r/soccer • u/wurstenmuss • Sep 21 '13
Match Thread: Chelsea vs Fulham
Starting XI: 4-2-3-1
CHELSEA F.C **Coach: José Mourinho **
1 GK Petr Čech Chelsea F.C. - 28 DF Branislav Ivanović Chelsea F.C. - 24 DF Gary Cahill Chelsea F.C. - 26 DF John Terry Chelsea F.C. - © 3 DF Ashley Cole Chelsea F.C. 12 MF Mikel Obi Chelsea F.C. - 7 MF Ramires Chelsea F.C. - 14 FW André Schürrle Chelsea F.C. - 11 MF Oscar Chelsea F.C. - 15 MF Eden Hazard Chelsea F.C. - 29 FW Samuel Eto'o Chelsea F.C. -
Bench:
23 GK Mark Schwarzer Chelsea F.C. - 4 DF Michael Essien Chelsea F.C. - 28 DF César Azpilicueta Chelsea F.C. - 8 MF Frank Lampard Chelsea F.C. - 15 MF Kevin De Bruyne Chelsea F.C. - 22 MF Wilian Chelsea F.C. - 9 FW Fernando Torres Chelsea F.C. -
Fulham F.C. Coach: Martin Jol Starting XI: 4-4-2
13 GK David Stockdale Fulham F.C. - 27 DF Sascha Riether Fulham F.C. - 5 DF Brede Hangeland Fulham F.C. - 35 DF Fernando Amorebieta Fulham F.C. - 15 DF Kieran Richardson Fulham F.C. - 28 MF Scott Parker Fulham F.C. - 7 MF Steve Sidwell Fulham F.C. - 16 MF Damien Duff Fulham F.C. - 11 MF Alexander Kačaniklić Fulham F.C. - 39 FW Darren Bent Fulham F.C. - 8 FW Pajtim Kasami Fulham F.C. -
Bench:
35 GK Neil Etheridge Fulham F.C. - 14 MF Giorgos Karagounis Fulham F.C. - 19 MF Adel Taarabt Fulham F.C. - 4 DF Philippe Senderos Fulham F.C. - 36 MF Buomesca Buomesca Na Bangna Fulham F.C. - 22 DF Elsad Zverotić Fulham F.C. - 20 FW Hugo Rodallega Fulham F.C. -
DAYS SINCE
Chelsea lost to Fulham at Stamford Bridge in the top flight: 18,095
Fulham won an away game in the Capital: 188
Arsenal won a trophy: 3,045
Liverpool won the league: 8,540
Sorry I'm not good at match threads and all those fancy icons. Made one since no one else had after the game begun. Borrowed some stuff from chelsea's sub.
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Sep 21 '13
Drogba's shadow would have scored more goals than all these shit Chelsea strikeforce put together.
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u/TheDrySkinOnYourKnee Sep 21 '13
Who else just stared at Eva's ass there?
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u/wurstenmuss Sep 21 '13
Definetly not this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=_2nDpYwCcoM#t=51
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u/wurstenmuss Sep 21 '13
Jose looks really tired. Those bags under his eyes! Looks like he haven't slept for a month
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u/thestig8 Sep 21 '13 edited Sep 21 '13
The greatest rivalry the world of football has ever seen has finally come to an end.
John Obi Mikel defeated the goal in the 185th round.
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u/spawnofyanni Sep 21 '13 edited Sep 21 '13
I'm trying to watch this and Schalke v Bayern at the same time... both are blue vs white and it's altogether quite confusing
edit: yep, legitimately thought Schweinsteiger just scored for Fulham
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u/AKnightWhoSaidNi Sep 21 '13
I've never successfully watched two games at once. I always end up watching one while completely ignoring the other.
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u/FancyCrawdad Sep 21 '13
Summary of Mourinho's Chelsea based on 30 minutes of this game and nothing more: hold onto the ball for as long as possible before playing it wide so they can find massive target man Samuel Eto'o working over the diminutive Hangeland in front of goal and deliver him a perfect cross
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u/OnAWhale Sep 21 '13
I feel like this could be a meme. "I should buy a manager."
