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raumdeuter:
That was just 1 of 3 goals. Ivanovic was partly responsible for that second goal and I am asking, How is he more culpable than Matic, Mikel, the 2 CB Fabregas and others who had defensive duties

AdeLaNa1:
Stories dat touch!! Ur own club misery still dey carry weight for under Molete bridge in Ibadan!!
*Ironing my agbada for tonights party*

elampiro:
Here, Sterling was going to end Valencia`s career but he jumped.

Ronaldo usually jump too. Same with Rooney.

raumdeuter:
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because it doesn't make sense to me that just 1 player would be responsible for a club to collapse defensively. What makes a defence work or fail goes beyond just one player

Do you think replacing Ivanovic in those games would have meant a better result?

I hope he gets injured or benched so we can put this theory to test

raumdeuter:
Attached are the performances of the players this season vs Last season. focus on defensive players and core defence attributes

Look at those numbers and tell which of the defensive players have covered themselves in glory? for us to single out Ivanovic

Why are teams who barely get 4 shots vs Chelsea last season suddenly getting almost double digits now?

SIRcumalot:
Maybe if shaw didn't break his leg we could've won the game last night.

Shaw has been the best LB in the league so far this season,I hope he recovers quickly and with no physical or mental issue.

Pataki:
Listen, we are all students of this game. I learn from your team, and it is with any other team out there. No need to start getting all defensive and edgy over a football discourse.

Arsenal has the highest number of chances created, does that equate to the highest numbers of goals scored in the league? That Ivanovic's wing has the highest chances and crosses conceeded, also implies what? Or am I getting you wrong that highest number of chances and crosses equates to Chelsea's defeat which you are indirectly pinning on Ivanovic?

raumdeuter:
Do you see Terry's drop? Its even higher than Ivanovic. I'm not a fan of leaving the main issue and blaming the symptoms

Last year teams were not even getting to your defence. How many teams get 4 chances vs Chelsea in a game.
Right now they are not only getting chances they are scoring goals. 16 goals conceded already

Defence in football doesnt start with defenders alone thats why Barca doesnt concede a lot, This I am sure isnt due to the number of tackles they make.

When Moreno was running rampage, what was Chelsea Right winger doing? its either he isnt keeping the pressure up at the top

last year you all were crediting Matic for shielding the defence from pressure, How is he doing his shielding job nowadays

Pataki:
Mostly from the center. I don't want to follow this bandwagon reasoning that Ivanovic is the weakest link in the Chelsea defence. For example, against ManCity, where did most of the attack spring from? A chain is as strong as its weakest link. Chamberlain did not score his goal from the weakness of Ivanovic.

The only outstanding player in that Chelsea defence is Cahill. Every other player is just non-different from Ivanovic.

Pataki:
Of course, it is audible to the blind man and visible to the deaf that Chelsea has numerous problems in the defence. But to single out Ivanovic is clearly wrong.

As I once stated here to nitlad, Begovic has made 15 saves so far in 216 minutes of play. Compared to Cech in Arsenal who has made 16 saves in 450 minutes of play.

Chelsea defence is leaking immensely. Had Chelsea acquired a useless deputy for Courtois, we might have been looking at a higher record of goals conceeded. Mourinho is a strategist in defence. If he is not getting it right, then I think the biggest culprit starts with him.

raumdeuter:
You see this isnt only about Ivanovic. and even he isnt the worst culprit

In terms of finger-pointing, there aren’t enough digits to adequately place the blame for Chelsea’s start to the season. No Chelsea player who has featured more than once this season has a better average rating than last time out. WhoScored.com look at the five guiltiest culprits…



It’s been a remarkable start to the season as far for Chelsea, but not in the scintillating way that they began the campaign en route to the title last year.

The Blues have picked up just four points from their opening five matches, with Saturday’s defeat to Everton meaning that they have already lost as many times as they did in the entirety of the 2014/15 campaign. At this stage last season Mourinho’s men had scored 16 goals – down to seven this time around – while the 12 that they have conceded is the most in the league.

