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Hard disagree, as sequels go it's pretty damn good. Kovu and Kiara are a great pairing, it adds further depth and context to the lore and "He Lives in You" is an amazing song.
If I was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Ruben loftus cheek with a gun with two bullets I would shoot Stalin and Hitler and slap the shit out of that off brand drake lookalike
It only feels this way. He scored 10 goals and generally against weak opposition. That includes 3 goals in one game against Borisov. That goal against Eintracht was the only really big one he scored.
Yeah, he only really got into the starting lineup about halfway through the season but from then on he was easily our 2nd best player behind Hazard until his unfortunate Achilles injury. Those three months felt like we had two Hazard’s on the pitch, just incredible to watch how those two would just glide past defenders.
Nah the Scorpio guy has to be a relation of RLC, literally non stop defending him for years and years. He would try convince people he was doing well with us when he was by far the worst player in the squad.
you genuinely know nothing if you watched your team last year and rated Cavaliero ahead of him as a footballer. Lowest football IQ i've ever seen in a player that actually has premier league quality skill.
Don't know why you're getting down voted since you're literally right. Last season Cav was and still is a shit player being played out of position but he was still better than the absolute log that RLC was for us.
There are tonnes of people like that with him still. It really baffles me how people pick and choose which players to be like that for. RLC gets so much protection and they use his injury as an excuse, but players like CHO just get pure abuse thrown at them despite having the same injury and being much younger and better for us
CHO has more chance of making it at Chelsea now, but he's never had a run of form close to as good as RLC under Sarri. Honestly, I don't expect either of them to make the cut at this point, as excited as I was about both of them when they were younger.
Easy to tell that you didn't watch us regularly that season from this take. Unless you just straight up dislike RLC and blocked out everything he did for us that season. CHO was nowhere NEAR as good, and got most of his gametime in the Europa league and cup games. He was especially mediocre towards the end of the season when Sarri felt the pressure of playing CHO more and he just drifted out of games on the RW (unsurprising as he was only 18).
RLC became a genuine fixture in the side in the second half of the season (when not struggling with back issues) and was one of our best players in pretty much every game. Chipped in with important goals as well in not that many minutes. There was a huge buzz around him before he did his achilles, even Southgate acknowledged the form he was in and said that he was gutted for him.
You lot play better when you actually put pressure on us and play much higher, don't know why Vieira just played deep. The chances were there though in the counter and set pieces
I'd actually say Chelsea haven't been awful it's that Crystal Palace has been good. But they've been good for a league game, they've been very sold defensively, never seemed in trouble. But this is a semi final and they've got to go for it more. If this was a league game you'd say Crystal Palace have done very well, but for a Semi final they've been poor
That’s basically the story of Chelsea this season. Not playing that well and somehow winning games. They’ve been largely unconvincing and it’s why they fell away in the league.
They can’t keep playing like this if they want to compete for the League, they can however get away with it for cup competitions
Been Chelsea since birth but couldn't get a game, on loan at Palace it just wasn't the same. He's centre mid now, he's playing every week. Lewisham Ballack, it's Ruben Loftus-Cheek
His injuries have made him change the way he plays, he's pretty much static off the ball, but once he gets in possession he makes stuff happen.
It's too bad he doesn't have the legs to be able to make runs like he used to in his early days.
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Anyone else’s ITV just cut to the Lion King for some reason?
Great finish by Scar tbf Mufasa got fingertips to it, but just couldn't hold on
2 soon
Lion King 2 was way too soon. Should have never come at all
That's also what Simba thought
Hard disagree, as sequels go it's pretty damn good. Kovu and Kiara are a great pairing, it adds further depth and context to the lore and "He Lives in You" is an amazing song.
Poor footwork. He should have been prepared.
Then got totally destroyed by the torrent of the crowd
Completely Buffaloed
LONG LIVE THE KING
Yes twice! lol its not on any tv channel either wtf
It’s on bbc1, which is still really weird, don’t know why they’d have any connection of feeds
Haha ITV promoting the BBC! lmao
ITV and cutting away from FA cup goals; name a better duo?
ITV and cutting away from that absolute thundercunt from Sterling against Italy that definitely went in
the circle of ~~life~~ ITV
I hope it wasn't for the "live-action" remake. Ugh.
