raumdeuter:


Tuchel needed the CL more than Pep

But city needed it most.

BlueMann:


So you mean, he even used the UCL to encourage Tuchel? The same UCL he's been looking for since leaving Barca? He had a golden opportunity to finally get it, but decided to allow TT win it as a means of encouragement?

Wow. I never thought a human could be so kind and selfless. Pep is such a pure soul

Yes Pep has won it twice unlike Tuchel that hasnt won at all, So what better way to encourage your protege than letting him win

Pep has been writing affidavit to top clubs to get Tuchel a job, he even recommended Tuchel to Bayern. Now with the CL win top clubs will accept Peps protege

raumdeuter:


Pep has won the CL twice, Tuchel has won 0. before the final. How else can you encourage your protege?

A boy you are encouraging you need to let him win small

yet pep no fit help arteta wey be him son...how can u beat arteta 5-0 like dat..4get it,,pep no get Joy oo...I'm sure D's 1-0 no sweet am...he would have wanted 6-0 but it wasn't possible...

popizaino:
This is why I always advocate for technically gifted players, because games like this will always exposes players with technical deficiencies. You can see Thiago Silva and RLC held their on the ball even under pressure. We need more players like that in every department. Lastly,werner na complete garbage.

The same Thiago that was dispossessed for a clear chance on goal

hensben:
For those of you talking trash about Mount hope saw his importance was missing today, he is the only player in that team that can balance midfield and attack in terms of play.

The delusion is strong on this one. For a game that was 80% played in our half. What usefulness would Mount have served?

Enough of silly takes here

macjireh:

yet pep no fit help arteta wey be him son...how can u beat arteta 5-0 like dat..4get it,,pep no get Joy oo...I'm sure D's 1-0 no sweet am...he would have wanted 6-0 but it wasn't possible...

Shey Arteta reach CL final ni?

donstan18:
Tuchel changed the formation because of Mount’s absence and lost. Meaning, Mount’s absence is the reason we lost.

That’s what Hensben is trying to explain.

If you don’t know ball, you won’t understand him.

Cap.

He simply replicated what was an astute second-half performance against Spurs in the last game.

Guess who had to go in that game?

raumdeuter:


Shey Arteta reach CL final ni?

I'm talking abt EPL here,,forget abt UCL... if arteta were a Chelsea manager,,na sack letter after dat March,, all bkos pep no dey use him brain..beat ur son 5-0 dat can cost him his job

macjireh:
Pep must be having nightmares till Saturday... dat man will not sleep ds week

Dont you get tired of saying rubbish??

Meanwhile, Lukaku ghosting another big game sha

User09:


The delusion is strong on this one. For a game that was 80% played in our half. What usefulness would Mount have served?

Enough of silly takes here

So you think with Mount it will happen that way. Wait for the second leg and see for yourself.

popizaino:
�Thomas Tuchel Post-match Interview - Part 1/2:

"We lost the game and I think City deserved to win. For 60 minutes, until the goal, we were very strong in the last 20 metres of the field. The other 80 metres we were not good enough."

"We did not have ball possession to hurt them, to grow in confidence. It never happened in the first half, or second half. Until the goal we defended very very well in the box."

"The performance was not complex enough, overall not on our very best level and you need the best level to push the game against this side."

"After the goal you feel like the belief of winning is bigger than losing. We tied to push, got the crowd behind us. It was a very open, emotional game."

"We were never on our highest level. You cannot expect to get a result. It could turn things around maybe with one header. We can accept it was not our best game."

"We adjusted our system to a double six, we thought it might help us but then we conceded a goal from set play. Even if we wanted to go for long balls to Romelu it was not precise enough."

"I did not feel the belief, 100% that we believed in it. It was doubtful and we were protecting something, it felt like we had something to lose. There was a lot more to win than to lose. Can happen. We lacked energy."

"Jorginho had some problems, Thiago cannot start. Maybe it is on me, I didn’t make the best choices today."

#CHEMCI | #Interviews


� @TheChelseaFC


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Apt...Exactly what I thought. All the stupid hesitation before passes and the slow transitions. Compare it with the pace city move the ball

Alonso and Kovacic with the stupid balls and amateurish passes

raumdeuter:


The same Thiago that was dispossessed for a clear chance on goal

Best defender in football history

popizaino:
Best defender in football history

The one that was found wanting?

User09:


Cap.

He simply replicated what was an astute second-half performance against Spurs in the last game.

Guess who had to go in that game?

Lies.

He used 343 to beat Pep thrice, why will he change now if not because there was no Mount or someone that can replace his role.

