Fabregas - Kante ....................... Middle to 2 ............

Just now, Mod Stark said:

I actually thought Pedro has been the better of a bad bunch!

Nah....

what is up w/ Barkley? Don Antonio didn't say anything about him being injured on Friday

Can't believe I'm this nervous for West brom at home, come on we really need a performance here, an early goal to calm the nerves please.

 

Would've started Willian instaed of Pedro, really need a performance out of him and Fab because I think they've been sh*t lately.

 

COME on.

We will lose or draw this back 3 and fab in the middle doesn't work

Where is ALONSOO

3 minutes ago, I Am Gay 4 Diegod said:

Really do not know what to make of that lineup..

great to see giround start, great to see Christensen back, great to see morata on bench finally after weeks out

 

but it's painful to see 3-4-3

painful to see Pedro start and Hudson odoi not even make bench 

painful to see fab in a midfield 2

painful to see Zappa over Emerson at left back when Emerson has played this season coming back from injury 

 

really dont feel like anythings going going to change personally. Luiz or ampadu should have that spot next to Kante.. you just know wba will be dirty and scrap to the death for everything .. so you stick fabregas in there ?! Smh

DD, or Luiz would be a better partner for Kante than Fabregas, we really need a performance out of him, can't have any passengers here.

Massive game. If a performance similar to Watford then I think Conte is gone. 

Hoping the rest has done the players good. 

Just now, The Don Antonio said:

Where is ALONSOO

Out due to an hamstring injury

 

1 hour ago, TheBluesBrother said:

 It's Tony not Sam but maybe this will be West Brom's revenge

LMAO..  They are both the same to me but good call out , cant beleive i typed Sam Pulis 

Antonio Conte has said Marcos Alonso is missing tonight after twisting his ankle during training on Saturday.

Just now, robdog said:

Out due to an hamstring injury

 

Wtf is a minor Hamstring inury, the same reason was given last week. Same with Morata's Minor back problem

Are West Brom playing a midfield 2 or 3?, if it's 2 we should be fine but I think a 3 will over power our 2. 

Sign a backup LB and he still don't play, Conte trying to make another point to the board.

16 minutes ago, Mod Stark said:

Bad coaches don't win the league in their first season!

 Different squad in first season and only premiership to concentrate on not the CL too.. We had best squad in the Premiership then but now Man City have best squad we've ever seen in British football. Man Utd have strengthened, Liverpool have strengthened, Spurs have strengthened but we have gone backwards. Conte has admitted he should have been more vocal in the transfer acquisitions. He's paying now for not opening his mouth.

12 minutes ago, Mod Stark said:

I actually thought Pedro has been the better of a bad bunch!

Really ? it pains me to say it because he was one of my players of the season for us last season, but he has been one of our worst players this season. He's put in just as many stinkers as Bakayoko of late. Willian has been the better of the two this season and i'm quite surprised he has been put on the bench again.

Edited February 12, 20188 yr by Scott Harris

Just read that WBA have only won 1 out of their last 24 league games, this really is a must win for Conte, no f**king excuses why we shouldn't win.

Here's hoping Alonso recovers soon.

Why not give Palmieri a go? 

 

Not convinced by Pedro but happy to be proven wrong.

 

Fab in a 2 man mid is asking for trouble. No doubt Pards will overload the midfield like the tactical genius he is...

 

Wake me up when it's over. I'm off to hide behind the sofa.

i don't care what anybody says, that team is good enough to brush aside a west brom on paper. if we get anything but three points from this game tonight it will be a disgrace. three days rest, a proper striker and time to get their heads right (including conte), no excuses for a poor performance tonight. 

Not a bad sise but I'd have put Willian instead of Pedro and Drinkwater instead of Fabregas.

Has kante/cesc midfield ever clicked ?

10 minutes ago, robdog said:

Out due to an hamstring injury

 

 

LOL. What kind of training is Conte putting the squad through? Too many injuries especially hamstring injuries.

I'm glad Fabregas starts in midfield,  we don't need 2 defensive midfielders against West Brom. We need someone who can turn and make a forward pass from deep to make use of our attackers. For me we've really stuggled to transition from midfield to attack,  we need more quality and speed of pass and I think Cesc is the best we have for that.

Zappa on the left again, Moses starts, should invent a new game, where you take a shot for every time he delivers a poor cross, you'd need a stomach pump. Okay, I'll stop moaning now.

Edited February 12, 20188 yr by Floyd25

7 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Really ? it pains me to say it because he was one of my players of the season for us last season, but he has been one of our worst players this season. He's put in just as many stinkers as Bakayoko of late. Willian has been the better of the two this season and i'm quite surprised he has been put on the bench again.

Nobody has even been as close as bad as Bakayoko!

i don't care what anybody says, that team is good enough to brush aside a west brom on paper. if we get anything but three points from this game tonight it will be a disgrace. three days rest, a proper striker and time to get their heads right (including conte), no excuses for a poor performance tonight. 

Team on paper means nothing absolutely nothing