Football The 2011/2012 Season Thread

[Ch3tan]

Gerrard is past it though, great when fit, but he's not consistently fit these days... You don't have enough pace and skill in midfield without Gerrard, and Bellamy adds a massive injection of creativity as well.

 

[Keitanz]

Not really true, it could hit the woodwork then go in.. but it rarely does for us

 

[Calaen]

If it hit and went in it would be classed as on target

 

[Keitanz]

Gerrard is past it though, great when fit, but he's not consistently fit these days... You don't have enough pace and skill in midfield without Gerrard, and Bellamy adds a massive injection of creativity as well.

Yeah Henderson was bought to replace him.. but he has been invisible so far :S

 

[Calaen]

What a ball hsha get in.

 

[Embattle]

VP really is a great forward.

 

[Calaen]

Andy carrol always causes arsenal problems, and he gets 5 minutes. Daglish is some boy!

 

[Keitanz]

Pretty even match.. again we didn't take our chances.. same as every match.. getting really annoying..

Missed 3 or 4 first teamers but oh well there goes 4th place.. even though we weren't really going to get it regardless

Really nice goal by RVP tho

 

[Keitanz]

I still really want to see what Arsenal are like without Van Persie they would struggle so much :s

 

[soze]

Fucking bell end steward telling RVP not to throw his shirt to the crowd miserable cunt.

 

[Everz]

Chelsea are shitting it so badly hah.

 

[Embattle]

The shit will truly hit the fan if the score stays this way.

 

[ileks]

West Brom have played really well from what I've seen.

 

[Everz]

Sh1t are well.. shitting over Chelsea.

 

[Everz]

Lampard missing a sitter.

 

[Everz]

West Brom have played really well from what I've seen.

More how god awful Chelsea are currently.

 

[ileks]

Yeah, they didn't look competitive at all. That shit free kick by Mata at the end summed them up.

 

[Ch3tan]

sack the players, not the manager. Roman needs to take a new approach here.

 

[Vladamir]

Chelsea manager Andre Villas-Boas after his side's defeat at West Brom:
"It wasn't good enough, and it's not been good enough for quite some time. We are fifth and something is wrong.
"We don't win enough games and they are not numbers that make us proud. In football there is joy and there is pain. You have to ask the owners not me whether I will get another chance."

Sounds like 'something is wrong' translates to 'I'm fucked off with certain players'

 

[Ch3tan]

If Roman, and it has to be him, not a board member, came out and said:

"There is no pressure on AVB, I have faith in him and we will be reviewing the playing squad this summer"

Then you'd soon see players commit to AVB's system and put some effort in.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Cracking result for us today, Chelsea losing is a big bonus too. If Spuds lose tomorrow we could be chasing 3rd instead of 4th. We have to keep this run going. No doubt we'll end up dropping points to some half baked team though

 

[Ch3tan]

I thought you pulled a big result out of failure today Wazz, Pool with an average first 11 were very industrious and gave you trouble for most of the game. Walcott was anonymous again, playing far to forward to have an impact. Your midfield did not do as it did against spuds, RVP certainly is a beast.

Anyway, proof that Chelski fans are not as blind as the players:

Karl Bowers from Canterbury on text: "As a Chelsea fan I am becoming more and more annoyed at the English media's witch hunt for AVB. Of course it was a bad result but it's the players who are under performing more than the manager. Considering the wages these men are on, I think their sulking attitudes on and off the pitch are a disgrace, I'd play my heart out if I was given the chance to pull on a Chelsea Shirt! AVB has to stay, after the summer and in particular a major over haul of the squad with an injection of players who want to play, that's when AVB's credentials can be put to the test."
Karl Bowers take a bow - that is the most eloquent text I think we've ever published

^ from the beeb feed.

 

[Wazzerphuk]

Losing Arteta to Diaby was the big blow: Arteta is vital to how we play at the moment, and Diaby was so far away from match sharpness it's silly. His ball for Walcott's shot in the first half was incredible, even better than Song's for RvP.

 

[Scouse]

Cracking result for us today

Aye.

From my perspective, that game was hugely indicative of our entire season. Played better than you, created more chances, lost...


Henderson is really pissing me off now too

 

[Ch3tan]

Henderson is really pissing me off now too

There was a break by Suarez where Henderson was supporting in the first half I believe, it was 2 on 3, Henderson was laid of the ball by Suarez who continued his run into the box, Henderson didn't play the one two, instead he stopped, and passed the ball sideways.

 

[Scouse]

he stopped, and passed the ball sideways.

That's his entire game. Surprised it wasn't back into midfield. I was absolutely raging at that - as was the girlfirend, who knows nothing about football.


There's something wrong there. Badly. He should have either played Suarez in or taken a shot, and not a weak side-footer like he did when in acres of space later on...

 

[CorNokZ]

Watching the Barca - Gijón match atm and Barca look horrible without Messi

 

[CorNokZ]

And then they score...

 

[Embattle]

Classic dive.

 

[soze]

wtf happened to Arteta? I was on a call when it happened and they did not show it after the game or on MoTD. I heard he was knocked the fuck out but it looks like he came home with the rest of the team so seems to be fine.