[Albion] Chelsea vs Brighton & Hove Albion *** Official Match Thread ***
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Nobby Cybergoat
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- Jul 19, 2021
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Interesting, the Chelsea xg should be pretty high
oldboyroy
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After that shocking defensive rubbish 1st half suppose 4-2 ain't so bad but 2 absolute gifts from Sanchez gave us the 2 although our gifts gave them 3 of the 4! Was dreading a tooling and we got 1, let's hope we learn for spurs next week otherwise we're slipping down that table rather quickly.
I’m sorry but this is just mad. Absolutely none of the football played today was exceptional. Absolutely none of it.
ETA - I meant none of OUR football was exceptional.
- Nov 15, 2006
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FH out, Potter in?
- Nov 15, 2006
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You were watching a different game to me
Palmer’s finishing was World Class, Verbruggen’s keeping wasn’t
- Apr 19, 2018
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Disappointing result but on the plus side I’ll never again think the Amex is quiet. My third visit to Stamford Bridge and it’s quieter every time, almost as if they are a club without any songs.
You were watching a different game to me
Palmer’s finishing was World Class
Sorry, I meant our football, that was the context of the post I was replying to. Yes Chelsea was exceptional.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Ah ya ya. That played out pretty much as we feared.
It concerns me that I can't work out what it is we're actually trying to do but what really worries me is I'm not convinced the players do either. We look shapeless, the amount of passes, often simple ones, that we misplace seems way too high, players run into the same spaces - sometimes to the point of running into each other, players getting caught on the ball all over the pitch. None of that is a good look. We also look so disorganised and every game has periods where it descend into chaos, the trouble being we don't seem very good at the chaos even though it appears to be one of our tactics.
I know we need to give it time but Jesus, it's far too schoolboy too many times and for too long in every game. Hopefully it'll all click into place sooner rather than later and we'll turn into an incredible, free flowing, goal scoring winning machine. At the moment though we very definitely don't look the sum of our parts. We're making good players look bad.
It concerns me that I can't work out what it is we're actually trying to do but what really worries me is I'm not convinced the players do either. We look shapeless, the amount of passes, often simple ones, that we misplace seems way too high, players run into the same spaces - sometimes to the point of running into each other, players getting caught on the ball all over the pitch. None of that is a good look. We also look so disorganised and every game has periods where it descend into chaos, the trouble being we don't seem very good at the chaos even though it appears to be one of our tactics.
I know we need to give it time but Jesus, it's far too schoolboy too many times and for too long in every game. Hopefully it'll all click into place sooner rather than later and we'll turn into an incredible, free flowing, goal scoring winning machine. At the moment though we very definitely don't look the sum of our parts. We're making good players look bad.
Hoping for an unlikely win, but mostly expected us to lose. That said, so many chances went begging, it could have been #pickanyscore to either team.
We won't see many matches like that, again, as Sanchez giveth and denies us, as did the woodwork and poor finishing denied Chelsea.
Seriously, that could have ended 4 - 4.....8 - 3.....5 - 4.....or anything.
Have to admit, we are sooooo slow defensively, but that was one hell of an entertaining first half in a match which the vast majority of us expected to lose.
One of those where it could have gone better and could have equally gone far worse.
Certainly not boring.
We won't see many matches like that, again, as Sanchez giveth and denies us, as did the woodwork and poor finishing denied Chelsea.
Seriously, that could have ended 4 - 4.....8 - 3.....5 - 4.....or anything.
Have to admit, we are sooooo slow defensively, but that was one hell of an entertaining first half in a match which the vast majority of us expected to lose.
One of those where it could have gone better and could have equally gone far worse.
Certainly not boring.
The Fits
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- Jun 29, 2020
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Yes and I totally agree with that. Because our current style is not suited to our defenders and in that sense we are going to be worked out and punished. Fab HAS to adapt.
Taybha
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On that showing Baleba must be worth 230 to Chelsea if Caciedo was worth 115,loved his performance today.
We'll do em next time
We'll do em next time
- Oct 17, 2008
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Yes, slight problem being that every other club in the 92 has had the same idea and has the same ambition.
oldboyroy
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Nope, FH needs a lot more time and Potter would never come back. My heart wants us to win every game and yes, I was a bedwetter at half time. I hate us losing when we could be doing so much better.
- Nov 15, 2006
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BeastOn that showing Baleba must be worth 230 to Chelsea if Caciedo was worth 115,loved his performance today.
We'll do em next time
Kalimantan Gull
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Just mistakes all round. Sanchez, Webster, Ferdi /ref, midfield/pervis, Sanchez, Bart. Lots of good apart from that lol.
Baleba is some player. Ferdi looks a shocking defender. Mitoma is 80% back but needs to rediscover that final ball. Webster was, one horrendous mistake apart, rather good. Chelsea look pretty good. Palmer is exceptional, how did City not realise that? But Baleba > Caicedo was nice.
Baleba is some player. Ferdi looks a shocking defender. Mitoma is 80% back but needs to rediscover that final ball. Webster was, one horrendous mistake apart, rather good. Chelsea look pretty good. Palmer is exceptional, how did City not realise that? But Baleba > Caicedo was nice.
Garry Nelson's Left Foot
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Mustafa II
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Some of the attacking football we played was absolutely quality, mainly in the first half.
If you can't appreciate how good our players are - the silky skills, slick passing, clever turns etc - then this era is completely wasted on you. We won't always be this good.
Defensively we were shite, obviously - but I feel sorry for you if you let that get in the way of admiring all the our skill and quality play in that half.
If/when we find the balance of defense and attack, then we could be a real force in the Premier League. We didn't find that balance today.
warmleyseagull
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I’m on a Brandy tasting visit in Armenia. Might he 20 year old going to head but it just seemed like one player played a worldie and 21 didnt.
PS buy Ararat 15 year old brandy. I’m bringing 4 litres home
PS buy Ararat 15 year old brandy. I’m bringing 4 litres home