Closed Chelsea v Sporting Lisbon

[ulvhedin 473]

Team I would like to see:

Cech

Azpi - Christensen - Zouma - Luis

Ake - Mikel

Salah - Baker - Schurrle

Remy

Team i think we will see:

Cech

Ivanovic - Cahill- Zouma - Luis

Ramires - Mikel

Salah - Cesc - Schurrle

Remy

[Stats 6,980]

I get that. But who's next in line in defence if we fully rest JT and Ivan like I suggested? It's either him or Kane.

Just saying what I would do, still a strong team but with youth laced through.

Kane is out on loan to Bristol City. Why he went there I do not know but that is the club's decision. I reckon it will be Azpi alongside Zouma and either Cahill or Ivanovic partnering him. Luis LB. Subs will prob be the usual experienced ones incase of any injuries and probably Christensen. Doubt he will start.

[Viper22 2,418]

Kane is out on loan to Bristol City. Why he went there I do not know but that is the club's decision. I reckon it will be Azpi alongside Zouma and either Cahill or Ivanovic partnering him. Luis LB. Subs will prob be the usual experienced ones incase of any injuries and probably Christensen. Doubt he will start.

Didn't know that. What a useless loan :/. Well we have to choose 6 players from 7 then (Ivan, Azpi, Luis, JT, Cahill, Zouma, Christensen). JT definitely needs a rest and I think Ivan does too. But we'll just have to wait and see.

[ulvhedin 473]

Didn't know that. What a useless loan :/. Well we have to choose 6 players from 7 then (Ivan, Azpi, Luis, JT, Cahill, Zouma, Christensen). JT definitely needs a rest and I think Ivan does too. But we'll just have to wait and see.

I really dont think Kane would get any matches in Chelsea

[Y123CFC 69]

This isn't that relevant, but I'm assuming Jose is a Porto fan?

So he will definitely want to beat Sporting Lisbon even if the match means nothing to us haha

[iseah100 5,612]

Really really really hope Christensen and Ake play.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

I expect Remy, Schurrle, Salah, Filipe, Zouma to take their chances against an average side that will be w/o their best player (Nani).

Hazard, Cesc, Matic, Oscar, JT, Willian and Diego must be rested. 442 would be fun for this one.

Remy Drogs

Andre Mikel Ramires Salah

Filipe Cahill Zouma Azpi/Brana

Cech

[the wes 7,212]

Really really really hope Christensen and Ake play.

ake injured mate

[the wes 7,212]

salah needs a game big time

[DH1988 1,194]

I'd like to see

Cech

Apzi-Zouma-Christensen-Luis

Mikel-Baker

Salah Schurrle

Boga

Remy or Solanke

Realistically it will probably be near full strength

[chelseafc9010 224]

Cech
Dave, Iva, Zouma, Luis
Rambo, Fab, Baker
Salah, Remy, Salah

Also people saying this is an unimportant match and we shouldn't care about winning, you are blind. Clearly we don't need a win statistically but if we lose we lose first of all our record at the bridge this season and we also lose our spirit. Losing two games in a row for a big team like us, no matter what the game will affect our mentality.

[Special Juan 27,103]

Cech

Dave, Iva, Zouma, Luis

Rambo, Fab, Baker

Salah, Remy, Salah

One Salah can't get a game, never mind two.

[chelseafc9010 224]

One Salah can't get a game, never mind two.

Salah is so bad on his own, so maybe two Salah will be good?

[Miguelito 459]

This match may mean nothing to us but it may be a decider on who qualifies with us. Even if Jose wanted to field a team of youngster, he couldn't because UEFA would probably punish us. Plus, put yourselves in the shoes of the shoes of the Schalke fans. We need to try to win this match while still resting some key players, especially Hazard.

I never understand this. If we play with players that are all registered for the squad, why does it matter? What is the point then of even registering a full squad to UEFA?

If UEFA punishes us for that, it would be completely ridiculous. They should never be able to judge a manager's opinion on what he thinks is best for a certain game.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I never understand this. If we play with players that are all registered for the squad, why does it matter? What is the point then of even registering a full squad to UEFA?

If UEFA punishes us for that, it would be completely ridiculous. They should never be able to judge a manager's opinion on what he thinks is best for a certain game.

It's obvious, isn't it? We played our best team against Schalke, so if we don't play our best against Sporting, it wouldn't be fair to Schalke. Hence, UEFA whose job is to protect the fairness of the competition would obviously take issue with that.

One more point about this that hasn't been brought up is that the difference between a loss and a win in this match is over a million Euros IIRC (depending on how many goals we score). That is also a factor, no doubt.

[LAM09 6,547]

This match mightn't mean much in the grand scheme of things, but we should be winning all our home games. That's the bottom line.

[Jase 43,479]

Diego Costa could start for Chelsea against Sporting Lisbon

[Stats 6,980]

Before anyone gets frustrated at not seeing Lewis Baker involved, it looks like he is injured for Wednesday anyway. A shame if he was being considered to play.