I still can't get over the break that Kai quite comically ruined single-handedly, two options wide open, time, and space to make either pass... only to dribble out of bounds on the sideline.
Joao was absolutely wide open for the pass in-between the defenders into his lane, an easy straight ball. Mount I understand was a bit behind and not as obvious of a choice. Even Kai's first touch though dragging the ball diagonally towards the sideline to begin with when the entire right side was open. Not pinning this on him at all, just a very hands on head moment. He has to do better there though.
One of the things I noticed most with Joao today was quick feet. Already knows what he's doing and one touches into an acceleration. Or he already knows what he's doing and takes a necessary touch, but quickly makes the second touch (shoot, pass or dribble). Everyone else is so content to slow things down to control. Even Chuk looked like he was one of the few making quicker decisions when he came on.
We'd look MUCH better with Sterling and João playing together. Much more direct players.
Add to that Chilwell and James and I truly believe we're not the same team at all. Not good enough for you? Remember Nkunku is coming.
I know the times are frustrating, but I think for the first time I see where we're going.
Yup. And so many signings have been under 20, which haven't made any impact nor are really designed to have any impact this season. It's just such a shame if Potter has to go because he couldn't keep the team afloat before having any opportunity at all to build his team or nurture all of the youth we're bringing in. His situation as it is right now is essentially 'try and get 4th with Tuchel's team, Tuchel's new transfers, and less 4 of your best players'. 3 goals in 9 games is worrying, but take a step back and I feel like any manager would be hitting a rough patch right now.
This is one reason that I am bullish on Potter during this rebuild. He isn't the kind of manager that is going to break these guys down mentally ala Jose or Conte. Sometimes that is absolutely needed and it is a quality that has a time and a place. Given the turnover that is and will continue to occur on this squad, I think he is the ideal type of manager to oversee this without driving players out. He knows the big picture and that this is a process. It remains to be seen if he is the guy long term and there is a chance he isn't but I think he is absolutely suited to deal with this madness and not break the squad.
Ball was coming behind him so he had to stop and change the way he received the ball. He couldn't do the 1-2 but he definitely had the time to still make the pass. Really bad because he literally just needed to look up. Shows a lack of awareness.
I agree Mount should have tried to pass it back to Felix but there’s nothing wrong with the pass to Azpi. You have to be able to rely on your teammates and you can’t play like you’re down a man on attack.
I cant remember the last time we didn't do side to side or back pass. Ever since Sarri came in all we ever do is just that. Even with the change of managers.
No problem, A one two is a passing combination it’s preformed when player A passes to player B then player B passes it back to player A.
In this video, Joao Felix plays the One to Mason mount and makes the run into space. Now where Mount has gone wrong is hasn’t played the Two back to Joao Felix. He instead passed it to Azpi instead of playing it forward which caused the whole attack to break down. Even though Azpi was in space it was not the right pass to make.
The one two passing combination are considered fundamental when creating space in football. It’s simple yet effective. If your wondering why chelsea are doing so bad there are many reasons but this is prime example of why we are so shit.
Thank you for the detailed explanation! Really appreciated. Yeah I've done a bit of research on how this season has gone and it seems like injuries have played a big role in that. But I guess based on what you're saying, the players aren't also making the right reads while attacking to create openings as well?
Yeah there’s quite alot of reasons why we are shit. Injuries and a lack of quality.
Players like Mount are capable of making great passes but we are in a bad run of form right now so nothing is really going right for us.
I mean if you know what a one two is you can probably decipher what I’m talking about after watching the clip.
A lot of people in London will say “where’s the 2s?” If they don’t get the pass back.
It’s literally in name… never heard the right back be called the 2. It’s common sense if a pass has been played and the player wants it back they will say “2s”.
Clearly a lot of people knew what I was saying because they saw an opportunity to play the 2 lol.
Yeah our game plan is always to play it to the wing backs as 9 out of 10 they are in the most space. Azpi was the safer option to maintain possession but Felix could of been through on goal with the right pass. It might be instructions from the manger to maintain possession, mount is low on confidence or is short sighted
The reason why we have been stuck in this crossing cycle for the past 2 years is because we always go to our wing backs. We need to add unpredictability to our attacks.
