Match Thread Chelsea v. Sheffield United - 16th December 2023

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Premier League Matchweek 17 - Saturday 16th December 2023 - 15:00 - Stamford Bridge
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Referee: Andy Madley
Assistants: Harry Lennard, Nick Hopton
Fourth Official: Rob Jones
VAR: Peter Bankes
Assistant VAR: Eddie Smart

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[BangorBlade]

They are on the same amount of goals

Agree but Osulas more mobile

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Nice to see we are arguing about strikers and not defensive problems or lack of intensity.

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Agree but Osulas more mobile

He is. He'll be on the seconfld half and fired up to prove he should have started

 

[SUFCinks]

We look league 1 in possession. Absolute embarrassment that was.

 

[Wetwang blade]

They are in Heckingbottom mode with McB leading the line!

 

[Boxer Blade]

Only two minutes extra, at what point will we be labelled the dirty northern bastard's?

 

[manxblade]

What was mcatee booked for?

Kicking the ball away

 

[Foxy]

Always looking at the positive

Well it's not really is it, it's just fact. If he'd been 'flopping around', that ball never happens. At least say what you actually see.

 

[Sheffsteel]

The bad news
Chelsea totally dominating and we’ve done very little apart from be organised and make it tough. We look a clear division below Chelsea. We’ve never looked threatening at any time.

The good news
Most of Chelsea’s possession has been in and around the centre circle. Chelsea are all style with zero substance. They’ve looked pretty clueless in front of goal and Fodderignham has hardly had anything to do.

No one can deny that 0-0 at half time is fair. Poor game with neither side looking like scoring so far.

 

[BarnardCastleBlade]

There's something in this game you know

 

[Hamandcheese]

Could see after 5 minutes how much better organised we are

But we have to show much more quality and confidence in possession. Keeping it for 2 seconds after winning it back is not sustainable for 90 minutes

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Good half. Showed Chelsea are there for the taking. Need a 2 goal performance like a few years ago.

 

[jt64]

Well it's not really is it, it's just fact. If he'd been 'flopping around', that ball never happens. At least say what you actually see.

What's Mr Chips doing?

 

[jono_t2000]

This was Hecky levels of negativity I'm afraid and it all starts at the top of the pitch

We're being lazy at the top of the pitch not making gut breaking runs for an out-ball and not pressing at all

Just allowing the ball to come back at us time and time again.

 

[Arcott]

That'll need clearing at HT

 

[Alex Cheeseright]

Well it's not really is it, it's just fact. If he'd been 'flopping around', that ball never happens. At least say what you actually see.

I try

 

[originaltrueblade]

Some shocking decisions yet again

 

[Sithblade]

Why did he book mecca?

Kicking the ball away?
Thought we've played well, sound in defence with Anel even making a run forward.

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Too much beetroot McBurnie,his piss is red and so is his head.

 

[straight_outta_compton]

Solid defensive performance from the blades. Good energy & shape. Pressure will build on Chelsea is we can hold out for first 20 mins of 2nd half.

Mcburnie has been huffing and puffing as usual, but not much reward.

Mcatee has played a few really good balls into their 6 yard box but we need at least one of our strikers to gamble more and anticipate.

Is it just me or was the ref very unpredictable?!? Looked a pretty nasty elbow in face to vini (some will argue was accident but I'm not too sure).

Let's hope we can nick a goal.

I'd take mcburnie off and give osula a run

 

[ChipButtyBlade]

Some shocking decisions yet again

Like the McAtee booking for kicking the ball a whole yard away.

 

[Gaini Blade]

Why did he book mecca?

I've heard it's nice this time of year but can be crowded during pilgrimage.

 

[straight_outta_compton]

...and for the love of god, stop the silly bookings for dissent & kicking the ball away!!! Players need to learn that refs been instructed to be much stricter about these things.

These unnecessary booking are going to cost us...

 

[Bobby b]

The improvement in the defending has quite frankly been astonishing, plus when we've had it we've tried to go forward, I just wish that our passing could improve as well, but with the improvement iv seen I feel that I may be being greedy, Chelsea, with all their possession, haven't really troubled us in that half, and although we haven't put them under much pressure they don't look all that solid at the back, at kick off I was expecting a loss but a draw and fingers crossed, a win is not off the table.
COYRAWW

 

[Foxy]

Players need to learn that refs been instructed to be much stricter about these things.

Depending on which shirt you are wearing obviously.

 

[Cheesebored]

Thought we did okay TBH. They looked most dangerous when we were sloppy with our passing, which was often!

 

[toledo]

Its certainly a cagey and boring game BUT, this is how we get points... we won't get points any other way... we looked more solid than before so its good we can build on that.

We have to stop playing great in defense and than give the ball away in midfield....

toledo

 

[Gaini Blade]

Playing Hecky caution ball at the moment and living on our nerves a bit. If we can stop giving silly balls away there could be something in this for us.

 

[Big.Dane.w]

Get with the programme. McBurnie is today's scapegoat and will be our pootest player even if he isn't

He was the poorest though that half, offered nothing, no pressing, not winning many flick ons, clumsy, I really think he’s slowed our attack down from the last 2 games, I don’t dislike mcburnie been crap today though and people calling his first half performance out isn’t scapegoating it’s just stating the obvious.

 

[Blade]

Room for improvement but it's so much better than 2 weeks ago, we've defended well and had a few chances which is a massive step forward, time to push as they get more and more frustrated.. There first 11 cost them £413m ffs and that's with two youth players and a free transfer in the team.