01 Nov 2026 18:42:43
As bad as the players have been, we bossed the first half and should have scored 3 or 4. Not sure it was lack of fitness in the second half or Chelsea upping the their efforts.

But it showed this squad can compete, Chelsea are 4th and not great. The right manager can get so much more with the right 11 on the pitch playing the right system.

1.) 01 Nov 2026
01 Nov 2026 18:51:10
Yh the first half was the sort of performance you could build on if you had a half decent start to the season. But with 2 wins in 4 months, its just another chapter in the negative doom spiral this season has been.

I did like the santos baleba midfield, stick Mainoo in there and we could have a promising midfield 3.

2.) 02 Nov 2026
02 Nov 2026 12:38:50
I think it's a combination of the players giving a little more effort as the fans have made it clear they blame the players not the manager. Along with the way Chelsea play under Alonso. They have this odd style where they seem to totally lack control of the game with it becoming very open in midfield and quite end to end in style.

That suited us in the first half and we were able to carve open a few good chances, but when the results and performances have been poor, players tend to lack confidence and that showed with our finishing. Then in the second half Chelsea seemed to come out a little more determined, and we looked more nervous. Maybe the players saw the missed chances in the first half and started to think "this isn't going to be our day". Then Martinez had a complete brain fart moment and the writing was on the wall.

3.) 02 Nov 2026
02 Nov 2026 19:43:19
A game is 90mins.
You can play well for 89mins and have one momentary brain fart and lose the game.
We lack discipline and fitness. We have zero cohesion.