comment by Superbius (U6486)
posted 10 minutes ago
comment by minididi (U17584)
posted 5 minutes ago
comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted 37 seconds ago
Dissapointing in the end, but not a disaster
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Considering our next opponents, its a terrible result. Need to pick up maximum points against weaker opposition or you leave yourself with far too much to do
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Wouldn't say it was a terrible result tbf. These beat Benfica in their ground so they're no mugs clearly.
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Plus, if Palmer is back, we can beat Barca at home. The only time they ever got a result agst us at SB was due to a khant of a ref

comment by RtM (U1097)
posted 15 minutes ago
Can someone summarize. Wasn’t able to watch
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Typical Chelsea mate. Looked ok up top. Created most their chances at the back from unprovoked mistakes and gifted them 2 goals. Only real difference was Lavia died within 5mins, the shooter has yet to be found.

Atalanta, Napoli, Barca are tough games though.

comment by NPedro (U22712)
posted 4 minutes ago
Atalanta, Napoli, Barca are tough games though.
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Yeah not winning today is disastrous for that reason.

What’s the point in resting players in a very winnable game when it means you have to play the best team against a much harder opponent when winning is even less likely.

Hato did well at CB against Liverpool. But he’s blown his chance of being a viable option there.

Veiga was a better CB

CBs were awful today, but we remain a team that simply does not create enough high quality chances. 1.1xg over 90 against Qarabag, City already 0.9xg against Dortmund in 30 minutes.

Missing Palmer

comment by g7 (U12473)
posted 22 minutes ago
CBs were awful today, but we remain a team that simply does not create enough high quality chances. 1.1xg over 90 against Qarabag, City already 0.9xg against Dortmund in 30 minutes.
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Doesnt bare out in the stats

We are 4th in the PL for expected goals and only like .5 behind City

bear*

And we spent 1 game and half total with 10 men so we might have been ahead of City's had those reds not happened

Barca losing to Bruges

comment by CSTP (U1453)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by NPedro (U22712)
posted 4 minutes ago
Atalanta, Napoli, Barca are tough games though.
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Yeah not winning today is disastrous for that reason.

What’s the point in resting players in a very winnable game when it means you have to play the best team against a much harder opponent when winning is even less likely.
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Don't think we were actively resting anyone necessarily. We have a lot of games to play and a squad of players who all want to play and need at least some gametime.

A manager is damned either because if he plays his strongest team every game then he has a squad of unhappy players and an exhaused first team. And on paper Qarabag is a game that you might think we can still win with a few changes.

We still started the game with plenty of first teamers and with the exception of the already very overplayed Caicedo and Enzo I don't think there's anyone else on the bench who necessarily should have started today.

comment by Moises Blarmcedo (U14547)
posted 18 minutes ago
comment by g7 (U12473)
posted 22 minutes ago
CBs were awful today, but we remain a team that simply does not create enough high quality chances. 1.1xg over 90 against Qarabag, City already 0.9xg against Dortmund in 30 minutes.
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Doesnt bare out in the stats

We are 4th in the PL for expected goals and only like .5 behind City
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Yeah and only City have scored more than us in the PL so far this season thanks to goal machine Haaland. We on the other hand are still struggling to establish a consistent 9 in the side.

comment by Moises Blarmcedo (U14547)
posted about an hour ago
comment by g7 (U12473)
posted 22 minutes ago
CBs were awful today, but we remain a team that simply does not create enough high quality chances. 1.1xg over 90 against Qarabag, City already 0.9xg against Dortmund in 30 minutes.
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Doesnt bare out in the stats

We are 4th in the PL for expected goals and only like .5 behind City
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Opta credited us with 3.7xg vs spurs, so we jumped up the list this week. Maybe you're right, but I reckon over the full 38 games we end up some way short of the leading pack.

Palmer FC

G7

I saw 2.9 elsewhere. It did feel like a massive xG vs Spurs but also fully deserved for our work

comment by Superbius (U6486)
posted about an hour ago
comment by CSTP (U1453)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by NPedro (U22712)
posted 4 minutes ago
Atalanta, Napoli, Barca are tough games though.
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Yeah not winning today is disastrous for that reason.

What’s the point in resting players in a very winnable game when it means you have to play the best team against a much harder opponent when winning is even less likely.
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Don't think we were actively resting anyone necessarily. We have a lot of games to play and a squad of players who all want to play and need at least some gametime.

A manager is damned either because if he plays his strongest team every game then he has a squad of unhappy players and an exhaused first team. And on paper Qarabag is a game that you might think we can still win with a few changes.

We still started the game with plenty of first teamers and with the exception of the already very overplayed Caicedo and Enzo I don't think there's anyone else on the bench who necessarily should have started today.
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I agree, Maresca has the squad he was given. He wasn't backed when Colwill got injured. He is perfectly entitled to use the whole squad,it's not his fault some of them are crap.

Every good performance is followed up by a shetty performance.

comment by ＴＬＬＬ (U4640)
posted 4 minutes ago
Every good performance is followed up by a shetty performance.
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In hindsight I really took the 1st half of last season for granted.

With all the bleeding turnover we do, I don't think consistency is a realistic expectation for us.

comment by SWTN - Judas is number 1 (U7916)
posted about an hour ago
comment by Superbius (U6486)
posted about an hour ago
comment by CSTP (U1453)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by NPedro (U22712)
posted 4 minutes ago
Atalanta, Napoli, Barca are tough games though.
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Yeah not winning today is disastrous for that reason.

What’s the point in resting players in a very winnable game when it means you have to play the best team against a much harder opponent when winning is even less likely.
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Don't think we were actively resting anyone necessarily. We have a lot of games to play and a squad of players who all want to play and need at least some gametime.

A manager is damned either because if he plays his strongest team every game then he has a squad of unhappy players and an exhaused first team. And on paper Qarabag is a game that you might think we can still win with a few changes.

We still started the game with plenty of first teamers and with the exception of the already very overplayed Caicedo and Enzo I don't think there's anyone else on the bench who necessarily should have started today.
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I agree, Maresca has the squad he was given. He wasn't backed when Colwill got injured. He is perfectly entitled to use the whole squad,it's not his fault some of them are crap.
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True, but you then have to argue it is his fault when he playing a winger, who has been pretty bad/terrible historically when played as a striker, with 2 fit strikers on the bench and a LB at CB. Some people here were able to identify that Carryabags could be a problem so not really a place to start probably our worst performing fit CB and a LB at the back when we had again 3 fit CBs on the bench

Remaining Champions League games:

Barcelona (H)
Atalanta (A)
Pafos (H)
Napoli (A)

Going to have to beat one of the Italian teams away from home or Barca at home. Yesterday's result really messed us up.

🚨 🏥 Maresca: “Lavia is not able to be fit for a long long time. We will see, I think it’s his quad”

🏥 Romeo Lavia’s injury record over the last 3 seasons:

🔹568 days
🔹 10 injuries
🔹 87 games missed

comment by CFC_Steve (U1194)
posted 57 minutes ago
🚨 🏥 Maresca: “Lavia is not able to be fit for a long long time. We will see, I think it’s his quad”
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This is the last straw