Closed Chelsea v Stoke

[1chelsea 864]

Can we still lose him to lim pool??

we could if Basel agree a few with them, its just personal terms that we need to sort out.

Just want to be sure base on Rodgers who said something about not sure he signed for Chelsea

[didierforever 7,349]

we are going to play a "strong" team (as JM put it, now he is the only JM left).

schwarzer

azpi cahill DL cole

matic mikel lamps

schurrle BA hazard

[Jase 43,479]

One (or another) silly thing with Mata leaving is that we suddenly have to play another first choice AM for this game when he could have been rested for the West Ham game on Wednesday.

[sainttourist 68]

To be honest it more easy to take all recent shitty news, if the games came more often. Can't wait, hope for solid result as well.

[didierforever 7,349]

One (or another) silly thing with Mata leaving is that we suddenly have to play another first choice AM for this game when he could have been rested for the West Ham game on Wednesday.

we can play 4-3-3.

[Jase 43,479]

we can play 4-3-3.

True but think Mourinho will be sticking to his default formation, which is the 4-2-3-1.

[De_ChrapQaa 192]

I can't wait to see boys playing again

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Match time

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Schwarzer

Kalas - Luiz - Cahill - Cole

Matic - Lampard

Schurrle - Mata - Willian

Ba

Mata out.. so maybe we might now see 4-3-3, with Matic, Lampard and Mikel in the middle, Willy and Andy on the wings, behind Ba,

[Namika 922]

Cech

Azpi - Luiz - Cahill - Cole

Matic - Mikel

Schurrle - Willian - Hazard

Ba

[CHOULO19 24,332]

4-3-3 against Stoke is not a bad idea at all, especially if you have Matic and Mikel in there to provide some physicality. I'd go for:

Cech

Iva-Cahill-JT-Azpi

Matic-Mikel

Lampard

Willian-Ba-Hazard

[The Mak 4,459]

If that's the case, I hope Essien also gets a 6th minute applause as well. I think his contribution to the club is no more less than Mata's and this is a guy who actually had his career ended by two terrible injuries.

But I'm not exactly sure what the point of doing that will be. Mata didn't leave us as a legend like RDM, he left us a a mercenary.

Eh, don't you mean 5th minute?

You seem more like a troll than an actual Chelsea fan. Either that or you're X's little brother or something.

[Radu Cristian 4]

Guys, it's STOKE. They play ugly as hell and we lost against them already.

I think Mourinho should play the big, tall and strong guys. Otherwise we risk some injuries.

Ivanovic, Matic, Lampard, Luiz, Cahill, Ba/Eto'o should all be in the starting 11.

Maybe we can loan Essien for this match and send him back to Milan on monday.

[different level 1,056]

So it's either a 4-3-3 with Lamps, Mikel and Matic in midfield with Andy and Willy behind Ba so Jose can rest both Eden and Oscar, or a 4-2-3-1, resting only one of them with the possibility of giving Salah his first start against WHU on Wednesday.

[bluesman2610 1,341]

I too believe 4-3-3 is the way to go for this game with height and passing ability in the middle Mikel Matic and Lamps.. Back 4 will be the same Ivan Cahill Terry Azpi and I feel Jose will still play Hazard from the start for this one and Willian too.. Eto'o or Ba if we keep it simple and into feet Eto'o will shred those slow turning CBs they have if we want to lump it forward then Ba the better option.. We need this game to take minds off of all this transfer nonsense

[Jusek 2,031]

Would be nice to see some Schurrle and more of Matic. I hope Ba starts as well.

[the Blues 11 19]

Just win, baby. I don't care who plays just win.

[DavidEU 2,023]

5th minute round of appreciation for Essien?