Chelsea (H) - Sat 15th Jan, 12:30 | Pre-Match Thread

[Tangled up in blue.]

Do we know where stones is. Can’t be covid as he has been out for ages but city don’t seem to say what his injury is. Assuming he has one.

I think his heads gone again

 

[Lauz9888]

I think his heads gone again

Something going on with him, certainly. Has looked decent when he's played but doesn't seem to have been able to put in a decent run of training. And wasn't there a champions league match missed for "personal reasons"?

Wonder if it's the old niggling injuries again or if he's hit another rough patch personally. Or both, I guess.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Chelsea seem to get good loan deals.
That Broja lad looks to be playing well at Southampton

 

[mancity1]

I'd be interested to know whether City have been training since the Cup game, and who is available for the weekend.

I am hoping that Spurs give Chelsea a good game tomorrow night. Spurs were useless in the 1st leg. We could do with Spurs getting an early goal so that Chelsea can't stroll around and take it easy.

Despite the 2-0 lead they will need to have a decent line up in because of covid and they are light on in replacements

they even had 5 or 6 players in the starting line up against Chesterfield that could be in their starting line up against us.

Anything can happen of course but seems to me Chelsea have already set themselves up for 3rd spot and a tilt at the Cups.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

They play us with 2.5 days rest whilst we've had over a week to prepare for them. If we have a full team out we should make it a really high tempo game for 90 minutes, they will likely wilt 2nd half and run out of legs. I'd take 1 - 0 but like to pump them by a load.

 

[FantasyIreland]

I think his heads gone again

Probably best you don't think too much.....as unfounded rumours help nothing.

 

[buckshot]

Chelsea have to put out a good side tomorrow since the FA Cup is their only option at hardware. I think they'll lose either way but if Tuchel even mentions fixture congestion they've already lost in their minds. I like to see City start off in 2nd gear to give them a sense they might be able to hang and they crank it up at about 20 minutes. They'll be spent chasing 2nd gear City and won't have the answer for top gear City.

 

[Kinkys Left Foot]

Aren't Chelsea in the semis of the League Cup as well, so still in both domestic cups and Champs League as holders? I suspect they have an eye on all 3 still tbh.

 

[Alan Harper's Tash]

Gutted (literally) that I can’t make this one, but having had a laparotomy a few days ago, gonna have to give this a miss.

Come on you Blue boys!

 

[Rammy Blue]

Gutted (literally) that I can’t make this one, but having had a laparotomy a few days ago, gonna have to give this a miss.

Come on you Blue boys!

Hope you’re ok.