Burnley v Chelsea, K/O 8pm

veXual

Costa did trail the leg a bit in fairness. Hard one to call, you could say he looked for it but it wasn't a dive..

quarryman

Kirby wrote: »

Everyone is singing it. United fans, Spurs fans, I heard the Southampton fans singing it yesterday.

Seems to an accurate documentation of the events surrounding the penultimate stages of last season.

And quite funny.

BMMachine

Kirby wrote: »

Everyone is singing it. United fans, Spurs fans, I heard the Southampton fans singing it yesterday.

a credit to the musical innovation in the Kop. our influence spreads wide to less creative fans

DazMarz

Some of the movements from the Chelsea players is sublime.

And big Brana makes it 1-3!!! YES!!!

Barr

Ivan sweet 3

GavRedKing

Game set and match

LightningBlue

Branna is some man for goals.

Panthro

we're guna win the league...we're guna win the league

Turtwig

veXual wrote: »

Costa did trail the leg a bit in fairness. Hard one to call, you could say he looked for it but it wasn't a dive..

Oh there's no doubt he looks for them but that wasn't a yellow card.

Amirani

veXual wrote: »

Costa did trail the leg a bit in fairness. Hard one to call, you could say he looked for it but it wasn't a dive..

Why would he dive? He'd taken it past the keeper?

Poor defending there from Burnley. Bit of a come down here.

DazMarz

This could turn into an absolute and utter mauling.

Welcome back to the Premier League, Burnley.

GavRedKing

Cesc with another assist

Crann na Beatha

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Mikeyt086

Cesc Fabregas' pass for the 2nd goal deserves its own thread.

Barr

Panthro wrote: »

we're guna win the league...we're guna win the league

Paddy Power is paying up early :pac:

Peist2007

Chelsea will be serious contenders in the Champions League this season. Plenty of flair and power and can defend better than all others in my opinion.

efb

This is like Isreal v Palestine

GavRedKing

Our movement is a lpt more fluid from last season. Thats a plus

Utopia Parkway

Fair to say Burnley are a good bet to finish bottom this season.

Francie Barrett

Chelsea carving open Burnley at will. Fabregas pulling the strings and Costa linking up play quite nicely in the final third. Can you imagine if Torres was leading the line here? Talk about a fish out of water.

Francie Barrett

GavRedKing wrote: »

Our movement is a lpt more fluid from last season. Thats a plus

You'd expect that when you don't play a striker who wear concrete boots :pac:

recylingbin

Looks like I picked the wrong week to drop Ivanovic

quarryman

Panthro wrote: »

we're guna win the league...we're guna win the league

Ah more Liverpool chants....

Panthro

quarryman wrote: »

Ah more Liverpool chants....

Our Year

Francie Barrett

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

Fair to say Burnley are a good bet to finish bottom this season.

Too early to be saying that - Chelsea are going to smash up a lot more than Burnley this season.

Utopia Parkway

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Too early to be saying that - Chelsea are going to smash up a lot more than Burnley this season.

I already have money on them finishing bottom. Their team isn't that different from the one that got promoted. Think they needed a lot more than they added.

GavRedKing

When ramires ban is up oscar will wanna be performing a lot better or cesc will be our number 10

GavRedKing

Francie Barrett wrote: »

You'd expect that when you don't play a striker who wear concrete boots :pac:

Its only taken 2 years to address.....and we only have one.

shocking camera angle

Barr

Great first half

Harry Palmr

Irony is defined as "Chelsea supporters singing about a teams captain slipping at an inopportune moment".

Kirby

Plus he didn't slip. He miss controlled the ball. I wish people would stop saying he slipped. I suppose it would ruin the song though.....

GavRedKing

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Irony is defined as "Chelsea supporters singing about a teams captain slipping at an inopportune moment".

Non that cost a league :pac:

Dozen Wicked Words

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Irony is Chelsea supporters singing about a teams captain slipping at an inopportune moment.

