Chelsea Banter Archive August 20 2017

20 Aug 2017 21:24:08
Yes this the Chelsea we had years back. Wha t a waya to get back into reckoning. Some man utd fans

Thought we are out after one out of thirty eight games. Seriously my isn't Luiz better a DM than CB.

20 Aug 2017 23:16:00
No. He looked leggy and tired in the second half. Would rather him CB with the impressive Rudiger and Christensen, who apart from one missed clearance, had a cracking game. Cesar out to RWB.

Bakayoko looks a hell of a player. Still not 100% fit, just played 90mins with no pre season under his belt and looks quality. Bakayoko >> Matic ANY DAY!

Morata is going to take some time getting used to the prem. needs to hold the ball up better. Should of scored. But certain the goals will come.

Great team performance!

21 Aug 2017 01:22:45
You must be the only Chelsea fan that thinks we're better with Azpi at RWB than Moses then. Moses in undroppable now! Christensen over Rudiger for me!

21 Aug 2017 06:44:32
Nick. WATCH the whole matches mate. How many time is Moses caught out of position? Don't just watch the ball, it what I learnt when going to the games. Some people just follow the ball. I like to view it from a different angle and watch different player movements/ positioning etc.

He allows his speed to get him out of trouble sometimes.

21 Aug 2017 07:19:31
I agree with Adam. Azpi is a better RWB than Moses. Only thing he doesn't do as well as Moses is dribbling, but his crossing, cutbacks and general interplay is better. Defensively he's obviously leagues ahead of Moses.

21 Aug 2017 12:15:38
dont like cesar rwb he offers nothing going forward moses is better der given his pace on the counter attack. azpi is really underated he kept luiz an cahil. togegether last year brilliant centre back love his agression.

21 Aug 2017 14:41:43
Offers nothing going forward? Did you watch him playing under mourinho? But out of position on left? Up and down, some decent crosses. Linked well with hazard. Could do the same with Willian/ Pedro too. Wasn't he the one who crossed for Moratas header y'day?

21 Aug 2017 18:11:49
Cesar is the best defender in the league and you want to play him wing back? Give your head a wobble.

21 Aug 2017 18:50:13
The best centre back? The best full back? Lol. great defender, good going forward. Our weak link is Moses. Think you're the one who needs to give their head a wobble. If we sign a new cb It would make sense that he goes out there.

20 Aug 2017 20:35:28
WE'VE GOT OUR CHELSEA BACK!

So we didn't dominante the game but defensively we looked solid, without all those silly little mistakes. We dealt with crosses and corners pretty comfortably, always a man at the near post to clear. And Christensen in the center was superb.

Bakayoko made a few silly fouls, especially the one that lead to Spurs's goal. But once he's 100% match fit he's going to be a great force in our midfield, he has strength, can tackle and can also drive forward with which we saw glimpses of today. Excited to see more of Bakoyoko in the coming weeks that's for sure.

And Alonso, what more can you say about this guy. We saw him hit a few free kicks last season (although he only scored one I believe, hitting the bar a few times) . And his winning goal just shows his worth to the team, he might not be the fastest but he gives everything and pops up with valuable goals. I thought he was great defensively also today.

And to see Conte celebrating on the touchline gives you that feel good factor back. Hopefully a few more squad signings before the window closes as our bench did look pretty weak today. But all in all a great defensive performance today, especially after last week. So hopefully onwards and upwards from this point and we can put this summer behind us and do our talking on the pitch!

20 Aug 2017 20:47:45
Want evidence we can go deep in the champions league?

Look no further than today. Stubborn as heck. Brilliant.

20 Aug 2017 21:00:35
Bakayoko got a bit unlucky with some calls against him as well. Ref was really quick to call fouls against us at times. The one that led to the own goal for example, I thought that was very soft considering some things he let go for them.

20 Aug 2017 21:12:44
Chelsea was never lost. I haven't noticed that anyone doubts first 13 or 14 players. Concern is when we have to play very long season on 4 fronts. So 4 or 5 additions would be more than welcomed.

20 Aug 2017 23:16:58
Very good post Bobby 👏👏👏.

20 Aug 2017 18:40:55
(Mbappe to PSG), (Batshuayi to MONACO) and (Belotti to CHELSEA) .

CHIKINA!

20 Aug 2017 19:28:50
Lol
brotherly u know that won't be happening. though it would be a dream come true!

20 aug 2017 19:48:34
my brother i pray for it and i wish it everyday: belotti in chelsea attack.

20 Aug 2017 21:52:11
Ogbeni Chelsea no go sell Batsman. I'll like Belloti though.

20 Aug 2017 18:25:07
Fantastic result. Thought we answered a lot of questions. I know we've had a moan about transfers etc. But all the media and pundits jumping on us trying to talk about crisis bla bla bla. silly comments.

Whole team worked their socks off, big performance by Christensen. Baka did really well for someone who's had no pre season and isn't for yet.

Lovely to talk about something positive 😂.

