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Chelsea vs West Ham United (PL) Mon 3rd February 25 20:00 GMT

19seventyone said:
3 points was all that mattered.
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No, I disagree,  but it was the mandatory requirement. As a minimum we should be winning this game, but if we have any aspirations (and I wonder about that) our football should be more dynamic,  more forceful.  We shouldn't be clawing our way back into a lead and then trying to squeeze the life out of the game rather than putting them to the sword.

 
Maybe this will embolden Maresca to make changes to the starting 11. He has kept faith with a few players for too long. Jackson should have been phased out before Xmas and Sancho isn't making enough happen. 

I accept this Maybe harsh but Maresca is too rigid in his team selection and hasn't been using the depth of squad to his advantage. So much so that it looks like Nkunku has lost his confidence. He should have been in the team a long time ago. A decent manager would have found a way to play with Nkunku in attack. 

I also thought we got lucky tonight. 

 
A surprising number of positives considering where we were at half-time:

- Back in the top four
- We came from behind to win (rather than the opposite which has been more common recently)
- The gaffer made attacking subs in the 50th minute (admittedly as a result of fitness/injuries but still)
- Jörgensen/Jørgensen looked competent
- Guiu looked competent
- Neto actually had a shot and it actually went in
- We paid fitting tribute to our two previous managers with one half of appalling, dour, and depressing football that looked like it would lead to a humiliating home defeat against a rival, and a second half of hilarious chaosball which led to an improbable win
- I had the pleasure of turning off my stream as soon as I heard the words 'and we'll hear from Michael Owen'

 
So was Jackson taken off because he was rubbish or injured? 

Was that Guiu lying prone in their penalty box at the end?

Have we got any other centre forwards on our books?

 
Think its clear we need a goal scoring winger. 

Sancho creates the chances. 

Neto is an impact player at best. 

Madueke is, meh. 

Estevao is too young. 

 
WhiteWall said:
No, I disagree,  but it was the mandatory requirement. As a minimum we should be winning this game, but if we have any aspirations (and I wonder about that) our football should be more dynamic,  more forceful.  We shouldn't be clawing our way back into a lead and then trying to squeeze the life out of the game rather than putting them to the sword.
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I agree with most of that any other time but tonight, especially with our form over the last 6 or 7 weeks, the points were all that mattered.

We are out of form bar 2 or 3 individuals and will have to play our way back into form. Nothing helps as much as 3 or 4 wins on the bounce. 
 

Was it a good performance? I don’t think so but we got the win and that’s all that matters when you take into account the above points.

 
3 Points

  1. Changed the GK
  2. Changed Wacko Jacko early
  3. Changed Noni early

Also changed Sancho which makes 4!

All that money spent but no striker?

Well done to Maresca for finally changing it around a bit.

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Think its clear we need a goal scoring winger. 

Sancho creates the chances. 

Neto is an impact player at best. 

Madueke is, meh. 

Estevao is too young. 
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We should move Cole our wide where he looked much more of a threat last season. Then try Nkunku in the middle behind either Jackson or Guiu.

 
JM7 said:
2 wins out of 2. Important to get the wins but we really need to see the performances improve. We look very flat and uninspired. 
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You just completely blanked the City loss from memory eh?

 
forbzy said:
We should move Cole our wide where he looked much more of a threat last season. Then try Nkunku in the middle behind either Jackson or Guiu.
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It's something we could do. Have James at LB with Gusto at RB. 

Just a matter of if Maresca will ever try it out. 

Jorgensen​

Chalobah Tosin James​

Caicedo Enzo​

Gusto Palmer Nkunku Sancho​

Jackson​
 
Awful game and exactly why we moved Potter on. They were absolute dross and we made them look good. However, we got 3 points somehow and move on. 

 
Got very lucky there. Guiu injury at the end looks bad, and no other striker to replace him, the board have been a joke this transfer window

 
Sconnie Blue said:
Think its clear we need a goal scoring winger. 

Sancho creates the chances. 

Neto is an impact player at best. 

Madueke is, meh. 

Estevao is too young. 
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We already have a goal scoring winger. He scored 25 goals last season.

 
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