Chelsea Team and Matches Talk

11 Mar 2026 22:08:19.
Not watched the game yet but my mates tell me Jorgensen made a costly error and our two Ch's didn't cover themselves in glory. Also, apparently our performance was ok and the score line isn't a reflection of how we played. The score is the only thing that matters to me.

12 Mar 2026 08:56:22
Agreed, Tom

What gets me, and Maresca was just as bad, is the fact that we constantly swap around our backline, and I'm just wondering how relationships and communication can be built using this method.

12 Mar 2026 16:03:54
I've slept on it, and sat with the result today.

Apart from a ridiculous last 15/20 minutes, Chelsea were very much still in the tie.

Rosenior has admitted that Jorgensen was probably the wrong choice, but hindsight and all that! If it goes the opposite way, we're calling him a genius, like!

I see loads of people saying we were battered! I didn't get that from the game at all.

Mistakes from the keeper, and centre-halves cost us.

The Delap/Lavia changes at 3-2 probably didn't help, but it's not like our bench has been electric for the whole season!

Yeah, the result is woeful, but I do think reactionary takes are too much also. PSG weren't brilliant last night, Chelsea really beat themselves.

I think there could be another Napoli result in us next week.

12 Mar 2026 18:25:33
Dihanio, I agree with your post, but I have to admit I'm all about the result, so I'm bitterly disappointed.

11 Mar 2026 21:54:34
Two deflections, and three give aways. Otherwise we played really well.

Keeper mistake was just a matter of time. So many risky passes, but that's the way we play.

Paris are a top side; how we lost 5-2 I don't know.

11 Mar 2026 21:48:43
And now a 4th for PSG. Our goalkeeping woes hurting us. Though slightly strange that Sanchez didn't start this one given hero8csbin New York plus PSG hardly Arsenal wrestlers at set pieces.

11 Mar 2026 21:39:28
Yet another really stupid and unnecessary goalkeeping error this time by Jorgensen costing us a goal when we were playing well. Incredible.

07 Mar 2026 19:32:17
2-2 right now, Men vs boys thus far. And we are the boys. So obviously crying out for some experience and leadership, but then again we have been for 2 years.

07 Mar 2026 20:39:32
Well, we got through eventually, but were fortunate. Very few of our players deserved more than about 4 out of 10. Our whole defense was dreadful. Josh's goal was a good one, but otherwise he was poor at right wing-back, as was Hato at left wing-back. Neto had his moments, and Santos was ok.

Delap had a few first-half moments. But Joao Pedro looked a different class when on. Garnacho, for looking focused throughout and being quite dangerous, plus scoring the winner, was probably my MoM. Nice to see Essugo back, though wayward with many passes.

07 Mar 2026 18:47:22
First half performance B team incohesive level. We're quite lucky to be 1-1. Central defense predictably shaky given who started. Nobody impressed though perhaps Garnacho better than many and Delap and Santos ok. But team will have to up focus and intensity in second half.

07 Mar 2026 19:11:36
Hope Melbourne didn't wake up early for this. I'm half asleep at 7pm lol.

07 Mar 2026 19:52:39
Fortunate enough to sleep through my 1:45am alarm, only to wake up at 2:45.

Nice to see Dario on the pitch, I guess.

05 Mar 2026 03:17:08
Another 3:30am kick off and I was very close to not setting an alarm, as work began at 8. 3 minutes in and I was silently cursing the world. Really good recovery and bar a few chances, we dominated.

We were very lucky Watkins was offside and Pedro wasn't, but small margins can have big outcomes.

Thought Enzo, Moises and Cole were excellent. Moises really doesn't get the credit for the range of passing he has, however, I think it's becoming one of his strongest assets. Keeping my eye on a 1/1 auction for one of his cards tomorrow evening.

Really pleased that Hato didn't get taken off for Cucu, as I think he deserved a full 90 minutes and was excellent after a shaky start.

Jorgensen did well, without being hugely tested. His previous performances have worried me but hopefully he can build on this.

Overall, glad to have woken up and even got to see the end of the United game. A very big week of results for us with Liverpool, United and Villa losing. Big 9 weeks remaining with a lot of huge 6 pointers.

05 Mar 2026 09:50:27
We're all v glad, I'm sure, that your waking up was well worth it this time, Melbourne! Your comments spot on. Some of Caicedo's spots of movement and passes to find the player were fantastic. Enzo was also wonderful.



Villa's openness and willingness to attack were helpful compared to us playing a low block, and so too was our deeper squad in terms of the quality of subs we could bring on in the second half, like Cucu, Santos and Lavia.

04 Mar 2026 19:56:41
TC our best not injured CB by far.

05 Mar 2026 10:37:46
He's not always perfect, but always gives everything. I'm so glad we've seemingly finally given up trying to push him out the door (though who knows what the summer will bring).

04 Mar 2026 19:52:13
Hato looks scared.

04 Mar 2026 19:51:30
Dreadful start.