2-5 We should not have let them get the two. Kepa should have done better with both goals. Overall very nice game. Good tactics from Frank. I like the wing backs only wish we had better - faster wing backs than Alonso and Dave. Tammy hat-trick. Mount scores again. Tomori with a beautiful goal.
Have any players scored this season apart from academy lads? Pulisic will hopefully get some playing time soon. My guess is he is still adjusting to the league.
Thought dave was able to play to his strengths today. Not being a last man covers his pace weakness and he showed he can still put a decent ball forward. Will be good to see how emerson does down the left in a more advanced role.
By top 6 I’m talking traditional powers (which would really only be 5 teams cause were 1 of those powers)
It’s prob a combo of that and we also play Tuesday and Frank might be looking at rotating the squad for it.
I hope so. I think Pulisic would have got some time today, but for injuries determining the substitutions.
Credit to Tammy to put his head and react positively after the Super cup miss. Morata on the other hand would have been crying but Tammy has done the complete opposite.
Home to Liverpool next in the league. Christ... Kante I sure hope you’re ready to play a full 90 by then.
The lads need to keep a clean sheet Tuesday night first. Champions League at home, Big test & even if it finishes 0 - 0 it'll be a positive result imo. There's plenty of goals in this team but they need to believe they can defend again.
I think we need to stick with the 5 at the back - the wing back thing, until we settle down in defence.
The concern for me is that we have players coming back that make us better all over the pitch. Playing 5 at the back keeps some of those players off the pitch. What I loved about today is Frank went with something different that suited our strengths with the players we had. Still think 433 when we're fully healthy is our best formation.
he needs to get out in the winter window its tough to say how much of a loss chelsea will be willing to take.
Excluding own goals, Chelsea have become the first team in Premier League history to have 11 consecutive league goals scored by players aged 21 or younger. Abraham became the third Premier League player aged 21 or younger to score two or more goals in three consecutive appearances, after Cristiano Ronaldo for Manchester United in December 2006 and Tottenham's Dele Alli in January 2017. In Abraham, Mount and Tomori, Chelsea now have three English goalscorers aged 21 or younger in a single Premier League season for the first time since the 1992-93 campaign (Eddie Newton, Neil Shipperley and Graham Stuart).
Not doing the #10 shirt proud. Looks mentally out of it. Wonder what’s up with him. Does not look like he’s having fun out there...
Had it not been for injuries to Rudiger and Abraham using up our substitution opportunities then Pulisic would have got 15-20 mins today. Pulisic will get some time Tuesday as well. The ghost of Sarri made the other sub of Kova for Barkley.
First game this season I didn't watch or was even able to keep a close eye on (playing golf), I assume we were a lot better than against Sheffield! Perhaps I should avoid the football more often! Looks like some of the youngsters are really starting to come on!