Burnley v Chelsea (PL) Sat 31st Oct 2020 15:00 GMT

[coco 14,066]

[Mod Stark 2,815]

Blimey!

[Brutos 3,270]

If there is one thing we can’t do is drop points to Brexit FC, I really want to battered these lot.  Up there with my most dislike teams 

[Munkworth 8,067]

Is that Burnley’s new no-nonsense defender? Takes the ball, breaks your leg and eats your soul. 

[Scott Harris 25,215]

Banana skin. We all know what we are like with teams on a terrible run of form. They play for their lives and we underestimate them because of their position.

[Jezq8 809]

Could be a very tricky game this. They were unlucky to lose to spurs at home, I would like to see something like this 

 

mendy 

james silva zouma chilly

havertz kante Mount 

ziyech Werner pulisic 

 

[Strider6003 3,224]

I think apart from Spurs front men we are better than them yet agree this is still a potential banana skin.

I think against Burnley you need strong types that won't lose their cool if someone fouls them as there will be a lot of 50/50 challenges.

[IliyaKrostin 2,060]

I really hope that Lampard noticed how our team played the best football, with a strong defense and strong attack.

This is the lineup I'd like to see:

------------- Mendy -----------

James -- Thiago -- Zouma -- Chilwell

-------------- Kante --------------

--- Havertz ----------- Mount -------

Ziyech -------- Werner --------- Pulisic

 

I'm so confident in this team, I think from our game against Krasnodar we will raise our level of football. 

Must win for us, COME ON CHELS!!!

[Browerkid 49]

4 hours ago, Jezq8 said:

Could be a very tricky game this. They were unlucky to lose to spurs at home, I would like to see something like this 

 

mendy 

james silva zouma chilly

havertz kante Mount 

ziyech Werner pulisic 

 

This is what I want see too.  Pulisic and Ziyech need to see more of the ball and the 433 accomplishes that. 

Up the chels! 

[PhilH930 321]

With their bad form, and us following Spurs again, this is set up for a banana skin.  I hope we have turned a corner with the professionalism of our performances improving.  A clean sheet will be tough, but I expect nothing less that 3 points.

Please play Kante Mount and Kai in midfield.

[General 1,574]

I’d play the 4-3-3 from the get go with most of the players that finished the CL match, as stated above this fixture presents a major hurdle that lot are oversized well marshaled and aggressive, not a match for bottlers. But if the team keep a clean sheet one is all that’s needed a la Spuds.

Edited October 29, 2020 by General

[axman2526 3,600]

We will be knackered from the trip back from Russia. Plus they have been in miserable form and we know we are great at handing out charity to such teams.

Got banana skin written all over it.

[ozboy 717]

We need a result here. Too many draws already. I think Werner’s already had a lot of minutes and I might start Tammy but I know that’s not likely. 

[PloKoon13 13,092]

Admittedly I haven't seen Burnley yet this season, but judging by their average per-game possession rate (around 45% - within a percentage point of last season) they are using roughly the same playing style as last season. If that is the case, I'm not sure it really makes sense to start Werner.

[ForeverCarefree 24,912]

                    Mendy

James - Silva - Zouma - Chilwell

                     Kante 

            Havertz - Mount 

      Ziyech - Werner - Pulisic 

 

6 - 0 Chelsea courtesy of a double hat-trick of own goals by Ashley Barnes. Namanja Matic stood on the sidelines slow claps each of the goals before being allowed to personally send Barnes off due to a late intervention from VAR as they review the "tackle" from 2015.

[CFCCAN 3,365]

All I hope to see is more forward passes than sideways and backward passes when we are at or beyond the half way line..rather than get to Burnley's box and then funnel the ball back to Mendy 

[Paddy 176]

21 hours ago, Scott Harris said:

Banana skin. We all know what we are like with teams on a terrible run of form. They play for their lives and we underestimate them because of their position.

I make you right , I think that’s partially what happened v WBA , thought we just had to turn up for the 3 points.

[Paddy 176]

18 hours ago, Strider6003 said:

I think apart from Spurs front men we are better than them yet agree this is still a potential banana skin.

I think against Burnley you need strong types that won't lose their cool if someone fouls them as there will be a lot of 50/50 challenges.

Think you are right, we will need to be prepared to go toe to toe with them all over the pitch - without getting cards of any colour - but especially in midfield , can’t get bossed in that area.

There are some big units in their defensive lineup, so Pulisic and co need to draw the fouls and take advantage of the speed we have up front - any penalties have to be taken by Werner IMO , irrespective of Jorginho being on the pitch.

[Oli 179]

Game as most are, is a must win. Anything other and already a gap will start appearing and the pressure turned up. 

[chiefBlueCFC 625]

I feel like with Ziyech returning to fitness and starting in Russia has brought some nice balance to the squad. I was watching the match yesterday and I was actually marveling at home many natural left footed footballers we now have. Marcus Alonso, Emerson, Ziyech, Werner, Havertz... I think that is it but I could missing a couple. It seemed like only a few years ago we were desperate for a hefty lefty.

[Nibs 8,024]

1 hour ago, Paddy said:

Think you are right, we will need to be prepared to go toe to toe with them all over the pitch - without getting cards of any colour - but especially in midfield , can’t get bossed in that area.

There are some big units in their defensive lineup, so Pulisic and co need to draw the fouls and take advantage of the speed we have up front - any penalties have to be taken by Werner IMO , irrespective of Jorginho being on the pitch.

Most definitely.

Don't expect Jorginho to get any minutes against Burnley. Hopefully it will be the line-up ForeverCarefree has given above. Without doubt our strongest line-up right now.

[STATS 902]

16 minutes ago, chiefBlueCFC said:

I feel like with Ziyech returning to fitness and starting in Russia has brought some nice balance to the squad. I was watching the match yesterday and I was actually marveling at home many natural left footed footballers we now have. Marcus Alonso, Emerson, Ziyech, Werner, Havertz... I think that is it but I could missing a couple. It seemed like only a few years ago we were desperate for a hefty lefty.

Werner is right footed mate... LOL

[Gol15 2,896]

Play Ziyech and Pulisic from the start or suffer this

[The Don Antonio 950]

I thought Chilwell didn't have a particularly  good game midweek and might be in need of a rest especially with his injury.

I don't think Burnley is a game for Werner because they will park the bus and not leave space for Werner to get in behind . Will go for

                                         

                                  Mendy

    James        Silva                Zouma         Azpi

                              Kante

               Havertz              Kovacic

Ziyech                 Abraham              Pulisic

[Kev56 1,017]

7 hours ago, CFCCAN said:

All I hope to see is more forward passes than sideways and backward passes when we are at or beyond the half way line..rather than get to Burnley's box and then funnel the ball back to Mendy 

Gets me too.