Match Threads Chelsea vs Spurs - Match Thread

[SargeantMeatCurtains]

No point saying “xxxx for Llorente at HT” because Poch will only make a sub in the 70th minute and/or when we’re 3-0 down.

 

[GioW]

Genuinely can't find it within myself to criticise the boys. We've been epic this season and then hit with this luck at this time. Nah.

 

[John48]

Llorente makes Janssen look like Berbatov.

Not getting the service, Eriksen & Lamela are really poor & giving way too many balls away.

 

[Ekmek]

Here we go...

But theres not even anger. Everyone just looks tired.

 

[Bobbins]

Time for Poch to earn his money at HT.

You mean make zero changes and coast through until the 72nd minute right?

 

[slartibartfast]

I think pre match team talk must have been 'Give Hazard as much room as possible. Just dont get anywhere near him.
And do the usual 'all run into the goal area but dont mark players outside the box so if they cut it back its a free shot at goal routine. Full backs, come insode and leave acres for them to get down the wings. Dont try and stop a cross whatever you do'
We've been doing that for years.
Does my fkin head in.
Could end up a stuffing.
Get Llorente off ffs and put on someones Nan. They'd do a better job.

 

[paulcumpstone]

We're not exactly playing to his strengths though are we

does he have any strengths?

 

[ardiles&villa]

Poch is a genius! Conserving energy before the last 20 minute onslaught to which Chelsea will have no reply. In Poch we trust.

This what is known as blind faith.

 

[dirtyh]

where's that simpsons "they're already dead" meme?

 

[Mr.D]

I'm 51 next Friday. 45 years I've cried tears of joy and pain but I'm turning it off now. I just can't watch any more tonight. Don't judge me, I'm just not in the fucking mood. And I'm turning the internet off as well and am going to read a book until bedtime.
I hope I wake in the morning to some miracle.

 

[spurs mental]

This is going well.

 

[SpursDave88]

Absolutely pathetic from us.

I don't think I've seen a weaker performance from a Spurs team in a long time...we've barley got out of out half and are lucky to be only 2-0 down. The thing is there is so little fight from us I'm not really getting agitated.

Player for player they are different class to us tonight. I don't see us scoring in a million years and I don't see us getting through the second half without conceding.

Not sure there is anything Poch can do.

Chelsea can win this by whatever score they choose.

 

[SpursD22]

I actually think Lamela has been decent, some nice linkup play but Llorente is so slow and Lamela has to pretty much do all pressing himself
Bring on Lucas and you will see a big difference

 

[homer hotspur]

It did seem a surprisingly risky move by Poch to play both Dier and Sissoko from the start.
We can't really expect to compete against one of the top sides away in a cup semi final without 3 first choice attackers. It's too much to ask and then add in a couple of half fit midfielders.

 

[glacierSpurs]

I can't bring myself to not hate Llorente.. He has no ounce of desire to score for us at all. He's still jogging about non - chalantly without a sense of urgency.

 

[Tucker]

But you just know he won’t change it.

There’s not a lot he can change it to. Maybe take Llorente off for Lucas or count dookoo. But I still think we are going to be on the end of a serious fucking here.

 

[The Mourneview Ace]

Also, questionable how fit Dier and Sissoko are out there. Their movement looks extremely limited. Could get ugly in the second half.

 

[EaMidSpurs]

Poch will make two subs at half time & we will absolutely batter them.......

 

[TheHoddleWaddle]

Don't think Lamela has been bad. Made the only decent run of the game which was ignored by Eriksen.

I'd take Dier off for Nkoudou and Llorente off for Moura and just try and hit them with a bit of pace. We just seem slow as fuck.

There is literally nothing else that poch can do. That's the only possible changes he can make that will have any impact, albeit marginal, what so ever. Relying on GKN. Fmb.

 

[phillipjpalmer]

We were up against it from the start, but we don't help ourselves, full backs playing so high leaving easy out balls, dier charging around when he's a yard off the pace, llorente can't trap a bag of sand, nobody on the edge of the box for corners
Why can't we just be more solid and disciplined. Just can't get over the line in games like this.

 

[Cornpattbuck]

Not unexpected but still painful to watch. Not having any outlet is killing us so far.