I have a feeling this match could be far more difficult than many posters are predicting. Arsenal and Man City have come unstuck recently against Boro. They are on a winning streak and won't make it easy for us. We need to play as good as we have done to beat this lot. COME ON YOU BLUES !!!

Edited November 20, 20169 yr by TheBluesBrother

Provided everyone is fit, I'd like to see the same starting line-up as the match against Everton. Big opportunity for us to go on top after Liverpool and Arsenal dropped points yesterday.

Prediction: Middlesbrough 0-1 Chelsea

Edited November 20, 20169 yr by Jezz

Tough game- send a message to the rest Chelsea!!!

We would need to win 0-4 to equal Liverpool's goals for record currently. 

I think this will be tougher than the media think

I reckon we'll win 0-2 but we'll have to work for it

This will not be an easy match I will take result like Southampton

It's in the north east and geographically speaking we seem to struggle in that area. I can see this being a tough game don't rule out a draw they seem to be good at shutting down big teams.

 

 

You always risk players losing form when they sit out for an extended period of time.  Costa already sat out during the international break, if he sits out this one he will have gone three weeks without plying when we meet Spurs and thats far from ideal

No reason why we cannot repeat the form shown against the toffees.

 

I'm gonna go 0-4.  Reason being because we are the bollocks. Up the CHELS! 

9 minutes ago, coco said:

No reason why we cannot repeat the form shown against the toffees.

 

We could but we are away and the momentum has been disrupted by an International break so I don't think it will happen.

Hope we get a better result than 33 years ago

I think the current squad is a little bit better than the one of '83. 

19 minutes ago, Bobbywoodhogan said:

We could but we are away and the momentum has been disrupted by an International break so I don't think it will happen.

I think Conte has made the necessary changes in personal and formation that makes us a lot more consistent. Although it is understandable that some of us are still a little worried about us holding form after the season we just went through.

4 minutes ago, coco said:

I think Conte has made the necessary changes in personal and formation that makes us a lot more consistent. Although it is understandable that some of us are still a little worried about us holding form after the season we just went through.

I tend to be a pessimist by nature, sometimes I say it cause I believe in reverse jinxing lol

I know that so do you & thousands of fans @Scott but that counts for nothing if the gremlins are not with us.

Gremlins and jinxes belong with the witches and ghosts in the land of the imaginary.

Gremlins didn't bother us at Wembley in '97 

I can see you have not seen the Film @coco, Now I really have got my work cut out to minimise the fall out.

As for the Wembley in '97 @Scott My equilibrium was working to perfection. You unbelieves

coco

coco

 

I reckon we'll just pinch it 2-1

Dunno why we bother with the whole forum malarkey, I'm just going to listen to her from now on 

 

50 minutes ago, coco said:

Gremlins and jinxes belong with the witches and ghosts in the land of the imaginary.

It's true, I know this yet I can stil be superstitious, I remember in the 05-06 season the times I didn't wear my shirt were the times we lost in the league to Man U (although that was because I was there and I had to sit in the United end) and Boro. I was convinced the losses were because I hadn't wore my shirt, I was also convinced the shirt thing only effected League games. After that Boro defeat I stopped wearing it altogether and just wore my Chelsea shirts when I played football or felt like it. It's really stupid for me to think something I did effected out league form lol

Edited November 20, 20169 yr by Bobbywoodhogan

10 minutes ago, Bobbywoodhogan said:

It's true, I know this yet I can stil be superstitious, I remember in the 05-06 season the times I didn't wear my shirt were the times we lost in the league to Man U (although that was because I was there and I had to sit in the United end) and Boro. I was convinced the losses were because I hadn't wore my shirt, I was also convinced the shirt thing only effected League games. After that Boro defeat I stopped wearing it altogether and just wore my Chelsea shirts when I played football or felt like it. It's really stupid for me to think something I did effected out league form lol

Yeah i think we can all be like that sometimes, but we all know that really its bollocks.

f**k it! whatever will be, will be. 

16 minutes ago, Bobbywoodhogan said:

It's true, I know this yet I can stil be superstitious, I remember in the 05-06 season the times I didn't wear my shirt were the times we lost in the league to Man U (although that was because I was there and I had to sit in the United end) and Boro. I was convinced the losses were because I hadn't wore my shirt, I was also convinced the shirt thing only effected League games. After that Boro defeat I stopped wearing it altogether and just wore my Chelsea shirts when I played football or felt like it. It's really stupid for me to think something I did effected out league form lol

Magical thinking in action. I've suffered from it a few times.