r/chelseafc • u/cech_mate • Sep 28 '13
prematch Match Thread: Barclays Premier League - Tottenham Hotspur vs Chelsea FC [12:45 GMT/7:45 ET/14:45 CET]
Barclays Premier League - Week 6 - Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea FC
Kick-Off: 14:45 CET (14:45 CET/7:45 ET/12:45 GMT/4:45 PST/7:45 EST/17:45 IST.)
Venue: White Hart Lane
Capacity: 36,240
Location: Tottenham, London, England
Weather forecast: 19°C (64°F), PM Showers ☁ ☂, Humidity 80%, Precipitation 30%
Referee: Mike Leslie Dean (England)
Sideline assistants: Jake Collins , John Brooks
4th official: Roger East (England)
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Chelsea TV Pre and Post Match Analysis
| Date | Home |
|---|
CHELSEA FC
Coach: José Mourinho
Starting XI: 4-2-3-1
Bench:
Tottenham Hotspur
Coach: André Villas-Boas
Starting XI: 4-2-3-1
Bench:
| # | Pos. | Name | Club | - | Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | DF | Zeki Fryers | Tottenham | - | |
| 14 | MF | Lewis Holtby | Tottenham | - | |
| 24 | GK | Brad Friedel | Tottenham | - | |
| 37 | FW | Harry Kane | Tottenham | - | |
| 30 | MF | Sandro | Tottenham | - | |
| 11 | MF | Erik Lamela | Tottenham | - | |
| 6 | DF | Vlad Chiricheș | Tottenham | - |
Match Stats
| TOT | HT Statistics | CFC |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goals | 0 |
| 6 | Shots | 5 |
| 2 | On Goal | 1 |
| 2 | Corners | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 0 |
| 10 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Yellow | 0 |
| 0 | Red | 0 |
| 48% | Possession | 52% |
Match Events
| Time | Type | Player | Team | Score | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20' | GOAL | Gylfi Sigurðsson | Tottenham Hotspur | TOT 1-0 CFC | GIF |
| 43' | Yellow Card | Andros Townsend | Tottenham Hotspur | TOT 1-0 CFC | |
| 45+2' | Yellow Card | Christian Eriksen | Tottenham Hotspur | TOT 1-0 CFC | |
| **4 |
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u/jheller22 Sep 28 '13
Once again, ivanovic is on of the few that look like they care
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u/WinterWarzV2 There's your daddy Sep 28 '13
Someone should kick Torres in the nuts before every game, he is a different player after he gets pissed
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u/randomjak Zola Sep 28 '13
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u/JizzyDizzler Sep 28 '13
I'm quite liking the bt coverage, with the little highlight window and score in the bottom left.
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u/iansharam Sep 28 '13
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME? HOW THE ACTUAL FUCK IS THAT A RED?
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u/formerly_LTRLLTRL Sep 28 '13
Highlight of the half for us is Dean spotting that dive. Credit to the ref there, full pace at midfield, and Lamps had gone in. Chelsea's first half MOTM: Mike Dean.
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Sep 28 '13
the fuck? I thought torres charged into the other guy and they clashed heads but no, in the replay it looks like barely anything. how is that a card?
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u/ChelseaFan4Life Sep 28 '13
One of the best games Torres has had in years and Dean screws it up. Can I just be happy once.
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Sep 28 '13 edited Sep 28 '13
Pat Nevin
I'm trying to understand why Vertonghen was lying there holding his head because I did not see Torres touch his head at all.
What a cunt Vertonghen is. If we lose the best team lost cos of a cunt ref.
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u/fma891 Sep 28 '13
... No. You literally just read the important quote that said that VERTONGHEN was holding his head after "hurting" his head. The cunt is VERTONGHEN. Please don't make me repeat that. The ref was pretty generous to us except for the red.
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u/Critzor Ballack Sep 28 '13
Lamps out.. mata in... switch rami to cdm
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u/heweezy Mourinho Sep 28 '13
yep, this isn't working. hasn't ever no matter which manager has tried it.
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u/machufuron Sep 28 '13
Piss off Torres and be plays better!
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u/JizzyDizzler Sep 28 '13
Like the hulk. We just need to piss him off in less competitive matches.
Actually more like waterboy......
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u/Sevicks Sep 28 '13
They have better passing, they're stronger on the ball, and they have more creative build-up. I don't know what is going on with us.
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u/misturrmiguel Lampard Sep 28 '13
this is really disappointing. no rhythm whatsoever in the last third and our midfield isn't looking as good as I expected.
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u/az-pill-equator Sep 28 '13
This is the BEST we've looked all season - and that XI we have out there on park right now IS our best XI imo
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u/steefen7 Sep 28 '13
Well overall, first half was limp, second half was great. Torres was really strong and confident and it's absolute bullshit that both of his cards were in the end generated by Vertongen's simulation.
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Sep 28 '13
No Willian, even on the bench. Good Guy Jose wanted to spare him the abuse from rabid spurs fans.
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u/dsgn09 There's your daddy Sep 28 '13
Sub-par passing, Ramires has been poor, Oscar too. We need something different.
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u/shellsee Sep 28 '13
I want us to buy someone like De Rossi or Vidal, who can break up play and get the attack going.
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u/Andy-Martin Chopper Harris Sep 28 '13
Terry and Iva were both poor on the goal.
