IronsideKozuch
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13.03
Obviously point is its gonna be tough without Rodri and its true. But Pep and staff apparently thinks its neccessary to introduce him appropriately, season is going to be very long. Some others may be undercooked just yet. Its all by design. We should benefit long term.
Chelsea is the essence of work in progress. We should be better as a football unit. Its football, they might caught us off guard on the counter. At the end of the day we re gonna have tough fixture behind us. Hopefully with something on board. Its the beginning. We can afford to start a bit slow. Longer refreshment for main players is worth it.
13.04.2024 vs Luton. 5-1.Apart from Villa away, Liverpool away and Bournemouth away where we were outplayed by all three, Chelsea were one of our toughest opponents last season. I thought Chelsea were harder to play against than Madrid were.
A couple of things though - Pochettino (who seems to have tactics that Pep always struggles against) isn’t there anymore, and Gallagher who played like a man possessed against us won’t be playing.
However, it also looks like Rodri won’t be playing for us and we haven’t won a game without him for what feels like years.
So a draw will definitely be a good point today. Really looking forward to this, I think it’s always better to have a tough game to start the season with, heightens everyones’ focus and intensity.
Obviously point is its gonna be tough without Rodri and its true. But Pep and staff apparently thinks its neccessary to introduce him appropriately, season is going to be very long. Some others may be undercooked just yet. Its all by design. We should benefit long term.
Chelsea is the essence of work in progress. We should be better as a football unit. Its football, they might caught us off guard on the counter. At the end of the day we re gonna have tough fixture behind us. Hopefully with something on board. Its the beginning. We can afford to start a bit slow. Longer refreshment for main players is worth it.