Chelsea Pre match thread

[mosssideblue]

Aren't all fat people, fat in the middle?

 

[Tueartsoverhead kick]

Aren't all fat people, fat in the middle?

Unless you have Elephantiasis

 

[bluemoon98]

Wearing the ghost green kit tomorrow

 

[mcfcfc]

hart

zabba
ota
mangala
clichy

nando
dinho
yaya

navas
aguero
kdb

1-0 win and we break the hodoo of bridge

 

[Silva_Spell]

This is not a strong team

k...

I disagree. It's a strong attacking team.

Silva is out anyway so Navas or Fernando/Delph (Dinho on right) in

 

[Dax777]

Because that's what happens when you incorporate Yaya into this team. It's the same problem Pellegrini has had all season.

Yaya isn't good enough in a 2 man midfield against opposition who will have a fair share of the ball, hence he's played in a 3 - however this means he pushes Silva/KdB out wide as Yaya will be central.

Option 1: 2 man midfield with Yaya = horribly exposed CB's, but places our attacking players in their favoured positions.
Option 2: Yaya in a 3, displacing our best AM's out wide. More solid defensively but weaker & loss of width up top.
Option 3: don't play Yaya & lose some control in midfield but have everyone in favoured positions.

For me in these sorts of games (disregarding fitness issues) I'd still opt for option 3 as we did against PSG - Yaya from the bench if needed. And in games where we're stronger favourites I'd opt for option 1 - hoping the benefits of extra creativity outweigh the defensive issues.

Either drop Yaya ( which I think he will do) or go with option 4: Fernandihno as a tucked in right mid. Yaya in a middle 2 with Fernando/Delph. We'll be solid in the middle and still have DeBryune where he is most effective.

By the way, I think option 4 gives us our best 11 too.

 

[Dax777]

Wearing the ghost green kit tomorrow

Yeeeh! Love it :)-

 

[Dax777]

k...

I disagree. It's a strong attacking team.

Silva is out anyway so Navas or Fernando/Delph (Dinho on right) in

Now you have a strong team :-)

 

[cleavers]

Hart
Sagna Ota Mangala Clichy
Yaya Fernando
Dinho KDB Nasri
Aguero.

This team for me.

 

[herrock]

I have a feeling that Kolarov & Pablo will come in & Yaya will replace Fernando . I can understand the straight swap of Nasri for Silva, but I would be worried that the same old problems of this season will return.