Chelsea - FA Cup SF | Pre-Match Thread

[eastmanc]

Play Torres through the middle, Jesus out wide

Agreed, but there is a distinct last of dynamism without Foden or Silva. Hope I’m wrong about the team. A few in the side can prove a few wrong on here, let’s hope so. Come on you Blue boys.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

Woah boy this’ll be fun!

a typical cup line up no issue with it. Plus we should be good enough to win anyway

 

[bluethai]

Hopes front three today can link up play better than those past games.

 

[lionheart]

Would have liked to see laporte and ake together

Unlikely that will ever happen as both are left footed I believe.

 

[lasereyes]

I'm confident about today.

Chelsea under TT will become a major force and challenge in the league and Europe in the coming seasons but he's been there 5mins and still needs to sort both the defence and attack to match Pep's adaptability with the squad and after our win in midweek i just think we are will have too much momentum for them to deal with us.

It'll be tight to start but we have too much for them.

Honestly think the PSG/UCL games are the only ones we will struggle with.

I don't think Tuchel will be there that long. Nobody is under Abramovich. He's too defensive-minded and when he tries to play more expansive, you get Fat Sam overpowering them. They also lost to a pretty ordinary Porto team. They are several players (particularly in defence) short of competing with us

 

[Blue Til Death]

Not the team I would have picked to get us to the final but that’s why I’m a pessimistic lifelong, FOC Blue and not a fucking genius like Pep..

CONE ON YOU MIGHTY BLUES

 

[jrb]

Chelsea are playing a very strong team. We made quite a few changes. Think it's going to be a long 90 minutes. But once again we have to trust Pep and the team he has picked. Hmmm.

 

[RobinHood]

I can't be bothered checking. Does anyone know how many of their defence that played West Brom play this evening?

 

[yankblue]

It really will come down to the front 3 playing like we all know they're capable of. If they do, we'll go through. If they turn in another poor performance, we'll go out.

 

[Mancity1980]

Agree with a few on here about Torres, not writing him off or having a go at the lad but I’ve yet to see him trouble a fullback

seems to have eye for goal so here’s hoping

I think he will come good in his second year like a lot of Pep’s signings.