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Post by WhyDelilah on Sept 23, 2017 16:09:34 GMT
We've regressed to being a fucking charity case again.
Gifts left, right and centre today.
Fucking laughable.
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 23, 2017 16:32:22 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots.
When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable.
Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team.
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Post by butlerstbob on Sept 23, 2017 16:36:54 GMT
Well there is certainly a fair share of clowns on here!
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Post by werrington on Sept 23, 2017 16:39:04 GMT
Well there is certainly a fair share of clowns on here! Wasting your time mate |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 16:42:30 GMT
We've regressed to being a fucking charity case again. Gifts left, right and centre today. Fucking laughable. Another one blocked. Stick to darts or something - you know fuck all about football. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 16:43:30 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. I thought we battled well but Courtois will go home without having to have his kit washed. Same old story, we offer very little threat up front while our best striker flogs his guts out at right back. |
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Post by johnnysoul60 on Sept 23, 2017 16:45:09 GMT
We can't make elementary errors against a top side other than that some good performances despite.the score .
One problem is the lack of players getting forward and signing of players who just don't fit Jese being the latest nice finish vs Arse but nothing else .
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Sept 23, 2017 16:46:26 GMT
We've regressed to being a fucking charity case again. Gifts left, right and centre today. Fucking laughable. Yes we gave them their goals but our performance was good for me and today is not the day for having a go at the players |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 16:51:17 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. Have to agree. 3 sloppy mistakes gifted them a easy lead. On the balance of play we actually played quite well |
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 23, 2017 16:52:03 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. I thought we battled well but Courtois will go home without having to have his kit washed. Same old story, we offer very little threat up front while our best striker flogs his guts out at right back. True - he had more to do than Butland though (apart from getting the ball from the net on 4 occasions). He could have read a book for long periods. The ridiculous nature of the goals overshadow everything - but I find it hard to have a real go at them today. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 16:52:05 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. I thought we battled well but Courtois will go home without having to have his kit washed. Same old story, we offer very little threat up front while our best striker flogs his guts out at right back. Did Jack actually have anything to save? Four sloppy errors 4 clinical goals |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 16:54:25 GMT
I thought we battled well but Courtois will go home without having to have his kit washed. Same old story, we offer very little threat up front while our best striker flogs his guts out at right back. Did Jack actually have anything to save? Four sloppy errors 4 clinical goals Yes. He had four saves to make and made none of them  Courtois had no saves to make. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 16:55:29 GMT
I thought we battled well but Courtois will go home without having to have his kit washed. Same old story, we offer very little threat up front while our best striker flogs his guts out at right back. True - he had more to do than Butland though (apart from getting the ball from the net on 4 occasions). He could have read a book for long periods. The ridiculous nature of the goals overshadow everything - but I find it hard to have a real go at them today. The majority of the players did well. Hughes is the problem. |
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Post by StatesideStokie on Sept 23, 2017 16:58:52 GMT
We've regressed to being a fucking charity case again. Gifts left, right and centre today. Fucking laughable. Thought we played well, but we were undone by two mistakes that Chelsea were clinical in punishing. We were denied a nailed-on penalty, and created more chances that we have for a good while. Diouf, Choupo, Fletcher and Allen all had decent chances that they failed to get on target. Shaq was fantastic throughout, both going forward and in terms of work rate and tracking back. The third and fourth goals late on were just a smack in the face after suffering another injury and having given Chelsea a very good game. With that said, Johnson is beyond help and shouldn't be anywhere near the squad, never mind the first team, and not bringing Souttar on for BMI was bizarre given the circumstances. Not a bad effort at all. On to the next. |
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Post by thegift on Sept 23, 2017 16:59:36 GMT
WD there is only one gift here and thats me
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Post by adamsson on Sept 23, 2017 17:03:45 GMT
True - he had more to do than Butland though (apart from getting the ball from the net on 4 occasions). He could have read a book for long periods. The ridiculous nature of the goals overshadow everything - but I find it hard to have a real go at them today. The majority of the players did well. Hughes is the problem. Zouma was ineligible, Wimmer, Shawcross and Cameron were injured what options did he have? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 17:06:20 GMT
Did Jack actually have anything to save? Four sloppy errors 4 clinical goals Yes. He had four saves to make and made none of them Courtois had no saves to make. I need see the first again but didn't think he stood a chance against the others to be fair |
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Post by wuzza on Sept 23, 2017 17:09:24 GMT
A fair few good individual performances I thought.
Didn't amount to much because our failings were in crucial areas of the pitch.
4-0 worries me not a jot as long as we get the job done next week and are not making weak excuses about injuries or being unlucky this time next Sat.
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Post by WhyDelilah on Sept 23, 2017 17:12:18 GMT
So reading this thread: -
* we never tested the opposition keeper
* we gifted them 3 goals
** but we played some decent footy in the middle of the pitch to absolutely no effect
On the basis of the above, we're relatively happy?
