A Horse Named Stranger Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 First real test since the announcement, I still don't think this team will down the tools, just because Klopp is leaving. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Hard disagree on a soft penalty call. Van Dijk moves sideways after Gallagher's touch, knocks his knee and prevents him from going one-on-one with Allison. Clear penalty, should be picked up by VAR as a matter of routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Yeah, it's the exact kind of thing VAR is for. It's understandable that the ref missed it live but a blatant foul from replays. Anyway, other than that, I was worried Chelsea are starting to get themselves together a bit with their recent run of wins, but no, they're still wank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Yeah, this Chelsea team is still unbalanced, missing cohesion and stability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AncalagonTheBlack Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 All the Nunez fanboys can stfu today. Horrible penalty! Bradley is like Robbo but can score as well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Conor Bradley is a proper player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Okay that one was stonewall. Should be two penalties for Chelsea now. AncalagonTheBlack 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I don’t agree with you on the first one, that’s solidly in the stick with the on field decision zone, but, yeah, that second one should have been a penalty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Also, in theory this could have been close on the scoreboard but, bloody hell, we’ve fucking battered Chelsea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunland Lord Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 (edited) Casadei, Inter sold this kid to Chelsea for about 20m €. Also, are Chelsea entering a mid-table era for the foreseeable future? Ever since Boehly bought the club they're on the way to irrelevance. Edited January 31 by The Sunland Lord Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 21 minutes ago, The Sunland Lord said: Also, are Chelsea entering a mid-table era for the foreseeable future? Ever since Boehly bought the club they're on the way to irrelevance. It would be funny if they did but in terms of their underlying xg numbers they're about the fourth best team in the league. That's probably a bit disappointing relative to the money they've spent and missing out on Champions League money again might cause them some problems but they're probably going to start trending back in the direction of the top 4 or 5 over the longer term. The Sunland Lord 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polishgenius Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 I feel like that's one of those situations where xG is misrepresenting reality, because they're fucking shit. Soft, disorganised, and prone to losing their cool. It's basically Cole Palmer and a bunch of dudes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iskaral Pust Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Good win for Liverpool and a great night for Bradley. A goal, two assists (five in his last four games) and MotM. He and Gomez have been very good as back-up FBs and either would be disappointed to lose their place in the XI. The MF looked really solid too. Hopefully this trio can stay fit as the primary MF and use rotation/subs to keep everyone fresh. Madness that we could yet have Thiago and Bajcetic back too, although I’m placing zero expectation on either for the rest of the season. VVD was too casual in conceding a goal to Norwich at the weekend and followed it up tonight being too casual on Nkunku for his goal and almost conceding two penalties. He has been very good this season, finally looking like his pre-injury level, but he still has moments when he’s not sharp enough in his defending. Konate is probably defending better than him. Nunez’ finishing regressed again unfortunately. Hitting the post four times (albeit one pushed onto the post by the GK) is edging into self-parody. But, trying to stay positive, he had a large number of high quality shots. He’s playing well to create these chances, but missing too many. At least the front three looked connected and potent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rorshach Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 9 hours ago, polishgenius said: I feel like that's one of those situations where xG is misrepresenting reality, because they're fucking shit. Soft, disorganised, and prone to losing their cool. It's basically Cole Palmer and a bunch of dudes. Given Nkunu's finish today, there might be something there that will help. Jackson might evolve and come good. Broja, I think his time has come and gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartofice Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 9 hours ago, polishgenius said: I feel like that's one of those situations where xG is misrepresenting reality, because they're fucking shit. Soft, disorganised, and prone to losing their cool. It's basically Cole Palmer and a bunch of dudes. I feel like XG is massively over hyped as a signal. I used to be a big advocate of it to inform my fantasy football decisions and it got me nowhere. Sometimes you just have to watch the match to understand where the model breaks down. People telling me Nicolas Jackson will come good, sounds good, till you actually see him in the box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 12 hours ago, ljkeane said: It would be funny if they did but in terms of their underlying xg numbers they're about the fourth best team in the league. That's probably a bit disappointing relative to the money they've spent and missing out on Champions League money again might cause them some problems but they're probably going to start trending back in the direction of the top 4 or 5 over the longer term. I tuned in at around half an hour mark, so I can't speak about what happened before that, but from that point Chelsea were abysmal. Not sure about xG and all that, but I can't see what good it will do them since they could barely string together a couple of passes to get anywhere near Liverpool's box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Got a feeling transfer deadline day is going to be dull as shit, no ridiculous rumours, nobody has any real money spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ljkeane Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 1 hour ago, baxus said: I tuned in at around half an hour mark, so I can't speak about what happened before that, but from that point Chelsea were abysmal. Not sure about xG and all that, but I can't see what good it will do them since they could barely string together a couple of passes to get anywhere near Liverpool's box. Well, yeah, they got battered yesterday but I don’t think getting outplayed at Anfield is going to determine whether they’re mired in mid table mediocrity or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baxus Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Agreed, "Visiting team outplayed at Anfield" is hardly news. But "A billion pound visiting team producing nothing at Anfield" is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFatCoward Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 10 minutes ago, baxus said: Agreed, "Visiting team outplayed at Anfield" is hardly news. But "A billion pound visiting team producing nothing at Anfield" is. its not news when that team was assembled in the same way a stoner would put a plate together in an all you can eat dessert buffet. Wilbur and baxus 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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