Chelsea (H) ..20th November.

[Jazzy_Jeff]

I think it will be:

 

Schmeichel

 

Amartey

Evans

Soyuncu

 

ricardo

ndidi

soumare 

castagne 

 

maddison

Vardy

Barnes 

[volpeazzurro]

15 minutes ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

I think it will be:

 

Schmeichel

 

Amartey

Evans

Soyuncu

 

ricardo

ndidi

soumare 

castagne 

 

maddison

Vardy

Barnes 

I think you're right and I think we'll get overran in midfield quite easily. 

[foxinsocks]

24 minutes ago, Jazzy_Jeff said:

I think it will be:

 

Schmeichel

 

Amartey

Evans

Soyuncu

 

ricardo

ndidi

soumare 

castagne 

 

maddison

Vardy

Barnes 

Nacho not madders.  

Nacho is a curious ingredient... he lacks quality  but he ties the team together... plus he uses his weight to hold off tackles in a way that madders does not.  He is the new David Nugent. 

[Royston.]

Every game feels like the opposition will have to have a piss poor day in order for us to win.

 

I'd be satisfied with a point but reckon 2-1 Chelsea.

[TaggertvsWise]

4 minutes ago, foxinsocks said:

Nacho not madders.  

Nacho is a curious ingredient... he lacks quality  but he ties the team together... plus he uses his weight to hold off tackles in a way that madders does not.  He is the new David Nugent. 

I don’t agree with this. Can you elaborate please?

[foxinsocks]

Just now, TaggertvsWise said:

I don’t agree with this. Can you elaborate please?

Dont get me wrong I like him...   I wanted to emphasis his team role rather than being a fan bou.... but since you ask  he still has a poor first touch (though greatly improved) and I think he should pull the trigger earlier.

[filbertway]

This could be pretty brutal if we try to do the whole sit deep and also try and pass our way through this Chelsea team.

[fox_up_north]

Need some bullies in the team. Nacho, Ndidi and Soumare can throw their weight around. Kante will absolutely eat through Madders and Youri

[Foxin_Mad]

This could be a massacre, an absolute massacre. Plus we are normally absolute doggo at 12:30 kick offs, atmosphere will be flat as a pancake to start with. 

[sacreblueits442]

3 hours ago, volpeazzurro said:

I think you're right and I think we'll get overran in midfield quite easily. 

...we need to get this right, and the midfield is the battle ground!!!

 

                 Kasper

Ricardo  Evans Soyuncu Castagne

  Soumare   Ndidi   Tielemans

                 Maddison

            Vardy   Nacho

If Tielemans is out we need KDH to play as a #8.

 

[volpeazzurro]

2 minutes ago, sacreblueits442 said:

...we need to get this right, and the midfield is the battle ground!!!

 

                 Kasper

Ricardo  Evans Soyuncu Castagne

  Soumare   Ndidi   Tielemans

                 Maddison

            Vardy   Nacho

If Tielemans is out we need KDH to play as a #8.

 

Absolutely. The back four and midfield three (not a 2) are essential. For the front 3, however we play them, we have a wealth of talent to choose from. Personally I'd pick Barnes over Maddison as in the last match, Maddison seemed to lack strength, urgency and effort. I'd put Barnes, Daka and even Perez ahead of him at the moment (I really don't believe I said the last name but I've done it now!).

 

[sacreblueits442]

1 minute ago, volpeazzurro said:

Absolutely. The back four and midfield three (not a 2) are essential. For the front 3, however we play them, we have a wealth of talent to choose from. Personally I'd pick Barnes over Maddison as in the last match, Maddison seemed to lack strength, urgency and effort. I'd put Barnes, Daka and even Perez ahead of him at the moment (I really don't believe I said the last name but I've done it now!).

 

....don't get too down on yourself for naming Perez....!!!

He has come back into the team with a bit of a buzz to him, and the assist at the near post was glorious. He needs to be at the near post on corners, he has a knack of being good there as we normally do not have anyone who takes the initiative of attacking that area. If there is a team more prolific at putting corners in at the near post then it is us. I am positive it is not a ploy, just our inability to do the basics in that instance.

  Barnes can play in the hole, he looks very capable in that area, he does tend to drift out of games and that would not be the case with him in "the hole".

[Andy11111]

Any positivity? Everyone said we'd get battered by Man Utd, looked what happened.

[Ric Flair]

They haven't beaten us in the league here since Craig Shakespeare was our manager and we were robbed of a point in that too.

 

Let's piss Ben Chilwell off again please.

[An Sionnach]

If we keep a clean sheet we can edge this. If we don't scoring two will be pretty difficult.

[Bptiger]

If YOURI is out a fear if we put KDH in , I don’t think he is up this grade , it’s a real shame that we don’t have Pratt 

[steve555]

What will happen first Lukaku brushing off a couple of half- hearted challenges before smashing it home, or Rudiger scoring with an unmarked header from a set-piece?

[Guest Col city fan]

1-2 to Chelsea

We’ll give them a game but I think they’ll just be too good

 

[Duquesne Whistle]

1 hour ago, Bptiger said:

If YOURI is out a fear if we put KDH in , I don’t think he is up this grade , it’s a real shame that we don’t have Pratt 

We definitely have one of those on our side..

[CosbehFox]

As per exaggeration merchants off again, this is a Chelsea team what is good but really struggles to see teams off. 
 

Rwally the crowd should be up for it given what happened post Cup Final but be like a funeral march with some waiting for the chance to boo 

[oxtonfox]

Hopefully Chelsea have an off day, Brendan wakes the team up and  Johnny will marshall the defence and nod in the winner in extra time. Job done. 

[splinterdream]

playing with wingbacks would be madness imo, play 4-1-4-1. stay organised, press and play on the break for any chance

[erlee]

N.Mendy makes it into the first-11 - at last 

[urban.spaceman]

No. 

[Sunbury Fox]

Not sure how we can beat these. Think I heard the other day that they've conceded 1 goal in open play in the PL all season - and we rarely threaten from set pieces. Unlike Man U they won't leave space in behind and even if they do they have some very quick defenders. Just hope we have a go and don't let that idiot Chilwell mug us off.