The Chelsea Thread

[AlcIsBack]

I await to be pleasantly surprised a week tomorrow then.

If being up against the coolest, best CH I’ve ever seen counts as a game to look at him.

Will be a huge test for Lukaku. Doesn’t get tougher than competing against VVD.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Will be looking forward to Souness ripping him a new one if he doesn’t get 4 assist or a hat trick!

 

[AlcIsBack]

Oh, not often I’ll say this but I honestly hope you put 10 past Arsenal Sunday to put them out of their misery and end the PR farce of the non-football manager that is Arteta.

Arsenal have been a huge bogey team for us lately so wouldn’t be too optimistic

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

They have Ramsdale now so forget about it

 

[AlcIsBack]

Good win against Arsenal which has annoyingly been a massive bogey side for us of late. Definitely need to up the level for next weekend. Hopefully, Kante is fit to start. We’ll need him to have any chance of winning…

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Sets it up perfectly. Both teams 100%. European Champions coming to a wild Anfield. The German battle of master against understudy with eyes on him. The Lukaku hype coming up against the returned big dawg ......

Sky might just spontaneously combust in ecstasy building this up all week.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

0-0 then

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1430183175347703812

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

.....

All the best today mate.

All things being equal, it should be an absolute belter of a game.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

All the best today mate.

All things being equal, it should be an absolute belter of a game.

Looking forward to this

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Superbly organised defensive performance yesterday. Got to tip your hat to that.

Very impressive.

 

[AlcIsBack]

Superbly organised defensive performance yesterday. Got to tip your hat to that.

Very impressive.

The first 45 min was a real joy to watch. Proper end to end stuff. Shame the red card meant we had to shut up shop in the second half. Would have been a belter of a game otherwise.

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

That rule needs altering.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

Shocking decision tbh! Completely ruined the game

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

Shocking decision tbh! Completely ruined the game

As much I'm all for calling out Taylor's base incompetence, the decision is spot on. It's the rule that's ******.

He just enforced it to the letter.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

As much I'm all for calling out Taylor's base incompetence, the decision is spot on. It's the rule that's ******.

He just enforced it to the letter.

Like you said needs looking at

 

[Scouseinthehouse]

The first 45 min was a real joy to watch. Proper end to end stuff. Shame the red card meant we had to shut up shop in the second half. Would have been a belter of a game otherwise.

If you ignore the L'pool praise rounding out the quotes that don't concern you per se, The Times excellent Jonathan Northcroft encapsulates it perfectly-

Ten-man Chelsea keep Liverpool at bay to earn point

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www.thetimes.co.uk

“Goals please the casual consumer of football but the true connoisseur feasts on intensity and this match did not need a spectacular score -line to grab your throat, stir your guts and sear itself into the memory. There was the pace and skill of Liverpool, the intelligence and resilience of Chelsea, and the sense of two teams and managers, at the top of their craft, holding nothing back as they contested the points.

“It was an early-season encounter played like a title decider, where every touch, every tackle, every break, every block felt like it really counted. Liverpool so good on the right through Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold, and so shrewd in the middle with Fabinho, looked close to their 2019-20 form — and in Harvey Elliott may have a new prodigy.”

 

[AlcIsBack]

Imo decisions where both a penalty and a red card is given should be scrapped except for the most egregious of violations. They completely ruin the game for one side. Reece James handball was unintentional. A penalty and a yellow card seems the more appropriate punishment.

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1432365037037961217

 

[Theatre of Dreams83]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1432414098638221314