GWT: PL Matchweek (mostly) 25

[AB13]

Key passes measure open play, and Mount has mostly played as an 8 this season and most of the back half of last season, not an attacking midfielder.

Key passes simply mean passes leading to a shot. Corners also count. Headers are statistically recorded as shots. He has played as a 10, more than an 8, I think. It depends on how you define his role but he has had a very high average position and is as much of an 8 as KDB. I don’t think there is any way defending Mount’s lack of a creative brain right now, even though he is good overall, which I did not debate

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Looked a foul to me

 

[King Makar19]

Mount is not Chelsea problem.

Spending 500k a week on 2 Germans flops is.

 

[Blender]

Key passes simply mean passes leading to a shot. Corners also count. Headers are statistically recorded as shots. He has played as a 10, more than an 8, I think. It depends on how you define his role but he has had a very high average position and is as much of an 8 as KDB. I don’t think there is any way defending Mount’s lack of a creative brain right now, even though he is good overall, which I did not debate

lol no, this isn't close to true. Lampard almost exclusively used a 4-3-3 with Mount as a box to box midfielder this season and since the post-COVID restart.

He's played a bit higher up the pitch under Tuchel, but still not the same attacking role as ESR as Mount has a lot more defensive responsibilities.

 

[AB13]

lol no, this isn't close to true. Lampard almost exclusively used a 4-3-3 with Mount as a box to box midfielder this season and since the post-COVID restart.

He's played a bit higher up the pitch under Tuchel, but still not the same attacking role as ESR as Mount has a lot more defensive responsibilities.

Mount was not a box to box midfielder. He was a free 8 playing a similar role to Silva/De Bruyne. Look at his average positioning maps. Also, ESR is not really given a pure attacking role.

 

[Blender]

Mount was not a box to box midfielder. He was a free 8 playing a similar role to Silva/De Bruyne. Look at his average positioning maps. Also, ESR is not really given a pure attacking role.

 

[Chimaera]

At least Minamino is going to bring a good return

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

We'll see how it goes today, but I am broadly into this wide forward system and would be intrigued to see how it works with Havertz in the hole and Mount deeper

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Lovely penalty created by Mount


Not sure how I feel about Mason taking tho

Lol maybe he is a set piece specialist

 

[Blender]

A bit behind after the half... Mount!

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

To @AB13 's credit, Mount probably should have slipped Werner there

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Truly crazy to me how much better Zouma is than Christensen

 

[Blender]

Truly crazy to me how much better Zouma is than Christensen

Is a travesty he hasn't been playing.

 

[Chimaera]

Southampton should be up

 

[Blender]

1 shot on target in the 2nd half...the penalty.

 

[Blender]

CHO off after only 30 minutes for Ziyech, Kovacic off for Jorginho.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Callum off is some galaxy brain shit

 

[Blender]

Callum off is some galaxy brain shit

He also changed the formation back to what we started with. So he made a formation change for 30 minutes, then just switched back.

 

[Blender]

Outstanding by Mount there...and James f***ed it up.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

What an utterly annoying game

 

[AB13]

Chelsea have now won 5 points to questionable refereeing decisions in Tuchel’s first 5. Dodgy penalty against Spurs givning them 2 points, dodgy penalty agaisnt Sheffield giving them 2 points, dodgy penalty today giving them 1 point.

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Chelsea have now won 5 points to questionable refereeing decisions in Tuchel’s first 5. Dodgy penalty against Spurs givning them 2 points, dodgy penalty agaisnt Sheffield giving them 2 points, dodgy penalty today giving them 1 point.

You've outdone yourself with this one, man. An absolute *chefs kiss* of ludicrous bullshit

 

[hatterson]

Lol at calling that a dodgy penalty.

 

[AB13]

You've outdone yourself with this one, man. An absolute *chefs kiss* of ludicrous bullshit

Any of these penalties not questionable?

 

[Wee Baby Seamus]

Any of these penalties not questionable?

I would confidently call all three of them stonewall lol