Gaffer's Pre-Match Presser

 

Match day.....COME ON YOU BLUES !

We're gonna win this. Come on The Chels!!!!

Easy matchup for us last two years. I'll be devastated if we don't smash them. 

Hope Antonio finally brings 3-4-3 back. Don't wanna see 3 midfielders again. Cesc-Kante or Kante - Drinkwater and Hazard, Willian/Pedro, Morata in front. 

                                                                                                                                                   Courtois

  Azpilicueta   David Luiz   Cahill

       Moses    Kante     Barkley    Alonso 

      Willian    Morata     Hazard 

 Christensen is a good defender but Luiz is a better passer can play long balls from the back and Ross Barkley looked sharp in training and will  definitely be better than Bakayoko and is more mobile than Drinkwater it would be nice to see how this team performs.

Edited January 13, 20188 yr by DJSankiller007

Seems everyone here wants us to attack and the 3-4-3.  This is good and I like the approach.  But I however feel our manager is to cautious and goes too defensive against any half decent side and am not raising my hopes high for an offensive line up.  We will likely see another 3-5-2 which will be disappointing again.  We have lost our spark against big sides and it's annoying, against small sides we play all out attack with Willian and Pedro on but against big sides we play sh*t with 3-5-2 like we are afraid and this pisses me off.  Conte is a good coach and I love him.  But I think he could do better by adding more variation to his approach.  Maybe in games like this he should play 4 at the back.  I prefer this line up:

                         Courtois

Azpi     Rudiger     Christensen   Alonso

          Ngolo                 Drinkwater 

                        Hazard

       Willian      Morata        Pedro

Give the opponents something needs to think about and deal with.  I can't wait to see Ross Barkley and hopefully Conte gives him minutes soon - like Klopp has fast tracked Van Djik.  I think he will be a great addition to the mid cause I always liked his offensive play.  I just can't wait for us to just come out and attack, I'd be happier attacking and getting draw or win but attacking 100% than playing defensive and still draw.  

This is wishful thinking, knowing as Leicester have Vardy and Mahrez, Conte will be worried about these and we will do another 3-5-2 and cautious defensive football.  I still hope for a win, hopefully we get 3-0

Edited January 13, 20188 yr by dhidza

2 minutes ago, dhidza said:

Pep has far tracked Van Djik

who

another tough game on our hands if we dont score early and the way we are playing that doesnt seem likely , so i fear another draw.

Barkely isn’t playing in this game. Conte made that cleat. 

I like fabregas’s passing but for me it’s not enough when we are trying to dominate. 

So for me it’s baka and Kante in the midfield and either Willian or Pedro if hazard is fit or both if he isn’t. 

Fab to come on after 60 minutes when  they start to tire. 

Also hazard is arguably more effective as a wide player. 

Come on Chelsea.

Game Day. Any win Chelsea.

Love 5-0. Take 1-0.

1 hour ago, ozboy said:

Barkely isn’t playing in this game. Conte made that cleat. 

I like fabregas’s passing but for me it’s not enough when we are trying to dominate. 

So for me it’s baka and Kante in the midfield and either Willian or Pedro if hazard is fit or both if he isn’t. 

Fab to come on after 60 minutes when  they start to tire. 

Huh! So what does Bakayoko do? Runs around the field hiding from the ball, and when he does get the ball he has a bad first touch or passes it back to the opposition. I'd play Ethan Ampadu over Bakayoko every day of the week, and the kid is only 17. Seriously, at times(Maybe always.) its like plying with ten men when he's on the field. Let's hope we never get a man sent off when he's in the starting XI. Be hard to win a football game with 9 men, even against AFC Flyde.

Edited January 13, 20188 yr by Famous CFC

Who knows how this will turn out after our last two performances? I certainly don't. WE look like a team bereft of ideas. We will need ideas this afternoon to win this match. Let's hope we do it. COME ON YOU BLUES !!!

1 hour ago, dhidza said:

Seems everyone here wants us to attack and the 3-4-3.  This is good and I like the approach.  But I however feel our manager is to cautious and goes too defensive against any half decent side and am not raising my hopes high for an offensive line up.  We will likely see another 3-5-2 which will be disappointing again.  We have lost our spark against big sides and it's annoying, against small sides we play all out attack with Willian and Pedro on but against big sides we play sh*t with 3-5-2 like we are afraid and this pisses me off.  Conte is a good coach and I love him.  But I think he could do better by adding more variation to his approach.  Maybe in games like this he should play 4 at the back.  I prefer this line up:

                         Courtois

Azpi     Rudiger     Christensen   Alonso

          Ngolo                 Drinkwater 

                        Hazard

       Willian      Morata        Pedro

Give the opponents something needs to think about and deal with.  I can't wait to see Ross Barkley and hopefully Conte gives him minutes soon - like Klopp has fast tracked Van Djik.  I think he will be a great addition to the mid cause I always liked his offensive play.  I just can't wait for us to just come out and attack, I'd be happier attacking and getting draw or win but attacking 100% than playing defensive and still draw.  

This is wishful thinking, knowing as Leicester have Vardy and Mahrez, Conte will be worried about these and we will do another 3-5-2 and cautious defensive football.  I still hope for a win, hopefully we get 3-0

That's an interesting lineup.

Tough game. We need to be careful they can be dangerous with Mahrez, Vardy and Okazaki. They are decent at counter attacking and like to attack down the left. So we can’t give the ball away when we are on the attack.

i would go with 

courtois 

azbi christensen Cahill 

zappa Kante Baka Alonso 

willian morata hazard 

 

We've been a bit goal shy of late, Would take a positive direct performance.

Come on you Chels!

So extremely defensive 3-5-2 again, great.

sounds like drinkwater picked up a knock this morning. 

Similar to the team we played away to them this season, with fabregas, kante, and bakayoko starting. 

Hopefully a win and a morata goal or 2. 

Most odd team. No christensen or even Luiz. Defensive bench much. This is odd 

Cahill against Vardy seems a little concerning

Hmmm 

3-5-2 again looking very defensive wonder who’s gonna be  in the middle of the back 3 Cahill or rudiger? Vardy has pace and we could be in trouble if it’s Cahill 

Edited January 13, 20188 yr by Jezq8

4 minutes ago, Imran_CFC said:

Fabregas and Whatajoko? LOL. Don't expect much with only two upfront. This could be a long afternoon.

 

1 minute ago, TheBluesBrother said:

This could be a long afternoon.

Agreed, 3 CBs, 3CMs - where's the goal threat? Just hope Tibo scores from a goal kick.

Wasn’t convinced 3-5-2 was the right formation at home to Arsenal, even less convinced it’s the way we should go at home against weaker opposition such as Leicester. Nevertheless I’m hopeful of a win to get confidence going again. A big performance from Hazard with a goal or two from Morata will do just nicely.