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schurley:
Afrodoc2 peeping in with his half-barbed gorimakpa

una no get joy at all. no joy. hahahahahahahahaa.

Griffon giving them fire.

Ride on boss.

So no penarity for yoonited?

Whether you are suddenly at Ipswich or barber's shop, party we must.

And you know what time it is. Jeezy just arrived.

Don't know what formation Jose will play today but this can't be goalless. Leeds no dey send person. Gung_ho or nothing.

lekkie073:
senseless post

The post smart pass you.

Unlimited22:
City will be without their starting GK, both right backs in their squad, their top striker this season and another player.


But you know Lampard naa....

Lol. Are you saying Lampard will mess up again?

We are winning this one.

Ibime:
VAR has not been giving cheap penalties for a while, except for United. These guys have won at least 9 points from fake penalties this season. I think all the referees play FPL and have Fernandes as Captain.

Ridiculously annoying. A day will come when it will go against them. Na here we dey.

Another year, another penarity for yoonited. How do you trip over your own legs and get a penalty for that?
VAR still on holiday break?

@nihilistjnr. Happy birthday boss.

Happy New Year everyone. #Bless Up.

Ibime:
You may have caught FBS pants down like Marina

lol. Looking for more excuses abi? aint gonna work?
Last I checked Enemalo already left Chelsea so who is left to blame?

airmark:


But i hope this Lampard's criticism is not because he dumped Willian.

lol. This is sooooooo far from the truth. Lampard played Willian every single time, so no sir, ain't nothing to do with it.
Would I be correct to say that you like how we are playing now?

Ibime:
Leave that one. They are asking if you are still Balogun of Russia, or now Balogun of Australia

Who are the they?
I am everywhere.

airmark:
How did Lampard serve me L with a draw against Aston villa ?

The Anambra jazz still dey disturb you for Australia.

You and your fellow mosquitoes will never learn until Ole starts giving you poison again.

Allow them dey form activity. Barber shop go open soon.

Ibime:
No, I want see which manager want come.win league with Giroud or Abraham as starting striker or Havertz strolling in midfield. You are in for a rude surprise.

I can't shout for my club legend who gave me more than 10 good years to be sacked after 4 bad games. Even RDM who only gave me 3 good years as a player before injury, did you see me throw him under bus? Did the Torres they were shouting for RDM to get sacked so Torres can shine, did he come good?

You are right, let's blame the weather in Zimbabwe just because he is a club legend. Would it hurt if he becomes a great manager too? Not sure about those calling for the sack but most of us agree he needs time but some of his mistakes are glaring. No need hiding from them.
You have lost every privilege to criticize any future manager here. Lol.

Some persons catching cruise on Chelsea thread and only because the Ipswich Barber's shop is temporarily closed. How pathetic.

Smellymouth:
Someone said Mendy dey lay egg ooo..
Incase shekpites want new year chicken

lol. This doesn't look good at all but abeg leave Mendy alone.
Las Las he will be alright.

hensben:
Typical English coaches tactics which is now outdated

Hehehe. English coaches don suffer. I've got nothing against cross and nod, it's all part of the game, I enjoy it but doing it over and over and over and over and over and over again... With minimal result or not even attempting to try something else? E get as e be.

swiz123:
Baba, just blame me for pairing Christensen with Rudiger in a must win game. Blame some more for not realizing how useless Jorginho is. Forgive me, I thought he was Yaya Toure.

Lol. Leave Ibime alone. We know what he is doing.

Ibime:
lol. What I read was not your usual lazy journalism where they say "such and such manager wants to sign X player even though the player may be a youth player the manager never even thought about". It was an in-depth report about the ins-and-outs of the transfer, how Chelsea technical team have been scouting him for 3 years and feel he is a generational talent that they don't want to escape into the hands of other big clubs and how the pandemic put Chelsea in a financial position other big clubs can't match at this moment so they felt they had to go for him now or risk losing him. It also detailed how Frank was resistant to the idea, deeming it unnecessary and telling the board that Rice was more necessary instead, but in the end said OK since the technical team and board are behind the Havertz signing, no wahala. Those are the sort of detailed reports I pay attention to, not your usual lazy transfer rumours. I wish I could find that report now.

