Win this and we are in the title race lol.

 

Big game in the battle for third. Win this and we go 12 ahead of them.

Assuming we recover Jorgi as he was OK enough for the bench and have lost Trev and no one else then..the line up still does not look great

 

Mendy

 

Christensen

Silva

Rudiger

 

Dave

Jorginho

RLC

Alonso 

 

Mount

Havertz

Pulisic 

 

Looks a lot better if we at least get Kante and James back for Dave and RLC.

Mendy

Christensen

Silva

Rudigier

 

James

Jorginho

RLC

CHO

 

Mount

Pulisic

Havertz/Lukaku

Mount, Ziyech and Lukaku should be the front three against West Ham. We need to get Lukaku in the squad and playing as he is our main striker.

Can we use CHO instead of Alonso please, he's just good enough under pressure.

F* me, lunch time game, we are doomed 🤑 Seriously, I'd be more concerned if this is a home game, they could just sit back and bide their time. At home, they have to have a go, especially they believe they belong to the top 4.  Havertz, Mount and CHO be my choice. This is not the game for Lukaku, Zouma will match him up strength and speed, too easy for them. Hope we get Jorginho and James back, we had no threat from the flanks, and nobody could keep the ball for 1/2 of the game.

How on earth do people still after last night want Pulisic to start over CHO?

Mendy vs Kepa is closer to being a debate at the minute.

Edited December 2, 20214 yr by Argo

I wouldn’t be surprised to see Tuchel try out the 5-3-2 formation again here if none of the midfielders are back fit. Any combination of a pivot between Mount/RLC/Barkley/Saul leaves us wide open, at least with 3 of them in there, they may have some safety in numbers.

Any injury updates?

1 hour ago, Mário César said:

Any injury updates?

My back is a bit iffy, but I've just spent 15 minutes doing exercises. If I can keep that up, I should be ready for Saturday. 

4 hours ago, Malcolm9 said:

Mount, Ziyech and Lukaku should be the front three against West Ham. We need to get Lukaku in the squad and playing as he is our main striker.

Can we use CHO instead of Alonso please, he's just good enough under pressure.

Yeah Watford really targeted him rather than Dave and they got at him time and again. 

There is having a lack of pace, and there is turning slower than a Tank, then there is Alonso, and teams know that weakness. 

Having said that, while CHO brings with him quite a wonderful potential linke up of pace and trickery in attack, he does not have the defensive instincts and probably be caught out because of that. Still worth a try though.

12 minutes ago, Valerie said:

My back is a bit iffy, but I've just spent 15 minutes doing exercises. If I can keep that up, I should be ready for Saturday. 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

OMG, as if I'm looking in the mirror!

12 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Big game in the battle for third. Win this and we go 12 ahead of them.

What??? Third no way…this title race is going to the wire…get all our players back and we have the best team in the league…KTBFFH… 

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Mate after watching last nights game I would play anybody at left back… so take ur boots you maybe needed and if not do u have stevie wonders phone number???? 🤣

With Jorgi being unused on the bench, and holding out hope both James and Kante recover for this one and, if need be, miss the mid week game, I would personally like to see

 

Mendy

 

Dave

Silva

Rudiger

 

James

Jorgi

Kante

CHO/Pulisic

 

Mount

Havertz

Pulisic/CHO

 

Would also prefer Trev over Dave but I woild be shocked if he is able to play.

Oh FFS, these midday Saturday kick-offs should be banned. Some of us have things to do.

8 minutes ago, bluedave said:

Oh FFS, these midday Saturday kick-offs should be banned. Some of us have things to do.

Not me, I don't have a life   What say you @Munkworth !

Although WHU have had success against us in the recent past I think we will beat them though not saying it will be easy.

And of course we now need to watch out for Zouma on those set pieces.

13 minutes ago, Valerie said:

Not me, I don't have a life   What say you @Munkworth !

 

 

Edited December 2, 20214 yr by Munkworth

Here’s the latest & greatest on injuries. Not gospel but a good insight. 

4 of our best players this season. Plus Kovacic. Rotten luck.

Alonso was involved in both our goals against Watford. He also adds extra height which will be needed against westham pieces.

 

                                Mendy

           Christensen.  Silva.    Rudiger

James.     Jorginho.   RLC.        ALONSO.

         Ziyech  Havertz.      Mount 

Yea Alonso is quality at the moment. See that ball he scoped out of mid-air last night, that was some Drogba sh*t!