Chelsea 2 Sheffield United 0

[Mark Kelly]

32 minutes ago, Bones said:

No Nkunku debut. I thought it was perfect timing to give him a 10-15min run when there is no pressure.

Is that Poch saying “we can win without him anyway”?

He was probably scared. 

I'm sure something would have been scaring him. 

[jasonb]

We are probably looking to offload players this December and if so might be why he brought Broja once it was in the bag.

[ROTG]

4 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said:

He was probably scared. 

I'm sure something would have been scaring him. 

eh.
SU were toilet the team and Chelsea were two nil up so why would an experienced coach bring his secrets attacking person fresh from a serious injury when the team is coasting. 

 

[Chelsea_Matt]

7 minutes ago, jasonb said:

We are probably looking to offload players this December and if so might be why he brought Broja once it was in the bag.

That miss. God, Broja is shit.

[Max Fowler]

Can someone else comment on Dudley‘s performance please? (Mudryk) I’ve been accused of having an agenda and using childish nicknames for him - not sure why.

Edited December 16, 2023 by Max Fowler

[Bigpokey24]

we must get this guy

 

[jasonb]

9 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said:

That miss. God, Broja is shit.

The pass hits his trailing leg, certainly not going for him currently.

[ShedMiddle]

1 hour ago, boratsbrother said:

Yes, he is!

If Nkunku is half as good as we hope he is then I can see Enzo being the one who is struggling to get many starts. He offers nothing to this team!

Numpty

[Max Fowler]

4 minutes ago, Bigpokey24 said:

we must get this guy

 

According to many on here he’s a massive risk… lol.

[My Blood Is Blue]

We won! Maybe I shouldn’t watch anymore games, just in case I’m the bad luck charm!

Read some reports, sounds like we were crap, but fortunately have Palmer and Gallagher.

[CarefreeMuratcan]

14 minutes ago, Max Fowler said:

Can someone else comment on Dudley‘s performance please? (Mudryk) I’ve been accused of having an agenda and using childish nicknames for him - not sure why.

Everyone else stopped passing to him at some point. No coincidence that both goals came from crosses from the opposite side. 

He did an interesting move where he took a few defenders on and then blasted a shot into the Shed Upper from about 30-40 yards. 

[Chelsea_Matt]

7 minutes ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

We won! Maybe I shouldn’t watch anymore games, just in case I’m the bad luck charm!

Read some reports, sounds like we were crap, but fortunately have Palmer and Gallagher.

And yet Gallagher’s heavily linked with a move. If we sell him that might be it for me tbh 

[CarefreeMuratcan]

31 minutes ago, Max Fowler said:

Can someone else comment on Dudley‘s performance please? (Mudryk) I’ve been accused of having an agenda and using childish nicknames for him - not sure why.

 

15 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

Everyone else stopped passing to him at some point. No coincidence that both goals came from crosses from the opposite side. 

He did an interesting move where he took a few defenders on and then blasted a shot into the Shed Upper from about 30-40 yards. 

Here it is:

https://cazn.me/m/e918ec

[east lower]

3 hours ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

We are terrible. Get Nkunku on in the 2nd half, liven it up hopefully.

@east lower Pleasure to meet you at the game! Shame it hasn't been a game to remember so far. 

Likewise, great to get a face to the name. I always find that a face-to-face chat has so much more context than chatting on a forum or online and despite that first-half being a s**t-show all round I didn’t hear you moan once 😉and that’s so much more enjoyable than what I normally hear being me.

Gallagher, Palmer and Caicedo (in that order) being the stand-out performers. Caicedo looked so much better without Enzo, so some interesting times ahead. 
 

And I agree would have been nice to see Nkunku on the green stuff in earnest. 
 

I’m trying to not be disrespectful but Sheffield Utd were truly rubbish, as poor a football team as I’ve seen for a good while - that have PL status.

[Dwmh]

Well we did what a team in 12th place should do to the team in 20th place.  Waited for them to make an error H1, and then pressed a bit harder H2, and when we scored we did not take our foot off the pedal.
So all that was competent.
We did not look like a side in the top 8 though.  We looked pretty limitd, as if a better team than Sheff U would be harder to break down and would have scored.
XG at h/t was 0.09 to 0.20 which shows how toothless we were H1.  That it finished 3.27 - 0.44 (aka we scored 2 tap-ins out of 4) was mostly because Sheff U crumbled after our first goal.  Which was both predictable and justifies our patient approach H1.

