52 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

In your chances to change your name? 

As much as I love the FA Cup, I'd take winning the CWC over a win today. Just this once though, just so we can say we've won it all.  Obviously the FA Cup is far superior, but it would just be nice to have the full set.

5 minutes ago, Eight Times said:

As much as I love the FA Cup, I'd take winning the CWC over a win today. Just this once though, just so we can say we've won it all.  Obviously the FA Cup is far superior, but it would just be nice to have the full set.

Biggest problem we have is no TT to prep the players.

Without him it all falls on Dave and Silva to get the job done. Honestly I expect they start both games we play as we badly need them to lead us.

6 hours ago, Eight Times said:

Starting to lose a bit of confidence now.

Same here!

 

14 hours ago, Eight Times said:

As much as I love the FA Cup, I'd take winning the CWC over a win today. Just this once though, just so we can say we've won it all.  Obviously the FA Cup is far superior, but it would just be nice to have the full set.

I am also very keen for us to win this. If opposition fans thought we were insufferable about being European champions, wait until they have to listen to us not shut up about being champions of the entire world for a whole year!

Keppa

Dave Silva Rudiger Alonso

Ziyech Kante Kovacic Pulisic

Havertz Lukaku 

17 hours ago, axman2526 said:

Biggest problem we have is no TT to prep the players.

Without him it all falls on Dave and Silva to get the job done. Honestly I expect they start both games we play as we badly need them to lead us.

He has coaching staff (the ones Lampard didn’t half inch!) that I’m sure he’ll be in communication with regularly. Arno Michels has a 100% winning record too I believe 

I can see us slipping up, not only is Tuchel no there which is not ideal but if we make the final, our opponents will have an extra days rest.

For the semi we have an extra days rest on our opponents but they will be in camp already and we will be travelling, as well as the fact that we just played ET.

They're going to have to be really sh*t for us to breeze it and this comp is like the actual world cup for these teams so they'll be up for it too.

Injury update according to the club site:

The only member of the 23-strong party not involved was Mason Mount. The other two players who came off yesterday with small problems, Hakim Ziyech and Cesar Azpilicueta, did take part, as did Thiago Silva and Christian Pulisic who were left out of the weekend match squad due to late returns from international duty.

Here's the squad, won't let me copy and paste and I'm too lazy to do it manually:
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/02/06/chelsea-squad-for-club-world-cup

Reece and Kenedy are there, RLC left out. Everyone else there as expected.

1 hour ago, sonic90 said:

Here's the squad, won't let me copy and paste and I'm too lazy to do it manually:
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2022/02/06/chelsea-squad-for-club-world-cup

Reece and Kenedy are there, RLC left out. Everyone else there as expected.

No Mendy.

 

Al-Hilal of Saudi leading their game currently 3-1. Ighalo formerly of Watford and United one of their scorers.

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4-1 now

Just now, Scott said:

4-1 now

Looks like we know who we are facing on Wednesday then. Hopefully we produce far better than we did on Saturday.

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Looks like we know who we are facing on Wednesday then. Hopefully we produce far better than we did on Saturday.

@coco can get the proper topic going then…

3 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

@coco can get the proper topic going then…

Is rather concerning that he has made so few cockups making them this season.

Just now, axman2526 said:

Is rather concerning that he has made so few cockups making them this season.

This is a weird one - let’s see how he does…

15 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

This is a weird one - let’s see how he does…

@coco we are watching you...

It's far too long a thread title for me. 

 

I was thinking today about the things I care more about than the Club World Cup and listing them in order of priority. 

I'd got to number 356 which was

356 - finding out how Tarzan was always so well groomed

And still the CWC hadn't appeared.

We better not pick injuries at this waste of time money tournament.

2 hours ago, axman2526 said:

No Mendy.

 

Al-Hilal of Saudi leading their game currently 3-1. Ighalo formerly of Watford and United one of their scorers.

They also have Callum Robinson who scored a brace against us last season for west brom and marenga I think who played for Porto against us last season

I am watching the afcon and hoping it goes to penalties. I really need to see Mendy win a shootout. Lol. He can't really be that bad at penalties

4 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

They also have Callum Robinson who scored a brace against us last season for west brom and marenga I think who played for Porto against us last season

Ah so they have 3 forwards likely to score on us then. Lovely lol.

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1 hour ago, loz said:

I was thinking today about the things I care more about than the Club World Cup and listing them in order of priority. 

I'd got to number 356 which was

356 - finding out how Tarzan was always so well groomed

And still the CWC hadn't appeared.

We better not pick injuries at this waste of time money tournament.

Where in the chart did Tottenham come in at?

45 minutes ago, The Don Antonio said:

I am watching the afcon and hoping it goes to penalties. I really need to see Mendy win a shootout. Lol. He can't really be that bad at penalties

One save and one shot hit the bar.. Congrats the uefa and FIFA keeper of the year

21 hours ago, The Don Antonio said:

They also have Callum Robinson who scored a brace against us last season for west brom and marenga I think who played for Porto against us last season

You are mixing up your WBA players. Callum Robinson (who also scored against us for Sheff United) is still with the Baggies. Al-Hilal do have Matheus Pereira who was one of the better players for WBA last season and scored twice in the game at the Bridge.