Chelsea 1:0 Manchester United

cyberman · Mar 13, 2017

Dobba said:
You realise we're talking about Phil Jones right?

I remember he played in a similar role when marking Ronaldo in the Bernabeu a few years back?
Granted he scored but Maldini couldn't have stopped that header. Jose was the manager of Madrid that night so maybe he remembers.

duffer · Mar 13, 2017

prtk0811 said:
So You are gonna park the bus Right.

We'll play the same we have all season. If you think that's parking the bus, fair enough.

montpelier · Mar 13, 2017

4-1-4-1 with Jones at DM looks a possibility to me

SqueakyWeasel · Mar 13, 2017

fecking BBC coverage

Cassidy · Mar 13, 2017

duffer said:
We'll play the same we have all season. If you think that's parking the bus, fair enough.

Its not

Sparky Rhiwabon · Mar 13, 2017

OnlyTwoDaSilvas said:
BBC are guessing it's Jones in midfield.

BBC have not covered top level football for 25 years. I think they're a bit rusty.

FreakyJim · Mar 13, 2017

duffer said:
We'll play the same we have all season. If you think that's parking the bus, fair enough.

It's not not parking the bus.

Organic Potatoes · Mar 13, 2017

Dobba said:
You realise we're talking about Phil Jones right?

He probably meant Jones is a movement hazard. Freudian slip.

salford_ · Mar 13, 2017

duffer said:
We'll play the same we have all season. If you think that's parking the bus, fair enough.

If thats parking the bus, taking you 10 points clear 2nd highest scorers in league. count me in

Ash_G · Mar 13, 2017

Hope it's not 3 at the back, you lose the benefit of 3 CBs allowing the midfielders more freedom in they can't pass the ball out and Jones, Smalling and Rojo are not the best on the ball.

prtk0811 · Mar 13, 2017

salford_ said:
thats their normal side. it is not a shock. If jose has matched them, then is his not the same?

I know that's theur normal side ..they are a defensive block playing defensive counter attacking football . If we control the ball they are gonna park the bus in front of their own fans. People accuse our Mourinho Of parking the bus but its chelsea who do it on regular basis. Mourinho is a flexible manager.

BlueCelery · Mar 13, 2017

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How the mighty have fallen. :lol:

RonaldoVII · Mar 13, 2017

BBC fawning over Chelsea as expected

12OunceEpilogue · Mar 13, 2017

Sparky Rhiwabon said:
BBC have not covered top level football for 25 years. I think they're a bit rusty.

The wait will go on after tonight then...

Drifter · Mar 13, 2017

pauldyson1uk said:
6/11 fecking 6/11

Same.Thought Jose rarely tinkered

salford_ · Mar 13, 2017

prtk0811 said:
I know that's theur normal side ..they are a defensive block playing defensive counter attacking football . If we control the ball they are gonna park the bus in front of their own fans. People accuse our Mourinho Of parking the bus but its chelsea who do it on regular basis. Mourinho is a flexible manager.

but its clearly the way to do it. theyre dominating the league. scoring more goals than all bar city i believe? Do it. copy it. it works

Zoo · Mar 13, 2017

Phil Neville says Jones in midfield. Surely not?

prtk0811 · Mar 13, 2017

salford_ said:
If thats parking the bus, taking you 10 points clear 2nd highest scorers in league. count me in

Yes that's bus parking. Chelsea is winning with it because they have got a better attacking balance

Janson · Mar 13, 2017

duffer said:
We'll play the same we have all season. If you think that's parking the bus, fair enough.

Why are you getting defensive about bus parking? It's a great tactic, and well done by Conte.

dichinero · Mar 13, 2017

Jones in midfield?

Rather him than Fellaini tbh

cyberman · Mar 13, 2017

salford_ said:
If thats parking the bus, taking you 10 points clear 2nd highest scorers in league. count me in

Its a minibus. Checkmate goes to Conte...

paulscholes18 · Mar 13, 2017

BBC think it's 4-2-3-1

prtk0811 · Mar 13, 2017

Zoo said:
Phil Neville says Jones in midfield. Surely not?

