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Chelsea v Leeds (PL) Sat 4th Mar 2023 15:00 GMT

Finally won a game, and should be enough to stay off relegation scraps, so could call it a season now 😅 Just like the last win at home against Palace, played some good football, created a few chances, and finally a set piece paid off.  Back 3 was good, think Potter had his crew probably been taking hints on this forum. Chiwell as the extra attacker on the win, just like the good old days 12-18 months ago. Took a few players off towards the end to prepare for the CL game, and fortunately no damage was done. The fans in attendence deserved this, no way going to be laughed off by oppositions fans fighting relegation battles, especially not leeds

 
You'd think without any strikes going on the trains would have been fine tonight but nope, somehow ended up spending 5 hours on trains, half of it standing, because of issues in both directions...

So happy to get a win, biggest crowd reaction I've seen for a non-cup, non-injury time goal in a long long time, so much relief from everyone there. Conversely heard the biggest moment of frustration from the crowd when 10 or so minutes later when we had a break going, outnumbered Leeds... and promptly started passing it sideways and backwards. The subs also killed any attacking play we had and made the last 20 minutes way more tense than they needed to be.

 
abigsmurf said:
You'd think without any strikes going on the trains would have been fine tonight but nope, somehow ended up spending 5 hours on trains, half of it standing, because of issues in both directions...

So happy to get a win, biggest crowd reaction I've seen for a non-cup, non-injury time goal in a long long time, so much relief from everyone there. Conversely heard the biggest moment of frustration from the crowd when 10 or so minutes later when we had a break going, outnumbered Leeds... and promptly started passing it sideways and backwards. The subs also killed any attacking play we had and made the last 20 minutes way more tense than they needed to be.
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Could be the moment where fans come together and say enough is enough. We are all tired of the safe football.

 
Wouldn't it be better if RLC and Kovacic were the one's sitting back a bit?

That would have allowed Enzo to get further forward... closer to Felix and Sterling to get in the game a bit more.

Very negative substitutions toward the end but I guess he is thinking about Dortmund.

And if he'd gone all out for another goal and Leed's had scored people would be saying he doesn't know what he's doing again 😊

 
So what positive thing that we can build upon from this game? Nothing, unless you say we should play back 3, then hopefully Boehly keep his receipt for murdyk and madueke. 

 
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For sure. I knew that when Jorginho had his customary one shot on target all season and it came back off the cross-bar, hit the keeper on the back of the head and went in.
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hahahaha

 
Didn't watch the game but absolutely wild that Potter won't start talents like Mudryk and Madueke but a player like Havertz starts no matter how useless he is.

 
Bob stark said:
So what positive thing that we can build upon from this game? Nothing, unless you say we should play back 3, then hopefully Boehly keep his receipt for murdyk and madueke. 
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The back 3 brought out the best in Chilwell, and I suspect would do the same with Reece. We also look a lot better defensively with that set up in my opinion. I don't expect we will play that formation every game, but I also don't think this was directly the reason Madueke and Mudryk were on the bench. Even if we had back 4 I doubt they would have started. Some new signings need more time than others to settle in.

 
forbzy said:
The back 3 brought out the best in Chilwell, and I suspect would do the same with Reece. We also look a lot better defensively with that set up in my opinion. I don't expect we will play that formation every game, but I also don't think this was directly the reason Madueke and Mudryk were on the bench. Even if we had back 4 I doubt they would have started. Some new signings need more time than others to settle in.
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Think we have been good defensively under Potter regardless. Back 3 or 4. Potter's only saving grace really. Back 3 is very much a short term gain at the moment. Players are familiar with it and it suits our wingbacks. But what about the attacking talent that we invested in?

With Potter's job on the line I can see him salvaging the season with a back 3 even if it means our attacking talent is left on the bench or at home. 

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Think we have been good defensively under Potter regardless. Back 3 or 4. Potter's only saving grace really. Back 3 is very much a short term gain at the moment. Players are familiar with it and it suits our wingbacks. But what about the attacking talent that we invested in?

With Potter's job on the line I can see him salvaging the season with a back 3 even if it means our attacking talent is left on the bench or at home. 
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Regardless of whether Potter stays or goes, we can draw some encouragement from our defense. Fofana and Badiashile both look like quality signings, and even Koulibaly is starting to improve. If we can integrate Colwill we will have some fantastic options in central defense. And with Malo Gusto joining next season we also look to have solid options in both full back positions.

 
Bob stark said:
So what positive thing that we can build upon from this game? Nothing, unless you say we should play back 3, then hopefully Boehly keep his receipt for murdyk and madueke. 
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Potter's third one game winning streak, woohoo. Beat Dortmund and we could be looking at the possibility of matching the heady days of October when we actually scored goals and won football matches.

 
forbzy said:
The back 3 brought out the best in Chilwell, and I suspect would do the same with Reece. We also look a lot better defensively with that set up in my opinion. I don't expect we will play that formation every game, but I also don't think this was directly the reason Madueke and Mudryk were on the bench. Even if we had back 4 I doubt they would have started. Some new signings need more time than others to settle in.
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If we are planning to play 343 for just 5 games a season then other than 3 points there is nothing that we can build upon from this game 

 
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