Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2016

Essien

Last year there was a sense that anything could happen when Hazard, and to a lesser extent Costa got the ball.

Now it's just a case of how far will they run before losing it.

hots

Lukker- wrote: »

What the f*ck is wrong with Matic?

So poor again today. Remy really is not good enough.

Lukker-

That should have been a penalty.

rottie 11

Should have been a pen

redman85

:eek:

murpho999

Lukker- wrote: »

That should have been a penalty.

rottie 11 wrote: »

Should have been a pen

Why , there was no contact.

hots

Can we just play without a striker next week?

Lukker-

murpho999 wrote: »

Why , there was no contact.

He clipped his ankles, Remy was too honest.

rottie 11

I think it's time to purchase a new striker..

hots

murpho999 wrote: »

Why , there was no contact.

There pretty clearly was, refs representatives have said it should have been a pen and red according to nbcsn.

InTheTrees

ffs...

Bridge93

Lukker- wrote: »

He clipped his ankles, Remy was too honest.

No he didnt, remy probably should have taken contact but was too honest

murpho999

Lukker- wrote: »

He clipped his ankles, Remy was too honest.

hots wrote: »

There pretty clearly was, refs representatives have said it should have been a pen and red according to nbcsn.

Would like to see it again. Looked to me as if Remy jumped over the challenge.

Johner

Decent performance, bad result. We didn't create an awful lot but we still created enough to have scored a couple.

Lukker-

Not much more you can do, Mourinho can't finish peoples chances.

abarkie

Had the 1st half possession been translated into goals, then it would have been all over after 45 mins and Chelsea would have been about 3up

Great game

That_Guy

It's time to bring the real saviour home.

gosplan

Good performance but a poor result to happen right now.

That's more like one that could happen any year though. Away in Stoke after midweek CL - not a good prospect for three points.

Hard to take for Chelsea fans but defo an improvement.

Killinator

So comrades, what'd ya reckon, is Jose done after that.
Don't want him gone but the pressure most be becoming unbearable now! Will Roman hold fast?

jaykay74

murpho999 wrote:

Would like to see it again. Looked to me as if Remy jumped over the challenge.

Can't remember Chelsea players getting upset over it. Maybe I missed that bit though? Seemed to lose his footing hurdling the keeper

kev1.3s

What next for Jose ?

Barr

Can't believe we were beaten today - performance looked much better today.

Lord TSC

Killinator wrote: »

So comrades, what'd ya reckon, is Jose done after that.
Don't want him gone but the pressure most be becoming unbearable now! Will Roman hold fast?

Surely it would be crazy to sack him after that loss, given he wasn't involved in it? I mean, I get if they had sacked him before the game or whatever, or if they blame him for being banned, but I would imagine the result itself he wasn't present for shouldn't really count against him....

gosplan

Killinator wrote: »

So comrades, what'd ya reckon, is Jose done after that.
Don't want him gone but the pressure most be becoming unbearable now! Will Roman hold fast?

Personally I'd be delighted to see him gone but I don't think it's the right decision and even less so after today.

Lots of green shoots in that match.

Essien

Times are hard when you're looking for a win against Stoke so you can go above Stoke.

Same again when we play Norwich in 2 weeks. ****ing hell.

Lukker-

jaykay74 wrote: »

Can't remember Chelsea players getting upset over it. Maybe I missed that bit though? Seemed to lose his footing hurdling the keeper

Players shouldn't have to get upset for a decision to be given.

They get upset and talk to the ref and get accused of trying to influence the game.

Ref is terrible, he missed 2 penalties last week too and he gets the TV game this week. Generally how the FA operate unfortunately.

kev1.3s

Performance was great, all that was missing was the goals to win it but it was Stoke who get the points.

cowboyBuilder

Killinator wrote: »

So comrades, what'd ya reckon, is Jose done after that.
Don't want him gone but the pressure most be becoming unbearable now! Will Roman hold fast?

I don't want him gone , but I think he'll be sacked in the morning , it's intl break now too isn't it ?

deaddonkey15

Lord TSC wrote: »

Surely it would be crazy to sack him after that loss, given he wasn't involved in it? I mean, I get if they had sacked him before the game or whatever, or if they blame him for being banned, but I would imagine the result itself he wasn't present for shouldn't really count against him....

The fact that he wasn't there should probably count against him. He still would have picked the team and a game plan. Chelsea did look better today though. There will be plenty of big sides that will drop points away to Stoke this year.

