City lack left back and CD. Mangala and Demichelis are decent, nothing special. They didn't manage to form partnership with Kompany and both their LB are great offensively, but defensively they are poor. I do agree their squad is second best, but they had some injuries. And there's also difference in quality between managers as well. United changed 60% of it's squad in last 2 years, it's difficult to gel them in quickly, let alone with the amount of injures they had at the start of the season. Liverpool was never going to challenge for title after their transfer business. Arsenal lacks way to many players on key positions. Wingers, strikers, midfielders and defenders. At least one player is needed everywhere.
Again it's very easy to look at these things in hindsight and come to the conclusion that it was Chelsea's season to lose all the while. If Costa had ended up flopping it another calamity of that sort then you would be singing a completely different tune. Yes Chelsea were favourites before the season but I doubt anyone expected us to have an 8 point lead over City just 12 games in
No one expected that for sure. But that doesn't mean you weren't #1 favorites by far. That's my point here.Again it's very easy to look at these things in hindsight and come to the conclusion that it was Chelsea's season to lose all the while. If Costa had ended up flopping it another calamity of that sort then you would be singing a completely different tune. Yes Chelsea were favourites before the season but I doubt anyone expected us to have an 8 point lead over City just 12 games in
No one expected that for sure. But that doesn't mean you weren't #1 favorites by far. That's my point here.
Your transfer window was amazing. You finally build a full squad. Everybody else is missing that one or two pieces to be on pair with Chelsea. With that and some luck with injuries Chelsea flew away. You were main favorite even before season started, at the end of the transfer window you just got extra lap on everybody.
I don't want to be pedantic but if I do, then I would say luck doesn't exist. It's imaginary term, often used instead of odds. Yes, Chelsea have very good injury record and part of it lies down on your physics or whatever. However, you didn't get some injuries due to that 'luck'. It doesn't matter how good your stuff is if opposition player injures your player in game. Those kind of injuries are part or that 'luck'.Chelsea's injury record doesn't come down to luck, we have had by far the best medical department for years now. We are doing something the other clubs aren't and keeping our players injury free or being able to manage them far better.
Whoa this is terrible post. But I'm way to lazy to fix it.I don't want to be pedantic but if I do, then I would say luck doesn't exist. It's imaginary term, often used instead of term odds. Yes, Chelsea have very good injury record and part of it lies down on your physios or whatever. However, you didn't get some injuries due to that 'luck'. It doesn't matter how good your stuff is if opposition player injures your player in game. Those kind of injuries are part or that 'luck'.
(if you can actually read you'd see I clearly said what was my point)Not sure what anyone is trying to prove here. Yes, Chelsea were favourites, but not by much, and regardless their dominance is quite unexpected. People expected them to win, but not dominate to this degree. It's quite an achievement.
Not sure what anyone is trying to prove here.
Chelsea are United of two seasons ago, but with asthetically better looking football. They are the favourites not because they are uber great, but because they play very well mostly, are very consistent, very well prepared, keeping injuries very low and very well settled. And when your rivals are doing their level best to hamper themselves, it becomes very easy to romp off.
When you are consistently handing out 7/8/9 of out 10 performances, you become very hard to catch. It's the consistency that should be applauded the most.
(if you can actually read you'd see I clearly said what was my point)
What do you mean you're not sure. Its the same as always, Carl and Alcaraz are convinced Chelsea is a little horsie under siege from big spenders , and everyone else pictured them at the top of table already during preseason. Amazing transfer window that plugged last leaks in the squad+Mourinho's second season syndrome+no injuries. If that does not make any club a favourite, I don't know what does.
And the domination is unexpected but it comes from rest of the pack heavily undeperforming more then anything else. All the other top dogs had absolutely awful start. Wait, did I say start? They had absolutely awful first half of the season. United, City and Arsenal had very decent trasnfer window, but its Southampton sitting at #2 after offloading half of their best players, at not long ago ******* West Ham was sitting in top 4. Seriously, what.
What do you mean you're not sure. Its the same as always, Carl and Alcaraz are convinced Chelsea is a little horsie under siege from big spenders , and everyone else pictured them at the top of table already during preseason. Amazing transfer window that plugged last leaks in the squad+Mourinho's second season syndrome+no injuries. If that does not make any club a favourite, I don't know what does.
Whoa there, I didn't know you would take me seriously. Sorry for being rude, I guess.Can't see where I disputed any of what you were saying yet, so less of the rudeness, please.
Whoa there, I didn't know you would take me seriously. Sorry for being rude, I guess.
Infracted for chatting back. Scum.
I don't want to be pedantic but if I do, then I would say luck doesn't exist. It's imaginary term, often used instead of odds. Yes, Chelsea have very good injury record and part of it lies down on your physics or whatever. However, you didn't get some injuries due to that 'luck'. It doesn't matter how good your stuff is if opposition player injures your player in game. Those kind of injuries are part or that 'luck'.[/QUOTE
I'd also say our players can also go into battle too and you lower injury if your mainly strong enough to come out on top.
What do you mean you're not sure. Its the same as always, Carl and Alcaraz are convinced Chelsea is a little horsie under siege from big spenders , and everyone else pictured them at the top of table already during preseason. Amazing transfer window that plugged last leaks in the squad+Mourinho's second season syndrome+no injuries. If that does not make any club a favourite, I don't know what does.
And the domination is unexpected but it comes from rest of the pack heavily undeperforming more then anything else. All the other top dogs had absolutely awful start. Wait, did I say start? They had absolutely awful first half of the season. United, City and Arsenal had very decent trasnfer window, but its Southampton sitting at #2 after offloading half of their best players, and not long ago ******* West Ham was sitting in top 4. Seriously, I don't even.
Whoa whoa there, where did i say Chelsea were a "little horsie"??? In fact when Jose took the job back last season i along with himself said next season (so this season) we would be one of the best around. I fully expected us to win the league this season because we have the tightest squad and by far the best manager. Last season it wasn't so much a "little horse" for me but maybe a mentally challenged horse (kind of like the one on this family guy clip). Could still do a job but in most areas not what there should be. This season its a thoroughbred, a stallion if you will or even a unicorn someone which you never think you will see as it doesn't exist, some of the passing i have seen i fail to believe i have seen from us.
My god how badly written was that!!! lol
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Find it pretty pathetic the man who was in charge of the club when we won the champions league and who is a club legend is yet to even get a mention from the club when we come up against him tonight for the first time since that incredible night in Munich. Chelsea fc might have forgotten about Di Matteo but us fans never will.