Chelsea Banter Archive January 24 2019

 

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24 Jan 2019 22:10:12
* Emerson should continue as left back for Chelsea
* Chelsea needs a proper no. 10 that brings goals and assists in his games.
* Willian and Pedro should be backups not first team players.
* If it's this difficult to completely break down what looks like a weak Tottenham team, then maybe we don't have to a team for the top. The team needs players.
* God bless Ngolo Kante.

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24 Jan 2019 22:33:29
I think we broke them down really well. Giroud missed two sitters, hazard missed a glorious chance. Should have been more goals. I think we need a goal scoring midfielder alongside jorginho and kante amd that is RLC.

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25 Jan 2019 01:52:25
Put a clinical goalscorer at ST (Hopefully Higuain) and RLC in the Midfield and we'll look a completely different side. Emerson at LB back as well with his crosses and link up play, we'll be a very strong team.

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25 Jan 2019 09:03:21
I still don't understand why you guys rate RLC so much. I am still to see what he has to bring to the team.

Hopefully he proves me wrong, but i don't think he has Chelsea quality in him.

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25 Jan 2019 10:35:04
You are not alone ChelseaLRD as many of our fans here are so infatuated with having English players in the team even if such player is not good enough.

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25 Jan 2019 11:45:58
I’m with you guys, RLC isn’t as good as people want him to be,

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25 Jan 2019 15:05:13
Not so much about him being great since i think Kovacic is more well rounded, it's about him being the only midfielder who can offer end product and make runs behind the defence. He's had an eye for goal this season and has been the only other player besides Hazard who's been able to draw defenders out of position consistently. A player like Fekir would be perfect there but for now RLC is the best option imo.

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24 Jan 2019 22:05:33
The whole Chelsea bench and coaching staff including Higuain, were all on one knee watching those penalties. They went nuts when Luiz scored! The spirit and togetherness of the whole group cannot be questioned now. Silence media, silence.

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25 Jan 2019 15:44:18
And this morning CHO puts in a transfer request and Hazard talks up a move to Real Madrid - the spirit and togetherness seemingly lasted 12 hours!

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24 Jan 2019 22:00:37
This 30 years of age rule could come back and bite us. Luiz is class, especially in big games.

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24 Jan 2019 22:35:16
Ive always liked Luiz. He takes so much unfair critcism. His a serial winner and will go down as one of our very best. His record and tropies speaks for itself, maybe a few spurs players could confirm how hard it is to win a trophy. He needa
S a contract extension. His a joy to watch.

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24 Jan 2019 23:13:03
luiz was 10 out 10 and hazard also outstanding for me luiz motm do.

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25 Jan 2019 00:05:20
Hate to be the negative one but he was at fault for the goal.

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25 Jan 2019 11:14:36
But in general Luiz has been a stand out player in many game this season even when team as whole not performing very well.

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25 Jan 2019 15:29:56
I have always said I like luiz however he can be clumsy we all know that. But I would prefer him to start in midfield, he has a quality pass on him.

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24 Jan 2019 21:59:58
Emerson superb, pace and delivery. Love it.

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24 Jan 2019 21:40:16
Say this before the shoot out, if Emerson doesn’t get more chances in this side, I’ll be really disappointed. Heads and shoulders ahead of Alonso for me.

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24 Jan 2019 21:45:16
agreed
. he put 100% effort until the end! far play to the lad. not heard him moan once either about a move!

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24 Jan 2019 22:13:25
Played really well, was very impressed with him.

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24 Jan 2019 22:18:40
Just see how good Emerson is. Benching Alonso completely for Emerson would be asking too much, just let the guy play some more EPL games. He's very good, I don't know if the board isn't seeing his performances presently and do something about it like talking to Sarri so that he doesn't start worrying for a transfer.

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24 Jan 2019 23:31:14
Nah, Alonso has more height so he’s in ;)

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24 Jan 2019 23:50:04
Emerson looked incredible today, he should definitely start ahead of Alonso from now on.

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25 Jan 2019 18:20:15
Both Emerson and Alonso clearly have some good qualities in their respective games. Play Emerson in some EPL games and also play Alonso in some too. Let there be a sense of competition within both players- that way each player copies that the attributes of the other that's absent in his game; for instance Emerson can try improving aerially (from Alonso's game) while Alonso learns to how to cross better and track back quickly after an overlap (from Emerson's game) .
Sarri shouldn't keep playing only Alonso or only Emerson if not it becomes counterproductive.
Emerson has been brilliant all season though.

