Chelsea (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[tolmie's hairdoo]

Go strong, get it won, put all the pressure on Chelsea to keep getting results for top four until the very end.

 

[dhruvblue]

There will be bruises and sore legs after they way psg cunts kicked us around.

Ederson
Cancelo Ake Laporte Zinchenko
Torres Rodri Gundo Sterling
Sergio Jesus

 

[jimmygrimblesboots]

Saturday is all about us and winning our 3rd title in 4 years , Chelski might have improved but the 3-1 dismantling at Stamford Bridge will not forgotten , they may have a new manager whos tactics are all about survival but it is the same Chelski players.
The FA Cup semi-final the media keep on mentioning was against a team that had seven/eight changes , this Saturday i expect our strongest and Chelski will not live with KDB,Foden,Gundo.Mahrez etc., if it is a Champions league final rehearsal i think the Chavs will be going back to London with their tail between their legs and Tuchsel with a massive headache for May 29th.

 

[cyberblue]

See the same usual suspects put us down to get beat
Only someone who doesn't support City would bet against us in our present form

 

[Mike45]

Even if we finish PL on Saturday, we should not put all our first choice players to rest till the CL final.
They NEED games and real game rhythm in order to be fit for the big final!
So we should play with our normal squad the remaining PL games and play them for real putting all the energy they have(just being cautious not to obtain an injury), just with a bigger rotation to not tire them much and of course 4-5 days before the final to have them well rested.

 

[Legacyfan1986]

Even if we finish PL on Saturday, we should not put all our first choice players to rest till the CL final.
They NEED games and real game rhythm in order to be fit for the big final!
So we should play with our normal squad the remaining PL games and play them for real putting all the energy they have(just being cautious not to obtain an injury), just with a bigger rotation to not tire them much and of course 4-5 days before the final to have them well rested.

Agreed. Those guys will all be buzzing and want to win the league this weekend. Play the strongest 11 and tank the chavs, then sit back celebrate and play some champagne football as the champions.

 

[akrh215]

i think we should play with our strongest lineup, so that if chelsea make it to the cl final, we can test what we can do against them with our best lineup and then pep can assess whether we need to change tactics for the cl final if things don't go well in the game on saturday.

 

[FantasyIreland]

With the vast amount of footage he can and will review ahead of the CL final, I don't think there's much he could find out on Saturday that he wouldn't learn anyway.

Probably,i just don't want to hand it him on a plate.

 

[D'Silva]

Seriously! There are actually people suggesting we weaken our team to face Chelsea just so they don't have a clue what tactics and lineup we do in a probable final. That is so small time and irresponsible. We have a league title to wrap up. Until we get hands on the trophy we can't tank matches because of a final several weeks away. If Chelsea does go through then it is even more imperative we win and we win convincingly to erase the embarrassment of that FA cup exit. We can't allow Chelsea go to a final against us with already 2 wins under the belt in barely a month.

 

[hertsblue]

I've voted 'lose' but only because I thought we'd lose since the qtr finals and we keep winning.... Call me superstitious but I'll stick with my tactic!

Plus the Alti Rag in charge effect

 

[bluemoon32]

Go strong, get it won, put all the pressure on Chelsea to keep getting results for top four until the very end.

Is the correct answer

 

[blueparrot]

Is the correct answer

The correct answer is do whatever Pep thinks best, would be surprised if he makes less than 7 changes.

 

[big gaz]

2 options here:

Either go full strength in an attempt to dominate and win the league. Also leaves then slogging it out for top 4 for the next 3 weeks.

or

Completely rotate again, so they don't get a feel for our full strength side (if that would actually matter and assuming they make the final).

You'll get splinters with posts like that ;-)

 

[bluemoon32]

The correct answer is do whatever Pep thinks best, would be surprised if he makes less than 7 changes.

Pfft, what does Pep know.... :)

 

[Didsbury Dave]

2 options here:

Either go full strength in an attempt to dominate and win the league. Also leaves then slogging it out for top 4 for the next 3 weeks.

or

Completely rotate again, so they don't get a feel for our full strength side (if that would actually matter and assuming they make the final).

There’s a third option I think is more likely. Rotate 4-5 as he often does. Laporte, cancelo, rodri, Sterling and Jesus seem the obvious changes to me. Keeps us strong, keeps them motivated and included.

 

[PaleBlue]

A sneaky 1-0 off John Stones cock will do - then we proper batter them in Istanbul as it looks like they may go through tonight at this stage.

 

[Blu1]

Difficult team for us this. Pep will rest players here but so might Chelsea. Take a draw now

 

[MarsLlama]

The correct answer is do whatever Pep thinks best, would be surprised if he makes less than 7 changes.

Sentences like that almost always end with the poster who said it being very surprised.

 

[Toulousain85]

Difficult team for us this. Pep will rest players here but so might Chelsea. Take a draw now

Chelsea can't. They risk losing top4 with a weakened team. Our second team is no pushover with Aguero now back in form. I'd back us to win given we're on high spirit

 

[Paul1970]

If they win against real we need to put strong team out and show them what we are because it will be a big confidence booster if we beat them .