Ouch Wolves at 3 after a Wednesday CL game.

At least the game was not hard on most of our players.

Will Wolves have a permanent manager in place for this one? At least Conor Coady won't be playing for them!

We have Milan away on the Tuesday so I really hope we give Silva a break and have him miss this game. I know every game is important but I really feel we must manage his minutes, especially with losing Wes.

With that in mind a back 4 seems the best option.

 

Kepa

 

James

Chalobah

Koulibaly 

Cucrella

 

RLC

Jorginho

Gallagher

 

Sterling

Auba

Pulisic

 

Edited October 6, 20223 yr by axman2526

1 hour ago, axman2526 said:

Ouch Wolves at 3 after a Wednesday CL game.

At least the game was not hard on most of our players.

Will Wolves have a permanent manager in place for this one? At least Conor Coady won't be playing for them!

We have Milan away on the Tuesday so I really hope we give Silva a break and have him miss this game. I know every game is important but I really feel we must manage his minutes, especially with losing Wes.

With that in mind a back 4 seems the best option.

 

Kepa

 

James

Chalobah

Koulibaly 

Cucrella

 

RLC

Jorginho

Gallagher

 

Sterling

Auba

Pulisic

 

I think we will probably start with a similar lineup to what we saw tonight, with Chalobah instead of Fofana. Like you I hope that Silva gets a rest. Could Cucurella play as LCB as part of a back 3 with Kouli/Trevoh? Then we could play Chilly as LWB. I would stick with RLC/Kova pairing in the middle. Maybe give Havertz a start in place of Mount.

Two Saturday 3pm kick offs in a row !😀

Need to go attacking here. 

Kepa

James Chalobah Koulibaly Cucurella

Jorginho RLC

Gallagher

Pulisic    Aubameyang  Sterling

10 hours ago, forbzy said:

I think we will probably start with a similar lineup to what we saw tonight, with Chalobah instead of Fofana. Like you I hope that Silva gets a rest. Could Cucurella play as LCB as part of a back 3 with Kouli/Trevoh? Then we could play Chilly as LWB. I would stick with RLC/Kova pairing in the middle. Maybe give Havertz a start in place of Mount.

My thinking was also not to overwork Ben as he played the full 90 against Milan and, I am guessing, will start on Tuesday. Similar train of thought with Kova as Kante won't likely be ready to start.

Playing Wolves at a good time. No Neves, Neto or Collins. Collins is their best defender. Neves is their best midfielder and Neto is their best winger. Traore isn't 100% yet also as although he has poor end product, is always a threat. Also won't have a new manager in time for the game.

On 05/10/2022 at 23:01, coco said:

Hate to break it to you but you are customers and in numbers a lot less than the mass on TV. However it is sh*tty for anyone making travel plans. I completely agree 

Anyway a win here is very much in cards. I feel 1-0 or 2-0. Mount to score.

33 minutes ago, evissy said:

Hate to break it to you but you are customers and in numbers a lot less than the mass on TV.

Without those 'customers' over the last 150 years, where would our football be ? The same place tiddly winks is, not on our TV's.

I think we'll see a few changes tomorrow but not masses. Expect a similar system to midweek as that worked very well and really unlocked Reece who's been our best player under Potter. I hope Silva gets a rest, but wouldnt be surprised if he starts considering Fofana's injury means less depth.

                 Kepa
  Chalobah - KK - Cucu
James - RLC - J5 - Chillwell
  Sterling - Auba - Mount

I personally wouldn't start Jorginho, but I think he'll get the nod a) to rest Kova, and b) to keep him sweet (I get the impression he's a personality that needs managing in the dressing room).

Wolves are an unknown quantity at the moment, loss of their manager could either galvanise the players or lead to capitulation - either way we can't fall into the trap of taking them too lightly, hope we start strongly and put the game to bed early.

 

32 minutes ago, coco said:

Without those 'customers' over the last 150 years, where would our football be ? The same place tiddly winks is, not on our TV's.

Could be. Still, in 2022 everyone is a customer. This is how the decisions in the club/tv go anyhow. If the decisions feel weird or unfair it is because you are not important enough. By important I mean money. I didn't invent this nor do I see eye to eye I just think it is a fact.

56 minutes ago, evissy said:

Could be. Still, in 2022 everyone is a customer. This is how the decisions in the club/tv go anyhow. If the decisions feel weird or unfair it is because you are not important enough. By important I mean money. I didn't invent this nor do I see eye to eye I just think it is a fact.

Remember how it felt watching the games with no fans during covid, then you realise they're more than just customers.

Let’s build keep the momentum going and make it 3 wins in a row (including the ac Milan win) 

don’t see any reason but to stick with Kepa. Seems to be doing fine and is better with the ball at his feet compared to mendy 

 

kepa 

chalobah koulibay cucurella 

james kovacic jorginho chilly 

havertz sterling 

auba 

Hoping our gobsh*te gets a good reception!

31 minutes ago, Mod said:

Hoping our gobsh*te gets a good reception!

I think he will now.

If he came back early on with Atletico (when the situation leading to his exit was still raw) it would have probably been a different story.

Hopefully we see a continuance of the performance on Wednesday night

2 hours ago, chiefBlueCFC said:

Hopefully we see a continuance of the performance on Wednesday night

This. 

13 hours ago, Gol15 said:

He doesn’t look so thuggish in yellow ? 

Match Day!

Come On Chelsea!!

18 hours ago, Jezq8 said:

Let’s build keep the momentum going and make it 3 wins in a row (including the ac Milan win) 

don’t see any reason but to stick with Kepa. Seems to be doing fine and is better with the ball at his feet compared to mendy 

 

kepa 

chalobah koulibay cucurella 

james kovacic jorginho chilly 

havertz sterling 

auba 

It would be very unfair, (and IMO would also make us weaker), to leave RLC out of the starting lineup after his performance against Milan.

Diego Costa homecoming ❤️

Although the fixtures are coming thick and fast, I wouldn't like to see many changes to the lineup that started against Milan. Would be crazy to go without Silva.

                               Mendy

                Azpi        Silva       Chalobah

       James    Kovacic     RLC     Chilwell

                     Sterling     Mount

                                Auba

Hopefully the good performance from midweek continues today.

I expect Diego to get a good reception from the fans.