Chelsea Banter Archive January 30 2019

30 Jan 2019 22:12:28
Eddie Howe told his players not to worry about us having possession. the disrespect,

30 Jan 2019 22:22:16
Lol why disrespect? He knows we are useless with it.

30 Jan 2019 22:23:41
He also said don't worry about ever winning a trophy ever lads I'm the luckiest billionaires manager ever go 11 games out of 13 without a win or draw and have no one on his case most managers would at least be under massive pressure with that record regardless of tonight's result.

30 Jan 2019 22:53:26
Even if Chelsea were to play withl fifteen players (with Ronaldo and Messi in our team) against ten players for every EPL, we will never win the EPL trophy playing at this slow pace.
One is really beginning to sound like a broken record; I just pray and hope that Sarri realises that English football isn't Italian football.

30 Jan 2019 21:56:21
Ed, please tell us that we are replacing 7 of our starting line up tonight by the end of this transfer window. Kepa, Rudiger, Kante and Higuain are the only ones I'd keep for next season. Brutal but needed.

{Ed018's Note - I can all but guarantee that won’t happen. But maybe it’s time to get CHO, RLC, and Christensen some more starts}

30 Jan 2019 22:02:12
CHO and RLC need a chance. Sarri needs to stop being stubborn. If he doesn't then these players will cost him his job.

30 Jan 2019 22:04:16
100% ed18. It’s for all us to see that Sarri football isn’t working. Certain players are not playing well. Certain players have the potential. I think he only knows his way, which isn’t good for our team.

30 Jan 2019 22:07:40
sarri is a stuborn man i doubt any of them 3 will start more games unfortunetly.

30 Jan 2019 22:12:45
RLC, ChO, Christensen, Emerson deserve a proper run in the side. Pedro and Willian have to leave it’s a joke that they still get picked over CHO. No other side I mean no other side would have them over CHO.

30 Jan 2019 22:15:47
Stubbornball has cost us dear last few weeks
Ed is there discontent in the camp no one looks happy must admit been like that for years no one looks happy playing for us it seems a chore.

{Ed018's Note - I have no idea.}

30 Jan 2019 22:20:20
The same posters/ fans who will now slaughter Sarri are, in some cases the same one who were raving about him and begging the club to appoint him.

The same posters who have raved about certain players and given pelters to others will at some stage look at the whole group and see the problems run much deeper than the likes of Willian, Alonso, Morata and Jorginho!

I want us to win every game but I’m aware that changing a manager because players are not performing will NOT always cure the fundamental problem.

The Sarri quotes over the next day or so will be interesting but I just hope that the club supports the manager (I’m not a fan) and cuts out the cancer.

30 Jan 2019 22:24:43
Ok mate thanks anyway.

30 Jan 2019 22:38:31
Who's the cancer in your opinion tom.

30 Jan 2019 22:45:09
Not really Jorginho is the problem replace him with Kante and attack he Sarri doesn’t no what to do simple as.

30 Jan 2019 23:16:17
Nibby, even if he did what you ask and I’m sure he won’t, it won’t magically make the ball move quicker.

It won’t make midfielders move beyond the forward line. Frank Lampard are hard to find.

It won’t stop all of our so called wide players all wanting to come inside.

It won’t suddenly give us players who can cross a ball.

The problems are bigger than a single player!

30 Jan 2019 23:23:29
Gianfranco, we have now had our last three managers all making critical comments about the the teams motivation.

The club chose to sack two and my guess is Sarri will end up being given the Spanish archer as well.

At some stage the club has to set out what it wants, pick a manager who can fulfill their requirements and stick with him. If any player wants to rock the boat in anyway, just show them the door.

30 Jan 2019 23:35:43
It absolutely pains me to say this and may take some stick for it but I think from the team perspective (hazard) could be the cancer, he is so exciting to watch at times and has carried the whole team at others,

I do also think he has been the cause of a few issues at the club, I remember in Mourinho’s second spell he was one of the first to down tools and he did the same with Conte. This issue with not committing to a decision about staying or leaving is becoming farcical and tedious.!

Willian I believe is another contributor. Yes he’s brilliant now and then but he’s form is never consistent and when he’s in bad form he has a bad attitude and drops he’s bottom lip! Like tonight when somebody muscled him off the ball, he just gave up trying and whined to the ref for a free kick? It actually annoyed me that the ref fell for it! it sets bad examples for the younger lot!

