Chelsea Post Match 0-0

[jamesmilner]

Great team performance and that includes Puel . Move on !

[kyleolly]

8 minutes ago, Hammo said:

Very true. Risks a retrospective diving ban, which is a worry.

No retrospective ban because he didn’t gain an advantage from the dive.

[Hammo]

4 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

Only if a penalty was awarded 

 

unkess you are speaking ‘in general’ 

Good job we didn't get the pen then. Mahrez or Vardy would probably have missed it and Mahrez woul be banned for three games.

[sishades]

Superb display from all of the boys today. For 70 minutes we bossed this game and deserved at least a point. Delighted.

 

[David Hankey]

Sounded like a great 0-0, pity we didn't have that killer instinct to see Chelsea dead and buried by halftime.

[Monsell1976]

Would like to see the mahrez penalty appeal on tv tonight

[Harry96]

1 minute ago, Monsell1976 said:

Would like to see the mahrez penalty appeal on tv tonight

Was a dive tbh wasn’t sure about it on first viewing but the replays show was a pretty blatant dive 

[jayfox26]

Anyone still think we should sack Puel? Great performance and we should have won but got to be happy with a point at Stamford Bridge. Really good effort from everyone and James looked really good, him and Wilf gave Kante the run around. Kante had a terrible game, nearly as bad as Morata and Bakayoko. Chilly unlucky to be sent off and ref was very inconsistent with his dishing out of cards. Need to take that performance into out next 2 games and get 6 points. And Burnley lost so not a bad weekend at all! 

[KansasFox]

18 minutes ago, Hammo said:

Very true. Risks a retrospective diving ban, which is a worry.

I thought retrospective action is only reviewed if the action gains an advantage.  So, if penalty is given he could face a ban, if no advantage is gained and the ref doesn't give a card no review will be taken... is that wrong.

In this instance as well, There was contact, so I don't think a ban would be forthcoming.  Got to be a clear intentional attempt to deceive.

[Cadno'r Cymoedd]

Followed on Soccer Saturday on Sky. Merson was very glowing in his praises of us. Said only Man City had possibly played better away at Stamford Bridge. Great performance. Would have been brilliant to get all three points but the draw and display are positives! 

[Jimmy]

for those that went/watched how did Dragovic look?

[Jimmy]

2 minutes ago, KansasFox said:

I thought retrospective action is only reviewed if the action gains an advantage.  So, if penalty is given he could face a ban, if no advantage is gained and the ref doesn't give a card no review will be taken... is that wrong.

In this instance as well, There was contact, so I don't think a ban would be forthcoming.  Got to be a clear intentional attempt to deceive.

Mahrez will get away with that as no penalty was given, so he didn't fool the ref

[somebum]

Shame for the kid chilwell to cost us three points. Hopefully lads will forgive his stupidity but im hoping puel has a replacement lined up. He should be a reserve

[LCFCSOULBOY]

Think today was a heist. We we're robbed by the ref.

[simFox]

Robbed

 

Chilwell sending of was really soft. Should have been a few goals up by half time. Chelsea were ineffective in midfield today, solid performance all round.

[The Prince]

Really good performance. Dominating Chelsea’s midfield is a sign we are on the right track.

 

I think we can all agree that I our progression under Puel continues (well nearly all). 

[Hammo]

7 minutes ago, KansasFox said:

I thought retrospective action is only reviewed if the action gains an advantage.  So, if penalty is given he could face a ban, if no advantage is gained and the ref doesn't give a card no review will be taken... is that wrong.

In this instance as well, There was contact, so I don't think a ban would be forthcoming.  Got to be a clear intentional attempt to deceive.

Yeah, others have cleared this up. My bad. No ban.

[HighPeakFox]

1 minute ago, The Prince said:

I think we can all agree that I our progression under Puel continues (well nearly all). 

we can, but we won't - some of us just have to disagree about everything. That said, I agree with you at least.

[MC Prussian]

7 minutes ago, Jimmy said:

for those that went/watched how did Dragovic look?

He did pretty well alongside Maguire, cool and composed. May be a sign of quality when you don't notice a centre-back for a full 90 minutes.

[HitchinFox]

Maguire looks different class. Fella gets better every time I see him play. 

Really hope we can keep hold of him. Future England regular and I would even go as far as saying that he's better than Stones - he's a more complete player. Harry's better at defending and at least as good as Stones when bringing the ball out of defence. 

[Devonfox1884]

3 minutes ago, somebum said:

Shame for the kid chilwell to cost us three points. Hopefully lads will forgive his stupidity but im hoping puel has a replacement lined up. He should be a reserve

For the record, I'm actually not really a fan of Chilwell but let's be fair, it was a harsh red and he had one of his best games for us defensively before his dismissal.

 

He's, what, 20? He'll continue to improve and will develop into a very good player - he won't do that by not playing. Still think we could do better, but he is the best we've got so let's support him.

[M0901]

38 minutes ago, RumbleFox said:

Wee shout out to Dragovic too, very composed and I didn't realise until the other day he is only 26.  Quite excited about the next few seasons. X

Agreed. Loved how he had the confidence to feint inside and take it past Hazard on one occasion. Very solid today.

[katieakita]

Another bright spot is Paul Merson clearly sorting his substance abuse out with a nice assessment on how we played on Sky

[somebum]

1 minute ago, Devonfox1884 said:

For the record, I'm actually not really a fan of Chilwell but let's be fair, it was a harsh red and he had one of his best games for us defensively before his dismissal.

 

He's, what, 20? He'll continue to improve and will develop into a very good player - he won't do that by not playing. Still think we could do better, but he is the best we've got so let's support him.

Fair enough be supportive but lets not be blind to his faults. I think hes too young atm and quite child like in his thinking to command a first team place. Some players develop quicker than others. He certainly cost us the points today. I think he should be sent out on loan if we can get a replacement in for a couple of years.

[HighPeakFox]

4 minutes ago, somebum said:

 He certainly cost us the points today. 

Thinking of this sort does nobody any good whatsoever - it is the ultimate in speculative what-iffing, and apportioning blame. It is bad for the soul.