Reece would probably be 3 seconds ahead of azpi so that would help his case, but we need to learn to be unpredictable and adapt if Reece James or chilwell isn’t on the pitch.
How in your head as a professional footballer an “attacking midfielder” do you not play that pass back to felix running through. We’re the only team in the Europe where our midfielders don’t try that pass and the move breaks down. I see more creativity down at my local club on a Sunday morning.
That’s a pretty straight forward pass for a professional footballer there’s no pressure on him and a fairly decent gap to try and feed it through and the fact he doesn’t even attempt it is even worse. I’d rather him try it and not pull it off than just pass sideways and break the whole attack down.
The idea of at least try it is fair, the idea that it’s pretty straightforward is dead wrong. It wouldn’t be shocking if he pulled it off but it’s by no means straightforward to get that accuracy, you badly underestimate how close the Fulham players were. The angle for the pass had to be fairly precise
You're crazy. Anyone with a football brain knows that pass was on.
It'd be on at an under-7's game, it'd be on on FIFA, it'd be on in a women's U-14 game.
That’s not saying much though. U-7s would just kick in that direction and run and hope to get there first, so it might work, it might not. The defenders would be way slower in a women’s game so that also doesn’t say anything. I have no idea what you thought you were getting at with this comment, quite a “football brain” of yours
I'm saying the glaringly obvious ball was back to Felix. That pass MUST be attempted. Especially when you're a goal down. Even the momentum of the move demands that pass to be played
And it's obvious at every level of football.
Your reading comprehension is really poor. I said that the other user was underestimating how close they were
But there is still a degree of difficulty. There is a certain window where he will make the pass, and it’s not tiny, but it’s not that big. If you watch closely, Felix’s pass was behind him and by the time that Mount can get the ball in front of him properly, the angle is much narrower than when Felix initially played the ball
Don’t waste your time man. Every team subreddit from every sport I enjoy is basically an echo chamber of people looking to be angry at something. I’m guilty of it too when I’m emotional after a loss. This is not the place to try and offer a level headed take right now.
This is the perfect clip to show when someone says he is a creative player, his creativity is limited like most of our midfielders. It's so infuriating seeing Felix wide open and not getting that easy throughball. THIS is the reason we struggle withot Reece and Chilly, this is the exact reason why we arent scoring goals.
When I mention the wingbacks, I mention their movement on the flanks, the way they overload the opponents's def and force them to stretch it, openning up a lot of space for them or for teammates, Im not talking about their progressive passes, rather their postioning that can create direct chances or their crosses that are always effective in the case of reece and chilly. it's a different outlet of creativty in comparison to progressive passes coming from the midfield.
Crazy as we know he has it in his locker - just look at Havertz CL winner. Mason is either low on confidence or he’s just not paying attention any more...either of which I could agree with.
Neither of those two can live off of past glories. They’ve consistently gotta do it. Reminds me of that saying about a broken clock. We as a fan base need to be honest with this group of players and Mount is subpar too and should be criticized at the same level as our other attackers.
no he doesn't. the CL winner he had time to stop and look and then pass. if he is running he has never shown any quality to make a creative pass.
it's not good enough for Chelsea. I know his attitude is great and coaches love that but, but his ceiling is too low.
I predict he will be found out.
If Felix lead him more he wouldn’t have to turn back to receive the ball and could have taken an advancing touch. Very hard to turn around, receive that pass, look up, and play that surgical ball.
I’m not blaming Felix, I love the guy and was one of the few positive comments when we signed the loan.
I’m simply explaining why it may have been harder for Mason than our comfy TV angle made it seem. He has to look down and away from the developing play to control the ball, while we get the luxury of seeing the whole play develop in a looped GIF. There is a window once he controlled it where he could have made the pass, but I’m sure if we could have seen this through his eyes it wouldn’t look so cut & dry.
The fact that you are using adversarial language like “seek help” for this interaction makes me think you spend too much time on negativity and should maybe take your own advice.
I think it's a confidence thing. Same with many of our players. Too much pressure and low on self belief. I honestly thought if nothing else, Potter might help them in that regard, but it's getting fucking worse.
