1 hour ago, evissy said:

One positive thing for us here is we have a chance of trophy. Normally Chelsea players drop their gloves when the trophy is gone. This should lift us. Prem City game we just totally gave up after 1-0 and 2-0.

My fear is that if City get an early goal and the team is struggling like they did in the last game , they will drop their heads then start believing they can't beat City and we end up with the biggest cup final defeat in history, which will be a fitting end to the myth that is Sarriball.

Barkley starting and CHO benched both disappointing but no Alonso!!!!

Well no Alonso and the false 9 did work against City at Stamford Bridge so, up the Chels! Here we go!!

False 9!!!!

Why the f**k is barkley starting

no Higuain, no Kovacic

False 9, f**king hell  after a decent result midweek albeit not a terrific performance I was hoping we could build on it.

this manager does my brain in

Same game plan as when we beat them at the Bridge, then. Some logic to that

I guess that we are more defensively stronger with Hazard up top. 

He's lost the plot.....and probably his job

Alonso not even in the squad maybe just maybe he's starting to see he's a liability

and yet his golden boy starts again wtf

looks like we're going to try to survive for as long as possible and not much more

probably a sensible enough approach but let's face it, if we go behind first it's over 

It is all about the approach. 

Lol. You people moan whatever the lineup. Unbelievable.

5 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

Why the f**k is barkley starting

Better than kovacic, RLC not fully fit. 

3-1 Chels. Come on you blues. Lets ave it!

Hazard false 9, no Reuben, Callum or Higuain, yet the same old out of form players are selected again, a team sent out to hope for a miracle penalty shoot out win, think I'll take the dogs out.

obviously playing Hazard central so he doesn't have to track back. Willian and Pedro will do the defensive duties. Good to see no Alonso. Only gripe for me is Barkley again.

I would have preferred Loftus-Cheek there instead, but understandable not to rush him back from his previous injury.

Hudson-Odoi starting in this game was always a bit of a pipe dream considering the opponents and the defensive duties he would have to keep up during the game. 

Lol. You people moan whatever the lineup. Unbelievable.

Exactly this

7 minutes ago, carrickblue said:

no Higuain, no Kovacic

has to be on the bench so he can do the sub

5 minutes ago, AndyDowsleftflank said:

Same game plan as when we beat them at the Bridge, then. Some logic to that

You mean rather than the game plan in which was lost by 6? Hmm. 

I hate the sideways tippy tappy sh*t, and i think we will see bags of it today.  Crossing is almost redundant  Hazard v Laporte/Otamendi.

It’s going to have to be a repeat of the Home game when we beat them for us to win. City being poor and us taking our chances. 

Much of it will depend on City’s mentaily and if they’re complacent