Chelsea (A) - Thu 5th Jan, 20:00 | Pre-Match Thread

Match Result Prediction

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________________Ederson______________

Cancelo____Stones______Ake______Foden

_______________Rodri____________

____Bernardo___________Gundogan

Mahrez_______Haaland_______Alvarez
 
I honestly think we'll go there and turn them over.
Home games are going to become more and more difficult. Why? Because what are you going to do about a team that regularly, over the last decade, has been the highest scoring team in the league? And which has been champions four times out of the last five?
Most managers are not geniuses. It does not take a genius to put two banks of five defenders each in front of your keeper. And wait for the opportunity of a high ball over the top (or a mistake from your opposition — which happens regularly these days) to believe that you can snatch one on the break.
Get used to it.
Chelsea will play open, because their fans will not tolerate anything else. As Leeds did. As the dippers do, whether they're at the Etihad or Anfield.
We'll turn Chelsea over. We've just got to take it match by match. And go on one of our ten-match winning runs (or better). And not worry about anybody else.
 
Chelsea are a weird team. Not really good at anything but usually will give everyone a game.
If we play to our standard we'll win but that hasn't happened in a while. Expecting a tight game, decided by small moments.
 
eddy
walker
stones
laporte
ake
rodders
gundo/kev
berny
alvarez
haaland
foden

next 2 league games strongest team possible bit unfair on lewis but we have a 2 cup competitons inbetween chelsea and rags where he can play alongside.


the temptation to recall cancello still based on last seasons form and his attacking abilility overlooks he has cost us at least 4 points this season and been defensively poor which at the minute we cannot afford
 
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If Foden doesn't start here something is afoot, I know Mahrez has scored and assisted in these last few matches but he's a virtual spectator for 80 minutes of any game he starts. Foden and Palmer on the wings for me now, but Pep would shit himself too much to give Palmer a start in the prem
 
Mahrez and Grealish will start so everyone just needs to pick 9 to go with them
 
Foden------Haaland--------Alvarez

--------KDB---------Gundo/Bernardo

--------------Rodri

Cancello -------Laporte-------Akanji/Stones------Walker

-------------Ortega


We wont get that but thats what I would play
 
simon23 said:
Foden------Haaland--------Alvarez

--------KDB---------Gundo/Bernardo

--------------Rodri

Cancello -------Laporte-------Akanji/Stones------Walker

-------------Ortega


We wont get that but thats what I would play
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I’d age apart from dropping eddy. Why would you do that?
 
Fordyboy46 said:
If Foden doesn't start here something is afoot, I know Mahrez has scored and assisted in these last few matches but he's a virtual spectator for 80 minutes of any game he starts. Foden and Palmer on the wings for me now, but Pep would shit himself too much to give Palmer a start in the prem
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Palmer not good enough but we definitely need to start with Foden on the pitch, instead of either Mahrez or Grealish.
 
Ederson
Walker, Stones, Laporte, Cancelo
Rodri
De Bruyne, Bernardo/Gundogan
Foden, Haaland, Grealish/Alvarez
 
Fordyboy46 said:
If Foden doesn't start here something is afoot, I know Mahrez has scored and assisted in these last few matches but he's a virtual spectator for 80 minutes of any game he starts. Foden and Palmer on the wings for me now, but Pep would shit himself too much to give Palmer a start in the prem
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Yet he will give Lewis one, what does that tell you about which player has shown himself ready and which hasn’t.
 
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