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zeusis:
for 30 minutes?

Half time.

I'll take out Kovacic, Pulisic and Lukaku.

We've got options in RLC, Vale and Barkley. Afterall it's just Chesterfield

Time to take out the important guys.

We play spurs and city next week

You know what's funny. The more I watch Tchouameni, The more I'm convinced he's a long term replacement for Kante not Jorginho

Y'all better start looking at another player to replace Jorgiboy and not come up with other excuses when the time comes.

BlueMann:
Senior men, celebrate with me. It's my birthday today.

Thankful for being alive.

Happy Birthday Bluemann.

All the best in this new year that you undertake

Imagine putting up an article by Sebastien on Jorginho - A well known hater of Jorginho

The difference between him and Ibime however is that he took his L and of course had a change in opinion when performances improved.

Secondly if you had read the comments in the article; You would have seen how he was roasted alongside some of his daft opinions.

Anyway, there's no point having this endless debate. It's gone on too long and both sides believe what they believe

pkasso:
Bro, no be only you As in. . Both sides actually have strong points but the extreme views they both hold on the topic makes its hard to make a case for either. Ibime sees nothing good in Jorginho while Don J thinks he's the best thing to happen to Chelsea's midfield The truth is somewhere in the middle, and it is while Jorginho is not a bad player, he is nowhere near world-class. He does the basics well enough but there is nothing in his game that makes him elite.

Oh...he's elite I assure you.

No point dragging the unending argument as neither side will concede

swiz123:
What exactly is Lukaku doing in this match.

Yeah...he's been too static for me

Roland17:
I will never stop saying it...

Underate Tuchel against top teams and the top managers at your own peril

Yeah...Also noticed how he brought on 2 dribblers in Kovacic and RLC to deal with their diamond formation.

I didnt want Saul out though

Conte matched our formation at the start of the second half. TT switching to a 4-2-2-2.

Interesting

Even Alonso is playing much better

Sarr and Saul playing well so far

thorrvik55:
Same Alonso u swore was a better defender than Chillwell less than two months ago?

Interesting

2 things can be correct at the same time.

Get with the program

Son and Moura against Alonso leaves a bad taste in my mouth

Itsrm:
You just had to grasp at something including VVDs horrendous defending.

Maybe if he did better with Alonso's pass, you would have been showing us his goal/assist

I am not grasping at anything. There was an actual free kick. That's easier to explain to u guys who dont understand the importance of his movement and runs

For a guy just coming back from COVID who shouldnt have played if it wasnt for the Lukaku drama, I felt it was an Ok performance

Itsrm:
There's a way I watch Harvetz these days. I expect very little from him. There's hardly anything he does that surprises me. It's the same way I watch Odoi.

However, I still want us to keep him. I have not lost hope in him and want him to succeed. Thankfully age is on his side.

Who won the free kick that led to our first goal?

Whose movement and run was initially being tracked by VVD that allowed Pulisic space for the second goal

nateevs:
I am willing to give this the benefit of the doubt. Just in case he is not personally responsible for his Social Media account.

Not buying this. He's not shown remorse so far. The idiot is still talking to the media via Tim Howard.

Telling him about meeting the Chelsea hierarchy tomorrow to discuss the issue. Promised him interview(s) too.

BlueMann:
I mean today.

Well...more or less the same for me. The thing is Liverpool play very open and TT felt we needed both as they defend better on the front foot

Both are still drifters with Kova's much worse positional indiscipline still there. Pool still broke through our midfield few times today.

Add that to his awareness issues. Case in point, If you look at that Salah movement that was completely missed in the run up to the second goal

On the ball and in transition, he was solid though. Great goal too and he looked like the only player that wasnt fatigued out there today

BlueMann:
User09

Your thoughts on the Kante - Kova midfield combo?

I know you have strong reservations about it - and have been very vocal about those reservations - so I want to know what you think of their performance.

And would it have been better with J5 in place of any of them?

Do you mean today or generally?

Jorgiboy

Indispensable!!!

Thecassanova:
Was Kovacic ball watching ?

Make half finish first

Lol....I was waiting for who was gonna call it out first.

Getting tired of Kovavcic switching off. WTH is wrong with him

So..Lukaku isnt showing any remorse. Color me shocked

Would rather see the back of him now

Exonerate1:
Interview was done in italian. Infact they said there's a pt. 2 coming out

Sky Italia - Same thing.

I hear there's a possibility of some words being loosely translated. Anyway like TT said, It's all noise we dont need at this moment

Not surprising though - Lukaku was a moaner in his first spell here, so some things dont change

Omoluabi16:
old interview like 2012/13 season? Or September just a month after joining? There's nothing to wager here. Man had no business criticizing his coach's system or talking up a return just a few weeks at the bridge. Chelsea spent £100m and he met the team as champions of Europe. He should show more respect.

Fair point. I'm sure the issue will be addressed internally

Let's be honest. This has all the tricks of the English media sensationalism all over

I'll wager a bet that this was an old interview. They waited for the right time to drop the kicker

Maximilan:
I saw how he was winning all his duels and been progressive for his team, what were you watching

Look..I'll explain this once as I typically just ignore most of the ignorant ones on here.

Going for the ball all the time is not a good attribute of a DM. Forget what they say.

1 - Leaves a lot of holes in the defensive structure. U'll see it clearly if the opponents move the ball around. We failed to do that today

2. - The positional gaps created wasnt exploited cos they overloaded the middle. If anything this game was screaming for a 4-3-3

raumdeuter:
Kante is on the midfield
Mount is on the field
Kovacic is in the midfield

But na chorus of Jorginho we dey hear

Bandwagoners...the lot of them, championed by their king of course.

The same Bissouma being applauded here is so terrible positionally, I didnt even look at him twice. Guy doesnt even read the game well for me.

Cos they saw all the hustling and tackles, he's suddenly the better DM ignoring that most of them were recovery tackles

Maximilan:
This guy we’re all watching?

Of course u'll watch and see all the hustling.

It's far easier to notice than the tiny details that count

Bissouma...Just another thug good at hustling.

A player who wouldnt know what to do with the ball when he has it. Just running all over the place. Shioor

If u watched that game and didnt think Jorginho was one of the best players; Then I dont know what to tell you.

Parroting the usual rubbish against him is just dumb at this point. None of the criticism can stick now.

He only does half turns on rare occasions; He cant give long balls and only gives 5 yard passes backwards

Watch the game unbiased and try and give original opinions next time

Roland17:
Did he complete a half turn before scoring that PK? If not, na rubbish!

Every game now.

Someday, we'll redefine the meaning of rare