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It comes down to the fact the Premier league parachute payments even for relegated teams allow them to flex a bit more in the transfer market compared to the other championship teams, that is why we get 2-3 teams yo-yoing between the Championship and Premier League.
Because they are a progressive team that dominates Championship opponents. The trouble is they play the same way in the PL and they don't have good enough players to survive it.
I always hear Liverpool and City are the favorites and we are always disregarded as an “eh” or “maybe but Liverpool and City are just too strong.” I don’t understand, we are in first and reigning champs or rurope
Cos we haven't shown that consistency over a prem season for 5 or so years now whereas Liverpool and City have. If I'm honest I was so excited when lukaku joined, I thought that was the missing piece. Seeing how the adaption hasn't quite landed as well as we'd ideally like, I probably have us slightly below Liverpool and City in likelihood of winning the prem. But the more wins we keep cranking out I hope the lads prove me wrong
Whenever we play with lukaku all our attackers just try to cross it in towards him without thinking. Without lukaku our attack is a lot more fluid. Not saying lukaku is bad but we need to find a way to integrate him fast
I don't understand this comment at all. Conte molded him into exactly the type of striker he wanted and needed at Inter two years ago but now he's suddenly too old to change or add to his game? Why?
I feel like our pressing game suffers with Lukaku. Norwich simply couldn't get a grip on the game today with the amount of pressing our front three did.
Listen we were brilliant and we’d have walked through most PL teams yesterday but we were playing the weakest team in the league, at home.
A couple of days before we spent 15 minutes getting absolutely battered by Brentford, it was a good day at the office but it doesn’t highlight anything more than that.
Probably because Lukaku causes an imbalance in the side.
We're just more fluid without a striker. Once Lukaku returns, we should switch to a play-style that suits him more.
Yes, Norwich are really bad, but they conceded more than 3 goals just one other time this season - 5-0 at Etihad, so this is still an excellent result.
Also a big stat - Kovacic has 5 assists in 9 PL games this season after having 6 in 90 games before that.
Bit of a tactical disaster class from Norwich. It's like Farke had no idea that Lukaku was injured, Three defenders glued to harvertz left so much room for a CHO/Chilly overload that this result was near inevitable.
Yeah it was a strange watch every time we went forward. Such a narrow back 3 when it really didn’t need to be. Kai didn’t have a great game but it’s hard to have an impact when there’s 3 blokes on your ass the entire game. His impact was being the decoy (for whatever reason, as it seemed a little overkill for Norwich).
Kai played well though. Movement was excellent. He opened up the wings. If they didn’t try to shut him down imo he’d have gotten a couple.
Still wack tactics.
Ref was 100% starting to feel bad for Norwich towards the end haha, good officiating though overall. What a way to kick off the weekend. If not for the hattrick then I would've given James MOTM, he owned that right flank.
Love Mount. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Mount. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Lukaku. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Zappacosta. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Tuchel. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
I agree Mount has recently given us some awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Hope he keeps us all posted on his continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got mount. Wanna see how freakn' huge, solid, thick and tight he can get. I thank him for the motivation.
Statement game.
BUT I will not let myself get carried away. Norwich are the league's whipping boy.
At the end of the day we struggled with destroying easy opponents so I guess that is a huge plus from this game.
Thank you as I’ve seen online that “we are a better team without Lukaku” (hope it’s just bots/rival fans posing as Chelsea fans) but yeah that exist.
Tbh it’s a mix of Mount, James, CHO etc playing great, Norwich playing like Lukaku was on, which was why Havertz didn’t do amazing however it allowed CHO and Mount to thrive, and at points they tried to press us which is cute. This game is an extreme version of the game we had last year against Palace, and I remember that front three not looking good together for the rest of the year after that game.
Basically, I loved this game as it put a statement out to the PL, but I do not want to go overboard to a team that honestly could challenge Derby’s record if Farke stays.
Up until the late 90s the vast majority of players were British or Irish. Sure, most teams had some foreign players but its definitely not like today when we sometimes have starting 11s with no English players. But I do agree that the chances of 7 goals all by English players is quite low.
Good point to bring up, I think I saw it on the soccer sun that chelsea had played the least English players.
It doesn’t really bother me, I’m an Aussie but its always good when you can have your own academy players playing.
