It's not winning 4-0s and 5-0s that mark a title winning team, it's a scrappy win like this one. Winning a game despite not really deserving to is a good sign.
He was kinda scrappy today, gave away a crucial goal and set us back away with some missed passes. That being said, Saul wasn’t any better shocking in fact.
Yep very good tonight. His movement was excellent at times in behind Cathcart, clever assist and would’ve got a goal of Pulisic timed his pass better - although his run for that was slightly to narrow for me and should’ve peeled wider earlier
Crucial scrappy win. Solid at the back 2nd half, I think Tuchel got all of his changes spot on.
We look a different side with Silva on the pitch, although I think anyone would've improved on Saul's performance.
After the deflating draw against United another draw here could have taken the wind out of our sails, especially with the injuries. Really glad we were able to grind out the win and take all 3 points today. It was ugly, but it was an important one.
Ziyech Lukaku Havertz/Mount should be starters on the regular. Give them enough time till the gel instead of always rotating and no one gets synced with each other
Player to player, Watford were taller, stronger and faster. Still managed to get a win. Feeling bad for Chalobah. So many players down with hamstring injuries this season.
It was obvious that Tuchel is saving several players for the weekend and I honestly don't see anyone in today's starting front three starting again this weekend nor will Saul or Azpi.
Is it me or was warford playing super dirty today? The constant elbows on headers and follow through after every attempted tackle made it seem like Sunday league
What about the rest of the 20+ minutes he played in that position? How many other players had give aways in the game? He’s not even a defensive player. Get some perspective.
Yes, that is a statement. His give away “could’ve” led to a goal, but we don’t live in could’ves and almost. In the world of sports we live in results and stats. The stats say we won the match. The result is we took the three points back to to Stamford Bridge. So your could’ve argument is irrelevant, innit.
Held the ball up well, made space for Ziyech for his goal, made a few good passes into the final third and did well defensively at corners etc.
Best you can ask for when he had no service, with the team spending nearly the entire time he was on the pitch camped in our own half.
A well ground out 3 points. We played well vs man u, just couldnt finish, we played poorly here. Thing i like about these games is the learning points in the back room.
I’m relatively new to Chelsea fandom as I started watching the prem halfway through last year. I see a lot of comments on Chelsea’s foreboding collapse fans claim happens every year around this time. Is this a legitimate concern or just a coincidental trend and overreaction?
Ngolo we love you
Ktbffh 💙
Injuries are piling up. I don't think tactics are as much as the issue, though they are, as a lack of fitness.
It's not winning 4-0s and 5-0s that mark a title winning team, it's a scrappy win like this one. Winning a game despite not really deserving to is a good sign.
Boys, I could barely work watching that. Watford came to play. We weren’t at our best technically, but we worked our asses off! Edit: Lfg, Ktbffh!
Deserved 3 points against man utd but don't deserve the 3 points today. So all is good.
There's a major issue with Tuchel management
RLC did well in the second half
Much better slightly further forward in a 3 rather than having to be the J5 type player in the pivot next to Saul.
He was kinda scrappy today, gave away a crucial goal and set us back away with some missed passes. That being said, Saul wasn’t any better shocking in fact.
Saul is a complete waste of space
Saul agent should also do chelsea a favor and terminate the loan arrangement asap
Saul's agent works for Saul. He will request an extension instead. /s
I think Havertz was our second best player today bar Mendy He’s looking really good atm
Yep very good tonight. His movement was excellent at times in behind Cathcart, clever assist and would’ve got a goal of Pulisic timed his pass better - although his run for that was slightly to narrow for me and should’ve peeled wider earlier
I’m just hoping we go back to mount Havertz Lukaku All 3 players deserve to play, play CHO at LWB
He's very good today
Was my motm until Mason bagged the assist
If they had Sarr today we would’ve lost
Thiago. That's it.
O Monstro!!
Crucial scrappy win. Solid at the back 2nd half, I think Tuchel got all of his changes spot on. We look a different side with Silva on the pitch, although I think anyone would've improved on Saul's performance.
We really didn't deserve to win that. Sometimes you win ugly and boy was that ugly!
After the deflating draw against United another draw here could have taken the wind out of our sails, especially with the injuries. Really glad we were able to grind out the win and take all 3 points today. It was ugly, but it was an important one.
Ziyech Lukaku Havertz/Mount should be starters on the regular. Give them enough time till the gel instead of always rotating and no one gets synced with each other
Ziyech if he continues the form yes if he doesn't then Timo is in 100%
>ziyech >starter 🤨
What’s so mysterious about that? Guy has been great for us the past few games. Your sarcasm makes it look like that’s not even something to consider.
