Chelsea (A) | Pre-Match Thread

[Centurions]

I’m worried about this game because there big buy players ain’t delivered now with no pressure they will step up play ederson out Cancelo Mendy so be Acke who is ok. Like always though we will make enough chances to win the game problem as always will be is putting it in the net.

Why do you think Chelsea don't have any pressure all of a sudden?

 

[Cityinmud]

Will be a difficult game without ederson but come on city!!!!!!

 

[mancity1]

Not particularly confident about today if I’m being honest. Our record at Stamford Bridge under Pep isn’t good (1 win, 3 defeats) and we’ve not really won a big game for a while. Add in the Covid absentees and we’re up against it. On the flip side Chelsea are struggling recently and we’ve had extra rest so it’s not all doom and gloom, but we’ll need be at our best to win.

Wouldn’t mind seeing a back three, but doubt Guardiola will change the system.

Steffen
Cancelo
Stones
Dias
Ake
Rodri
Gundogan
De Bruyne
Mahrez
Sterling
Aguero

As long as we score more goals than them over 96 minutes Ric all will be well.

 

[meeesh]

Are we expecting the game to go ahead still ?

 

[Ric]

Are we expecting the game to go ahead still ?

I presume so, barring any new positive tests in the squad.

 

[mancity1]

Despite the PL insistence to keep going (and seemingly the FA as well), more postponements will happen. This will lead to an even more unbalanced looking table and schedule and really call into question the integrity of the completion - the obvious and sensible thing to do is a break now for everyone.

this virus can rip through a club in a heartbeat and hence others very quickly its a sneaky virus the best of testing doesn't mean every one who tests negative one will not be a transmitter the following day.

it makes sense broadcast rights and penalties to clubs and their bankroll aside to halt the season for a few weeks at least for the health of the nation and common sense.

If necessary curtail the season even if it means you don't play everyone twice.

Eventually too many clubs will be too far behind in games played even allowing for other events like weather to have a credible season anyway.

 

[meeesh]

I presume so, barring any new positive tests in the squad.

Yea,it was just reading late last night about test results due this morning from yesterday I was unsure myself

 

[waspish]

Why do you think Chelsea don't have any pressure all of a sudden?

Playing a team you should beat to a team where if you don’t won’t get the same amount of scrutiny equals less pressure.

 

[mancity1]

this virus can rip through a club in a heartbeat and hence others very quickly its a sneaky virus the best of testing doesn't mean every one who tests negative one will not be a transmitter the following day.

it makes sense broadcast rights and penalties to clubs and their bankroll aside to halt the season for a few weeks at least for the health of the nation and common sense.

If necessary curtail the season even if it means you don't play everyone twice.

Eventually too many clubs will be too far behind in games played even allowing for other events like weather to have a credible season anyway.

As an example we have very low incidence currently of community transmission in Australia yet one infected person went to an RSL Club in NSW north of Sydney spending two hours there and the cluster has now grown to 138.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Not particularly confident about today if I’m being honest. Our record at Stamford Bridge under Pep isn’t good (1 win, 3 defeats) and we’ve not really won a big game for a while. Add in the Covid absentees and we’re up against it. On the flip side Chelsea are struggling recently and we’ve had extra rest so it’s not all doom and gloom, but we’ll need be at our best to win.

Wouldn’t mind seeing a back three, but doubt Guardiola will change the system.

Steffen
Cancelo
Stones
Dias
Ake
Rodri
Gundogan
De Bruyne
Mahrez
Sterling
Aguero

Can't understand the clamour for a back 3 it never works well for us and chelsea will play 1 up top so a bit of a waste going in with 3 cbs. With all the negative press over last 10 days I expect us to be really up for this today really fancy us only worry is that bent utd fan ref. Not everyone cup of tea but chillwell is shit scared of mahrez so I would play him might be a game to have fern somewhere in the team I'd say alongside gudongan as we need someone in there who can control the midfield.