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

[sh249]

Absolutely no chance Grealish won’t start

I know mate. Not what I think Pep will do, but what I would, fwiw.
I just think that it‘s tough at the moment, against a top side, to get Foden, Grealish and a not-yet-properly-fit De Bruyne all in the same team. So I‘d be inclined to use Grealish as a sub against tiring legs.
I hope Pep does find a way of starting all three and that they dovetail as well as we all hope they will.

 

[mosssideblue]

So in your mind Sterling takes Grealish's place?, very interesting, if I did not think better, I would say you have gone fishing.

Marv being Marv

 

[Gray]

Hoping for the best but fearing the worse.

 

[sheikmedick]

Hope rudiger comes up for a corner and eddy sparks the **** out !

 

[tonea2003]

this is the one out of the next 3 games winning would be most significant and a big marker laid down

similar to when kev smashed that stunner a couple of years back

 

[Xhavenjoe]

So in your mind Sterling takes Grealish's place?, very interesting, if I did not think better, I would say you have gone fishing.

Ph Ph Sake

 

[Vialli98]

Like I said he has an ego as any big person who has achieved so much. so he make the game personal with his opposite coach and tries to over think and outdoes himself into a losing position. btw I don't think we are at equal footing at all when both teams are at their best. we will win 7/10 times.

Well by equal footing I do not mean exactly equal in quality. I just meant we have now improved enough to move into the same tier of top teams in Europe that City are in. There are differences between the teams in this tier, and I have never hidden away from the fact that I believe City are the better team with the better manager, in fact I believe I have said it at least once in this thread :)

 

[waspish]

Foden on it no one can stop him he elite world class individual for me better than Kdb yep that’s my opinion!

 

[Keeper!]

Marv being Marv

Special even considering him

 

[Big Swifty]

Hoping for the best but fearing the worse.

Worse than what?

 

[Northblue]

Hoping for the best but fearing the worse.

Are you gonna drop the bomb or not

 

[Harvster]

Quick question, catching dawn coach from Etihad, been told can park car in Stadium Blue Car Park G. Just checking - will car park really be accessible before 6am in order to dump the old Ford Focus?

 

[willipp]

Hope rudiger comes up for a corner and eddy sparks the **** out !

Hope rudiger runs into the post and breaks his eye socket and nose.

 

[Cotton Weave Blue]

Ederson
Walker Dias Laporte Cancelo
Gundogan Rodri Bernardo
Foden KDB Grealish​

 

[mosssideblue]

Special even considering him

I think him saying he is "extremely dangerous on the ball" gave it away

 

[blue b4 the moon]

this is the one out of the next 3 games winning would be most significant and a big marker laid down

similar to when kev smashed that stunner a couple of years back

Hopefully history will repeat, I was in Market Rasen for the night after going racing for that game....I'm in Market Rasen for the racing this Saturday too.

Hopefully I do as well on the course, made a decent profit.

 

[Manchester_lalala]

Ederson, Walker, Cancelo, Dias, Laporte, Bernardo, Rodri, Foden, Grealish, Kev, Jesus.

 

[didsburyblu]

Just received the below info from City. It may or may not be enforced but why are we only being made aware of this the day before the game...


All supporters/visitors will need to have had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (with the second date not less than two weeks ago), or provide proof of a Lateral Flow (LFT) COVID Test carried out within 48 hours of the fixture kicking off. This will be checked upon entry

All supporters will be required to wear face coverings/masks in all indoor areas of the Stadium, including the concourses, except when they are eating or drinking

 

[domalino]

Just received the below info from City. It may or may not be enforced but why are we only being made aware of this the day before the game...


All supporters/visitors will need to have had two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine (with the second date not less than two weeks ago), or provide proof of a Lateral Flow (LFT) COVID Test carried out within 48 hours of the fixture kicking off. This will be checked upon entry

All supporters will be required to wear face coverings/masks in all indoor areas of the Stadium, including the concourses, except when they are eating or drinking

Those are the same rules that have been in place at every Premier League ground since fans returned in May.

PL announcement in August - https://www.premierleague.com/news/2207988

The club's just emailing you now so you don't forget and can do a test before the match.

 

[Nihilist]

What really worries me is that Chelsea only conceded 1 goal from open play this season , that was in the Carabao when they didnt use their best squad. Besides that one they only conceded the penalty kick vs Liverpool , no other goal this season.
It is going to be so hard to score against these fekers, and they will strike the minute we make a defensive mistake.