sh*tting hell that line up has taken me by surprise. Would prefer Enzo at 6/8 rather than 10 but otherwise decent given our injuries. 

Surprised to see Sterling dropped and Broja. Maybe it’s Poch back up plan and he’s assuming that it’s abit early for Broja. 

My only complaint about that line up is Enzo as a 10.

Sterling dropped? Broja starts? Palmer starts?

Brilliant.

So naturally us not winning is a certainty given I am happy with the line up. You have all been warned...

Will we ever see a Enzo-Caicedo double pivot? 

Everytime we pick a team I'm surprised by just how bad our line up is.

Then I realise that's just the squad we have.

Very very midtable but Fulham are beatable.

Hoping the shirt sponsor will be a lucky omen

Broja starting is bold. Hope he's up for it. Cucurella at right-back again (possibly) is funny, guess we're hoping the Bosingwa concentration complex kicks in. Dropping Sterling is strange considering our lack of depth, presumably injury-related. Would have thought using a back three and putting Maatsen at LWB would have been a relatively simple decision, however his contract situation is presumably influencing his playing time (or lack thereof).

Could of course be something completely different (Disasi RB and Cucucrella LB? Back three with Gallagher/Caicedo RWB and Cucurella LWB?

I'm really puzzled by Enzo at 10 with Gallagher deeper - just doesn't look a good fit. Poch saying in pre-match that Gallagher helps win the ball back more? I guess he must have stats that prove that but it doesn't feel like it watching us play 

Very, very early for a Broja start. But no else can play as lead striker so needs must.

Thing is with the Enzo 10 is where is Nkunku going to play when he’s back? If 10 then why not let Enzo get used to the 8 position he’d play when he’s back rather than waste the first 6 months out of position.  Surly Palmer or Conor can play the 10 role for now.

Really happy with that line up, probably the best we could have fielded with the injuries we've got apart from maybe Colwill replacing Silva in the middle and Maatsen at LB

Have a few issues with the lineup as usual but whatever, should still win this one. 

3 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Thing is with the Enzo 10 is where is Nkunku going to play when he’s back? If 10 then why not let Enzo get used to the 8 position he’d play when he’s back rather than waste the first 6 months out of position.  Surly Palmer or Conor can play the 10 role for now.

I think at the moment Poch wants to defend that back line a bit more and a midfield of Conor, Caicedo and Enzo protects it better. And really Enzo and Conor will change positions with each other regularly.

Just going to the shop to buy a bottle of red wine. To drown my sorrows or celebrate. 

Carragher is about to burst in to tears!

18 minutes ago, DarkMata said:

Hoping the shirt sponsor will be a lucky omen

we  have a shirt sponsor?

This line up has 11 career Chelsea goals between them, and Thiago Silva has 5 of those LOL.

Time for the front 4 to step up 🙂 

today is Mudryk's day

 

Sun

9°18’

Lib

 

Moon

24°04’

Tau

 

Full Moon (224°46’)

Mercury

26°07’

Vir

 

Venus

24°54’

Leo

 

Mars

23°41’

Lib

 

Jupiter

14°16’

Tau

R

Saturn

1°22’

Pis

R

Uranus

22°35’

Tau

R

Neptune

25°54’

Pis

R

Pluto

27°54’

Cap

R

Node (M)

25°39’

Ari

R

Node (T)

24°55’

Ari

 

Lilith (M)

29°54’

Leo

 

Chiron

18°03’

Ari

R

 

it's clear

I know that injuries are playing a huge part in selection but Cucurella and Disaster as our two full backs is relegation standards.

 

Happy to see Broja lead the line up and hopefully once the formation starts Enzo is further back than it’s showing.

19 minutes ago, PloKoon13 said:

Broja starting is bold. 

Mentally no doubts. He has a first class attitude.

Physically I would be surprised if he does not burn out early, given his injury, still in the building up fitness point and his game being based on pace and power.

1 minute ago, Sexyfootball said:

This line up has 11 career Chelsea goals between them, and Thiago Silva has 5 of those LOL.

Time for the front 4 to step up 🙂 

To be fair only about 3 of them have more than 11 career Chelsea appearances.

26 minutes ago, Drogba1 said:

Will we ever see a Enzo-Caicedo double pivot? 

I am curious to see what Poch does when both Nkunku and Carney are fit. 

His Gallagher fetish will be tested. 

just caught my eye that our guys are practicing missing the goals ..... 

Would love us to win, but sadly not confident 

1 minute ago, carrickblue said:

just caught my eye that our guys are practicing missing the goals ..... 

Practice makes perfect!