Match Reaction v Chelsea

[Cripps_orig]

i still think Kos is better than Mertersacker. Mert will be killed for pace in Europe.

But he never gets in a position where he is outpaced

Mert is the better defender. Kos is the better player. Defending is the problem so Mert>Kos

[Newguy]

i disagree. I dont think he's that good- he is quite slow and immobile at times and wasnt particularly good in the European match. Bottom line is that we are not good defensively in key matches and its down to the manager.

i thought the same, but this team needs a calm head and someone that can organise the back line especially in defence and verm and kos are not good together. So far this season mertz has bun our best cb and was the best cb against city, what reason does he get dropped?

[Olivier's xmas twist]

But he never gets in a position where he is outpaced

Mert is the better defender. Kos is the better player. Defending is the problem so Mert>Kos

Kos is better in Europe and Merts in the EPL.

[hobson's choice]

We may be lucky enough to go and win the CC, but if we want to win the league, we have to have better players for the whole season.

This is it, we need top players in key position, mainly striker, but as a unit, there's no real consistent flow or rhythm to their play.

I remember the 06-07 season, even tho the talent level wasn't as high as the previous years, and they struggled at times. There was a definite style of play, a rhythm to our game, they were creating chances, they just couldn't score.

[Injury Time]

We out shit them.

[jelgoon]

Its true. The fact is that had RVC been given that Giroud half-chance at the end, he would have rounded the keeper and smashed it in. He would never have missed that.

We just don't have a great attacking player, to offset that, we need better collective play, there was no cohesiveness today. Seems like this squad still hasn't gel yet.

And also, I keep harping on this, but we better contribution from our fullbacks in the attack, they see too much off the ball, to not be able to produce something.

[Olivier's xmas twist]

This is it, we need top players in key position, mainly striker, but as a unit, there's no real consistent flow or rhythm to their play.

I remember the 06-07 season, even tho the talent level wasn't as high as the previous years, and they struggled at times. There was a definite style of play, a rhythm to our game, they were creating chances, they just couldn't score.

I don't think Chelsea were that much better then us, they just had better quality then us and in the end it forced us to make silly decisions. don't think it would have made a diffrence who played today.

Santi had a poor game today Poldi was not his best game either. You need leaders to pick it up when guys like these don't.

[hobson's choice]

I don't think Chelsea were that much better then us, they just had better quality then us and in the end it forced us to make silly decisions. don't think it would have made a diffrence who played today.

Santi had a poor game today Poldi was not his best game either. You need leaders to pick it up when guys like these don't.

They weren't better than us at all, but in a game like this, where the team as whole is not playing well. This is where that great talented player comes, to conjure up something out of nothing, and right now we just don't have it. I'm not knocking anyone or their efforts. But it is what it is, we that dynamic player, and we just don't have it.

[She Wore A Yellow Ribbon]

yeah this 4-6-0 crap works away from home but against the top teams we need someone who stays up top. why the heck were we crossing the ball so much in the first half when we knew there was no-one to get on the end? we attack then realise we have no-one in the box, so slow right down again. gives the opposition time to get 10 men behind the ball. start with a proper striker ffs.

[Özim]

9 points from 6 games, that's the equivalent of three defeats, that's a pretty louse start to the season IMO, Chelski already 7 points clear of us as well.

We're only two points better off than last season at this stage and last season was a disastrous start.