The statistics have been well publicised. Chelsea have now conceded 11 Premier League goals from corners since Lampard took over. That is more than any team still in the competition - and this despite the fact that his team have actually faced fewer corners than every team to play in the Premier League both seasons in that time bar Manchester City.

Chelsea are conceding a goal from every 14 corners they face. It is a weakness and a sign of a weak team - one that has conceded more goals away from home than any other team in the Premier League since Lampard was appointed. It is a damning record and it needs to change but are any of the big-name summer signings really going to be able to do that?

Blaming Lampard is with a reason

nateevs:


CHO is far more effective on the left. He has never been effective on the right.

CHO is only 19. It's easy to forget that. He deserves all the chances and this is the age to make those mistakes. I am always for giving young players chances.

Last season, people wanted to force Tammy out. But playing alongside an intelligent Havertz, we see what he (Tammy) is capable of in the right conditions. Always been the biggest fan of Tammy's. Statistically, he's still our most prolific player in front of goal.

Which means he is our best striker.

Ibime:
Tammy deserve to start next match.

Push Werner to the left wing and let Kai play AM

Lampard played Havertz at RW in the first match, CF in the second match and AM in the third match.

Hoping Lampard will put a stop to his gamble and obstinacy, and agree as you have agreed that Havertz should be played in the AM role.

Havertz first career hat-trick

DExponential:
Fashi Alcantara. That should have been Ziyech

Also Havertz

airmark:


Even before that 2nd goal, he was most of the time clueless when his defenders passed him the ball.

Maybe Thiago Silva can psyche him up when he gets into the team.

But don't you think the back passes are too much?

When the attackers are pressed, they pass to the midfield, from there ball returns to the defence and then to Kepa. Is Kepa press resistant?

Our backward passes are too much and it attract too much pressure.

nihilistjnr:
Kepa is a bastardddd

Lampard who started them is a bigger bastard

rationalmind:


I think the plan is to have them( thiago, pulisic, azpi) play the midweek league Cup match to gain some match fitness before throwing them into the league

Where did they lose their fitness and where did Alcantara gain his?

macjireh:

thiago can't speak English he's still learning and has little fitness issues

Continue deceiving yourself.

By next week he will be starting, he would have learn English right?

Lampard successfully render Havertz useless in two straight game.

Tiago was signed 2 days ago and is about to come in while we sign Silva a week ago but Lampard is saying he is not ready.

Watching sha

Scummies silenced
Let's enjoy the sanity

I don't know if party don end...

But I need a plate of food for scummies to share as there might not be such opportunity for dinner

nihilistjnr:


Havertz played 8 games as a striker last season and scored 8 goals. He is an accomplished striker.

For me, Havertz needs to be more central either at number 8/10 where he can create and make late runs into the box for tap-ins, or as a number 9, where he can use his height and frame to hold up the ball, or drop deep like firmino to overload midfield areas.

One thing i'm sure of is that Werner is not a box striker, so we will either need our midfield to serve him on a plate, or we put a presence in the box and let Werner use his pace and hustle across the front lines.

The RLC experiment surely was over at least 3 seasons ago, we've played him everywhere from DM when we thought he could be Pogba, to CM, to AM, to even striker under Conte and yesterday. The guy is unplayable for real - no right thinking coach should play him in our Jersey.

Maybe keep him for depth, and give him a few appearances now and again, but hes not first team material abeg.

Werner yesterday admitted it was his first time playing against 3 big defenders. If he were to be explicit enough, he would have narrated his ordeal much more appropriately to capture the new experience.

If this kind of experience could have eluded Werner with his age advantage over Havertz and in a familiar role, what will happen and how will Havertz cope considering it is a not too familiar role for him, his young age and physicality which is not convincing to me.

We have a tested and trusted striker in Werner, on the bench is Giroud and Abraham who outscored Drogba in their respective debut seasons, wingers with better stats in Pullisic and Ziyech, then what stop us from giving room for our best leg in the midfield to establish himself in that position regardless of our plight, injury, suspension and what have you.

I will not raise an eyebrow if they switch positions during play.

BlueAngel444:
free yarns the whole attacking trio RLC, Mount, Havertz just showed they have never played a single game together. But when Barkley came in and started dropping deep connecting midfield and attack, with Mount pushing to the sides. Both he and Havertz game improved. Werner was great because he had preseason and played 2 more games, like Kante and Jorginho.

What stops both RLC and Mount from dropping deep?

