Chelsea vs Manchester United Match Thread 18/4/15 k/o 17.30 Sky

Maximus Alexander

Di Maria on makes sense but I don't think I agree with Januzaj for Mata.

HalloweenJack

Zouma, you beast!

Barr

Fellani being out bullied by the Chelsea boys

Thanx 4 The Fish

Professional footballer with a foul throw, should be docked pay FFS.

Sand

Ref is really letting anything go - pretty much a wrestling match going on and the ref isn't interested.

blueser

Danye wrote: »

Wayne Rooney is the new Tom Cleverly!

Now now; no need to be so nasty!

Drumpot

And Chelsea wonder why neutrals can't stand them or why they can't grow their fanbase!

I find it interesting that pundits are excusing Chelsea's football. They play this horrible stuff all season, not just in the title run in!

Shanotheslayer

Drumpot wrote: »

And Chelsea wonder why neutrals can't stand them!

I find it interesting that pundits are excusing Chelsea's football. They play this horrible stuff all season, not just in the title run in!

Who cares? They win trophies. Pretty sure the you don't get a trophy for playing better football

Barr

lol ,good man Falcao

Shanotheslayer

Jaysus Falcao :pac:

rottie 11

Why not give solanke a go, hed cause more problems than a tired drogba???

jive

Drumpot wrote: »

And Chelsea wonder why neutrals can't stand them or why they can't grow their fanbase!

I find it interesting that pundits are excusing Chelsea's football. They play this horrible stuff all season, not just in the title run in!

Different people have different tastes. I like watching good defending. Lots of teams can play nice attacking football by bombing bodies forward and playing intricate passes in triangles; not many can defend well.

Sand

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Who cares? They win trophies. Pretty sure the you don't get a trophy for playing better football

Roman Abramovich cares given Mourinho was sacked for not playing watchable football the last time. Abramovich clearly likes winning too, but might not take too long before he likes watching his team too.

rottie 11

Drumpot wrote: »

And Chelsea wonder why neutrals can't stand them or why they can't grow their fanbase!

I find it interesting that pundits are excusing Chelsea's football. They play this horrible stuff all season, not just in the title run in!

What a stupid post..

blueser

Drumpot wrote: »

And Chelsea wonder why neutrals can't stand them or why they can't grow their fanbase!

I find it interesting that pundits are excusing Chelsea's football. They play this horrible stuff all season, not just in the title run in!

It works for them, so the end justifies the means. They play the way that suits them. It's not the most attractive football in the PL, but I'm sure they don't give a flying whatever what I or anyone else think of them.

Polo_Mint

jive wrote: »

Different people have different tastes. I like watching good defending. Lots of teams can play nice attacking football by bombing bodies forward and playing intricate passes in triangles; not many can defend well.

We have completely different tastes in football lol

Shanotheslayer

Sand wrote: »

Roman Abramovich cares given Mourinho was sacked for not playing watchable football the last time. .

Source?

Lucas Hood

Unless Shaw is wrecked that's a weird sub.

Mars Bar

Wtf kinda sub was that?!

MisterAnarchy

Thanx 4 The Fish wrote: »

Professional footballer with a foul throw, should be docked pay FFS.

Valencia continuously takes foul throws, not sure how he gets away with it.

niallo27

blueser wrote: »

It works for them, so the end justifies the means. They play the way that suits them. It's not the most attractive football in the PL, but I'm sure they don't give a flying whatever what I or anyone else think of them.

They play the way they are told. Them players are so good they could adapt to any style. Well most of them anyway.

Ulysses Gaze

Sand wrote: »

Roman Abramovich cares given Mourinho was sacked for not playing watchable football the last time. Abramovich clearly likes winning too, but might not take too long before he likes watching his team too.

I thought Mourinho was sacked because he fell out with Arnesen and Emenalo who had Abramovich's ear at the time.

Drumpot

jive wrote: »

Different people have different tastes. I like watching good defending. Lots of teams can play nice attacking football by bombing bodies forward and playing intricate passes in triangles; not many can defend well.

I'm guessing most people don't enjoy watching 10 men sit and counter attack at home when you are already walking the league.

Suppose most people respect winning football when it's entertaining because it's a harder feat when you have horrible styles like Chelsea's looking to spoil games.

I don't expect Chelsea fans care much, but I reckon most fans of the game don't care much for their brand of winning football. It's definitely ruining it as a spectator sport.

kingshankly

This any good lads just turned over cracking game in wembley

ician

kingshankly wrote: »

This any good lads just turned over cracking game in wembley

no.

blueser

niallo27 wrote: »

They play the way they are told. Them players are so good they could adapt to any style. Well most of them anyway.

Agreed. Mourinho plays the way that maximises the potential of the players he has at his disposal, and the way that suits the team, rather than any individual player, the best. It's what any manager should be doing.

