Let's ratify that one match against this team that we no longer speak of!

Can we bring Conte back for just this game?[emoji848][emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]

I'm usually optimisitc about any cup final, but I have never seen us look so bad in a build up to one before. I was more optimistic of winning the Champions League final without Terry, Ivanovic and Ramires than I am this one.

Edited February 18, 20197 yr by Scott Harris

only a worldly performance by chelsea and an over confident one by city can save us

If I was Sarri, I would drop Jorginho and play Kovacic and Kante in the defensive phase of the midfield with Barkley or RLC if fit, given a free attacking role to support the front men. It would just give us more options and another body in the box when a cross comes in.

Don't see Sarri doing it though. 

With Sarri in charge we get thrashed. Without him we have a chance to lose with some dignity.

Either way I expect the trophy goes to city.

Any chance we can just push this back a little longer? Say the bus is faulty? 

54 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Any chance we can just push this back a little longer? Say the bus is faulty? 

Ah I see your idea. We dont show up, they get awarded a 0-3 win so they cannot hammer us again. Clever.

Chelsea 0-3 Man City is my prediction.

Got no confidence heading into this match.

It seems like our team has no motivation, they're not believing in themselves, players aren't hungry enough. Plus we have no confidence and we are in a very poor form.

City on fire, we're coming with low chances to this game but we are f**king Chelsea, a club that knows how to win games and get trophies, we can't lose hope here.

Sarri MUST make changes before this game.

What I would like to see :

------------ Kepa ------------

Azpi - Rudiger - Christensen - Emerson

------- Kante - Kovacic --------

Willian --- Hazard ---- Hudson Odoi

---------- Higuain ------------

 

The fresh lineup, new tactic, new energy. We are going to have a quick midfield, strong attacking ability and a new way to use our players. Play more on counter attacks, high pressing. We can't make every game 1,000 passes without even being a danger to score. I just hope Sarri won't stick with his current way.

Let's face it, we're f*cked before this starts. The players know it. Sarri doesn't care. The Board is incompetent and City's goal is to win all 4 competitions. 

Game over. 0-3

12 minutes ago, carrickblue said:

Let's face it, we're f*cked before this starts. The players know it. Sarri doesn't care. The Board is incompetent and City's goal is to win all 4 competitions. 

Game over. 0-3

Sarri may be gone by then, we all know what happened with plan A at City, at Wembley it might be worse.

The board must be thinking on this.

Sarri can win back our love by sticking ten men behind the ball and sh*thousing our way to a vintage 1-0 win:

 

---------------------------Kepa

Azpilicueta-------Rudiger------Cahill------Alonso

---------------------------Luiz

------------------Kanté--------Jorginho

--Willian-----------------------------------Hazard

------------------------Higuain

16 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

Sarri can win back our love by sticking ten men behind the ball and sh*thousing our way to a vintage 1-0 win:

 

---------------------------Kepa

Azpilicueta-------Rudiger------Cahill------Alonso

---------------------------Luiz

------------------Kanté--------Jorginho

--Willian-----------------------------------Hazard

------------------------Higuain

nice plan b

14 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

Sarri can win back our love by sticking ten men behind the ball and sh*thousing our way to a vintage 1-0 win:

Or he can do the same thing as last time out and City can beat us 7-0 this time but, my goodness, isn't this the most beautiful and exciting football I've ever seen from a Chelsea team. I'm amazed Pep isn't making a set list of substitutions on 70 minutes regardless of how the game is going. Football by numbers, it's the future.

We are f**ked. I like to stay positive normally, but I simply can’t.

things we know:

Jorginho will be holding

Kante will be out of position 

subs will be at 70 mins

CHO will warm the bench regardless how the game pans out

We will play the same formation

 

 

5 hours ago, coco said:

nice plan b

Plan B?????

You're really having a laugh now 

5 hours ago, Snedger said:

Or he can do the same thing as last time out and City can beat us 7-0 this time but, my goodness, isn't this the most beautiful and exciting football I've ever seen from a Chelsea team. I'm amazed Pep isn't making a set list of substitutions on 70 minutes regardless of how the game is going. Football by numbers, it's the future.

We won't be able to get our possession stats up cos it's Citeh. Otherwise could go for the record of say 85% (with Jorginho making 300 passes) whilst still getting tonked within an inch of our lives.

I’m struggling for positivity now. Please start Emerson over Alonso, please start CHO on the right with Hazard on the left. Please don’t sub Barkley/Kovacic for each other on 60 minutes no matter what. 

6 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

Sarri may be gone by then, we all know what happened with plan A at City, at Wembley it might be worse.

The board must be thinking on this.

Worse than 6-0?

Is that possible?

As others have said, don't ever recall going into a final so certain that we aren't going to win. So depressing and all down to one, very stubborn man.

 

If we lose this 3-0+ then we will be a laughing stock for all of football, if we aren't already.

So dreading this match. And the worst thing is that we all know Sarri won't change anything.

3 minutes ago, Nibs said:

Worse than 6-0?

Is that possible?

As others have said, don't ever recall going into a final so certain that we aren't going to win. So depressing and all down to one, very stubborn man.

Wembley I assume is a bigger pitch, if we don't concentrate...................

Sarri will surprise everyone by starting CHO in this game. But Jorginho will keep his place. And there won't be any sort of upset.

every body is expecting us to get owned big time in this game, so it really would not surprise me if they go out and nick it, stranger things have happened, i think