Tibo

Dave SSB Rudiger 

Moses Kante Cesc Alonso

Willian Morata Pedro 

4 hours ago, doctorblue said:

Tibo

Dave SSB Ruddier 

Moses Kante Cesc Alonso

Willian Morata Pedro 

Don't think SSB will catch on, thank god. 

On ?8?/?1?/?2017 at 14:22, dan_cfc said:

Is Baka fit now then? Heard nothing about him being back in training..

                Tibo

     Rudigar Luiz  Azpi

Dave  Kante  Fabregas Alonso

       Pedro        Willian

            Batshuyai 

Think we will see this if Pedro is ok.

Yes! Conte has mastered cloning. Azpilicueta starts at LB and his evil twin at RWB. Brilliant!

4 minutes ago, Chelsea Buzz said:

Yes! Conte has mastered cloning. Azpilicueta starts at LB and his evil twin at RWB. Brilliant!

We can only hope. 

lets be honest we all know the team will have all last years players  tibo dave cahill luiz moses kante cesc alonso willian bats and pedro (if fit)

5 hours ago, gazza said:

lets be honest we all know the team will have all last years players  tibo dave cahill luiz moses kante cesc alonso willian bats and pedro (if fit)

If it aint broke dont fix it. One thing i worry about is our new siginings not having premier league experience. We were lucky that Alonso and Luiz had previous premiership experience and of course Kante had it the previous year with leicester. Our only player with no prem experience (Batshuayi) had a tough time adapting. Even pedro was shyte his first year. You can see a difference with Jose getting Matic and Lukaku, they both know what the league is about. But hey we bought a striker for 50M with lots of prem goals and experience (Torres) and was sh*t for us except ofcourse that faithful nght, so what do i know 

15 hours ago, Chelsea Buzz said:

Yes! Conte has mastered cloning. Azpilicueta starts at LB and his evil twin at RWB. Brilliant!

No, this is the formation for when Moses is sent off. Azpi is alternating between roles

Conte has said that Morata is not yet at the fitness levels needed for the way the Chelsea team plays, so I guess it'll be Bats leading the line with Morata and Bakayoko on the bench? Remember there can be up to 6 substitutions made in this game per side...so I expect Rudiger, Morata and Bakayoko to come on at some point...it's possible that Pedro won't be risked at all even with his Zoro masks...

Edited August 3, 20178 yr by doctorblue

On 8/1/2017 at 11:22, dan_cfc said:

Is Baka fit now then? Heard nothing about him being back in training..

                Tibo

     Rudigar Luiz  Azpi

Dave  Kante  Fabregas Alonso

       Pedro        Willian

            Batshuyai 

Think we will see this if Pedro is ok.

Just coz we call him Dave, I don't think we can squeeze him in twice 

28 minutes ago, mad_mac said:

Just coz we call him Dave, I don't think we can squeeze him in twice 

It won't let me edit :/

1 minute ago, dan_cfc said:

It won't let me edit :/

in only think the edit option is available for a period of time after the initial post.

I also noticed that i quoted you then kept reading to realize that a couple others had made the same joke...

6 minutes ago, mad_mac said:

in only think the edit option is available for a period of time after the initial post.

I also noticed that i quoted you then kept reading to realize that a couple others had made the same joke...

Haha no worries I think we all wish we could live in a world with multiple Azpilicuetas

13 minutes ago, dan_cfc said:

Haha no worries I think we all wish we could live in a world with multiple Azpilicuetas

I think the little bar steward should be Captain.  

It's important to win this one because Jose regards it as a "trophy" and therefore if we win we will already have our first trophy for the season. 

As for the team and assuming Moses can play then I think the only question is whether bakyoko is fit enough to start. If so he could replace fab. Otherwise I expect batman to replace costa and Willian to replace Pedro from last seasons first 11. One of Morata Boga or musonda to start on the left.  Colour  me a fantasy footballer but as of now I think Musonda could end up with the biggest career of the three and might give our attack the sparkle it needs   

My subs would be Morata  Boga , Rudigier and believe it or not musonda. I find it ridiculous that we don't have a defensive midfielder sub. 

Without Hazard and Pedro and costa the attack is going to really struggle. 

Really need our middle group of players to hit the ground running as a few of our most important players this season are underdone.  I'm looking at Willian, Bats, Cesc, Moses.

It's a friendly too so if we need Baka to get some minutes then get him some minutes!  

Edited August 4, 20178 yr by Van Butsen

Would go 4-3-3 to offer Cesc some protection. Without Hazard in the team we lack any fluidity & look like a team of runners. Need an extra body in the middle to offer him some some protection, if not we will get overrun by Xhaka & Ramsey.

I think we are going to struggle against arsenal this season. Last year their pace and them exploiting the space left by our wing backs was kryptonite. Ake helped a tonne with his pace, but we shipped him off. 

Arsenal certainly improved the tail end of the season after going three at the back, I would like us to win though would settle for a draw.

10 hours ago, dan_cfc said:

Haha no worries I think we all wish we could live in a world with multiple Azpilicuetas

That sounds like some kind of disease...

 

 

11 hours ago, ozboy said:

It's important to win this one because Jose regards it as a "trophy" and therefore if we win we will already have our first trophy for the season.  

What's José got to do with this? Did he sign for Le Arse while I wasn't looking?

Gaffer's Pre-match Press Conference

 

I love Conte to bits but I really hate the way he treats our youth. Its like they are invisible to him. We have in his words hazard and pedro out , but he wont give boga or musonda a chance. When will they ever get a chance. Playing Morata on the wings is just leaving him open to ridicule by the English press which cud lead to a torres situation of unfair pressure. I say start boga or musonda and give morata time off the bench. Batshuayi had to earn his stripes and so shd Alvaro

On 7/31/2017 at 11:08, DannyVblue said:

Hi All,

Fabregas is a brilliant player in the Pirlo mould, and I think he can have just as much of an impact for us as Pirlo did under Conte at Juve. What I find strange is that Conte always used to give Pirlo protection in midfield, which would usually be Pogba and Vidal. They'd have the legs and would allow Pirlo to weave his magic. Conte isn't giving Fab the same luxury though and keeps persisting with him in a 2 man midfield, when he plays him. I'd like to see Conte utilise Fab in the 'Pirlo' role more this season, being supported by Kante and Bakayoko. This would mean playing 2 up front with Hazard roaming behind.

What are your thoughts?

Cheers,

Danny - first time poster

To answer it simply - Different league, Different squad. 

We have a dreadful record in the CS, always seem to bend over and not take it seriously.

 

2-0 Arsenal.