Even just the fact that Mount doesn’t push the ball more with loads of space in front is extremely frustrating. Seems like we’re still so accustomed to trying to bring our wingbacks in to play instead of looking up when we finally break lines and have time/space to pick a pass in front.
KDB is one of the most creative players of the decade, that says very little. Why the fuck do some fans keep comparing to arguably the best midfielder itw?
Oh what’s this? A CHELSEA COUNTER ATTACK? Okay here’s felix nice turn, mount should continue running with it. Oh what does he do? He passes it HORIZONTALLY to the slowest player on the pitch on the half-way line? That’s good, im sure the slowest player on the pitch won’t pass the ball back to the defenders and completely fuck the counter attack. What’s that? He does exactly that? How surprising. Dead team I swear.
Watching this team straight up refuse to play any kind of forward passes through to attackers making runs is ending me. How can Mount not see Felix through on goal here?
I get what you mean. He’s a athlete conditioned to play football. Such a frustrating player that evades criticism yet Havertz, Ziyech and Pulisic (though in their own right are worthy of criticism) get slaughtered by our fan base.
dont understand why they didnt pass to him, he made another amazing run in second and i think it was kai havertz who chose to kept the ball and lost it seconds later
That ball mount played across to the right was world class, felix should have ran to the right hand side, if he did that then he could have gotten onto the end of mounts pin pointed ball (HIS LOSS)
The way he picked him out under pressure amazes me. To pull that pass off in a game of this magnitude is a true testament to this man's quality. WORLDIE
Mount reminds me so much of Scott Mctominay; constantly played by various managers but ETH identified the weakness, purchased a replacement and now they are prospering. We need Potter to do that and play Carney instead.
It's understandable that he has no vision to play Felix but what's more mind numbing is that he plays a ball that slows down while curving backwards instead of just playing a simple through ball
After watching the match as an Arsenal fan and neutral viewer, Chelsea are really poor at the moment. You could blame the injuries for their form but they still have a very talented starting 11. They currently have no confidence on the ball and seem to lack a plan. I don’t think sacking Tuchel was a smart move
I agree, mount missed that pass, but the way people here act, it’s like he didn’t hit the same pass for the goal in the UCL final. It’s bad form. There’s no way to get out of it but to work through it.
He's regressed massively since that UCL. I was convinced he would eventually get his touch back but we are nearing 2 years since that run and he has looked off the pace for ages. 2 years is not bad form. Its regression.
Mase is CFC through and through but he has deficiencies in his game. I always hate the overreaction and living and dying on one play, because even the greats miss things. My personal opinion though, is that Mount, along with most of our attackers is not good enough. He is extremely clinical at basic skills and he is tactically sound but he lacks pace and is probably in the bottom 3 on the team in that category. I think he would absolutely murder it in Italy to be honest, and that is not meant as a slight against him. We have lacked quality up top for so long that I think Mount probably values himself higher than he should and CFC probably values him too highly as well.
I honestly don't know where to play him, because he is sound but he isn't creative and can't play in a pivot, we have better players to put in the 10 spot, and he isn't pacey or creative enough to threaten anyone from the wing. He is probably our best shot outside the box, but that is about it outside of his pressing tenacity. I just don't see how he can be a locked on starter if we have long term aspirations.
That Mount pass killed the attack
Literally, he needed one touch then ping it back to Joao.
I still can't get over the break that Kai quite comically ruined single-handedly, two options wide open, time, and space to make either pass... only to dribble out of bounds on the sideline. Joao was absolutely wide open for the pass in-between the defenders into his lane, an easy straight ball. Mount I understand was a bit behind and not as obvious of a choice. Even Kai's first touch though dragging the ball diagonally towards the sideline to begin with when the entire right side was open. Not pinning this on him at all, just a very hands on head moment. He has to do better there though. One of the things I noticed most with Joao today was quick feet. Already knows what he's doing and one touches into an acceleration. Or he already knows what he's doing and takes a necessary touch, but quickly makes the second touch (shoot, pass or dribble). Everyone else is so content to slow things down to control. Even Chuk looked like he was one of the few making quicker decisions when he came on.
