I hope he snaps out of this bs because what I saw today was one of the most shocking performances of a chelsea team I've ever seen.
He wants us to break quickly but we cant even begin to run by the time we receive the ball. And our Frontline is pressing for a full 90 then expected to run any time we receive the ball. We need to just have a few combinations in midfield, not that crazy
My head is on fucking Mars rn. I've not tweeting so much in my life. Cant believe Xabi has me writing threads after a home match v spurs. Why the back 3?? We've been excellent with a back 4. No Welbeck? Henderson hoof ball??? So many questions and he better answer for all of em
Everyone could see it! Also, we've played the best football of our season the past 2 games in a back 4 and today he's reset to default with a back 3 for no reason at all. If he was afraid of Josh playing 1v1, well he was 1v1 all night anyway. And we looked wide open in the middle
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Xabi got it completely wrong. Sitting back and conceding possession at Stamford Bridge is not acceptable. Especially against Tottenham. You have to use the energy of the crowd. We were way too PASSIVE. To score so many goals and then not score one against them is abysmal. De Zerbi took him to the cleaners tactically. I鈥檝e seen Conte, who won a PREMIER LEAGUE for us, lose the fans because of losing to Spurs. Alonso has a lot of work to do now to win the match going fans back.
Welbs should've been on at half! I woulda also done Lavia so we can actually keep the ball. Xabi was very very poor today, he'll have to answer for this in midweek, there must be a reaction.
Miami Heat are 0-2, getting blown out each game and looking terrible at both ends. Did both my coaches just have lobotomies or something???
You get it! I was screaming at my TV to get Quenda off for Welbeck. Not that Quenda was poor but we needed to change something. Also, idk what the idea was w/ Quenda and Rogers? Nobody even occupied the 9 they just kinda both stood off the left
There's nothing to watch. No proactive subs, seems like Xabi just wanted to guys to hoof ball and run around. Idk if he's scared of the rain or something???
He was good for the first half, made a few good saves and had a nice punch. Hes a 21 yr old who is def not ready to be a starter for the club making his proper debut in the PL. Knowing our gk situation we should never be sitting in and praying for a counter against spurs at home
This game for me is completely on the manager. I hope he realizes that this is Chelsea and we have to be the aggressor in games. It was acceptable without Caicedo but now that he's there, we need to see consistent buildup patterns with or without our full front 3
He's shown that he's late on subs multiple times, but at a certain point I hope he begins to realize that when you spot the problem you have to be proactive because in the PL it can become too late in an instant.
Very very cowardly showing by Alonso today. Was too wary of spurs (a bottom half team that hasn't been clinical at all). Saw that Hendo was putting in a shocker and didnt swap for Lavia (at least take a chance at keeping the ball). No Welbeck until 88'.
Should never ever see that role again. He's just like Cole, too unserious on the ball and wants to try things all the time. Great for a 10 and winger, horrible for a 9. Either play Neto there or out in Welbeck if JP isnt fit
Henderson worst performance for the club today. Idk why tf Xabi didnt hook him for Lavia who would atleast put in a tackle in midfield or maybe not boot the ball up the pitch everytime he received the ball