Gameweek 1 Discussion

Letting Matic go could be costly
Early days but Contes signings this summer could be classed as poor

MisterAnarchy

Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have all conceded three goals in their opening games.
Standard of defending in the league has really deteriorated.

jaykay74

Good call on the halftime score. She missed the red card call though.

https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/829846842150096896

GreNoLi

Awful tackle by Cahill, deserved red.

Johner

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Letting Matic go could be costly
Early days but Contes signings this summer could be classed as poor

It's 45 mins into the season and the window isn't shut yet. Take about premature. Two of his signings aren't even playing today.

Adamocovic

Only caught the bit at the end where Luiz was squaring up to Brady. What was it all about? Tackle he wasn't happy about?

Johner

Johner wrote: »

It's 45 mins into the season and the window isn't shut yet. Take about premature. Two of his signings aren't even playing today.

Yea, I said early days!
They need to get the striker situation sorted which is going to be tough this late into the window

rgace

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

Chelsea, Arsenal and Liverpool have all conceded three goals in their opening games.
Standard of defending in the league has really deteriorated.

It isn't a massive deterioration for Liverpool or Arsenal really, just more of the same.

Johner

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Yea, I said early days!
They need to get the striker situation sorted which is going to be tough this late into the window

I don't think Conte wanted to let Matic go either, he wanted him for the start of the season while Bakayoko recovered but understandably Matic wasn't going to settle for that.

Mushy

Could watch that Ward goal over and over. Chest down was perfect and the strike left Courtois with no chance.

More of the same on 2nd September please.

Johner

Johner wrote: »

I don't think Conte wanted to let Matic go either, he wanted him for the start of the season while Bakayoko recovered but understandably Matic wasn't going to settle for that.

Oh I agree on that, we discussed it in the Chelsea thread.
But I honestly don't see how Bakayoko is an upgrade on Matic in the first place and obviously Matic wasn't going to play second fiddle at Chelsea especially when he's in his prime at 28.

Adamocovic

Andersonisgod wrote: »

The recruitment team need to take a long hard look at themselves, they've left Conte horribly bare for the first period of the season.

Conte also probably regretting how he handled the Costa situation, a world class striker going to waste and here Chelsea are starting Batshyuai and Boga.

Yeah it's been a poor window for them. I wonder will they try last minute deals now as a panic from that result.

I know Conte doesn't want to rush Morata into it but if you're spending that money on a player of his quality he should be starting straight away. Doubt he can be that far behind in terms of tactics and chemistry to not start.

Wonder what their reaction will be after half time.

GreNoLi

Chelsea desperately need a word class all round midfielder, cannot see that happening, no names spring to mind, perhaps Veratti but unlikely.

JPA

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Yea, I said early days!
They need to get the striker situation sorted which is going to be tough this late into the window

What striker situation? Their issues are elsewhere, they've already signed Morata, Conte doesn't want Costa, that is his doing.

JPA

JPA wrote: »

What striker situation? Their issues are elsewhere, they've already signed Morata, Conte doesn't want Costa, that is his doing.

Morata the answer?? He's got a lot to prove and is currently a risk.
Who's the backup striker?

JPA

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Morata the answer?? He's got a lot to prove and is currently a risk.
Who's the backup striker?

Batsuashyi. Morata was clearly signed as No 1 striker.

JPA

JPA wrote: »

Batsuashyi. Morata was clearly signed as No 1 striker.

Ok, so are you confident that Morata can deliver?
Chelsea wanted Lukaku and didn't get him so went for the second choice.

That_Guy

David Luiz is losing the rag out there.

JPA

M!Ck^ wrote: »

Ok, so are you confident that Morata can deliver?
Chelsea wanted Lukaku and didn't get him so went for the second choice.

Whether I'm confident or not is irrelevant, do you really think Chelsea are going to be in for any other main striker? Maybe another back up but Morata is no 1 unless he flops badly.

blueser

That_Guy wrote: »

David Luiz is losing the rag out there.

I'd say he's short odds to receive his walking papers. Unless Conte does the sensible thing and subs him off.

JPA

JPA wrote: »

Whether I'm confident or not is irrelevant, do you really think Chelsea are going to be in for any other main striker? Maybe another back up but Morata is no 1 unless he flops badly.

So you can understand that the current striker situation at Chelsea is still a potential problem? That's all I was saying really.
Banking on Morata and batshuyi is not something I'd be confident of if I was a Chelsea fan.

Cantona's Collars

Did I hear wrong or were the Chelsea fans chanting "you don't know what you're doing"?

Fickle bunch.

That_Guy

zerks wrote: »

Did I hear wrong or were the Chelsea fans chanting "you don't know what you're doing"?

Fickle bunch.

Aimed at the referee maybe but you never know with that lot.

JPA

M!Ck^ wrote: »

So you can understand that the current striker situation at Chelsea is still a potential problem? That's all I was saying really.
Banking on Morata and batshuyi is not something I'd be confident of if I was a Chelsea fan.

Any new signing is a potential problem. But their bigger problems are a lack of numbers further down the pitch.

Andersonisgod

The problem isn't Morata, he's an elite striker. Michy is a fine back up. The issue is depth, namely that there is none and that many key players or replacements for key players, are out for a good portion of the opening part of the season.

JaMarcusHustle

Chelsea players losing the plot here. There's another red in this game.

Trigger

Morata getting a nice welcome to english football

JPA

JPA wrote: »

Any new signing is a potential problem. But their bigger problems are a lack of numbers further down the pitch.

I had mentioned that losing Matic could prove costly

Trigger

M!Ck^ wrote: »

So you can understand that the current striker situation at Chelsea is still a potential problem? That's all I was saying really.
Banking on Morata and batshuyi is not something I'd be confident of if I was a Chelsea fan.

you are seriously under-rating Morata here.. he might take a couple of weeks to get going but thats only cause he missed most of pre-season on his honeymoon

Agent Coulson

With no Costa & Hazard Chelsea look bang average.

Hococop

This the turnaround

Hococop

Alot of headed goals in all the games so far

Trigger

Cracking goal by Morata

That_Guy

Willian did well to put that on a plate for Morata. Some amount of headers.

astradave

astradave wrote: »

you are seriously under-rating Morata here.. he might take a couple of weeks to get going but thats only cause he missed most of pre-season on his honeymoon

That's why I'm saying it's a risk, and my opinion is that he's alot to prove but it might pay off, it might not

Andersonisgod

Ye Morata is genuinely elite. Shame the team around him probably wont be up to scratch til like the end of September.

GreNoLi

Berahino's overrated to say the least.

Cantona's Collars

GreNoLi wrote: »

Berahino's overrated to say the least.

Except by himself:)

JaMarcusHustle

I don't think that was going in without Morata's touch anyway.

blueser

Correct decision. Just offside.

That_Guy

If Morata leaves that it's a goal.

blueser

JaMarcusHustle wrote: »

I don't think that was going in without Morata's touch anyway.

It wasn't.

Trigger

Was the first pass offside anyways?

Edit:miles on, shot/cross was curving wide anyways

Harry Palmr

Town for the title!

That_Guy

About time Luiz got booked. Petulant as they come.

dfx-

I think at this stage if the referee found the cure to world hunger, Chelsea fans would shout abuse at him. The amount of things they've incorrectly thought he was wrong about is impressive

Hococop

Wow

Mushy

Wtf is Fabregas moaning about?

That_Guy

Fabregas may have no complaints about that one. Stupid tackle.

Meltdown at the Bridge