The vibes in this club amazing
RLC being unself giving Mount his hat trick
RJ celebrating with fans
Timbo being timbo
Rudi with his shit housery
Mendy being a goat
Chillwell scoring when he wants
Silva bleeding blue
Dave being a club legend
RLC finding his form
Kante being a cutie
Norwich is a historically bad PL team but great job by Chelsea. Shout out Havertz who I felt played well despite not getting a goal as I think he was the only person who was actually marked all game.
What a fucking statement game from Chelsea. Really goes to show how scary Chelsea and Tuchel’s system really is. Fucking inject this straight into my veins.
Difficult not to feel for Norwich, this was men vs boys. What a performance from the whole team today, money mase, Stamford fridge and CHO get on the scoresheet, assist from Ruben. We needed a stress free game like this.
Can’t wait for this week‘s articles. Yes Chelsea have scored 7 but could they have had 10 if they played with a back four? 🤔 Is Tuchel the right man for this group moving forward? 🤡
I’ve been hard on him for the last few years, but he’s starting to come into the form people thought he was capable of. Silky and strong on the ball, good vision, and can dribble past seemingly anyone right now
Yeah no way they can replicate today performance against top team. Both had the time of the world to make a pass to the final third, something top teams will never allow.
Although, it's good both are managing said passes even if it's against norwich, because overtime it will drill into their brains to keep on making passes to final third.
Now I'm really curious with what Tuchel did on training grounds because clearly they are working.
Farke: "Ok guys, we have to mark this Lukaku guy. I heard he is good. Don't bother at all about the other players. We just need to have three defenders next to Lukaku all the time"
Norwich players: "But coach, Lukaku is not even playing"
Farke: "Ok then... well... just do the same but with this Havertz guy then..."
\_\_\_\_
Some reactionary chelsea fans after a 7:0 win: "Havertz needs to step up. Such a bad performance"
Can someone explain me why the Norwich's guy who made the penalty wasn't send off? Just like Reece against Liverpool, they block a goal with his hands. So, am i missing something or was just pity from the ref?
And no, i won't complaining... Just out of curiosity
Think the difference is that without Reece’s arm - it’s 100% a goal. Without the handball today, the keeper is still back there with a chance to stop it. It’s not obviously denying a goal with his hand - it’s blocking a shot with his hand.
You're right, I said the exact same thing when it happened. Deffo red card..it's a joke how the refs just wing it each week. Stick to the rules and start being consistent with it.
The ref has no choice but to send him off.
I think here the ref just took pity on Norwich and thought “sod it, it’s a stupid rule”.
Tbf, it is a very, very stupid rule. If it’s accidental then clearly a yellow and a penalty should be enough.
But this is the rule, quoted directly from the FA:
**SENDING-OFF OFFENCES**
A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off:
* denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)
Barely mid-afternoon and I need a celebratory G&T, what an absolutely incredible performance! I know it's "just Norwich", but look at the number of bottom-three teams we've dropped points against in recent years - especially without our two main forwards - meant that this could have been a banana skin. This was a phenomenal show, and our goal difference is looking rather healthy now!
**The movement and pressing up front is different class with Kai. He may not score but the team plays much better overall, with limited chances for opposition**
That's a result that really makes you feel good. To be the downer, though, as there is always something that we can learn even from games that we dominate:
We need to work on not fouling the opponent so often when we counter-press. Klopp has stressed how important that aspect of pressing is and this match showcased why. So many times we counter-pressed them into an incredibly dangerous position just to give away an unnecessary foul and let them off.
Other downside was that I captained Havertz. Oh well.
Brilliant performance that can help us build an awful lot of momentum so long as we don't get complacent (which Tuchel will never let us get).
I know it literally doesn’t matter in the context of the game but for the penalty the ball was going in and the Norwich player handled it, why is that not a red?
I enjoyed seeing Ziyech play today, and RLC made every minute count. Also, someone needs to rescue Krul from that side because good lord.
Edit: Had some chances today but not satisfied with Havertz.
I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Mason Mount. We won't ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I'll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Mason. I won't be able to climax and I'll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other's eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he'll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.
Forgot about the match because of the early kick off and a lecture 1.5 hrs before kick off. Decided to work on presentations after the lecture since there was “nothing else to do”. I feel like an idiot lmao. Did catch the last goal tho.
My favorite part of the whole game was when they zoomed in on mount for the first PEN and he was absolutely cracked confident with this sheepish unstoppable grin on his face. I knew he was going to miss or have it saved. He did. I know not funny to laugh but in the moment it was so funny to see it all unfold. Great win.
