would like to see Giroud against one of the manchester clubs and if it goes as well then let him get the nod. tough result I feel like after how well we executed the game plan.
I felt like that but went for a walk after the match...the gift goal changed the match. If Barca needed a goal, the last 15 minutes would have been much different. They were content at 1-1.
Morata spends more time on the floor and complaining to the referee than Diego costa did. I didn’t think that was possible.
If i was a ref of a game he was playing in I would not give him any calls. I was hoping that he would adapt and was able to dismiss this early in the year but he’s been here long enough to stop flopping. He get fouled and doesn’t get calls because of all the flops and antics.
I get why Morata got the start, but man he's had a rough match outside of the 1st movement. Hasn't done anything
He’s been so good but I agree. He was the one who should have come off if conte is going to stubbornly play morata for some reason
Still pissed there was no foul on Lukaku for elbowing Christensen on the leadup to the first goal. Complete dogshit performance.
To be fair we could've had 3-4 goals with a proper striker. Morata's pace and skill are upgrades over Costa but that's it. He lacks so much in every other department.
bad loss. United was very average. Pedro for Hazard didn't make any sense and had 0 impact on the game. Morata should have been off. Look like we had no clue what to do when Giroud came on. This one is on Conte IMO
I thought we played well. Difference in the game was Lukaku just being better than morata. We were the better team for most of the game. They were for the last 25-30. We just don’t have a striker who can score. At least giroud holds up play. I think he needs to start the next game. Morata just doesn’t do anything and needs an fa cup type game to get confidence back.
It was too frantic when Giroud came on, he did do really well at the top of the box holding off 3 players one time though. Morata must have the most fragile state of mind ever, only explanation I can think of for why Conte kept him on.
I mean, he hit the bar and scored a goal that was ( incorrectly ruled) offside. That said, his holdup play is atrocious and I’m ready for a run of Giroud starts.
conte seems to be the only person who can contain hazard. Put him on as a false 9 and he's almost always a non-factor. Pedro is useless
It just doesn't make sense, how many matches does it take to see that we are completely neutralizing our best player? Hate Pedro myself.
like mourinho at the end i am starting to wonder if some lineup choices are to win or to prove a point to the board
chelsea D is not good enough to play for a 0-0 draw against city of all teams In Conte's defense though we only have one decent midfielder and kante is sick. Without Kante this is a mid table team with hazard
Pedro and Fabregas as subs are fine, not in a regular 11. Time for a substitution, hopefully it's not maddening.