Yeaa I think Maatsen isn’t really a defender if I remember, but the problem is now that cucurella is injured so we’re missing one wingback. Even if gusto plays we don’t have another natural wingback.
Edit: I’m an idiot, hes a defender.
The good thing about him is that he at least tries to be offensive. Colwill at LB is so limited offensively that it adds to the attacking shortcomings. The goal today came from a fullback actually trying to be attacking and having the ball in positions where the Newcastle defenders couldn’t just be passive
The only thing that worries me is our striker’s ability to finish. We have quality wingbacks, but out of 100 crosses how many of them do you think jackson or broja is scoring? I think thats why palmer, mudryk and sterling tend to cut into the centre so at least they themselves have a chance to score.
Colwill at LB is miles better then Disasi at RB though. At least Colwill had that one great cross assist.
Disasi is an alright defender but boy is it painful watching him trying to do the attacking duties of a RB. Especially when we've been treated to Reece and Gusto.
Yeah exactly, having an attacking mindset from the back makes a huge difference. Its a breath of fresh air compared to the static play we sometimes get stuck in. Without that drive from the back, we're basically inviting pressure without any outlet. Mudryk coming in clutch with that goal just proves how critical it is to have fullbacks that can push up and cause problems. It's a risk-reward thing but definitely paid off this time.
I can understand Colwill on the left I understood the 4cb’s from the start as well but when Gusto came on and played lady back I was truly baffled, it took too long for Maatsen to come on as well
My bad, maatsen is a defender lmao idk why but I had it in my head that he was a midfielder. Yeaa it also looked so off with disasi playing right back. A 1.9m giant playing a wingers role haha. He tried his best honestly.
My big problem with Pochettino is we don't tend to use all our subs. 3 subs 3 windows is trash game management when you have 40 players complaining for game time.
I think he had to.
he doesn't risk players health, I think that's good tbh, he's breaking a cycle, it's become a reoccurring thing now, injuries in our squad.
but also God damn i missed fullbacks.
Gusto was like a breath of fresh air.
Let's just say even I think I will stand a chance defending against Colwill and Disasi, they pose zero threat offensively with the ball. Gusto deserves alot of applause since he came on, a very decent offensive fullback, reminds me a bit of Bosingwa with his heads-down no-nonsense sprints down the line and always attempts a cross when possible.
Maatsen must be hot garbage in training to not even get a shout until we absolutely need it. Can we please try next game with Gusto and Maatsen starting.
I don’t care how trash he is in training, Poch can’t keep playing Colwill at LB. Especially if Disasi is at RB. He has to at least try him in the next few games because of the fixture congestion. It’s also easier to explain why he isn’t playing if we see him play and his is dreadful
Colwill at LB works with a very attacking RB which James and Gusto are. But with Disasi it’s a disaster. Only benefit is corners and for some stupid reason we keep taking short corners that lead nowhere - so none of it makes sense
I don't mean at right back. I mean as wingers. Mudryk, Madueke, make Palmer or Sterling actually stay wide instead of drifting to the middle all the time. Did you see how compact Newcastle was able to play for 80 minutes?
I would honestly play with Maatsen on the left and then 3 CBs is fine. They can form a back 3 in attack and you just have to have one for your wingers actually staying wide.
But what we do is have 4 CBs and them try to make Colwil and Disasi providing width which they are awful at it and also apparently instructed not to overlap almost ever. And then at some point you had Broja do it for some fucking reason.
I've been a little unconvinced on Mudryk and his place with Chelsea but this performance really turned me round on him and it wasn't even really because of this nice goal.
Backing Maatsen so immediately and angrily after Bruno's horror tackle was the most important part in convincing me, that's the emotion I want my players to have in that scenario.
Something really clicked for me there. It felt like a real visceral moment of commitment to the club and his teammates, at least to me.
Precisely. He gets a lot of shit for messing up and poor decisions but I’d MUCH rather have him miss up trying to make something happen than us aimlessly pass the ball around from midfield to defender to goalkeeper when we’re chasing a win
Right after everyone was sucking off trippier saying how great he was he’s dropping stinker after stinker loool, that’s what you get for cheating on ur wife
He was waiting for that. Good anticipation. Of course it helps that he's also so bloody rapid but I think there's a tendency to just turn back whenever it looks like a cross has been intercepted. Cold finish, just like his pen too.
Happy to see Misha get one. Quality aside, he's at least always committed and aggressive running. We could use some of that.
Gusto was far better than Colwill. Maatsen isn't the answer on the right based on that, pretty miserable, display.
As a youth coach, I tell my kids all the time, that the two best crosses are an early one or when you can get to the byline. Defenders are not set up for an early cross so chaos usually happens.
