The way Zappa played yesterday I think he deserves a start against arsenal. It's going be a hard thought game but with the team in high spirits after a win yesterday we should be able to finish arsenal off

Our easiest game of the season against the 'big teams'. 3-0 Chelsea here. 3-5-2 and Morata to have an absolute field day with headers.

Please win 

2 hours ago, IliyaKrostin said:

Important game for us, we've reached our good form and we keep it running, Arsenal is not an easy challenge but we definitely should pass them successfully. 

Now when we have our squad fully ready, it's a little bit difficult to pick up the best XI because our players looking good. I think Conte will continue with the same lineup that played in the league against Leicester. 

I'd like to see this starting lineup:

------ Courtois -----

- Azpi - Luiz - Rudiger -

Moses - Kante - Bakayoko - Alonso

---- Pedro ------- Fabregas -----

----------- Morata ----------

 

Fabregas is showing a very good form, he is important for us and he has to play. Hazard is still not ready, and Willian from the bench can be fantastic to beat Arsenal. 

Really hope we will do the job, we are looking good and we have to continue to show what we know best! COME ON CHELS!!!

I think he will start Zappacosta ahead of Moses and probably Hazard ahead of Pedro.

either way the first team and bench are looking good, hoping for a nice 3-0 win so i can enjoy watching Arsenal Fan Tv afterwards

Courtois

Zappacosta    Azpilicueta    Luiz    Rudiger    Alonso

Kante    Fabregas    Bakayoko

Willian

Morata

 

                           Tibo

         Azpilcueta    Luiz    Rudiger

Moses      Kante     Bakayoko       Alonso

             Willian               Pedro

                         Morata

I think we should be playing bats more. I know weak opposition last night but he held the ball up well and took the chances

And I thought Willian took too much out of it too many times last night - needs to be more direct once he goes past the first man.

Who loves playing Arsenal more than Didier Drogba? Eden Hazard I would argue,

can't let him not start this game, get him back into it. 

3 minutes ago, joeirish1975 said:

I think we should be playing bats more. I know weak opposition last night but he held the ball up well and took the chances

 

2 minutes ago, joeirish1975 said:

And I thought Willian took too much out of it too many times last night - needs to be more direct once he goes past the first man.

Liam, is that you again?  These two posts just have to be a joke, right?  Batshuayi looked like a school-kid for 75 minutes against almost a pub-league standard team who were being battered, mostly by Willian.

7 hours ago, IliyaKrostin said:

Important game for us, we've reached our good form and we keep it running, Arsenal is not an easy challenge but we definitely should pass them successfully. 

Now when we have our squad fully ready, it's a little bit difficult to pick up the best XI because our players looking good. I think Conte will continue with the same lineup that played in the league against Leicester. 

I'd like to see this starting lineup:

------ Courtois -----

- Azpi - Luiz - Rudiger -

Moses - Kante - Bakayoko - Alonso

---- Pedro ------- Fabregas -----

----------- Morata ----------

 

Fabregas is showing a very good form, he is important for us and he has to play. Hazard is still not ready, and Willian from the bench can be fantastic to beat Arsenal. 

Really hope we will do the job, we are looking good and we have to continue to show what we know best! COME ON CHELS!!!

I like ur line up besides pedro for willian. Pedro has done nothing this season besides score against quadrabag and he also dissapeared after that goal.  Willian for me 

A completely fair and unbias poll from sky sports. 

4 minutes ago, Stim said:

A completely fair and unbias poll from sky sports. 

Hazard's solo goal last season and every Drogba's game against them is worth more than what they've posted in the poll.

18 minutes ago, Stim said:

A completely fair and unbias poll from sky sports. 

WTF. Are these muppets at ArsenalFanTV paying sky to make these polls.

Conte has only beaten Arsenal once in 3 games. Must win game, can't have them being our bogey team!

I'd go for the 5-3-2 that we used against Spurs. Arsenal are sh*te, but they seem to have our number under Conte. 1 win and 3 losses in 4 games (if you include the loss on penalties). I don't want to lose to these bar stewards again.

I reckon we're going to smash the granny out of them. 

Morata and Hazard to have a field day with their back line. 

Another unhappy return to Stamford Bridge for Petr Cech. 

don't they have a couple players missing for them?

its a derby so they will up their game no doubt

Edited September 14, 20178 yr by enigma

Come on Chelsea. Just beat them.

Please!

3-5-2 please.

Looks out best option to begin with against stronger teams. Do not expect it to be easy. For some reason they like playing us under conte. Need to keep our run going and they are one side we are competing with  for top 4.

No Cahill please. Due to his rashness he is not match fit and rudiger is.

I am partly tempted to see luiz move in to midfield with kante and baka to give us more strength to dominate them more there and I have faith in young Andreas to hold our defence together. Could be a good option away to city as well. Would look something like:

Tibo

Azpi

Andreas

Rudiger 

 

Moses

Kante

Luiz

Baka

Alonso

 

Cesc

 

Morata

 

6 hours ago, Stim said:

A completely fair and unbias poll from sky sports. 

I just sent this reply to ssn

 

Thibaut
Azpi Luiz Rudger
Moses Kante Bakayoko Alonso
Willian Morata Hazard

Subs: Willy, Christensen, Cahill, Zappacosta, Cesc, Pedro, Michy 

Think Hazard should start this can see him running them ragged.. Come on Chelsea. 

                               Courtois

                 Azpi             Luiz        Rudiger 

Zappacosta   Bakayoko   Kante    Fabregas      Alonso

                                 Willian

                                  Morata 

Don't expect to see this, but it's the line-up I would choose to utilise both our form players, as well as our current strengths which I think will be too much for Arsenal. 

Hazard doesn't look quite fit/sharp enough to start yet, and with such a long season ahead I wouldn't rush him back for the sake of it, especially when Willian is in the form he is. 

That midfield will dominate Arsenal, and as long as we can get Cesc on the ball and/or crosses in from the wide players then Morata is going to reek havoc in the box. 

Willian with a floating role covering every inch of grass from box to box as he usually does will be equal to having a 12th man, and he's lethal on the counter which will always be telling against Arsenal. 

Should things not go to plan, having players such as Hazard & Pedro on the bench is obviously a real welcome sign of strength in depth, but the games are coming thick & fast now so a bit of rotation/rest will do the squad good in my opinion. 

1 hour ago, dan_cfc said:

Think Hazard should start this can see him running them ragged.. Come on Chelsea. 

I wouldn't mind seeing Hazard come on in the 70th with fresh legs. Just think about the mindset of the gooner defenders will have seeing him trot on the pitch. They will start developing the Phil Jones syndrome