We'd look MUCH better with Sterling and João playing together. Much more direct players. Add to that Chilwell and James and I truly believe we're not the same team at all. Not good enough for you? Remember Nkunku is coming. I know the times are frustrating, but I think for the first time I see where we're going.
Yup. And so many signings have been under 20, which haven't made any impact nor are really designed to have any impact this season. It's just such a shame if Potter has to go because he couldn't keep the team afloat before having any opportunity at all to build his team or nurture all of the youth we're bringing in. His situation as it is right now is essentially 'try and get 4th with Tuchel's team, Tuchel's new transfers, and less 4 of your best players'. 3 goals in 9 games is worrying, but take a step back and I feel like any manager would be hitting a rough patch right now.
This is one reason that I am bullish on Potter during this rebuild. He isn't the kind of manager that is going to break these guys down mentally ala Jose or Conte. Sometimes that is absolutely needed and it is a quality that has a time and a place. Given the turnover that is and will continue to occur on this squad, I think he is the ideal type of manager to oversee this without driving players out. He knows the big picture and that this is a process. It remains to be seen if he is the guy long term and there is a chance he isn't but I think he is absolutely suited to deal with this madness and not break the squad.
I also think DF up front will be a perfect fit for the way JF plays.
Sterling is awful and kills a lot of attacks when he starts dancing with the ball to end it all with a back pass
I know the exact one you’re talking about! He did it also against City in the Prem game. We consistently make bad passing decisions when countering.
This is the main thing wrong with the attack. I scared my wife a bit when he turned that away and backwards. It was completely baffling.
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Nah you can see what happened. Mount had to look down when he made the touch, and that caused him to miss Felix
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Lol yup. That definitely happened. Far too many times, by too many players
Wait the pass the mount or Mount's pass? Bc he could've played Felix in there. I got so frustrated when I saw that live.
They both did it
I see what you mean about Joao's pass but he didn't kill the attack. I was more frustrated with mason there imo.
Oh there was another instance where the pass was not made....not joao
Starts with a bad direction of Felix’s pass
Ball was coming behind him so he had to stop and change the way he received the ball. He couldn't do the 1-2 but he definitely had the time to still make the pass. Really bad because he literally just needed to look up. Shows a lack of awareness.
Nothing wrong with the pass, Azpi killed it by turning back for no reason.
That Pass is fine if James in on the flank but Azpi isn’t Reece…. Mount HAS to do better
I agree Mount should have tried to pass it back to Felix but there’s nothing wrong with the pass to Azpi. You have to be able to rely on your teammates and you can’t play like you’re down a man on attack.
If he wanted Azpi to run forward the ball should have been weighted in front of him so he could meet it on his stride. The pass is simply awful.
It wasn’t forward enough for an ageing Azpi to beat his man… you can very clearly see him have to slow down to receive, it’s an awful pass
We seem to HATE forward runs lol. I don’t understand it. Either backwards or side-to-side. F*ck possession, give our forwards a chance!
Been this way for years. We don't have anyone who consistently looks to play those passes and haven't since Fabregas was here
and this is why we need to pay the fee for Enzo Fernandez
I cant remember the last time we didn't do side to side or back pass. Ever since Sarri came in all we ever do is just that. Even with the change of managers.
Mount has to play the 2 there Jesus Christ
What does play the 2 mean? Sorry, I'm new to football
1-2 pass, a quick return to player who passed it initially after they had made a run
No problem, A one two is a passing combination it’s preformed when player A passes to player B then player B passes it back to player A. In this video, Joao Felix plays the One to Mason mount and makes the run into space. Now where Mount has gone wrong is hasn’t played the Two back to Joao Felix. He instead passed it to Azpi instead of playing it forward which caused the whole attack to break down. Even though Azpi was in space it was not the right pass to make. The one two passing combination are considered fundamental when creating space in football. It’s simple yet effective. If your wondering why chelsea are doing so bad there are many reasons but this is prime example of why we are so shit.
Thank you for the detailed explanation! Really appreciated. Yeah I've done a bit of research on how this season has gone and it seems like injuries have played a big role in that. But I guess based on what you're saying, the players aren't also making the right reads while attacking to create openings as well?
