We’ll be playing our 3rd string. 

Play the under 23 squad that CHO and James have been a part of.

1 hour ago, Munkworth said:

We’ll be playing our 3rd string. 

Everybody else is on the treatment table. Next week we'll either be playing the women's team or the under-8s 

Anybody knows if CHO and James will be ready for this one? I cant wait to see them in action.

Grimsby! So the name says it all. Lets play everyone who is not playing.

Caballero

James-Rudiger-Zouma-Alonso

Pulisic-Barkley-Gilmour

Pedro-Giroud-Callum Hudson-Odoi

Looking forward to seeing Gilmour in this one. Hopefully go on a run in the league cup.

if we dont win this, Frank and Jody should be sent back to the Championship.

Win and keep a clean sheet for once, that would be a decent start.

Caballero

James Zouma Tomori Alonso

Barkley Gilmour 

Pedro Pulisic Odoi

Giroud

Hope to see:

                  Caballero

James - Zouma - Guehi - Alonso

         Gilmour - Christensen

Pulisic   -    Barkley    -    CHO

                  Bats

Should be enough for Grimsby, and I'd be intrigued to see how Christensen does in midfield

Only problem is that Giroud and Pedro needs a start as well...

I think we can win with Pulisic, CHO and Barkley. Too much to handle for their quality.

Way, WAY too strong line ups for this one guys, come on:

 

Cumming

 

James

Lamptey

Guehi

Maatsen

 

Gilmour

Uwakwe

Anjorin

 

Pulisic

Batman

CHO

 

 

14 hours ago, TheBlueLamp said:

14 hours ago, robdog said:

A different angle for the build-up on Dave's goal - from this image it appears that Mount is onsides
 

To be honest, it isn't a great angle. Mount was offside IMO. The broader question is how many passes before are you looking at to judge? If it took 30 passes for a goal, is VAR looking at all of them?

Well after the comments from I think the Man United game, if the ball is played backwards it starts a new phase of play so technically when Mount cut it back it should have been a new phase. That logic would have favoured Chelsea and not the darlings so you can see why it didn’t apply. 

24 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

Well after the comments from I think the Man United game, if the ball is played backwards it starts a new phase of play so technically when Mount cut it back it should have been a new phase. That logic would have favoured Chelsea and not the darlings so you can see why it didn’t apply. 

 somehow you got your wires crossed - this post should be on the match vs the dirty red thread

46 minutes ago, robdog said:

 somehow you got your wires crossed - this post should be on the match vs the dirty red thread

I have no idea how that happened. I must be a witch 

I think playing CHO is a bad idea. he could get hurt since I am expecting more of a rugby than football game

33 minutes ago, mojo said:

I think playing CHO is a bad idea. he could get hurt since I am expecting more of a rugby than football game

Why are we playing Liverpool again?

Way, WAY too strong line ups for this one guys, come on:
 
Cumming
 
James
Lamptey
Guehi
Maatsen
 
Gilmour
Uwakwe
Anjorin
 
Pulisic
Batman
CHO
 
 

Gesundheit!

I think we should start with R. James and CHO on the bench and let them have the last 30 minutes or so. They are just comming back from long injuries and we shouldn't rush them into the team risking them another injury.

  Im really enjoying watching chelsea so far this season. Doubt if this game will be on  TV here in Sydney though. We don't have that many choices at the back with all the injuries.

We should never take an opponent lightly. Grimsby will be up for this game will run for the entire 90 minutes. Nevertheless have to rest Dave, Jorginho, Kovacic, Mason Mount and Tammy at a minimum . Probably also Willian even though he has only had two starts.

Chelsea likely could put an excellent cup team on the pitch but not in this game. Two primary objectives this season which I take to be a top 4 finish and qualifying for the knockout states of the champions league are still well within our grasp. Everything else is less important, at least that's how I see it. That said its nice to have options and you get them the longer you stay in the cups.

Edited September 24, 20196 yr by ozboy

11 hours ago, evissy said:

17 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Way, WAY too strong line ups for this one guys, come on:
 
Cumming
 
James
Lamptey
Guehi
Maatsen
 
Gilmour
Uwakwe
Anjorin
 
Pulisic
Batman
CHO
 
 

Gesundheit!

Well played ? 

This is something like what I expect to see:

      Caballero

James  Rudiger Tomorri  Alonso

   Gilmour Kovacic Barkley

        Willian Bats Pulisic

 

Subs: Azpi, Jorginho, CHO, Arrizabalaga + others(?)

I think Frank will remember previous nights where we have been too experimental and then needed a replay at an 'unfriendly' ground causing lack of adequate planning for CL and EPL opponents.

 

I m hoping for a decent performance and a decent win.

I basically want to see James, CHO, Gilmour in a competitive game. Maybe some other young ones as well. I hope Barkley and Pulisic play here.

18 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Way, WAY too strong line ups for this one guys, come on:

 

Cumming

 

James

Lamptey

Guehi

Maatsen

 

Gilmour

Uwakwe

Anjorin

 

Pulisic

Batman

CHO

 

 

Not sure this will be the exact starting line up but won't be far off....

i reckon it will be Caballero, James, Guehi, Zouma, Maadsen/Alonso,  Gilmour, Barkley, McEcharan/Van Ginkel (If fit why not play him?), Pulisic, CHO, Bats

Bench: Cumming, Lamptey, Tomori, Anjorin, Pedro, Giroud, Uwakwe/Brown.

 

If Van Ginkel is fit, i'd play him... there isn't much too lose... he's a creative midfielder with International Experience and takes the pressure off us needing to play Jorginho/Mount/Kovacic.. Contract is up at the end of the season and realistically should be too good for Grimsby.

Realistically,  he would allow us to play both Gilmour/G McEcharan or switch out Barkley early on. BUT... no one seems to know if he's fit or even returned from injury.

Tomori to cover incase of injury but to be honest with us playing at home on a good pitch it should give us a chance to play a weakened team and give players experience. 

Frank has apparently stated that James and Hudson-Odoi will appear against Grimsby tomorrow night.