Chelsea verdict

[Bostin]

Viva Gazball

 

[Quicksilver]

Don't want to take the shine off a great performance, but that's the most inept Chelsea team I've seen for a long, long time.

You can only beat whats in front of you, we won without Hwang today as well

 

[Munich_Wolf]

Two more wins and were safe.

Seriously, if they can keep this spirt going there is a chance of Europe. Hwang and Buba back shortly, it's going to be hard against Brentford but I can see us giving Spurs a game as well.

Don't think many would have turned their nose up at 3 points against United home and Chelsea away. I wasn't expecting much, it just shows how well GON is developing this group.

Better to lose Thursday and win today than 2 draws and I think we'd all have seen that as 2 good results. Absolutely beautiful result today.

 

[steve vena]

Pitbull and £70m in change please. (I think it was more than £85m actually)

100 mill wasn't it?

 

[stever]

Two more wins and were safe.

Seriously, if they can keep this spirt going there is a chance of Europe. Hwang and Buba back shortly, it's going to be hard against Brentford but I can see us giving Spurs a game as well.

Don't think many would have turned their nose up at 3 points against United home and Chelsea away. I wasn't expecting much, it just shows how well GON is developing this group.

We'll get more than two and I don't think any of the teams in the bottom three will catch us anyway

 

[Starsky]

Should be targetting 50 points now which would be an amazing return.

 

[munro]

Two games.

Seven - SEVEN - goals.

Without Hwang. Without a "proper number 9".

Come on me babbies, whatever is thrown at you, you can overcome it.

How many millions have Chelski spent since the yank guy took over?

Hahahahaha

No disrespect to Hwang but i had forgot he was on international duty.

 

[Oh When the Wolves]

Should be targetting 50 points now which would be an amazing return.

Should be targetting a lot more than that

 

[steve vena]

How were the front 3 set up?
Was Neto the 9? Or did he play to the right with Sarabia a false9??
Or did it end up being 442 ish?

3-4-1-2 sarabia just behind front 2.

 

[Topcat]

I’d take this result all day long!
Who’d have thought?
The team and GON have surpassed all expectations!
May it long continue, although Chelsea are all at sea this was a terrific performance away from home!

 

[WW1963]

Nice birthday present for me, I seem to remember saying that last year when we beat Liverpool or something, II will check later….

Saw your comment on Harry's YouTube - happy birthday.

 

[WW1963]

Man of the moment

 

[QB Wolf]

Shame we didn’t put the same team out on Thursday

 

[WW1963]

Chelsea fans crying

 

[Ginger Chimp]

Shame we didn’t put the same team out on Thursday

Live and learn.

 

[AndyWolves]

Should be targetting 50 points now which would be an amazing return.

Our current ppg AVG takes us to 53.

 

[AW]

Presume you mean Thierry rather than Karl!

I was thinking James.

 

[Werewolf of Wombourne]

As has been pointed out the biggest thing GON has achieved is taking away all fear from the players and allowing them to express themselves. England cricket has Bazball, we now have Gazball!

 

[Mel Eves on a bike]

Now I feel confident we can beat Luton

Could be a 5-5 that one!

 

[Mr Jingles]

And Paul Merson saying yesterday that our loss Thursday, especially after clawing it back only to throw it away could be the start of a nasty run which may suck us back into a relegation battle.

You’d be forgiven for thinking he’d been back on the powder after saying that, especially with him once being known as the ‘magic man’

 

[Sir Ron]

I don’t think the Chelsea fans are too impressed with Poch

 

[nomadwolf]

 

[Greeno]

Man of the moment

What a genuinely nice guy.

He GETS it... despite all the eyes on the game, the attention, the media, the MONEY .. he seems an absolutely top bloke and great team mate.

 

[Tojo the grass]

Nice birthday present for me, I seem to remember saying that last year when we beat Liverpool or something, II will check later….

Ha ha yes, we beat Liverpool 3-0 at home this day last year, I wonder who we will have next time

 

[WW1963]

That's the most complete presser I've seen him do. He's come a very long way since those nervous early interviews.

 

[wwbug]

Something around that Man City game changed everything - seems like more than just the win.

While I don't think he's a tactical genius, I do like how GON has given the players freedom to express themselves. When Bournemouth described him as lucky because he relied on the good form of one player, looking back you can see now that perhaps what he actually does is frees players up.

We're not the rigid team of old which is why our defending is a bit everywhere at times, including today, but the players pop up all over the place and we can actually score goals.

Much rather lose 4-3 as we did on Thursday and win today than the turgid 2 years we've had to endure. Players who are enjoying their football again - and GOALS!

GON appears succesful because as you say he allows players to play to express their strengths , they have become ,IMO, distinctive individuals with a team spirit.
I felt differently about Nuno who I thought had incredible success by getting the team to play almost as a single unit.