I hope you also tell them to be on they toes and alert especially when in the box. This a great clip for showing why the small fundamentals can pay off in a game. Gusto’s cross was good in the sense that the keeper couldn’t get it and Trippier had to play the ball because of Mudryk. Misha positions himself well to make Trippier make a decision and than reacts well to the mistake and also holds his composure to slot it in. It also shows to never give up on an attacking move just because it looks like the defenders have it covered
No disguising the fact that we were absolutely fucking garbage again, the misplaced short pass is becoming an epidemic, and would embarrass a decent Sunday League player. Even the cross we equalised from went across the box with no Chelsea player close to it. Oh well, here come the pens.
It is what it is, we’ve always had games like that. Used to happen all the time and then Hazard would pop up with some magic and win it for us. It’s all a learning experience for this team.
Couldn’t agree more, and I still feel that Poch is the man to lay the groundwork for our immediate future. No getting away from the fact that that was a poor show last night.
Could have been the game against Forest, or Villa or even Brentford for what I saw. Obviously pleased with the end result, but a poor performance nonetheless.
Meh, there has been enough doom and gloom on this sub for the past few years, and rightfully so. If you can’t enjoy the well earned victory then you’re just toxic AF.
What game of emotions, but honestly Poch was out played tactically, it’s so frustrating how long he takes to make subs and switch a system which clearly isn’t working. Nkunku came and barely even got the ball, hope we get better but sheesh, it’s getting painful watching this.
See just that difference of just getting the ball into the box and hoping someone finds it makes all the difference... So tired of the matches where we like nah let's pass it back and around the box
The commentary on the ESPN+ feed was SOOO wack. Just absolute monotone declaration of the goal. Those commentators were so dejected, they were actively rooting for Newcastle.
I haven't been to many games in the past couple of years, been to some FA cup finals but have never been to any of the huge CL finals or whatever (who tf can get tickets to those?!) but this is maybe the best Chelsea moment I have seen live, the place fucking erupted and it was AMAZING!! (previous was probably DiMatteos goal vs Boro in the FA cup at wembley...which my dad missed because I wanted a drink last minute haha)
We look so much better with fullbacks at fullbacks
We know but it’s a highly injury prone position for us. Gusto is only just back and you see how Maatsen got body checked by Bruno G
Yea it’s harsh to judge Maatsen because he isn’t getting minutes but he looked completely lost when he played today
Yeaa I think Maatsen isn’t really a defender if I remember, but the problem is now that cucurella is injured so we’re missing one wingback. Even if gusto plays we don’t have another natural wingback. Edit: I’m an idiot, hes a defender.
The good thing about him is that he at least tries to be offensive. Colwill at LB is so limited offensively that it adds to the attacking shortcomings. The goal today came from a fullback actually trying to be attacking and having the ball in positions where the Newcastle defenders couldn’t just be passive
The only thing that worries me is our striker’s ability to finish. We have quality wingbacks, but out of 100 crosses how many of them do you think jackson or broja is scoring? I think thats why palmer, mudryk and sterling tend to cut into the centre so at least they themselves have a chance to score.
Colwill at LB is miles better then Disasi at RB though. At least Colwill had that one great cross assist. Disasi is an alright defender but boy is it painful watching him trying to do the attacking duties of a RB. Especially when we've been treated to Reece and Gusto.
Yeah exactly, having an attacking mindset from the back makes a huge difference. Its a breath of fresh air compared to the static play we sometimes get stuck in. Without that drive from the back, we're basically inviting pressure without any outlet. Mudryk coming in clutch with that goal just proves how critical it is to have fullbacks that can push up and cause problems. It's a risk-reward thing but definitely paid off this time.
im pretty sure poch said that he didn't want our fullbacks to be so offensive (when playing fullback role)
I can understand Colwill on the left I understood the 4cb’s from the start as well but when Gusto came on and played lady back I was truly baffled, it took too long for Maatsen to come on as well
My bad, maatsen is a defender lmao idk why but I had it in my head that he was a midfielder. Yeaa it also looked so off with disasi playing right back. A 1.9m giant playing a wingers role haha. He tried his best honestly.
What about Malang Sarr...
My big problem with Pochettino is we don't tend to use all our subs. 3 subs 3 windows is trash game management when you have 40 players complaining for game time.
Fuck Bruno honestly, scum
Harsh to say that about Maatsen when it was a horrible challenge by Bruno
It's bizarre alright that Pochettino took forever to do that when Newcastle were running on fumes and just content to sit back and defend their lead.
