HanoiVillan Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 What is it with their players going on strike every other year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A'Villan Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 4 hours ago, Stevo985 said: That’s 1-0 down with 15 mins to go by the way I was watching it. Very poor. 70% possession to City. The contrast in effort was huge, as soon as Chelsea touched the ball they were chased down and as possession shows, more often than not they turned it over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 (edited) 7 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: What is it with their players going on strike every other year? Bunch of pampered, Overpaid players, devoid of any understanding of how life really is for everyday folk, so believe its OK to not bother trying if the boss works you too hard in training...... Edited March 5, 2018 by theboyangel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 30 minutes ago, theboyangel said: Bunch of pampered, Overpaid players, devoid of any understanding of how life really is for everyday folk, so believe its OK to not bother trying if the boss works you too hard in training...... I mean, obviously those things are true, but they're true for other clubs as well. Aren't Man United's players pampered? Do Spurs players have an excellent idea of how life is for everyday folk? But there's something unique to Chelsea where they really do go on strike every couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyangel Posted March 5, 2018 Share Posted March 5, 2018 52 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: I mean, obviously those things are true, but they're true for other clubs as well. Aren't Man United's players pampered? Do Spurs players have an excellent idea of how life is for everyday folk? But there's something unique to Chelsea where they really do go on strike every couple of years. I suppose we have been similar in the past too - with a nucleus of 'strong' characters who hold sway over the rest of the squad. This influence can be either a massive benefit or a huge problem depending on how the manager is perceived by those players. I have read, Chelsea's players do not like Conte continually beasting them in training and he doesn't appear to the be kind of boss to bow down - in fact, I get the impression, the whining would only make him worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted March 6, 2018 Share Posted March 6, 2018 (edited) So turns out that at least part of their lackluster performance might be down to Kanté collapsing and passing out in the dressing room after training in front of the team. Considering what had just happened with Astori one can understand that their thoughts might have been elsewhere. It's also the reason he wasn't on the field against City. Quote N'Golo Kante suffered a frightening health scare ahead of Chelsea’s Premier League defeat to Manchester City as he fainted at the club’s training ground. Telegraph Sport understands shocked team-mates were terrified Kante had suffered a heart problem when he momentarily passed out in front of them after training last Friday – just two days before Chelsea were due to face City. Even though Kante was not found to have any heart issue and travelled with the rest of the squad to the Etihad, the scare was brought into sharp focus, as head coach Antonio Conte, his staff and the Chelsea players then learned of the tragic death of Davide Astori on the morning of the City game. A Chelsea doctor arrived on the scene within seconds after Kante slumped to one side in the dressing room at the club’s Cobham training ground after Friday’s session. Having regained consciousness and been attended to on site, Kante was sent to a specialist for a series of cardiology tests, which, fortunately, all came back clear. Having found no heart problems or other issues, the specialist report cleared Kante to play for Chelsea against City but the 26-year-old felt unwell on Sunday morning and it was decided to take no risks. No specific reason was given by the specialist as to why Kante would have fainted, but it has been suggested that last week’s freezing temperatures may have been a contributing factor. Having sat out the City game, Kante was back in at Cobham on Monday and completed a training session without suffering any problems. Barring any fresh injury, he is expected to be available for Saturday’s Premier League game against Crystal Palace and next week’s Champions League last-16 clash against Barcelona. Kante’s energetic style has earned him the reputation of being one of the fittest players in Europe, with Claudio Ranieri describing the France international as being Leicester City’s “battery” in their Premier League title success. He won the FWA and PFA Player of the Year awards last season for his role in helping Chelsea lift the title, and has made 38 appearances for club and country so far this season. Having dealt with the scare over Kante and drafted Danny Drinkwater into his team, Conte was informed on the morning of the City game that Fiorentina captain Astori, who played for him with Italy, had died of a suspected cardiac arrest. It made for an uncomfortable and upsetting 48 hours for Conte, who wore a black armband in memory of Astori during the City defeat and admitted news of the Italian had hit him hard. Most of Conte’s backroom staff knew Astori well, having also worked with the Italian national team, while Chelsea players Marcos Alonso and Davide Zappacosta were team-mates of the defender at