On ?23?/?12?/?2019 at 21:38, Slojo said:

Stick with the same setup, this is going to be a really hard game. 

Agreed.

Same attitude as v Spurs please and hopefully same result.

 

Match Day !

Come on Chelsea !!

Dave out injured?

James in...leave the rest unchanged please..

Ahhh, I love Boxing Day football. Family obligations out of the way, enjoying the solitude and autonomy, living in my inelegant jogging pants and Chelsea hoodie. Come on Chels, make it a perfect day 

We now need to keep up momentum and not undo all the good work done at spurs,this is a busy period but I believe we can win next 3 games.

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

should be a good opportunity to make it 2 in a row. rotation is needed though since sunday is the big game.

Edited December 26, 20196 yr by Londonisblue

I really hope our lads are not thinking about Sunday. This is the game we need to be thinking. We need to make the Bridge a place we win at.

Kepa

Rudiger Zouma Christensen

James Kante Jorginho Emerson

CHO Tammy Pulisic

I hope we don't rotate this much to be honest.

19 hours ago, hephzibah said:

For Mount and Willian to receive better service upfront, both Kante and Kovacic must always play because they cover a lot of ground from the defence. They are very good with quick counter attacks, Jorginho is slow, he's not very strong, he cannot drive forward, he stays on a spot and he is trying to pick passes, he's passes are very predictable, it's very easy for the opponents to defend against Jorginho than against Kovacic. Kovacic losses two, three or four players with his excellent drives forward, and he therefore creates easy chances for willian and Mount to score goals upfront. 

That's the secret of this new system. 

Then I guess we should switch formations for this game because kova is suspended and jorginho has to play

Need to be positive but not over confident,and tear them a new A-Hole,show the league we are back.

 

The back three stays. 

Kante - Jorginho does work well imho 

Interesting.

Lets see how Emerson and Odoi link up. 

My only fear is Danny Ings, he's playing well right now and is a player that can hurt you....on paper it should be 3 points but only if we carry on from last week. 

2 minutes ago, CFCCAN said:

My only fear is Danny Ings, he's playing well right now and is a player that can hurt you....on paper it should be 3 points but only if we carry on from last week. 

Ings is on the bench . I am definitely worried about Emerson and Hudson odoi. They both play an individual game and rarely look to link up with their team mates... I just hope Hudson odoi can offer half what mount offer off the ball

Just now, The Don Antonio said:

Ings is on the bench . I am definitely worried about Emerson and Hudson odoi. They both play an individual game and rarely look to link up with their team mates... I just hope Hudson odoi can offer half what mount offer off the ball

I guess if he's on the bench then the Saints are simply going to defend as all of the other have this year.  With Spurs picking up 3 points means a win is a must for us today, no matter how ugly. 

I don't understand why pulisic isn't playing 

1 minute ago, Bluesince66 said:

I don't understand why pulisic isn't playing 

On the plus side bringing him and mount on if we cant break down the Southampton bus is a plus..

Emerson CHO is a worry. Hope Frank brings in Pulisic early on if it doesn't work or switch Willian to left where he starred against Tottenham.

Ok he was tiring in games,but he has had a rest,has frank turned his back on him.

Let's hope interesting does not turn into frustrating for me.

Personally, think Frank has made too many changes still he can change with subs and good to see we persist with the back three.

8 minutes ago, evissy said:

Emerson CHO is a worry. Hope Frank brings in Pulisic early on if it doesn't work or switch Willian to left where he starred against Tottenham.

CHO needed this start though, he can show his skills today!