Tautvix 1,321 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Last season we were laughing at Jose's fixtures excuses and now we are doing the same. My biggest worry is that we just don't have enough players for rotation... Just don't know if this is also an excuse or just consequence of stupid board. xPetrCechx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blusan Alamb 295 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy 439 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Once again we got the hardest draw in England. Fucking sickning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miki-Liki 405 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 I blame Emenalo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Blusan Alamb and Johnnyeye 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,054 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, Johnnyeye said: just remember how hard Leicester made it for Atletico Madrid last season, we can do this. Cheers Our full XI at home should have enough to get the job done. Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 They need to be smacked. Pay Costa price you little... Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, DYC. said: Nice. Don't know how far Chels will go but some good battles in Europe regardless. Will be very interesting to see how Chelsea will fare against Atletico and Roma as I honestly how good this team is outside the PL. Tbf, we already know that this Core group of players are not UCL savy. Only one success against a big-boy UCL team and that was PSG 2014. In '15 & '16 PSG were by far the superior team against us. I think we'll def escape the group. But once the knockout rounds begin, I fear for our midfield/wingbacks. Blusan Alamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! DYC. 7,542 Posted August 24, 2017 Popular Post! Share Posted August 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Blue-in-me-Veins said: Tbf, we already know that this Core group of players are not UCL savy. Only one success against a big-boy UCL team and that was PSG 2014. In '15 & '16 PSG were by far the superior team against us. I think we'll def escape the group. But once the knockout rounds begin, I fear for our midfield/wingbacks. Not with the elite but, in terms of individual quality, you'd think Courtois, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Kanté, Fabregas, Hazard and Pedro would be able to measure up with that group of teams below the elite. Even new boys Christensen, Rudiger, Bakayoko and Morata. But as a collective... I don't know. Chels need to be much better in possession. Much better. You can't give the ball away so cheaply. The quality of build-up play needs to improve significantly. Same goes for delivering that final ball and the level of finishing. This team can battle though and I love how they can substantially improve the performance levels in the second half. But the whole 'let's sit back, hoof the ball up and play long balls, make the best of a few opportunities' game plan is dead in the CL. That truly annoyed me under previous managers. Hope we don't see that. I don't have much faith in the 3-4-3 system in the CL though. Definitely not with this centre midfield and these wingbacks, like you already alluded to. Blusan Alamb, Amblève., Blue-in-me-Veins and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Help me to Decide: 1 OR 2 (Short/Long) OR 3 OR 4 OR 5? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea4 1,521 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 We got a easy group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Blusan Alamb said: Copied from Twitter. They got home and away spot wrong it seems. They did. UEFA have a generic sequence to determine each matchday's matches. As alluded in the screenshot above, that sequence doesn't always apply because there are certain factors to take into consideration (e.g. teams from same city can't play at home on same matchday). The media - I believe it was London Evening Standard who tweeted it first - jumped the gun before getting official confirmation. The fixtures are usually only out an hour after the draw. Blusan Alamb 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 Okay, let's see: Conte vs Simeone TORRES vs CHELSEA Rudiger vs Roma Diego Costa vs Chelsea?Filipe Luis vs Chelsea Well rigged UEFA <3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 2 hours ago, DYC. said: Not with the elite but, in terms of individual quality, you'd think Courtois, Luiz, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Kanté, Fabregas, Hazard and Pedro would be able to measure up with that group of teams below the elite. Even new boys Christensen, Rudiger, Bakayoko and Morata. But as a collective... I don't know. Chels need to be much better in possession. Much better. You can't give the ball away so cheaply. The quality of build-up play needs to improve significantly. Same goes for delivering that final ball and the level of finishing. This team can battle though and I love how they can substantially improve the performance levels in the second half. But the whole 'let's sit back, hoof the ball up and play long balls, make the best of a few opportunities' game plan is dead in the CL. That truly annoyed me under previous managers. Hope we don't see that. I don't have much faith in the 3-4-3 system in the CL though. Definitely not with this centre midfield and these wingbacks, like you already alluded to. Agreed. I know CM is the holy grail for UCL, but I just hope we get competent Wingbacks that can win their 1v1 duels and deliver accurate crosses. Let's see how the season progresses, and the business that's done in these final 8 days. Johnnyeye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abreu03 292 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 1 hour ago, termninja said: Okay, let's see: Conte vs Simeone TORRES vs CHELSEA Rudiger vs Roma Diego Costa vs Chelsea?Filipe Luis vs Chelsea Well rigged UEFA <3 Courtois vs Atlético. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmk108 1,186 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Georgy said: Once again we got the hardest draw in England. Fucking sickning. No way. Spurs got a much worse group. Johnnyeye and RoyalBlues 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgy 439 Posted August 24, 2017 Share Posted August 24, 2017 8 minutes ago, kmk108 said: No way. Spurs got a much worse group. I forgot to check Tottenham RoyalBlues and King11Didier 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmk108 1,186 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 4 minutes ago, Georgy said: I forgot to check Tottenham Makes sense. It's not like they were going to go through even with the easiest group My prediction for the group: Atletico: 14 Chelsea: 11 Roma: 6 Qarabag: 1 Chelsea 2-1 Qarabag Roma 1-2 Atletico Atletico 1-0 Chelsea Qarabag 1-1 Roma Qarabag 0-2 Atletico Chelsea 2-1 Roma Atletico 2-0 Qarabag Roma 1-1 Chelsea Qarabag 0-2 Chelsea Atletico 2-2 Roma Chelsea 2-2 Atletico Roma 2-0 Qarabag RoyalBlues 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted August 25, 2017 Share Posted August 25, 2017 31 minutes ago, kmk108 said: Makes sense. It's not like they were going to go through even with the easiest group My prediction for the group: Atletico: 14 Chelsea: 11 Roma: 6 Qarabag: 1 Chelsea 2-1 Qarabag Roma 1-2 Atletico Atletico 1-0 Chelsea Qarabag 1-1 Roma Qarabag 0-2 Atletico Chelsea 2-1 Roma Atletico 2-0 Qarabag Roma 1-1 Chelsea Qarabag 0-2 Chelsea Atletico 2-2 Roma Chelsea 2-2 Atletico Roma 2-0 Qarabag Possibly, but with the current squad these are possible too: Chelsea 2-0 Qarabag Atletico 2-1 Chelsea Chelsea 2-2 Roma Roma 2-0 Chelsea Qarabag 1-1 Chelsea Chelsea 0-0 Atletico Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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