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Maccabi Tel Aviv vs Chelsea (CL) 24/11/15 KO 19:45

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Should win this one. Hopefully comfortably and convincingly to build some confidence going into the Spurs game.

---------Bego

Azpi-Zouma-Terry-Baba

------Matic-RLC

Willian-Cesc-Hazard

----Costa

Though I reckon Kenedy deserves to start this, can't think of who he can replace. Maybe Fabregas.

---------Bego

Azpi-Zouma-Terry-Baba

------Matic-RLC

Willian-Hazard-Kenedy

----Costa

 
With Tibo participating in full training for the past week and change, does he get some minutes in this one if we're a head? I think that'd be a good move. 

 
We played well against Norwich, we have to continue in that way.We can't disrespect the opponent, but we're few levels above. 

I'd like to see us starting like that:

Begovic

Azpi

Zouma

Terry

Baba

Matic

RLC

Willian

Hazard

Kenedy

Remy/Traore

COME ON CHELS!!!!

 
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With one eye on the Spuds game (which i DO believe we can get something from!) its going to be a conundrum of who to pick for the starting lineup and who to keep 'fresh'...

Do you:

Keep the momentum of the last win and stick with the same players (Kennedy being the exception at left back)?

or,

Add a few new players to the starting XI (RLC, Oscar, Cahil, Remy come to mind) and risk killing the progress set in the last game?

or 

A bit of both, same starting XI (Azpi taking RB) and brig on some of the names above pending the score line?

All in all, if we can play with the same flow, 'confidence', passion, drive as we did against Norwich,. i'll be happy (and hopefully that brings us a results) mixing with the lineup / formation MIGHT hinder the momentum we have, and its VERY fragile as it is!

 
Jose will probably look to rest a couple of players he wants to be fresh to face Spurs. Most likely to be rested would be Terry, brana, cesc and willian imo.

Begovic

Azpi

Zouma

Cahill

Baba

Ramires

Matic

Pedro

Hazard

Kenedy

Costa

 
Should fingers crossed have two tickets sorted out for this tonight. Unfortunately in the home end but I've sat with the spuds and sh*t fart lane before, with the gooners at the Emirates so this should be easy

 
barak81 said:
Should fingers crossed have two tickets sorted out for this tonight. Unfortunately in the home end but I've sat with the spuds and sh*t fart lane before, with the gooners at the Emirates so this should be easy
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Nothing easier than sitting with the gooners at their ground.

Will look out for you barak, give us a wave when we score a goal down at their end.

 
Players are getting ready in Tel Aviv

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Definitely worth while to give the likes of Remy, Baba, Oscar a game. We need to find out how good is Remy is when there are good services from the midfield, and the short turn around plus travel requires some rotations.

 
Win and we are confirmed 2nd, is that right?

 
FC Porto       4 3 1 0 9 4 5 10 
Chelsea         4 2 1 1 7 3 4 7
Dynamo Kiev 4 1 2 1 5 4 1 5

M'bi Tel-Aviv  4 0 0 4 1 11 -10 0

If dynamo lose or draw, and we win we are guaranteed to go through.
If dynamo win it all goes down to the Porto game and with a draw meaning it should go down to goal difference as all 3 teams would be on 11 points and head to head won't be applicable as it would be a triangle.
So hopefully we can rack up the goals tonight just in case. 

 
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If we draw and dinamo lose, we'll be 3 points clear of them with a better head to head record.

 
Begovic

Baba

Cahill

Zouma

Ivanovic

Matic

RLC

Pedro

Hazard

Willian

Remy

 
Tricky to guess the lineup for this one, I can't see Jose fielding many youngsters, especially with a few more experienced heads having been rotated out for the last few games.

I'm going to predict:

Begovic

Ivanovic

Zouma

Cahill

Azpi

Matic

Ramires

Willian

Oscar

Hazard

Costa

Fingers crossed we come out the blocks and get the three points. We'll have good options on the bench too, regardless of the starting XI. 

And as with the rest of the forum too, I'd like to see more minutes for Kenedy & Loftus Cheek. Looking forward to this one!

 
I don't want Costa to play. Need him 100% for Spurs. If he doesn't turn up we don't win on Sunday imo

 
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