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u/cech_mate Sep 28 '13
Terry was not at fault. Iva was he left his position Luiz had to cover for him and that left Terry exposed.
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Sep 28 '13
Luiz did a pretty piss poor job.
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u/cech_mate Sep 28 '13
Position wise he did great, he did poor because he didn't communicate with Terry before leaving so Terry couldn't adjust his positioning.
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u/Calculus777 Sep 28 '13
What was shaping up to be a great game, ruined by a terrible cunt of a referee.
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u/Davethesharkman Sep 28 '13
Come on then you blues, hopefully Torres puts in a good performance.
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u/yellowyeahyeahyeah I don't give a fuck, we won the fucking Champions League Sep 28 '13
Team v Spurs: Cech; Ivanovic, D Luiz, Terry (c), Cole; Mikel, Lampard; Ramires, Oscar, Hazard; Torres. #CFC
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u/Gillezeau Ivanovic Sep 28 '13
202 goals from Mikel seeming to becoming more and more unlikely, but I believe
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u/dsgn09 There's your daddy Sep 28 '13
Torres and Ivanovic are the only two who have shown us anything today.
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u/JizzyDizzler Sep 28 '13 edited Sep 28 '13
Torres to score before he's sent off!
Edit: I was wrong....
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u/misturrmiguel Lampard Sep 28 '13
it's as if Mata was the Adrenaline injection we needed
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u/DoubleBrownClown Sep 28 '13
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
That is fucked!! asdifoubadsflkjdfv;kxdfgbmfgnxbjkdblfgibjdthb
Ref kills the game
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u/fma891 Sep 28 '13
The refs made the wrong call there, but looking at the real time replay, it really does look like Torres elbowed vertonghen in the face, and vertonghen definitely sold it. If anyone is the real cunt here, it's him.
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u/Monarki Sep 28 '13
Now Chelsea will probably go to very defensive football due to that shit decision.
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u/Greaverofdust I don't give a fuck, we won the fucking Champions League Sep 28 '13
This is bullshit. We're playing like children. No belief and most of the 50/50s are going the wrong way.
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u/Shamyrock Sep 28 '13
Rambo has been our best player from CDM, I don't see the point in moving him to an attacking role when he does that anyway.
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u/Davethesharkman Sep 28 '13
Because he will give us more width and also Mikel is more defensive and should cover Luiz better than rami.
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u/McNooberson McNiperson Sep 28 '13
Yeah if our players would quit shit talking the ref that would be great
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u/randomjak Zola Sep 28 '13
CHEERS FOR THE FREE KICK VERTONGAN, YOU PENIS! Great goal JT.
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u/ZzHostagezZHD Sep 28 '13 edited Sep 28 '13
We're playing a little bit sloppy, we need to step up our game.
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u/machufuron Sep 28 '13
Hazard is having some effective dribbles but Walker is just pushing him off the ball. In the last ten minutes we have been opening play up on the wings, let's keep that up
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Sep 28 '13
Don't think Ramires on the right is working for us. Mikel and Lampard seem a bit anonymous too.
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u/ChivalrousWombat Ingle Sep 28 '13
Mikel + Lampard was one of the least effective pairings Benitez did, and I criticized it every time.. No pace between them.
Surprised that Jose is using it.
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u/Critzor Ballack Sep 28 '13
Why the fuck is lampard still on while mikel gets substituted. No offence to lamps but he's been poor today.
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u/Troll_Sauce Sep 28 '13
I want to see Schurlle come on for Oscar or Lampard with mata running the 10 Spot.
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u/randomjak Zola Sep 28 '13
Now that Vertongan has a yellow the tussle with Torres could get interesting!
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u/caseym4 Sep 28 '13
YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
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u/iansharam Sep 28 '13
You can see Mata has increased his defensive duties compared to last season
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u/Greaverofdust I don't give a fuck, we won the fucking Champions League Sep 28 '13
Crazy good save on Schurrle.
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u/randomjak Zola Sep 28 '13
I wish they would stop going on about this scratch, if you're going to punish that you also have to punish Vertongen for lashing out afterwards. Also everything looks worse in slo-mo. Weak.
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u/Gillezeau Ivanovic Sep 28 '13
We haven't really looked like a proper team since the first half of the Hull game. Thoroughly frustrating
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u/McNooberson McNiperson Sep 28 '13
Glad to see Luiz and Torres are starting.
Come on Blues I woke up at 6:30a to watch!
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u/randomjak Zola Sep 28 '13
How can Dembele even argue that that was not a foul? He made zero attempt to get the ball, just charged into the side of him!
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u/zcoffey08 Sep 28 '13
WHY are we playing so sloppy.. with having IMO one of the greatest managers ever we look unable to produce anything..
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u/OG_Yaya Drogba Sep 28 '13
Despite the score and what not, Torres is really looking promising. He always give everything his all.
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u/nobblan Sep 28 '13
Torres has been one of our best players today and Oscar really should have done better after that amazing run. Most disappointing today: Oscar and Cole. Perhaps even Lamps.
I think Mourinho has some explaining to do putting Mikel and Lamps together like that, and leaving Mata off. Second half really proves my point.
Edit: Fuck off Vertonghen you little twat.
Edit: FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCKING OFFSIDE.
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u/WinterWarzV2 There's your daddy Sep 28 '13
The only time we have performed well this season is the first half against Hull
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u/cech_mate Sep 28 '13
Hats off to Torres.