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

[Fordyboy46]

I really hope some of these youngsters stay in the first team squad, would be a travesty if we only get to see them in a couple more games this season

 

[Metalartin]

So Aké it is..

FFS... No offence to Ake but we could have done with one of them back for the next 3 important games.

 

[Shaffer92]

So Aké it is..

This is bad news. I like Ake but he's not close to good enough.

What happened with Stones and Laporte though? Stones hasn't even played and is out for what will be a month.

 

[Mattyc55]

Ake vs Lukaku is going to be fun isn’t it. Dreading that match up.

 

[Vialli98]

De Bruyne, Foden, Sterling and Mahrez all played 90 minutes last night and all looked sharp. Our bigger concern is at the back - Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko and Rodri will all probably miss out

Oh crap. I completely forgot about Foden. If he and KDB are ready to start, I'm immediately less confident.

I'd play Werner, Lukaku and Havertz up front in this game and really see how Ake handles that combination of pace and power.

 

[FantasyIreland]

If Stones,Laporte and Rodri are missing,with Kev only at 80/90%,and Dinho looking 136,then we are gonna struggle.

 

[pavelsrnicek]

We could do with Rodri being fit in this one. Our back 4 against Southampton were very easily pressed which is a huge concern. Not much point in having great forwards if the ball can’t get there.

 

[Agueroooo9320]

I will be tempted to go all out attacking instead of midfield control. we are anyway going to leak goals so why not make it a high scoring game? Put sterling and foden on wings and KDB and Jack in mid and any attacker on the striker position

 

[cookster]

Need a Pep masterclass otherwise I can only see this going one way.

 

[FromPollockToSilva]

I will be tempted to go all out attacking instead of midfield control. we are anyway going to leak goals so why not make it a high scoring game? Put sterling and foden on wings and KDB and Jack in mid and any attacker on the striker position

This is exactly what Pep did in the Champions League Final