He is such a bad analyst. totally clueless at times

MyOnlySolskjaer · Mar 13, 2017

Phil Neville thinks Jones is playing in midfield and it's a 4-2-3-1.

M Bison · Mar 13, 2017

Kag said:
How would Valencia and Young in attacking roles be a master stroke?

We'd have spent hundreds of millions of pounds to play a team resembling that of the Olympiakos debacle.

I know we have players out through injury and suspension, but this is a seriously underwhelming side.

Because we're playing away at Chelsea and have a number of players missing, but mainly it would nullify the threat from wide areas by playing 2 wingers who can defend. We'll have to defend well to be in with a chance of getting a result and doubling up on Hazard wouldn't be a bad idea.

DomesticTadpole · Mar 13, 2017

Drifter said:
Same.Thought Jose rarely tinkered

Same for me, but as I dithered that long over who to pick I ran out of time. So not bad.

Alex99 · Mar 13, 2017

Zoo said:
Phil Neville says Jones in midfield. Surely not?

He's talking nonsense.

Morpheus 7 · Mar 13, 2017

MadDogg said:
Bailly has been in atrocious form recently. Yes, even worse than Jones who has cost us points in the last two games. Jones has generally been decent in those games barring those brain farts, whereas Bailly has been terrible throughout his last three games. Hell, even before he went to the AFCON his form was dropping away.

Bailly is easily our best defender, Jones has cost us recently and should be dropped. Bailly is much better on the ball too. I can't believe anyone would rather Jones, fecking mind blowing.

RonaldoVII · Mar 13, 2017

It surely has to be 3 at the back like we played on Thursday. That was clearly a warmup for this game.

NinjaFletch · Mar 13, 2017

Morpheus 7 said:
Bailly is easily our best defender, Jones has cost us recently and should be dropped. Bailly is much better on the ball too. I can't believe anyone would rather Jones, fecking mind blowing.

And so has Bailly.

Some mental gymnastics there.

montpelier · Mar 13, 2017

Phil Jones is in to protect & shield the back four

the MF is packed to protect & shield Phil Jones

sensible from Jose

Cassidy · Mar 13, 2017

Morpheus 7 said:
Bailly is easily our best defender, Jones has cost us recently and should be dropped. Bailly is much better on the ball too. I can't believe anyone would rather Jones, fecking mind blowing.

Bailly has been poor lately and looked like he didn't handle the pressure well. Think its best he sits out today

Janson · Mar 13, 2017

paulscholes18 said:
BBC think it's 4-2-3-1

What I was saying all along.

FreakyJim · Mar 13, 2017

salford_ said:
but its clearly the way to do it. theyre dominating the league. scoring more goals than all bar city i believe? Do it. copy it. it works

They also have Hazard and Kante. We can't copy that.

Pexbo · Mar 13, 2017

MyOnlySolskjaer said:
Phil Neville thinks Jones is playing in midfield and it's a 4-2-3-1.

No valid sentence was ever started with those three words.

Maradona10 · Mar 13, 2017

Paul the Wolf said:
Your appointment is at 10am tomorrow morning with Specsavers

Thank you audrie, did you wash the clothes? Ordered my Pizza?

salford_ · Mar 13, 2017

FreakyJim said:
They also have Hazard and Kante. We can't copy that.

fair point

minoo-utd · Mar 13, 2017

Sandikan said:
Those years ago we moaned about having Valencia and Young out wide.

Roll on to tonight, both in their 30s, still starting together

This has to change.

Kag · Mar 13, 2017

M Bison said:
Because we're playing away at Chelsea and have a number of players missing, but mainly it would nullify the threat from wide areas by playing 2 wingers who can defend. We'll have to defend well to be in with a chance of getting a result and doubling up on Hazard wouldn't be a bad idea.

I'd prefer it if we played our best attacking players and tried to score goals.

Martial and Ibrahimovic are injured, which isn't ideal, but we should have more than enough to trouble Chelsea going the other way. Doubling up on Hazard isn't a bad idea, mind you. I just want us to play with a little bit of bravery.

Samid · Mar 13, 2017

Pexbo said:
No valid sentence was ever started with those three words.

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