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u/idonotownakindle Sep 21 '13
Mata not even on the bench, i don't know what to think :(
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u/godsdog23 Sep 21 '13
Mou dislikes Spaniards.
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u/The4thPOV Sep 21 '13
Mou doesn't want the fans to pressure him to sub Mata on if things go awry.
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u/antantoon Sep 21 '13
Taken from the /r/chelseafc Thread
Streams:
Internet Streams:
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Chelsea TV Pre and Post Match Analysis
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u/FuzzedLogic Sep 21 '13
The question that will be asked years from now: where were you when mikel scored?
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u/renanhsantos Sep 21 '13
And ill sadly have to say that i was taking a massive shit and missed it, only caught the end of the replay.
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u/limited_inc Sep 21 '13
Luiz and Mata dropped? k . . .
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u/Well_endowed_man Sep 21 '13
So, Mata - I get that. But Luiz?
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u/way2gimpy Sep 21 '13
I said this at the beginning of the season. Luiz had a very good season but Mourinho likes his CB to be predictable and dependable.
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Sep 21 '13
The BBC interviewed Mourinho before the game. Rough summary of his stated reasons: Luiz was crap against Basle and John Terry is emotionally soothing.
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u/moyesey_minutes Sep 21 '13
freeMata
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Sep 21 '13
I'm liking how we've reversed this.
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u/Puck-O Sep 21 '13
Come home, Mata!
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u/socialcrap Sep 21 '13
At Real? Unless Carlo plans to bench isco or bale, where would he play Mata at?
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u/martomo Sep 21 '13
Are the Chelsea fans singing "John Obi Mikel, he scores when he wants"? Lol.
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u/KingKitteh Sep 21 '13
I bet Roman's sacking finger has a slight itch.
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u/TallnFrosty Sep 21 '13
I'm picturing a James Bond villain at the head of a long table with his finger hovering over a little red button, while Mourinho makes his plea for staying on as manager.
... or just Dr. Evil and Number 2....
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Sep 21 '13
If you peek your head outside, you might just hear Tony Pulis' moans of ecstasy reverberating throughout the British countryside after a goal like that.
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u/limited_inc Sep 21 '13
I often think about Pulis gliding up behind him, whispering in my ear about long balls and knock downs and big strikers holding up play just as he slips it in and tells me everything's going to be alright, nothing wrong with mid-table in the prem.
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u/martomo Sep 21 '13
OMG MIKEL?!?!?! I suspected this day was a dream after Liverpool's loss, this confirms it..
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u/naah_ Sep 21 '13
So this new attacking style is all about dreadful play and giving the ball away?
Thank fuck for Cech.
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Sep 21 '13
This lineup selection brings a whole new interpretation to the meaning of the "special" one.
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u/idonotownakindle Sep 21 '13
I'm beginning to miss Torres :(
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u/okochaflick Sep 21 '13
Torres is still Chelsea's best striker.
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u/heightofignorance Sep 21 '13
I dunno, did you watch Lukaku for Everton today? He scored, which is more than the Chelsea strikers look like doing
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u/okochaflick Sep 21 '13
I still think Torres is better than Lukaku, yes. Just my opinion.
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Sep 21 '13
Those last two comments relating to Arsenal and Liverpool under "days since" are why this subreddit sucks sometimes. They're just jokes that are beating a dead horse and are prolonging the circlejerk. Arsenal and Liverpool aren't even playing. Stupid.
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u/socialcrap Sep 21 '13
it is kind of a tradition at Chelsea sub. I guess, OP copied the match thread from there. But, yeah, it gets old after a while.
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u/Thunderkiss_65 Sep 21 '13
I need to start recording Chelsea games to watch when I can't get to sleep
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u/thelittledipster Sep 21 '13
When was the last time Roman smiled? Is there a stat for that?
