2 hours ago, Sconnie Blue said:

Played half the season so I believe he gets one. 

Might deserve one! This is the Championship table since he left:

On 26/04/2024 at 12:59, Shug said:

Play Sanchez as centre forward instead of Jackson, can’t be any worse

this is really worth a go

Date / Time: Saturday, April 27, 2024; 20.00 BST; 3pm EDT; 12:30am IST (next day)

Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham

Referee: Craig Pawson (on pitch); Chris Kavanagh (VAR)

Forecast: cold drizzle

 

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No expecting anything from this just like the Arsenal match.

Edited April 27, 20242 yr by El regreso

I'm encouraged by the midfield and attack, I think we could score some goals tonight.

I don’t know why I had some faint hope Casadei would actually get a start with Enzo, Lavia, Lesley and Carney out. So happy we recalled him!

Edited April 27, 20242 yr by AndyDowsleftflank

Let's go!  6th place somehow still within reach.

And still Casadei cannot start. Why bring him back Poch?

We'll need a big game from Madueke and Mudryk this evening ... not much on the bench to try and change the game if they are off the pace ... 

7 minutes ago, AndyDowsleftflank said:

I don’t know why I had some faint hope Casadei would actually get a start with Enzo, Lavia, Lesley and Carney out. So happy we recalled him!

If he wasn’t going to start at Burnley then he has no chance v Villa.

We still made the right choice recalling him, our bench would be even more dreadful without him.

In fact probably the weakest bench of the season ... back to the two keepers thing, plus Disasi, Gilchrist, Acheampong, Casadei, Dyer, Washington and Tyrique George ... 

Bloody hell, not sure I've ever seen a Chelsea squad quite that threadbare.

At least we have a pretty good chance of seeing a first-team debut tonight. Hopefully it won't be at 4-0 down.

Thoughts are with Disasi as the one senior outfield player who didn't make the starting XI.

2 minutes ago, Sexyfootball said:

We'll need a big game from Madueke and Mudryk this evening ... not much on the bench to try and change the game if they are off the pace ... 

They weren’t the only people who should have been ashamed of their performances against Arsenal, but they were exceptionally poor.

They need to show up tonight. 

Is there any fight left with this lot? 

Why the feck does he put two keepers on the bench ?

does my fecking brain in 

8 minutes ago, Remodez said:

If he wasn’t going to start at Burnley then he has no chance v Villa.

We still made the right choice recalling him, our bench would be even more dreadful without him.

You can’t be serious. He could have continued his development at Leicester, instead he is wasting away on our bench. Calling him back has given us nothing as Poch refuses to use him, while he goes half a season without football. Lose-lose

We should take a moment to appreciate just how f**king nuts this is:

11 fit senior outfield players. Never seen anything like it.

We're away to the fourth-best team in the league. If we manage anything other than a defeat these guys are heroes.

 

1 minute ago, Andy2461 said:

Why the feck does he put two keepers on the bench ?

does my fecking brain in 

Cos he's a c**t 

Unfortunately looks like Nicos shooting boots went to the women's team who ha e crashed out of the WCL against Barca.

Regardless of what happens in this match a real sour note for the weekend with terrible misses and some bad ref calls robbing Emma of a deserved send off.

1 minute ago, Andy2461 said:

Why the feck does he put two keepers on the bench ?

does my fecking brain in 

It's not a great look ... can't see why Tauriainen, Castledine or Harrison wouldn't have been a better 9th sub than Teddy Curd (no offence Teddy !)

2 minutes ago, Andy2461 said:

Why the feck does he put two keepers on the bench ?

does my fecking brain in 

Poch is a lemon fanatic so it makes sense that he would jump at the chance of putting Curd in the squad.

Would have preferred Chalobah in the centre with Disasi right back. Lets see how many mistakes Badiashille makes.

5 minutes ago, AndyDowsleftflank said:

You can’t be serious. He could have continued his development at Leicester, instead he is wasting away on our bench. Calling him back has given us nothing as Poch refuses to use him, while he goes half a season without football. Lose-lose

Given our injury situation it was the right move. If we were actually any good I'm sure he would have started in games v the likes of Burnley but Poch can't trust this team atm so can't risk it. 

1 minute ago, Vialli96 said:

Would have preferred Chalobah in the centre with Disasi right back. Lets see how many mistakes Badiashille makes.

100%! Silva will have to double the work next to Badiashile!

4 minutes ago, axman2526 said:

Unfortunately looks like Nicos shooting boots went to the women's team who ha e crashed out of the WCL against Barca.

Regardless of what happens in this match a real sour note for the weekend with terrible misses and some bad ref calls robbing Emma of a deserved send off.

They didn't crash out Axe, they were turfed out by yet more comically inept,amateurish officiating by morons on the pitch and in the VAR box. It turns all serious women's matches into a lottery.