Schalke (a) Pre Match Thread

[Chi-town blues]

Hope nico is doing ok after that nasty stamp on his ankle .

 

[Marvin]

Jesus possibly has a slight hamstring strain according to @ 10JoseAlvarez

They don't sound like serious injuries but sounds like they are already doubts for Schalke and the League Cup Final. Might need to wrap Sergio in cotton wool.

 

[aka blue jambo]

Ha ha - I am just a light weight.

For those in Dussledorf - we have just spent a wonderful couple of hours in the company of Matihas Jack - an ex Hibs player and personal friend of Uwe Rosler - in the Irish bar.

Great bloke and a great place to support Chelsea tonight - recommended

It is just a short walk from the D-Town bar

Stumbled into that place last time
Had great fun winding him up

 

[york away to this!]

Any early touristy pics of the place?

 

[7evens]

For Schalke:

Ederson
Danilo, Stones, Otamendi, Laporte
Fernandinho (2)
Mahrez, Bernardo, D. Silva, Sterling (1)
Aguero (3)

Muric, Walker, Delph, Gundogan (2), De Bruyne, Sané (1), Foden (3)

For Chelsea:

Ederson
Walker, Stones, Laporte, Zinchenko
Fernandinho
Sterling, De Bruyne, Bernardo, Sané
Aguero

Muric, Danilo, Delph, D. Silva, Gundogan, Mahrez, Foden

 

[Marvin]

For Schalke:


For Chelsea:

Stones is a major doubt for CL game but maybe OK for the weekend.

 

[the plasterer]

Hit them fast, get ahead then possibly get subs on early saving legs for Sunday, anyway, enough of chit chat, I’ve got a plane to Germany to catch

 

[Marvin]

Potential problems:

1) Schalke's Cup Final...a bit like Lyon game only even more so, whereas for City it's another in a long line of games. Are we going to be able to give it the intensity and concentration required?

2) Refereeing. These games are very tactical and players are great actors and claim everything.

 

[7evens]

Stones is a major doubt for CL game but maybe OK for the weekend.

Otamendi in for Schalke then, Delph at LB.

 

[lionheart]

Otamendi in for Schalke then, Delph at LB.

Why not Zinchenko at left back?