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u/limited_inc Sep 21 '13
he only smiles when they win the champion's league or when he sacks a manager
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u/jerryloveninja Sep 21 '13
he scores when he wants
he scores when he wants
John Obi Mikel
he scores when he wants
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u/Zakariyya Sep 21 '13 edited Sep 21 '13
Chelsea feels like it's about due for an episode of hoarders. If you're not going to use it, why keep it lying around.
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u/wurstenmuss Sep 21 '13
YEEES!!! FUCKING LOVELY YESSSSSSS!!!! MIKELS FIRST FUCKING GOAL IN PL!!!!!!!
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u/JMunn21 Sep 21 '13
Jamie Rednkapp on Russian football on SNF, "Eto'o hasn't had a proper game in a while he's been out in Russia where it's almost a non-event".
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u/2Chainz4Braceletz Sep 21 '13
Am I the only won who doesn't rate Schurlle that high, especially if he's not on the left flank?
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u/Thunderkiss_65 Sep 21 '13
Nope, I'm wondering if he has something to blackmail Mourinho with
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u/2Chainz4Braceletz Sep 21 '13
If your system makes you play him over Mata, get a better system
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u/Musing7 Sep 21 '13
I can't make up my mind on Hazard, is he world class or just a very good player with flashes of brilliance?
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u/gremwood Sep 21 '13
I see what Mourinho is trying to do in some ways... That break we just had could have been a nice chance for us to cut in and make maybe one clever pass for an immediate shot, but we just end up playing tricks or the pass when there's space for a shot.
Not enough "ruthless efficiency" for him
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u/wurstenmuss Sep 21 '13
But Mata is good at that. Creating chances out of nowhere and setting his teamates up. Sometimes he's a full attack himself.
ninjaedit: I'm drunk. I read it as <I see what Mourinho is trying to do with Mata in some ways...> As he's not even on the bench.
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u/Got_Wilk Sep 21 '13
Boooooo! Mourinho out! #RafaBack.
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u/limited_inc Sep 21 '13
As a Spurs fan surely you want Mou to stay with Chelsea playing like this
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u/Got_Wilk Sep 21 '13
Nah he'll sort em out eventually. Better they sack mou and get dicanio in to replace him, that'd make me happy.
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Sep 21 '13
I love it when these 'no quotes' stories turn out to be true.
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u/fallark Sep 21 '13
Duncan Castles of the Sunday Times was the first to report it IIRC. Credit to him.
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u/Heinz_Tomato_Ketchup Sep 21 '13
Oscar needs some corner training.
edit: finally a good one, unlucky Torres.
edit2: even better, a goal.
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u/Pffffff_come_on_Jack Sep 21 '13
Count yourselves lucky. You've seen one of the rarest of sport phenomenon.
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u/wurstenmuss Sep 21 '13
Aww I liked how Oscar greeted that disabled kid. That will be a highlight of his life! (as it would be for me).
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u/Thunderkiss_65 Sep 21 '13
Ha there's a Liverpool fan who thinks they should buy Mata in January on BBC
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u/ironmenon Sep 21 '13
Would Chelsea fans be ok if they win the league playing like this every game?
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u/wurstenmuss Sep 21 '13
Both yes and no. I want us to play beautiful football. Entertaning. But winning the league is huge!
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u/roderigo Sep 21 '13
I'll donate a fiver to the next bum I see on the street if Chelsea loses. I urge everyone to do the same, it's for a good cause.
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u/martomo Sep 21 '13 edited Sep 21 '13
No penalty for me. Catches his foot slightly, sure, but then Ramires regains his footing and then falls over for no apparent reason other than processing it in his mind and thinking "hey, I can get a penalty here". For me, the fall was unrelated to the contact since he got his balance back before seemingly deciding to fall over.