Yes, we are inconsistent, but those are mostly to do with injuries, and having to fit in incongruent players like Havertz into a system. We were flying on a 17 match unbeaten run until Ziyech got injured, compounded by simultaneous injury to Odoi and return of Havertz from Covid which turned our midfield that was working well in his absence to rubbish.

As for those saying cross and nod is our tactics, isn't that what they accuse Liverpool of. The fact is that when a team sit in low block, the most likely way to penetrate them is by your fullbacks as that's the only area of the pitch with space. This is somewhat compounded by lack of a mobile and powerful striker that can offer other options. Cavani would have been perfect in that regard. You can't play ball into Abrahams feet to build an attack through the centre without him tripping over, likewise you can't give Giroud a ball in behind or slightly wide to drag players out of position.

These are the tactical considerations that we think of when watching the game, not just joining in scattergun criticism that has no head or tail.

Summary - yes, lets blame everything and everyone else. The manager has nothing to do with it.

Ibime:
From what I read in the summer, the board bought Havertz and not Lampard. If a player doesn't have it, they don't have it. No matter how many managers tried to get the best out of Pogba or Pepe, it is up to them to work hard. Havertz won't come good this season. Maybe next season he might improve if he takes time to reflect on the demands of the league he's in and what it takes to succeed in it.

I'm sure we can find some here who would say they read otherwise and please don't start another "Enemalo" discuss here. lol.
Yes they (the players) have to work hard but you certainly can't absolve Lampard of any blame here which is what you are trying to do.
Besides, this is not even specifically about Havertz, I think the team lacks consistency and that is up to the manager. That is the koko.

Our play is still cross and nod. Nothing has changed.

Ibime:
We played decent today. Anybody that says different is just being emotional or has poor understanding of football. The "announce Havertz" crew just dey para cos they thought Havertz is Superman that will turn us into title contenders, not knowing he is a redundant footballer.

I wonder when you will man up and say things the way they are. Lampard bought Harvetz and its up to him to get to best out of his player/s.

TalabiAudu:
If God gives some humans supernatural powers to determine who can die and live, and I happen to be one of those with the powers, players like Jorginho, Alonso, Kepa won't be alive, I swear.

Yes, I mean it.

ah ha kilode? On top football matter ?
What have they done to you personally??

popizaino:
The bolded is just my major worry now.lampard and his men needs to sit up.

That's the main issue here. The team is just so inconsistent from game 1. Time to step up.

Ibime:
Our play is far from cross and nod. We create the second most chances in the league, not from cross and nod.

Where do you think Klopp and Guardiola would play Werner?

Don't use players poor form to recommend formation that doesn't exist at top level. Werner will live or die in 4-3-3 or 4-2-3-1 just like he would have had to do in Liverpool. Is that not what he plays for Germany?

It's just precisely that. Particularly in the last 3 or 4 matches. Cross and nod.

Lol. Christmas dey happen but a lot of people are actually on annual leave/ holidays until Jan 4th 2021 while some are obviously still working.

Just wondering if Turbo Timo would fare better/get more joy if moved temporarily to the right?

Re the match, what can I say, even the Leeds vs Burnley match was more interesting. Burnley, of all teams even though lost, moved the ball faster and with purpose compared to the uninspiring, boring, inconsistent and brainless football on display by Lampard and his players. Lampard is the only manager still learning the trade despite having all the required tools. He will need time to get things consistently right.
As of now and 1 on 1, Arteta >> Lampard.
Argue with your keyboard.

Hope you all had a good Christmas break. I had a good one, went Jet Skiing. Absolute fun, it was awesome. Now I'm thinking of buying one.
Any recommendations?

Unlimited22:
Fbs Shey I no tell you?

Yes, you mentioned it. Should have known it's the festive season. Chelsea shopping mall open for business. Buy 1 take 3.

Lana1:
Nihilistjnr, FBS, timbros, and Ibime trying to sneak out of the barber's shop....
https://images2.imgbox.com/7e/cc/Dxm9fHz4_o.gif

Must confess this is very funny.
Hilarious. But nah we dey here.