Chelsea (H) - Sat 15th Jan, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Gray]

Are German managers hypocrites by nature ?

Lord Hawhaw.

 

[SidJames]

I am like wtf with the omitting Dias from the starting line up.

As others have pointed out his organisational awareness and leadership will be a bit of a miss in a big game like this.

I trust Pep though.

 

[BlueCityfan]

I doubt Dias is being rested. It's like 8 days since he last played. Nobody is being rested when we are playing once a week. Either it's tactical or he just returned from covid.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Maybe he needs a rest. Now John is back he can sit this 1 out. Shame as I would rather have Dias than Laporte.

We’ve just had our biggest rest months, it has to be covid/injury related.

 

[mac]

Feel very relaxed again. I feel a steady winning performance and a sending off for the chavs . Come on blue boys.

 

[waspish]

If we were 5 points clear they’ll be saying this a crucial game City win it and it’s over for Chelsea! All perspective

 

[Eoiyflem]

Somewhat of a free hit for us today imo. Chelsea must win, nothing else is good enough whereas we're sitting clear no matter what. This could play nicely into our hands

 

[kaz7]

I doubt Dias is being rested. It's like 8 days since he last played. Nobody is being rested when we are playing once a week. Either it's tactical or he just returned from covid.

Tactical and we get beat , the server wouldnt cope !

 

[Colin Bells Boots]

I doubt Dias is being rested. It's like 8 days since he last played. Nobody is being rested when we are playing once a week. Either it's tactical or he just returned from covid.

oh ffs don't start being sensible, this is the BM forum you know

 

[wolviedinho]

We’ve just had our biggest rest months, it has to be covid/injury related.

Why on the bench? He should be left at home.

 

[Hart of the Matter]

Prem no come...

 

[MCFC1993]

Good start, hopefully the next 2 hours consists of us popping the bubble containing their title hopes.

 

[Alan Ladd]

My daughter has just texted me to say there is a traffic issue coming off M60 at Chadderton heading to the Etihad. Anyone know why?

 

[SidJames]

Be nice if La Porte can get through a full game today without a couple of fuck ups.

He makes me nervous.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

To be fair to Tuchel he’s gone on the attack, he said as much yesterday & Pep acknowledged this in his presser, but this is the home of the champions & we could blow them away in the first half if they get too gung-ho

If Tuchel is brave enough to go for it we could be looking at another 6-0.

It’ll be a fucking laugh anyway.

Due to illness in the autumn and being at the in laws in Surrey over Christmas I’ve not been to a game for a few months. Let’s fucking ave it blues!

 

[paulchapo]

Course it is,he's a terminal ****.

It must be a German thing. Him, Klopp and the prick at the rags

 

[OntarioBlue]

Camel gob losing his mind about Dias not playing “how can that be and why hasn’t Pep told us .” Lescott “well he’s hardly likely to do that is he ?”

 

[wolviedinho]

Be nice if La Porte can get through a full game today without a couple of fuck ups.

He makes me nervous.

He will get himself touch tight so expect an early yellow.

 

[domalino]

Feels like ages since we saw Grealish, big game for him.

 

[knuckles]

Is it me or are BT going a bit overboard on the praise for us, could it have anything to do with the last outing with Arse and the backlash from that git keown?????