No one even considering the nightmare result ?

In a normal situation you would play some youth and fringe players here, but we really need to boost some confidence back into our main team.

Lose this and then I can't see any real way back for this side under Lampard.

Yes, Lamps said no youngsters will be going on loan over January unless a very good deal. This means Bate, Lawrence, Liveremento, Mukyuemba, Gilmour, Webster, Fiabema, Soonsup-Bell, Brown, Sterling, Nunn, Anjorin, McEachran will all be around the squad or will be introduced into bubble.

Ideal game for Werner & Havertz to get some goals and rebuild there confidence imo.

----------------------Kepa-------------------

--Azpilicueta--Tomori--Rüdiger--Emerson-

----------------Gilmour--Kovacic------------

---------------------Havertz-----------------

----CHO------------Werner-------Anjorin---

Play the full strength team you rotate when you are in good form

16 year old Jude Soonsup-Bell has apparently been called up for the squad too. That is exciting. Would be great to see him get some minutes.

Sunday's Programme.

We can make 5 substitutions in this game am I right? So maybe we will start strong but I expect the kids to come off the bench as there’s 5 of them involved. 

Edited January 7, 20215 yr by Dolfy52

I think we leave Frank out this game.....

15 hours ago, bluehaze said:

Sunday's Programme.

could do with that grit and manager of those coming out of the tunnel in today's team....Tommy D, Harris R, Hollins J, Harris A, Tambling R, Cooke C...wouldn't see any pissing around and nancy foot tackles like we do today.

Edited January 8, 20215 yr by CFCCAN

After this game we're playing on Friday (Fulham away) and the following Tuesday (Leicester away).

This is a useful opportunity. We can give minutes to underutilised squad players and youth players, rest our knackered first XI, and perhaps try to play a couple of the lads who have been struggling recently into form.

My immediate thoughts are that Tomori, Gilmour, Hudson-Odoi and Anjorin must absolutely start. Inevitably we will probably be also starting Kepa, Emerson and Jorginho. If James is out for the foreseeable future (I'd really rather not risk any long-term damage to such a talented player) then Azpilicueta needs to rest, so I'd probably give a debut to Livramento.

 

 

------------------------------------------Kepa

Livramento----------------Tomori-------------Rüdiger--------------Emerson

----------------------------------------Jorginho

---------------------------Gilmour-----------------Havertz

--------Hudson-Odoi----------------------------------------------Anjorin

----------------------------------------Abraham

 

 

So no Kante, Christensen or James...and a few academy players likely to get some minutes according to this afternoon's presser...

Kepa

Dave Zouma Rudiger Emerson

Gilmour

Mount Havertz

Ziyech Werner Pulisic

Edited January 8, 20215 yr by doctorblue

I have read that Livramento and Lawrence can comfortably play either side fullback and midfield. So one at RB and the other at LB alongside Rudiger and Tomori sounds a good idea to me. 

Sounds like Bate, Anjorin and Bell could be featuring too.

6 hours ago, CFCCAN said:

I think we leave Frank out this game.....

Are you being f*cking serious?

If he’s out, where are the goals going to come from midfield?

Honestly one of the most baffling posts I’ve read on here.

Put our best XI out, put the game out of reach, and then bring in the academy players. We really need to get our front 3 in synch.

Do we know if this matched is going to be televised? I always struggle to get a good stream on the early stages of the FA cup if it's not televised 

The way they whole team have underperformed lately none of them deserve a rest. 

Play the team you intend to play for the next league match and gain so much needed confidence, if we fail to win then i dont know what to suggest.

29 minutes ago, Malta Blue said:

Do we know if this matched is going to be televised? I always struggle to get a good stream on the early stages of the FA cup if it's not televised 

Apparently on BBC Red Button,BBC iplayer and BBC sport website if that helps.

3 hours ago, Bluesince66 said:

Apparently on BBC Red Button,BBC iplayer and BBC sport website if that helps.

Cool helps a ton, I don't need to stream it, just activate my VPN and watch it on the been.

Thanks

For the first time in what feels like forever (months feel like years during this pandemic) i'm really looking forward to a game. I want to see as many of the next generation on show as possible, maybe one will play so well they'll put themself in the frame for Fulham.

Hopefully we can get a good win to rebuild confidence. 

Willy, Dave, Zouma, Rudiger, Emerson, Gilmour, Kovacic, Pulisic, Havertz, CHO, Giroud.

Match Day!

So, as usual.

 Come on you Chelsea !!

Edited January 10, 20215 yr by erskblue

CHO, Havertz, Anjorin, Gilmour. I think these players could be the key for us turning this slump around. Would be nice to see other new faces as well but I feel we need this game to make players like Kai and CHO scoring and making good things. Gilmour could also have a big impact in this. Our disjointed midfield needs to be intact. 

It is also interesting to see where we are as a squad. If this game is very hard for us and our second string (I am guessing this is what we'll field) is struggling as well against a depleted low league side the problems are a lot deeper than just a bump in the road. 

 

Come on Frank, show off the Chelsea academy!

Kepa

Azpi Christensen Rudiger Alonso

Kovacic Jorginho Havertz

Ziyech Giroud Pulisic