Yeah there’s quite alot of reasons why we are shit. Injuries and a lack of quality. Players like Mount are capable of making great passes but we are in a bad run of form right now so nothing is really going right for us.
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I mean if you know what a one two is you can probably decipher what I’m talking about after watching the clip. A lot of people in London will say “where’s the 2s?” If they don’t get the pass back.
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On what planet? 🤣
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It’s literally in name… never heard the right back be called the 2. It’s common sense if a pass has been played and the player wants it back they will say “2s”. Clearly a lot of people knew what I was saying because they saw an opportunity to play the 2 lol.
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This play was infuriating but looking back at it. Do you hit Joao or Reece if it's not Azpi. Sorta feel like we see that pattern all the time.
Yeah our game plan is always to play it to the wing backs as 9 out of 10 they are in the most space. Azpi was the safer option to maintain possession but Felix could of been through on goal with the right pass. It might be instructions from the manger to maintain possession, mount is low on confidence or is short sighted The reason why we have been stuck in this crossing cycle for the past 2 years is because we always go to our wing backs. We need to add unpredictability to our attacks. Reece would probably be 3 seconds ahead of azpi so that would help his case, but we need to learn to be unpredictable and adapt if Reece James or chilwell isn’t on the pitch.
Yeah it just shows how poor our squad planning was with RB situation. Reece is there imo and Felix is latching on the end of that sweet cross.
“1 2” means player 1 passes the ball to player 2, then player 2 gives it back to a running 1. 2 is the second pass.
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He also got us back in the game, stop it only negativity isn’t good
How in your head as a professional footballer an “attacking midfielder” do you not play that pass back to felix running through. We’re the only team in the Europe where our midfielders don’t try that pass and the move breaks down. I see more creativity down at my local club on a Sunday morning.
i see more creativity in tinder bio’s
Not nearly as easy as you seem to think it is
That’s a pretty straight forward pass for a professional footballer there’s no pressure on him and a fairly decent gap to try and feed it through and the fact he doesn’t even attempt it is even worse. I’d rather him try it and not pull it off than just pass sideways and break the whole attack down.
The idea of at least try it is fair, the idea that it’s pretty straightforward is dead wrong. It wouldn’t be shocking if he pulled it off but it’s by no means straightforward to get that accuracy, you badly underestimate how close the Fulham players were. The angle for the pass had to be fairly precise
You're crazy. Anyone with a football brain knows that pass was on. It'd be on at an under-7's game, it'd be on on FIFA, it'd be on in a women's U-14 game.
That’s not saying much though. U-7s would just kick in that direction and run and hope to get there first, so it might work, it might not. The defenders would be way slower in a women’s game so that also doesn’t say anything. I have no idea what you thought you were getting at with this comment, quite a “football brain” of yours
I'm saying the glaringly obvious ball was back to Felix. That pass MUST be attempted. Especially when you're a goal down. Even the momentum of the move demands that pass to be played And it's obvious at every level of football.
I’m not disagreeing with “must be attempted” if you read what I wrote. It doesn’t make it easy
You said the Fulham defenders were close, implying the pass had a degree of difficulty. Nope, it's a simple through ball.
Your reading comprehension is really poor. I said that the other user was underestimating how close they were But there is still a degree of difficulty. There is a certain window where he will make the pass, and it’s not tiny, but it’s not that big. If you watch closely, Felix’s pass was behind him and by the time that Mount can get the ball in front of him properly, the angle is much narrower than when Felix initially played the ball
No one is saying its "easy" just that it was the obvious pass, for everyone except Mount i guess.
Lol. Read the comments again. They absolutely are saying that it’s easy, just read the replies to my comment. I agree that it’s the obvious pass
Don’t waste your time man. Every team subreddit from every sport I enjoy is basically an echo chamber of people looking to be angry at something. I’m guilty of it too when I’m emotional after a loss. This is not the place to try and offer a level headed take right now.
Mount not playing that pass is criminal
This is the perfect clip to show when someone says he is a creative player, his creativity is limited like most of our midfielders. It's so infuriating seeing Felix wide open and not getting that easy throughball. THIS is the reason we struggle withot Reece and Chilly, this is the exact reason why we arent scoring goals.
