Chelsea (H) - Sat 25th Jan, 17:30 | PL | Pre-Match Thread

[Xhavenjoe]

Yep Bobb Hope

More like no hope

 

[Trevor Morley's Tache]

I wonder if Palmer will try and crash the huddle pre-kick off this time round?

Cocky twat!

 

[King Jay]

Fuck it just do it!
Khusanov - Akanji - Dias - Gvardiol
Kovacic - Stones - Nunes
Savinho - Marmoush
Haaland
Just do it Pep. Can’t do worse than that.

KDB as impact sub. And Gundogan the moment Stones starts to get injured again.

 

[Blueeye]

No Marmoosh ?

Hah don't even think he's in the country yet

 

[pride in battle]

Hah don't even think he's in the country yet

Of course he is you plank

 

[madloaf]

You are quite an optimistic person.

Ha. Your sarcasm has outdone my sarcasm!

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

Hah don't even think he's in the country yet

Have you been hiding in a cave for a week or something?

 

[Blueeye]

Have you been hiding in a cave for a week or something?

No he came over to sign the contract don't know where he is now

 

[BlueMoonRisin’]

No he came over to sign the contract don't know where he is now

Do you need to know where he is now?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Fuck it just do it!
Khusanov - Akanji - Dias - Gvardiol
Kovacic - Stones - Nunes
Savinho - Marmoush
Haaland

I see you have a new keeper in goal.
He sounds Japanese

 

[LesBleuMiserable]

More like no hope

No ah hope?

 

[Father Paul]

Haha i love you optimism. At least you're not in the 'we'll smash these 4-1' category.

I think we will struggle to win this. Sorry that's the most optimistic I can force myself to be. I will be happy come may if we are still in the top flight. Time to file this season under Could Have Done Better.

 

[OntarioBlue]

Akanji RB new kid in at CB. Start Marmoush, start OReilly in CM. Stones and new lad CB ideally Ake fit and LB. Haaland and not sure about anyone else tbh. But we need to be brave with the new personnel.

I have no idea if the new guys are ready to go and if they’ll start. I am fairly certain though that O’Reilly won’t be starting.

 

[69FACUPfinal]

Well suffice to say after last night's capitulation I am not at all looking forward to this game. Team will be knackered after exertions ( or not) last night whereas Chavs have had 6 days off and will be fresher. So don't even start with a level playing field, plus they have some pacey players.

But still I am hoping I am completely wrong!!

 

[Bald fraud]

Just win city so there’s no media palmer wankathon

 

[Bald fraud]

I think we will struggle to win this. Sorry that's the most optimistic I can force myself to be. I will be happy come may if we are still in the top flight. Time to file this season under Could Have Done Better.

Ffs

 

[bondsman]

I have no idea if the new guys are ready to go and if they’ll start. I am fairly certain though that O’Reilly won’t be starting.

Ah well that’s another loss then as we will repeat the same things we’ve been doing all year

 

[Marvin.]

------------Ederson
Khusanov-Akanji-Stones-Gvardiol
------------Kovacic
------Nunes-------Foden
Marmoush--Haaland--Savinho

Playing after a CL tie away tie is usually a moment when we play poorly but it's a big game and City will have been stung so perhaps that will spur us on.

Not sure whether Stones will be fit. It will be interesting to see who is in training.

 

[WesthoughtonJohn]

I have no idea if the new guys are ready to go and if they’ll start. I am fairly certain though that O’Reilly won’t be starting.

Alot of us have been beating the same drum for months - if O'Reilly and McAtee can't get starting minutes in this side why stay????
We don't know what they have to truly offer if they're not out there.
Either/both should be saying "thanks send me on loan"

 

[simon23]

And our midfield of Gundo, Bernie, Kova or KDB is solid yeah.

No not at all....two of those are done long term (gundo and KDB) - Kova aint that elite level player and Bernardo looks like he is absolutely out on his legs at present.

This is why we need a total overhaul in midfield yet we have spent the transfer window buying a forward and cnetre halves (which we do nede but were not the priority)