*** chelsea vs City FA Cup semi Official match thread***

[Dubciteh]

That corner sunmed up the shiteness of that half

[dave watson's perm]

Plays it short with time up fucking idiot

[aaron bond]

1 minute to go...everyone knows times up...

We do a short corner and then complain when we’ve run out of time...

[Woodyblue]

Fucking ridiculous Kev. Took an age to get the corner taken then play a short one with a minute on the clock

[blues2win]

Oddly positive. We can’t play as badly again and we can make some strong changes in the second half. Gundogan Foden for starters. Maybe Mahrez Bernardo.

[CTID Hants]

KDB looks like the guy at work who has to work with and train the work experience kids. There is nothing for him to work with

Just said to my bruv, KDB trying do the work of those not bothering to do their own jobs

[Mase]

Fuck of Kev you ginger twat

[nottsblue]

Oh good. Another corner. We are so good at them

1 minute of injury time and with that time up we play a short corner routine instead of slinging it in the box. Amongst the many back room staff and entourage we have, is there a dead ball specialist in there? Because he is stealing a living if there is.

Just incredible

[sheblue]

Its shite!

[Dameerto]

Halftime and we haven't conceded - that's a positive!

[branny]

Sterling doesn't stand out in this team. Most are playing shite.

Oh yes he does. Everything is breaking down with him. He is going to completely other levels of shit

Mendy, Jesus, Cancelo were shite. Even KDB and Dias had shakey moments. Sterling is just his usual self.

[carl_feedthegoat]

Anyone still defending Jesus and Sterling shit house performances should be banned for a month.

[Dameerto]

Sterling doesn't stand out in this team. Most are playing shite.

Oh yes he does. Everything is breaking down with him. He is going to completely other levels of shit

Mendy, Jesus, Cancelo were shite. Even KDB and Dias had shakey moments. Sterling is just his usual self.

Cancelo had an important deflection to prevent a one-on-one. Got to give him that.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

Poor selection brings a dreadful half of football. Weall know we that team can't win this game, so make some changes now.

[PeterParker]

I can't understand why Kevin takes all the corners. Just can't.

[City64]

Absolute fucking dog shit

[patrickblue]

Sterling is the the new Bernardo in terms of "What's happened to him?"

Not even close. Bernardo even shit was a class above Sterling.

Sterling is just mediocre. Always was.

That is unfair. 79 goals in the three previous seasons to this one suggest otherwise. He is a long way off his best this season, that’s a given, but he was never mediocre prior to that

No, pal, the stats don't work with him. Split those in the middle and you would rarely find 15 as winners or in a moment things actually mattered.
He was mediocre and he is mediocre, not even in a million years a world-beater. Raheem is actually a really lucky fella to have the chance to be surrounded by so many valuable players and play at this level.

I am sorry, I want him to be otherwise, I would love any of our players to be that, but let's face the facts and see he will never have moment that will remain up there, forever. His career will always be "an open goal when we are 3-0".
It's time to move on, it will be better for the both sides, imho.

Not sure what what you've been watching. Sterling was never mediocre, he's certainly gone to shit this season, but in the past has been match winner.
And the other scapegoat Jesus has played his bollox off yet again, quite effectively.

[City64]

Worst first half of an FA cup semi final ever in the history of football right there

[nottsblue]

Sterling is the the new Bernardo in terms of "What's happened to him?"

Not even close. Bernardo even shit was a class above Sterling.

Sterling is just mediocre. Always was.

That is unfair. 79 goals in the three previous seasons to this one suggest otherwise. He is a long way off his best this season, that’s a given, but he was never mediocre prior to that

No, pal, the stats don't work with him. Split those in the middle and you would rarely find 15 as winners or in a moment things actually mattered.
He was mediocre and he is mediocre, not even in a million years a world-beater. Raheem is actually a really lucky fella to have the chance to be surrounded by so many valuable players and play at this level.

I am sorry, I want him to be otherwise, I would love any of our players to be that, but let's face the facts and see he will never have moment that will remain up there, forever. His career will always be "an open goal when we are 3-0".
It's time to move on, it will be better for the both sides, imho.

It might be time for him to move on. Only him and the coaching staff know whether he has it in him to get his form and mojo back. But there is no way on heaven and earth can he be classed as mediocre during his time with us. Mediocre is Werner at Chelsea. Firmino at the dippers the last 18 months, but decent before that. Lingard at the rags. Bale at Spurs this season.

[Piccsnumberoneblue]

I think Jesus has been ok but Torres and Sterling are offering no threat