Tuchel adding Lukaku into the mix:

I'm quietly cautious but I'm expecting Lukaku to boss Mari and White.

Let's actually show up for a full 90 minutes plus against this rabble for a change please lads.

Don't want to get carried away after the last two games against them. Their main two strikers will be back. 2-1 Chelsea.

------------Lukaku------------

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

Alonso-Kovacic-Jorginho--Azpi

----Rüdiger--AC4--Chalobah--

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

2 hours ago, KonaKai Blue said:

Don't want to get carried away after the last two games against them. Their main two strikers will be back. 2-1 Chelsea.

I don’t know about that. They seem to be wanting to leave, word going round they’re still a ‘doubt’ for this one. Despite missing last game due to ‘illness’

Tickets for members don’t go on sale until tomorrow morning for this - madness!

A win against Arsenal would be lovely as I will be able to wind up my brother-in-law. He wasn't happy after Arsenal lost to Brentford.

I feel it would be my civic duty to add to his misery!

Should win this but Arsenal have become a bit of a bogey side in recent times. I wouldn’t be surprised if we saw a response from Arsenal after Friday night and for Chelsea to drop points here. 

If we can score the first goal the emirates gonna be super toxic, hope we smash them.

Every single time Arsenal get themselves into trouble these days, they end up getting a result against us. We really need to change that if we want to challenge for the title. 

Mendy

James - Christensen - Rudiger 

CHO - Jorginho - Kante - Chilwell 

Havertz - Lukaku - Werner 

6 hours ago, Luiz4Chelsea said:

------------Lukaku------------

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

Alonso-Kovacic-Jorginho--Azpi

----Rüdiger--AC4--Chalobah--

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

Against a side that should be attacking us Werner is a must to play to stretch them. 

Choice between Mason and Kai as to who teams with Lukaku and him for me.

15 minutes ago, evissy said:

Mendy

James - Christensen - Rudiger 

CHO - Jorginho - Kante - Chilwell 

Havertz - Lukaku - Werner 

Bit harsh on Trev that @evissy . 

No news on Ziyech? And I'd like to see Kova again and rest Kanté as long as possible. Kove should be able to play 8d later w/o a problem (shows our "need" of a good CM back-up tho). I'd rather rest Mount since he's been just back into the squad but with CHO/Chilwell/Werner and ROM! (+Kai) we are so incredibly pacey that we need someone to hit those killer passes! Maybe Jorgi and Kova are enough to provide that but Mount could do some serious damage with his passing.

 

Pity, this would really set up Ziyech to shine.

Edited August 15, 20214 yr by weetee

Considering after this we go to the former Champions, then host the team that nearly cost us top 4, then go to the side that beat the champions, then host the Champs ourselves this is a must win game as those 4 are stinkers.

I really hope we smash this lot, they've had our number a few times over the last few years. Hopefully Lukaku can make it a memorable 2nd debut by putting them to the sword with a few goals.

3 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Considering after this we go to the former Champions, then host the team that nearly cost us top 4, then go to the side that beat the champions, then host the Champs ourselves this is a must win game as those 4 are stinkers.

Last time we played them it was a 'must win' game, only we didn't need to win in the end.

Rom's going to bend them over.

26 minutes ago, coco said:

Last time we played them it was a 'must win' game, only we didn't need to win in the end.

Thanks to Spurs aye lol

6 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Thanks to Spurs aye lol

We didn't even need spuds help in the end.

16 minutes ago, coco said:

We didn't even need spuds help in the end.

Just to be top 4, or TT would be saying we are 5th favorites rather than 4th lol.

Time to correct the wrongs from the last season. If Lukaku plays, can't see anything other than a Chelsea win. Be interesting to see how Tucheal approach this game, as a game against top 6 teams or just another park the bus and hoping for the best team? Don't expect massive changes to the game, all the 11 players from Saturday earned another game, of course swap Lukaku for Werner is a no brainer.

Not sure Rom will start. Good form bring him on after 60 minutes.

Team that played against Palace would do fine. Might be inclined to start Havertz in front of Mount who I thought was only ok in the palace game.