Don’t tell me he used 3-5-2 because it worked in that second half against Spurs, he switched formation in that game because Mount and Harvertz weren’t performing well IN THAT ATTACK, plus the fact he needed Kante in that already chocking midfield.

raumdeuter:


The one that was found wanting?

The one with multiple individual awards like messi and Ronaldo for a defender

donstan18:

Lies.

He used 343 to beat Pep thrice, why will he change now if not because there was no Mount or someone that can replace his role.

Don’t tell me he used 3-5-2 because it worked in that second half against Spurs, he switched formation in that game because Mount and Harvertz weren’t performing well IN THAT ATTACK, plus the fact he needed Kante in that already chocking midfield.

Maybe direct this to the coach and stop spinning things.

I'm more likely to believe he used it cos it worked against tottenham than be convinced by that take.

Also doesnt matter what u think. Watching that match in-play, No way Mount adds any benefit.

We needed gaps occupied and quick transitions as city kept pressing. Moving the ball faster is not exactly Mason's strength

User09:


Cap.

He simply replicated what was an astute second-half performance against Spurs in the last game.

Guess who had to go in that game?

You are unknowingly supporting the Mount narrative.

Mount was poor and needed to be taken off. And then the formation changed to 352. Today Mount is not available, and the formation is 352.

This can be interpreted as, no Mount no 343 (at least for the toughest opponents).

Chelsea’s next five Premier League games -

Southampton (H)
Brentford (A)
Norwich (H)
Newcastle (A)
Burnley (H)

timbros:


You are unknowingly supporting the Mount narrative.

Mount was poor and needed to be taken off. And then the formation changed to 352. Today Mount is not available, and the formation is 352.

This can be interpreted as, no Mount no 343 (at least for the toughest opponents).

Omo eh! I’m tired of these people.

What’s difficult in understanding simple thing?

timbros:


You are unknowingly supporting the Mount narrative.

Mount was poor and needed to be taken off. And then the formation changed to 352. Today Mount is not available, and the formation is 352.

This can be interpreted as, no Mount no 343 (at least for the toughest opponents).

A facile take.

popizaino:



The one with multiple individual awards like messi and Ronaldo for a defender

That never won any major final on the field? ABi no be the same award Jorginho win wey you dey discredit

Our problem lies in lack of creativity from our midfielders unless we address this problem we should kiss our chance of winning the league goodbye because Lukaku though he can create but he's service dependent. I wouldn't blame the coach much but the players who looked timid and disjointed with and without the ball.
The only positive is RLC

raumdeuter:


Tuchel needed the CL more than Pep

So is that why Pep was obsessed about TT's tactics before the Ucl final?

He for no bother explain the tactics to us since he felt like dashing him the Ucl in the first place

Lana1:
Dont you get tired of saying rubbish??

abeg goan join ur fellow wailers to wail..as far as I'm concerned,,we didn't lose anything today...there are 32more games to play for...city were d ones under pressure... d 1-0 will not give dem our UCL neither will it make dem crowned EPL champions today...in fact just go ur thread

timbros:


You are unknowingly supporting the Mount narrative.

Mount was poor and needed to be taken off. And then the formation changed to 352. Today Mount is not available, and the formation is 352.

This can be interpreted as, no Mount no 343 (at least for the toughest opponents).

Very simpu sturvs.

Havertz could have started with Werner and Lukaku. His legs were not chained.

raumdeuter:


That never won any major final on the field? ABi no be the same award Jorginho win wey you dey discredit

Where did he win the UCL last season,definitely not in your bedroom.

For avoidance of doubt you can refer to the starting line up of that match

nihilistjnr:


Very simpu sturvs.

Havertz could have started with Werner and Lukaku. His legs were not chained.

Lol...

I was never gonna bring this up but u do realize part of the reason TT has to put an extra midfielder is cos Lukaku doesnt press

TT's 3-4-3 requires fluid 3 pressing forwards. Lukaku simply does not. It's all good cos he brings in the goals. Notice how Timo was pressing both on the left and right wing. At some point he became predictable to the city's defence

The extra midfielder is to cover that gap. The man is clearly trying to find a solution that's optimal, enough of the individual blaming

donstan18:
Watching match analysis.

Jorginho is a big liability.

Our great playmaker dropping only 30 passes again today.

If it's Newcastle, we might see 100 passes.

popizaino:

Where did he win the UCL last season, definitely not in your bedroom.

For avoidance of doubt you can refer to the starting line up of that match

The same match he was bundled out of