**Match Reaction Thread - Chelsea League Cup**

[Özim]

They asked him before the game, his reply? Not concerned because the managers dont play on the pitch.

Translation? Its not my fault guv, its those fookers.

I forgot managers don't have any control on tactics, team selection, signings, motivation, substitutions etc!

[GP]

I think that's the point. I wonder if Podolski would have been preferred through the middle? Or Theo?

Exactly. It's a shame the pressure is all on Giroud. He's one player who has been faultless this season, though.

[Xhaka Can’t]

How did Bendnter do ?.... ' I don't want to go into individual players assessments'

[Özim]

Diddums, poor Bendy had no idea who was behind him. Did you want Billy from Islington in row 2 to give him detailed reconnaissance or something? Its his JOB to LOOK at what the FOOK is happening. Ive seen 12 year old players grasp the concept of looking at the surroundings before the ball gets to him. What a ridiculous defence.

I've seen worse from other players tbh. He didn't shoot maybe it was bad play, but so is being at home and barely having a shot or creating a chance.

Didn't make a difference in the game because we got schooled again by a Chelsea B team no less, we would have lost regardless yesterday as we just didn't have a cutting edge.

[Özim]

As for the people creaming themselves over Giroud, I didn't see him scoring any goals yesterday when he came on so I highly doubt he would have made a difference to the result had he started.

[JonasTC]

If you can analyse why Ramsey didn't shoot, why can't you do the same for Bendy? Circumstances on the pitch. I don't know why we go into the physiological analysis mode and assume he doesn't want to be here based on that one incident. Surely he knows his ticket out of here is to score, right?

But overall we need better strikers. It's scandalous that we're depending on Bendy and brought on Park of all people.

Because there is no excuse for Bendtner not to get a shot out of that situation, the only way i can analyse it, is Bendtner not caring or being lazy, as he was in the rest of the game.

[Xhaka Can’t]

Explain to me why Ramsey didn't shoot?

How can anyone explain that? He should have shot it.

That said, it should not have been played to him in the first place.

[JonasTC]

As for the people creaming themselves over Giroud, I didn't see him scoring any goals yesterday when he came on so I highly doubt he would have made a difference to the result had he started.

Atleast he tried and worked hard, even got a good shot off from a difficult position

[Power n Glory]

He's not happy with Jenkinson and that header.

[Power n Glory]

Atleast he tried and worked hard, even got a good shot off from a difficult position

As said before, the difference between him and Bendy is the work rate and work ethic.