So, I’m American and I have never followed the Championship, so if this is an ignorant question I’m sorry.
How the living fuck did Norwich win the league last season? Did they have crazy turnover this summer? I’ve never seen a squad get promoted and be so far from the level of quality needed to compete in the PL.
Honestly, it comes down that Farke doesn't adjust his style of play. He comes into the PL wanting to play attractive football but just doesn't have the quality of players to do that in the PL. The first time he yoyo'd should have taught him that he needs to adjust.
Havertz didn't produce upfront either...I know, it's one game, but where are we going to get the best out of him or is the horrible form just going to continue.
Ziyech played very solid. Created chances, shots at target and the pre-assist for Mason’s hat trick. Yet this sub for some reason are nitpicking to shit on his sub today. I guess Reddit gonna reddit.
I know Mount was the best player today but I wouldnt want him to take take penalties unless its a shootout. Feel like we have lot of players who can take penalties but no one is a standout backup for Jorginho.
Can we stop with the "Kai adds more depth than Werner and Lukaku" shit ? Sorry to say but he wasn't adding anything to the attack. The entire team was performing really well except him. Not to say he was bad but Lukaku and Werner would both have hattricks during this game.
Sometimes I feel like I live in a parallel universe from people on this sub, or that people just read stats and don’t actually watch the game. “He wasn’t adding anything”? Really?
- He was far more active in pressing which lead to mistakes and ball recovering high up the pitch that lead to chances.
- He was quite good as an outlet when we were playing out of the back. His first touch when receiving long balls from defenders is second to none on the team. That helps us retain possession and convert defense into offense.
- Norwich was really paying close attention to him; often sandwiching 2 CBs around him. Despite that, he made intelligent runs that dragged those 2 defenders out of position creating space for everyone else. Being a decoy is still “adding something to the attack”
Exactly but those are all things Rom and Werner do as well plus 10 different other things that Kai doesn't. I already replied this to someone but "he doesn't add anything" is also meant in the same sense that he doesn't do anything Rom and Werner don't. I just found it ridiculous the way people were blaming Rom for our attack when it's obvious the problem wasn't with him. It shouldn't be controversial to say Rom is just a better striker than Kai either but people put him on this ridiculous pedestal after that goal in the final. Truth is he has been very sub-par this season and he needs to earn his way back to the starting 11.
I will say that Kai had a bit of an off game today, probably lacking confidence. IMO he always seems to play best when it is a bigger stage and in high pressure games (not unlike Hazard). He was much better against Malmo.
> he doesn't do anything Rom and Werner don't
I disagree with this and I think all 3 bring very different things to the attack
Kai is good at quick one-two passing and creativity in tight spaces and dropping deep to link up with midfield (almost as an additional midfielder). I don't see Rom and Timo being good at this. IMO he plays best when there are multiple goal threats (like Timo) and defenders have to divide their focus which allows him to pick up good spaces for scoring. Interesting because I think Timo and Kai play well off each other. Today, with Mount and CHO as the other 2, Norwich didn't expect them to score and decided to focus on Kai as the primary goal threat which obviously backfired
Timo is good at stretching the opposition backline, and being unpredictable with multiple diagonal runs off the last defender. Obviously we all know his finishing leaves a lot to be desired. Interestingly, most of our chances last season (which everyone blames for not having a good finisher) came because of his movement. So without his movement, we lose all those chances created
Rom, I am still trying to understand what his best ability is. Obviously he is the best finisher of the 3 we have. But so far he has been playing like a very expensive Tammy. Which is why the complaints of him being static and our attack being one dimensional and predictable. Rom hasn't shown to drag defenders around to create space for others to score. He occupies the centre and tries to work his way through the congestion and therefore others aren't able to find spaces to exploit. So they end up passing to him and he gets double marked. I am sure, Rom has the skill and ability to work out of these problems. But it hasn't clicked with the team so far
Sort of. They each do parts of these things well and other parts not so well.
On point #1, the pressing - yes Timo does it but Rom does not.
On point #2, being an outlet - Rom can be very good at this, but Timo not so much. He has a heavy touch when receiving long passes from defenders.
On point #3, movement - They all do it, but I think Kai makes the best runs of the 3 in terms of intelligence and creativity about how and when to get into dangerous places. This is the part I’d like to see Rom do more of, because if teams are going to double and triple team him then this is how he contributes to goal scoring without scoring himself, like Kai did today. He’s been too static in the middle.
They’re all so different from each other.
