Chelsea have been nowhere near the level they were at near the start of the season - they're lucky that City have also crumbled in the last few weeks! Having said that though, Mourinho's sides often manage to scrape wins even when they don't play well, which is a good quality to have; they were unlucky not to do so today.
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I think the correct word for today's performance would be frustrating wouldn't it? I said to my brother before kick-off we would either smash them for 6 or drop points and it would probably be the latter. 1st half we struggled immensely with Southampton's pace going forward. Mane and Long linked up exceptionally well and with Clyne and Bertrand bursting forward they looked very dangerous. Majority of their chances came down our right side when Ivanovic gets caught either too far up and can't get back or when he's backing off into a centre back position! I love Brana but overall i still believe we need a proper right back playing there something i have been saying for god knows how long now!
I admitted with most that Fabregas has been average since January but today was by far his worse performance in a Chelsea shirt which is worrying. I am starting to feel our midfield 2 is becoming over run and beaten very easily, in our most recent away matches we have switched to 4-3-3 which has bought us more success than the original 4-2-3-1. Maybe Jose should apply 4-3-3 even when at home, i am of the belief that majority of matches are won/lost in midfield and lately we are losing them battles and not coming away with wins.
My last little gripe is people's views towards Cuadrado who i'll agree has been poor so far. But its not fair to judge the lad just yet, when did we stop giving players time to settle into their new surroundings? He's not even been in London for 2 months yet so lets give the lad a little more time shall we.
However there were some positives, Diego Costa getting back on the score sheet will be a massive boost for him and hopefully the floodgates open for him again. Eden Hazard for me is our only world class player and we are so fortunate to have this player at our club, enjoy and treasure every minute of him because he is that special. And of course the biggest positive is Man City losing this weekend. For me it was crucial because i tweeted after the final whistle that we would 100% drop points before the end of the season (didn't know it would be so soon but hay) but we could afford too, Man City now cannot afford to drop any.
I still firmly believe we will win the title as i have done since the beginning of last season! But now i feel we will just trip over the line rather than romp home, but isn't that just the Chelsea way!
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I admitted with most that Fabregas has been average since January but today was by far his worse performance in a Chelsea shirt which is worrying. I am starting to feel our midfield 2 is becoming over run and beaten very easily, in our most recent away matches we have switched to 4-3-3 which has bought us more success than the original 4-2-3-1. Maybe Jose should apply 4-3-3 even when at home, i am of the belief that majority of matches are won/lost in midfield and lately we are losing them battles and not coming away with wins.
My last little gripe is people's views towards Cuadrado who i'll agree has been poor so far. But its not fair to judge the lad just yet, when did we stop giving players time to settle into their new surroundings? He's not even been in London for 2 months yet so lets give the lad a little more time shall we.
However there were some positives, Diego Costa getting back on the score sheet will be a massive boost for him and hopefully the floodgates open for him again. Eden Hazard for me is our only world class player and we are so fortunate to have this player at our club, enjoy and treasure every minute of him because he is that special. And of course the biggest positive is Man City losing this weekend. For me it was crucial because i tweeted after the final whistle that we would 100% drop points before the end of the season (didn't know it would be so soon but hay) but we could afford too, Man City now cannot afford to drop any.
I still firmly believe we will win the title as i have done since the beginning of last season! But now i feel we will just trip over the line rather than romp home, but isn't that just the Chelsea way!
UTC!!!
Pogba became a Manchester United player on October 7, 2009. After falling out with the club over his contract, he signed for Juventus on July 3, 2012 — and therein lies the problem.Premier League rules state that to qualify as home grown, a player must have spent three entire seasons or 36 months with an English club prior to his 21st birthday or the end of the season in which he turns 21. Pogba left United three months short.
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I tought being at the club for three seasons was enough. Guess not.
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Bamford again 
Or Mourinho.
It's not funny, it's unprofessional. If every clubs starts ******** about all the decisions that goes against them by publishing retarded articles then whole league would be a clusterfuck like Serie A with conspiracy theories at every step.
Chelsea got more than their fair share of decisions in the league over the years, you get some and you lose some. This whole Jose conspiracy theory and Chelsea clubs dancing to his tune is cringeworthy.
Chelsea got more than their fair share of decisions in the league over the years, you get some and you lose some. This whole Jose conspiracy theory and Chelsea clubs dancing to his tune is cringeworthy.
You should have specified what you were talking about. I was going on about the calling out of Carra & Souness after their rants about surrounding the referee the other week. I thought that was funny.
I'm not aware of any articles posted on the website, rarely go on there unless there's an announcement.
I'm not aware of any articles posted on the website, rarely go on there unless there's an announcement.
We did have a lot of decisions going against us this season, but going on Facebook or Twitter and complaining about it won't change anything, and most certainly it will put you in a bad light.
I am more worried about the form of our team recently, than how many penalties we were awarded or weren't. Not to mention that statistics like that are plain stupid. If for example no one would foul any of our players in the box for an entire season, can we hold it against the referees, that we had no penalties?
There is no conspiracy, just incompetence. And it happens to be that we attract a lot of it this season.
I am more worried about the form of our team recently, than how many penalties we were awarded or weren't. Not to mention that statistics like that are plain stupid. If for example no one would foul any of our players in the box for an entire season, can we hold it against the referees, that we had no penalties?
There is no conspiracy, just incompetence. And it happens to be that we attract a lot of it this season.
An understatement to say the least, i'm still salty and bitter about that offside back in 2010, absolute travesty of a decision.
United fans and their selective memory.
its a funny thing that selective memory thing