Closed Chelsea v Swansea

[DavidEU 2,023]

I'm expecting Cech on GK.

LOL, why?

From the BBC:

Swansea striker Wilfried Bony will be assessed by manager Garry Monk after playing for the Ivory Coast against Cameroon on Wednesday.

Marvin Emnes could be involved for the first time this season following his hamstring injury, but Leon Britton is out for a further month.

[Stats 7,142]

LOL, why?

From the BBC:

I think Bony will be fine. Even if Bony is out injured which I doubt, Gomis will come in instead of Emnes. They have 2 very good strikers in Bony and Gomis. Gomis has been a sub for every league game so far. He will be desperate for a start and I don't think he will be content with being a sub for too long. While Bony is the better striker, Gomis is a real handful on his day and a goalscorer.

[BaneCFC 6]

LOL, why?

I think that Mourinho put Thibaut on GK because he refused to sign a new contract.

[Special Juan 28,124]

I'm expecting Cech on GK.

Not a chance.

[bethos1 802]

I think that Mourinho put

Thibaut on GK because he

refused to sign a new contract.

That's ridiculous, Mourinho wouldn't play Courtois if he didn't think he was better than Cech.

[Jase 43,479]

Now that Garry Monk has won the Manager of the Month award, let's hope Swansea suffer the curse of the award tomorrow.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

That's ridiculous, Mourinho wouldn't play Courtois if he didn't think he was better than Cech.

It's probably not the sole reason but Jose did pretty much admit in his Leicester post match interview that the fact is he has to play Courtois otherwise he will leave Chelsea. Even so, Jose would have let him leave if he didn't think he deserved to start.

[Stats 7,142]

That's ridiculous, Mourinho wouldn't play Courtois if he didn't think he was better than Cech.

I don't think Mourinho necessarily thinks Courtois is better than him. I think he rates them very similar. But as Mourinho said the logical decision was to have Courtois as no.1:

" I had in my hands a 22 year-old goalkeeper I thought could be in Chelsea's goal for years and years and years and this situation is quite similar. But Petr is an amazing goalkeeper and the difference between them is 10 years, and we have to think about the future of the club and I made the decision to give the goal to Courtois."

[bethos1 802]

It's probably not the sole reason but Jose did pretty much admit in his Leicester post match interview that the fact is he has to play Courtois otherwise he will leave Chelsea. Even so, Jose would have let him leave if he didn't think he deserved to start.

Fair enough, you just made it sound like the only reason Courtois is playing is to get him sign a contract extension.

[Special Juan 28,124]

PC just about to start

[Special Juan 28,124]

Costa has a chance to play, training now and final decision soon.

All the rest are ready.

[DavidEU 2,023]

Diego Costa came back injured last Saturday, had one week to work hard with the medical department and has a chance to play tomorrow. We have a training session now to confirm his condition. He was the only one to come back with any problem.

[Jase 43,479]

Blues aim to clip wings of high-flying Swansea

[bethos1 802]

Can't wait till tomorrow! Stupid international breaks.

[kellzfresh 7,229]

This cracked me up. Not bad for a team that attempted fewer through balls last season than relegated Norwich. Now it's Chelsea's strength apparently.

Finishing scoring chances is also nice. Very nice.

Mourinho knows exactly what our problems were last season. We're in safe hands with him