 

[crocos]

Beautifully though we played and so composed though we were, Chelski are a shining shimmy-shammy sheizer-show shambles.

A great advert if ever there were one that throwing the dosh at it is just not the answer.

Teamwork; team spirit; team determination; team mentality; individual excellence embedded throughout.

Some of that reminded me of our grim days of the 90s when we shovelled cash at it and regularly got shown up for the fakes we were by the likes of Tranmere, Southend, Oxford, Grimsby etc etc etc ad nauseam.

 

[Wolfman jack]

Just love the team spirit

 

[Rhyl Wolf]

Chelsea fans crying

Oh bless. Are these the kind of fans £one billion attract? Did enjoy the comment "Wolves are bullet." Going to be my new tag line. GON's barmy army. Loud & Proud.

 

[SilverstoneWolf]

Simply superb - faces & behaviour at end says it all - a REALLY ‘together’ squad. Yes - Cunha & Neto will get headlines (rightly) but MUST NOT forget the superb contributions of Toti, Semedo, Lemina & Gomes. And Sarabia - like Thursday - looked so much more ‘at it’. He has learned.

2 concerns - too much space around 2CHs, and lack of pace of Dawson (despite excellent clearing of lines) a worry;
Second - how on earth wee we not at least 5 up? Neto went right onto weaker foot into trouble when 8 yards out instead of left & simple tap in; and why did Belllegarde not square to Doyle for 3 yard tap in when 4-1?? Such wrong decisions will cost us in closer games.

Got a touch sloppy in last 15 - crowd ‘Ole’ probably does not help!

But great performance all round!

 

[arctic rime]

Michael Caine
Tim Lovejoy
Alec Stewart
Simon Pegg
Will Ferrell
Jeremy Clarkson
Geri Halliwell
Suggs
Andy Jacobs

Especially that **** Jacobs

Your lads took a helluva beating.

 

[Redrockwanderer]

GON thank you! After 2/3years of rubbish, Wolves are an enjoyable team to watch and listen too again! My enjoyment watching football/Wolves is back! Ha

Its great to see amazing teamwork, on and off the field! Even when we go down 1 nil, I have all the confidence we will score, to get back into it.

Cunha - What a man and a player! Amazing player and is showing so much love towards Wolves, it’s great to see! He clearly loves the club and has found is home!

 

[Olivergoldblack]

The fluidity between the attacking three is such a joy. This team isn't going to score much if the opposition is set and can match up (no 9). So the way wolves attack is to keep going back to "notch the arrow" and let the opposition press up to go again. Then let fly with different configurations of who is where and where the ball will go. Rinse, repeat. Don't be afraid of losing the ball. None of this careful careful crap. Just go.

Love it.

Yep nice description. I love springing the trap with neto and cunha tearing forward. Can't wait till hwang is back to add another dimension.

 

[Starsky]

I know it's been said elsewhere, but **** me, Gomes was up against 200m worth of 'talent' in Enzo and Caicedo and he outshone them.

Another massive talent worth an absolute **** load.

RAN, Cunha, Neto & Gomes. Total worth = bonkers money.

 

[Wolf316]

That's the most complete presser I've seen him do. He's come a very long way since those nervous early interviews.

Still too much gel in his hair

 

[Golden_Wolf]

No ****ing fear.

Absolutely love what Gaz & the lads are doing.

Transfer windows gone, **** it. Positive vibes & get behind this group. They deserve it.

 

[mcwolf]

great team win today . GON is the new special one . cunha motm performance and his confidence and game play is improving every game

 

[Brizzlewolf]

Man of the moment

I absolutely love this guy

 

[Aurum Lupus]

I know it's been said elsewhere, but **** me, Gomes was up against 200m worth of 'talent' in Enzo and Caicedo and he outshone them.

Gomes £15m Lemina £9m, basically 1/8th the cost.....

Add Doyle for just under £5m and Traore for £10m and our midfield was still 80% cheaper than those two alone!!!

 

[Slothmonkey]

Thw three changes for me all proved why they are in the 11.

Gomes for me. Was outstanding and set the tone. He was properly at the feet and back of every Chelsea player as soon as they won the ball.

Nouri gives us so much more on the left than anyone else we have tried. Who elses left back would end up on thw right side of the 6 yard box.

Sarabia, picked up great spaces and should of grabbed a goal. He is such a smart player and brings calmness in the final 3rd.

As a team you can see they are growing and learning. To think how we all felt in the summer to where we are now. I am guilty of being a harsh critic of O'Neil especially after Liverpool at home where I thoughy he took to long to change it, but he aswell as the team are learning. Not forgetting this is his first proper full season as a manager and he had no pre season. For me with a small squad we have to not let the standards they set drop. Let's hope Hwang comes back firing and we end the season strong.