Originally Posted by
Perseus
Thoughts:
1) Overall impression was the technical profiency of the Chelsea defence on the ball, and I could see why Man City had trouble with them as they could play their way out of trouble. Chelsea looked like a top 3 side: better than Spurs.
2) Referee Stuart Attwell was lenient and did not fall for any play acting. Better than being pernickety.
3) Knockeart and Murray were much too slow to have any affect against world class defenders, esp. the full backs.
4) Solly March failed to control the ball and lost it too often.
5) Davy Pröpper and Dale Stephens are both right-sided midfielders and do the same job. No good when we are chasing a game.
6) I can only think that both Izquierdo and Jahanbakhsh were not fully fit enough to be included in the squad.
7) Hazard is really good, again!
8) A pity Balogun is error prone. Bruno would be a more steadying influence
9) Bong is going to have trouble getting his place back as long as Bernardo does not go to sleep like Bong does occasionally.
Addenda: CH likes playing two wingers. Not my first choice as we can only play on one wing at a time. No other PL club apart from perhaps Leicester play two out and out wide men. Notional wingers do not have luxury of hugging the touchline. Albion game improved when it was too late after Knockaert went off and Locadia came on.
Summary: transition season.