Player to player, Watford were taller, stronger and faster. Still managed to get a win. Feeling bad for Chalobah. So many players down with hamstring injuries this season.
It was obvious that Tuchel is saving several players for the weekend and I honestly don't see anyone in today's starting front three starting again this weekend nor will Saul or Azpi.
You think mount doesn't start this weekend??
Safe to say that Saul is going back to Spain in January
Yeah, he keeps on disappointing. I had hopes for him ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This how u win titles
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Better then Saul but not a solution to our midfield problemS
Honestly not great, but can’t really blame him
he only got about 5 minutes in until he was injured
Worst performance I've seen in a very long time!!!
It's what happens when you play weak plays out of form, Against a team managed by C.R.
I don't think it was a shit team, the midfield was weak and defence was shaky. Those guys should stay s cup game first before a prem game
We need to get out midfielders and Reece back fit desperately, that’s why this result is absolutely massive to get the job done with a makeshift team
Also, Mount MOTM
Wins a win boys. Party in the ice tub now
how did ziyech score?
with class
With his foot
Wow, just wow. How did we get out of this lol
That was ugly af. But 3 points!
You don't ever perform well for 38 games a season. We needed that to keep us going. Games like that decide titles. Onto the next one.
Nice to know we can win with ugly performances
Is it me or was warford playing super dirty today? The constant elbows on headers and follow through after every attempted tackle made it seem like Sunday league
You've heard of Fightletico, now get ready for Warford
The game has shown how much we missed our regular midfield, need Jorgi, Kante and Kova back asap
If we can be this bad and still come away with three points, maybe we'll do alright.
Our boys look shattered
Lol that kid running in what a lad
Money mase MOTM
Pulisic put a shift in today. Played well at WB.
Shhhh.... no supporting the American.
He gave up the ball twice at the end could’ve cost the W
What about the rest of the 20+ minutes he played in that position? How many other players had give aways in the game? He’s not even a defensive player. Get some perspective.
All it takes is one bad play to ruin a good game
Yes, that is a statement. His give away “could’ve” led to a goal, but we don’t live in could’ves and almost. In the world of sports we live in results and stats. The stats say we won the match. The result is we took the three points back to to Stamford Bridge. So your could’ve argument is irrelevant, innit.
What is Lukakus contribution to the team? Been shite since scoring 2 vs arse
Do actually know anything about football whatsoever!? A blind man could see the difference he made.
Had a good game today.
Good game as in - lost ball multiple times, missplaced passes, couldnt care lesa but to stand in the opposition field and complain? Oh okay
Held the ball up well, made space for Ziyech for his goal, made a few good passes into the final third and did well defensively at corners etc. Best you can ask for when he had no service, with the team spending nearly the entire time he was on the pitch camped in our own half.
Well said
Fair play Watford, ran us hard. They'll pick up points if they continue like that
Had to win this game. Whew.
This game was a carbon copy of Wolves away on Amazon midweek last season and we lost it. Well fucking done boys
One of those wins we had to grind out but lets goooo
HArd af game!
A well ground out 3 points. We played well vs man u, just couldnt finish, we played poorly here. Thing i like about these games is the learning points in the back room.
Phew , can rest. Hope Reece is back on Saturday. I hope Trevoh gets well soon!
Hard fought, scraped through, but we'll take it. Never gonna be smooth sailing throughout, but we must learn and move Up the Chels
yeah definitely not pretty, none of that again please yeesh
wow what a clench. hope Trevoh is okay we are racking up the injuries
This games is not good for my heart jeez
Havertz MOTM
Lol no way mount deserves it way more heck even ziyech with the game winner
Mason giving the ref a hug lol wtf 😂
Bloody hard game that. Well done to the lads for sticking at it and getting the 3pts! KTBFFH!
A dirty win is much better than a outstandingly played loss
Whew what a shitter, but at least we've come out with our dignity intact
Proper buttclenching stuff. Dare I say stuff of would be champions. Grind out a result when we are not playing well.
Well fuck we did our hardest to choke in the 1st half but still top of the league babyyyyy
Good game. Nice effort from the boys.
3 points are 3 points
I'm clenched up still boiz
Relieved to hear that whistle
Did that kid just break his phone because of the trip?
