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Chelsea vs Brighton and Hove Albion (PL) Saturday 27th September 15:00 GMT

Let it not be said I don't critique Trev.

That was a boneheaded call to challenge for the ball in that situation. It is worse than what Sanchez did. Robert was still a moron but Trev even more so. Let the player go and get back as best as possible. Maybe the attacker blows it, maybe Sanchez saves it. If he scores is still 1- and 11 on 11. Foolish.
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Worse than Sanchez? 😂😂😂

 
WTF was Gusto doing here! Who else through the controls at the tv? Minutes later they equalise.
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The pass was underhit

 
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Enzo made slow pass across the field in your backline, it is Chalobah fault.

Santos made a brilliant through ball for your opp to create 2 v 1 vs gk, again it is Chalobah fault. That is 51 min and you are 1-0 up, taking a red is not a bad idea.

 
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Yup. Sanchez knew the united player would score, open goal. Trev still had Sanchez back who could have saved it.
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Every manager will take 1-0 down in 3 min over red card. You don't even have to think about this.

Now if you are 1-0 up at 50th min. That is whole another story.

 
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Every manager will take 1-0 down in 3 min over red card. You don't even have to think about this.

Now if you are 1-0 up at 50th min. That is whole another story.
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1-1 with 11 vs 11 every time at that time, still loads of the game left

 
1-1 with 11 vs 11 every time at that time, still loads of the game left
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You can have good argument either way. It is very different to Sanchez where it is easy decision.

Btw all of this is easy for us to say, that is not what the decision that the player think at that time. Can you get or nick the ball is the decision.

 
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Thought the startling line up yesterday was good. No complaints there.

Was impressed with the positive start. Controlled the first half well but the same problems continue to exist. Even when dominating the ball game, everything just seems too slow.

When I watch Arsenal, I see them control the game and play much higher up the pitch than we do, you can feel the goal coming. With us, you question how we are going to unlock the opponent when the ball is closer to our keeper than our striker.

The Gusto pass back when having clear open space told me all I need about the mentality being instilled into these players. The manager is a coward.

 
It is really concerning, how easily we let our guard down when we go to 10 men. This is where the lack of leadership and experience is shown. The team just loses their heads. Chalobah should have just let him go as there is no guarantee the player scores on a one on one and even if, I prefer they score and we have 11 men rather than have a man less and defend a lead with a man disadvantage for 30 mins. Concerning, but not going to jump the gun yet, as the last 2 games, the game has been taken out of our hands with silly decisions from keeper and defender. We looked good up until Chalobah got sent off. Liverpool are top of the league, but I think we can take something if we keep 11 men on the pitch!! Big game against Benfica first on Tuesday. Team needs a reaction. So frustrating the way we have thrown the last 2 league games away. Part and parcel of being a Chelsea fan I guess.

 
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No way Trev should have let his man go with Sanchez in goal (Santos should not have brought Trev into this position to begin with of course). The referee didn't immediately see it as a foul and the amount of time the VAR review took shows he still wasn't convinced. This could have gone the other way. The only one to blame is Maresca, he has zero clue if things don't go to his limited game plan. It doesn't help having mostly young players on the pitch who don't have the experience how to re-organise themselves against a team that they had been dominating all along. Any decent, balanced, well-coached team would have seen this match out pretty comfortably.

Also, there's the usual worry that we just don't take our chances and turn dominence into goals.

 
It is really concerning, how easily we let our guard down when we go to 10 men. This is where the lack of leadership and experience is shown. The team just loses their heads. Chalobah should have just let him go as there is no guarantee the player scores on a one on one and even if, I prefer they score and we have 11 men rather than have a man less and defend a lead with a man disadvantage for 30 mins. Concerning, but not going to jump the gun yet, as the last 2 games, the game has been taken out of our hands with silly decisions from keeper and defender. We looked good up until Chalobah got sent off. Liverpool are top of the league, but I think we can take something if we keep 11 men on the pitch!! Big game against Benfica first on Tuesday. Team needs a reaction. So frustrating the way we have thrown the last 2 league games away. Part and parcel of being a Chelsea fan I guess.
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Chalobah is 26 years old. He should be experienced enough not to make such a stupid error. Same for Sanchez

 
There were a number of points in this game and the Man Utd that are small details but can be so massively important.

We can talk about formations, pattern, system, and we can also talk about the main sendings off, but progress is made by small incremental steps and confidence is eroded on the same basis. It's the small details that matter.

From the Man Utd game of course the sending off was pivital, as was Maresca's massively sh*tting himself overreaction. A major concern for me was the second goal that James shanked up in the air. Watch the replay. Watch Fofana's lack of awarenes and bottling out of dealing with the danger.

Then yesterday, Santos makes a mistake leading to Trev's sending off. But look at the sloppy poor pass from Chalobah to start with, to Santos' wrong foot when he wasn't expecting the ball. So much so he then goes with his right foot rather than taking it on the left, heavy touch and the rest is history.

The kick to the head by Gusto that he gets away with. Gusto yet again was appalling yesterday. But that occurred from a flick on by an unmarked Brighton player, Gruda I think, in the cetre of our goal whilst Hato is stood behind watching.

The first goal is yet again poor marking on Welbeck and our inability or lack of desire to prevent crosses coming in to the box. But the second goal is a shocker. It is clearly a tactic for us to allow overloads at the far post because we have seen us adopt a rugby style line out approach to a defensive line before. So if they have three players unmarked beyond the far post, then that's fine because we will outnumber them for the second ball right. Wrong. They still have two unmarked players in on goal for the second ball. Watch Badiashile's role in that goal. Fck me.

Josh Acheampong, I think, is a great prospect for us. Whilst being a CB, most of his development games were also as a RB and clearly some of that is in his DNA. Whilst ultimately not punished, why is the young, inexperienced CB, dribbling past two or three players whilst they are closing in on him when he is last man. Why are we taking these risks.

it's an old adage but it's true. Players need to do 1 1/2 jobs each. They should always be aware of danger. Caicedo is the only player that we have that has this mindset. So if a player coming out of defence does get caught in possession we would be fcked. It's a sh*t attitude and lack of structure that must come from the coaching staff. Our lack of spatial awareness is staggering. Amateurish.

So my point is, who is responsible for the details. Who does our defensive structure. Our defensive pattern. Why is it not one single player, regardless of height, is able to head the ball. Why is every cross delivered in against us from the wings. Why is there complete panic and disarray whenever a ball is delivered into our box.

I'm still Maresca out, because this blokes tactics and style of football is horrendous. But if he does survive this whoever is the defensive coach needs sacking immediately.

 
Caicedo could be getting a ban if so he will be out of the Liverpool game..brain dead💀
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What did he even do? Slap the Brighton players hand off his arm? Seems like a load of nothing to me.

 
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What did he even do? Slap the Brighton players hand off his arm? Seems like a load of nothing to me.
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Head butt wasn't it. Not that it landed before their player dived to the floor, but it's ys so he'll be done probably

 
Head butt wasn't it. Not that it landed before their player dived to the floor, but it's ys so he'll be done probably
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Head butt to the chest,
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It's not a head butt, the camera is blocking what really happened. The guy grabs Caicedo's arm and Caicedo forcibly smacks it off. Slow the video down and you can see it clearer.

 
It's not a head butt, the camera is blocking what really happened. The guy grabs Caicedo's arm and Caicedo forcibly smacks it off. Slow the video down and you can see it clearer.
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But as he lifts his head back up the video looks like there is contact.

 
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