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

[Gaz (FMwkdsoul)]

Holy fuck. two are in.

CM still sucks though

 

[houraisen]

Gundo and Bernardo...

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Let's hope for an Ipswich type performance from Kova and Gundo.

Guessing it's Bernardo out wide on the right to give Nunes some protection, Foden and Marmoush switching between left wing and number 10.

 

[remember arthur mann]

Gundo and Kovacic is criminal

Don't you mean Nunes and Akanji ?

 

[ScottSinclair]

Says a lot about our current squad-depth when Pep puts two players that has trained 2 or 3 times with us straight into the team. But hopefully they can inspire us

 

[dubblue]

That midfield will kill us.

 

[Mayor West]

Did not expect khusanov to start so soon, let's see what he's all about!

 

[Brewster's millions]

Bernado starting and captaining the side.

Bewildering.

 

[super_city_si]

Prefer stones over Nunes at rb pushing into midfield then KDB in for gundogan

No way stones can play today and Tuesday. Probbaly saving him for Brugges as khusanov cant play.

 

[ninjamonkey]

No idea how foden is keeping his place ahead of Savinho, when he won't get out of a trot unless he has the ball.

The 11 starting isn't the main concern, It's how we set up. If he sets us up to play the 2023 way, we get beat, heavily, regardless of who is on the pitch. That 11 can beat that Chelsea 11, it just needs to be setup correctly to do so. Up to Pep.

 

[Blue Maverick]

No way stones can play today and Tuesday. Probbaly saving him for Brugges as khusanov cant play.

We don’t play then until Wednesday

 

[stonerblue]

Gundo and Kovacic is criminal

Thought orie)y should have sterted

 

[IcriedwhenTueartleft]

Good grief, Ederson starting again.
Starts for 2 of the new guys, interesting.
Surprised that Grealish isn't playing.

 

[ShaunMCFC]

Sigh

 

[greasedupdeafguy]

Kovacic and Gundogan partnership ughhh

 

[PragueBlue]

Not overly keen on the Kovacic/Gundogan combo but let's hope it somehow comes together today.

 

[Norbert D]

Just bout to set off to the game, that line up is making me think Spurs at home 0-4. Hope I’m wrong….

 

[half & half derby scarf]

Dad's Army midfield a bit of a worry

 

[chaddblue]

Nunes, Kovacic and Gundogan

Might as well go home

Another spurs coming up

 

[MichaelFrontzeck'sBathroom]

That central midfield and nunes at right back again fuck my old boots