What did we learn tonight?

Put your best side out if you really, really want to win.

I haven't just learnt that Wasi is suspect and something of a liability. I saw that last season.

I can't recall exactly the last time City were 2-0 up and lost 4-2. The only occasion flickering in my mind is at the Boleyn Ground-December 1967.

comment by downsouf (U4095)
posted 4 minutes ago
Put your best side out if you really, really want to win.

I haven't just learnt that Wasi is suspect and something of a liability. I saw that last season.

I can't recall exactly the last time City were 2-0 up and lost 4-2. The only occasion flickering in my mind is at the Boleyn Ground-December 1967.
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It's been worse, 3-0 up at Wolves and lost 4-3 😏

comment by Champions of England (U21032)
posted 1 hour, 6 minutes ago
comment by downsouf (U4095)
posted 4 minutes ago
Put your best side out if you really, really want to win.

I haven't just learnt that Wasi is suspect and something of a liability. I saw that last season.

I can't recall exactly the last time City were 2-0 up and lost 4-2. The only occasion flickering in my mind is at the Boleyn Ground-December 1967.
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It's been worse, 3-0 up at Wolves and lost 4-3 😏
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I omitted that old delivery line:

"Unless you, of course, know better"

one thing i am dissapointed with is the mental concentration on the pitch. When teams are 2 nil up and the announcer says the 4th official has given 1 minute of added time at the end of a game the team that is leading see the game out by keeping possession like camping by the corner flag etc .Last night in the first half 1minute was added and Musa gave aback heel pass to okazaki well short and they got a corner out of it then 2-1 . Had we held on it would have been a massive confidence boost. Chelsea on the other hand were given one.

Without the league cup, how can we give the likes of Chillwell and Gray the game time they need to develop?

We can't really risk them in the league or Europe because mistakes could be costly, so are we best to loan them out for a month or two?

The only problem with that is who to. I'm not sure that they would really learn anything new in the Championship other than the physicality aspect.
Also I can't imagine Gray would be keen on this having arrived from Birmingham.

Ideally a short term loan to a lower end PL team would be better as they'd get experience of the PL without their mistakes costing us points. They would then come back to us and be better able to contribute.

Mercenary thoughts I accept, but I'm struggling to see how they can develop otherwise.

comment by langleyfox (U17390)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
one thing i am dissapointed with is the mental concentration on the pitch. When teams are 2 nil up and the announcer says the 4th official has given 1 minute of added time at the end of a game the team that is leading see the game out by keeping possession like camping by the corner flag etc .Last night in the first half 1minute was added and Musa gave aback heel pass to okazaki well short and they got a corner out of it then 2-1 . Had we held on it would have been a massive confidence boost. Chelsea on the other hand were given one.
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Exactly

comment by The_Real_Slimani (U1254)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by langleyfox (U17390)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
one thing i am dissapointed with is the mental concentration on the pitch. When teams are 2 nil up and the announcer says the 4th official has given 1 minute of added time at the end of a game the team that is leading see the game out by keeping possession like camping by the corner flag etc .Last night in the first half 1minute was added and Musa gave aback heel pass to okazaki well short and they got a corner out of it then 2-1 . Had we held on it would have been a massive confidence boost. Chelsea on the other hand were given one.
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Exactly
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and what a corner.....best i've seen delivered by a Chelsea player in 4-6 years

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by The_Real_Slimani (U1254)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by langleyfox (U17390)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
one thing i am dissapointed with is the mental concentration on the pitch. When teams are 2 nil up and the announcer says the 4th official has given 1 minute of added time at the end of a game the team that is leading see the game out by keeping possession like camping by the corner flag etc .Last night in the first half 1minute was added and Musa gave aback heel pass to okazaki well short and they got a corner out of it then 2-1 . Had we held on it would have been a massive confidence boost. Chelsea on the other hand were given one.
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Exactly
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and what a corner.....best i've seen delivered by a Chelsea player in 4-6 years
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Jeez your corners must be woeful then, it was just a bog standard delivery that wouldn't have resulted in a goal had it been defended properly but we switched off.

comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by The_Real_Slimani (U1254)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by langleyfox (U17390)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
one thing i am dissapointed with is the mental concentration on the pitch. When teams are 2 nil up and the announcer says the 4th official has given 1 minute of added time at the end of a game the team that is leading see the game out by keeping possession like camping by the corner flag etc .Last night in the first half 1minute was added and Musa gave aback heel pass to okazaki well short and they got a corner out of it then 2-1 . Had we held on it would have been a massive confidence boost. Chelsea on the other hand were given one.
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Exactly
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and what a corner.....best i've seen delivered by a Chelsea player in 4-6 years
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I'm sure it wasn't but the defending of it probably was!

comment by True Blue (U9486)
posted 38 minutes ago
comment by Sheriff JW Pepper (U1007)
posted 13 minutes ago
comment by The_Real_Slimani (U1254)
posted 39 minutes ago
comment by langleyfox (U17390)
posted 2 hours, 44 minutes ago
one thing i am dissapointed with is the mental concentration on the pitch. When teams are 2 nil up and the announcer says the 4th official has given 1 minute of added time at the end of a game the team that is leading see the game out by keeping possession like camping by the corner flag etc .Last night in the first half 1minute was added and Musa gave aback heel pass to okazaki well short and they got a corner out of it then 2-1 . Had we held on it would have been a massive confidence boost. Chelsea on the other hand were given one.
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Exactly
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and what a corner.....best i've seen delivered by a Chelsea player in 4-6 years
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I'm sure it wasn't but the defending of it probably was!
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Oh I kid you not....our corners are legend