Over the years we have lost vital players and people in the dressing room that cannot be replaced! Terry, Lampard, Drogba, Ballack, Cech! You can’t get players like that anymore so what do you do? They were just as important in the dressing room as they were on the pitch! All leaders in their own right.

30 Jan 2019 23:39:20
I agree, Nibby - I think the simple change of playing Kante in his right position and dropping Jorginho would see a massive improvement in our game especially in the pace of our game. Will Sarri do it? Like hell he will!

30 Jan 2019 23:52:15
how can 40k + more people be wrong.

30 Jan 2019 23:58:11
Sarri changing a striker for striker when we’re losing. hmmm he must be a good tactician.

31 Jan 2019 00:21:41
I do agree TruBlu The Sarri substitutions are boring!

31 Jan 2019 08:05:29
Situation88: Good post and I think you summed up what many are starting to think regarding Hazard. He has a lot of talent but he also has failings in equal measure and all his managers have highlighted them and to say "I don't care what 'x or y' say" is a failing I am afraid. We are desperate for a strong leader on the pitch never more evident last night when a Terry would have reorganised the defence after the first goal; we have too many drifting out of position.

30 Jan 2019 21:26:38
Sarri is out his depth, Teams like Betis and Atlanta play more attacking better football with lesser players, no creativity no plan B,

30 Jan 2019 21:29:52
You reading the European pages matt get your own ideas mate.

30 Jan 2019 21:39:21
Atlanta have been playing brilliant football for last few years, Betis have been mentioned because players like lo celso canales been in top form and linked with moves, carvalho looking good again. were losing 4-0 I don’t need to use other people’s opinions on a how pathetic we’re performing. Look forward to Sarri blaming mentality and people pulling apart the starting 11 when they were happy with it. RLC the answer etc etc zzz.

30 Jan 2019 21:48:13
You can hardly blame RLC for that?

30 Jan 2019 21:49:35
why do you feel the need to put others down Gianfranco? Who cares who’s idea it is? It’s true either way! If you don’t like what he posts. don’t read it.

30 Jan 2019 21:58:39
How come matt knew what I was talking about lol no one has mentioned those two teams b4 tonight on here ever and only mentioned by Ed yesterday coincidence I don't think so I'm not having a go but really
Tonight was a joke reminded me of Leicester few seasons ago or Watford last year I just have a feeling hazard has a a team together that have downed tools again.

30 Jan 2019 22:01:01
Of course I’m not blaming RLC, but we have players who are over hyped and contributing yet fans talk as if there our savioursc, I’ve loterally said from day one. kovecic RLC and Barkley do not score or create, yet people talk like Loftus Cheek is the next Lampard. Cho is a brilliant talent and should get started ahead of Willian and Pedro yet people talk like his Lionel Messi and will banging in goals after goal. Luiz should get a one year extension. no he shouldn’t, good passer. great. How about not switching of, and I think I try convince myself Higuaín will come good but with no service and slow boring play he won’t do anything. Hazard? Meant to be a left winger tonight yet wondered where he wanted. Sarri has his style which I’ve been ok with. hasn’t really been working yet changes nothing. Emerson deserved his start, after that I want Alonso back. Pedro started. makes me want William, Higuain started makes me want morata, Sarri rightly blasted the players in Italian so no confusion. he needs to take blame for having no other plans or options, talk of they can’t play 433 like he wants so can’t play 4231. I mean it can’t be worse, 4-0 to Bournemouth. fans should be outraged yet are so biased it drives me crazy and anyone who says anything no rainbows and positive is a negative and not a real fan, and we’re linkee to players like Barella and Rabiot. I mean are we purposely trying not to have any creative players in squad.,

30 Jan 2019 22:30:26
I know mate but it’s irrelevant when it’s a fact! I wanted nothing more than Sarri to come in and change our philosophy but the truth is he hasn’t. also hazard for me is becoming an eyesore! Constantly making things harder than they need to be, opting not to make an easy pass to turn in circles and return to the same position he started in. Jorginho has no defensive capabilities whatsoever, Pedro had the worst first half I’ve seen him play in a Chelsea shirt! Any clue as to why the best threat we have wasn’t in the starting 11 tonight?

