Chelsea (H) | Pre-Match Thread

[brummie blue]

Looks like Pep is keeping his powder dry, to keep Chelsea guessing for the CL Final

a pointless thing to do if he is, everyone knows our best 11, if he think's Chelsea will get confused he's lost his marbles

 

[ninjamonkey]

KDB not even on the bench?

after the psg game kdb was seen walking around post match with an ice pack strapped to his hamstring, he's not injured but could be a precaution or he could just be systematically giving all his key men a weeks rest one at a time ahead of the final

 

[mccity]

Pep is using him beaue he is resting key players ......thats the only reason

Pep doesn't give token appearances out. He'd stubbornly play someone else there if he didn't think Mendy was up to it.

 

[Legal Alien]

wow only Rodri as a central midfield there?

Maybe Ake's next to him?

Anyway let's have it...COME ON CITY!!!

 

[Protein Junkie]

Can't wait for the match day thread , it's gonna be a cracker today , sharpening the knives whilst i type :)

Brilliant :-) permission to flap granted.

 

[Goaters]

Well that’s a pep lineup if ever I’ve seen one.

Does seem odd that we wrote off the fa cup a couple of weeks ago to focus on the league lineup. Now with the league we are playing the second choice.
Anyway, let’s do this!

 

[LangleyBlue1970]

Amongst the flapping, Chelsea have also made changes. 5 of them.
(as though they have a champions league final too)
(Oh and an FA Cup one)

 

[MeatHunterrr]

Why do people keep saying “keep guessing for the final”. It wont.

Yea exactly like we are going to play totally different line up to PSG games. There are no hands to be played.

 

[heslops barnet]

Gotta bad feeling looking at that team selection.

you’ll be okay on Matchday Forum then……

 

[Akpowell]

WTF

 

[01cravend]

Pep trying new things vs them, they've been solid defensively vs good teams since Tuchel came in. Good time to experiment

 

[bert38]

You said "a player".
I think now the team has been released you will see a much bigger change in odds than the small one we saw 4 hours ago. Ad the money begins to flood on Chelsea. It is the weight of money that will be changing the odds.
I think the 10/11 odds already reflected the weakened team, The final will be 1/2.

no-City were 2.16 when i posted, they are now 2.14.

The speed of the movement coincided with something important being known...no other news since then.

 

[TheThirdDeano]

I just want the league wrapped up man please pep come on man

 

[super_city_si]

???? No it doesn't if it doesn't know our strongest lineup he's in the wrong job. Unless we are resting players for the champions league final.

Exactly. Just look at the second PSG game And theres the team

 

[balotelli's back pocket]

Let the meltdown commence!

Pep not giving Tuchel a test run against our usual set up is smart. Predicing Mendy wide left, Torres wide right, Cancelo and Ake tucking in with Aguero in the 10 behind Jesus and Sterling.

No Mount for them?

Still think we'll win this.

 

[kaz7]

Yea no celebrations today. If we win its going to be Stoke City style smash and grab

Awww you wont be here anyway

 

[blueabdi]

Is pep mad or crazy with that line up? We can nt win against chelsea with that line up. It is so confusing. Pep out pls hhhh lol

 

[domalino]

Rodri gonna have some fun on his own in there.

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.

 

[PragueBlue]

a pointless thing to do if he is, everyone knows our best 11, if he think's Chelsea will get confused he's lost his marbles

It stops them gaining experience of playing against our best 11 though.

 

[Saddleworth2]

It’s a fluid formation. 3 at the back, Rodri sitting in front, Mendy and Cancelo wing backs, Sterling, Torres wide nbut very interchangeable with Gabby and Kun. Total football. Let’s wait until we see it operate before being critical.
the man knows what he is doing.