarre alright Paully. Remember in our relegation season, we had Xisco on the bench. You know, in a scrap for survival why not stick a fresh face in there to change it up? Too little too late.

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Chelsea fans moaning and groaning already? *sniggers*

Utopia Parkway

Jaysus brutal clearance from O'Shea. Could have cost them.

Jesus Wept

Chelsea on the ropes.

DazMarz

Chelsea just need to keep plugging and plugging and they'll get that elusive goal...

Was that a peno or no? Couldn't tell really...

EDIT: replay... was a handball... but could it be given? I've seen penos given for less, tbh...

LightningBlue

Jesus Ramires

Utopia Parkway

DazMarz wrote: »

Chelsea just need to keep plugging and plugging and they'll get that elusive goal...

Was that a peno or no? Couldn't tell really...

EDIT: replay... was a handball... but could it be given? I've seen penos given for less, tbh...

Would have been very harsh. Headed at his hand from a yard away as he was spinning around.

Grayditch

I'm not sure Sunderland will hang on for the draw, but they're giving it their best. Mannone is savage to watch and Wickham has really lit up.

Darkglasses

Ahh you can't do that Ramires, lucky.

Sugarlumps

Low blow.

Utopia Parkway

Ramires is a lucky boy.

DazMarz

Fúck sake, Ramires?! What the hell?!?!?! Lads have been sent off for far, far less!!! :mad: Total stupidity.

Luckycharms_74

Ramires the dirty fcuker

AdamD

Last time I gave my thoughts on Ramires I got banned..he strikes again

Tubbs4

bur wrote: »

Uh oh, Ramires is angry, Sunderland players better watch themselves around him now.

Poor larson. Who's next?

Utopia Parkway

Poor from Johnson. That was a great chance and the ball seemed to get stuck under his feet.

KingdomYid

Ramires is turning into a really cynical player lately.

That_Guy

Ah you have to shoot there....

JPA

Johnson afraid of his right foot.

SlickRic

get a fúcking right foot Johnson.

Professional Griefer

Ramires is a filthy player

Slattsy

wft was Adam Johnson doing there????????

homer simpson

Has Ivanovic ever beaten the first man with a cross? :rolleyes:

Fudge You

Don't think the handball was a peno.

But the push in the back by Larson. He basically shouldered a player in the back when he had a clear goal scoring opportunity, no attempt for the ball.

Ramires should be gone, lucky boy. Needs to be taken off at half time.

Utopia Parkway

Professional Griefer wrote: »

Ramires is a filthy player

He's a sneaky little fecker.

Tipsy McSwagger

Ref bottled the Ramires slap

Essien

homer simpson wrote: »

Has Ivanovic ever beaten the first man with a cross? :rolleyes:

Ah he does the odd time. They usually end up flying out of the stadium though.

Thanx 4 The Fish

Does cynical mean nasty? Good news is he will probably miss the liverpool game now, bad news, he should not be on the pitch now and 11 on 10 increases Sunderland's chances tonight.

DazMarz

AdamD wrote: »

Last time I gave my thoughts on Ramires I got banned..he strikes again

I picked up a warning over him a while back... so feel your pain. :P


Not a good performance. To be honest, I think Liverpool and Stevie G and all on Merseyside who are of the red bent are sitting back and laughing... and laughing... and laughing. Liverpool would be 3-0 up at this stage and just cruising. Against Sunderland, they'd be 6-0 up...

Crackle

Ramires is very quickly becoming a massive liability. It's bad enough that his performances in recent months have been poor without that kind of behaviour or "tackles" like his at Villa.

barone

retrospective ban for ramires i think

Tipsy McSwagger

The FA will have to look at that Ramires incident

klose

Ramires is probably the snidest player in th league, what an angry little fecker he is.

Utopia Parkway

DazMarz wrote: »

I picked up a warning over him a while back... so feel your pain. :P


Not a good performance. To be honest, I think Liverpool and Stevie G and all on Merseyside who are of the red bent are sitting back and laughing... and laughing... and laughing. Liverpool would be 3-0 up at this stage and just cruising. Against Sunderland, they'd be 6-0 up...

Chelsea often look crap against the bad teams. Doesn't stop them usually playing well against the better sides though.

Richard Hillman

It should have a been red for Ramires on Larsson. Although it probably should have been a red and a peno for Larsson on Ramires a minute earlier. The comms didn't pick up on, I struggle to see how its not a foul.

Lukker-

Ramires should have had a penalty, Larsson made no attempt at the ball when Ramires had a free header. I'm not saying this in anyway justifies his actions, but imagine the pressure players are under in games like these. Sill boy though, not many would forgive him if he got sent off.

MaroonAndGreen

Who the fcuk gives Ivanovic permission to cross? Hes shocking with the ball.

greendom

Tipsy McSwagger wrote: »

The FA will have to look at that Ramires incident

I think the Sunderland game will be his last one in the league this season.

Paully D

DazMarz wrote: »

Not a good performance. To be honest, I think Liverpool and Stevie G and all on Merseyside who are of the red bent are sitting back and laughing... and laughing... and laughing. Liverpool would be 3-0 up at this stage and just cruising. Against Sunderland, they'd be 6-0 up...

I recall Liverpool holding on for the last 15 minutes at home to Sunderland in a close fought 2-1 win only about 4 weeks ago?

DazMarz

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Chelsea often look crap against the bad teams. Doesn't stop them usually playing well against the better sides though.

This is true... but if Chelsea don't get 3 points today, it effectively kills the league and hands it to Liverpool. More riding on this game today than there usually would.

Paully D

Paully D wrote: »

I recall Liverpool holding on for the last 15 minutes at home to Sunderland in a close fought 2-1 win only about 4 weeks ago?

Very lucky to win that game tbh

Fudge You

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Chelsea often look crap against the bad teams. Doesn't stop them usually playing well against the better sides though.

Good point, Chelsea do set up perfectly against the better sides. The city game was a masterclass. I can not wait for the Atletico games, to see how both teams set up.

Duck Soup

Obviously a draw is no good to us. If it's still even stevens after about 70 minutes, expect Jose to take off all 11 players and replace them with strikers. It confuses the hell out of the opposition.

Crackle

greendom wrote: »

I think the Sunderland game will be his last one in the league this season.

At this point that will probably be a good thing. Other than an abundance of energy he hasn't offered much to the team this season.