Fiorentina and with the Italy. Alonso posted a picture of himself with Astori during his Fiorentina days on Twitter with the message ‘my deepest condolences with Davide’s family and all the viola family. Rip amigo’. Zappacosta also put a picture of Astori on Twitter with a message that read: “No word (sic), just immense pain’. Gianluigi Buffon, who is due to face Tottenham Hotspur with Juventus in the Champions League at Wembley on Wednesday night, became the latest team-mate of Astori to release a tribute. “Ciao dear Asto,” Buffon wrote in Italian on social media before going on to say that he rarely talks publicly about others, but was making an exception “because you have a young wife and family who are suffering, but above all your little daughter, deserves to know that her father was in every way a good person, a truly good person.” The goalkeeper added: “You were the best expression of an old-fashioned world. One that people have left behind, and which was governed by values like altruism, elegance, politeness and respect toward others. Genuine compliments, you were one of the best sporting figures I ever came up against.” Astori was discovered in his hotel room in Udine by club staff, on the morning Fiorentina were due to face Udinese in Serie A. His body was taken to the Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital for an autopsy. “The belief is that the player died of a cardiac arrest by natural causes,” said Udine prosecutor Antonio De Nicolo. “It is strange that such a thing should happen to a professional who is so closely monitored without there being any warning signs.” Former Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote last year died of a heart attack, aged 30. He collapsed during a training session with the Chinese League One side Beijing Enterprises. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2018/03/05/ngolo-kante-fainted-chelsea-training-ground-ahead-trip-manchester/amp/ Edited March 6, 2018 by sne 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Courtois was embarrassing last night. Apparently he's one of the best in the world, but IMO that's a reflection of a lack of great keepers out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 They got absolutely destroyed. men vs boys. hazard should think about moving on in the summer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 19 minutes ago, Demitri_C said: They got absolutely destroyed. men vs boys. hazard should think about moving on in the summer Really? I thought it was one of the most even 3-0s I've ever watched. If Chelsea had been given that penalty I reckon they'd have got a 2-2 draw. Messi made the difference as usual. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Demitri_C Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Really? I thought it was one of the most even 3-0s I've ever watched. If Chelsea had been given that penalty I reckon they'd have got a 2-2 draw. Messi made the difference as usual. I thought Barcelona were so much better. Chelsea struggled badly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Chelsea lost through many mistakes. Lost the key moments which cost them. Alonso had number of close chances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 The fact people are highlighting what a great performance Chelsea put in shows the standards. Pep aside, British football is absolute dog shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Football in general is at a low ebb across the board, will never be as good as it was from 1986-2000. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Czechlad Posted March 15, 2018 Share Posted March 15, 2018 Chelsea made a few mistakes, and Barcelona made them pay for those mistakes. You have to play nearly perfect match when you play Barcelona. I thought Chelsea did okay. Courtois definitely was a liability in that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted March 15, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted March 15, 2018 I thought Chelsea played quite well really. Just lacked any kinda of cutting edge in the final third, they did have a number of chances too. Barcelona were just clinical, which you need to be at this level, but I don't think Chelsea played poorly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 The big guy in the grey top ready to stand up is my favourite 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted April 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) Yeah the guy in the grey looks like he’s having to be held back. Smiley bald man in the middle left is good. I also like the steely quiet anger in the eyes of the young guy in the blue coat with the white zip, about 10 o’clock in the picture. Very good. Think my favourite reaction is still that gif of the Liverpool fans after Palace got that equaliser in “Crystanbul”. Edit - or the Arsenal fans/adebayor one, obviously. Edited April 2, 2018 by Shropshire Lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted April 2, 2018 Share Posted April 2, 2018 The bald orc on the left hand side is great too! Like him out the Goonies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Albrighton Posted April 2, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted April 2, 2018 (edited) I like the chap at the front with a disappointed, seen-it-all-before look in his eyes. His sadness subdued by taking solace in the knowledge he still has his luke warm beverage to comfort him. Edited April 2, 2018 by Shropshire Lad 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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