GWT: PL Matchday 2

[Blender]

I genuinely think that there are few forwards in the world as good in the buildup as he is. If you have good players to run off of him, he's such an asset. I'm not sure if France win the WC in 2018 without him leading the line, because his linkup with Mbappe and Griezmann played such a huge role. It's why I found it so frustrating that he wasn't first-choice last season, because he and Hazard had unbelievable chemistry.

I couldn't agree more with both points. There were a lot of complaints on here and in the media about France using Giroud, but they missed why he was being used and why it was so effective. Hazard always played his best last season with Giroud, but first Morata and then Higuain were always being played over him and would kill the flow of the attack.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

I genuinely believe that N'golo Kante could run a sub-3 hour marathon tomorrow if he decided he wanted to.

 

[Blender]

Zouma with a successful tackle. He had 0 against Manchester United.

 

[Blender]

Mount doing an excellent job drifting into the box from deep, and Leicester aren't picking him up.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

That's a real nifty cross from Azpilicueta, and Pedro just looks electric.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

John Terry is fully in disguise hahahaha

 

[Blender]

That's a real nifty cross from Azpilicueta, and Pedro just looks electric.

PeDrO iS a TeRrIbLe PlAyEr

 

[Juve]

What do you call that type of corner?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

What a block by Fuchs, that was a certain goal.

 

[Blender]

So close from Kante, and what a little back pass from Giroud.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Leicester would look better with Albrighton than they do with Perez. They're really lacking in width.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Yikes Kepa just nearly pulled an Adrian

 

[Blender]

Leicester would look better with Albrighton than they do with Perez. They're really lacking in width.

I don't understand why they are playing Maddison out wide on the left with Choudhury in the middle. Maddison is at his best in the middle, and both he and Perez keep cutting to the inside. This is especially leaving Fuchs badly exposed.

 

[Blender]

Emerson is showing why he should have been first choice last year.

 

[hatterson]

Rookie ref move there.

Felt he needed to stop play to give the booking when Leicester had the advantage to be played.

 

[hatterson]

Leicester is so lazy and sloppy in possession.

Terrible touches, terrible passes, and no effort to track loose balls.

 

[Blender]

Kepa often looks panicked.

 

[Blender]

Impressive for Pedro to sprint the length of the pitch that quickly.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Leicester is so lazy and sloppy in possession.

Terrible touches, terrible passes, and no effort to track loose balls.

It doesn't help that they're coming up against potentially the two highest energy players in the league in Kante and Pedro, and so they're getting beat to the 50/50s by those two.

 

[hatterson]

What a couple touches by Leicester.

Training ground corner that absolutely no one was ready for so Chelsea clearers it easily and then Ricardo booted it about 15 yards too far back to Schmeichel which quickly led to the Chelsea corner.

 

[hatterson]

It doesn't help that they're coming up against potentially the two highest energy players in the league in Kante and Pedro, and so they're getting beat to the 50/50s by those two.

Sure, Kante especially beats almost everyone to the majority of 50/50s but it’s not even that they’re not trying to win them, it’s like they’re entirely giving up on the pressure.

It’s like as soon as they see they’re not the favorite for the ball they just entirely give up on the play, there’s not even an attempt to get into a good position to pressure the guy who’s gonna win it.

 

[Cassano]

Fuchs looks really washed up.

Was impressed by Kante, Ricardo and Pedro.

 

[Chimaera]

I wouldn’t be shocked if Rodgers gets whacked before the end of the season.

That squad is so young, but they’ve looked kind of listless.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

The more I watch that Mount goal the more I'm blown away. Such great play.

 

[Blender]

Leicester really missing the spark they had last year under Rodgers. I agree that the effort looked poor, they are standing still far too much compared with what they are capable of doing.