Chelsea (H) - Sat 17th Feb, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[TrentGrisham]

The last Chelsea game was as much on Pep as it was the players, and I usually feel wins and losses are much more on the players more often than not. They kept putting players in/around Rodri and exploiting those half spaces, and I don't think Pep adjusted to it until the 80th minute or so. I'd sit one of Bernardo or Kovacic, or even Nunes next to Rodri. I rate Palmer much higher than most seem to(or at least admit to), so if we shut him down, we shut much of Chelsea's attack down IMO.

Ederson
Akanji Stones Dias Ake
Bernardo Rodri
Foden KDB Bobb
Haaland​

 

[Withnail]

If he doesn't park the bus we will blow their doors off...that exchanging chances plan will not work with one Kevin DeBruyne on the pitch...

Don’t think it is in his nature to pack the defence, we certainly have the players to put them to the sword. Hopefully our defence will perform better than earlier in the season

 

[CPPSC]

The last Chelsea game was as much on Pep as it was the players, and I usually feel wins and losses are much more on the players more often than not. They kept putting players in/around Rodri and exploiting those half spaces, and I don't think Pep adjusted to it until the 80th minute or so. I'd sit one of Bernardo or Kovacic, or even Nunes next to Rodri. I rate Palmer much higher than most seem to(or at least admit to), so if we shut him down, we shut much of Chelsea's attack down IMO.

Ederson
Akanji Stones Dias Ake
Bernardo Rodri
Foden KDB Bobb
Haaland​

Foden on the wing then? Imagine him in his best position!

 

[TrentGrisham]

Foden on the wing then? Imagine him in his best position!

It's wishful thinking to put him as an attacking midfielder at this point. As long as KDB is playing there before him rather than Alvarez, it's easier to accept.

 

[johnny crossan]

Anybody seen training pics from.today (or yesterday)?

 

[Millwallawayveteran1988]

Looks like could get soaked after game looking at forecast.

 

[lasereyes]

A certain 1-1 then. You clearly didn't watch them thrash Villa on their own turf.

He prob watched them fold like a cheap suit at anfield and get taken apart at home by wolves.

 

[SWP's back]

City win. 5-2.

 

[eastmanc]

Possibly the most influential player of the Pep era. There are now plenty of keepers that can do what he does, but they were like rocking horse shit when he signed for us in 2017.

Can do it but nowhere near the standard of Eddie. He is the best there has ever been with his feet.

 

[waspish]

Are they going ask pep about palmer and Sterling every time we play chelsea?