Ok....so i knew we would beat leeds although my 4 0 was overjudged....this one very strangly i feel confident of predicting.i believe we will hold them to a draw sadly...and.....may hit the woodwork 3 times...then concentrate on 5th place europe

On 05/03/2023 at 02:20, axman2526 said:

Kepa

 

Chalobah

Fofana

Koulibaly 

 

James

Zakaria

Enzo

Kovacic

Chilwell

 

Felix

 

Mudryk 

 

Control the midfield, use mudryks pace to push them back, leave room for James, Enzo and Chiwell to get at them.

That is a team I would expect us to play if we were 1-0 in front. We are behind. Looks way too defensive too me. If Potter actually selected this kind of team, I think Boehly would intervene himself.

Edited March 6, 20233 yr by STATS

16 hours ago, ozboy said:

the away goal thing is irrelevant of course.

What?!?! Away goals count double! Didn’t you know?

4 minutes ago, Munkworth said:

What?!?! Away goals count double! Didn’t you know?

Triple.

Just realized Dortmund's freak of nature GK and Adeymi are out. 

A Chance. 

Sky Bet: Joao Felix to score first and Chelsea to win 2-0 in 90mins - Was 50/1 NOW 66/1
Not a betting man, but that seems it might be a chance

Chelsea will be without Thiago Silva, Mason Mount, N’Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Edouard Mendy and Armando Broja.

Reece James should be back.

Captain America is back in contention.

Did you know? Kai’s been the designated penalty taker in the absence of Jorgi.

 

We're on a roll......everyone steps up and we win the game.  Hopefully GP has learned his lesson from the first game and the momentum from Leeds carry's over............I then I woke up.    

Start fast, keep the momentum going, play 3 in the middle and might actually stand a chance and squeaking through...lose and not play well, just might change Todd's thoughts about Mr Potter.   Lose and dominate, hit a few posts and a bar, a couple of dodgy VAR call and Todd will have a headache.

So, eight or nine changes to keep the boys fresh for the trip up to Leicester at the weekend?

I hope not.

I just hope they take a leaf out of the Pool's book and try and play with the mentality they'd played with against Utd for more than the opening 20-25 minutes.

2 minutes ago, Bebe1980 said:

So, eight or nine changes to keep the boys fresh for the trip up to Leicester at the weekend?

I hope not.

I just hope they take a leaf out of the Pool's book and try and play with the mentality they'd played with against Utd for more than the opening 20-25 minutes.

Well it cannot be an unchanged side. Maybe Badiashile should have been picked over Mudryk.

Interesting how bookmakers consider us the favorite to win the game. Just wanted to place a small bet but the odds aren't particularly attractive.

Edited March 7, 20233 yr by reparto corse

So the journey starts airport bound  . Stamford bridge awaits 

can we score tonight 🤣 can’t buy a goal 

i feel good about tonite believe if we play fast and press hard  , like we always should we can beat them 2.0 the players know what the season rides on.

Oh god, the day hath come: will we kick plan B to salvage our season into action, or will we chose a self-induced coma until mid-August?

Match Day!

Come On Chelsea!!

Edited March 7, 20233 yr by erskblue

33 minutes ago, Valerie said:

or will we chose a self-induced coma until mid-August?

Which year?

GAMEDAY!!! COME ON CHELS!!!!

On 05/03/2023 at 11:53, smileysmiles said:

lets hope for todds miracle

That worked out well for the Women’s team in the FA cup final.

15 hours ago, TheCeleryKing said:

Sky Bet: Joao Felix to score first and Chelsea to win 2-0 in 90mins - Was 50/1 NOW 66/1
Not a betting man, but that seems it might be a chance

Chelsea will be without Thiago Silva, Mason Mount, N’Golo Kante, Cesar Azpilicueta, Edouard Mendy and Armando Broja.

Reece James should be back.

Captain America is back in contention.

Did you know? Kai’s been the designated penalty taker in the absence of Jorgi.

 

 

 

Felix that has 1 goal & 1 assist in his last 14 appearances in the CL. Potter needs to keep him away from the starting lineup. He has no fight and doesn’t press, 2 qualities we will need tonight. 
If Mount isn’t fit, I’d rather go down fighting with either Murdyk or Pulisic. He just needs to get the players fired up. I would be pissed if either Ziyech or Felix start this match.

Edited March 7, 20233 yr by ducavis

I'm more confident Charles Bronson will get parole then us winning tonight.

Potter at the presser ...' I think the players can win' ...I'd like to hear 'I am confident we can turn it around' .....Felix 'If we do the things right we will win'

Potter - ..'It's a special occasion for the club'   News flash Graham...we've won the f**king thing twice, been to another final and 90% of the time go deep into the competition....until you came along anyway.  

Felix 'I'm here to win..the Champions League is a special competition..I love playing in the competition' I'm here to win trophies'

Potter - 'Its a big game, an exciting game, it will be wonderful...

Tells you that Potter has never won anything worth winning in his entire career, never been to these dizzy heights....blimey Todd you really did screw up picking this winner....

We will win tonight, if we keep the pressure and intensity up for 90 mins -

I'm not sure any of our new signings have shown anything much yet. Felix looks the best of the bunch, but doesn't seem to work very hard off of the ball. I'd go with:

 

Kepa

 

Fofana

Koulibaly

Chalobah

 

James

RLC

Enzo

Chilly

 

Mount 

Havertz

Felix/Sterling/Pulisic

 

Honestly, I'm as frustrated with Havertz as everyone else, but I don't see much choice with who else to play. 

I think, given our lack of goals, it would be a mistake to play a back 5 plus 3 midgets. But we looked a lot better with Chilly at LWB, so hoping James can offer the same improvement at RWB. 

 

 

Could be our last European game for 18 months, or 30, or 42.

Really hope Mudryk starts tonight.

We need players in the line up that Dortmund are going to be worried about.

Frankly I just want to see us putting in a decent shift. Can't see us going through but show some balls for Gawd's sake. 

Match day,you never know ..... COME ON YOU BLUES !