yeah. everyone was talking last season about how well they'd do if they stayed up with all the young players lambert was bringing into the team. haven't seen enough of them to know what's gone wong though, other than benteke being out of form.
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Football Thread 13/14 |OT11| Schlong Days, Kipless Nights
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yeah. everyone was talking last season about how well they'd do if they stayed up with all the young players lambert was bringing into the team. haven't seen enough of them to know what's gone wong though, other than benteke being out of form.
British Monsoon
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To be replaced by....????
I don't see much option but to stick with him. We're hardly an attractive prospect, have little in the way of funds to spend (thank you, Financial 'Fair' Play!) and our only hope rests on Andy fucking Carroll being fully fit long enough to score a few goals. So yeah, we're likely fucked, but we're fucked with or without Allardyce.
But we'd be breaking Mous migthy record... so Ill be going into the match a bit skeptical.
Well we were shit today.
But the referee made a catastrophic mistake not sending off Reid. I have never seen a more blatant yellow card not given. If he'd gone off we would have scored in the last half hour, Rose was bossing the left side.
But the referee made a catastrophic mistake not sending off Reid. I have never seen a more blatant yellow card not given. If he'd gone off we would have scored in the last half hour, Rose was bossing the left side.
The_Hitcher89
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Their results may be slightly better, not sure. Where is the beacon of hope though? The sporadic phases of good play? The good moves let down by poor finishing?
There doesn't seem to be much to make them hopeful of imminent improvement at the moment
It wasn't that excellent. We defended like idiots after the goal, lucky it wasn't 2-3 goals down after that.
José Mourinho
cocknose
Somebody has to break it eventually. And just look how we had our backs to the wall against a fairly impotent Swansea side at the end of that game.
Don't forget you'll step up your game against us though
Please. You know Mou will have a plan for Suarez. Haven't lost at the Bridge in the league under Mou yet you're worried about Liverpool? No. Draw pls.
A Suarez suspension or injury is the only thing that could save us.
I can only speak to Villa. I've felt the last couple of matches our problem was a lack of creativity. Today, when we dominated possession, again we had no creativity but we had the wrong players out there.
I've been behind Lambert since he came here, and I didn't want him to go last year, but I'm losing hope fast.
José Mourinho
cocknose
I hope so.
And you call yourselves Chelsea fans. Shitting yourself over Liverpool. Liverpool. Lol
A run of good games doesn't negate the fact that this shit club hasn't relevant in almost a decade.
After the debacle of Arse Chelsea I refuse to believe another top game is going to be shit, especially on this day of red cards. City at home, Liverpool with Suarez.
10 goals pls, dont care who wins
10 goals pls, dont care who wins
We've been terrible the last month, which is typical for this point of the season the last few years.
I think we'll keep it close, but it'll end up like our Arsenal and United games.
Perfect Blue
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Wouldn't be a Chelsea game without some anxiety in the final 10 minutes.
Torres would have scored all those chances Shito'o had.
Torres would have scored all those chances Shito'o had.
The_Hitcher89
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Cissokho is no favourite of B-Rod, so what does this say about Kelly's fitness?
Sakho is going to have to put in a GOAT performance I think, especially since Cissokho is on his side. No room for passengers today, if anyone leaves the pitch without being drenched in sweat, they'll have disappointed.
Sakho is going to have to put in a GOAT performance I think, especially since Cissokho is on his side. No room for passengers today, if anyone leaves the pitch without being drenched in sweat, they'll have disappointed.
British Monsoon
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If we fail to pick up points against West Brom and Fulham, the board might be forced into doing something on January 1st. But, either way, we're most likely going down with or without Allardyce.
I got a feeling this will be great, but I fear it will be another stomp, there is simply no better team at home and on form than City in the league, Liverpool are going to have to really push hard early to get something from this.
The board are bound to be looking at how Fulham and Palace have had better results with new managers. Allardyce is too much of a one trick cunt to manage any team lol. He relys too much on hoof ball.
That game will go one of 3 ways (hurrdurr):
1. We win by one goal
2. Boring draw
3. Arsenal roflstomp us
We have Tiote back though so we can revert back to having Sissoko and Gouffran on the wing and Tiote/Anita/Cabaye filling out the midfield which is imperative.
As good as Ben Arfa was today, he shouldn't start against Arsenal - bring him on in the last 15 minutes or so if possible.
Villa are terrible. If you can afford to sit deep they are going to have huge problems scoring.
Need a couple of wins to stay in the playoff push. If we don't, gonna be a boring midtable second half of the season.
Hoping for some good deals in Jan. Patrick Bamford pleeeeeease Jose Mou
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Who on earth could West Ham get in so close to January. Would be a dumb decision. Zola? Danny Dyer is running a pub now, he couldn't do it.
Hoping for some good deals in Jan. Patrick Bamford pleeeeeease Jose Mou
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Who on earth could West Ham get in so close to January. Would be a dumb decision. Zola? Danny Dyer is running a pub now, he couldn't do it.
Fucking Lol!
You're wishing too much. Once we start playing with 11 men (Podolski for Giroud) and Walcott scores a hat trick your hopes will all be gone.
Seriously Arse, what's wrong with some of the players in the team?
Giroud and Özil's great run at the start of the season have all gone to shit. Özil needs time to adapt better to this league (and needs to correct his fucking attitude and stop believing he is perfect, he needs to show up in every game...not only some). Ramsey is dead........Ramsey pls
edit: transfer window opening soon. Vela pls. We don't have any top striker to get anyway.
slightconfuse
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Mou ball is going to take the league by storm
Navas isn't all that tricky of a player. He's a classic winger with pace, so Cissokho and Sakho have the simpler of the two flanks to defend. The right side, with Nasri/Silva is going to be tougher.
I agree though, this game will be all about our defenders. If we can stop them from scoring freely against us we can -potentially- nick a point.
Out for a month.
CecilRousso
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F*ck yeah! Gayle! It's just 18 matches played, but it feels soooo good that we (Palace) are out of the relagation zone.
90TilInfinity
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Poldi --------------------------- Theo
----------------- Ozil ------------------
------- Rambo --- Caz/Jack -----
---------------- Arteta ----------------
Gibbs --- Kos --- BFG ---- Bac
----------------- Ches ----------------
Is such a thing even possible?
Seriously though, our possession game this season has been inconsistent at best. I read somewhere that we've been top of the league in that stat for the past 4 years but are currently (before Chelsea @ home, at least) 8th. I attribute that to Rambo letting his goals affect his tactical discipline somewhat (common problem with young CMs, see: Cesc), and Ozil not dropping deep centrally as often as Rosicky/Cazorla used to.
In this system, Ramsey would have a little bit more freedom to make the runs he likes to make, likewise with Theo and Poldi, who can be higher up the pitch, and we should hold onto the ball better too.
----------------- Ozil ------------------
------- Rambo --- Caz/Jack -----
---------------- Arteta ----------------
Gibbs --- Kos --- BFG ---- Bac
----------------- Ches ----------------
Is such a thing even possible?
Seriously though, our possession game this season has been inconsistent at best. I read somewhere that we've been top of the league in that stat for the past 4 years but are currently (before Chelsea @ home, at least) 8th. I attribute that to Rambo letting his goals affect his tactical discipline somewhat (common problem with young CMs, see: Cesc), and Ozil not dropping deep centrally as often as Rosicky/Cazorla used to.
In this system, Ramsey would have a little bit more freedom to make the runs he likes to make, likewise with Theo and Poldi, who can be higher up the pitch, and we should hold onto the ball better too.
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