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

[TrentGrisham]

Pep always find a way to accommodate Akanji in the line up.

Alvarez* for me.

Akanji's pace is invaluable to us for a backline with little pace in it, bar Walker(who is not nearly as quick as he once was IMO).

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Team is a bit iffy I can’t lie, but if we play well it should be fine.

 

[kaz7]

Hoping twitter is wrong , dont like that team

 

[ojeme]

You may be right with this one. I’d have Bernardo in and Alverez out with Phil central but I get a strong feeling that Alvarez has been made promises of starts. I suppose we’ve a game Tuesday so he can come back for that one.

i pray for the day this alvarez midfield bullshit stops, i cannot stand it

I understand and my preference would be for Alvarez to sit out and for Foden in the center but I’m sure Pep will do this

 

[GaudinoMotors]

Team is a bit iffy I can’t lie, but if we play well it should be fine.

Out of their skin more like.

 

[waspish]

Our players and pep know what they have to do to win the league Win every game

 

[mosssideblue]

Pep always find a way to accommodate Akanji in the line up.

And?

 

[Nour]

Alvarez* for me.

Akanji's pace is invaluable to us for a backline with little pace in it, bar Walker(who is not nearly as quick as he once was IMO).

That game they started last weekend was the worst no creation in the mid , and he played Akanji in the stones role when stones is playing

 

[KingGeorge]

Shame Bernardo couldn't quite make it, still good enough to tear then apart.

I wish we had Grealish. His control of the ball is nice against bigger sides.

 

[Tricky_Trev]

Out of their skin more like.

Akanji stepping into midfield and too many players that give the ball away often. It could be a problem. Chelsea will have spells where they’re on top, as this particular City XI is not one for control.