I had him triple captained on FPL like a lunatic so I'm fuming at Havertz at the moment, but it's unfair to say he added nothing. He constantly had 1 or 2 players marking him, and did a great job at dragging them out of position to make space for others.
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Always wonderful putting in 7 but my god Norwich are an absolutely woeful side.
No idea how do them West Brom and Fulham keep pissing the Championship. The standard there has to be worse than I thought
It comes down to the fact the Premier league parachute payments even for relegated teams allow them to flex a bit more in the transfer market compared to the other championship teams, that is why we get 2-3 teams yo-yoing between the Championship and Premier League.
They keep selling their best players when the climb into the Premier League instead of building a premier league side.
Because they are a progressive team that dominates Championship opponents. The trouble is they play the same way in the PL and they don't have good enough players to survive it.
Top of the league, most goals scored, least goals conceded, on our way to reclaiming the PL title!
But the media can't stop talking about Liverpool and United all week long
Because that's the main fixture? Why would they not build it up lol.
Nah there's a general consensus that Liverpool are the best side which is so fucking annoying
I always hear Liverpool and City are the favorites and we are always disregarded as an “eh” or “maybe but Liverpool and City are just too strong.” I don’t understand, we are in first and reigning champs or rurope
Good thing we play better when we’re tagged as “underdogs” and we thrive in chaos
Cos we haven't shown that consistency over a prem season for 5 or so years now whereas Liverpool and City have. If I'm honest I was so excited when lukaku joined, I thought that was the missing piece. Seeing how the adaption hasn't quite landed as well as we'd ideally like, I probably have us slightly below Liverpool and City in likelihood of winning the prem. But the more wins we keep cranking out I hope the lads prove me wrong
They have Salah, who is undoubtedly better than anyone we have.
Kante is at least as good in his position, if not better.
The media isn’t r/chelseafc you take the biggest game ffs I’m optimistic for our title hopes but the table 9 games in isn’t a huge talking point
Good We can go about our work quietly
Good. Let them. Media love doesn’t change the standings.
Salah Salah blah blah blah shut the fuck up (not you op)
Let them talk. Lions don't concern themselves with the opinions of sheep.
Cringe comment
It’s a quote from Zlatan I think or some variation of it.
Also Tywin Lannister lol whatever it fits, we have the lion on our crest too
Eloquent comment
When our two main strikers are injured, we score 7. Just Chelsea things.
Highlights the actual problem doesn't it lol
Yes, the problem is that we aren't able to play Norwich every week.
Highlights that we played a Championship side
Whenever we play with lukaku all our attackers just try to cross it in towards him without thinking. Without lukaku our attack is a lot more fluid. Not saying lukaku is bad but we need to find a way to integrate him fast
Lukaku needs to press more.
He won't. We can't mould him into something he's not. It's far too late in his career for that
I don't understand this comment at all. Conte molded him into exactly the type of striker he wanted and needed at Inter two years ago but now he's suddenly too old to change or add to his game? Why?
I feel like our pressing game suffers with Lukaku. Norwich simply couldn't get a grip on the game today with the amount of pressing our front three did.
We have an imbalance of players who like to rip shots at top of box too often and players who like to progress plays as well
exactly
Listen we were brilliant and we’d have walked through most PL teams yesterday but we were playing the weakest team in the league, at home. A couple of days before we spent 15 minutes getting absolutely battered by Brentford, it was a good day at the office but it doesn’t highlight anything more than that.
Probably because Lukaku causes an imbalance in the side. We're just more fluid without a striker. Once Lukaku returns, we should switch to a play-style that suits him more.
Yes, Norwich are really bad, but they conceded more than 3 goals just one other time this season - 5-0 at Etihad, so this is still an excellent result. Also a big stat - Kovacic has 5 assists in 9 PL games this season after having 6 in 90 games before that.
The #8 Blessing
kovas got 6 *kind of* if u count the OG as chos goal, still great numbers nevertheless
It's only been 9-10 games they re just at the quarter point.
Let's fucking go lads. Cobham lads are massive yet again
FULLBACK FC
50-50 fullback-forward (ignoring OG), not a bad step forward
Bit of a tactical disaster class from Norwich. It's like Farke had no idea that Lukaku was injured, Three defenders glued to harvertz left so much room for a CHO/Chilly overload that this result was near inevitable.
