This is all working out nicely with the other results today. Beat Arsenal to keep them behind us, then beat Man U to go third.
Great commitment and concentration at the back today. Costa got absolutely nothing and we managed to expose their defence a couple of times even if we did hang on at the end. You need a little luck in these games sometimes but I think a point was deserved. Exceptional considering we had to change two of the back four. Alderweireld and Wanyama were massive today. I look forward to the Arsenal game.
I'm not saying it's only the personnel that was defensive. But those two did sit very deep, and there was no Davis to help them relieve the pressure and keep and recycle possession because he was busy playing wide and helping Yoshida cope with Hazard. We were set up to nullify Chelsea and we succeeded so fair play. I would have liked if we were a bit more concentrated on our qualities and less on theirs. Let's leave it at that.
..and we never complain when teams do that to us do we? You appear to have forgotten that we were missing our best weapons today, no Clyne who may have stopped Hazard and no Bertrand who would have probably played the game of his life, If you can't win, don't lose.
That's so naive. So we should have left Hazard and Fabregas in oceans of space in order to commit more players forward?
It's a shame that Alan Hansen is no longer on MOTD because he would have been very complimentary about our defensive display.
Hi guys I was at the game. Just got back and updated the two lineups. Great result for us. I think we really missed Clyne through injury and Bertrand being unable to play. It could have been a completely different game with them on the pitch. We had a nightmare all game against Hazard. We tried all sorts of different combinations on the right side to try to stop him. He was great to be fair. But end of the day all that matters is we got the point.
Because whilst Alan Hansen has been so lambasted by many he understands football unlike the others who warble on only about ****e teams defending well and good teams attaking awell,
Looks like another chance for Reed in mid field with the suspension of spider. A really great point though lads.....well done mane...keep it up
Typical BBC Leaders Chelsea can only pick up a point as they are held by a resilient Southampton at St Mary's Stadium. Yes we were under th koch but 'ONLY'
Not JWP? I thought Reed did a top job vs Everton, but I'd have JWP's set pieces straight back into the team, no question.
If Chelsea players hadn`t been caught diving so many times recently, then maybe they would have got this one.
What's the verdict on the Fabregas penalty shout? I wasn't sure at the time and haven't seen any replays. Taylor definitely let it effect him and favoured Chelsea in the second half. It looked like Morgan had to commit that foul for the second yellow? Correct? I lost my 100% record . But I stay unbeaten! Someone else feel free to make the next one. Although I'm happy to make another.
If Frabregas had taken his foot forward instead of sideways he would have had a pnealty. but he didnt so its a dive and a yellow card. And (you posted after i did so editing) For 10 mins aftwer that incident we didnt;get any decisions,. Schneidlerin took one for the team no sdoubt.
