You don't go for a defender when you are a goal down.
EDIT: His first sub should have been Ba, and Azpilicueta can join them after that.
We need a goal desperately -> Azpilicueta in. Lord, help me understand his logic.
We need a goal desperately -> Azpilicueta in. Lord, help me understand his logic.
Possibly because you’d want more attacking thrust for your fullbacks?
And you’d want all of this because in a context when the opposition is matching you in midfield and the shapes are generally the same – 4-4-2 vs 4-2-3-1 – the “spare” men are the fullbacks. So logically you’d want to have increased attacking bite from your “spare” zones. And replacing Ivanovic with Azpi is doing exactly this.
The question I’d ask is why waiting so late into the game for your second and third subs, given your general struggles; not why you are changing your fullbacks.
^ Taken from another forum.
AVB subbed the more attacking BAE on for Naughton last week. It was BAE's cross that led to the goal to get a point.
That is the question I'm asking too, Azpilicueta makes perfect sense, but the timing and order of subs are not right in my eyes.
Like i already said couple of weeks ago, Rafa has always seemed a bit slow with the subs. Sometimes there's opposition sub wreaking havoc and he needs 10-15 minutes to react.
He did bring off Marin for Mata tbf.
Much better crosser of the ball than Brana? Adds extra width to the play?
Rafa would always make subs late. It's how he rolls.
Cross the ball to whom? Torres? Oscar? Mata? Azpi should not have been the first sub fullstop! You say it would add width to our play okay maybe so but from where did we score both of our goals? Did we suddenly start finding gaps down the right and pinging in worldy crosses forcing Brentford to make last ditch headers? Thought as much
Well he can keep rolling all the ******* way out of SW6!!!
I am actually going to pass on even bothering to talk about this game because everything i will say will just produce the same answers from the Rafa backers/people who love seeing Chelsea play like this. All i will say is congrats Brentford and unlucky for not getting the win you fully deserved.
He wasnt the first sub.... Mata was.
Of course it will, you just dont like the answers you get because you dislike Rafa.
Quick question to all Rafa's love children on here do you think he has made any mistakes since taking this job?
He has made mistakes and yet he hasn't just like any other manager.
Every manager does yes, but making the same mistakes week in week out?
I don't no mate cant really agree that he's making mistakes week in week out.
Too late in the game subs when we need to change something and they are like for like subs?
He should evidently play Marin more. Today he was an unstoppable god of the playing field, after all.