Chelsea vs Aston Villa Post-Match Thread EFL 3rd Round.

[paul_e]

Very proud of them, superb performance, but also feeling a tiny bit pissed off that Smith didn't have one or two older heads to call on later on.

Scores:

Steer - 7 - Should have done better for the goal but some great saves
Cash - 8 - Great all night and superb assist for Archer's goal
Tuanzebe - 9 - Commanding and calm all evening.
Hause - 8 - solid, and a brilliant tackle late on to keep us in it.
Young  - 5 - Looked ropey and ill at ease all night, given the run around by Hudson-Adoi. Should have played Targett instead.
Nakamba - 7 - Looked very decent, protcetd the defence superbly and passing more than OK.
Sanson - 8 - very good until injury ruined his night. (Chuk 7, took a while to get going, but very good by the end).
Traore - 7.5 - usual lovely touches but has added athleticism and closing down to his game. Right foot still only for standing on!
Buendia - 5 - did very little, and looked like he was the untried youth player. Very weak.
El Ghazi - 6 - OK with the ball at his feet, using the ball as crap as ever.
Archer - 8 - Got into good areas, 3 good efforts, one magnificent goal.

I'd agree with all of these other than Young who did ok and I'd go with a 6.

Buendia gave exactly the performance I was worried about in the summer, he had a fair few games like this for Norwichbin the Premier league where he looked weak and slow. Teaching him to look after himself is the biggest job the coaches have this season.

I'm gutted Sanson came off, he was running the show, i really hope it wasn't anything major.

[Legion]

https://www.skysports.com/football/chelsea-vs-a-villa/report/457301

[The Edge]

Think the fact we were shooting penalties towards the home fans didn’t help too. But maybe that’s just making an excuse.

Speaking of which wtf went on with coin toss? It ended up being done 3 times. My guess is Young called it right first time and wanted it at our end. The ref made them go for best of three. Very odd.

[Rudy Can't Fail]

We lost to Wimbledon once, too. We still have a fairly good record, though, and Steer was instrumental in our penalty shoot-out victory against Albion which, if we are being honest, was the most important one in our history.

We lost to Burton Albion just over 3 years ago in the LC. Now that was poor.

[cdbearsfan]

The referee seemed to be doing his best to put El Ghazi off, too.

[cdbearsfan]

We lost to Wimbledon once, too. We still have a fairly good record, though, and Steer was instrumental in our penalty shoot-out victory against Albion which, if we are being honest, was the most important one in our history.

We lost to Burton Albion just over 3 years ago in the LC. Now that was poor.

Not on penalties. We missed a late penalty which would have taken the game to penalties.

[wittonwarrior]

Great battling performance.  Would anyone have buendia starting before Ramsay   No way

[Risso]

The problem with Buendia is he's tiny. You could tell just how small he looked compared to everybody else in the team when they were lined up for penalties. He's got skill of course, but whether that'll be enough at our level remains to be seen. From what I've seen so far this season, the youngsters coming through could well overtake him in the first team reckoning. Ramsey already looks better than him.

[john2710]

We gave them a game & with a bit of luck could have nicked it. Can't fault any of the lads brought in. Fantastic header by Cameron.

Buendia looks well off the pace, works really hard & will get better. Sometimes we just need to be patient.

Sanson showed why he was bought, best player on the pitch until he went off.

We've come a long way in the last 3 seasons & we're now a match for anyone.

[Deano's Mullet]

I’d forgot the Wimbledon one. Some great penalties that night including one from Teale

[Risso]

Well impressed with Sanson before he went off. Looked to have a bit of everything to his game. He looked distraught when he went off, which I hope doesn't mean it's a bad one again.

[paul_e]

The problem with Buendia is he's tiny. You could tell just how small he looked compared to everybody else in the team when they were lined up for penalties. He's got skill of course, but whether that'll be enough at our level remains to be seen. From what I've seen so far this season, the youngsters coming through could well overtake him in the first team reckoning. Ramsey already looks better than him.

Doesn't help that he's being played at 10, on the right he's less likely to be crowded out.

[cdbearsfan]

This is the really forgotten penalty shoot-out.

https://www.avfchistory.co.uk/game/3591

[Risso]

The problem with Buendia is he's tiny. You could tell just how small he looked compared to everybody else in the team when they were lined up for penalties. He's got skill of course, but whether that'll be enough at our level remains to be seen. From what I've seen so far this season, the youngsters coming through could well overtake him in the first team reckoning. Ramsey already looks better than him.

Doesn't help that he's being played at 10, on the right he's less likely to be crowded out.

Agreed, the 10 position doesn't suit him at all. Every time somebody gets tight to him he's sent sprawling. I'd be playing Traore ahead of him on the wing though, I thought he was excellent tonight.

[Ads]

Sat in the Caddogan Arms on the Kings Road nursing a £6.50 bottle of beer feeling very pleased with what I've seen tonight, despite losing the lottery at the end.

We have some seriously good kids.