In terms of finger-pointing, there aren’t enough digits to adequately place the blame.

Indeed, there is not a single Chelsea player to have featured more than once this season who has a better average rating than last time out. WhoScored.com look at the five guiltiest culprits…



5) Diego Costa – WhoScored.com rating drop = 0.72
This time last year Diego Costa had made an astounding start to life in English football, scoring seven goals from his first four appearances having had 14 shots at goal.

Twelve months on, and after five matches this season the Costa has scored just once, firing off fewer shots in total (nine) than he had registered on target (10) in the opening four games of last season.

Costa ended the previous campaign with 20 league goals to his name in just 26 appearances, with a stunning conversion rate of 26.3% and shot accuracy of 48.7%. With said figures currently down at 11.1% and 33.3% respectively,

Chelsea’s star striker is nowhere near his best. Whereas last year he channeled his aggression, this year Costa just looks angry.



4) Branislav Ivanovic – WhoScored.com rating drop = 0.90
Having been such a solid performer in years gone by, the reduction of Branislav Ivanovic to a comedy figure has been shocking.

Clearly highlighted as a weakness in the side by those capable of exploiting the Serbian’s decreasing mobility, and perhaps more worryingly work-rate, it’s a mystery how the 31-year old has kept his place in the side.

Of all outfielders to start all five of their team’s league matches this season, Ivanovic has the lowest WhoScored.com rating in the league (6.35).

The most significant difference in Ivanovic’s stats is that he has been dribbled past 1.8 times per game this season, compared to just 0.4 last. It’s surely only a matter of time before Mourinho loses patience in his newly-appointed vice-captain.



3) Cesc Fabregas – WhoScored.com rating drop = 0.91
Just ahead of the lumbering Ivanovic, Cesc Fabregas’ thoroughly underwhelming displays have not gone unnoticed by the footballing public. He, like Costa, began life at Stamford Bridge in emphatic fashion, pulling the strings in central midfield from the off.

Fabregas is barely influencing matches at the moment seeing his rating drop to 6.71; that’s exactly the same as Costa.

The starkest difference in his play is undoubtedly his chance creation, having registered a league high of 18 assists last season.

With the vast majority of those coming before the turn of the year, Fabregas is now averaging just 1.6 key passes per game – from 2.8 last season – and has not registered an assist. His figures for pass accuracy, dribbles and tackles have all also dropped.



2) John Terry – WhoScored.com rating drop = 1.02
Captain fantastic last season, John Terry has been far less impressive so at the beginning of what may well be his last season at the club.

Having played every minute of the previous title-winning campaign, Terry was subbed off at half-time in the crucial match with City, leading to reports of a rift with the manager, and sent off the weekend after.

As a consequence, the 34-year old is currently Chelsea’s lowest-rated player (6.01), with only three players to start as many matches garnering a worse score in the entire division. With averages for aerial duels won (2.6 to 1), clearances (5.7 to 2.3) and interceptions per game (0.9 to 0.3) all less than half what they were last season, Terry just isn’t leading by example.



1) Eden Hazard – WhoScored.com rating drop = 1.02
Any player who performed so incredibly well in the previous season is likely to be most susceptible to a big drop in rating, but Eden Hazard has been a comparative ghost in Chelsea’s early games. WhoScored.com’s highest-rated player last season (7.96) is sitting 104th of the 275 players to feature at least three times in 2015/16, with a solitary assist to his name.

The Belgian has seen his shots (2.1 to 1.2) and dribbles per game (4.8 to 3) drop off substantially, and he isn’t pulling his weight either. Hazard has made a total of one tackle and interception combined – committing five fouls in the process – having chipped in with 50 in 2014/15. Not firing on all cylinders is one thing, but not mucking in another entirely.

UniqueGem:
Oga continue with your childish song request, i didn't ask for your view on my post. Stroll on and keep requesting.