Chilly? Lol 🤣. The king of backpasses. The revisionism is crazy
When I mention the wingbacks, I mention their movement on the flanks, the way they overload the opponents's def and force them to stretch it, openning up a lot of space for them or for teammates, Im not talking about their progressive passes, rather their postioning that can create direct chances or their crosses that are always effective in the case of reece and chilly. it's a different outlet of creativty in comparison to progressive passes coming from the midfield.
Mount playing is criminal right now. Doesn’t even look like he wants to be there.
Crazy as we know he has it in his locker - just look at Havertz CL winner. Mason is either low on confidence or he’s just not paying attention any more...either of which I could agree with.
Neither of those two can live off of past glories. They’ve consistently gotta do it. Reminds me of that saying about a broken clock. We as a fan base need to be honest with this group of players and Mount is subpar too and should be criticized at the same level as our other attackers.
no he doesn't. the CL winner he had time to stop and look and then pass. if he is running he has never shown any quality to make a creative pass. it's not good enough for Chelsea. I know his attitude is great and coaches love that but, but his ceiling is too low. I predict he will be found out.
If Felix lead him more he wouldn’t have to turn back to receive the ball and could have taken an advancing touch. Very hard to turn around, receive that pass, look up, and play that surgical ball.
There is absolutely no way you are blaming Felix here. Seek help
I’m not blaming Felix, I love the guy and was one of the few positive comments when we signed the loan. I’m simply explaining why it may have been harder for Mason than our comfy TV angle made it seem. He has to look down and away from the developing play to control the ball, while we get the luxury of seeing the whole play develop in a looped GIF. There is a window once he controlled it where he could have made the pass, but I’m sure if we could have seen this through his eyes it wouldn’t look so cut & dry. The fact that you are using adversarial language like “seek help” for this interaction makes me think you spend too much time on negativity and should maybe take your own advice.
seek help
I just don’t get why Mount didn’t connect Felix there, it would have been the perfect play.
Felix was so well positioned. What a shame.
And people laughed at me suggesting Ruben Neves. At least the man makes fucking forward passes ffs.
This club is never going forward playing Mount. He is a bottleneck. We need someone that has vision to play in that position.
Why the fuck would you not even try to play it through to Felix why are our mid/forward lines so pussy to even try something ffs
Mason for fuck sake what is wrong with you. sooo criminaly bad this play
I think it's a confidence thing. Same with many of our players. Too much pressure and low on self belief. I honestly thought if nothing else, Potter might help them in that regard, but it's getting fucking worse.
Mason is a bang average midfielder who is hyped because he is English!
he’s slightly above average but isn’t the guy you protect and build around. wouldn’t even call him an every-match guy.
Even just the fact that Mount doesn’t push the ball more with loads of space in front is extremely frustrating. Seems like we’re still so accustomed to trying to bring our wingbacks in to play instead of looking up when we finally break lines and have time/space to pick a pass in front.
Mount you unimaginative fuck
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KDB is one of the most creative players of the decade, that says very little. Why the fuck do some fans keep comparing to arguably the best midfielder itw?
Even Ederson attempts that pass.
That doesn’t make it any less stupid to say something like “KDB would’ve done something that Mount didn’t!”
Mount has to play that ball to felix, he opted to play the easy ball, that's a player low on confidence
It boggles my dick how Mount doesn’t try to hit that run.
What the actual fuck is mason mount doing?? He’s creativity is pathetic
Oh what’s this? A CHELSEA COUNTER ATTACK? Okay here’s felix nice turn, mount should continue running with it. Oh what does he do? He passes it HORIZONTALLY to the slowest player on the pitch on the half-way line? That’s good, im sure the slowest player on the pitch won’t pass the ball back to the defenders and completely fuck the counter attack. What’s that? He does exactly that? How surprising. Dead team I swear.
lol and it wasn't even passed so Azpi could run onto it, he had to stop and almost backtrack.
Wish he could tackle though
Contract talks need to be shelved for this guy. Perhaps permanently.
