We asked for your thoughts after Chelsea’s FA Cup final defeat by Manchester City.
Here are some of your comments:
Keith: A very good performance just lacked that cutting edge up front. Disappointed? Yes, but hopefully we can build on this in the last two games and next season under a permanent manager.
Kate: We turned up and put in a really good performance, although we never looked liked scoring. What a difference Colwill makes – boy, have we missed him. Hato was impressive and everyone put in a shift which has been missing in so many games this season.
Jocaleb: Chelsea have spent so much money but today you look at the bench when we went 1-0 down and you simply cannot look at any of the players on the bench and think yes, he can come on and change the game. It’s absolutely shocking that we’re lacking so much squad depth with so much money spent. No matter what manager comes in unless the owners change their strategy, Chelsea will not win anything for a very long time.
Stevie: We learned that this side can put the yards in and we learned that this side still lack the killer forward we need. We saw again that the business model of the club is to the detriment of the defence and goalkeeper situation. No leaders that stand out on the pitch with regards to pulling them together during the big moments in a game.
Yusuf: Interesting how much the narrative changes if either of the two “shoulder-to-shoulder” penalty shouts are given. Chelsea likely would have seen the game out and had momentum going into the summer with an FA Cup and Alonso at the helm.
James: Not a classic and despite my optimism the result I expected. A massive internal review is needed over the summer. If Chelsea are to take the next step and win finals, signing experienced players is key.
Chally: A much-improved Chelsea performance after a very poor season. They managed to hold off City but showed very little going forward. Need wholesale changes next season.
Bri: A shadow of previous teams. No pace going forward and always an easy option of a backward pass. Palmer a shadow from last season and we have no real threat from a decent number nine!
