50 minutes ago, Van Butsen said:

We're 4th and they're 19th?

We lost to goalless and winless palace.  On the plus Kante shud be back

Just now, The Don Antonio said:

We lost to goalless and winless palace.  On the plus Kante shud be back

Really??? That would be awesome, but last I heard was United at the earliest.

Just now, dynamite said:

Really??? That would be awesome, but last I heard was United at the earliest.

He was pictured training today. He should be on the bench on saturday and start against Roma and MAn u

2 hours ago, The Don Antonio said:

He was pictured training today. He should be on the bench on saturday and start against Roma and MAn u

 

The team should choose itself with some of the injuries and issues

tibo

rudi Andreas luiz

zappa danny baka azpi

pedro morata hazard

subs: willy, gc, Kennedy, cesc, kante, Willian, michy

Fabregas will start definitely. Drinkwater is not going to start 2 games in 3 days just after coming back from injury. Put a bit of thought into people.

The team should choose itself with some of the injuries and issues
tibo
rudi Andreas luiz
zappa danny baka azpi
pedro morata hazard
subs: willy, gc, Kennedy, cesc, kante, Willian, michy

Conte will pick Luiz ahead of Christensen. I wouldn't.

We shouldn’t take this for granted. On paper we should win but same was said about burnley home and palace away. So I still don’t know about this game as we are still putting in dodgy performances.

tibo

Azbi luiz rudiger

zappa bakayoko fabregas alonso 

pedro morata Hazard 

subs. Caballero, Willian,Batman, drinkwater, Christensen, Cahill, Kennedy 

i say later bring on drinkwater and play 3 in  midfield.

 

We shouldn’t take this for granted. On paper we should win but same was said about burnley home and palace away. So I still don’t know about this game as we are still putting in dodgy performances.
tibo
Azbi luiz rudiger
zappa bakayoko fabregas alonso 
pedro morata Hazard 
subs. Caballero, Willian,Batman, drinkwater, Christensen, Cahill, Kennedy 
i say later bring on drinkwater and play 3 in  midfield.
 

And to add Watford which we were allowed to win for some reason.

There were some rumours Conte will try another system here against Bournemouth. Pretty excited too see if rumours are true. Have no idea of the system though. Last time Conte changed the setup we won 13 in a row.

15 hours ago, The Don Antonio said:

We lost to goalless and winless palace.  On the plus Kante shud be back

I think the table with lots of data is a truer reflection than a single outlier 

3 hours ago, sandyplami said:

https://viraltodayworld.wordpress.com/2017/10/26/youngsters-will-get-more-chances-now-conte-delighted-will-youngsters/

Goodness, you post this link everywhere, don't you. 

1 hour ago, Van Butsen said:

I think the table with lots of data is a truer reflection than a single outlier 

This is a good moment in this thread to post my favourite football quote by Vialli: "Ah, bud dees ees fudbol."

Not taking anything for granted, but I expect Conte won't let the team kicking off half an hour late like against Palace 2 weeks ago. The biggest concern is the defence, especially if Cahill is picked by default. I'd pick Zapacosta, we need more attacking options on the right flank, and Azpi's best position is the CD right now. if Kante comes back it will be huge boost us, especially in defence.  However, I have the feeling Conte won't risk starting him. Pedro has to play, we need more energy in the final third. I expect us to win through, hell I'm going for a 4:0

Conte just confirmed that Moses is still out, and that Kante is not ready.  He also stated that Drinkwater had a good debut, but needs to work on his physical condition.  I think that means Baka and Cesc in the middle then.

I know all games are must win but this is definietly a must win.

Can close the gap on Spurs and United before we play United next week. Also, Arsenal play City next week so it gives us a chance to move away from them slightly.

No excuses. 0-3 Chelsea.

We usually struggle against teams in sh*t form, we did it against Everton too. However we have to start playing well at some point hopefully tomorrow.

