Chelsea (A) - Sat 25 Sep 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[uwe rosler 28]

Ederson

Walker
Dias
Ake
Cancelo

Jesus
Gundogan
Fern/rodri
Foden

Kdb
Torres

4-4-2 hopefully seems the best fit against the 3-4-3 / 3-5-2 get at them down the right there left where they seem slow. Gonna be a difficult game but we said thst going there last season.

 

[Man_City_Loyal]

That pen he gave up vs United comes to mind but he's arguably our best defensive minded attacking player. Strong and tenacious.

yeah thats what I was going off.

TBH i do remember him doing well againt Real Madrid the other year playing in that role.

 

[super_city_si]

Lots of gloom with our injury situation but on a positive I think the players will be well up for this. Seems the Champions League loss hit them hard and its a wrong I can see us wanting to right and getting back at the team that beat us is a good start.

 

[Inter Me Nan]

Edison

walker dias ake cancello
Fern
Jesus kdb bernardo foden grealish

bernardo the false 9 tho i expect gundo to be in there

He's dead mate.

 

[lionheart]

Close to zero chance we go 5 at the back to match them, right?

If only we had five at the back available to play.

 

[lionheart]

He's dead mate.

Who is dead, mate? Certainly not Bernardo or Mr Whippy.

 

[Courtneyneild]

Who are the big 6? City United Liverpool Chelsea arsenal spurs? Not sure we've ever played United or Liverpool at that time. Spurs this season was 4.30, arsenal 3pm.

Sky making a mug of me moving United to 12.30 on a Saturday

 

[Fordyboy46]

We'll lose this 2-0 now that Stones and Laporte are definitely ruled out. Think the team will be: Ederson, Walker, Cancelo, Dias, Ake, Fernandinho, De Bruyne, Foden, Mahrez, Grealish, Torres

Subs: Steffen, Mbete, Wilson-Esbrand, Lavia, Sterling, Jesus, Palmer, Mcatee, Bernardo

 

[Love_Each_Day]

With our ball playing centre backs + Zinchenko and possibly Rodri out they may come after us more aggressively than otherwise would. Have Edison hurling the diagonals to Sterling/Jesus. The players just need to stand up and be counted, starting to feel like their spell against Wenger's Arsenal who'd have 70% possession and all the pretty passing but lose to a couple counters. Need a bit of edge to our game and don't make it easy for them.

 

[why me? Blue Manchester]

I'd take a draw