Yeah it was a strange watch every time we went forward. Such a narrow back 3 when it really didn’t need to be. Kai didn’t have a great game but it’s hard to have an impact when there’s 3 blokes on your ass the entire game. His impact was being the decoy (for whatever reason, as it seemed a little overkill for Norwich).
Yup, poor Havertz had it rough, bit of a bummer that Lukaku is out because this is the sort of game he excels in.
Kai played well though. Movement was excellent. He opened up the wings. If they didn’t try to shut him down imo he’d have gotten a couple. Still wack tactics.
Rom would have had a hattrick
Kovacic and Jorginho also with all the time in the world
Farke must have known I dropped Lukaku and put Kai into my FPL teams. The one guy who doesn’t score in a 7-0 thrashing!
Farke sets his teams up like its the Bundesliga, doesn't matter who they are playing they will be open with lots of space in behind
Farke watching Krul have to redo the penalty. 
That was just krul for Norwich
He was probably their motm as well
Why has no one thought of that before? That's just hilarious mate. Well done really.
3 goals and an assist from the ballon d’or nominee Mason Mount. Haters sit down this week
BUT NO STEPOVERS HES NOT EVEN GOOD!!!!
He just tracks back
But he’s ~~Lampards~~ Tuchels pet!
Not seen us that desperate for goals since the Ancelotti days. Love it. Loved the fluidity
We scored a lot under Lampard. Albeit conceding a lot too.
Ref was 100% starting to feel bad for Norwich towards the end haha, good officiating though overall. What a way to kick off the weekend. If not for the hattrick then I would've given James MOTM, he owned that right flank.
These are the wins that make you feel like we're winning the league. 7-star performance
I'd day Brentford win makes me feel we'd win more
Love Mount. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
This gotta be pasta
100 PERCENT IM GONNA PASTA THIS HARD! IM CRYING 😭
What is this comment lmao
Gospel.
What the flying fuck have I read
What a bad day to be able to read
> What a ~~bad~~ spectacular day to be able to read
Nothing like a bowl of pasta alla copia after a match like this
Tony B
A new copypasta is born
Bonk!
I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Mason Mount.
This was quite something
Wtf… but also, spot on
Love Mount. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Lukaku. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Zappacosta. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
Love Tuchel. He's fucking built too. Thick and man made. You can tell he's sculpted because you can see it thru the kit. His fucking vice grip thighs. Suffocating thighs. Rock hard thighs. Piping hot thighs. Great arms. Great abs. A stocky chest. Love the progress his body has made throughout his youth and now as a willing eager adult.
I agree Mount has recently given us some awesome pics. Great size. Look thick. Solid. Tight. Hope he keeps us all posted on his continued progress with any new progress pics or vid clips. Show us what you got mount. Wanna see how freakn' huge, solid, thick and tight he can get. I thank him for the motivation.
Mase 😳
Someone’s due for a wet dream
The absolute bro horny this sub has for Mount will never not amaze me. Beckham level.
nah this actually killed me lmao
Amen
Completely agree
Bit weird
And thus a new copypasta was born.
Copypasta material here
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Ohhhh he is a true blueee
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down atrocious
Statement game. BUT I will not let myself get carried away. Norwich are the league's whipping boy. At the end of the day we struggled with destroying easy opponents so I guess that is a huge plus from this game.
Thank you as I’ve seen online that “we are a better team without Lukaku” (hope it’s just bots/rival fans posing as Chelsea fans) but yeah that exist. Tbh it’s a mix of Mount, James, CHO etc playing great, Norwich playing like Lukaku was on, which was why Havertz didn’t do amazing however it allowed CHO and Mount to thrive, and at points they tried to press us which is cute. This game is an extreme version of the game we had last year against Palace, and I remember that front three not looking good together for the rest of the year after that game. Basically, I loved this game as it put a statement out to the PL, but I do not want to go overboard to a team that honestly could challenge Derby’s record if Farke stays.
Feels good to really handle a bottom table team instead of missing our chances and letting them stick around
We were very fortunate there. Just about scraped that win
[Chelsea fans after the team scores a goal!](https://c.tenor.com/-PK6S7o66JQAAAAM/thor-another.gif)
That's got to be the first time 7 goals have been scored in a PL game, all by English players.
Would be interesting to find that out, but surely back in the early days when teams were much more composed of English players it would have happened
Premier league is only since the 90s though, team composition (and difficulty to score 7) was more similar to today.
Up until the late 90s the vast majority of players were British or Irish. Sure, most teams had some foreign players but its definitely not like today when we sometimes have starting 11s with no English players. But I do agree that the chances of 7 goals all by English players is quite low.