4 hours ago, JMaher94 said:

I know all games are must win but this is definietly a must win.

Can close the gap on Spurs and United before we play United next week. Also, Arsenal play City next week so it gives us a chance to move away from them slightly.

No excuses. 0-3 Chelsea.

sorry mate away to Roma at midweek is the priority at the moment - a draw this weekend wouldn't be the end of the world - btw Da Gaffer

 

Edited October 27, 20178 yr by robdog

1 hour ago, robdog said:

sorry mate away to Roma at midweek is the priority at the moment - a draw this weekend wouldn't be the end of the world - btw Da Gaffer

 

A draw away to Roma is a good result and will leave us 3 points ahead of them in the table. A draw to Bournemouth and we could potentially end the weekend in 6th plus they're 19th. Must win.

Thanks for the link.

We will win both. Come on the Chels.

3 minutes ago, dan_cfc said:

We will win both. Come on the Chels.

That's what I like. Some positivity. Take my usual 1-0 wins in both.

I'm positive about the match. We haven't been playing well in the last couple of games but still managed to win them, and we even came back in two of them to draw Roma and beat Watford. That means there's determination in the team to get the result needed. So tomorrow it is going to be tough, but I think the team has the right attitude to get the points.

2 hours ago, erskblue said:

That's what I like. Some positivity. Take my usual 1-0 wins in both.

When I tend to be positive about the Chels, we always lose.

Reverse psychology

On 10/27/2017 at 11:57, STATS said:

Fabregas will start definitely. Drinkwater is not going to start 2 games in 3 days just after coming back from injury. Put a bit of thought into people.

The line ups people post are the ones they hope for. The fact that fans would like to see Danny drinkwater back from injury twice in 4 days (not unthinkable) should be indicative of how utterly hopeless and sh*t cesc has been.

29 minutes ago, didierforever said:

The line ups people post are the ones they hope for. The fact that fans would like to see Danny drinkwater back from injury twice in 4 days (not unthinkable) should be indicative of how utterly hopeless and sh*t cesc has been.

I don't know how much fans would want Drinkwater starting tomorrow. We wouldn't want to risk him getting an injury. And while it is not unthinkable, Drinkwater has not played football in a while. I highly doubt he will start 2 games in 3 days. Fabregas has been poor this season but your agenda against him gets a bit boring. You never give him credit when he does well and he lays on the assists. This has been the case for a long while too. However you lay into him for any mistakes and even when the team plays bad, you somehow seem to single him out and scapegoat him.

1 hour ago, STATS said:

I don't know how much fans would want Drinkwater starting tomorrow. We wouldn't want to risk him getting an injury. And while it is not unthinkable, Drinkwater has not played football in a while. I highly doubt he will start 2 games in 3 days. Fabregas has been poor this season but your agenda against him gets a bit boring. You never give him credit when he does well and he lays on the assists. This has been the case for a long while too. However you lay into him for any mistakes and even when the team plays bad, you somehow seem to single him out and scapegoat him.

I have given cesc his due when he plays well. Unfortunately the amount of times that happens is hopelessly outweighed by the times where he is simply redundant. 

I am a big musonda fan, but I did not give him credit for the "assist". I am sorry, but that's not how I view football. Cesc for all his "assists" and apparent passing range and prowess loses the ball so many times that I am left wondering at what cost do we get those assists. Last season, even when Matic was underwhelming, conte kept starting him while many clambered on and on for cesc to start. This season has shown why cesc simply did not DESERVE to start it. He is the perfect option to come on late against tired midfielders who simply don't have the energy to close him down and give him that extra second to pick up a pass. Also, I can say the same that some on here (including you) overrate cesc while turning a completely blind eye to his glaring deficiencies.

i know drinkwater is back from an injury and etc etc. But I would still start him if it means cesc on the bench. We simply can't afford to lose more points to city/united if we need to have any chance of putting up a title challenge.