Match day thread for the round of 16 CWC match vs Benfica.

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Sanchez

James Chalobah Colwill Cucurella

Caicedo Lavia

Palmer Enzo Neto

Delap

Match Day!

Come on Chelsea!!

On 26/06/2025 at 14:16, Sconnie Blue said:

Sanchez

James Chalobah Colwill Cucurella

Caicedo Lavia

Palmer Enzo Neto

Delap

I agree with that line up apart from I think we will see Tosin alongside Colwill.

Plus it's a must win big game so I expect Maresca will bench Reece James LOL

On 26/06/2025 at 14:16, Sconnie Blue said:

Sanchez

James Chalobah Colwill Cucurella

Caicedo Lavia

Palmer Enzo Neto

Delap

Unless Maresca starts using the overlap more, I think we and Palmer will struggle out on the right. He does not have the pace to beat his man.

On 26/06/2025 at 14:16, Sconnie Blue said:

Sanchez

James Chalobah Colwill Cucurella

Caicedo Lavia

Palmer Enzo Neto

Delap

I’m with you apart from one change - Tosin over Chalobah for me. Just think he’s in slightly better form like his leadership.

The only positive we have is that Jackson isn’t available to destroy our creativity.

Pointless having Palmer out on the right if you’re going to invert James instead of overlap him.

Can see this being a 2-0 Benfica win.

Come on you blues!!

Need to get to the final just to make bank... ffs

Why is DAZN so fecking slow to load up ?

Looks like Channel 5 ain't showing it, so I'm stuck looking at a little disk turning around. I 'm scared to even look at it in case it doesn't like the look of me.

Here we go , clicked to accept cookies, now it's having a nap FFS.

Jesus Christ. DAZN is fecking useless, Now the Log in Page is frozen. I'm glad I haven't paid for this dog sh*te site.

4 minutes ago, The Rising Sun said:

Jesus Christ. DAZN is fecking useless, Now the Log in Page is frozen. I'm glad I haven't paid for this dog sh*te site.

It's horrible and it hates me back unfortunately 😟

Badiashile starting ?

Well if that is the case then none of us got that right LOL

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Can’t wait to see that midfield three and Palmer back on the right.

lets hope Palmer is on the right, who knows with Maresca

4 minutes ago, DukesOfHazard said:

Can’t wait to see that midfield three and Palmer back on the right.

Watch as Caicedo ends up playing RB and James moves into midfield with Palmer on the right with no overlapping fullback.....

Why does he keep switching up his centre back pairings ? Idiot.

Apart from Badiashile it’s probably our strongest line up at present

Given the calibre of CMs we have I think a 4-3-3 is our best formation so I have no complaints about the team, apart from I'd have Tosin instead of Badiashile.

5 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

Given the calibre of CMs we have I think a 4-3-3 is our best formation so I have no complaints about the team, apart from I'd have Tosin instead of Badiashile.

What has Chalobah done wrong then. Why would we put a massive bomb scare on the wrong side of our CB pairing. We have Tosin, Chalobah, Sarr and Acheampong, all right footed, right sided CBs. Why is this manager such a b*llend

Nice to see Lavia with Caicedo and Palmer on the right.

Both Chalobah and Santos on the bench if changes needed,

13 minutes ago, timetowaste said:

Given the calibre of CMs we have I think a 4-3-3 is our best formation so I have no complaints about the team, apart from I'd have Tosin instead of Badiashile.

He isn’t going to play 4-3-3 though, and he has said he hates marauding “up and down” fullbacks.