UniqueGem:
One thing that baffles me on this thread is how everyone is on Rooneys case but no one have realised how lacklustre Mata has been in Man Utd. The Guy hasn't done anything spectacular for us. He is just like Wayne Rooney(of this season), each time chances are put on a platter for him, he manages to miss(doesn't even shoot at all). The dude for me is a huge disappiontment and a total let down. Rooney and Mata should be left to drag for the number 10 position, that way-one of them is bound to have sense. Martial should be starting every match abeg. He's a complete package; nice hold up play, strong, dribbles, opens up space, available for a pass, always moving forward, and can shoot too.

Tval:
BlacB, the computer animator .

He thought he was creating games

codedguy1:
This was really painful to watch!
We seem not to know how to put relentless pressure on a team when we are down. Still passing the ball sideways and backwards just to have possession. Seems players are bereft of ideas and when Fellaini comes in na route 1, even the route 1 sef wingers can't make space to cross.
Aswearigad We are in trouble with this Plato of a coach!

olabode89:
The rate at which u spill out crap is alarming!

Do u have a septic tank inside of u?

Tval:
Chelsea Football Club will be raising money for Syrian refugees when they take the pitch against Maccabi Tel-Aviv on Wednesday. The Blues are joining many of Europe's top clubs in their support of Uefa's '90 minutes of hope' campaign, which is designed to help refugees obtain education and psychological care.

The Blues will donate one Euro from every ticket sold, which should total somewhere in the vicinity of £42,000 from a sold out Stamford Bridge. In addition, the club will be auctioning off the players' matchday shirts, which should eliminate the potential controversy of a halftime shirt swap.

The fundraising won't be limited to this Wednesday's match, as the club has announced that they'll continue to raise money this weekend against Arsenal. As with the Maccabi Tel-Aviv clash, one Euro per ticket sold will be donated, and the club will hold a 'bucket campaign' in an attempt to raise additional funds for the cause.

raumdeuter:
I would start with your City reference. Looking at City who are the major difference, Sagna for Zabaleta, Kolarov for Clichy. These 2 internal competition have brought out more from the players. What do you think Zab, Otamendi and Clichy would be doing in training right now? Probably killing themselves and in game days what would Kolarov, Mangala and Sagna be doing probably staying on their toes because any slip up someone is waiting on the sidelines

Check Chelsea, Who is the realistic replacement for your pack 4 of Iva-Cahill-Terry and Azpi? Just Zouma. At least 2-3 of your defenders are underperforming yet no one to keep them on their toes. Also talking about City. Yaya had a dip in form last yr and you dont expect that to continue. What happens on the field starts in training. When Navas sees Sterling and De bruyne in training who are better rated than him, do you think he would still be playing those blind crosses?

Messi and Ronaldo while being Marquee wouldnt achieve much without the backup. If there was no Rakitic last season or Di maria upper season both messi and Ronaldo might be trophyless in those seasons. Its someone behind the Ronaldo and Messi that makes them work

When bayern won the CL Ribery was the standout performer but when Javi martinez was not there, Ribery would do his own and our defence would still leak and waste all his effort. Ronaldo did his part last season scoring lots of goals but the moment Modric went down That was it and his 60 goals were wasted

Between 2000 and 2010 Bayern had 1 CL, Porto had 1 CL, Chelsea had none. If you were to analyse as at 2009 which was the more likely team to win the CL who would you pick? As at today if you are to say who would likely win a CL between Bayern, Madrid Inter and Chelsea who would rank top and who would be below(Note all have 1 CL each in the past 10yrs)

While its easy to pick on Ivanovic I doubt thats the only problem. Are you saying If you replaced Only Ivanovic you would have won all your games?

Chamberlains goal in the shield didnt come from Ivanovic, Naismiths 3rd goal didnt come from Ivanovic. he is just a convenient target right now.

Teams analyze every team. Do you think they were just analyzing Chelsea and not analyzing Man City? or not Analyzing Barca?

Ishilove:
Your transition from jackbauersballs to Nihilist is anything BUT an improvement. You became a 21st century neanderthal

standd:
Lol
I still don't believe you though

standd:
I love your last diary update and I have this strong feeling that you wrote about a quarter of the truth in that post

How can I get the truth out of you