Chelsea (A) - Sun 18th Aug, 16:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[blue b4 the moon]

FFS

 

[Ethan23]

I have this feeling we're going to get our GD up on the first weekend.

5-1 City

Interesting to see if Eddie or Stefan starts.

Absolutely no chance Stefan plays

 

[Roachy]

FFS

Well, we might as well start as we mean to go on. What a tit Taylor is.

 

[uwe rosler 28]

Taylor not a bad appointment he's now classed as a top uefa and fifa offical. Don't think he would chance losing his jobs with them by making some dodgy decisions on us just to please his red family or the PL. I'm actually at the point now where I think the officals are shit scared of giving anything remotely dodgy against us. The way the club have acted over the last 2 years has made them all step back a little and think is it worth it. IMO by the way.

 

[youngbob]

Genuinely got no idea what team Chelsea could possibly field.

Their team against Inter two days ago was:

Sanchez
Gusto, Fofana, Colwill, Cucurella
Enzo, Lavia, Dewsbury-Hall
Madueke, Guiu, Mudryk

But I doubt we're going to see that side. More likely to see:

Sanchez
Gusto, Badiashile, Colwill, Cucurella
Enzo, Caicedo, Palmer
Madueke, Nkunku, Sterling

But it could just as easily be another XI players (Palmer aside) starting on Sunday. It's mental, that squad.

 

[Pingu the Penguin]

Strangely feels impossible to call this one as god knows what teams can be picked

 

[super_city_si]

Dropping Bobb doesnt make sense: our best player in all pre-season games. Jack is not fully fit per Pep. And cant see Rodri starting when he only arrived back today; bench maybe. Otherwise you're pretty close ...

Agree. I dont see any way Bobb is left out of this game based on his form and performances

 

[Pontypool Blue]

Agree. I dont see any way Bobb is left out of this game based on his form and performances

He needs to be dropped in the deep end to see if he sinks or swims!

 

[Paladin]

Taylor not a bad appointment he's now classed as a top uefa and fifa offical. Don't think he would chance losing his jobs with them by making some dodgy decisions on us just to please his red family or the PL. I'm actually at the point now where I think the officals are shit scared of giving anything remotely dodgy against us. The way the club have acted over the last 2 years has made them all step back a little and think is it worth it. IMO by the way.

Simon Hooper mustn't have got the memo.

 

[kaz7]

Great , no yellows first half , losing control of the game and a flurry of yellows late on , rodders red obvs , he is the wrong man for this game