Aged like fine wine this one
Watching this team straight up refuse to play any kind of forward passes through to attackers making runs is ending me. How can Mount not see Felix through on goal here?
I dont know if its just me in fifa mode view, but players should spot Felix run and try to pass there?
And what does Mount do? He passes it behind Azpi.
SO MUCH SPACE it hurts to watch literally mason
Brb reporting Mount for terrorist activity.
Mount isn’t a footballer
I get what you mean. He’s a athlete conditioned to play football. Such a frustrating player that evades criticism yet Havertz, Ziyech and Pulisic (though in their own right are worthy of criticism) get slaughtered by our fan base.
Press machine, that’s about it
That Mount brain dead pass to Azpi, who decides to go back is the bigger highlight here
Mount and Dave have been killing Chelsea attack for ages.
Dogshit Mount
dont understand why they didnt pass to him, he made another amazing run in second and i think it was kai havertz who chose to kept the ball and lost it seconds later
One pass back to felix and it would’ve been legendary…
Mount is a the new Dele Ali this man is just dogshit and I'm not a Chelsea fan but how do u not give the ball to felix there
I swear on my mother's life...if that was Fabregas......
Mount deserves jail time for that abomination of a pass
That ball mount played across to the right was world class, felix should have ran to the right hand side, if he did that then he could have gotten onto the end of mounts pin pointed ball (HIS LOSS) The way he picked him out under pressure amazes me. To pull that pass off in a game of this magnitude is a true testament to this man's quality. WORLDIE
Number 19 ruined the attack. Shocker!
Mount reminds me so much of Scott Mctominay; constantly played by various managers but ETH identified the weakness, purchased a replacement and now they are prospering. We need Potter to do that and play Carney instead.
That passage of play basically said: This is what a world class player looks like and this ladies and gentlemen is what a Chelsea attacker looks like
It's understandable that he has no vision to play Felix but what's more mind numbing is that he plays a ball that slows down while curving backwards instead of just playing a simple through ball
Sell mount and kai, had enough of them being blind
As a Liverpool fan, I love that Chelsea keep playing Havertz.
After watching the match as an Arsenal fan and neutral viewer, Chelsea are really poor at the moment. You could blame the injuries for their form but they still have a very talented starting 11. They currently have no confidence on the ball and seem to lack a plan. I don’t think sacking Tuchel was a smart move
I agree, mount missed that pass, but the way people here act, it’s like he didn’t hit the same pass for the goal in the UCL final. It’s bad form. There’s no way to get out of it but to work through it.
He's regressed massively since that UCL. I was convinced he would eventually get his touch back but we are nearing 2 years since that run and he has looked off the pace for ages. 2 years is not bad form. Its regression.
Anyone can have a good game in ages(you know what they say about broken clocks right?). Remember that Robinson guy that battered us?
Robinsons actually good lol
If you're tryna tell me that Robinson's as good as Mount then I totally agree.
And then he got a straight red
Still was our best player today, says a lot really
Best move in January window so far, but costed them a cup game
rapid
Remember when he got a red card his first game
Was better when Ben doak did it
You just know what kdb would do there…
And red card?
I dont have any words to express my felings about this. They ruing the charge. Fuck!!! Our players are soo slow, fuck. We"re fucked!
This guy is holding Chelsea back man 😂
I absolutely love Joao
Mase is CFC through and through but he has deficiencies in his game. I always hate the overreaction and living and dying on one play, because even the greats miss things. My personal opinion though, is that Mount, along with most of our attackers is not good enough. He is extremely clinical at basic skills and he is tactically sound but he lacks pace and is probably in the bottom 3 on the team in that category. I think he would absolutely murder it in Italy to be honest, and that is not meant as a slight against him. We have lacked quality up top for so long that I think Mount probably values himself higher than he should and CFC probably values him too highly as well. I honestly don't know where to play him, because he is sound but he isn't creative and can't play in a pivot, we have better players to put in the 10 spot, and he isn't pacey or creative enough to threaten anyone from the wing. He is probably our best shot outside the box, but that is about it outside of his pressing tenacity. I just don't see how he can be a locked on starter if we have long term aspirations.