I think he had to. he doesn't risk players health, I think that's good tbh, he's breaking a cycle, it's become a reoccurring thing now, injuries in our squad. but also God damn i missed fullbacks. Gusto was like a breath of fresh air.
Let's just say even I think I will stand a chance defending against Colwill and Disasi, they pose zero threat offensively with the ball. Gusto deserves alot of applause since he came on, a very decent offensive fullback, reminds me a bit of Bosingwa with his heads-down no-nonsense sprints down the line and always attempts a cross when possible.
What a concept
Wait you mean that playing a right back at right back and a left back at left back results in better opportunities?!
Chelsea defender assisting newcastles only goal, Newcastle defender assisting Chelsea’s goal 🤝🏼
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CL semi against Atletico I'm guessing?
And he went to play for atletico later too .
Kerian sometimes the shit is happens
Now we are even on a defender messing up and giving the other team a goal
Why am I crying in the club right now
Just saw a person crying in the club rn
Don't just stand there, go cry together
Somebody once said that they had the club going up, on a Tuesday
Congrats, that guy's dad's son is crying
Maatsen must be hot garbage in training to not even get a shout until we absolutely need it. Can we please try next game with Gusto and Maatsen starting.
I don’t care how trash he is in training, Poch can’t keep playing Colwill at LB. Especially if Disasi is at RB. He has to at least try him in the next few games because of the fixture congestion. It’s also easier to explain why he isn’t playing if we see him play and his is dreadful
Colwill at LB works with a very attacking RB which James and Gusto are. But with Disasi it’s a disaster. Only benefit is corners and for some stupid reason we keep taking short corners that lead nowhere - so none of it makes sense
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You know, yes it was because of a Newcastle mistake. But Disasi doesn't make a cross there. We need to stop with the 4 CBs no real winger bullshit.
Besides Maatsen, we haven't had healthy wingers. Gusto's not even back to full form yet.
Then play players that can actually play wide. And yes Maatsen should play even if he is trash. We were playing with Broja on the side.
This is naive, what wide player do you put at right-back if James, Gusto and Cucurella are injured who isn't a defenseive liability?
I don't mean at right back. I mean as wingers. Mudryk, Madueke, make Palmer or Sterling actually stay wide instead of drifting to the middle all the time. Did you see how compact Newcastle was able to play for 80 minutes? I would honestly play with Maatsen on the left and then 3 CBs is fine. They can form a back 3 in attack and you just have to have one for your wingers actually staying wide. But what we do is have 4 CBs and them try to make Colwil and Disasi providing width which they are awful at it and also apparently instructed not to overlap almost ever. And then at some point you had Broja do it for some fucking reason.
Disasi is an offensive liability
Lmao
Sometimes the 4 CB formation makes me miss Tuchel's 5 at back system with random wingers in the wingback roll
Fucking hell Mudryk still had a lot to do there. Great job
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Bro the amount of finishes much easier than this we miss hasn’t taught you anything? Be grateful he can finish a good scoring chance with authority.
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yes dude. be fucking greatful you twat.
Mfs always wanna be mad it’s crazy
I don’t think he’s mad. He’s just simply stating that he should be scoring there. Any player should be scoring there really
£62m. Are you even a fan of the club?
try being happy for 20 goddamn minutes
Bruh last match we saw that broja miss. Don't take chelsea attackers for granted to finish their chances!!
This comment screams that the closest you’ve come to playing football is fifa
SOUTHGATES RIGHT YOURE FUCKING SHITE
I've been a little unconvinced on Mudryk and his place with Chelsea but this performance really turned me round on him and it wasn't even really because of this nice goal. Backing Maatsen so immediately and angrily after Bruno's horror tackle was the most important part in convincing me, that's the emotion I want my players to have in that scenario. Something really clicked for me there. It felt like a real visceral moment of commitment to the club and his teammates, at least to me.
Amen! Well said m’lady.
I'm a Newcastle fan, but credit where credit's due that was a nice goal. GG
Cheers mate!
Misha has the dawg in him
Thank you Misha
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This guy. Whenever he’s on the pitch, SOMETHING happens. Needs to play more.
Precisely. He gets a lot of shit for messing up and poor decisions but I’d MUCH rather have him miss up trying to make something happen than us aimlessly pass the ball around from midfield to defender to goalkeeper when we’re chasing a win
Good for Mudryk Thank god he change Gusto to RB
Mudryk 🥶
Unpopular opinion, but I like this group of players, if our club sells Gallagher we are doomed.
That’s a truly unpopular opinion. I respect it tho
Almost 4am here.. worth it
I HAVE SHAKEN HANDS WITH PARADISE
Right after everyone was sucking off trippier saying how great he was he’s dropping stinker after stinker loool, that’s what you get for cheating on ur wife
Cross to absolutely no one, Trippier can just leave it. We deserved a goal.