That they haven't played a game together is just as it is. However, it is now glaring that RLC cannot come any good for Chelsea while Mount should be considered on the bench.

Stop trying to redeem what is beyond redemption.

RTSC:
Lampard played a new young player in his lesser preferred position in his very first game in a new league.

Who does that?

If not that lampard is a legend, I would have said it is a deliberate attempt to shatter havertz's confidence.

That decision I can't still fathom.

For close to 15 minutes, he did not receive the ball and was just running here and there. That is a player supposedly should see most of the balls if played in his primary position.

Onward, I subscribe to Havertz, Kovacic and Kante midfield.

What do you think?

BlueAngel444:
Havertz played RW in his last match against inter, and plays there at times for Bayern. Come how do you expect a new player in a new league to play in a team where RLC and mount were really less help and off their game. Have you even considered that Chelsea's approach to the game wasn't the usually pressing mount and the rest were used to

In that match, many scored him lowly if I can still remember vividly. On those occasions he was paraded on the RW, it has clearly shown the wing is not his.

Hence, we should not go on a journey of limiting him.

Pressing Mount? I have grouse with that. How can a player, a midfielder be measured for pressing alone, what about other important attributes of a midfielder? He can hardly maintain possession and passing is not his.

madrid5:
after one game,oga calm down

My body is not hot.

Why won't one have second thought about his tactical ability if he can setup the way he did last night, allow RLC stayed up for an hour on the pitch doing nothing and couldn't observe the lack connection in the midfield cum no defense-midfield transition that was conspicuous.

The first half, it was expected of him to request Havertz and RLC to switch positions so as to allow the former opportunity in his best position and have a good debut, while allow that idiotic latter to continue his foolishness on the RW.

Those and many others make me apprehensive of his capability.

I believe those who are of the opinion that Havertz can play anywhere upfront can now have a rethink.

Someone, Ibime I guess even went as far as saying he can play the striking position.

His ability is suitable for AM. I was mad at Lampard for playing him out of position, perhaps he will learn going forward.

RLC should not see shirt again at Chelsea, any hope of an improvement with his age is a futile expectation.

Once again, today's match established that Kovacic is an integral part of our midfield. No other midfielder of ours has the same attribute with him.

Werner is an hustler, give to him. With him, a fit Pullisic, Ziyech with his rare gift of passing as well as Havertz, we're good to go to compete on all fronts.

My fear now is Lampard.

donjazet:


Indeed, my problem personally was with the price of 80 million being quoted, but the 45 million price is absolutely okay. He is young and English.

I have said it before, it's very rare to find a perfectly balanced full back. The closest we have had was Felipe Luis but he couldn't adapt to our team very well before going back to spain. I think chillwells' signing is a good one.

Perhaps we need to give it second thought that all the preferred Lbs can as well turn out like the Baba Rahman, Emerson of this world.

Let us be contented with Chilwell, a proven EPL player.

BlueMann:
Mount, Puli, Tammy and Tomori in Quarantine?

Positive cases at the club? WTF

The news is not palatable at all

Why is Thiago Silva undergoing a Chelsea medical in Milan?

After the said medical, he will then fly from Italy to London on Friday and begin a 14-day period of self-isolation before joining up with the squad.

Meaning, out of our 4 signings, two will not join the squad training immediately.

Thank you de geA

Idiotic Rudiger

Expert17:
Norwich city can you help us

My helper oh
My helper

They didn't even last 45 minutes on the 3rd spot.

May our joy never be cut short o. ��������

There is popular street in IKORODU named MICHAEL OBAFEMI TAIWO

CapitalCee:

You are still an idiot

Má binu
Macjireh, tell am sorry

eph12:

We lost the midfield long before those changes against fvcking Southampton. I thought Ole will withdraw an attacker for a midfielder.

He wanted to withdraw, na the ATM no dispense.

macjireh:

shey I told u yesterday nanU game will end 2-2 but u doubted

Má bínú bá iye mi, in Ìjẹ̀bú parlance...

Had I know you were inspired by the spirit, who am I to say contrary and wrongly judge Saviour cum Messiah Southampton.

Manure
Ẹyin l'ehin ni ọmọ adìye ń tọ ìyá e
Ìyẹ lẹ má rí ẹni rí ẹyẹ Chelsea

eph12:
It will end in tears

Indeed, it ended in tears.
Ó mà ṣe o

Age gist is the trend.


So, kí elegbe mo egbe kò ní yẹn?


The youngest respectfully greet you all