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Posted August 20, 2016 02:06 · last edited August 20, 2016 02:07

michaelme wrote:

Brilliant penalty from Hazard last week, and good to see Costa back scoring goals.

Bored of the media calling for a card on the "tackle" on Adrian, it was risky but he was going for the ball, and I'm glad to see the hunger for goals is there. That said, I think he would have been carded if he wasn't already on a yellow for dissent.

This highlights that we still need another striker for when he inevitably gets suspended. 

Think Kante was a great signing for us, and was interesting to see Matic up a bit further is a 4-1-4-1. 

Just need a striker and someone to fix up the backline, Terry is probably on his last season here, Cahill is good but has the odd blinder, Ivanovic was a serious concern for us last season and all three of these players are past their 30's.  Will be great when Zouma is fit. 

The most pleasing thing about the West Ham game was seeing Conte change the team formation and use the subs well to get the goal we needed.

We've been cemented to 4-2-3-1 for so long and it hasn't always saved us. 

It looked like he went from a 4-1-4-1 into a 4-2-4 with the wingers dropping back to make it a 4-4-2 once we were ahead.  Moses was great off the bench, buckets of energy and pace against a tired West Ham. 

It sucks that we won't be in Europe this season, but it will give Conte much more time to work with the team and get them playing well.

We're not going to win the thing, but it's going to be an exciting season.

But it's should be crucial that he was already on a yellow. The yellow card is a warning: if you fudge up once more you're out. So what's the point of yellow carding for dissent just to discount that card by not giving one out for a reckless, violent tackle? Referees need to have the balls to hand out cards when they need to be handed out. If Costa deservedly was second yellow carded for that classic Costa cody challenge, Chelsea probably wouldn't have been able to get a winner with 10 men.

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Jaume edited August 20, 2016 02:07
michaelme wrote:

Brilliant penalty from Hazard last week, and good to see Costa back scoring goals.

Bored of the media calling for a card on the "tackle" on Adrian, it was risky but he was going for the ball, and I'm glad to see the hunger for goals is there. That said, I think he would have been carded if he wasn't already on a yellow for dissent.

This highlights that we still need another striker for when he inevitably gets suspended. 

Think Kante was a great signing for us, and was interesting to see Matic up a bit further is a 4-1-4-1. 

Just need a striker and someone to fix up the backline, Terry is probably on his last season here, Cahill is good but has the odd blinder, Ivanovic was a serious concern for us last season and all three of these players are past their 30's.  Will be great when Zouma is fit. 

The most pleasing thing about the West Ham game was seeing Conte change the team formation and use the subs well to get the goal we needed.

We've been cemented to 4-2-3-1 for so long and it hasn't always saved us. 

It looked like he went from a 4-1-4-1 into a 4-2-4 with the wingers dropping back to make it a 4-4-2 once we were ahead.  Moses was great off the bench, buckets of energy and pace against a tired West Ham. 

It sucks that we won't be in Europe this season, but it will give Conte much more time to work with the team and get them playing well.

We're not going to win the thing, but it's going to be an exciting season.

But it's irrelevant that he was already on a yellow. The yellow card is a warning: if you fudge up once more you're out. So what's the point of yellow carding for dissent just to discount that card by not giving one out for a reckless, violent tackle? Referees need to have the balls to hand out cards when they need to be handed out. If Costa deservedly was second yellow carded for that classic Costa cody challenge, Chelsea probably wouldn't have been able to get a winner with 10 men.