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Chelsea Vs Norwich (FAC) Wed 17th Jan 2018 19:45 UK

Nikos said:
I like to see Luiz. Miss his creative play and long passes. He can for sure also put the ball in the net.
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His distribution from the back is overlooked by so many, we can't keep the pressure on teams like we used to without him on the side, no defender can dictate the play better than him. 

The quicker he gets back the better. 

 
Slojo said:
His distribution from the back is overlooked by so many, we can't keep the pressure on teams like we used to without him on the side, no defender can dictate the play better than him. 

The quicker he gets back the better. 
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I would take the clean sheets over the absolutely mind numbing shambles we were at the start of the season with luiz in the mid.

We need to sort out our midfield/creativity issues instead of playing a defender that cant defend so that he can provide us a creative impetus. Luiz is and should be our 5th choice CB. 

 
                        Willy

zapp Rudiger Ampadu Kennedy 

                Drinkwater

                Willian Luiz

Pedro.       Bats.       Musonda

Imo we only need one holding midfielder 

 
didierforever said:
I would take the clean sheets over the absolutely mind numbing shambles we were at the start of the season with luiz in the mid.

We need to sort out our midfield/creativity issues instead of playing a defender that cant defend so that he can provide us a creative impetus. Luiz is and should be our 5th choice CB. 
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How about a nice 3 clean sheets and zero goals? Ring any bells? 

Have we just suddenly forgot how good Luiz was? Defensively & offensively he was arguably the best CB in the league last year. 

And now we're going to assume that Luiz is a liability at the back despite being solid as a rock last season? are we also going to hold Azpilicueta accountable who went through a pretty rough patch at the start of the season? And Azpilicueta is one of the most consistent players I've ever seen. It happens, our organisation was all over the place, Roma game was a fine example, plenty of injuries in a fragile system, Fabregas in a pivot is a disaster waiting to happen but we had no choice. 

Get Luiz back and play Christensen in the side. 

 
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Don't see why we can't play Luiz with Christensen at the back.. I know they both play the centre of the back 3 but Christensen has the pace and positional awareness to play one of the other two positions.  

 
Snedger said:
Not sure, but we didn't sign him in time apparently, so can't play anyway.
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We missed the deadline to register him for the FA Cup, by a matter of hours supposedly. So he would only be available for the other competitions.

 
forbzy said:
We missed the deadline to register him for the FA Cup, by a matter of hours supposedly. So he would only be available for the other competitions.
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oh dear...wud have been the perfect competition for him to get used to us..

 
He’s (RB) only ineligible for this round of the FA Cup, IF we progress tomorrow he’s able to play in the next round 

expect another tight game, at least the tie will be settled one way or another 

Ampadu & Bats to start, expect big Willy in goal and hopefully little Willy & Pedro and we play 4-3-3 

 
Not sure on this tbh. Cagey win

 
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General said:
He’s (RB) only ineligible for this round of the FA Cup, IF we progress tomorrow he’s able to play in the next round 

expect another tight game, at least the tie will be settled one way or another 

Ampadu & Bats to start, expect big Willy in goal and hopefully little Willy & Pedro and we play 4-3-3 
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Thanks for confirming. I assumed it was the whole competition. I won't be surprised if it is another tight game tomorrow. Hopefully a few of the youngsters get a runout though.

 
General said:
He’s (RB) only ineligible for this round of the FA Cup, IF we progress tomorrow he’s able to play in the next round 

expect another tight game, at least the tie will be settled one way or another 

Ampadu & Bats to start, expect big Willy in goal and hopefully little Willy & Pedro and we play 4-3-3 
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Fabregas & Cahill are injured and won't be playing. Good thing or a bad thing ?

 
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Slojo said:
How about a nice 3 clean sheets and zero goals? Ring any bells? 

Have we just suddenly forgot how good Luiz was? Defensively & offensively he was arguably the best CB in the league last year. 

And now we're going to assume that Luiz is a liability at the back despite being solid as a rock last season? are we also going to hold Azpilicueta accountable who went through a pretty rough patch at the start of the season? And Azpilicueta is one of the most consistent players I've ever seen. It happens, our organisation was all over the place, Roma game was a fine example, plenty of injuries in a fragile system, Fabregas in a pivot is a disaster waiting to happen but we had no choice. 

Get Luiz back and play Christensen in the side. 
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So us not scoring a goal in 3 games is down to luiz not playing, rather than hazard and cesc looking on their last breath, morata doing a picture perfect torres impression, willian/pedro just not being good enough? Well that makes perfect sense to me!!!

Last seasons count for ZILCH. Costa is out despite winning us games single handedly. As is matic who was a main stay. THIS SEASON, luiz has been pathetic. No 2 ways about it and he deserves exactly what he is getting currently. Rudiger and GC have been way better than him. AC has been one of our best defenders. No need to change whats not broken. If we have a problem in attack, then get an attacker who is not andy carrol rather than trying to change the personnel in defence to somehow help in attack. Like i said in the previous post, luiz should stay exactly where he is, on the bench.

 
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Ok, all the first teamers are tired and need a three month break I hear, so let's give it a go with the kids anyway. Would love to advance to the next round in this competition, but I would not start with more than 2 or 3 regulars. I rest Hazard, Christensen, Azplicueta, Kante, Courtois, Morata, Fabegas (injured), Alonso, Moses. It is Norwich. It is at the Bridge. Fear not the Canaries. 

Come on you Chelsea!!

 
A kind of think we need a win right now. 

With this in mind would go for the strongest side we can with minimal changes. No problem resting Hazard yet would suggest only resting one of Azpi and Alonso not both.

It's ok making lots of changes we might win yet if we don't we just might lose a manager.

 
I'm pretty confident we can win this one, had we played the ET that day, we'd probably lost. A completely new game at home, should have the class to win this, won't be pretty through. It's about time the likes of Pedro, Batshuayi, Zapacosta etc step up, sure you guys should have played more, how about deliver something and give the manager a reason to pick you more regularly.

 
I would prefer Morata, I think he needs a goal more than a rest.

Assuming we are comfortably in front then take him off, remember the last thing we need is extra time.

 
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Strider6003 said:
I would prefer Morata, I think he needs a goal more than a rest.

Assuming we are comfortably in front then take him off, remember the last thing we need is extra time.
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would a goal against a championship team boost his confidence though?

 
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