Chelsea Banter Archive January 10 2018

10 Jan 2018 21:52:36
Another mediocre attacking performance, getting frustrating now, when Willian and bats come on we were still crossing the ball? Home advantage and a weak arsenal team, not a good result.

10 Jan 2018 21:57:58
were already relying heavily now on barkley to create something from midfield after 2 very poor flat cup performance were was hazard tonight. very quiet and looked uninterested.

10 Jan 2018 22:17:26
I feel Hazard is struggling in that formation. The midfield are too far away and do not help enough. His marked tightly. If we had long range shooters then maybe it would have drawn out players and given the front guys some space.

10 Jan 2018 22:19:14
Add Barkley and Musonda to the mix would help a lot imo more pace trickery and direct players.

10 Jan 2018 22:23:47
21 shots tonight, twenty one. Barkley in my mind will slot into the team. Pace power and goal threat from distance, we are / have been for last month now been boring to watch I’m affraid to say, and the few times we’ve not been boring we’ve been wasteful, maybe conte needs to change change things up.,

11 Jan 2018 09:16:08
Boring to watch, Matt?

Granted, the cup games were awful but did you choose to disregard the Stoke game, or the Arsenal game last week?

Arsenal played a Jose last night and parked the bus. Extremely hard to break down.

Everyone could see that Chelsea deserved to win that match last night, all the pundits are saying the same.

I agree that we need to start shooting from distance, we're getting like Arsenal of old where we're trying to walk the ball in!

I don't think Chelsea were poor last night but the game as a whole was a non-event.

11 Jan 2018 09:52:53
Yeah boring. We’re beconing predictable in our play and like I said when we haven’t been boring we’ve been wasteful like b arsenal and the stoke game. they were missing there hole back 4 and are in a mess, when hazards fit we play him behind and when we don’t play hazard when rested we have willian n Pedro so it’s either 352 or 343 with same two like ups., all but yo predictable at the moment,

11 Jan 2018 13:36:46
There are no teams out there, even City, that have drastic changes to their formation. None.

What other teams do have, is a pace to their play.

The only exciting teams to watch in the league at the minute are City and Liverpool, and we're ahead of one of those teams and the others are just freaks.

What do you expect Conte to do about teams playing 5 at the back against us? I'm convinced we have the personnel in the squad to produce, hard to do this when teams stifle us and sit on the 6 yard line, and Arsenal set up last night, not to concede.

Not angled at you Matt but this site, is starting to become a pit of despair. I can understand why people have stopped posting.

11 Jan 2018 13:57:28
Told you so
And dinanio if arsenal parked the bus why do we insist on 3 centre hacks bet 2 strikers on and get crossed in
We were in some great crossing situations over last few games
To turn and pass back because there is no-one in the box.

11 Jan 2018 15:51:05
I’m not looking at drastic changes but maybe bats up with morata or dropping a defender when teams pinned back, think it’s limited midfield, hopefully Barkley helps with this and attacking additions in Jan.

10 Jan 2018 21:16:53
I have been really impressed with Rudiger. composer, pace and passing. def should get the knod over Cahill. in my eyes.

10 Jan 2018 21:33:02
Our old problem, no penetration at all. All that close quarter passing gets us nowhere and we are repeating it game after game. This should be an easy game for us.

10 Jan 2018 21:53:25
lacking creativity and morata is bang out of form. where was hazard tonight forgot he was even playing at some stages.

10 Jan 2018 20:43:40
liking the video ref. will take a few years to dust out but looking good so far. Doesn't take long at all. hopefully will. stop all this simulation.

10 Jan 2018 21:07:37
I thought it was for decisions the ref wasn’t too sure on but seems to be on most decisions, but it is quick, but nerve racking waiting for pen decision though lol strange bellerin didn’t get yellow for studs up tackle, but is what it is,

10 Jan 2018 22:14:59
yeah I agree mate. def nerve racking.

10 Jan 2018 20:03:33
🤞🤞🤞🤞 Morata to score a one on one or with this feet tonight.

10 Jan 2018 20:48:01
no hope.

10 Jan 2018 07:22:30
Ed002, is there really absolutely nothing that will change your mind about updating us on Chelsea’s transfer plans? I think we are all desperate for something!

Also off topic, is it true that the cost of the new stadium has escalated so much that it’s actually put it in doubt that it will ever go ahead? I understand that there are more issues over sunlight etc to now deal with, due to the current neighbours filing a block on it being rebuilt.

Thanks in advance.

{Ed002's Note - I have no interest in helping regarding transfers Ada, As for the stadium I am not aware of anything new but nothing will happen as far as the satdium itself goes before the summer of 2020. Until then they will deal with the railway tracks, contaimation clearance and a number of other issues. No new home has been found and it remains unclear, at least to me, if it will be a threey year lease of a four year lease.}

10 Jan 2018 17:26:00
I might be pushing my luck here a bit, but worth a shot. Could you maybe shed some light on the coaching situation at Chelsea, Ed002? On the Pool page apparently you mentioned Conte perhaps being offered Mourinho's dream job for next season (or at least something like that) . Would that be PSG's head coaching job?
And if Conte were to leave after this season are there any particular coaches Chelsea would look to to replace him perhaps?

Don't want to bother you, Ed002, and I respect your decision not to provide info regarding transfers. But I hope you could maybe give us something on the coaching situation. I'd be forever grateful :)

{Ed002's Note - Chelsea has a head coach.}

10 Jan 2018 21:19:26
Haha I know but apparently you hinted at that head coach getting Jose's dream job next season. And I don't suppose that dream job is at Chelsea :-P

But alright of if you don't want to discuss it.