Killinator

Lord TSC wrote: »

Surely it would be crazy to sack him after that loss, given he wasn't involved in it? I mean, I get if they had sacked him before the game or whatever, or if they blame him for being banned, but I would imagine the result itself he wasn't present for shouldn't really count against him....

True, hard to blame him when he wasn't there, hope the performance is enough to stay his execution and things keep getting better, though a win in a league game would be nice

MD1990

performance was better. I do think Chelsea will stay up.

Killinator

MD1990 wrote: »

performance was better. I do think Chelsea will stay up.

The great escape is on.....kinda

jaykay74

Lukker- wrote: »

Players shouldn't have to get upset for a decision to be given.

No they don't but its a reasonable indicator if they feel they have been hard done by or not... I'm talking about looking annoyed and throwing hands up etc, not surrounding the ref. I didn't think they showed anything during that phase of play.

Polo_Mint

Should have been a peno

Lukker-

jaykay74 wrote: »

No they don't but its a reasonable indicator if they feel they have been hard done by or not... I'm talking about looking annoyed and throwing hands up etc, not surrounding the ref. I didn't think they showed anything during that phase of play.

It was a clear infringement, don't see how you don't see that.

Hitchens

Rainy night in Stoke, eh?

cowboyBuilder

Imagine last year thinking this season we would be in a relegation battle !!
Finishing outside top 4 doesn't bother me either , as long as we re build in the summer and have a good attack on the league next year .
UCL is a distraction anyway and it's barças cup for the next 5-6 years ...

Bridge93

What did Sky say about the penalty appeal?

Crackle

Dunno what to say about that. Played well (in comparison to what's come before anyway) but still a lot of the same ****e we've seen all season. Poor defending for the goal, thought maybe Begovic could have done better with it.

Substitutions were kinda puzzling. That was Pedro's best performance since West Brom, should have stayed on. Fabregas offered nothing again.

Matic was poor again. Ramires was dire. To end on a positive Hazard looked better tonight. Was a lot livelier anyway.

Hitchens

Brendan Rogers is available

willmunny1990

Hitchens wrote: »

Brendan Rogers is available

Not as unlikely as it sounds.

Lukker-

Hazard was excellent for the first half, he looked wrecked in the second half though.

pmasterson95

I didnt buy into that "Mourinho 3rd Season" thing. I guess its actually true

kev1.3s

Crackle wrote: »

Dunno what to say about that. Played well (in comparison to what's come before anyway) but still a lot of the same ****e we've seen all season. Poor defending for the goal, thought maybe Begovic could have done better with it.

Substitutions were kinda puzzling. That was Pedro's best performance since West Brom, should have stayed on. Fabregas offered nothing again.

Matic was poor again. Ramires was dire. To end on a positive Hazard looked better tonight. Was a lot livelier anyway.

Can't understand why they took pedro off either but remy caused more problems when he was on than the entire game for Costa. Time to start remy I think!

Lukker-

Costa needs some time on the bench to reconsider what being a striker actually entails seems likes he's forgotten since Christmas last year.

Essien

If some players really have given up playing for Mourinho then I'd put Costa right at the top of the list.

As much as I think defence is our biggest issue, it's a few lads further up the field that just don't look interested.

tombliboo83

willmunny1990 wrote:

Not as unlikely as it sounds.

I wouldn't be at all surprised. The next 24 hours will tell us a lot

willmunny1990

Our fall is astonishing. Mourinho needs to go, its the perfect time with the international break coming up, it will give time for the heat to die down.

If he stays theres a real chance we'll salvage nothing and he'll leave us in a complete wreck, hes been given ample time, he cant fix this, i dont think any manager could save a situation like this should they find themselves in it, the players aren't playing for him, probably only played well today because he wasn't there.

We need a change, it will only get better if we change, it will only get worse if we prolong the inevitable.

Lukker-

Essien wrote: »

If some players really have given up playing for Mourinho then I'd put Costa right at the top of the list.

As much as I think defence is our biggest issue, it's a few lads further up the field that just don't look interested.

I think it's mainly Costa tbh, we need a focal point, that isn't on the left wing.

Lukker-

I think we could have played for 3 or 4 hours and not scored from open play, we've been relying on Willian's free kicks all season. Something needs to change, I've a feeling it will probably be Mourinho.