Chelsea (A) - Sun 18th Aug, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Trickyblues]

I’d say our squad depth isn’t as shabby as being made out by some judging from that line up and bench..

Yup. And that bench is without Rodri and Bobb

 

[ancoats]

Let's Go...

 

[BlueNirvana]

No Carson, Pep out

 

[SebastianBlue]

That bench would top the Championship (even two men down).

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Cancelo isn't in bench.

It's over for him

Good

 

[pudge]

Pretty much Chelsea's best team for them

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

No Sterling in their squad.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Pretty much as expected. Only minor surprise for me is savinho comes straight in, thought he'd be held back a bit to get used to the team and he'd throw Foden straight in.

Interested to see how the two wingers work, hopefully we give them plenty of the ball quickly and let them go down the outside to supply Haaland. Also excited about those 2 in particular starting as they can both play either side. think it would be a real asset to have them switching wings mid game to change our attack.

 

[lancs blue]

Like that team, Pep adapting his tactics to give the opposition different problems.

 

[mosssideblue]

Apparently Walker is going to be start and wearing captain sleeves.

Seems our players still think that Walker deserve to be club captain this season.

Ditch your source

 

[hihosilva]

Chelsea team bus just arrived

 

[MCFC1993]

Good side. I think that's the strongest side we could have named at the moment.

Need the midfield to work (functionally) otherwise I think a draw is the best we'll do.

 

[ysmsa]

How come it's out early ?

Rule change this season, team released earlier (15 mins I think)

 

[discopop]

Raz looks to be finished there unless he’s injured

 

[RobinHood]

Bloody hell!

I do believe I get it right.

There a first time for everything!

Well done, now did you predict a win for us?

 

[117 M34]

Rico up against nkuku.
He could have a long afternoon.

 

[Trickyblues]

Looks like they’ve banished sterling from the squad

 

[SebastianBlue]

Good side. I think that's the strongest side we could have named at the moment.

Need the midfield to work otherwise I think a draw is the best we'll do.

Luckily Kovacic has a lot of minutes in his legs already and Bernardo runs more than 95% of the players in the league.

 

[skillman]

Savinho and Doku flanking Haaland is an exciting prospect.

 

[Kamaro011]

Like that team, Pep adapting his tactics to give the opposition different problems.

Until ten minute in the match and we still don't have any goals in sight, that will start a war in match day threads.