Crackle

kingshankly wrote: »

This any good lads just turned over cracking game in wembley

Stick with the other game, you're missing nothing here.

Kylo Ren

Say what you want about Jose's football, but it's effective. It's a 'hate to lose more than you love to win' mind set. And it wins games.

Having said that, I'd hate to have to watch 38 league games, a handful of cup games and 11+ European games a year while playing like this.

MisterAnarchy

Hazard really likes using his backside

monkey9

It genuinely is sad how poor Falcao has become compared to his prime. Whether it's the injury or English football he is just poor.

Don't get me wrong, I don't exactly want to see him banging in goals for Man U, but his decline is rapid.

Remember the last time he played Chelsea in the Super Cup and he just single handedly destroyed them. He was absolutely unreal.

Barr

Drumpot wrote: »

I'm guessing most people don't enjoy watching 10 men sit and counter attack at home when you are already walking the league.

Suppose most people respect winning football when it's entertaining because it's a harder feat when you have horrible styles like Chelsea's looking to spoil games.

I don't expect Chelsea fans care much, but I reckon most fans of the game don't care much for their brand of winning football. It's definitely ruining it as a spectator sport.

I assume you missed the first half of the season. Chelsea were the best footballing side by a country mile.

Shanotheslayer

Keno wrote: »

Having said that, I'd hate to have to watch 38 league games, a handful of cup games and 11+ European games a year while playing like this.

Would you really care when you see your team lifting a trophy?

Sand

Surprised that Januzaj got penalised for that given everything else thats been let go (for both teams).

Sand

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Would you really care when you see your team lifting a trophy?

I would if I was paying to watch it. I could get just as much enjoyment from checking the league table every Monday.

JaMarcusHustle

Not the first time Blackett has been scared to overlap. Poor sub.

monkey9

Sand wrote: »

I would if I was paying to watch it. I could get just as much enjoyment from checking the league table every Monday.

Winning football is always great when it's your team.

Shanotheslayer

Sand wrote: »

I would if I was paying to watch it. I could get just as much enjoyment from checking the league table every Monday.

Find that hard to believe

Drumpot

Barr wrote: »

I assume you missed the first half of the season. Chelsea were the best footballing side by a country mile.

They are the best team in the league quite comfortably. Theres no disputing that. I do recall Jose playing a 6 man midfield at old Trafford in September last season so let's not pretend he has them playing samba football!

Considering the financial clout of Chelsea it's not exactly a huge feat! It did help their cause that their biggest rivals fell to pieces or didn't get going until the last few weeks but next season will be a better test.

There is a reason they struggle to grow their fanbase. They aren't even the champions yet and people despise them.

I know people used to despise fergie but it wasn't because his teams football was mostly awful.

Sand

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

Not the first time Blackett has been scared to overlap. Poor sub.

Yep, I dont understand subbing Shaw out unless LVG had some fears about fitness/stamina being his first game back. But he was playing very well.

Hotblack Desiato

4 more minutes of this

Harry Palmr

29% Ball Possession 71%
7 Goal Attempts 13
2 Shots on Goal 2
2 Shots off Goal 8
3 Blocked Shots 3

Kylo Ren

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

Would you really care when you see your team lifting a trophy?

Personally, I would find it a chore watching them for all of those games. I'd probably not be bothered watching them at the rate I'd like to during the season. The win at the end would be a great celebration but the journey to it would be draining for me.

If you can enjoy the style of play, more power to you.

Polo_Mint

blueser wrote: »

Agreed. Mourinho plays the way that maximises the potential of the players he has at his disposal, and the way that suits the team, rather than any individual player, the best. It's what any manager should be doing.

Not in this game.... They have defended for 75% of the game

niallo27

Di Maria and Janzaui have given away the ball over ten times since coming on.

Barr

Drumpot wrote: »

They are the best team in the league quite comfortably. Theres no disputing that. Considering the financial clout of Chelsea it's not exactly a huge feat! It did help their cause that their biggest rivals fell to pieces or didn't get going until the last few weeks but next season will be a better test.

There is a reason they struggle to grow their fanbase. They aren't even the champions yet and people despise them.

I know people used to despise fergie but it wasn't because his teams football was mostly awful.

The more successful a side , the more they are despised.. just goes to show

GavRedKing

What a dive

Barr

Cheating so and so

monkey9

Keno wrote: »

Personally, I would find it a chore watching them for all of those games. I'd probably not be bothered watching them at the rate I'd like to during the season. The win at the end would be a great celebration but the journey to it would be draining for me.

If you can enjoy the style of play, more power to you.

In fairness though, it's not like they play like this all the time. They were destroying team earlier on in the season playing good football. He mixes it up.

But certainly, in the business end, Mourinho pulls out all the stops,

Crackle

Holy **** my heart.

Johner

**** off Herrera.