Kepa

James   Andreas   Zouma   Azpi

Jorginho

Mount             RLC

Willian     Giroud     Pulisic

2 minutes ago, RIP Mourinho said:

Kepa

James   Andreas   Zouma   Azpi

Jorginho

Mount             RLC

Willian     Giroud     Pulisic

Hope james has had a serious wake up call, other than that ok.

This game is going to be very tough. They have one of the best defense records in the league currently. And have have done well at home against bigger sides (beat spurs 3-1 drew to United 3-3, beat arsenal 1-0) so I’m pretty worried about this one. They are very good at aerial duels. Which seems to be a problem for us. I think jorginho has to start this game as we will need to control the game.

 

kepa 

azbi rudiger zouma alonso 

jorginho 

barkley mount 

willian giroud pulisic 

 

 

 

 

We win this and we are top 4 team for sure. Norwich will be relegated, Liverpool will be champions and even if we mess these two games up, we have one final game against Wolves at home and statistically it's super unlikely to screw 3 games in a row. 

Must win. Probably the most important game of the season up until we reach the Wembley final eventually.  Let's hope Giroud, Williand, Mount and Pulisic bring their A games and hope Christensen, Reece and Kepa don't bury us alive.

Edited July 9, 20206 yr by Droopy

1 hour ago, Jezq8 said:

This game is going to be very tough. They have one of the best defense records in the league currently. And have have done well at home against bigger sides (beat spurs 3-1 drew to United 3-3, beat arsenal 1-0) so I’m pretty worried about this one. They are very good at aerial duels. Which seems to be a problem for us. I think jorginho has to start this game as we will need to control the game.

 

kepa 

azbi rudiger zouma alonso 

jorginho 

barkley mount 

willian giroud pulisic 

 

 

 

 

Yes they have one of the best defences but they are 16th in the number of goals scored so hoping we just scored one more than Shef.

They won't have faced a Pulisic in full flight, so we could get an early penalty. 

Just heard Billy the kid is out for the season....

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1038530722?-11199:832

I forgot Sheffield United were in the PL. They're even above Arsenal and Tottenham, which is great but shows we shouldn't take them lightly.

2 hours ago, The Don Antonio said:

Just heard Billy the kid is out for the season....

http://c.newsnow.co.uk/A/1038530722?-11199:832

Tea lady best bring her boots then going by the current anyone before Jorginho tactic we’re employing. 

Well after that fraudulent win for Utd its yet another must win game for us.  

Considering our defence is shaky hopefully Willian and Pulisic do the job for us.

Their strength matches up perfectly against our weakness, so this will be a very tough game, dare to say it's as difficult as playing any one of the top 6 teams.

Tough one without any question.

They all are at the moment.

Apparently Lewis Bate is travelling with the squad as Billy’s replacement. Probably start ahead of Jorginho 

Toughest game and the decider of the season for me. 

We need the boost this win will bring us.

Might be worth playing Jorginho, Kova & Mount as they’ll be sure to pack the midfield.

Gaffa's pre-match press conference

 

Make of that what you will. Must win. 

Since Kante, Gilmour and Kova are injured RLC could start

1 hour ago, Gol15 said:

Since Kante, Gilmour and Kova are injured RLC could start

That guy in the bib looks handy, is he registered to play?

11 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

That guy in the bib looks handy, is he registered to play?

I heard he got removed from the game, too much unbalanced for competitive play cause he would be like having hacks...

On 08/07/2020 at 18:30, Munkworth said:

It’s cheaper than constantly replacing my underwear!

Fair Point.

ManU thrashed these guys and Sheffield  squad has less depth than us. They will be very motivated. Their style will be to sit back then pump the ball long  down our right for McBurnie to run onto as he cuts from inside left out to the wing. He will hold it up and then probably switch it back to the centre. At least that’s what they do every time I watch them on tv. 

they will of course be compact in defence and they have a great goalie. 
 

not sure what our tactics should be but one  approach is for us to sit back and try and catch them on the break. They also need the points and they are at home. I would think about playing a back 3 in this game at least for a while, using Reece to break down our right when they lose the ball. Dave can provide the extra defensive cover with mount and Jorginho in the centre. 

Kovacic appears to be ready to return to play which is a good sign. 
 

It is time for CHO to break out. Chelsea certainly needs some more offense as Pulisic and Willian have been carrying the team since the return. 

Match Day

Come on Chelsea