Chelsea (H) - Sat 25th Jan, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

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Ederson
Lewis
Khusanov
Stones
Gvardiol
Kovacic
De Bruyne
Foden
Savinho
Marmoush
Haaland

No Akanji ?

 

[richards30]

No Akanji ?

He’s fucked at the moment mate , needs a break

 

[Really_here]

Doubt it will happen I'd like to see all three of the new signings get a run out. I'll be very surprised if none of them feature at all. I think Khusanov is most likely.

 

[ninjamonkey]

Ederson
Lewis
Khusanov
Stones
Gvardiol
Kovacic
De Bruyne
Foden
Savinho
Marmoush
Haaland

Khusanov simply cannot play without Akanji. The lad speaks no English at all and has only really basic French to get by on, Akanji is the only one who speaks French and the only one who can talk to him on the pitch. Can't have a lad make his debut when he can't understand a thing anybody is saying so Akanji has to play if khusanov does.

 

[Goater101]

We don’t have the players available to give others a break

He’s fucked at the moment mate , needs a break

 

[King Jay]

Ederson
Akanji stones Dias gvardiol
Nunes kova de bruyne
Savio haaland marmoush

Wish it was like that but Dias is injured and Marmoush as a new signing will probably not start in his first week.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Khusanov simply cannot play without Akanji. The lad speaks no English at all and has only really basic French to get by on, Akanji is the only one who speaks French and the only one who can talk to him on the pitch. Can't have a lad make his debut when he can't understand a thing anybody is saying so Akanji has to play if khusanov does.

Bernardo can speak French. Perhaps he’ll be at centre half tomorrow.

 

[Le Havre Oswald]

Khusanov simply cannot play without Akanji. The lad speaks no English at all and has only really basic French to get by on, Akanji is the only one who speaks French and the only one who can talk to him on the pitch. Can't have a lad make his debut when he can't understand a thing anybody is saying so Akanji has to play if khusanov does.

Be fine. Can do hand gestures

 

[waspish]

Pep confirms Dias and Doku are out of tomorrow’s game.

Yep injuries are happening all through the premier spurs is way worse posto though happy to play the youth players where as Pep rather play first teamers with slight knocks...

 

[Resurrection Joe...]

Khusanov simply cannot play without Akanji. The lad speaks no English at all and has only really basic French to get by on, Akanji is the only one who speaks French and the only one who can talk to him on the pitch. Can't have a lad make his debut when he can't understand a thing anybody is saying so Akanji has to play if khusanov does.

get this guy in...

 

[Lord Blue]

Ortega

Nunes
Khusanov
Stones
Gvardiol

Gundogan
Kovacic

Grealish - think we're going to need his ball keeping ability
Marmoush
Savinho

Haaland

Rest KDB, Foden, Akanji for Brugge on Wednesday if possible

 

[01cravend]

Ortega

Nunes
Khusanov
Stones
Gvardiol

Gundogan
Kovacic

Grealish - think we're going to need his ball keeping ability
Marmoush
Savinho

Haaland

Rest KDB, Foden, Akanji for Brugge on Wednesday if possible

Grealish had 15 touches and made 6 passes in 45mins vs PSG..What's this ball keeping ability of his you speak of?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Grealish had 15 touches and made 6 passes in 45mins vs PSG..What's this ball keeping ability of his you speak of?

Man of the match for that too.

 

[Lee the Blue]

This the same chelsea team beaten 2-0 at Ipswich? The Ipswich team we thumped 6-0? They are a bang average team let's get it right.

The same bang average team thats above us you mean? We are the same team thats got run off the field by just about every half decent team weve played since late October.

 

[Vialli98]

This the same chelsea team beaten 2-0 at Ipswich? The Ipswich team we thumped 6-0? They are a bang average team let's get it right.

Well City got thumped by Spurs, who we beat. City also lost Brighton, Villa and Bournemouth, all of whom we also beat. See how we can all do this? Don't think that Ipswich game will give any indication for how this game will go.

My fear about this game is I don't know which City will turn up and I don't know which Chelsea will turn up.

 

[EdersonsSmiley]

Ortega

Akanji - Stones - Gvardiol

Kovacic - O'Reilly

Foden - Marmoush - Savinho

Haaland

De Bruyne, Gundogan and Bernardo cannot start under any circumstances. Putting out and XI that can run is the first priority, even though Akanji and Foden look unfit to me.

 

[SWPISHOME]

Well City got thumped by Spurs, who we beat. City also lost Brighton, Villa and Bournemouth, all of whom we also beat. See how we can all do this? Don't think that Ipswich game will give any indication for how this game will go.

My fear about this game is I don't know which City will turn up and I don't know which Chelsea will turn up.

Any team news the Chelsea end?

I agree, Recent results counts for fuck all, Who knows what type of game it will be as both teams are very inconsistent.

 

[01cravend]

Man of the match for that too.

Man of the match for a tap in is crazy. His cut back to no one was luckily massively diverted into Erling's path..Then he completely disappeared when we were under pressure for the rest of the match.

 

[Blue tiger]

Ortega

Nunes
Khusanov
Stones
Gvardiol

Gundogan
Kovacic

Grealish - think we're going to need his ball keeping ability
Marmoush
Savinho

Haaland

Rest KDB, Foden, Akanji for Brugge on Wednesday if possible

Laid out like that, that is one poor side that.

 

[01cravend]

Pep saying Khusanov not speaking English might hinder him/us like as if our backline talk to each other without Dias there anyway lol