Also wonder if Thursday night will take effect on us in the last 15 or 20 mins like it did v Arsenal. They will probably bring Costa on in the last 20 mins for that reason if it is still nil nil. On the flip side I wonder if they can keep up their speed of closing down for the whole match
If they score they are going to spend the rest of the half with 11 behind the ball waiting to hit us on the break...we have to come out sharp in the 2nd half
Mason has turned up in a variety of positions and not looking particularly comfortable in any of them.... I would also look to get Lamela on. Rose and Walker have both put themselves and the team at risk in this half and it might be worth bringing Davies on if Chelsea start targeting Rose particularly. Son also needs to improve his decision making: too many blind flicks and poor shot selection.
That's what I thought prior to the game, but apparently once the game was underway, dembele went deep central and mason was moved out wide? Bizarre.
Fogetting how card happy Michael Oliver is, has anyone noticed how often he's just in the way of the play?
It's a difficult one this, obviously a win would be amazing but to get hit on a counter attack going for the win would be really gutting.
Exactly what Mourinho wants. He's parked the ****ing bus again, so we aren't getting a look in. He'll hope for that one chance to beat us 1-0.
Yeah that's what it's looking like right now. Would be nice fr Eriksen to get a last minute goal, has been a while..
I have to admire how Mourinho plays the game as if it is chess. Costo on. Tired defence. 0-1. Let's just hope that we can score first and hold on to the clean sheet.
We look very jittery and they are looking more self assured...I know I am a miserable bugger but I see a late winner for them from a mistake... And how the hell was that offside?