Job done, tougher jobs await, particularly from End Jan.

Mudryk was comfortably our most effective player H1 then faded fast in H2 just as Palmer and Sterling woke up and started to play.  No idea why.
I'd say Jackson looked happier when he was playing behind Broja rather than as the front man.  But that might just be because he scored about 10m earlier.

I love watching Conor and Badiashile.  So much commitment and aggression in one, and so much cool in the other.  What will he look like at 39?
 

[Miguelito07]

8 minutes ago, east lower said:

Gallagher, Palmer and Caicedo (in that order) being the stand-out performers. Caicedo looked so much better without Enzo, so some interesting times ahead. 

we're playing (not today) Caicedo like he's a DM which he isnt and never was at Brighton. 

[Max Fowler]

20 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

 

Here it is:

https://cazn.me/m/e918ec

No comment from the Mudryk Lovers 🫠

[boratsbrother]

58 minutes ago, ShedMiddle said:

Numpty

Really?

Poch is clearly losing patience with him! Hauling him off every game. Openly critical of his performances and now dropping him to the bench. 

I'll ask this. When Nkunku is up to speed, who will Poch drop to fit in Enzo? I'll put money on it now that Enzo will be a clear second choice player by the end of next month and I'll be very surprised if he doesn't hand in a transfer request in the summer. Dreadful, dreadful waste of money!

 

[Original 21]

50 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

He did an interesting move where he took a few defenders on and then blasted a shot into the Shed Upper from about 30-40 yards. 

I think he suddenly thought he was Pele or something. Kind of thing you see kids do in the local park. Not a professional footballer though. 

[Miguelito07]

4 minutes ago, Original 21 said:

I think he suddenly thought he was Pele or something. Kind of thing you see kids do in the local park. Not a professional footballer though. 

He did the same with the Ukraine NT and scored. At least he's shooting no? He reminds me alot of Salah when he was with us....and he turned out okay

Edited December 16, 2023 by Miguelito07

[Max Fowler]

3 minutes ago, Miguelito07 said:

He did the same with the Ukraine NT and scored. At least he's shooting no? He reminds me alot of Salah when he was with us....and he turned out okay

I actually feel sorry for him but I think he has an incredibly fragile mentality. Tries hard but I can't see him ever doing it for us.

[CarefreeMuratcan]

7 minutes ago, Miguelito07 said:

He did the same with the Ukraine NT and scored. At least he's shooting no? He reminds me alot of Salah when he was with us....and he turned out okay

I genuinely think there is something to Mudryk. This clip I posted, the beating of the 2 defenders is class, it's like a primitive primordial Hazard. The right coach (Hazard himself maybe?) could hone this diamond on the rough.

I feel like he has the speed and technique but lacks confidence and decision making. 

[Max Fowler]

5 minutes ago, CarefreeMuratcan said:

I genuinely think there is something to Mudryk. This clip I posted, the beating of the 2 defenders is class, it's like a primitive primordial Hazard. The right coach (Hazard himself maybe?) could hone this diamond on the rough.

I feel like he has the speed and technique but lacks confidence and decision making. 

Can you teach a football brain? Judging by some of the regulars on here, I’m genuinely not sure if you can.

[Ham]

1 hour ago, My Blood Is Blue said:

We won! Maybe I shouldn’t watch anymore games, just in case I’m the bad luck charm!

Read some reports, sounds like we were crap, but fortunately have Palmer and Gallagher.

No we weren't crap at all.  A bit toothless in the final third in the first half but comfortable after we went ahead. 

The usual knee jerk negative opinions from those with player agendas on the match day forum might have given you an inaccurate picture of the game.  Watch and judge for yourself.

34 minutes ago, Max Fowler said:

No comment from the Mudryk Lovers 🫠

He was our best player in the first half.  Gave their right back a tough time. 

The shot was his worst moment so fully expected you to get all squelchy about it.  

[My Blood Is Blue]

I just had a look, out of pure curiosity, at our goal scorers vs last season, just to see what the difference was.

Jackson has already out scored anyone from last season (8), last seasons top goal scorer across the whole season was Havertz (7). Palmer (6) and Sterling (6) have both matched Sterlings output from last season (6). Fernandez (3) has the same as Mount got last season (3) already as well.

This doesn’t mean a lot as last season was so bad, but it at least points to some sort of improvement… albeit limited and with a long way to go.

Grasping at straws? Probably.