19 Jan 2019 19:54:27
Great result and performance. Soc and kos (big surprise) were immense. Torreira and Gouendouzi worked their little socks off (great for the future) and controlled the game, lacca and ramsey imperious. Chelski who!

1.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 20:04:01
3 horse race for 4th again after today let's keep it than way by working on that defence tirelessly.
Chelsea have problems with they're attacking formation and personal but restricting them to 1 shot on target is a very welcome improvement that needs building on starting next week with United, look tight against them and it might be worth getting excited again:-)

2.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 20:16:08
I echo that steve mate. Credit were its due.

3.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 20:40:32
Gunner, i have no expectations this season, i have hope but 4 of the summer signings played today, 4 played against toots. With more of Dicks input on his signings this summer, i have seen enough glimse of the future to think we can improve. We all ready have more 2 points against the top 6 than last year with bonus games against Utd, toots and citeh to come. If we get top 4 great, if we dont, great also, i can wait, i like the way Dick puts it out there and actually makes big calls. We aren't getting any worse and with time i think we will get better. The first half today, it wouldn't be exaggerating, we could have been 4 or 5 goals up and we are playing one of the best teams in the league. The shoots are there, just a bit of growing needed.

4.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 21:08:58
I'm not getting carried away Steve I did that after the Liverpool home game but then came the Liverpool away game and oops a blast from the past and reality firmly landed.
Great result today and very pleased with the defensive side of the performance, Just hope it's the beginning of something and not a one off when the pressure was on as we've seen many times before.

5.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 21:23:12
Pretty sure those signings were the work of Mislintat, not Emery.

6.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 21:38:12
Gunner i don't think we should get carried away, just try and keep it all in perspective. The big plus for me regardless of results, is the quality of the signings last summer and how much hope that that can improve again next summer to give us the quality that is needed. Dick is learning about the good and the bad of this team and he also learning about the premier league. Next season he will be 1 year wiser.

7.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 21:46:49
Really hope so Steve mate, not trying to be negative Just need to see some consistent steady improvement before allowing myself to get over excited again.

8.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 21:59:34
You may or may not be right qtrn, we don't know 100% the exact process that ended up with them but they weren't wenger signings that haven't been that great on the whole. But the new direction the club is going in and the process of getting new players has changed and wether it is mislintat, sanlerhi or emery or whoever, there is a different regime and different ideas.

9.) 19 Jan 2019
19 Jan 2019 22:13:21
Gunner, i agree but the truth is the only thing we haven't improved on stat wise so far is defence. We have more points, scored more goals, in a similar position in the league, 1st in tactical substitutions, more points against top 6. While i get we haven't improved beyond all recognition, i don't get the people saying we have gone back and there is no change. I think there has been lots of change, in attitude, workrate and tactical nous. The next step is implementing it on a regular basis and replacing the weaker links. Mistakes are being made, for me that's not a bad thing because then we can improve on them. Better we do it now than paper over the cracks.