1 minute ago, Zeta said:

Lebron James of soccer at lwb. Hopefully it won't matter...

Still no Timo Eh? 

Pulisic man of many positions master of none. How will he and CHO link up?

2 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Still no Timo Eh? 

Pulisic man of many positions master of none. How will he and CHO link up?

They won't. I genuinely don't know what Pulisic has to do to be dropped.

4 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Pulisic, I don't get it. 

That lineup is more or less as expected. We may see Azpilicueta and James alternate between wing-back and right centre-back responsibilities.

The one surprise (but not an unwelcome one) is seeing Hudson-Odoi start again, especially considering he played the full game against Villa.

3 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Still no Timo Eh? 

Pulisic man of many positions master of none. How will he and CHO link up?

I wonder if it will be Pulisic or CHO at LWB. Given how we've lined up in the past, I suspect it will be Callum playing as a LWB ans Pulisic further forward.

2 minutes ago, wizardous said:

They won't. I genuinely don't know what Pulisic has to do to be dropped.

Didn’t I tell you all the CIA is involved? 

Edited December 29, 20214 yr by Dean

1 minute ago, wizardous said:

They won't. I genuinely don't know what Pulisic has to do to be dropped.

Have your mate Digne signed up some someone else can cover Alonso?

Hopefully Kante is not needed today. 

Kante on the bench, good news. Hopefully we won't need to use him.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Have your mate Digne signed up some someone else can cover Alonso?

Hopefully Kante is not needed today. 

Saul can deputise as a lwb.

Good to see havertz back 

6 minutes ago, wizardous said:

They won't. I genuinely don't know what Pulisic has to do to be dropped.

It's because him and Mount are our only fully fit attackers. Lukaku, CHO, Ziyech and Kai have all only returned recently from injuries/Covid and TT is probably more confident that Pulisic can go the full 90 without problems than any of them, which is sensible as we only have three changes and Lukaku, Kovacic and CHO would probably not go the full distance in an ideal scenario.

He also had to play as a Strike tje last few games which isn't his position, so I wouldn't hold his performances against him too much.

Edited December 29, 20214 yr by True Blue23

I like the line-up.  Trev, Kai and Hakim off the bench if needed.  Pulisic gets another chance in his best position, and CHO can show he's the LWB until Chilwell gets back.

Come On Chelsea!

4 minutes ago, True Blue23 said:

I wonder if it will be Pulisic or CHO at LWB. Given how we've lined up in the past, I suspect it will be Callum playing as a LWB ans Pulisic further forward.

Maybe, or maybe is Mount at WB and CP and CHO with Lukaku.

2 minutes ago, wizardous said:

Saul can deputise as a lwb.

So could Mount or CHO. I guess TT trusts CP more than Saul at this point.

1 minute ago, axman2526 said:

Maybe, or maybe is Mount at WB and CP and CHO with Lukaku.

I doubt that, when has Mount ever played as a WB?

Just now, True Blue23 said:

I doubt that, when has Mount ever played as a WB?

Never, but I don't see why he would be inferior to either CP or CHO there.

1 hour ago, BluesPower said:

I like the line-up.  Trev, Kai and Hakim off the bench if needed.  Pulisic gets another chance in his best position, and CHO can show he's the LWB until Chilwell gets back.

Unless TT has lost it it's Pulisic at left wing back.

He doesn't deserve a front three spot atall right now let alone over someone who heavily contributed to all three goals on Boxing Day.

Edited December 29, 20214 yr by Argo

22 minutes ago, Zeta said:

Wow 😵 I didn't even notice the line-up on that picture for a minute. That fake tan game is strong though.

9 minutes ago, Argo said:

Unless TT has lost it it's Pulisic at left wing back.

He doesn't deserve a front three spot atall right now let alone over someone who heavily contributed to all three goals on Boxing Day.

Either way mate Lamptey against either of them is nightmare. Toni better have his wits about him.

OR

Could it be James in the back 3, CP RWB and Dave LWB?

Edited December 29, 20214 yr by axman2526

I guess TT didn't fancy an Alonso match up against Lamptey ... having said that I think CHO is unfortunate to get shoved to LWB when he is clearly a better option in one of the attacking slots behind Lukaku.

Getting the First goal is crucial tonight. Brighton rarely lose and draw an awful lot of matches. They haven’t won since September yet are in 11th. We need to start fast and early - no messing about until 70th minute. Pepper their goal with attacks and shots. 

Good looking lineup. Hope we have a good game today! Come on Chelsea!