Chelsea 4
Man Utd 3
The late Thursday kick-off meant that many of us who have to work, had to make an effort for our beloved team. I did, and will continue to do so, but am not sure that some of the players on the pitch are worth making the effort for at this stage.
It took us less than 4 minutes to give away a goal. Dalot was caught out of position (criminal to do so so early on) and Onana just let it go through him! Chelsea were 1-0 up. It got worse. Antony’s tackle in the box was straight out of the defender’s what not to do manual. Penalty, and 2-0 down.
United decided to have a go at that point, also because Chelsea are pretty crap at defending just like us. It was 2-2 by HT. First, Garnacho pounced on a dreadful error and slid the ball in to make it 2-1, and minutes later, Bruno headed in the equaliser as Chelsea confirmed they are as clueless as United when it comes to defending a lead.
It was going to be anyone’s match in the second half as this was literally a comedy of errors. Both sides seemed unable to close down any initiative by their opponents. Garnacho gave us the lead thanks to the best thing we have seen so far by Antony in a United shirt. His cross was sublime despite the fact that he was forced to kick it that way because he refuses to use his right foot. 3-2 for us and the 90th minute arrives. 8 minutes of added time and I said to myself, either we get a 4th goal or we will not get the 3 points here! Prophetic thoughts, much to my dismay!! Dalot completed a pretty awful display by conceding a penalty after being once again in the wrong position, and moments later, at 3-3 and with practically the match over, the players went collectively dumb and left Chelsea’s most dangerous player unmarked. 4-3 and game over.
Another match in which the few good things we did were overshadowed by a pathetic tactical plan and poor management of the match. It is increasingly looking like the final matches of the previous managers and at this stage, I believe that only winning thee FA Cup may save ETH – possibly not even that! Ask LVG!!
On an individual level, Casemiro and Varane are toast. Hojlund proved that we need another striker. If you do not manage to get a shot on target against this Chelsea side, you’re not very good. The only centre half worth keeping is Licha. INEOS better start working on recruiting at least 4 critical players or else this crap is going to continue. Mainoo, Garnacho, Licha and AWB are the only ones I would save from this lot and yes, I am still fuming as I am writing this a day and a half later….Numquam Moribimur!
