Hopefully a decent performance and a good win.

I just wonder how many times I have said that this season alone !

Farewell game for Giroud, possibly. We need a win at home just to remember what's it like, so expect a good side on Sunday.

We can't afford to use a bad team for this one. Forest will come planning to cause an upset. Most of the players that we refer to as our first team players should have been the ones we would have been expecting to play in this kind of matches had it not been for the transfer ban that left us with mostly young players in the team. 

it is those young players that play this kind of matches, they would have been in the team from the beginning of the season, coming in as substitutes and playing full matches occasionally when we want to rest some of the first team players. I think that is how a top team should be. But of course, because of the transfer ban, we didn't have any option than to keep playing them. 

Anyway, some of them are better than that, all I'm saying is that we should play them for this one because in the first place, they would have been the ones that would have played this kind of match. If we say we want to be using the likes of Pedro or ......., we may be using a team that is too weak to play against Forest, and they may defeat us. 

In this transfer window, we need to make important signings. Teams like Everton, Bournemouth, West Ham, Southampton shouldn't be defeating us, if we are really desirous of finishing in the top four at the end of the season. 

Edited January 4, 20206 yr by hephzibah

Shame game isn't on tv or being streamed in uk.

38 minutes ago, Bluesince66 said:

Shame game isn't on tv or being streamed in uk.

Well it is being streamed, just not legally 

We really need to make some kind of statement with a 4 or 5-0 win. We haven't put a few goals past anybody for a while. 

Wouldn't be surprised if Frank puts some untested players out there that struggle and then has to put subs on to rescue the tie.

6 hours ago, enigma said:

We really need to make some kind of statement with a 4 or 5-0 win. We haven't put a few goals past anybody for a while. 

A couple of nice headers will do me ...

 

And maybe something from long range to ice the cake ....

Edited January 4, 20206 yr by Sexyfootball

Match day.

Come on Chelsea  !

3-0 us.

Edited January 5, 20206 yr by erskblue

1-1 and a replay ?

Alonso is injured, Tomori is ill and Gilmour too.

Not sure who will be starting today... 

Come on Chels.

Can’t see anything other than a win today. Hopefully some positive performances and another small team in the next round to help us advance further before we eventually reach the final.

16 minutes ago, The Swan said:

Come on Chels.

Can’t see anything other than a win today. Hopefully some positive performances and another small team in the next round to help us advance further before we eventually reach the final.

I won't call a team that is 4th in the championship a small team...

Honestly I hope we lose and focus on top 4..  our  starting 11 is stretched mainly because lampard didn't rotate during the Christmas period.. Hopefully he learns from Kane's hamstring issue bcoz that could easily be Tammy , especially with our high pressing from attackers

54 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

Honestly I hope we lose 

never.

1 hour ago, coco said:

never.

Wud rather we focus on top 4 because at this rate we will lose the position.. I am sure u wud prefer a top4 finish over a 6th position with the fa cup trophy

21 hours ago, Munkworth said:

Well it is being streamed, just not legally 

Depends on what country you're from, but I believe it's only illegal to host a stream not to watch one.

?

Fairly strong team.

Who’s this Barkley chap? Another youngster nobodies heard of?

3 hours ago, The Swan said:

Come on Chels.

Can’t see anything other than a win today. Hopefully some positive performances and another small team in the next round to help us advance further before we eventually reach the final.

Sounds dangerous 

Hudson odi needs to start showing a bit more to his game. He hasn’t been impressive at all this season. So it will be good to see how he does today.

I think Barkley might do well today. Always against a lower side he shines.

6 minutes ago, Jezq8 said:

Hudson odi needs to start showing a bit more to his game. He hasn’t been impressive at all this season. So it will be good to see how he does today.

You could say the same for half this team, certainly Michy, Emerson, Christensen, Pedro, Barkley

 

That run from Sparky to make room for the shot was legendary.