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"So that was good and created a medium group - but the final group is very late.

"Are they ready individually? No. But we have to be ready as a team for Monday.

"Can it be a team of six guys not ready? No. It must be a team with the majority of the players that had a proper pre-season and they are in a better condition.

"So we have to make options, and probably the team to play the first two or three matches is more about the team that is ready."

Not unexpected from José.

The six players he means are Courtois, Hazard, Schurrle, Oscar, Willian and Ramires.

Ramires can't play because he's suspended, so we're left with five among those six.

I see us playing with four at most, but more likely with three. Oscar and Willian compete directly for the same spot imo, doesn't matter if playing centered or in the RW. So I guess we start with Courtois and Hazard and one between Schurrle, Oscar and Willian.

If I know Mourinho as well as I think I do, he'll start with Willian and bring Schurrle early on in the second (at most at 60 mark) if we aren't winning yet by then. I see Oscar getting few minutes, if any in the first match.

Given the scenario, my only doubt is if he'll start Luís or not. I have a nagging feeling he won't, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if he does, I'll go with my feeling then.

Courtois

Iva - Terry - Cahill - Azpili

Matic - Cesc

Salah - Willian - Hazard

Costa

I could also see him starting with Torres in a 4-4-2 replacing Salah.

For the next two matches where he said he's probably going to choose his team based on physical condition, I think Ramires will play and we'll move to a 4-3-3. The best thing that has ever happened to us was the first four fixtures that will gives us time to prepare and settle before meeting City away. Everton away is just the perfect test in a third round, for us to fix anything that could still be out of place. Let's not forget we dominated them last year for the whole first half before we conceded that stupid goal and ended up losing the match. I think we could be competitive against them, have a breather with Swansea at home and be ready to play City.

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We Hate Scouse

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This isn't going to be an easy game by any means. The naivety of some people is ridiculous.

This is a team that have just been promoted playing their first game in the Premier League at home, against an opponent as good as us. They're going to want to prove themselves. The atmosphere's going to be absolutely electric, the players will play like it's the FA Cup final. Sean Dyche will have a very easy job geeing the players up.

I can see this finishing 1-0 to either side.

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This isn't going to be an easy game by any means. The naivety of some people is ridiculous.

This is a team that have just been promoted playing their first game in the Premier League at home, against an opponent as good as us. They're going to want to prove themselves. The atmosphere's going to be absolutely electric, the players will play like it's the FA Cup final. Sean Dyche will have a very easy job geeing the players up.

I can see this finishing 1-0 to either side.

Thank god I'm not the only one. This is probably the last game I'd like us to open the season with. I'd take City away over this in all honesty because promoted sides on opening days, especially in Northern shithole towns care the living crap out of me.

They'll be up for this, they'll have superhuman levels of stamina, the crowd will make the ground very claustrophobic and it looks like it's going to rain too. Excited but bricking it.

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This isn't going to be an easy game by any means. The naivety of some people is ridiculous.

This is a team that have just been promoted playing their first game in the Premier League at home, against an opponent as good as us. They're going to want to prove themselves. The atmosphere's going to be absolutely electric, the players will play like it's the FA Cup final. Sean Dyche will have a very easy job geeing the players up.

I can see this finishing 1-0 to either side.

I don't even want to think what is gonna happen here if we don't win on Monday.

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The only thing important is the 3 points. Even if it is unspectacular and without a Costa goal, a win is a win. We usually win scrappy on th opening day, so expect no difference this time.

I agree with the Costa thing, but the problem is if he dont he will be called 'a flop' 'waste of money' by the press other fans and painfully some Chelsea fans to (Torres fan boy/girls)

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