30 Jan 2019 22:30:26
I know mate but it’s irrelevant when it’s a fact! I wanted nothing more than Sarri to come in and change our philosophy but the truth is he hasn’t. also hazard for me is becoming an eyesore! Constantly making things harder than they need to be, opting not to make an easy pass to turn in circles and return to the same position he started in. Jorginho has no defensive capabilities whatsoever, Pedro had the worst first half I’ve seen him play in a Chelsea shirt! Any clue as to why the best threat we have wasn’t in the starting 11 tonight?

30 Jan 2019 22:58:35
The players don't believe in what Sarri is doing and I don’t fault them as I don’t look at united with ole just let them play that’s all he’s done go out and enjoy it football Sarri is possession based boring slow football when was the last time you saw a great game of attacking football that got u off your seat and wanted it not to end, I haven’t seen one under Sarri yet and don’t think I will eddy Howe who by one of the Ed’s forgive me if I’m wrong said tactically he is terrible yet he’s still blown Sarri out water just not good enough for us. Sorry as well people saying it’s the players maybe but I still wouldn't want to see the football there trying to achieve if we had the best players I totally misjudged Sarri who is out his depth maybe the reasons we haven’t gone mad with transfers.

30 Jan 2019 23:50:47
I wish people would use some punctuation. Some of these comments have been extremely difficult to interpret.

30 Jan 2019 23:52:47
Nibby. Mr Howe also blew Conte out of the water.

I’m not a fan of Sarri but at some stage we have to look at the reasons why our last three managers have all said the players lack motivation.

30 Jan 2019 21:22:49
Somehow it seems that Europa league will become a really important competition for us. Might be our own chance of Champions league football.

30 Jan 2019 20:50:54
Bournemouth are terrible defensively, yet we can't break them down and now losing, we've just give them something to defend. Maybe a striker wasn't the problem it's a RW and a LCM who can create, fuming.

30 Jan 2019 20:58:40
nobody is scoring goals or creating anything bar hazard dats our problem no creativity no goals . dominating games but not creating enough wel end up in 6th place d way united an arsenal are goin.

30 Jan 2019 21:05:06
This is how it starts, players can’t create and help out attacking wise. Striker doesn’t score, . Games go past. Press all flop, sorry Ng new striker, . Repeat.

30 Jan 2019 21:05:53
I would try Giroud with Higuain as wr have so much possesion and getting balls into the area just nobody ks attacking the ball in the box.

30 Jan 2019 21:07:01
Game over 2 nil.

30 Jan 2019 21:08:37
2 mistakes 2 goals. Really really bad. Top 4 looking far away.

Looking at the current form we are the worst of the top 6 at the moment.

30 Jan 2019 21:09:57
Why would you take a striker out when you are 2 0 down?

30 Jan 2019 21:10:22
Not sure If I’m more embarrassed or angry. Pathetic performance. Sideways sideways sideways, let them get behind ball, then fall asleep st the back, Higuain will already have ounditsnon his back when in reality nobdoy knows how to play with a striker,

30 Jan 2019 21:22:30
absolutely embarrassing.

30 Jan 2019 21:23:27
Disgrace! Absolute disgrace!

30 Jan 2019 21:26:02
Second half terrible first half should be clear that’s the difference if you don’t take your chances we’ve hit the woodwork the most in the premier league this season 17 times that could be where we’re going wrong 😂.

30 Jan 2019 21:32:46
maybe danny but d fact were so slow building up play makes it easy for teams to play against us they just lump 10 men behind the ball.

30 Jan 2019 21:36:50
True mate but if we started taking our chances that wouldn’t be a problem as we could hit teams on the break imo it’s just how we capitulate that’s the worry thing mate.

30 Jan 2019 21:49:57
this team isn't good enough full stop. jorginho giroud alonso willian pedro all exremely poor. kovacic offers very little. kante is woefull in his new position looks lost its a shame best dm in the world and our cluesless manager won't ply him der. i like sarri an don't agree on sacking him but for god sake man how long did it take u to drop alonso now u got to drop jorginho an give rlc or some1 a run in kantes current position an out kante back dm were hel protect luiz an rudiger.

30 Jan 2019 23:11:57
We don’t deserve Champions league next season. In my opinion, Sarri’s tactics are terrible and the players that we have are mostly mediocre. We need to get rid of the deadwood and hire a manager who understands how the premier league works.

30 Jan 2019 23:12:42
rubbish JORGINHO!

but Im sorry but Sarri has to take the blame. how. can he not see it. Same rubbish every week. not midfielder can score. yet our top goal scoring midfielder is on the bench.

