Away again,?

Really looking forward to this game as managed to get tickets for my daughter and I and we only live a couple of miles from the Amex. COME ON THE CHELS

Can we play the rest of our season away?

Seems like the match to try reverting to Kova-Jorginho midfield in 4-2-3-1. Not easy to know what to do with the back four but at least we know who to rule out immediately. No prizes for guessing. Assuming no James or Alonso:

Kepa

Tomori(?) Rudiger Zouma Azpi

Kovacic Jorginho 

Willian Mount Pulisic/CHO (much better today)

Abraham

We need to go on a run! We have a bit of a  dilemma I think with our full backs as alonso may not be fit, Emerson needs to get his head sorted out. Reece is probably still out.

 

kepa 

Lamptey rudi zouma azbi 

kante jorginho kova 

willy Abraham pulisic 

Do we have a stat of the 3 formations we have been using this season: 3-4-3, 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1? Which is the winningest?

Oh away again? Good.

 

Willy Cab

 

James/Lamptey----Zouma----Tomori-----Alonso/Dave

 

Kovacic----Jorginho------Mount

 

Willian------Abraham------Pulisic/CHO

Please go back to a Kovacic-Jorginho midfield. 

36 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Please go back to a Kovacic-Jorginho midfield. 

Yup, that worked best in my view. I love Kante but him coming back disrupted the overall flow of the team.

41 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Please go back to a Kovacic-Jorginho midfield. 

Even though Kante is still offering a fair amount, on pure performance you would drop him by his relative performance decline. I think he needs a rest.

4 hours ago, Slojo said:

Please go back to a Kovacic-Jorginho midfield. 

It's absolute madness given how good the Watford game was that we've only seen the Jorginho, Kovacic and Mount midfield trio once since (and handicapped them by playing rusty and not match fit Giroud and Pedro).

That's the one big gripe I've had with Frank so far, he's gone on record critisizing Sven selecting based on reputation while managing England yet he fell into that exact same trap breaking up a midfield that was working so so well to accommodate Kante's return.

3 minutes ago, Argo said:

It's absolute madness given how good the Watford game was that we've only seen the Jorginho, Kovacic and Mount midfield trio once since (and handicapped them by playing rusty and not match fit Giroud and Pedro).

That's the one big gripe I've had with Frank so far, he's gone on record critisizing Sven selecting based on reputation while managing England yet he fell into that exact same trap breaking up a midfield that was working so so well to accommodate Kante's return.

Was that really the last time? So since international break then... And since international break we've only won 3 matches and lost 5. I don't think Kante moves the ball around quick enough, he doesn't play to his best when we're dominating the game. 

9 minutes ago, Slojo said:

Was that really the last time? So since international break then... And since international break we've only won 3 matches and lost 5. I don't think Kante moves the ball around quick enough, he doesn't play to his best when we're dominating the game. 

Yeah the only other time they've played as a trio from the off was WHU at home when we played 2 past it players not properly match fit up top.

We're playing away again?

Australia’s own Aaron Mooy has been doing well for Brighton this season and Maupay is decent. Still I think we should do ok. I’d like to see pulisic back in the side   
 

better off with a back 4 as we have no wingbacks.  If jame and alonso are unfit I’d  be very tempted to go with

 

Lamptey Rudigier Zouma Dave

jorginho kovacic

  Mount/Kante 

willian Tammy pulisic/cho 

14 hours ago, Munkworth said:

Can we play the rest of our season away?

Aye at Spuds and Arsenal !

Hopefully we continue our recent away performances and wins at Spuds and Arsenal.

Can we please have a high tempo and correct attitude from the first whistle.

Come on Chelsea !

11 hours ago, Jezz said:

We're playing away again?

We were away at Everton as well though. They copied the low block and counter attack West ham first used and did us. Potter is no fool, he will likely do the same and we will have to break it down.

Think we will struggle, really need to improve our ability to score from set pieces. 

We only won yesterday due to GK error and Arsenal chased the result giving Tammy some space on the break. 

20 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

Think we will struggle, really need to improve our ability to score from set pieces. 

We only won yesterday due to GK error and Arsenal chased the result giving Tammy some space on the break. 

I couldn’t give a sh*t if we won from a deflected back pass to Kepa off Zouma’s arse. Can’t we just enjoy the win?

12 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

I couldn’t give a sh*t if we won from a deflected back pass to Kepa off Zouma’s arse. Can’t we just enjoy the win?

Melancholy is crack cocaine for some.

39 minutes ago, Strider6003 said:

Think we will struggle, really need to improve our ability to score from set pieces. 

We only won yesterday due to GK error and Arsenal chased the result giving Tammy some space on the break. 

That's not why we won at all, what a bizarre statement. We eon because we were well on top, dominating possession and position and putting huge pressure on them, pressure that led to us scoring. 

Let's be clear here why we won against Spurs and Arsenal: blue socks. Not change of formation, not goalkeeping error. Blue. Socks. We should start wearing them at home.

39 minutes ago, dkw said:

That's not why we won at all, what a bizarre statement. We eon because we were well on top, dominating possession and position and putting huge pressure on them, pressure that led to us scoring. 

Bizarre?

We have seen against WHU, Bournemouth and Southampton that possession does not necessarily win games.

1 hour ago, Valerie said:

Let's be clear here why we won against Spurs and Arsenal: blue socks. Not change of formation, not goalkeeping error. Blue. Socks. We should start wearing them at home.

I noticed the blue socks yesterday not long after they’d scored and blamed them for that. The law clearly states Chelsea play in white socks!