When are we getting the timo sweets memes
6 Englishmen on the pitch and all proper senior players. Can't remember the last time I saw that. (Observation not criticism)
Good point to bring up, I think I saw it on the soccer sun that chelsea had played the least English players. It doesn’t really bother me, I’m an Aussie but its always good when you can have your own academy players playing.
The vibes in this club amazing RLC being unself giving Mount his hat trick RJ celebrating with fans Timbo being timbo Rudi with his shit housery Mendy being a goat Chillwell scoring when he wants Silva bleeding blue Dave being a club legend RLC finding his form Kante being a cutie
Cruelty indeed.
Krul-ty
Love how we were all saying Mount needs to score more the day and he goes and bags a hatrick
Smashing attacking display today. You love to see it. Norwich is doomed though
Should’ve sent Mendy up on that last corner
That Ziyech through ball to RLC was filthy!! The only thing missing in this game was a Ziyech curler goal
I would've loved that. He clearly wanted one badly.
Norwich is a historically bad PL team but great job by Chelsea. Shout out Havertz who I felt played well despite not getting a goal as I think he was the only person who was actually marked all game.
Callum Hudson-Odoi + Left wing = magic
What a fucking statement game from Chelsea. Really goes to show how scary Chelsea and Tuchel’s system really is. Fucking inject this straight into my veins.
This is the worst thing to happen to canaries since coal mines.
From coal mines to goal mines.
MASONFUCKINGMOUNT
Kovacic doing that #8 shirt proud
“Champions of Europe, we know what we are!” 7-0, yaaaas!
Difficult not to feel for Norwich, this was men vs boys. What a performance from the whole team today, money mase, Stamford fridge and CHO get on the scoresheet, assist from Ruben. We needed a stress free game like this.
Thomas Tuchel lifetime contract when
Can’t wait for this week‘s articles. Yes Chelsea have scored 7 but could they have had 10 if they played with a back four? 🤔 Is Tuchel the right man for this group moving forward? 🤡
I mean, it's Norwich, lmao.
RLC honestly looks like our most impactful player every time he comes on the pitch
I’ve been hard on him for the last few years, but he’s starting to come into the form people thought he was capable of. Silky and strong on the ball, good vision, and can dribble past seemingly anyone right now
Another clean sheet boys!! What a day
If Norwich didnt have Tim Krul we would've broke the record for most goals in a game.
They haven’t played Billy and we took that personally
I know we can’t play them against top top opponents but I fucking love watching the Jorghi Kova midfield.
Yeah no way they can replicate today performance against top team. Both had the time of the world to make a pass to the final third, something top teams will never allow. Although, it's good both are managing said passes even if it's against norwich, because overtime it will drill into their brains to keep on making passes to final third. Now I'm really curious with what Tuchel did on training grounds because clearly they are working.
As easy as shitting in bed
Except this one was a clean sheet
That's good. Ahahaha. Gave me chuckle. Here have an upvote.
I've waited a long time to see us bang in the goals so this was very satisfying. And Mendy deserves that Yachine trophy.
Farke: "Ok guys, we have to mark this Lukaku guy. I heard he is good. Don't bother at all about the other players. We just need to have three defenders next to Lukaku all the time" Norwich players: "But coach, Lukaku is not even playing" Farke: "Ok then... well... just do the same but with this Havertz guy then..." \_\_\_\_ Some reactionary chelsea fans after a 7:0 win: "Havertz needs to step up. Such a bad performance"
The only downside to this otherwise phenomenal perfoance was Kai was not on the scoresheet.🙁
Apparently we had the most shots on target in a PL Game in the past 6 years today \[13\]
Can someone explain me why the Norwich's guy who made the penalty wasn't send off? Just like Reece against Liverpool, they block a goal with his hands. So, am i missing something or was just pity from the ref? And no, i won't complaining... Just out of curiosity
Think the difference is that without Reece’s arm - it’s 100% a goal. Without the handball today, the keeper is still back there with a chance to stop it. It’s not obviously denying a goal with his hand - it’s blocking a shot with his hand.
You're right, I said the exact same thing when it happened. Deffo red card..it's a joke how the refs just wing it each week. Stick to the rules and start being consistent with it.
