PBP: 11/27: Pulisic (start) - Valencia v. Chelsea, Champions League MD 5

that penalty was a bullshit call. glad Kepa saved it.

 

I remain amazed that a player with 90 plus matches before his 21st birthday for a tiny little German club like Dortmund is somehow able to translate that experience to the big stage at the Chelsea Football Club. Simply impossible to imagine. Good on Frank for finally putting aside his absolutely natural skepticism of a player with that history and finally recognizing he might just be a valuable asset to the mighty Chelsea.

 

needs a red.

 

One thing they aren't doing is defending or controlling the match.

 

Bats and Willian blow a 2 on 0, but called offside anyway.

 

I don't know why Chelsea don't just sit and counter. It's not like Valencia have the cutting edge to break down a packed defence.

 

I'm Globally Warming to the idea of CP as a 10.

 

Pulisic great little scoop pass to Bats who doesn't see it coming.

 

has CP take a shot yet? so frustratig

 

On a related note... I was unaware that non-HD broadcasts still existed.

I can record this on my Betamax.

 

You see the score sheet, right?

 

Bats should have been ready for that cheeky chip. It was after an aggressive turn and run into tight spaces for Pulisic. That's had value in bridging the gap from mf to final 3rd. And he just had a nice hold-up and switch to start a counter. Starting to feel it.

 

You mean besides the goal?
Are you not counting that for some reason?

 

Emerson comes on - five man backline, perhaps dropping CP and Willian into midfield as a 5-4-1.

 

I think I prefer it when Willian does not pass. He's pretty much only good turning towards goal and shooting.

Jorgi is out early two games in a row. I think the message should be clear. Stop being so careless with the ball.

Nearly a world class break away by CP. A foot too far on his second tough.

Chelsea need to close this game down instead of pissing about.

 

@ArsenalMetro how hilarious would it be if Coq came on and scored the equalizeR?

 

This ref is abysmal. Horrid performance

 

Kante sees yellow. Thought it was a clean tackle, much less a yellow. This second half has been brutally officiated except for the VAR allowing the Pulisic goal, but I'd point out it was called incorrectly on the field.

 

This ref is having a shocker. He gives Kante a yellow for an amazing takeaway. Got all ball.

 

a perfect tackle by kante and it's a yellow?????????????

 

A Coq-aulizer?

 

flopping works, otherwise they wouldn't do it. ********ing pricks.

 

That yellow was for being so darn cute!