GWT: EPL - Matchweek 20

[gary69]

Well, it was coming.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Is this, to the minute, the same time as Fulhams equalizer?

 

[Blender]

Mateta scores to make it 1-1 of course.

 

[Blender]

Enzo has regressed the last 3 games to where he was before. The performance bump he got from abandoning his wife and child seems to have been used up.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Enzo has regressed the last 3 games to where he was before. The performance bump he got from abandoning his wife and child seems to have been used up.

Does he have a dog he can refuse to feed or smth

 

[gary69]

Does he have a dog he can refuse to feed or smth

He just shouldn't ask Zouma for advice regarding treatment of pets.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

New year, same me.

Honestly relieved we hung on.

 

[Jussi]

He just shouldn't ask Zouma for advice regarding treatment of pets.

 

[Blender]

Big draw for Palace, very disappointing to blow that lead but we saw it coming.

 

[Savant]

Chelsea has not beaten anyone since Mudryk pissed hot. Probably a coincidence

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Chelsea has not beaten anyone since Mudryk pissed hot. Probably a coincidence

Oh for f***s sake man

 

[Savant]

Oh for f***s sake man

Is this a lie?

Its probably a coincidence anyway.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

the positives:

- we didn’t fall apart after the equalizer! Genuinely was sure we were gonna lose
- Colwill with his best game in some time, closer to his early season form. Didn’t get caught up field as he’s had a tendency to do this season
- the chance creation was fantastic and none of the misses were bad misses. Just bad luck. Keep doing what we’re doing and a game like that could’ve been 3-0 and dusted (which I think it would’ve been in, like, October)
- in the first half, Enzo was playing deeper than he has been and we looked a lot more stable defensively
- another good game from Sanchez, who has had far more good ones than bad ones this year
- Acheampong fits in and looks comfy

The negatives:

- in the second half, Enzo was back roaming too high and leaving everything for Caicedo. Part of why that Palace diagonal was so on was because Cucurella was generally pretty isolated against Sarr and whoever was supporting. In the first half, Enzo had been in that little left hand space.
- we’re too casual late in games. Noticed this in stoppage time. “Keep playing our game, we trust the system” works well, but in the 90th minute your opponent is going to be throwing every last bit of energy at it, and so you need to adjust accordingly.
- the subs!!! Veiga for Enzo!!!! Or Reece for Enzo!!! Steel up!!!

Annoying draw, and annoying to now go 4 winless, but this was a generally good performance and I can live with it.

 

[Paulie Gualtieri]

Not happy with the refereeing.

 

[Blender]

Chelsea has not beaten anyone since Mudryk pissed hot. Probably a coincidence

What is this even referring to?

 

[Jussi]

What is this even referring to?

Mudryk's dope test result. Also qualifies as a quite literal "piss take".

 

[Blender]

Mudryk's dope test result.

Ah, he's barely featured in the league so who cares about him being gone.

 

[Peen]

Maresca needs to take blame here. Palmer has fallen off in the latter stages of the second half, and we have Felix.

Haven’t done enough subs in general

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Ah, he's barely featured in the league so who cares about him being gone.

He’s attempting to suggest that perhaps all of Chelsea were doping and are now not

But he’s doing the thing where he says an empirically accurate statement to encourages insane inferences, then says “am I lying??????”

 

[gary69]

Odegaard starting on the bench is surprising, this isn't probably a match Arsenal can afford to rest key players.

 

[Savant]

He’s attempting to suggest that perhaps all of Chelsea were doping and are now not

But he’s doing the thing where he says an empirically accurate statement to encourages insane inferences, then says “am I lying??????”

But have Chelsea won since Mudryk failed his drug test?

I also said it’s probably a coincidence, so don’t leave that part out.

I just think it’s funny the guy with the “Talent Isn’t Enough” tattoo popped for steroids

 

[Jussi]

Odegaard starting on the bench is surprising, this isn't probably a match Arsenal can afford to rest key players.

They have the Norovirus running through the team. Some players might not be in 90 min condition if they've gone through it.

 

[gary69]

But have Chelsea won since Mudryk failed his drug test?

I also said it’s probably a coincidence, so don’t leave that part out.

I just think it’s funny the guy with the “Talent Isn’t Enough” tattoo popped for steroids

It's a banned substance for sure and Mudryk and Ukraine NT staff have been idiots for not checking what a player took during the NT camp, but isn't the substance over the counter medicine in Ukraine and Baltics?

It probably doesn't benefit a football player much if at all, the latter seems to have been the case with Mudryk at least, his performances with Chelsea haven't improved a bit.

 

[gary69]

Great run and finish by Nwaneri.

 

[Savant]

It's a banned substance for sure and Mudryk and Ukraine NT staff have been idiots for not checking what a player took during the NT camp, but isn't the substance over the counter medicine in Ukraine and Baltics?

It probably doesn't benefit a football player much if at all, the latter seems to have been the case with Mudryk at least.

So you are saying Mudryk tested positive for a banned substance?