Why are pundits never able to call an offside how it is? Giroud is obviously onside, and they’re staring at a picture of that being wishy washy about how close it is. And they do this all the time, it’s so weird.
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Jorginho was great for a couple of weeks in August time.
Palace will lose this game.
Come on Palace. A Chelsea loss and we're dragged back into the top four race.
Which inevitably means they'll lose despite beating City when I didn't want them to.
Which inevitably means they'll lose despite beating City when I didn't want them to.
I thought we played well. Just missing a bit of creativity / the final ball to break the deadlock.
Giroud onside as well. VAR please. Every match!
Palace have a good defence. We need to keep playing the same way.
Giroud onside as well. VAR please. Every match!
Palace have a good defence. We need to keep playing the same way.
Yeah, I’m happy with how we’re doing. Palace will tire.
He scored that goal against City so now he's the new Lampard.
I think you're right, Kante looks sub-par in this setup.
It's a crazy situation. I get that Sarri favours Jorginho because he's integral to the style they want to play, but it basically takes one of the best DMs going and shoe horns him into a position where he doesn't really impress. We should put a cheeky bid in for him because United and Chelsea frequently do business if the cash is right.
You know Chelsea are gonna nick a goal somehow. Hazard brilliance, maybe.
In terms of the offside, I'm sure the rule is that you are offside if you are past the last line with any part of your body that can be legally used to score. In that context, Giroud was leaning offside with his head. That said, the rule changes every two minutes so I might be wrong.
A genuinely fouled player can dive ffs.. I've seen sterling do it tons of times.
As for the bolded part isn't this exactly what he did buddy? He exaggerated the amount of contact and pretended he was hit hard enough to lose his footing when he wasn't. He completely exaggerated the situation by diving on the ground.
Take nothing away from you guys, a great team playing great football but you know, he was kicked and then threw himself on the ground. He literally "dived" onto the ground. I'm not even saying its the wrong thing to do, Raheem does it for us everytime he gets touched as do most other players but it still is what it is.
Salah's a good player but like everyone else he's shit stinks. I don't understand why people try and act like he didn't, he 100% threw himself down. Thats a dive. Its simulation.
The fact players have to dive after contact or they will not get a clear peno is quite sad and a huge issue with ref's but its doesn't mean they don't do it. Yesterday Salah did it.
I don't think they will. You're not stretching them and its a lot of side to aide passing, I can't see what would tire them out.
Ffs
Poor keeping
Of course, Kante scores... 
Kante scores for Chelsea. Bloody Palace.
Kante scores for Chelsea.
Good goal. Poor keeping
Terrible defending
What a ball from Luiz.
Great run, matched by a great pass by Luiz.
Palace has been awful, not even trying.
Palace have been simply pathetic given they are the home team.
Scored too early.
Useless palace.
For shame!
This is over because Palace have offered nothing as an attacking entity. Don't see how they can change the flow of the game via the bench.
It feels like if they were playing us they’d be busting a gut.
Of course. Useless cnuts.
Come out and play now you useless bastards
Didn't realise Palace have scored so few at home this season
Chelsea aren’t letting them play though, they are boring Palace into submission with Van Gaal Sarri Ball.
Cannot believe Palace beat City. How?!
Cowardly performance from Palace so far. What were they expecting? It's one thing to take a defensive approach and another thing entirely to sit so deep that your midfielders and strikers are stood in different postcodes.
Because Andros Townsend hit an absolute worldy out of nothing and then we imploded.
Playing Zaha in that striker role is pointless. The striker hardly sees the ball against these big teams. Get him more involved by moving him to the wing you cnuts.
No need to implode when you clearly have the better players. Ah well.
Of course, Kante scores...
It's to be expected considering the positions he takes up. But he's got 5 goals and assists this season which is nowhere near enough for an advanced midfielder.
They will raise their game against the reigning champions. It's been a big stumbling block in this league for retaining the title. In other leagues, teams generally roll over against the big guns because they have dominated the league for so long, but when there is a new title winner every season, smaller teams have more confidence to go at the champions.
I guess. Any other time it would be great, but not when it means Pool go clear
They dont have a striker.