It was poor all the way around apart from a couple of Kane strikes and hazard threatening most of the second half..
We played poorly and spent far too much time playing it aimlessly across the back line with Gazzaniga being particularly culpable. Lots of chances to free Trippier on the right but kept refusing it. Winks was ineffective never wanting to turn when he received the ball and play it forward. Son was open with a ball over the top all game long but we weren’t trying to play that way.
Frustrating waiting for VAR to tell us what we all knew, that it was a penalty.
Sissoko was all over the place, misplaced a pass to set up eriksen late in the first half.
Chelsea had the better of the 2nd half, lots of shots on target, but nothing that felt super threatening. Best chance came first half from a deflected Hudson odoi cross that Gazzaniga smuggled onto the crossbar/post and Toby cleared off the line.
Ps Hudson odoi until hazard kicked on 2nd half was the most threatening Chelsea player. Barkley didn’t do much, Willian meh, felt like Chelsea needed a striker on the pitch to provide some focal point for their attack.
Loved Lamela getting stuck in as soon as he came on, Kane with some great touches under pressure, Sissoko trying to make the runs, and that was about it.
I’ll take 1-0 but would have been happier with another..
It was poor all the way around apart from a couple of Kane strikes and hazard threatening most of the second half..
We played poorly and spent far too much time playing it aimlessly across the back line with Gazzaniga being particularly culpable. Lots of chances to free Trippier on the right but kept refusing it. Winks was ineffective never wanting to turn when he received the ball and play it forward. Son was open with a ball over the top all game long but we weren’t trying to play that way.
Frustrating waiting for VAR to tell us what we all knew, that it was a penalty.
Sissoko was all over the place, misplaced a pass to set up eriksen late in the first half.
Chelsea had the better of the 2nd half, lots of shots on target, but nothing that felt super threatening. Best chance came first half from a deflected Hudson odoi cross that Gazzaniga smuggled onto the crossbar/post and Toby cleared off the line.
Ps Hudson odoi until hazard kicked on 2nd half was the most threatening Chelsea player. Barkley didn’t do much, Willian meh, felt like Chelsea needed a striker on the pitch to provide some focal point for their attack.
Loved Lamela getting stuck in as soon as he came on, Kane with some great touches under pressure, Sissoko trying to make the runs, and that was about it.
I’ll take 1-0 but would have been happier with another..