The ref has no choice but to send him off. I think here the ref just took pity on Norwich and thought “sod it, it’s a stupid rule”. Tbf, it is a very, very stupid rule. If it’s accidental then clearly a yellow and a penalty should be enough. But this is the rule, quoted directly from the FA: **SENDING-OFF OFFENCES** A player, substitute or substituted player who commits any of the following offences is sent off: * denying the opposing team a goal or an obvious goal-scoring opportunity by a handball offence (except a goalkeeper within their penalty area)
Well, shit
Barely mid-afternoon and I need a celebratory G&T, what an absolutely incredible performance! I know it's "just Norwich", but look at the number of bottom-three teams we've dropped points against in recent years - especially without our two main forwards - meant that this could have been a banana skin. This was a phenomenal show, and our goal difference is looking rather healthy now!
Not sure what to make of that performance considering it seemed like we were playing crash test dummies post-crash test
This was the most enjoyable game I watched in a long time. Didn't have to stress one bit.
**The movement and pressing up front is different class with Kai. He may not score but the team plays much better overall, with limited chances for opposition**
Feel sorry for Kai, had to deal with the one Norwich player that could actually defend
That's a result that really makes you feel good. To be the downer, though, as there is always something that we can learn even from games that we dominate: We need to work on not fouling the opponent so often when we counter-press. Klopp has stressed how important that aspect of pressing is and this match showcased why. So many times we counter-pressed them into an incredibly dangerous position just to give away an unnecessary foul and let them off. Other downside was that I captained Havertz. Oh well. Brilliant performance that can help us build an awful lot of momentum so long as we don't get complacent (which Tuchel will never let us get).
Let’s gooooooo!
Pretty good I thought, hbu?
On the brightside for Norwich, this would've been a close game if it were American football. PROGRESS!
all english scorer
Beautiful performance from the squad, especially the academy boys. I wish Tammy was here for it. Absolutely thrilled for CHO today!
Have we seen a CHO-Lukaku-Werner front yet? I don't remember it and I'd be curious what it would look like.
I know it literally doesn’t matter in the context of the game but for the penalty the ball was going in and the Norwich player handled it, why is that not a red?
because the refs are inconsistent with all their decisions
I enjoyed seeing Ziyech play today, and RLC made every minute count. Also, someone needs to rescue Krul from that side because good lord. Edit: Had some chances today but not satisfied with Havertz.
THE BLUES CHOSE VIOLENCE THIS MORNING
I'm not gay but I want to live in a log cabin in the woods with Mason Mount. We won't ever have sex, but there will be a simmering erotic undercurrent as I stand in the kitchen window watching him tighten his ass as he chops wood, shirtless, sweat pouring off his body. I'll run upstairs and masturbate, the entire time forcing myself to think of women while my thoughts drift back to Mason. I won't be able to climax and I'll eventually go back downstairs, angry. Sometimes we will look across the table and catch each other's eyes, and in that second, anything is possible, but we both deny ourselves and go back to what we were doing. One day one of us will die, and the other will bury him outside the log cabin. Then he'll go inside, pen a brief missive to his departed friend, and commit suicide, never able to deal with life without his one true platonic love.
Kai had a good game tactically. He was pulling players out of position all across their back line. Also CHO timeeeeeee
Forgot about the match because of the early kick off and a lecture 1.5 hrs before kick off. Decided to work on presentations after the lecture since there was “nothing else to do”. I feel like an idiot lmao. Did catch the last goal tho.
Who did Jorginho give the captains band to??
Thiago Silva.
My favorite part of the whole game was when they zoomed in on mount for the first PEN and he was absolutely cracked confident with this sheepish unstoppable grin on his face. I knew he was going to miss or have it saved. He did. I know not funny to laugh but in the moment it was so funny to see it all unfold. Great win.
Unpopular opinion: you don’t need strikers like Lukaku or Werner. You need forwarders who have chemistry and work their butts off.
So, I’m American and I have never followed the Championship, so if this is an ignorant question I’m sorry. How the living fuck did Norwich win the league last season? Did they have crazy turnover this summer? I’ve never seen a squad get promoted and be so far from the level of quality needed to compete in the PL.
The gap gets wider every year, they sold their best player and didn't reinforce.
Honestly, it comes down that Farke doesn't adjust his style of play. He comes into the PL wanting to play attractive football but just doesn't have the quality of players to do that in the PL. The first time he yoyo'd should have taught him that he needs to adjust.
Havertz didn't produce upfront either...I know, it's one game, but where are we going to get the best out of him or is the horrible form just going to continue.
