7 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Has anyone watched Boro this season? How are they?

Like I said I watched them v Villa. Fast and kept trying,Villa were well on top but occasionally borough would get away on a break, just couldn’t finish. Villa win was well deserved. I would prefer a low block at their shop and try and catch them on the break but we will of course dominate possession without being able to score ourselves. 

Match Day!

Come on Chelsea!!

Very quiet in here today LOL.

Come on the Blues !!!

I'm going for a 3-1 away win 🙂 

 

I'm sure things will pick up later.

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12 minutes ago, Scott said:

I'm sure things will pick up later.

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It will when axman2526 shows up lol.

If we lose Bob Mortimer will be happy and who wouldn’t want Bob Mortimer to be happy?

17 minutes ago, Bluesince66 said:

It will when axman2526 shows up lol.

Poch confirmed it’s the same squad as for Preston 

3 minutes ago, Andy2461 said:

Poch confirmed it’s the same squad as for Preston 

I doubt it's the same lineup though.

Broja dropped to bench. It has to be an injury otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense at all. It’s a huge chance for him to build on his confidence after scoring last game.

Poch seem to have a habit of doing this… Why?

Great... Sterling or Palmer as false 9. I'd hoped we'd seen the end of that sh*t.

Palmer at ST @Bob stark 🧐

Just now, dansubrosa said:

Broja dropped to bench. It has to be an injury otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense at all. It’s a huge chance for him to build on his confidence after scoring last game.

Poch seem to have a habit of doing this… Why?

If he was injured, he would not be on the bench.

False 9 against Arsenal, I get it, false 9 against a championship side? Cowardly.

Just now, dansubrosa said:

Broja dropped to bench. It has to be an injury otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense at all. It’s a huge chance for him to build on his confidence after scoring last game.

Poch seem to have a habit of doing this… Why?

Makes a lot of sense given he was comfortably the worst player on the pitch for 60 mins until his goal.

It was great for his confidence but this is a semi final it isn't about invidual confidence it's about giving us the best chance to win the tie and that doesn't include Broja.

1 minute ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Palmer at ST @Bob stark 🧐

Who feeds Palmer?

If our players do what they usually do and start the game slow in this cold weather, then I think we need to question if there is something seriously wrong with them 😆

So Enzo as the 10 is it? He will love that...

 

Boro have 12 players missing, and I seriously doubt they have that deep a squad to begin with. They have also been playing twice a week for several weeks, and Villa worked them hard.

Regardless of Pochettinos selection we should win this by a few goals. Madueke and Palmer should do the job, and time for Sterling to pad his stats against lower league option.

Should be a comfortable win, so long as the players show the right attitude.

5 minutes ago, dansubrosa said:

Broja dropped to bench. It has to be an injury otherwise it wouldn’t make any sense at all. It’s a huge chance for him to build on his confidence after scoring last game.

Poch seem to have a habit of doing this… Why?

Jackson has gone to the AFCON, so it could be that doesn't want to risk Broja getting injured.

2 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

Jackson has gone to the AFCON, so it could be that doesn't want to risk Broja getting injured.

If he does not want to play Broja fair enough, but then start Washington. He is a striker at least. We are playing an injury hit mid table championship side.

5 minutes ago, Scott Harris said:

If our players do what they usually do and start the game slow in this cold weather, then I think we need to question if there is something seriously wrong with them 😆

If we start the way we did at the weekend we are screwed, these players can’t see a Wembley day out and go out and start like that did at the weekend, surely not?

That is a terribly weak bench considering we’ve spent £1bn

Just now, JM7 said:

That is a terribly weak bench considering we’ve spent £1bn

Our treatment room though...

13 minutes ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Palmer at ST @Bob stark 🧐

He does seem to be the only one who possesses an ounce of composure. Although who's going to create for him?