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Where are the media's calls for Lampard to change the way Chelsea play? Man City made Chelsea look like a pub team for most of that game.

Lampard is fast proving what a fraud he is. Hes somehow turning good players into poor players.
 
BiMGuy said:
Where are the media's calls for Lampard to change the way Chelsea play? Man City made Chelsea look like a pub team for most of that game.

Lampard is fast proving what a fraud he is. Hes somehow turning good players into poor players.
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They might have a chance away to my mob next but then they have Leicester away. Think they could be struggling for a CL spot this season. Think Lampard will be given the season to sort it out but if he spends big in the summer and they struggle then I don't think the future will be rosy
 
HomerJSimpson said:
They might have a chance away to my mob next but then they have Leicester away. Think they could be struggling for a CL spot this season. Think Lampard will be given the season to sort it out but if he spends big in the summer and they struggle then I don't think the future will be rosy
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Apart from West ham they haven't beaten a top 10 side all season

That says a lot ..

Their wins have been

Burnley
Leeds
West ham
Newcastle
Sheffield United
Palace
Brighton

You except more for the money spent
 
pauljames87 said:
Apart from West ham they haven't beaten a top 10 side all season

That says a lot ..

Their wins have been

Burnley
Leeds
West ham
Newcastle
Sheffield United
Palace
Brighton

You except more for the money spent
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I'm always optimistic (until the ref blows the first whistle) we can beat the noisy neighbours. FA cup next but could be a good time to play them
 
Very surprised with Chelsea today. It wasn’t just that City played well, and after 10 mins until the De Bryune miss I thought City looked rammel. But what is Chelsea’s style of play. When they had the ball, the man on the ball looked like he never had many options. I would be a bit narked with Chelsea if that was my team. That aside. I have a feeling of bog Frank was not a Chelsea legend he might be helping Jimmy Floyd hasselbank at Burton Albion now.
The title race and champs league spots are looking interesting now.
 
pauljames87 said:
Apart from West ham they haven't beaten a top 10 side all season

That says a lot ..

Their wins have been

Burnley
Leeds
West ham
Newcastle
Sheffield United
Palace
Brighton

You except more for the money spent
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The game might have gone a bit differently if they were awarded the penalty they should have had
 
pauljames87 said:
Doesn't excuse the rest of the season
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No doubt they haven’t been where they expect to be but the game today turned on that moment and could have been a totally different outlook if that penalty was given
 
Stuart_C said:
Correct but a chance to score an early goal at home against 1 of the best sides in Europe shouldve been allowed, given some of the pens we've seen given this season, it was a stone waller in comparison.
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By their own record the game would have ended with the same outcome

Cheslea don't look good
 
pauljames87 said:
By their own record the game would have ended with the same outcome

Cheslea don't look good
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Fortunately games aren't decide in previous records etc.

I think it's a valid point that the result MIGHT have been different had a pen been given. We'll never know but it's good to debate it.

I also agree that Chelsea don't look good.

Werner looks like a poor Fernando Torres at the minute, a shadow of his former self.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
No doubt they haven’t been where they expect to be but the game today turned on that moment and could have been a totally different outlook if that penalty was given
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That's a very interesting comment and has got me thinking.
I wonder how many of the 20 teams are where they expected to be at the turn of the year ....................... not many.
Certainly not my team!
I would suggest that maybe seven teams are not where they would reasonably have been expected to be.
 
Slime said:
That's a very interesting comment and has got me thinking.
I wonder how many of the 20 teams are where they expected to be at the turn of the year ....................... not many.
Certainly not my team!
I would suggest that maybe seven teams are not where they would reasonably have been expected to be.
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I'm not even sure it's as many as seven. To me it's only a couple of teams that aren't around where I'd expect them to be.

Arsenal would expect to be closer to the Top 4. And Sheff Utd would expect to be higher (based on last season's results). Apart from that I'm struggling to spot many teams that are way out of position. Wolves possibly a few places higher, and Villa a few places lower, but that's about it. Everyone else is around where I'd expect them to be.

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Lampard was a bad appointment, just like Ole has been at Utd. You don't give former players time to learn on the job at top clubs unless you're settling for mediocrity or playing the lottery.

The table at the moment is very fickle, it's a weird season. Chelsea have dropped 14 points in 6 games which is crazy. I still think they've got the players to finish Top 4.

City still didn't impresss me too much today, better side yes but a slow start and they look to have no indentity. Bizzare formation that won't work long term. Untill they get a world class striker they won't win a thing.

Really impressed by Arteta to bring himself back from a true crisis, trust youth and move forwards. He's such a good manager he just needs backing. You can't run a club when your highest earner is on the sofa having a laugh. It destroys the morale. He needs to bin Ozil, Pepe, Xhaka and a few others. Arsenal are years away from challenging anyway.

And for Utd.....can't even comment. Never seen such a high quality squad playing so badly and having so much luck. Still a counter attacking side that let Villa run the game at home and got lucky with a dodgy penalty. After being second best to Wolves and getting lucky with a deflection. A side joint top and their number 9 gets his first goal from open play in January :confused::ROFLMAO:
 
4LEX said:
Lampard was a bad appointment, just like Ole has been at Utd. You don't give former players time to learn on the job at top clubs unless you're settling for mediocrity or playing the lottery.

The table at the moment is very fickle, it's a weird season. Chelsea have dropped 14 points in 6 games which is crazy. I still think they've got the players to finish Top 4.

City still didn't impresss me too much today, better side yes but a slow start and they look to have no indentity. Bizzare formation that won't work long term. Untill they get a world class striker they won't win a thing.

Really impressed by Arteta to bring himself back from a true crisis, trust youth and move forwards. He's such a good manager he just needs backing. You can't run a club when your highest earner is on the sofa having a laugh. It destroys the morale. He needs to bin Ozil, Pepe, Xhaka and a few others. Arsenal are years away from challenging anyway.

And for Utd.....can't even comment. Never seen such a high quality squad playing so badly and having so much luck. Still a counter attacking side that let Villa run the game at home and got lucky with a dodgy penalty. After being second best to Wolves and getting lucky with a deflection. A side joint top and their number 9 gets his first goal from open play in January :confused::ROFLMAO:
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I can almost taste the bitterness and the fear. :ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
 
ColchesterFC said:
Can anyone explain how the referee penalises the goalkeeper for picking up a back pass and then gives the freekick outside the penalty area?
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Just asking but if they had scored from this free kick could VAR disallow it ?
It was taken from the wrong place and so a clear and obvious error by the ref.
 
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