Chelsea (H) 06.03.17 - 8pm k/o SS1

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  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    One other thing, I do believe they tend to wrap AC up in cotton wool a bit, because of his Injury history, which is natural.....

    Therefore they're much less likely to take a "risk" with him
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    Club has just tweeted he's back in training, with a picture.


    If you believe that sort of thing, ;wink
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    That's good, are we sure it wasn't an old picture of him, photo shopped onto todays training picture?

    ;run

    ;wink
  • stevesteve
    ;lol
  • SuzanneClaretSuzanneClaret
    ;ac
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    Got to match their formation to get anything out of this.
    Randolph
    Byram Kouyate Reid Fonte Cresswell
    Noble Obiang
    Lanzini
    Carrol Ayew

    Adrian Collins Fernandes Feghouli Snodgrass Calleri Fletcher
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    So who will actually get the ball to Carroll and Ayew? ;hmm
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    IronHerb, Byram and Cresswell can push further forward in a back 5 than in a back 4 and get crosses in, while Lanzini can play through the middle, supported at times by Noble. That's enough support, IMO.
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    With his lack of pace, this game is going to pass Noble by. ;weep
  • alderzalderz
    I bet we get battered and Noble gets completely overrun, but Reid, Fonte & Randolph have the game of their lives and then Noble scores a penalty. 1-0 ;ok
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    If Noble is having a mare then he will be subbed off and Lanzini gets the pen. ;biggrin
  • grey_til_I_dyegrey_til_I_dye
    Got to be honest, saw Chelsea against Swansea last weekend, and they were wasteful and still ended up winning 3-1.

    Their pace and movement is really difficult to defend against.

    Unless we have one of those games (e.g Man U away in the Tevez season, or the Arsenal game where Bobby Z scored with our shot) can't see us getting anything out of this other than beat.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Home win

    ;cool

    #DealWithIt
  • OldCastleSwiftOldCastleSwift
    Grey ;ok I think we'll get a very decent tonking, which is why I'm so frustrated with the previous two results. Had we got six points from them, as we should have done, you could write this one off without too much bother. But getting only two points means there's a bit more pressure on us, which will hardly help matters.

    Comfortable away win I fear, 1-3
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    There's not really pressure on us other than it's a home derby. We tend to raise our game, especially if the crowd gets behind them, and anyway we've won the last two at home against them. A point to be had, at least. COYI
  • stevesteve
    just a point ;nonono .....I want at lest 4
  • eskimokingeskimoking
    puddleglumhammers said:

    Got to match their formation to get anything out of this.
    Randolph
    Byram Kouyate Reid Fonte Cresswell
    Noble Obiang
    Lanzini
    Carrol Ayew

    Adrian Collins Fernandes Feghouli Snodgrass Calleri Fletcher

    I've always been of the opinion that if two teams play the same way, the team with the better players wins. To stand a chance we need to counter them, not copy them.
  • ASLEFshruggedASLEFshrugged
    Lawro says we lose 0-2 so that's a good omen.
  • YeoldhammerYeoldhammer
    Rumours are no Carroll tomorrow and already know Antonio isn't available. This isn't going to end well.
  • LukerzLukerz
    Yeoldhammer said:

    Rumours are no Carroll tomorrow and already know Antonio isn't available. This isn't going to end well.

    Shock

    Again, no striker signing is ridiculous! Absolutely amateur.
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Rumours? What rumours?
  • baracks_a_hammerbaracks_a_hammer
    I personally subscribe to the theory that there is a good degree of smoke and mirrors about the statements put out by the club/manager when it comes to AC, which gives the impression he may make the squad etc for the immediate game ahead, when in fact in reality it is (yet again) a proper longer term spell out.

    Perhaps to ward off and confuse those fans who are irate about a striker not being signed in Jan.
  • OutcastLondonerOutcastLondoner
    The club have put a video up on FB with the caption "he's back". A bit stupid if he's not guaranteed to play.
  • MrsGreyMrsGrey
    baracks_a_hammer said:


    Perhaps to ward off and confuse those fans who are irate about a striker not being signed in Jan.

    How's that working out for them?
  • NEoldironNEoldiron
    Yeold, any source for these rumours ;hmm
  • stevesteve
    so WHEN we beat Chelsea we help spurs ;weep
  • IronHerbIronHerb
    Then we beat Spurs and it all levels out. Simples!
  • stevesteve
    ;phew thank goodness for that
  • puddleglumhammerspuddleglumhammers
    "I've always been of the opinion that if two teams play the same way, the team with the better players wins. To stand a chance we need to counter them, not copy them. " Eskimoking, I know what you mean, but it is also good to do what your enemy dislikes the most and I think Chelsea have not had too many battles against
    5 3 2 or 5 4 1. Conte plays with a back 5 as it's gets the best out of his players but also as it is their best way of defeating all the other teams who nearly all play 4 5 1.
    I think it could be worth a try for the 1st half at least.
  • Slaven_Cups_His_BeardSlaven_Cups_His_Beard
    Slaven_A_Laugh_Lukerz said:

    Yeoldhammer said:

    Rumours are no Carroll tomorrow and already know Antonio isn't available. This isn't going to end well.

    Shock

    Again, no striker signing is ridiculous! Absolutely amateur.
    Managers decision.

    As per his recent interview he says he's the driver the rest are passengers....
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