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24 Jan 2019 21:39:19
We go to pens, Giroud and Willian, surely we can do better, David Luiz turned off for spurs goal. How this is going to pens I'll never know, on a positive. Higuain scores at least one of the Giroud chances.

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24 Jan 2019 20:55:37
def away goals count?

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{Ed002's Note - No - penalties.}

24 Jan 2019 21:15:14
Hoping it doesn’t go to penalties, I can’t handle it.

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24 Jan 2019 21:34:42
Just a neutral watching the game but the ref tonight has tried his hardest to help Spurs out tonight, not even subtle about it. Good luck in pens, you lot deserve the win.

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24 Jan 2019 21:53:48
Cheers mate, agreed. Thank god for that.

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24 Jan 2019 22:09:46
Eric dier 3 yellow card fouls in first 15 minutes.

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24 Jan 2019 11:43:49
Considering there's a Cup Final place at stake tonight, I wouldn't be surprised to see the usual starting 11.

We have Wednesday at the weekend where I expect we're more likely to see a change to the side than tonight.

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24 Jan 2019 17:49:41
I’m desperate for a player who can get wide and cross, Giroud starting would mean Cho starting is an absolute must, hazard Giroud Cho. And I’ll pogo with kovecic first goal,

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24 Jan 2019 18:53:05
No CHO, what a blow.
Really think tonight was an opportunity to show him we trust him in a big game.

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24 Jan 2019 19:43:47
It's not a blow.

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24 Jan 2019 20:45:09
Didn't the Eds say it was difficult for him to play midweek but OK at weekends.

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24 Jan 2019 23:48:23
Emerson starting over Alonso. Hazard back in his normal position. It looks like Sarri has finally come to his senses.

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Review Of The Day 24th January 2019

24 Jan 2019 07:29:01
{Ed's Note - Ed001 has posted a new article entitled, Review Of The Day 24th January 2019

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24 Jan 2019 05:56:43
Good day Eds, please can you help us with the situation with Leandro Paredes. Reports are saying that PSG has won a match on Chelsea for the player.
Though I haven't watched him play but from his video footage he looks very good player and ideal for our immediate need. I will be gutted if he goes to PSG instead but club know what better.
Nice day.

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24 Jan 2019 11:30:29
It is very obvious that Sarri will never ever drop his 'pet' Jorginho - so why would an established player like Paredes want to come to Chelsea just to get splinters in his backside!

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24 Jan 2019 12:26:25
Do you not think when we get the right midfielders jorginho might click the two in front of him aren't ideal for the system not a criticism of kante he's my favourite player but he is playing in his wrong position just an idea.

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24 Jan 2019 13:34:03
Its fans like MDW that get on your own players backs in matches and affects the the players confidence. Literal joke. Luiz has had to come out and explain why the criticism is unfair.

Pogba was slated right, left and centre by the media. He has been called a fraud etc. But majority of the utd fans stuck by him. They are reaping their rewards now. They never let the go whereas it would have been easy to do so.

Take a leaf out from their books mate and support your team and your players. For god sake his been in the league ONLY 4/ 5months. He started off superbly for the first 2/ 3months.

As soon as something goes wrong you get fans like you killing a players confidence. A bit of common sence would say Italy and England is two different leagues. Give a player chance.

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24 Jan 2019 20:54:20
Watching the game now, 50th minute and Jorgihno is amazing.

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24 Jan 2019 23:46:16
CFCShak, apart from finding your post supercilious and pathetic, I totally agree that Italy and England are two different leagues - and isn't that the problem.

Italian teams rarely press high, preferring to retreat into a defensive formation when they lose possession; this allowed Jorginho to control the game without pressure.

Because this system was new to the Prem, at the beginning of the season Jorginho was allowed time and space to control the tempo of the game - this is why, initially, he looked like a player; but the rest of the Prem soon caught onto that and now almost every team we play employs a high-press and crowds out Jorginho (see Arsenal last weekend) .

Unless Sarri begins to understand that Italian football and English football are different and tweaks his system substantially, he will rightfully be gone by the summer.

Ps I love Chelsea football club and it is shabby and offensive for you to suggest otherwise - CFCShak, are you so egotistical that you cannot see others may be right and that you may be wrong!

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