We've become Arsenal fans.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2017 17:14:48 GMT
The majority of the players did well. Hughes is the problem. Zouma was ineligible, Wimmer, Shawcross and Cameron were injured what options did he have? He had the option to sort out his full back options in the summer. He has had no end of chances to sort out our striking options. He has had numerous transfer windows to give us an effective midfield partnership. He has had plenty of time to turn us into a better side with the money at his disposal, but the majority of his big money signings have either been fucked off, sent out on loan or are warming our bench. In short it goes a lot deeper than today's performance or result, but Hughes is progressively turning us into a shambles of a team. |
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Post by LL Cool Dave on Sept 23, 2017 17:15:04 GMT
Cirucs?
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Post by stokerstayinup on Sept 23, 2017 17:16:45 GMT
So reading this thread: - * we never tested the opposition keeper * we gifted them 3 goals ** but we played some decent footy in the middle of the pitch to absolutely no effect On the basis of the above, we're relatively happy? We've become Arsenal fans. We're all Stoke fans.It's fine being pissed off at the result but to slag the team off after today's performance is way below the belt.The only Arsenalesque fan on this thread is you. |
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Post by WhyDelilah on Sept 23, 2017 17:18:04 GMT
So reading this thread: - * we never tested the opposition keeper * we gifted them 3 goals ** but we played some decent footy in the middle of the pitch to absolutely no effect On the basis of the above, we're relatively happy? We've become Arsenal fans. We're all Stoke fans.It's fine being pissed off at the result but to slag the team off after today's performance is way below the belt.The only Arsenalesque fan on this thread is you. Fair enough. I think being arse raped at home is not acceptable. |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 23, 2017 17:18:55 GMT
So reading this thread: - * we never tested the opposition keeper * we gifted them 3 goals ** but we played some decent footy in the middle of the pitch to absolutely no effect On the basis of the above, we're relatively happy? We've become Arsenal fans. We had one fit centre half and were playing the Champions, who had about £100m of talent on their bench alone. What were you expecting, a battling draw? We have it a go and played some decent stuff for spells until our one centre half had to go off and our resistance finally gave out. All things considered it could've been miles worse. |
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Post by werrington on Sept 23, 2017 17:19:34 GMT
I get the impression this thread is not quite going to plan
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Post by nonameface on Sept 23, 2017 17:20:03 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. We played well, the result shows a different story and will be all that is remembered. I'd prefer us to play berahino than jese right now too. |
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Post by WhyDelilah on Sept 23, 2017 17:36:56 GMT
So reading this thread: - * we never tested the opposition keeper * we gifted them 3 goals ** but we played some decent footy in the middle of the pitch to absolutely no effect On the basis of the above, we're relatively happy? We've become Arsenal fans. We had one fit centre half and were playing the Champions, who had about £100m of talent on their bench alone. What were you expecting, a battling draw? We have it a go and played some decent stuff for spells until our one centre half had to go off and our resistance finally gave out. All things considered it could've been miles worse. What was I expecting? Not for us to gift them their first 3 goals. How empty the stadium was before the full time whistle said everything you need to know. |
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Post by cheeesfreeex on Sept 23, 2017 17:45:02 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. They're a great side, and I love/hate watching Willian play and that. Obviously they were far more clinical, but any idea of them dictating play, controlling the game or playing within themselves is a nonsense. But fuck it's frustrating seeing some of our passages of play not quite coming together with the rewards it 'deserved'. Nowt left today other than getting pissed. Boooooo. |
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Post by FullerMagic on Sept 23, 2017 17:50:31 GMT
Thought we actually played well today, apart from the three spectacular brainfarts that gifted them their 3 goals from their first 3 shots. When their third goal went in, the shot count was 13-3 in Stoke's favour. Truly unbelievable. Chelsea will say they had other gears they never needed and they were happy to play within themselves. But, that said, can't remember when we carried so much of the threat over the course of a game against a top team. They're a great side, and I love/hate watching Willian play and that. Obviously they were far more clinical, but any idea of them dictating play, controlling the game or playing within themselves is a nonsense. But fuck it's frustrating seeing some of our passages of play not quite coming together with the rewards it 'deserved'. Nowt left today other than getting pissed. Boooooo. Yep - I agree, I don't actually think they were playing within themselves to any great degree - but that's the spin that can be put on it. Managers are fond of calling it *professional* when a game unfolds like that. I actually saw the BBC report describe it as a "dominant" performance from them, which I found a bit laughable. But most people will see the 0-4 and won't want to delve much deeper |
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Post by The Toxic Avenger on Sept 23, 2017 17:52:24 GMT
We had one fit centre half and were playing the Champions, who had about £100m of talent on their bench alone. What were you expecting, a battling draw? We have it a go and played some decent stuff for spells until our one centre half had to go off and our resistance finally gave out. All things considered it could've been miles worse. What was I expecting? Not for us to gift them their first 3 goals. How empty the stadium was before the full time whistle said everything you need to know. It said that some people fucked off early because the game was lost, no more, no less. Today has to be viewed in the context of having one fit centre half against the Champions. To still be in the game after 75 mins and play some decent stuff in that context isn't something to whinge about in my opinion. We've played worse and won. |
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