Genie Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 The kit man must be bricking it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gharperr Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 (edited) Squad depth is just so so poor for a title winning side iyam. Although i said that for last year and they was fine. (although they ran hotter than the sun when it came to injuries and putting first 11 on the pitch) Edited August 17, 2015 by gharperr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Dogg Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Squad depth is just so so poor for a title winning side iyam. Although i said that for last year and they was fine. (although they ran hotter than the sun when it came to injuries and putting first 11 on the pitch) Their squad depth is awful, until they signed Bahman they had 5 defenders. Their forwards are 1 world class but injury prone striker, a decent but inconsistent premier league level striker and a former world class striker who has dropped a couple of performance levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted August 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted August 17, 2015 What happened to that Colombian player they bought for about £30m? I don't think I've seen him do anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 The squad depth is so poor because Mourinho sticks rigidly to his first 13 players, even then the other two get the junk minutes. Nobody wants to be part of a squad where you are never going to get a look in at all. Luis, De Bruyne, Schurrle, Lukaku. There is four off the top of my head that would be great to have, that were cast aside because they weren't happy to play 4 minutes a month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penguin Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 What happened to that Colombian player they bought for about £30m? I don't think I've seen him do anything yet. He got a 30 minute run out yesterday, did nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 Salah is another one, bought to stop Liverpool getting him then never utilised adn loaned out. He made World Soccer team of Serie A and he barely played half a season so must have talent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted August 17, 2015 Share Posted August 17, 2015 We've seen Man. City before barely strengthen the first 11 after winning the title and it costs them so can see the same happening for Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaglint Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 One thing I'd say about Chelsea. Everyone seems to be digging at Terry and Fabregas after Sundays game. However I dont think I have ever seen Ivanovic look so wobbly as he does right now. Normally the guy is an absolute machine and through pace and strength it is almost impossible to get past him. However Sterling and Montero both gave him a real roasting in a way I have not seen before. Granted it is only two games and both against top class opposition but it surprised me and no doubt did Mourinho too. Whatever Mourinho says this has been a pants start by a complacent team. No doubt they will recover and be right up their but nice to see City give them a bloody nose to kick off the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Ivanovic has aged 5 years overnight. Sometimes players legs just go, and his have gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BOF Posted August 18, 2015 Moderator Popular Post Share Posted August 18, 2015 I hope you're right. He deserves it. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 (edited) Ivanovic has aged 5 years overnight. Sometimes players legs just go, and his have gone. I heard the same thing about Terry. Chelsea have always been a defensive counter attacking team under Mourinho. They sit deep with a flat back four and then hit teams on the break. If their midfield and forwards don't bust a gut running and tackling then there's too much space for the opposition and their slow defenders Ivanovic, Terry and Cahill look like mugs. The players just look undercooked at the moment and not fit. The problem lies with mourinho and his inability to change tactics/formations/players. He has a very specific requirements for his players and if you don't fit in (e.g. Mata/Salah/De Bruyne) then you're gone. It's why his shelf life is only around three years. He hasn't shown that he can build teams, he can just buy them. Edited August 18, 2015 by villa89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted August 18, 2015 Share Posted August 18, 2015 Ivanovic is a solid reliable defender but he was never ever great against pace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanBalaban Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 Terry and Ivanovic could very well have aged 'overnight'. As they both played a lot last season, their bodies got into the routine of playing, training, playing again throughout the campaign. General fitness, state of the art training facilities, muscle memory all helped them to keep up the rigorous pace. In the close season, once taken out of that routine, the body has to wind itself up back up again. With natural ageing, fatigue and the loss of the top-paced routine there's nothing they can do to get back to the peaks of last year. It's kind of like overcharging a battery, and I think those two in particular will struggle for at least the early part of this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedClaretAndBlue Posted August 19, 2015 Share Posted August 19, 2015 They didnt win a single game preseason in 90 mins either did they? Remember them getting spanked 4-2 with a full strength side against NY Red Bulls, lost 1-0 at home to Fiorentina, lost community shield, should have lost to Swansea, could have conceded 6 at the weekend if it wasnt for Beggar. Nailed on for relegation with Sunderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikantcpell Posted September 29, 2015 Share Posted September 29, 2015 Spotted parking in a disabled bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted September 29, 2015 Author Share Posted September 29, 2015 (edited) I'd like to hear this on MOTD. Edited September 30, 2015 by limpid fixed embed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest av1 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 So José sub's a substitute after 20mins to loud boo's. He'll be gone before Xmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Cahill, Terry and Ivanovic. Christ, if they were horses, they would be shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 makes me feel better on a bad result to see Chelsea, Sunderland and Newcastle have equally bad days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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