It would hurt more for Terry if they subsequently didn't go on and win the champions league. Who's to say Gerrard won't make amends and subsequently win the league.

theteal

rarnes1 wrote: »

shocking camera angle

Huh? It's great to have a close angle again, I still miss Highbury!

eagle eye

Excellent response by Chelsea after conceding the early goal. This could get very ugly for Burnley(not that I'd mind that:D) with the way this Chelsea team is bossing things.

Fabregas has been superb, Schurrle looks dangerous and Costa had a nice goal but the real key to this team is Matic who is controlling the midfield. He looked superb last season for them and he reminds me so much of Roy Keane.

And Ivanovic is not having a great game defensively but he is some man from corner kicks.

Washington Irving

GavRedKing wrote: »

Non that cost a league :pac:

Well, it did cost a league. Just not a league league.

Crann na Beatha

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Andersonisgod

Blistering performance from Chelsea, even more impressive considering the early setback. It's so fluid, it's so cohesive, starting at the base with Matic, the interplay between Fabregas (I'm literally drooling sitting here in my Chelsea jersey with Fabregas on the back), Oscar, Schurrle, Hazard and the dynamic Diego Costa has been breathtaking. This has been a performance on a different level to anything else seen this weekend. It's the performance of champions, it's the performance of a team that has so much potential this season. Football of a different class.

eagle eye

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Blistering performance from Chelsea, even more impressive considering the early setback. It's so fluid, it's so cohesive, starting at the base with Matic, the interplay between Fabregas (I'm literally drooling sitting here in my Chelsea jersey with Fabregas on the back), Oscar, Schurrle, Hazard and the dynamic Diego Costa has been breathtaking. This has been a performance on a different level to anything else seen this weekend. It's the performance of champions, it's the performance of a team that has so much potential this season. Football of a different class.

They are not champions of anything right now.

PS. Love the quote in your sig.

TimeToShine

Chelsea look gud

Vinz Mesrine

Andersonisgod wrote: »

Blistering performance from Chelsea, even more impressive considering the early setback. It's so fluid, it's so cohesive, starting at the base with Matic, the interplay between Fabregas (I'm literally drooling sitting here in my Chelsea jersey with Fabregas on the back) , Oscar, Schurrle, Hazard and the dynamic Diego Costa has been breathtaking. This has been a performance on a different level to anything else seen this weekend. It's the performance of champions, it's the performance of a team that has so much potential this season. Football of a different class.

Good god almighty

theteal

theteal wrote: »

Huh? It's great to have a close angle again, I still miss Highbury!

Would prefer a higher angle.

First world problems from an chairman football fan eh :pac:

GavRedKing

Wouldnt say champions but its a good start last year these are the games we'd have went in 1-0 down and struggled to a draw or worse.

The additions have balanced the team better for sure but until any of the top teams play each other and are about 10-15games in we wont know who is likely to be champs.

eagle eye

Anyone think Burnley should have made their pitch smaller? I don't think its going to help them stay up having it that big.

Andersonisgod

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

Good god almighty

I know, got it off Sports Direct with 20% off a few weeks ago, needless to say I am delirious with joy that the La Masia product is conducting the Chelsea midfield this season.

eagle eye

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I know, got it off Sports Direct with 20% off a few weeks ago, needless to say I am delirious with joy that the La Masia product is conducting the Chelsea midfield this season.

He is doing good things but the man in charge of that midfield is Nemanja Matic.

Vinz Mesrine

Andersonisgod wrote: »

I know, got it off Sports Direct with 20% off a few weeks ago, needless to say I am delirious with joy that the La Masia product is conducting the Chelsea midfield this season.

I must say, you have excellent vocabulary for a 13 yr old.

Andersonisgod

eagle eye wrote: »

He is doing good things but the man in charge of that midfield is Nemanja Matic.

Debatable but Matic is indeed a giant in that midfield in every sense, they compliment each other so well.

Andersonisgod

Vinz Mesrine wrote: »

I must say, you have excellent vocabulary for a 13 yr old.

I'm greatly appreciate your appreciation.