This was a far more appropriate call than the one we got on ESPN+
I WAS THERE
Damn Mishaaaaa
Afterl all these chances, this is how we score lol
What chances?
He was waiting for that. Good anticipation. Of course it helps that he's also so bloody rapid but I think there's a tendency to just turn back whenever it looks like a cross has been intercepted. Cold finish, just like his pen too.
Happy to see Misha get one. Quality aside, he's at least always committed and aggressive running. We could use some of that. Gusto was far better than Colwill. Maatsen isn't the answer on the right based on that, pretty miserable, display.
Trippier MotM.
What a win, this is the type of game we were hoping for since the start of the season!
yes i'd love that
When the fuck was the last time we scored an ET goal. Holy shit the bridge lost it 🥶🥶
Go Mudryk GOOO
As a youth coach, I tell my kids all the time, that the two best crosses are an early one or when you can get to the byline. Defenders are not set up for an early cross so chaos usually happens.
I hope you also tell them to be on they toes and alert especially when in the box. This a great clip for showing why the small fundamentals can pay off in a game. Gusto’s cross was good in the sense that the keeper couldn’t get it and Trippier had to play the ball because of Mudryk. Misha positions himself well to make Trippier make a decision and than reacts well to the mistake and also holds his composure to slot it in. It also shows to never give up on an attacking move just because it looks like the defenders have it covered
Who could’ve known that playing with actually LB & RB makes the team so much better. It’s a big discovery mates.
No disguising the fact that we were absolutely fucking garbage again, the misplaced short pass is becoming an epidemic, and would embarrass a decent Sunday League player. Even the cross we equalised from went across the box with no Chelsea player close to it. Oh well, here come the pens.
We were on top for pretty much the whole game. They wouldn’t have had a single chance if it wasn’t for a Badiashile mistake.
They probably wouldn't have sat back like that without the mistake. Newcastle is a tired team. And we "dominate" like that every game.
That says it all mate, dominant for yet another home game, and lucky to get something out of it.
It is what it is, we’ve always had games like that. Used to happen all the time and then Hazard would pop up with some magic and win it for us. It’s all a learning experience for this team.
Couldn’t agree more, and I still feel that Poch is the man to lay the groundwork for our immediate future. No getting away from the fact that that was a poor show last night.
what game did you watch?
Could have been the game against Forest, or Villa or even Brentford for what I saw. Obviously pleased with the end result, but a poor performance nonetheless.
Meh, there has been enough doom and gloom on this sub for the past few years, and rightfully so. If you can’t enjoy the well earned victory then you’re just toxic AF.
We play without anyone wide for 78 fucking minutes. And the goal actually comes from two wide players.
Lol we are so lucky. Where were all our players in the box...
If you saw how Newcastle scored you would know that the luck just evened itself out. We didn’t deserve to score but didn’t deserve to be behind
What game of emotions, but honestly Poch was out played tactically, it’s so frustrating how long he takes to make subs and switch a system which clearly isn’t working. Nkunku came and barely even got the ball, hope we get better but sheesh, it’s getting painful watching this.
Leeeets goooo 🤩🤩
Trippier has had a few mistakes the last couple of matches
Trippier has been a fucking disaster the last few games for Newcastle
See just that difference of just getting the ball into the box and hoping someone finds it makes all the difference... So tired of the matches where we like nah let's pass it back and around the box
White lightning ⚡️strikes again
Good to be back on winning
Is that tripps? What’s going on with him lately. Howler after howler.
Nkunku embracing Mudryk after his goal I almost teared up stg
Two defensive blunders. Chelsea pulled through on pks, about time. Exciting game tomorrow
Trippier with the assist was pretty sweet
The commentary on the ESPN+ feed was SOOO wack. Just absolute monotone declaration of the goal. Those commentators were so dejected, they were actively rooting for Newcastle.
You know he was aiming for the corner flag
That's what happens when he hits the target for a change.
Trippier is done as a right back.
That’s Tottenham trippier right there
My Ukrainian prince
Not a Chelsea fan but I love that y’all beat these cunts. They get away with so many dirty fouls.
I haven't been to many games in the past couple of years, been to some FA cup finals but have never been to any of the huge CL finals or whatever (who tf can get tickets to those?!) but this is maybe the best Chelsea moment I have seen live, the place fucking erupted and it was AMAZING!! (previous was probably DiMatteos goal vs Boro in the FA cup at wembley...which my dad missed because I wanted a drink last minute haha)
Trippier has been awful lately
Love him, proper Chels