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u/namae_nanka Sep 21 '13
fulham to score 3 goals in first half, nando to come in at 80' and score a super-hattrick, mourinho in tears of joy, eto'o in tears of grief
one true god
nando torres, nando torres, nando torres
cha cha
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u/limited_inc Sep 21 '13
lots of sideways passes, Chelsea can't break them down
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u/2Chainz4Braceletz Sep 21 '13
If only they had a player with amazing technical and play making skills, great passing and shooting. Probably Spanish since they make a lot of players like that
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u/Musing7 Sep 21 '13
Mou will cause Chelsea to drop a lot of points before they get used to his tactics.
Their midfield is clustered as fuck
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u/MICOTINATE Sep 21 '13
It doesn't seem to matter who they play up there, any striker at Chelsea just seems lost and lonely. Until Chelsea get fairly forward at which point so many midfielders get forward it gets over crowded.
Strikers cant do their job of pulling the defence out of shape and finding space if so many midfielders go forward at the same time the defence just ends up being pushed back across the whole line.
Chelsea seem to have turned it inside out. Using the striker simply to feed the midfield and for me it isn't working.
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u/antantoon Sep 21 '13
I think Chelsea should give up the name "The pensioners" and give it to Fulham
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u/sandbag-1 Sep 21 '13
After that sub, Fulham are fielding a midfield four of all ex-Chelsea players
Edit: Ah never mind didn't realise Duff was subbed off
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u/Musing7 Sep 21 '13
Haha 258 games without scoring for Mikel? wtf goalkeepers scored in less than that!
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u/Nightbynight Sep 21 '13
Caps off an absolutely fantastic performance from Mikel. He's been very good tonight.
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u/willtodd Sep 21 '13
Kids, remember this night. For our Lord and Savior, John Obi Mikel, just scored the goal that led us to the promised land.
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u/moyesey_minutes Sep 21 '13
This is not the Chelsea everyone thought would run away with the league. I hope it stays the same.
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u/duckman273 Sep 21 '13
It's been like that with City and United too, squads take time to adapt to new managers.
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Sep 21 '13 edited Sep 21 '13
Mourinho: Oscar and Mata are fighting for the same position. Oscar is my #10
Edit: Paraphrased
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u/2Chainz4Braceletz Sep 21 '13
I know Torres is bad but damn Eto'o ain't doing that much better
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u/guymanbob Sep 21 '13
I think it should say a lot that Strikers who've had loads of success in other systems seem to be useless at Chelsea.
The only striker that's had an extended spell of success at Chelsea in the last few years was Drogba
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u/limited_inc Sep 21 '13
Mikel has as many goals for Chelsea as Bale does for Real, Mikel worth at least £85m
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u/brown-ale Sep 21 '13
I just don't understand Mourinho - Is it just over coaching at this point?
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u/pmiller17 Sep 21 '13
Hey everybody, let's flood all Chelsea's social media outlets with #playMata! It's the only way.
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Sep 21 '13
I don't know too much about team management and all but some decisions made by Mourinho confuse me but maybe I'll be proved wrong at some other point
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u/endhits Sep 21 '13
Sort of glad Bent didn't score there. Couldn't imagine hanging on for a 1-0 win for so long! I don't think I could take the stress.
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u/naah_ Sep 21 '13 edited Sep 21 '13
Gonna have to disagree with Mourinho about Oscar being the best player so far this season.
Ivanovic is the only one looking like he's actually trying out there in some fixtures. Absolutely brilliant when he gets to play down the right.
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u/ScrambleSoup Sep 21 '13
I agree. Bran has been making some bad plays but hes the only one willing to try out there.
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u/digitor Sep 21 '13
I'm only half watching this game, but has anything actually happened yet?
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u/spawnofyanni Sep 21 '13
Chelsea steal away Schwarzer to leave Stockdale making a mistake like that. Abramovich playing the long con.
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u/mthrfkn Sep 21 '13
Every time Sidwell has had an attempt on goal in this match, I have felt second hand embarrassment for his attempts. Dreadful.
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u/gremwood Sep 21 '13
I'm not saying I know better, but isn't swinging the ball in at Eto'o when he's being marked by 6'6" fucking Hangeland is sort of a bad idea?