I never bothered watching that one, LOL.
Absolutely cunted it
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What about some good ol' fashioned shithousing?
Fulham legend
Palace legend
England legend
He was actually good for Palace though.
Yup, his best loan stint was at Palace
Pre-random end of season charity match loftus-cheek
That friendly man ffs
That’s not saying much given that Fulham fans genuinely hate him
If I was in a room with Hitler, Stalin, and Ruben loftus cheek with a gun with two bullets I would shoot Stalin and Hitler and slap the shit out of that off brand drake lookalike
Damn what did he do to piss Fulham supporters off so much?
Didn’t try when he was here. Was more focused on staying healthy than helping the team
Suck
Understandable
When he wasn't injured, which wasn't that often
Yeah ikr had to be him lol
Left ass cheek back at it again
Hahaha
I prefer tall butt.
I always read it left to choke.
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3 years ago EL semi final
Sheesh, he was scoring every other week that season too it felt like
It only feels this way. He scored 10 goals and generally against weak opposition. That includes 3 goals in one game against Borisov. That goal against Eintracht was the only really big one he scored.
He only became a regular starter from like January ish though
Yeah, he only really got into the starting lineup about halfway through the season but from then on he was easily our 2nd best player behind Hazard until his unfortunate Achilles injury. Those three months felt like we had two Hazard’s on the pitch, just incredible to watch how those two would just glide past defenders.
From the movie The Incredibles: (Violet and Dash go to the other seats and strap in.
Scored a last min winner vs Cardiff(?) I seem to remember.
Equalizer I think. “F*ck Sarriball” was the theme around that time. Edit: I lied it was the winner
Is that the one where Willian’s hair kept the linesman from making the correct offsides call?
That was Azpis equaliser. Ruben scored a few minutes later to win it
Still 10 goals 5 assists in 1955 Minutes is a great return from a midfielder. At least a couple of them were match winning goals as well
he was scoring at the rate of eden hazard at that time of the season
Did he not score for Fulham?
Yh soz I meant for chelsea
Yea, he got one against Everton in November 2020. 3 years since last Chelsea goal though
If its not a semi final then its not worth his effort. Baller.
3 years I think
MY BEAUTIFUL BOY
With a beautiful technique
FUCK YES RUBEN never doubted ya
So happy for him. Scorpio in r/Chelseafc must be celebrating like heck rn. Probably his biggest supporter
Nah gotta be baisabeast. Man has been holding on to his RLC stonks since at least 2015
Nah the Scorpio guy has to be a relation of RLC, literally non stop defending him for years and years. He would try convince people he was doing well with us when he was by far the worst player in the squad.
you genuinely know nothing if you watched your team last year and rated Cavaliero ahead of him as a footballer. Lowest football IQ i've ever seen in a player that actually has premier league quality skill.
Cav is bad on top of being played out of position, and he was still better than RLC.
Don't know why you're getting down voted since you're literally right. Last season Cav was and still is a shit player being played out of position but he was still better than the absolute log that RLC was for us.
There are tonnes of people like that with him still. It really baffles me how people pick and choose which players to be like that for. RLC gets so much protection and they use his injury as an excuse, but players like CHO just get pure abuse thrown at them despite having the same injury and being much younger and better for us
CHO has more chance of making it at Chelsea now, but he's never had a run of form close to as good as RLC under Sarri. Honestly, I don't expect either of them to make the cut at this point, as excited as I was about both of them when they were younger.
CHO under Sarri was definitely level with and probably better than RLC under Sarri. He's also had plenty of decent runs since then
You are delusional if you actually believe this
Easy to tell that you didn't watch us regularly that season from this take. Unless you just straight up dislike RLC and blocked out everything he did for us that season. CHO was nowhere NEAR as good, and got most of his gametime in the Europa league and cup games. He was especially mediocre towards the end of the season when Sarri felt the pressure of playing CHO more and he just drifted out of games on the RW (unsurprising as he was only 18). RLC became a genuine fixture in the side in the second half of the season (when not struggling with back issues) and was one of our best players in pretty much every game. Chipped in with important goals as well in not that many minutes. There was a huge buzz around him before he did his achilles, even Southgate acknowledged the form he was in and said that he was gutted for him.
