You mean the matic fab partnership that won us the title? Yea I'd defiantly stick with that 

Yea, same partnership that got Jose sacked. It worked that season because teams have no clue that time on how to expose Matic. Try it against a good team in the Champions league and you will see how easy it will be to defeat us. Tothenham will always love to play against that Fabregas-Matic midfield partnership.

31 minutes ago, wallosh said:

Yea, same partnership that got Jose sacked. It worked that season because teams have no clue that time on how to expose Matic. Try it against a good team in the Champions league and you will see how easy it will be to defeat us. Tothenham will always love to play against that Fabregas-Matic midfield partnership.

That partnership didnt get jose sacked, the kante matic partnership got shagged by arsenal does it mean it cant work? Theres a lot more at play here, in a 3 at the back formation, I'm sure we will survive bournemouth with matic fab, is it ideal, no, it's what we have through, hence we need CM cover....and while we are t it a top RF, if hazard ever gets injured we will feel it, those are 2 positions that need strength badly, that and a ball playing CB, and if we're being perfectionists a quality LWB, at that point we are elite, no doubt, very doable too. 

The Captain wants the record & IMHO the club sounds ready to get that unbeaten record for CFC

Here is the extended version of The Captain's interview

 

This feels like a month waiting for this game. Hurry up already, I need my fix

Can't wait for the 3-1 tomorrow.  See you at the bridge tomorrow lads!!!  

Can't wait to wear my Dave jersey I got for Christmas! 

Match day.....UP THE CHELS !

Thank God, what a tedious weekend.

Well this was a hell of a long wait =)

Bournemouth as said before are no pushovers..will be glad to see any kind of win, yet i'm sure 1-0 won't do it today. Hope Michy starts, but we will need a moment of brilliance from let's say Pedro as we needed agains Tottenham to turn it around. This one is massive, despite Bournemouth being the opposite team. I sure hope for no Boxing Day miracles, we sure don't need that today. 

Edited December 26, 20169 yr by CFC_SLO

Im a bit worried about this match. We are missing Costa and Kante and Bournemouth beat us last season at the Bridge. The Cherries are an unpredictable side, as their results prove. They could spring a surprise. We must ensure they don't do that. Batman and Fabregas to fill the empty slots. We need to go out with a winning mentality. Hope we take this match seriously. COME ON YOU BLUES !!!

Edited December 26, 20169 yr by TheBluesBrother

Slightly worried about this game too.

 

Just hope we are not complacent and lethargic with our performance. Need to come out strong and play quick.

8 minutes ago, Jezq8 said:

Slightly worried about this game too.

 

Just hope we are not complacent and lethargic with our performance. Need to come out strong and play quick.

Someone is worried about every game on every match day thread it's boring be optimistic 11 wins including Utd, city, Tottenham.....its Bournemouth at home in the best form we have ever had...

We are playing at home we're 6 points ahead and the sky is blue.  Missing Costa is not a problem. Missing Kante will be the really interesting one......the man is just immense amongst the reasons we are where we are today.  Much as I know Bournemouth are capable of giving us a good game the fixtures Gods have been unkind to them, having to travel up here. I'm gonna guess at 3-1 and then sit back and take whatever comes which is all any of us can ever actually do anyway. If we lose the world will still be there outside our front doors in the morning!! KTBFFH!!

6 minutes ago, DonAntonio said:

Someone is worried about every game on every match day thread it's boring be optimistic 11 wins including Utd, city, Tottenham.....its Bournemouth at home in the best form we have ever had...

My default mode is pessimistic, nothing I can do about it, I worry about every game.  Some people are optimistic every game, some aren't.  

GAMEDAY! COME ON CHELS!

Come on Chelsea, let's get it done. 3 more points

Unfortunately as Leicester are at home at the same time I will be missing this game. Would anyone be good enough to take care of the MOTM thread?

 

@coco

Come on you Blues.

Lets have 3 more points today please.

Merry Christmas everyone. Hoping the Blues will give us a late present today in the formula of 3 points!

No Costa, No Kante. I think this might be a draw. Last time we were short on our stars we lost to West Ham. Our system is so demanding we need our best players. 1-1 but hoping for a win.

Have a little Christmas faith!

 

45 minutes ago, evissy said:

No Costa, No Kante. I think this might be a draw. Last time we were short on our stars we lost to West Ham. Our system is so demanding we need our best players. 1-1 but hoping for a win.

City won their home games without Kun  and Fernandinho, Pool have been picking up points without Couts.  At home, we should be strong enough  to cope without these two. Especially  with Hazard back.

1 hour ago, evissy said:

No Costa, No Kante. I think this might be a draw. Last time we were short on our stars we lost to West Ham. Our system is so demanding we need our best players. 1-1 but hoping for a win.

Bats on the bench,gutted for him,he deserves better