Chelsea (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[Wretched Vengeance]

Aké must be playing in midfield, there's no way anyone would put Rodri on his own in midfield against Kante, Gilmour and Ziyech.

4231 with Rodri and Aké as a 2 with Torres, Sterling and Jesus in the 3 and Aguero up front surely?

Not 5 1 4.

Must be. Can be no other explanation.

 

[vicblueman]

De bruyne not even on bench hope it’s not an injury..

Sure i saw strapping on his thigh during celebrations after beating psg

 

[PhdWave]

Keeping Liverpool out of the top 4?

4D chess all over

 

[flook]

3-4-3 or 3-5-2

if the former a front 3 of Aguero Jesus and Raz, if the latter we have 4 wide men in the midfield 5, it's a cunning plan I tell you, a cunning plan

 

[ninjamonkey]

Not really. We know the best 11, as does pep, as does tuchel.

rather just get it won today and rest and rotate from there

Knowing the best 11 and playing against the best 11 giving them 90 minutes of analysis and 3 weeks to strategise ways to combat our biggest strengths are entirely different things.

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

they know how we play , there is no point keeping a secret

I think I’ll trust Pep.

 

[Academica]

Why the fuck are we rotating/resting so many players?! Just play a strong team and get the league won already, then we can think about relaxing ! Also to make a statement in this game would give us a psychological edge going into the CL final!

Unless we played the strongest side and lost.

 

[blueparrot]

Just play your strongest team, we have six days until our next game. Crazy team selection

Nothing crazy, let the c/l players recover, don’t risk any muscle injuries. Almost like those in charge know what they are doing.

 

[Cornish_Blue]

I feel sorry for Aguero. He won’t get any service today. He’s going to have to make all his own chances.

 

[bert38]

wow only Rodri as a central midfield there?

it is poss that Ake plays midfield -which would mean a 442...who knows