20 Aug 2017 19:21:58
That's why we're CHAMPIONS.
Now let's all get behind the CHAMPIONS.

20 Aug 2017 19:54:35
Someone say something positive? 😉.

20 Aug 2017 23:19:06
Yes Matt and funnily enough it wasn't you!

20 Aug 2017 18:16:21
Antonio Conte is tactically the best coach in the World. Good team performane. Tottenham wasn't in the game- the entire 90mins.

20 Aug 2017 18:26:39
Alright, I'm sorry to say it, but saying that they weren't in the game is a big, big lie. They played really well during many periods, especially before the first half was over. And Antonio Conte needs to prove himself against the very best teams, as he hasn't got the best record there. Still at top, top coach though!

20 Aug 2017 18:33:11
Tottenham was always in the game. Chelsea had a massive game today and we came out tops. So pleased with the win. Tottenham is still top condenders. Luiz did well in midfield. Agree with the Co te statement Love his passion. I think Rudiger and Christiansen did a good job.

20 Aug 2017 19:00:30
Hahaha. U guys are right, Tottenham was in the game but Conte's tactics was on point. It looked like everything they did amounted to nothing.

20 Aug 2017 19:56:24
There mistake was to many balls into the box, we dealt with it ( except michy ) and only times they look dangerous is when tried playing trough middle of us, they wanted to cross it so we let them. Bread and butter with the height and azpi there tidying up on ground.

20 Aug 2017 18:01:08
Great performance today, as a team, still need some individual improvement but overall top class performance!

20 Aug 2017 22:19:22
Good system away against the big teams, Luiz just sitting in front of the back 3 (he reads the game so well), allowing Kante and Bakayoko to break forward when required. Then supported by Moses and Alonso, brilliant.

20 Aug 2017 17:49:12
who needs a new left back 😂😂.

20 Aug 2017 17:53:29
That freed up 70m, who needs Sandro, huge game by alonso. huge, big big win, Christensen, unsung mature desplay.

20 Aug 2017 17:56:52
na im joking we def need back up and i love sandro but alonso is superb.

20 Aug 2017 17:58:34
Yes very pleased with the prformances of Rudiger, Christensen, Baka and Morata. Baka is a little bit of a loose canon but he will learn.

20 Aug 2017 18:01:49
MASSIVE win for us today! Alonso showing his worth, feel confident every time he takes a free kick from that position. Rudiger and Christensen fantastic and will hopefully retain Conte's faith once Cahill is back. Bakayoko gave away a few silly fouls but brings energy and power to the midfield, looking forward to seeing what he can do when fully fit. When Hazard and Pedro are back and flying and possibly a few additions this team can go places. Now let's have some positivity boys!

20 Aug 2017 18:18:19
Rudiger was a bit iffy for me. He let Kane run him ragged down our left channel. He's a bit like Cahill imo, in the sense that I think he'd be much better suited to play RCB rather than LCB. Overall he was pretty solid though. Bakayoko showed some great glimpses and can't wait to see what he can do fully fit. Christensen imo showed the composure and class which got him high regards in the Bundesliga. Morata was decent, missed a golden header early on but started to show some good play just before he was substituted.
Great result overall, hopefully this will put some of the negativity of the past few weeks behind us and we can start moving forward with confidence.

20 Aug 2017 18:39:20
Yes, a massive win. Still look disorganised at times but gutsy for 90mins. Bakayoko will take time to get used to our way of playing but great buy and made for the premiership. Alonso is winning me over, not because of his goals, but he is clearly trying to up his game and you cannot ask for anymore and of course he is an aeriel threat as well. Up front we struggled I thought. Willian again (and again) does everything you could ask but the end product, goals, is missing and Morata needs the team to play to his strengths which are movement and clearly an eye for where the goal is but overall I was disappointed with him, a bit too much ambling about.

20 Aug 2017 16:49:03
Midfield being pulled all over, seem to be struggling after good start, fed up with commentators comparing what matic done and how matic would be doing, last season it wasn't the case but because his joined united they can't praise him enough.

20 Aug 2017 16:52:37
matt please just learn to ignore people. who cares wht thy think.

20 Aug 2017 16:58:54
Bakayoko has had a good 1st half in my opinion, nothing amazing but solid and certainly better than Fabregas.

20 Aug 2017 17:00:39
Once bakyoko is fit and has more than a week in training seeing a glimpse of him powering forward was really promising, Kane looking dangerous and erikson, jeez bat man has some delivery on him,

20 Aug 2017 17:50:06
Bakayoko i think has been decent . not fit . first game for us and prem and to play again spurs midfield. promisimg times i believe.

20 Aug 2017 17:55:40
Could tell his fitness wasn't 100%, gave away silly fouls but was to be expected, fact that he played the 90 was brilliant,

20 Aug 2017 14:24:59
Cant believe Gullit saying Conte should apologize to Costa for what's happened so far. I can't believe he once represented this club as all his recent comments concerning Chelsea have been mostly negative like the Scouse pundits.

20 Aug 2017 15:53:14
He is entitled to he’s own opinion just like everybody who is not a chelsea fan.