Man U seem to be our bogey team as of late. It’s hard to call this one.

 

Kepa 

chalobah silva koulibay 

azbi kova jorginho chillwell 

mount sterling 

auba 

Chelsea provisional squad:

Arrizabalaga, Mendy, Silva, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Cucurella, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Zakaria, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Sterling, Havertz, Mount, Aubameyang, Broja, Pulisic, Ziyech.

 

Potters starting XI:

                                     Arrizabalaga

                    Chalobah        Silva       Koulibaly

Loftus-Cheek      Jorginho      Kovacic         Pulisic

                           Mount         Sterling

                                Aubameyang

 

My preferred starting XI:

                                     Arrizabalaga

      Azpilicueta       Chalobah      Silva       Cucurella

                            Jorginho      Kovacic

             Gallagher         Mount         Pulisic

                                     Broja

 

I don’t understand why Potter doesn’t try Chilwell or Cucurella at right WB. I know it’s the opposite side but it’s more natural than RLC or Sterling. 

40 minutes ago, coco said:

Chelsea provisional squad:

Arrizabalaga, Mendy, Silva, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Cucurella, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Zakaria, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Sterling, Havertz, Mount, Aubameyang, Broja, Pulisic, Ziyech.

 

Potters starting XI:

                                     Arrizabalaga

                    Chalobah        Silva       Koulibaly

Loftus-Cheek      Jorginho      Kovacic         Pulisic

                           Mount         Sterling

                                Aubameyang

 

My preferred starting XI:

                                     Arrizabalaga

      Azpilicueta       Chalobah      Silva       Cucurella

                            Jorginho      Kovacic

             Gallagher         Mount         Pulisic

                                     Broja

 

Looks like Gallagher is of questionable fitness right now.  He might make the squad but I can't see Potter starting him.

I am hoping we go with a 4-2-3-1 though.  

59 minutes ago, coco said:

Chelsea provisional squad:

Arrizabalaga, Mendy, Silva, Chalobah, Koulibaly, Azpilicueta, Cucurella, Chilwell, Jorginho, Kovacic, Loftus-Cheek, Zakaria, Chukwuemeka, Gallagher, Sterling, Havertz, Mount, Aubameyang, Broja, Pulisic, Ziyech.

 

Potters starting XI:

                                     Arrizabalaga

                    Chalobah        Silva       Koulibaly

Loftus-Cheek      Jorginho      Kovacic         Pulisic

                           Mount         Sterling

                                Aubameyang

 

My preferred starting XI:

                                     Arrizabalaga

      Azpilicueta       Chalobah      Silva       Cucurella

                            Jorginho      Kovacic

             Gallagher         Mount         Pulisic

                                     Broja

 

Wait what? You don't seriously believe, after resting Chilwell at Brentford, Potter is starting CP ahead of him at WB back, do you @coco?

37 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Wait what? You don't seriously believe, after resting Chilwell at Brentford, Potter is starting CP ahead of him at WB back, do you @coco?

Potters team at the end of the Brentford game....

Kai needs to be nowhere near the starting XI today.

37 minutes ago, coco said:

Potters team at the end of the Brentford game....

We will see Coco, we will see.

Kepa; Azpi, Chalobah, Silva, Cucurella, Chilwell, RLC, Jorginho, Mount, Sterling, Auba

Todays team.

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by Droy

Sorry nvm

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by azpi28

Not a single defender on the bench - pretty lean considering we’re only missing three defenders (Fofana, James, KK). 

 

Where's K2? What a sh*te team again...WTF is Cucurella doing LCB?

doesn’t look like rlc or Sterling will be wingback 

That would mean chillwell or Cucurella would be playing as a winger 

I'm really starting to go of Potter very quickly.

In these kind of games i don't mind 3 atb because priority remains a strong defence and hopefully get a goal or two from counter attack, however against Brentford it was wrong.

1 minute ago, Bluesince66 said:

I'm really starting to go of Potter very quickly.

When we win 1-0 today you’ll change your tune pretty quickly I’d imagine. 

what happened to koulibaly?

6 minutes ago, doctorblue said:

Where's K2? What a sh*te team again...WTF is Cucurella doing LCB?

He’s probably ill or he would be on the bench 

I like that we're playing all of our fit defenders. Otherwise... probably not what I would have wanted.

I assume Koulibaly is injured/has a knock/has the sh*ts, but a 'wrong'-footed LCB against Antony would make a lot of sense. Goes without saying, but it's such a shame we don't have Kanté available. He stands out like a sore thumb in comparison to our other languid options in midfield.

Edited October 22, 20223 yr by PloKoon13

Just now, azpi28 said:

He’s probably ill or he would be on the bench 

Not even on bench...there isn't one single defender on the bench...so why isn't Dave playing on the left? Cucurella isn't a LCB in anyone's universe 

No k2 ?

that team increases my confidence in my prediction in the Zeta league quite a lot. Cucurella is going to get done imo.

United win.

8 minutes ago, Andy2461 said:

No k2 ?

Kevin never played for us and has long since retired from both playing and managing. This shouldn’t be news to people. 

2-0 win for Chelsea 

no need to worry