PBP: Match #1: Chelsea vs. Crystal Palace

Discussion in 'Chelsea' started by yasik19, Aug 13, 2021.

  1. Boris10

    Boris10 Member

    Chelsea
    England
    Sep 25, 2019
    You love to see it. Hopefully won’t be quite a direct copy of Tomori - would like this one to stick around!
     
  2. Boris10

    Boris10 Member

    Chelsea
    England
    Sep 25, 2019
    We could be top of the league on day 1 at this rate.
     
  3. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I thought they'd started booing him and then realised they were shouting 'SHOOT' every time he was on the ball :D
     
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  4. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Werner squaring it to Dr Jack Griffin there.
     
  5. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I thought he was going to do it again :D
     
  6. JimWharton

    JimWharton Member+

    Feb 25, 2017
    Werner seems to have picked up where he left off. Running hard, getting in good positions, little final product. Interested to see him playing with Lukaku on occasion.
     
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  7. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Of all the players we have I think he will benefit most from playing with lukaku. He needs that line leading striker in there for his best attributes to shine.

    I'm hopeful it will almost be like adding two new goal threats with one signing.
     
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  8. Boris10

    Boris10 Member

    Chelsea
    England
    Sep 25, 2019
    Be interesting to see if he benefits from VAR becoming a little looser with the offside adjudications, too.
     
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  9. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I mean, we're just first to every ball this game. Hopefully it carries on all season.
     
  10. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Great to see the hunger even when coasting at three nil.
     
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  11. JimWharton

    JimWharton Member+

    Feb 25, 2017
    Great start, but Palace looked woeful.
     
  12. truefan420

    truefan420 Member+

    May 30, 2010
    oakland
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    3 point down 111 to go
     
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  13. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I think we just had better players all over the pitch. As the commentary said, they spent most of the time chasing shadows.

    Apparently our fans were singing 'Down with the Arsenal... you're going down with the Arsenal' to the tune of 'Guantanamera' :D
     
  14. Dr_Intoxicated

    Dr_Intoxicated Member+

    Sep 10, 2002
    London
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic

    Yes we were, great to be back to an almost full bridge. Small corner empty although due to the seat problems.

    We have a stiff start to the season, bring it on
     
  15. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    Great start to the league. Now let's see how we do in 2 months with full line-up.
     
  16. Pisco Sour

    Pisco Sour Member

    Chelsea
    United States
    Jul 13, 2021
    That was a dominant performance. Yes, Palace looked bad. A lot of that has to do with gameplan and our quality.

    Mendy: Didn't have to do much. Was fine.

    Az: Solid, as always. A new player under Tuchel.
    Chalobalah: MOTM deserved. What a debut. TT playing serves two purposes. He deserves the start, for one, and two, it sends a message to others - especially those looking for contract extensions.
    Christensen: I think we're finally seeing him reach his potential in front of our eyes.
    Rudiger: Another quality performance from Squidward.
    Alonso: Haters gunna hate, but in this system, there are few better. He's one of our best attackers. What a player to have in your - ahem - arsenal.

    Jorginho and Kova: Played nicely together, though neither one of them will ever threaten goal. This scares me.

    Pulisic: Sparkling and fun. He was dropping into the middle quite a bit and causing Palace fits. Mount did work on the touchline, but Puli took the goal nicely in a team that is struggling for them.
    Mount: Typical Mountie performance. Barely any preseason - so what?
    Wener: Typical, too. Lots of running, off the ball stuff, no shots? What a weird player. Will be immense when Luk comes in, if he's able to hold his place.

    No Kante, Chillwell, Lukaku, Ziyech? No problem.

    Surely Tammy is off.

    Our upcoming schedule is pretty stupid.
     
  17. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Jorginho is kind of like a ref, he's at his best when you dont notice him.

    I think the best thing we've seen under tuchel is the fact that we arent at all dependent on silva to manage the backline any more. We were worried about how long he could keep going but now it really feels he is a luxury and he can ease towards retirement without carrying a huge weight. Still class, but no longer crucial.

    And that sentiment was even before what we are seeing emerging from the academy (one of the best pipelines in world football).
     
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  18. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    TBF it's not like it came under much pressure.
     
  19. Kerry Dixon's Boots

    Staff Member

    Jun 6, 2006
    77 degrees
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Talking more in general rather than just today. The evolution of the team in a relatively short period.

    Today you and I could have played and Chelsea would have won :)
     
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  20. Naughtius Maximus

    Jul 10, 2001
    Shropshire
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I see myself more as a midfield general kinda player, who doesn't move around much and, preferably, is seated. I could take over Jorginho's pointing duties for him, leaving him more energy for actually running around :)
     
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  21. StamfordBridgeLions

    Chelsea FC
    Sep 4, 2016
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    "I'm lost for words," Chalobah said. "It's been an amazing week for me. I've been at this club since I was eight. Playing at Stamford Bridge where I have been watching a lot of games, being a ball boy, watching games with my family... finally playing here is amazing."

    Chalobah moved to England at the age of four and grew up in Gipsy hill in Lambeth.
     
  22. Crawleybus

    Crawleybus Member+

    Oct 18, 2013
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    I don't often miss a game if I can help it but couldn't see this one, I'm assuming it was pretty routine, I've seen the MOTD highlights but it's difficult to gauge a performance from highlights. It feels surreal seeing fans back in stadiums.
     

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