30 Jan 2019 19:14:15
hudson odoi not even making the bench thoughts?

30 Jan 2019 19:19:04
Must of done woodwork at school.

30 Jan 2019 19:21:11
Mustnt.

30 Jan 2019 19:40:08
Let us hope it is a selection issue and he has not refused to play!

30 Jan 2019 19:51:54
Reality of three games in a week.

30 Jan 2019 21:23:43
more like the reality of sarri picking pedro or willian all season over cho and theyv both been rubbish . willian played well at d weekend other dan that theyv both been rubbish all season.

30 Jan 2019 17:47:15
Higuain movement will be too much for ake, and having Higuain gives hazard some space, add and exciting CHO and I'm happy. 3-0, I'm predicting goals to start coming. Wishful thinking mainly.

30 Jan 2019 18:49:21
Only CHO isn't in the squad! Carnage.

30 Jan 2019 18:54:56
Yeah I don’t understand that after all that’s been said about minutes etc happy Emerson is getting a chance at lb though.

30 Jan 2019 19:11:33
Ed can you clear this up cho can't be in squad midweek because of age I remember 1 of the Eds saying before.

{Ed001's Note - I think that has changed now he is 18, but I can't remember off the top of my head.}

30 Jan 2019 19:13:11
From what I'm hearing and reading between the lines, I think CHO may have spat his dummy out at being told he can't leave.

30 Jan 2019 19:19:51
Thanks for reply Ed.

{Ed001's Note - welcome.}

30 Jan 2019 13:20:59
SARRI'S WORDS ON HAZARD:
“Eden is 28. If he wants to go, I think he has to go, ” “Of course, I hope the opposite, I hope he wants to stay here. He has the potential to be the best player in Europe at the moment. ”

I have been loving Sarri's press conferences esp on Eden Hazard. Good words.

30 Jan 2019 15:14:53
We should have sold for big bucks last summer.

30 Jan 2019 16:48:21
Mrs Costa I don't believe anyone would have paid over 100mil for him anyway.

At the moment Hazard is the reason we are still in top 4 so by retaining his services for this season we kinda have a chance of making top (therefore getting funds from Champions League and its broadcasting)

30 Jan 2019 18:38:30
Perhaps you're right about Hazard's contribution to our 4th place but I think we could have got more £100m - Coutinho went for £140m!

30 Jan 2019 19:18:22
I think that window was mad coutinho dembele neymar mbappe and others were so over priced it went mad
It seems to have calmed down somewhat but I suppose market value is market value
enjoy game tonight boys
Mobdro app nbcsn showing it.

30 Jan 2019 09:49:44
Morning fellow blues I've been reading posts for a while now and must say I'm quite surprised no one has mentioned maxi Gomez of Celta Vigo young Uruguayan player west ham were rumoured to be interested could be a really good buy at a decent price. Would rather the club try something new out instead of an established older player has most of the well known top strikers are in there latter years honestly think at around 50 mil he could turn out to be quite a bargain.

Would also love to see Pepe playing for us on the wing looks a raw talent he could be anything at this moment in time.

Hate to say it and doubt a deal could ever be made but if hazard were to go a push for Eriksen would be ideal the guys range of passing and through balls are phenomenal with two fast attacking wingers think he would suit sarri ball very well but probably a pipe dream.

Think we need to sign Kovacic on a permanent and still look to bring in one more same goes at cb and lb cash in on Alonso, Emerson I like but both far to attack minded not major priority's though.

Would love a team of:

Kepa,
Emerson,
Luiz,
Rudiger,
Azpi,
Kante,
Jorhinho,
Pepe,
Eriksen,
Pulisic,
Gomez.

30 Jan 2019 08:32:05
{Ed's Note - Reid the Red has posted a new article entitled, Premier League Match Previews for 30 January 2019

29 Jan 2019 22:07:04
Well Ed001 mate I know you’re superstitious with these kind of things but you guys are so close now, have to really slip up literally in a handful of games to blow this lead. Can’t say I’m rooting for you guys but as a football fan I have to say you guys have been brilliant in all departments so far (midfield perhaps lacking? ) .

Guess with the way Pep spent all his funds in signing defenders, he clearly misunderstood the term « Defending the title ». Haha, I’ll show myself out.

{Ed001's Note - we have a habit of 'slipping up' though mate.}

30 Jan 2019 11:30:11
We still have to go to Anfield - 'I would love it, I would really love it, if we were to beat them'. Gerrard / Henderson slips - history repeats itself?