Saint Pete

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Hazard looks like the only hope for us in this one (now that he’s on). Because the rest of Chelsea don’t look bothered. Should get Giroud on as well.

Yes, with Ings out, I was thinking this could be one for Long if he is fit. His type of game for providing a nuisance factor for the Liverpool defence. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Yes he shouldn't have come for that cross, too far out. Almost resulted in a pen to Brighton. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

And that is exactly the kind of complacent view the club are likely to take in the summer, in fact they will probably see our improved form as a sign that they can sell a couple of the more successful players in the first team and replace with more youngsters! Our results under Ralph are much improved but I still think there are clear and obvious weaknesses in our team and squad that need addressing and there’s only so long that Ralph will be able to pull rabbits out of hats without help from the club in introducing more quality.

Vital win, especially with Burnley winning. Brighton now right in the thick of it if Cardiff make this a fight to the end. The last 20 shows we still don’t know how to see these games out though. There ought to be spaces to exploit when teams gamble and look for an equaliser but our players seem to lose their composure in these situations and just invite more pressure. Oh well we held out on this occasion and got the crucial 3 points which was all that mattered today. This gives us more of a free hit next Friday against Liverpool now. Would LOVE it if we could put the mockers on their title bid!

I would say that’s our strongest line up at present if we are going 4 at the back. The worry would be at the back so will be a good test for Bednarek and Yoshida. But hopefully with the extra body further forward, we can assert ourselves and pressure Brighton in their own half. Big game this so let’s go for it!

Wow, that's a bonus for us! Saw it was 1 all at HT and Leicester down to 10 men and thought it was only heading one way. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Absolutely. Would much rather he stays in training with us and continues his improvement over the remainder of the season rather than having his head turned by distraction with England. If he keeps playing the way he is (or improves even more) he will get his chance soon enough.

West Ham are an odd team at the moment. If they show up against Cardiff they should win because they have way more talent in their side. But what will their motivation be given that they are in a safe position in the league? How much do they care about pushing on for a potential 7th place finish? Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

All credit to him for stepping up his game this season. There's no way he would have scored that goal last season as didn't have the drive or confidence to get into those kind of scoring areas. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Reluctantly, it probably has to be Long in for Austin for this one. More suited to the chasing game we will want to play away to Utd. Keep Austin fresher for the home games and bring him on late if we are still in with a shout of getting something. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Fulham will have to gamble second half so we need to be solid at the back and clinical going forward to get the 3rd ( and preferably 4th!) Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

I think he's trying to take some of the pressure off the players to be fair. They need to be bang up for this but not scared ****less of losing. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

If Stephens plays tomorrow, you would have to start questioning Ralph's judgement. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Looking at our run in, we simply HAVE to improve our home form, and that starts with getting the 3 points tomorrow. We cannot stay up if we continue to fail in winnable home games. I reckon we need to look to get at least 3 wins at home, which realistically need to come from Fulham, Wolves, Bournemouth and Huddersfield games. Then try and get 1 more win from the other games and/ or a series of draws. It's still very possible for us to stay up but we need to generate some confidence at home and that makes tomorrow night crucial with the games coming up after that. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

I would go with that, possibly Yoshida instead of Vestergaard who worries me in a back 4. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Yes I would start with Austin, get crosses in against their dodgy defence, with Redmond and Armstrong in support to pick up the pieces. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

It's not really that baffling for me. We had a poor squad before Ralph arrived, we have an even poorer squad after the January window. Yes, we had a temporary bounce when Ralph arrived and he has definitely improved some aspects of our play. But we still have poor central defenders who regularly make mistakes that cost goals. And we still have little quality up front barring the guy who only plays half of our games due to injury. That will catch up with you in terms of results in the premier league. The baffling thing for me is why the club saw fit to let Gabbi and Cedric leave without doing anything to help Ralph in terms of replacements. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Should say, Gunn should also have done better with the poor back pass he was dealt with but the problem was Stephens making. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

I was at the game and for the second goal Stephens was definitely at fault, in precisely the same kind of way as he was in the Cardiff game. Giving the ball away under no initial pressure in a dangerous area for us. I don't know what Ralph was thinking of starting him when he had Yoshida available. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Can anyone tell me what Stephens was doing starting this game when we have Yoshida back and available now? I also think Bertrand should be starting rather than Targett. Whether it would have made a difference to the result today who knows but I don't feel we are helping ourselves by excluding players who are clearly better than some of those selected as starters, especially against top quality opposition. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk

Agree. Never thought they would go down anyway as they will pick up the points they need at home when it matters. We need to finish above either Cardiff or Brighton IMO. Bit of a shame we lost twice to Cardiff really. Oh well, we will just have to pick up some points in some of the tougher looking games. Sent from my Moto G (4) using Tapatalk