Chelsea v Swansea - 17:30 Sat 8th Aug

[Whitechapel]

Match day chat.

 

[SALTIRE]

2 - 0 to the bores.

 

[Jackinky]

Poor game for TV but to be expected, 1-0.

 

[johnnytodd]

0 -0 borefest

 

[Tilbury]

8-0

 

[ArmchairDiehard]

Can't see anything other than a Chelsea win to be honest

Chelsea 2-0 Swansea

 

[Abertawe]

Don't give us much of a chance tbh. If Monk can set us up right maybe we can sneak a draw, tough ask though.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Courtois injured in the warm-up.

 

[Stevencc]

The Chelsea medical team gave him the same "magic juice" that Costa benefited from.

 

[Bilo]

BlueBee will be livid.

 

[Stevencc]

At least Cech is on the bench.

 

[thespus]

Jonjo has been great on the ball.

 

[Bilo]

And that, my friends, is Chelsea wasting time while drawing at home to Swansea.

Didn't think you'd see that, did you? Well now you have.

 

[SC49]

We've rattled Jose and Chelsea.

 

[Sideshow Bob]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/fo...a-physio-Eva-Carneiro-after-Swansea-draw.html

 

[SALTIRE]

Trouble in the camp already! Deary me he's in for a long season at this rate.

 

[Abertawe]

Damn that was immense at times. Montero & Ayew tore their markers apart, especially Montero. I can't remember Ivanovic ever being destroyed like that. Hopefully Montero will stay fit.

 

[Tilbury]

Sounded like we were pretty abject. Was the red and penalty correct?

 

[liu]

Watched the highlights. The penalty was correct. The red card was harsh, but just as harsh as in most of similar situations. This rule has to change. What is a goal soring opportunity can be too subjective.

 

[Stevencc]

The penalty and the red were correct.

Even after the red card Swansea had less possession than Chelsea and, even though a draw at Stamford Bridge is a good result whoever you are, they'll probably be kicking themselves because the win was there for them.

 

[silvergull]

I was at this, quite entertaining. The highlights don't do justice just what a terrible decision it was from Terry in the lead up to the red card. more interested in storming into a flying tackle than leaving the back 4 protected

 

[voltage]

Swansea could give some hard times to Chelsea despite the ball possession being mostly with the blues.

And Courtois getting a red card in the first game already isn't very auspicious for Chelsea (and also for me, with that I lost my two FPL goalkeepers). Anyway Chelsea always have a good second keeper so...

 

[BlueBee]

We've rattled Jose and Chelsea.

Think you may have rattled yourself claude.

 

[Stevencc]

Chelsea's appeal over Courtois' red card was unsuccessful, so the one match ban stands.

 

[BlueBee]

Up there with the most pointless appeal ever. It was never going to be overturned...and rightly so.

 

[SALTIRE]

The ban should have been extended for such a frivolous appeal.

 

[BlueBee]

Well....

 

[Pagnell]

Mourinho looking a bit of a dick with this doctor thing. Surely it's up to the doctor whether a player justifies treatment, regardless of when it is in the game. You know, given that they're qualified to make that judgement, unlike him. Your team played shit and dropped 2 points, learn to deal with such things with a bit of dignity.

 

[Stevencc]

Also, the referee summoned the medical team onto the pitch - I'm pretty sure you have to see to your player in that situation.

 

[Pagnell]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/33890769

"It's got nothing to do with the manager," said Brukner, Liverpool's former head of sports medicine and sports science. "You don't have doctors telling a manager to play someone up front or play 4-3-3.

"The doctor was 100% correct and the manager, in my opinion, was 100% wrong.

"He should apologise and the club should ensure that the doctor and physio are not demoted as a result of this.

Well said Brukner.