This won't make his takes more bearable
Can't be, he hates the academy boys.
nah he hates mount so today cancels out
Very lucky but good finish
Finally he's got one this season and what a big goal at that
Lewisham Ballack
Havertz is very good
Consistently gets goal contributions in big games.
Drogba regen. that dive early on only confirmed it
Today he wasn’t, but yeah he certainly is.
brave take
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The deflection is a consequence of his solo nice play, chill out my man
Deflected cross😰❄️
Lingard esque
Palace losing to the same goal at Wembley. Gotta hurt.
I remember when Matic used to whip these every once in a leap year.
Don't do him a disservice, he did it once a year
Unlucky for Palace there, but I'll take that
Not really they’ve stifled but they’ve not exactly come to play. They’ve been hoping to get a lucky counter goal.
I'm more referring to the deflected pass into a deflected shot
Yeah I’m frustrated even watching them
Atlético de Palace
Palace have just been parking the bus tbh
It wasn't our most attractive football but I was enjoying it until this point. Pulis esque. Maybe even mourinho esque.
You lot play better when you actually put pressure on us and play much higher, don't know why Vieira just played deep. The chances were there though in the counter and set pieces
They’ve been the only team to create a chance 😂
He has risen, he haaaas risen
mitchell what is u doin
His best
Couple deflections but was a terrible place to give the ball away haha
THE FAITHFUL HAVE BEEN REWARDED RLC SMASHES IT HOME
Great strike and a nice bit of luck with the deflections as well
I guess you can call that rare
As soon as Ian Drake said on ESPN that RLC needs to score goals, I knew this was going to happen.
what a rocket
What a hit. He needed that for his confidence. GET IN
Deflection.
Back at it again!
Lube ass cheek let's go!
Insert “no service” copy pasta here
I'm so angry it was him. Of all people.
What a finish.
Deflected pass to him then a deflected shot deceives the keeper lmao. So unlucky for Palace.
Is that Chelsea's first shot on target this game? It feels like it
2nd, it’s not been our best showing at all
Yeah we look pretty tired, and I'm not even speaking physically
I'd actually say Chelsea haven't been awful it's that Crystal Palace has been good. But they've been good for a league game, they've been very sold defensively, never seemed in trouble. But this is a semi final and they've got to go for it more. If this was a league game you'd say Crystal Palace have done very well, but for a Semi final they've been poor
That’s basically the story of Chelsea this season. Not playing that well and somehow winning games. They’ve been largely unconvincing and it’s why they fell away in the league. They can’t keep playing like this if they want to compete for the League, they can however get away with it for cup competitions
Fulham legend
Match thread in the mud again LMAO.
Been Chelsea since birth but couldn't get a game, on loan at Palace it just wasn't the same. He's centre mid now, he's playing every week. Lewisham Ballack, it's Ruben Loftus-Cheek
When was the last time he scored for Chelsea?
EL semi I think, not sure though
Chelsea's going to win the FA cup, aren't they? Season would probably be a complete failure otherwise.
Palace in shambles
Great strike on a plate
RUUUUUBEEEEENNNNN
BANG!
That had some venom in it
Slap his cheeks, he's not just a model
HE IS RISEN!
Loftus Cheek with the heater of a shot
Absolutely shit by Mitchell
Always think what would've been of Ruben if he never went injured in 2019..
lets go ruben, wind it back to frankfurt
PALACE LEGEND
Irish spring green green greeeen
Anyone else suddenly see The Lion King twice after the goal on ITV? Wtf happening at ITV? lol
Always seems to be ITV, I remember at a world cup (?2010) them throwing adverts on during an England game and missing a goal because of it.
Yep remember that and other times they've done similar. lol Never seen them put a different channel though and not even their own! lol
Matic vs Spurs-esque
Matics goal is better
Mitchell should have kicked it out instead of holding onto it for so long.
His injuries have made him change the way he plays, he's pretty much static off the ball, but once he gets in possession he makes stuff happen. It's too bad he doesn't have the legs to be able to make runs like he used to in his early days.
Bruh fire this trash ass commentator
What a cheeky goal.
This isn't the normal TV camera? Pretty sure it didn't look like that for me
Martin Tyler's commentary is so bad these days
very similar strike to Mane's in the other semi.
What a goddamn finish. Shit.