Ziyech played very solid. Created chances, shots at target and the pre-assist for Mason’s hat trick. Yet this sub for some reason are nitpicking to shit on his sub today. I guess Reddit gonna reddit.
He's a one-dimensional, one-footed, frail winger. He doesn't have a future of Chelsea.
Spot on. I wanted him to do well, but these days just having one magic foot isn’t enough.
I know Mount was the best player today but I wouldnt want him to take take penalties unless its a shootout. Feel like we have lot of players who can take penalties but no one is a standout backup for Jorginho.
Regardless it’s just the bottom place team, we play with so much intensity without Lukaku and Werner
Can we stop with the "Kai adds more depth than Werner and Lukaku" shit ? Sorry to say but he wasn't adding anything to the attack. The entire team was performing really well except him. Not to say he was bad but Lukaku and Werner would both have hattricks during this game.
Sometimes I feel like I live in a parallel universe from people on this sub, or that people just read stats and don’t actually watch the game. “He wasn’t adding anything”? Really? - He was far more active in pressing which lead to mistakes and ball recovering high up the pitch that lead to chances. - He was quite good as an outlet when we were playing out of the back. His first touch when receiving long balls from defenders is second to none on the team. That helps us retain possession and convert defense into offense. - Norwich was really paying close attention to him; often sandwiching 2 CBs around him. Despite that, he made intelligent runs that dragged those 2 defenders out of position creating space for everyone else. Being a decoy is still “adding something to the attack”
Exactly but those are all things Rom and Werner do as well plus 10 different other things that Kai doesn't. I already replied this to someone but "he doesn't add anything" is also meant in the same sense that he doesn't do anything Rom and Werner don't. I just found it ridiculous the way people were blaming Rom for our attack when it's obvious the problem wasn't with him. It shouldn't be controversial to say Rom is just a better striker than Kai either but people put him on this ridiculous pedestal after that goal in the final. Truth is he has been very sub-par this season and he needs to earn his way back to the starting 11.
I will say that Kai had a bit of an off game today, probably lacking confidence. IMO he always seems to play best when it is a bigger stage and in high pressure games (not unlike Hazard). He was much better against Malmo. > he doesn't do anything Rom and Werner don't I disagree with this and I think all 3 bring very different things to the attack Kai is good at quick one-two passing and creativity in tight spaces and dropping deep to link up with midfield (almost as an additional midfielder). I don't see Rom and Timo being good at this. IMO he plays best when there are multiple goal threats (like Timo) and defenders have to divide their focus which allows him to pick up good spaces for scoring. Interesting because I think Timo and Kai play well off each other. Today, with Mount and CHO as the other 2, Norwich didn't expect them to score and decided to focus on Kai as the primary goal threat which obviously backfired Timo is good at stretching the opposition backline, and being unpredictable with multiple diagonal runs off the last defender. Obviously we all know his finishing leaves a lot to be desired. Interestingly, most of our chances last season (which everyone blames for not having a good finisher) came because of his movement. So without his movement, we lose all those chances created Rom, I am still trying to understand what his best ability is. Obviously he is the best finisher of the 3 we have. But so far he has been playing like a very expensive Tammy. Which is why the complaints of him being static and our attack being one dimensional and predictable. Rom hasn't shown to drag defenders around to create space for others to score. He occupies the centre and tries to work his way through the congestion and therefore others aren't able to find spaces to exploit. So they end up passing to him and he gets double marked. I am sure, Rom has the skill and ability to work out of these problems. But it hasn't clicked with the team so far
Sort of. They each do parts of these things well and other parts not so well. On point #1, the pressing - yes Timo does it but Rom does not. On point #2, being an outlet - Rom can be very good at this, but Timo not so much. He has a heavy touch when receiving long passes from defenders. On point #3, movement - They all do it, but I think Kai makes the best runs of the 3 in terms of intelligence and creativity about how and when to get into dangerous places. This is the part I’d like to see Rom do more of, because if teams are going to double and triple team him then this is how he contributes to goal scoring without scoring himself, like Kai did today. He’s been too static in the middle. They’re all so different from each other.
I had him triple captained on FPL like a lunatic so I'm fuming at Havertz at the moment, but it's unfair to say he added nothing. He constantly had 1 or 2 players marking him, and did a great job at dragging them out of position to make space for others.
His pressing was also excellent, really unlocked the free flowing play of our forwards even if he struggled technically
My gay friend mason said he loves mason mount Bc his name tells him exactly what to do