Chelsea look ominous

comment by Plump up the jam (U22314)
posted 21 seconds ago
Chelsea look even stronger with Lukaku in the team
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This I agree with. People will knock him when he doesn't score. They will knock his first touch. But most of Chelsea's chances yesterday came from him stretching the Spurs back four, leading the line, creating space for the midfielders to run into. It's that which we didn't have last season. He is a true front man and suits our system to a tee.

comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 47 minutes ago
I am on about games with expected goals being under 1.
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I'm hoping from now on your expected comments will be 0.

comment by פlǝuƃɥᴉs (U19365)
posted 22 minutes ago
comment by Posh Mufc Great Hafi Not Arrogant Just Better (U6578)
posted 47 minutes ago
I am on about games with expected goals being under 1.
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I'm hoping from now on your expected comments will be 0.
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comment by The Post Nearly Man. Ex Lion Tamer. (U1270)
posted 13 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 21 minutes ago
United cannot control game, despite having good players they simply cannot keep the ball. There's good individuals but as as team United a way off Liverpool, City or Chelsea.
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United had 60% possession today. Same as Luverpool against Palace. You sure you mean the problem is that they can't keep the ball?
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Yes, United struggle badly to control a game, weet ham invited United on without pressing. Press United and they struggle.

comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man. Ex Lion Tamer. (U1270)
posted 13 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 21 minutes ago
United cannot control game, despite having good players they simply cannot keep the ball. There's good individuals but as as team United a way off Liverpool, City or Chelsea.
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United had 60% possession today. Same as Luverpool against Palace. You sure you mean the problem is that they can't keep the ball?
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Yes, United struggle badly to control a game, weet ham invited United on without pressing. Press United and they struggle.
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but they can keep the ball?

Great OP.

Ktbffh

comment by The Post Nearly Man. Ex Lion Tamer. (U1270)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man. Ex Lion Tamer. (U1270)
posted 13 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 21 minutes ago
United cannot control game, despite having good players they simply cannot keep the ball. There's good individuals but as as team United a way off Liverpool, City or Chelsea.
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United had 60% possession today. Same as Luverpool against Palace. You sure you mean the problem is that they can't keep the ball?
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Yes, United struggle badly to control a game, weet ham invited United on without pressing. Press United and they struggle.
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but they can keep the ball?
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Not against teams who actively try to take it off them, against a Moyes west ham, who are not pressing high of course they can but then so can any team.

Look at it this way, if united could manage the ball well they could have easily done that v young boys even with 10 men, but they couldn't and retreated.

For example last season 0-0 draw v Liverpool United had 34% possession. League Cup semi final v City 31%. 2-0 win v City in the league in March 34%. I could find more examples but it shows that v a team who want the ball United struggle to keep it.

Its how ole wants it he's happy to play the counter attacking game, but it separates United from the likes if City and Liverpool.

comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man. Ex Lion Tamer. (U1270)
posted 1 hour, 51 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 6 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man. Ex Lion Tamer. (U1270)
posted 13 hours, 58 minutes ago
comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted 21 minutes ago
United cannot control game, despite having good players they simply cannot keep the ball. There's good individuals but as as team United a way off Liverpool, City or Chelsea.
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United had 60% possession today. Same as Luverpool against Palace. You sure you mean the problem is that they can't keep the ball?
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Yes, United struggle badly to control a game, weet ham invited United on without pressing. Press United and they struggle.
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but they can keep the ball?
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Not against teams who actively try to take it off them, against a Moyes west ham, who are not pressing high of course they can but then so can any team.

Look at it this way, if united could manage the ball well they could have easily done that v young boys even with 10 men, but they couldn't and retreated.
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But then you get games against pressing teams like Leeds where we had 49% of possession and score 5.

The Young Boys game was a tactical disaster in deciding to concede midfield, I'd write that one off from your analysis.

We do struggle against teams with a low block, and end up with way too many draws, but that's more to do with a lack of guile with the final pass and being very one dimensional and only creating meaningful overloads on the left at times. The double six don't read the game well enough If Matic isn't playing, and if Matic is, there isn't enough energy there, so there's no argument that there's issues. Just saying we can't keep the ball doesn't express them though, that's all.

comment by Lurker (U21432)
posted 17 hours, 10 minutes ago
comment by Vorsprung durch Tuchel (U1641)
posted 3 seconds ago
comment by Lurker (U21432)
posted 1 hour, 25 minutes ago
Think spurs were better in the first half, Chelsea better in the second.

A horrid deflection killed any chance of a comeback.

Too early to tell, Rom is still bumbling about and Havertz and Werner are too inconsistent.
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What does bumbling about even mean? Guy’s been our best player so far this season.
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Did you see how many great counter attacking opportunities he wasted at the end?

Another big game passes him by
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He created 3 sitters you myopic terd.