Win or Loose Up The Blues .......KTBFFH ........come on Chelsea....show some fighting spirit 

Come on Chelsea.

Get right intae this mob Chelsea.

Translation for those south of Hadrians Wall.

Play up chaps, good show Chelsea!

Not got great hopes for this game but the international break is nearly here and i fully expect everyone to be fit after that, so we can begin to make up the points 

I'm worried about this one you guys...we really need to find a way to get at least a draw 

I'm going in with low expectations until we strengthen the squad, so hopefully our boys prove me wrong.

1 hour ago, gazza said:

Not got great hopes for this game but the international break is nearly here and i fully expect everyone to be fit after that, so we can begin to make up the points 

I just hope Martinez doesn't over use Hazard against the Mickey Mouse teams Belgium are due to play in the international break...

Edited August 19, 20178 yr by doctorblue

1 hour ago, gazza said:

Not got great hopes for this game but the international break is nearly here and i fully expect everyone to be fit after that, so we can begin to make up the points 

When is the international break? 

By Bakayoko's posts on Instagram, I guess we're going to see him tomorrow!

If we're disciplined enough to keep eleven on the field, a point may be on the cards, which should steady the ship

I'm gonna predict 2-2 draw with Willian and Bakayoko scoring.

Another 4 unanswered goals and 3 points for UTD, we better hurry up because it doesn't look like our rivals are going to wait for us to sort our sh*t out. 

2 hours ago, IliyaKrostin said:

By Bakayoko's posts on Instagram, I guess we're going to see him tomorrow!

Him looking down a tunnel at cobham and another post controlling the ball....what in that indicates he is starting? 

This is going to be tough. Players missing, the Monaco man an unknown quantity in midfield. I'd like to see Morata lead the line. He looks like the real dea and he needs to start conbsistentlyl. We will have to play out of our skins to get anything from this game. Fingers crossed, we do. COME ON YOU BLUES !!!

Sure hope so.

I am concerned about the players motivation & spirits.

Last three matches in 3 different competitions were lost :

1- FA Cup Final loss

2- Community Shield loss

3- EPL v Burnley loss

Three Friendlies lost two and won one

Total : 5 losses in 6 Matches 

Do we need a sports psychologist ?

5 hours ago, gazza said:

Not got great hopes for this game but the international break is nearly here and i fully expect everyone to be fit after that, so we can begin to make up the points 

hopefully no one gets injured during the break. I heard that c**t Martinez wants to invite Hazard

On 15/08/2017 at 16:36, coco said:

You can guarantee they will try to expose us in the air again, like Ali did with Cesar last season twice to win the game. Same against Burnley, twice caught out in the air with similar diagonal balls from right to left. I hope Conte has that covered this week in training. 

Unless he got dave and victor highheels he can't really address it, that's why CB's arent 5'10

2 minutes ago, DonAntonio said:

Unless he got dave and victor highheels he can't really address it, that's why CB's arent 5'10

If it was up to me i would play two up front and pull Alonso for Dave on the left and stop those balls from the right coming in at source. Rudiger, Luiz and Andreas at the back, and a busy three in midfield for this imo.

                        Tibo

        Rudiger       Luiz      Christensen

Moses                Kante             Azpilcueta 

                Willian        Boga

                    Michy   Moarta

                       

1-0 Chelsea.

Don't really care who scores !

Kane OG would be very funny though!!

Martinez and Belgium can forget about Hazard and Chelsea should tell them that.

3 minutes ago, coco said:

If it was up to me i would play two up front and pull Alonso for Dave on the left and stop those balls from the right coming in at source. Rudiger, Luiz and Andreas at the back, and a busy three in midfield for this imo.

                        Tibo

        Rudiger       Luiz      Christensen

Moses                Kante             Azpilcueta 

                Willian        Boga

                    Michy   Moarta

                       

I like Rudiger there but why pull Alonso and not victor and have dave on his natural side? 

Just now, DonAntonio said:

I like Rudiger there but why pull Alonso and not victor and have dave on his natural side? 

Because Alonso has not been stopping those balls from the right wing coming in, two against spuds last season, twice last week against Burnley. Azpilcueta will close down those balls imo. We need to set up our team with Spuds in our minds.

3 minutes ago, coco said:

Because Alonso has not been stopping those balls from the right wing coming in, two against spuds last season, twice last week against Burnley. Azpilcueta will close down those balls imo. We need to set up our team with Spuds in our minds.

Very rational, ever thought about joining a football forum? 

If we don't have three in midfield it will be a miracle to get anything.