06 Sep 2026 18:52:08
Great win - done strong performances from Raya, Rice, Tzolis, Ode and my fav Kai. Need better options off the bench so hopefully Jan brings a striker and winger. Enjoyed our football today also - well played.
06 Sep 2026 19:01:27
Pretty much spot on, Sy, can only hope there is a plan behind not signing a world class CF this summer.
06 Sep 2026 19:25:19
Gutsy and professional display. Not at his best last season (injured) , but hopefully we can drop the "Ode isn't good enough!" He is! Another goal from Top 15 Kai. ? Seems as though Chelski are still looking for a decent keeper! Well played in an always tough game COYG.
06 Sep 2026 19:39:50
Professional display, unlucky to concede an early goal, which was the only blemish on a good performance. Raya, again world class, was key to keeping the score at 2-1. Good to see we went for the third goal rather than sit back and protect our lead as soon as we scored the second.
06 Sep 2026 20:16:02
Ode did have a very good game, Sussex. Let's see how he goes, but that's the first game that I've seen him be more positive, plus a goal for the cherry on the top.
Kai was a little slow at times & should have shot a bit more. Not sure he will give any centre halves sleepless nights. However, he had a very, very good game.
Some nice link up play, a nice dummy, and a decent goal made out of some nice movement. Goalie was a bit poor & not the strongest shot, but I did enjoy watching him and he had a very good game.
Vic concerned me, but by then we had removed his supply & was defending.
06 Sep 2026 21:05:36
SY, hope you're good, mate. I don't post much, but always enjoy reading the differences in people's opinions (it's what makes things interesting) .
Was that the first game you've watched this season? I only ask because Ode has been immense in the first few games we've played in defending our trophy. Do you not think?
Kai today was fantastic. He might not give defenders sleepless nights, but he should. What a clever player that boy is. He scored our equaliser out of nothing n then, for our winner, a moment of brilliance from him just to dummy the ball (take out two defenders) n give Ode a free go at goal.
A brilliant performance from the team today (Chelsea aren't a pushover) .
Tzolis was fantastic today as well. Looking like an absolute bargain in today's market, by what I've seen of him so far.
Great result. Credit to the lads n gaffer.
Champions, champions, champions.
Who's next. bring it!. ❤️ ?
06 Sep 2026 21:42:21
Hi Jeg, I could sense the critics hastily sharpening their pencils after 2 minutes once Rogers scored against us. It was a beautiful sound to hear those well-sharpened pencil points snap above the sound of the crowd when Kai scored the equaliser, and then imagine them being thrown away over the critics' shoulders when Ode scored the winner.
Rogers really should have joined a big club rather than settling for a few dollars more by joining a non-European football club.
{Ed025's Note - you are better off without him G62, he is a highlight reel player and in only effective for a very short period in the game mate..
06 Sep 2026 22:08:58
Hi Ed025 i agree mate. I wasn't disappointed at all when he choose Chelsea for non footballing reasons, they are very welcome to him.
You boys did well to earn a point today mate, what a brilliant job Moyse is doing for you with such limited resources, he's definitely silencing the critics he's collected over the years mate ???
{Ed025's Note - we have got fight and spirit G62..but not much else mate..
06 Sep 2026 23:07:48
Hi Jegooner, hope you are well.
No, it's certainly not the first game. I watched him in World Cup & for us. He was far more going forward today - not passing behind players and being very safe. Even against Coventry I thought he was not at the right level. Passing behind, slowing the attack, whereas today he looked more progressive & played with more desire. Too many flicks, slow passes & passes behind players, but not so today. He's had a few poor seasons, looked the same at World Cup - slow, too many touches, in circles and not progressive. Not today - he's the key, as he controls the tempo of the game. It's not all on him, but he's key.
Kai played well - we could do with more pace & finesse up front. At times he slowed us down & should have shot. A proper Ian Wright striker would have shot. Let's be honest, it was a scuff finish against a leaky defence, but he did create the chance & a lovely dummy for the winner. He is a very clever player - yes. However, he had a great game, nice touches etc., but he's not keeping defenders up at night, whereas a Henry would.
I'm just keeping it real, Jegooner. I'm a bit torn, as he fits well into the side, but if we are two down - I don't look at Noni, Vic or Kai as our salvation. Perhaps he's a better plan B with a bit of pace off the bench. Maybe he is plan A & we don't have a Wright / Henry type player. He's a decent player - I just want a special, special striker. I think when it really matters we will come up short with Kai / Vic, & that's not an out there opinion as plenty of players etc. would agree.
If both keep up today's standards against better defences - then that's interesting. I genuinely hope so, as I love our club.
Tzolis did have a really good game - picked people out very well in the final 3rd. Worked hard, created chances and did very well. Hope he keeps it up & let's hope he gets another LW to help him.
Sorry if it sounds moaning or ungrateful - just expect high STDs and we are talking about wanting a team to win Champ League & retain EPL. That's elite stuff.
06 Sep 2026 22:33:10
Fight and spirit are essential ingredients to build on Ed025 mate, without them you've got nothing but ego's robbing a living off your club.
I know you need more players but at least the one's you have a busting a gut for you which is way preferable to having a loads of players who aren't really arsed ?
{Ed025's Note - i cant argue with that G62 mate..
06 Sep 2026 22:57:39
You've got Ty George ed025 (think I've got the name right) . How brilliant was he today and only 20?! Can you arrange for us to be first in line if he decides to move on lol
And fight and spirit are often enough to win a game ed ?
{Ed025's Note - he has done very well sally and a decent replacement for Ndiaye, we are really short of numbers though mate and if we get injuries we could be in trouble...but heres hoping..
06 Sep 2026 23:43:42
Perhaps this sums up my Kai challenge and why maybe a better plan B & a world class LW is the solution as you are right Kai is clever and does a lot for the team. You could see that today.
Carragher sums it up far better than me:
"It has to be an Ian Wright, guaranteed 30 goals a season, Thierry Henry. Gyokeres is never taking Havertz's place.
"It's not about how good they are just in attack, it's what they give you for the team. One of the reasons why you can't break Arsenal down as a team is how well they press from the front.
"But then when the opposition get through that, they all get behind the ball, and Havertz is about 25, 30 yards from his goal. You go and ask a world-class striker to do that, a guy who's obsessed with his numbers and his goals to come back and do that, he won't do that.
"When you see Havertz, what he does in terms of both boxes, set-piece wise as well.
Havertz is more of a facilitator, he's not a great goalscorer"
"Mikel Arteta, the type of manager that he is, taking Havertz out of that team and what he does for that team defensively, we talk about how strong they are defensively, no-one can get a shot on target, it's not just the goalkeeper and the back four, that's the whole team.
"So he'd be giving up on, actually, some of his team's defensive solidity, to add a little bit more in the attack, that's the decision every manager has to take."
So maybe Kai is the starter & we get a far better plan B than Vic. Pace & proper CF who really knows where the net is. Our team probably would suffer with an Ian Wright although Henry worked hard.
Maybe Kai is plan A & defenders can sleep well. We need a far better plan B then.
Anyway - 3 great points. ???❤️
07 Sep 2026 05:37:19
Vic has a really bad first touch, that's what lets him down. He runs in the channels well, but his first touch is terrible.
07 Sep 2026 08:35:37
I agree, Stephen. I think it's a composure thing rather than a physical ability thing, or otherwise he'd never have made it as a professional footballer.
He needs some help to work on this if he's to fulfill his potential at top level.