Just arrived at our hotel for the night!!! Starting to get my buzz on now!! Gonna grab some food and then off to a pub for a few pig ear's before the game!

 

Lets go Chelsea

On my way to the game via the Wetherspoons in Victoria Station. Will be interesting to see who plays tonight. Need to score a few tonight just in case qualification to the knock-out stage is dependent on goal difference. Qarabag will certainly be up for it as it's their first game in the CL. An early goal for us to settle the nerves. Come on you blues.

26 minutes ago, Boyne said:

On my way to the game via the Wetherspoons in Victoria Station. Will be interesting to see who plays tonight. Need to score a few tonight just in case qualification to the knock-out stage is dependent on goal difference. Qarabag will certainly be up for it as it's their first game in the CL. An early goal for us to settle the nerves. Come on you blues.

We have been there. Enjoy the trip and be safe. I agree, Qarabag will be carrying the banner of their entire nation and being the first match of group stage, I suspect we will get their best. I understand the need for the XI rotation, just hope Conte gets the right mix. Having both Hazard and Morata out of the XI (per the Telegraph) scares me a bit.

Be loud tonight and let's see if we can get the win as expected. 6-0 would be nice.

Come on you Chelsea!!

 

see we beat their youth side 5-0.

here's highlights: 

 

on a side note, hudson odoi looks like a fine little player. 

 

Edited September 12, 20178 yr by enigma

Can't lie, I'm getting excited, it was disappointing to miss CL. Now we're back and will go hard! COME ON CHELS!

Drinkwater is out and Hazard 'will be on the bench' according to Conte. 

Hope we get to see Zappa and some of the youth get a run out. 

 

Chelsea team: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill (c); Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro

thats actually a pretty good line up. Not as drastic a change like I was expecting.

Good team. Would have been ideal to rest kante a bit. 

7 minutes ago, IliyaKrostin said:

Chelsea team: Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill (c); Zappacosta, Kante, Fabregas, Alonso; Willian, Batshuayi, Pedro

ffs he obviously is prioritising the league, return to teh Cl, start fll squad blow them away, subs in second half, that's what I hoped for. 

Edited September 12, 20178 yr by DonAntonio

3 minutes ago, didierforever said:

Good team. Would have been ideal to rest kante a bit. 

Yeah was hoping bakayoko would replace kante.

Good pick for the XI from Conte. If we can jump out early, we can sub out Azpilicueta, Alonso and Kante in the second half, all the while resting Luiz, Moses, Bakayoko, Hazard and Morata. 

A surprised with Courtois at keeper, but guess he wants some reps after Leicester match 

Come on you Chelsea!!

Don't think Musonda is on the bench, what a shock. He should have asked for a loan move.

Big chance for Batshuayi, good lineup by Conte, expected Hazard to start but I'd be happy with 45 minutes for him as well. 

COME ON CHELS!!!!!

2 minutes ago, Floyd25 said:

Don't think Musonda is on the bench, what a shock. He should have asked for a loan move.

Full strength bench. Conte is going all out. Caballero, Rudiger, Luiz, Moses, Bakayoko, Hazard, Morata.

Those 7 just might be able to take their 11 down 4 men. 

Come on you Chelsea!!

On a side note, Man United also going pretty full strength vs Basel at home. DeGea, Lukaku, Matic, Mata, Pogba and the usual regulars in their XI. More I think about it, maybe we are going full strength bench, but easy on the XI I suppose. There are just no youngsters in our XVIII.

Come on you Chelsea!!

Edited September 12, 20178 yr by Chelsea Buzz
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Good line up 

time for Michy to pick up some form as he has looked average so far this season.

 

2 minutes ago, Chelsea Buzz said:

On a side note, Man United also going pretty full strength vs Basel at home. DeGea, Lukaku, Matic, Mata, Pogba and the usual regulars in their XI. More I think about it, maybe we are going full strength bench, but easy on the XI I suppose. There are just no youngsters in our XVIII.

Come on you Chelsea!!

Thats what I miss about Mou he makes sure he gets the job done in competition football, I would have started full team, game would or should have been over by half time, then rest key players, it's Tuesday early season. 

22 minutes ago, DonAntonio said:

ffs he obviously is prioritising the league, return to teh Cl, start fll squad blow them away, subs in second half, that's what I hoped for. 

We have an extremely strong team out with arguably only 3 players (Luiz, Moses and Morata) short of our strongest starting 11 given Hazard is lacking match fitness, hardly not taking this seriously

Edited September 12, 20178 yr by PedroMendez

Tonight "should" be an excellent opportunity for Batshuayi to pick up a goal or two to prove he can provide some depth. His hold play should be better. His dribbling should be better. He needs to play unselfish as well. A poor game tonight would just be a head shaker.

Really looking forward to seeing Zappacosta at wing.

Come on you Chelsea!!

 

Champions league , i missed you so much !! never leave us again please 

   

 

 

A good link to watch the game?

1 minute ago, IliyaKrostin said:

A good link to watch the game?

 

9 minutes ago, PedroMendez said:

We have an extremely strong team out with arguably only 3 players (Luiz, Moses and Morata) short of our strongest starting 11 given Hazard is lacking match fitness, hardly not taking this seriously

Never said not taking it seriously, this group may come down to goal difference, it's the start of the season, we have 4 days rest before our next game, we are at home, what I'm saying is starting full power and getting the job early would still allow rest, I'd call it a decent team not an extremely strong team. Mourinho has come out guns blazing, for me that's the better move, and he is in an easy group he can afford to get a draw, we need a 4-0 here. 

Anyway I'll trust conte, not going to start on a downer, lets go. 

 

Edited September 12, 20178 yr by DonAntonio

On 07/09/2017 at 07:56, Cone said:

Looking forward to this game as well . I should imagine it will be a strong team as well we wont want to start the group off with a bad result .

And the Chelsea Pensioner aint too bad for a pregame beer or two.

Great shout mate! Thoroughly enjoyed that and the atmosphere!

 

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