A very good time to shake things up.

No more 433, try something different. 343, 442, 451, whatever, we need something different.

If we persist with 433 then I fear for the worst.

26 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

A very good time to shake things up.

No more 433, try something different. 343, 442, 451, whatever, we need something different.

If we persist with 433 then I fear for the worst.

Totally agree. The whole team from defence to attack is dysfunctional, and the players' performances are - almost to a man - miles below where they should be.

To me it's obvious that the problems start in midfield, which does not offer sufficient protection to the defence and is offering very little in terms of creativity to allow the attacking talent to shine.

I can see no 3-man combination from our current squad that will fix this. Kante, Kovacic and Mount are all top players as individuals but as a trio they do not work well. Jorginho's limitations in this league are plain to see. Gilmour could fit in but is not the aggressive, pacy, physical presence we need. Havertz is not a midfielder, or rather, he doesn't appear to be one at this stage. We could do with Barkley and a fit RLC to add some presence, but nothing I've seen from RLC since his injury suggests he would be the answer, and Barkley rarely looked convincing in a Chelsea shirt ( but was looking much better just before we loaned him out).

A 3-4-3 could add a bit of solidity, and could allow Havertz or Ziyech to play in front of midfield behind two front players. The wing backs - James and Chilwell - would provide the width, and we could then play two of Werner, Pulisic, Abraham, Giroud and CHO up front.

Right now, the only solution I can see is getting the right midfielder in in this window. No idea who it should be, but I don't think the player we need is in our current squad. Changing the manager would not solve the midfield problem.

Would like to see a change of system, try something out.

As has been mentioned a back 3 perhaps:

 

Kepa

 

Azpi

Silva

Zouma

 

James

Gilmour

Mount

Chilwell

 

Havertz

 

Giroud

Werner

 

Or sticking with a back 4 but still going 2 up top.

 

Kepa

 

Azpi

Zouma

Rudiger

Emerson

 

James

Gilmour

Mount

Chilwell

 

Giroud/Havertz

Werner

 

Hat tip to the old Baba and Le Saux combo for the insperation picking the sides on the later lol.

Well I guess Chilwer at left back and Alonso in front of him would be much better but dont see Alonso getting back in.

Edited January 20, 20215 yr by axman2526

Might be able to scrape a draw and lose on penalties here! 

I don't know why the standard 2-3-5 line-up ever went out of fashion.  That and jumpers for goalposts and rush goalies.

4 hours ago, yorkleyblue said:

I don't know why the standard 2-3-5 line-up ever went out of fashion.  That and jumpers for goalposts and rush goalies.

And you wonder why I want Frank gone? When there's you available?? 

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

Azpilicueta---Christensen--Rüdiger-------Emerson

-----------------Gilmour-----Jorginho---------------

----CHO--------------Havertz--------------Ziyech---

-----------------------Werner------------------------

Let's trust the process

Karma is a bitch

And some wonder why several other fans refer to us as "plastics". Lol

I'm waiting for us to give someone a spanking and maybe Luton might oblige....but there again they might not.  I say play a full strength side and start scoring some goals to get a bit of confidence back. 

11 hours ago, essien88 said:

Let's trust the process

I actually remember being disappointed in Frank for his behaviour towards AVB, I felt it was very unprofessional, he made a few comments like that. But obviously we forgot about it considering how good he was after AVB left. 

I have a feeling that we might even pull this one off! 

8 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

Karma is a bitch

Not really, he won the champions league.

We will probably put out a strong team in an effort to build some confidence. If things go well hopefully some of the younger players will get a few minutes. Hoping Timo can score a goal or 2 and build some confidence to take into the next run of games.

Luton have been fairly inconsistent in terms of form but they come into the game with nothing to lose so could be dangerous opponents. Whatever team is picked we need to be up for it, or Frank's situation could get worse.

6 hours ago, dansubrosa said:

Not really, he won the champions league.

That don't get away from the fact, Lamps kind of gloated when they sacked AVB, i'm sure there is that person in his dressing room already, that thinks he cant cut it........

20 hours ago, essien88 said:

Let's trust the process

That looks photoshopped for me.

I just hope I don't need to fight with the overwhelming desire to turn it off at halftime and walk away asking myself...why do I watch?

22 hours ago, essien88 said:

Let's trust the process

Your first post and you lead with this, you’ll have to try better on the wind up ...

4 minutes ago, The Swan said:

Your first post and you lead with this, you’ll have to try better on the wind up ...

LOL I was thinking the same. I received the same pic from some mates who support United. I expect that from them, but on here it looks suspiciously like trolling.

7 hours ago, Ballack & Blu said:

That don't get away from the fact, Lamps kind of gloated when they sacked AVB, i'm sure there is that person in his dressing room already, that thinks he cant cut it........

I really wasn’t a fan of AVB. He dropped Terry, Lampard and Drogba. 3 huge leaders, you simply do not drop players like that. I also recall that he dropped Ashley Cole for the crucial leg at Napoli. Who drops Ashley Cole?! 

He quite clearly didn’t have an idea what he was doing and his post Chelsea career proved he really isn’t all that.

What Lampard said was fully justified imo, gloating or not.

I expect Gilmour gets a start. He  needs to dominate this game and make it impossible for him to be dropped the next one. Like he did in the cup against pool last season that led to him starting vs Everton.

20 hours ago, Zaphod2319 said:

I just hope I don't need to fight with the overwhelming desire to turn it off at halftime and walk away asking myself...why do I watch?

It wouldn’t be Chelsea without that though would it?

5 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

It wouldn’t be Chelsea without that though would it?

Lately it wouldn't. It does make every match exciting, sometimes a little too exciting.