airmark:


We created same number of big chances as Arsenal last season. While Arsenal scored 91goals, we scored 77 goals.

If I give you what I drink, you will start thinking properly.

How can you tell that the big chances created were not in games Chelsea still won?

Why do you always make hollow and vacuous arguments?

User09:


The defenders are wack too.

Players following the ball instead of sticking to positions- Fofana being the major culprit here.

Maresca hasnt done anything as far as I can see

Smh

Altern8tor:

Mancity defenders are not so special,,d sharpness of their attack makes their defenders look good.... Secondly teams fail to take their chances against city example is d Chelsea losing 0-2 to City with Chelsea loosing good chances.... d same city we matched 4-4 last season,,how good do u call dat defense? City convert their chances more than their opponents so people think City defenders are so good

We saw how mangala, bravo, Clichy, kolarov etc enjoyed the sharpness of city attack in pep first season.

Android17:


How can you tell that the big chances created were not in games Chelsea still won?

Why do you always make hollow and vacuous arguments?

I watched almost all Chelsea's matches last season. Go and sit down.

Ballzproblem2:
We did not have technical ballers back then that's why we struggled against low block teams,but story go change

Same set of players that won your team a champions League

Jamiuokolaa:


Ramudeen Ramuzaki

Arrogance won the day idk .

Kimbeast:

We saw how mangala, bravo, Clichy, kolarov etc enjoyed the sharpness of city attack in pep first season.

Do you know the number of Epl this Raumdeuter's slow mediocre defender, won with Man City?

raumdeuter:


LOL. Ferdinand best defender? All through Ferdinand who was a slow mediocre player like John Stones and was always bullied by regular strikers

Put Stones in Chelsea's defence of last season and see basket-full of goals conceded.

airmark:


I watched almost all Chelsea's matches last season. Go and sit down.

20-0 in 1 game is still just 3 points. Same as 20-19.

For your big chances argument to stand you have to demonstrably prove that you missed them in multiple games + that you defended well enough to not concede more than you scored before comparing with Arsenal's achievements. Do you know why?

If you missed 2 big chances against Arsenal when they walloped you 5-0. You still deserved to lose the game regardless of the big chance.

Let's say you then missed 20 big chances against Tottenham but still won 4-1, it means you still got the 3 points deserved in that game.

An unsophisticated thinker can just bring hurriedly compiled stats and say Chelsea missed 22 big chances in 2 games which should have been 6 points if we took our chances.

Have you seen now that that person will just be waffling? Talking nonsense like you are doing?

"I watched the games" is not a layered way of thinking.

Do better.

Skimpledawg:

You know this

Make we just siddon dey look

lordfalcao:
Attack don score 3. Make defense concede 3

As them no come concede 3 nko?

Jackson is a big fool, scored one and he is going at Mikel who is a pundit.
Why draw this sort of unnecessary attention on yourself when you can just shut him up with your performance on the pitch.
Bloody ediat.

Which of our defenders was/were at fault for goals conceded today?

Kimbeast:
Attack is the problem.

Your sarcasm is a weak one.

User09:
Every dog has its day.

Nice one Noni, Unfortunately, I'm still not sold on him

A good attacker is not difficult to know. Madueke is a good one.

Shegzdave:

Same set of players that won your team a champions League

doesn't change the fact they're shit, Manchester united won fa cup but finished 7th.Does the cup takes the fact they're shit in league?

kingBolton:
Which of our defenders were at fault for goals conceded today?

fofana lacks awareness, Sanchez na mumu too.

Difference between drogba and mikel.mikel is a clown,a bench warmer talking all high and mighty.

FBS:
Please feel free to blame that mistake from KDH on the defence


Tueh!

It is what it is.

popizaino:


Your sarcasm is a weak one.

Ok

We concede a goal from a set piece
Chelsea fans - improve the defence
We concede from sloppiness in midfield Chelsea fans -improve the defence.

Is it that you guys didn't see the express of a midfield we had in the first half and the disaster class Moises drop in the first half ?

The manager had to drop Enzo deeper in other to control the game in the second half but na defenders we dey blame.

A game that colwill dropped a very good performance but na defenders we dey blame.

What is this I’m seeing about Sancho abeg! How true is it?

So, gbelsea think they have arrived because of one win

kingBolton:
We concede a goal from a set piece
Chelsea fans - improve the defence
We concede from sloppiness in midfield Chelsea fans -improve the defence.

Is it that you guys didn't see the express of a midfield we had in the first half and the disaster class Moises drop in the first half ?

The manager had to drop Enzo deeper in other to control the game in the second half but na defenders we dey blame.

A game that colwill dropped a very good performance but na defenders we dey blame.

You're absolutely correct,out midfield is shit and causes pressure on the defense.

Lavia is injury prone so we need another defensive midfielder,l would like Chelsea to sign Fabian Ruiz from psg.

Ibunkun1:
What is this I’m seeing about Sancho abeg! How true is it?

sterling and chilwell Will move in opposite team

Fair deal for Chelsea

Gucciboy:
Attack vs Defense go hot

This is the best footballing thread on nairaland

Attack and defense wasn't the problem all this while, it was porous midfield causing pressure on defense.

We need a solid defensive midfielder.

I don't trust caicedo and enzo

So it's now Attack vs defense vs midfield

Caicedobets:
sterling and chilwell Will move in opposite team

Fair deal for Chelsea

Attack is stacked ,not a good deal

Competence and Capacity

Kimbeast:

We saw how mangala, bravo, Clichy, kolarov etc enjoyed the sharpness of city attack in pep first season.

Can u compare the attackers now to the attackers of then?

Altern8tor:

Can u compare the attackers now to the attackers of then?

Was City having shortage of attackers then?

Android17:
20-0 in 1 game is still just 3 points. Same as 20-19.

For your big chances argument to stand you have to demonstrably prove that you missed them in multiple games + that you defended well enough to not concede more than you scored before comparing with Arsenal's achievements. Do you know why?

If you missed 2 big chances against Arsenal when they walloped you 5-0. You still deserved to lose the game regardless of the big chance.

Let's say you then missed 20 big chances against Tottenham but still won 4-1, it means you still got the 3 points deserved in that game.

An unsophisticated thinker can just bring hurriedly compiled stats and say Chelsea missed 22 big chances in 2 games which should have been 6 points if we took our chances.

Have you seen now that that person will just be waffling? Talking nonsense like you are doing?

"I watched the games" is not a layered way of thinking.

Do better.

If you think I will waste my time to continue to bandy words with you when those that matter, have done the needful, you must be a dolt.

popizaino:


Things we only hear on Nairaland sport section. Just because you wanted to have be on the side of the majority you had to twist your sentence. Just read the bolded again and ask yourself if it makes any sense.

To you, it might not make any sense. A defensive line consist of 4 traditional defenders and either one or two midfielders who shield the defence. One midfielder if a single DM and two if a pivot.

They are the defensive line because they don't press high up. I suspect this is where your confusion comes.

At least for recency, go and watch Arsenal Vs Aston Villa. Villa double pivot made them very compact and limited the number of time Odegaard and Rice made entry into the box. Likewise, Timber and particularly White didn't overlap like they used to. Overall, Arsenal committed less men forward for fear of losing the ball and facing serious attacking threat.

At least, I am sure you remember White running us ragged last season.

Stop questioning what I say on football cause I know i watch this sport more than you do.