Yorkie

He doesn't look far off being ready to feature in more meaningful cameos in the Premier League. Looks to me like it's only fitness which may have kept him mostly withdrawn up until now; looks pretty gassed after every time he does anything. That chance was one of the moments of the game. Sharp play from both him and Krafth.

Impressed by him every time I see him. You can picture him starting to impact games more and more because technically he's very good. Only just 20 so the potential is enormous.

I felt like there was no need for us to be quite so sloppy in possession but no arguments with that low block. The only meaningful chance they had in that second half, that I can recall, was immediately after those subs. We tested them at breaking us down and they couldn't; no issues with that. We got the control at a crucial time in the game and their heads dropped. Managed the whole thing well in the end I thought.

They were quite generous certainly but credit our press, too.

Best RB performance of the season so far I think. Him and Joe doubling up really shut Chelsea down cos Mudryk was the main problem. Bruno on to control it and that was it, job done. Tactically spot on from the manager.

What a cracking little win that is. Frustrating spell in the third quarter but ultimately fully deserved and lots of good performances. Squad suddenly looking quite competitive in a few areas. Howay, good draw, please.

Bruno absolutely purring tonight.

What a cracking bit of play from Krafthy

Bruno's been fantastic tbf. Definitely seem to have grasped control in the last five. Howay.

Meanwhile Chelsea get ever closer. Ergh come on, lads, please get in some control.

Bah, goal ruled out.

Love Big Joe, man. LW or RWB, absolutely no bother, boss.

Farcical how poor we are at keeping the ball this season.

Such a shite pass from Bruno

Catch, Popey.

Mudryk always looks annoyingly capable against us.

Howay Osula.

Lot of encouraging signs, not least the two goals. Pressed effectively and well-balanced. Lost momentum after goal 2 and Chelsea started easily crowding us. Feel like we need to continue forcing the issue where we can because if we give them loads of the ball they'll force more chances.

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Desperate to win but glad Bruno is getting a rest.

Were the coaching staff incompetent imbeciles when we were one of the very best sides in the country and taking points off Europe's best in the CL?

Obviously it's a concern, what do you think I'm debating here? Us being deficient at set pieces doesn't mean our staff are lower league cloggers.

Separately to the 'do we or don't we need a 10' debate, you're listing teams who have much less in the way of restrictions and a far greater margin for error when it comes to transfers. Comparisons to City, Arsenal and Liverpool is pointless at the best of times, they're so far ahead of everyone else in every metric. I accept that but I believe that the squad has the ingredients to make changes. The squad isn't in amazing shape but I don't believe it's a mess.

NUFC 2022-24.

I thought the central point was that "Tindall clearly doesn’t have a clue," and is a "lower league wind up merchant, not someone who should be remotely responsible for anything tactical." Weird how these people are befitting of these labels now, whilst we've hit some ropey form, not when we were enjoying two of the best seasons in recent memory.