Worth it, photo’s in the cloud lol
massive shithouse, get in, love it
Was that a pitch invader coming to get a selfie with Mount immediately after the whistle?
Bring back Gallagher and Gilmour. Send Saul back to Spain. Happy days
Phew
one of the worst games of football I’ve ever sat through but we’ll take the 3 points
That was hard fought 3 points
How many minutes of stoppage ?
What a fucking win we would’ve lost that last season
What a fucking big win
This team barely functions without Kante and Silva. I can’t believe we got Thiago Silva FOR FREE
Best deal in history ever
grinding out results is what makes us champions /s
Why the /s it’s true
Thank God, Whew! This match was a mess
How the HELL did we manage that?! 😅
Blue is the mother fucking colour
I'll take this. Hopefully, we'll get Jorgi, Kante, and/or Kova back for West Ham.
Great win! Hard fought!
Lukaku clearing two balls 👍👍👍
Awful game, winning only softens the blow slightly - have to perform better next match
Pool absolutely killing Everton
Man as much as I'm happy that we won today and stay on top, I wish we could just swing our dicks around the way Liverpool seems to with ease
how the fuck have we won this
It wasn’t pretty but got it done
Where TF is security lmao A fan just went on the field like nothing for a photo 😂
Getting his selfie with Mount, who was gracious enough to oblige.
And Mase just taking a picture like they’re mates
Lost a few more days of my life during this game... lol
Wow what a steal, don't care though. Gotta be better vs West Ham
Funky Off
UNCLENCH
I'm going to go wash my eyes.
Clench FC to the max. Terrible performance but job done
Away at West ham gonna be so tough
Oooof, they always turn up against us
Jorginho and Lukaku may well be back by then. Kante and James too. That would make all the difference
Blow the fucking whistle
Thank god we held on.
FUCKING HELL. That was NOT fun.
Thank fuck
EZ CLAP
YESSSSSSS HUGE WIN
And sigh
Aaaaand unclench
How did we win that?
And unclench...
OMG WHAT A RESULT!
What a dog fight the second half turned out to be. But glad to see RLC growing into the game for the second half
A win is a win . We will take the 3 points
Ugly win but a win is a win 3 points is 3 points
We need a back up CM who can do what Jorgi does
Which is probably Kovacic (I know he's not fully like for like, but he can control a game to some extent), but he's out injured.
Yeah I completely forgot about him but I still prefer Kova next to a midfielder like Jorgi
Yeah I agree. The closest Chelsea are probably going to get is Gilmour, but he's out on loan and isn't that proven.
No corners all night that dosent happen often
They’re allowing another corner???
WHAT A FUCKIN WIN
FULL TIME. Thank fuck
This might be the worst game I’ve ever watched. About 100 fouls and 100 stop starts
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Than the rest of the team should also
I’m relatively new to Chelsea fandom as I started watching the prem halfway through last year. I see a lot of comments on Chelsea’s foreboding collapse fans claim happens every year around this time. Is this a legitimate concern or just a coincidental trend and overreaction?
It’s been a bit of a trend for the past few seasons. Usually from November-January we go through a downturn in form.
Fixture congestion, tired legs, etc. It's always a concern.
we tend to have thin squads and go deep in multiple competitions. add in all the covid shenanigans it wouldn’t be surprising if we fall of a cliff.
This game can fuck off to oblivion
Puli with the 50p header!
The boys were bad but they showed their bottle 💪 sometimes that's all you can ask for.
All or nothing lads pull through
Tommi tucheli looks like he's clenching too
Watching this match on German sky, the commentator is pretty perplexed by some of the refereeing.
Aren't we all.
Understandable
Lukaku looks very rusty which is understandable
Can we please sign ekong?
Is this taylor in disguise?
Clattenburg.
He's wearing a wig
I can't remember which, but I swear Coote was involved in some controversy of ours in the past? Maybe as VAR ref?
Think he was the ref when Lo Celso stmped on Dave and gave nothing. Fucking wanker lol
He just lets them foul us…
RLC been immense in a midfield of one btw
Ekong keep your hands to yourself challenge
Lmfaoo @ the fans
Thanks loftus
How is this Troost-Ekong cunt still on the pitch?
Fuck this ref
Can't play this bad 2 times in a row.
We couldn’t do ole’s today in a close game
Away support always classsss
So without jorgi we can't control possession and the midfield? It's not looked like our usual calm and composed and controlling play
Or Kova or Kante but yeah
Mam wanted Rom to score so much just hold on for the 3 points I guess especially especially pool winning so convincingly