CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 People should REALLY stop putting Baba in their lineups before it gets ugly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 People should REALLY stop putting Baba in their lineups before it gets ugly...Why? He wasn't outstanding but still better than Ivanovic. Really should have kept hold of Luis, oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Why? He wasn't outstanding but still better than Ivanovic. Really should have kept hold of Luis, oh well...Better than Ivanovic on current form is not really saying much. Still was rather average and got exposed against the worst side we've played against in years. If I were Jose I'd still start Iva in the hope he remembers that he's a defender for Chelsea FC. I'm actually pretty confident that that's what Jose will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Better than Ivanovic on current form is not really saying much. Still was rather average and got exposed against the worst side we've played against in years. If I were Jose I'd still start Iva in the hope he remembers that he's a defender for Chelsea FC. I'm actually pretty confident that that's what Jose will do. With Willian/Pedro out ,our right side will need to properly addressed(afew areas also) Azpil/Ramires combo will do for me,against the arse not much height to contend with up front give Ivan another bench role or another week to read up in the art of defending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Another performance needed please,Hazard wakey wakey call needed.The rest of the team starting to awaken.Hope with the arse travelling back late we take the game to them and press press press early and bring our best performance of the prem season to the pitch!!! 11/8 Chelsea fill your boots... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Better than Ivanovic on current form is not really saying much. Still was rather average and got exposed against the worst side we've played against in years. If I were Jose I'd still start Iva in the hope he remembers that he's a defender for Chelsea FC. I'm actually pretty confident that that's what Jose will do. Hazard and Costa played shit against the worst side we´ve played against in years too.Should we bench them too?Baba has much more to offer than Ivanovic,but Mou likes experience,even though experience does not matter when you play shit.Ashley Cole can sing a song about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hazard and Costa played shit against the worst side we´ve played against in years too.Should we bench them too?Baba has much more to offer than Ivanovic,but Mou likes experience,even though experience does not matter when you play shit.Ashley Cole can sing a song about it.Costa was benched last night but came on early due to Willian injury,thought he done ok a goal&assist should have topped his confidence ready for the saturday game hopefully,Hazard dosnt look 100% fit physically nor mentally as the tv pundits alluded to? Maybe he will peak new year this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Already confirmed lineup. BegovicIvanovic--Cahill/Zouma--Terry--AzpiFabregas--MaticRamires--Oscar--HazardCosta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 If not Baba, I'd rather play Djilo on the left in a defensive role instead of playing Ivanovic. Ivanovic is a target, and he's extremely hard to miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted September 17, 2015 Author Share Posted September 17, 2015 Pedro&Willian deffo outNote that I posted that lineup before Mourinho revealed the injuries last night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Hazard and Costa played shit against the worst side we´ve played against in years too.Should we bench them too?Baba has much more to offer than Ivanovic,but Mou likes experience,even though experience does not matter when you play shit.Ashley Cole can sing a song about it.Yeah I think Hazard should be benched and not just because of yesterday but the whole season so far. But Jose won't do it especially with both Pedro and Willian out because he can still come up with that one moment of magic.Costa I'm not a huge fan of generally an not just now but he remains our best striker. We don't have better options than him so he has to start.Not sure what your basing your assumption that "Baba has much more to offer than Ivanovic" on. Surely can't be based on yesterday's performance?! With Willian/Pedro out ,our right side will need to properly addressed(afew areas also) Azpil/Ramires combo will do for me,against the arse not much height to contend with up front give Ivan another bench role or another week to read up in the art of defending.It's not about Azpi it's about who will be our second fullback. Think it will be Rami and Iva on the right. Had Baba put in a great performance like RLC did I think he would be starting instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZOS 580 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I hope this will be itBegovic Cesar Zouma Gary Baba Nemanja Ruben Cesc Oscar Costa Hazard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Deffo agree its not about Azpil 100% lol its about Ivan(not just him) I could go on about it being abit of a disgrace we dont have 4 natural full backs that we can trust and believe in to go to war for the season.etc etc etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Note that I posted that lineup before Mourinho revealed the injuries last night.Duly noted.So we can deffo say that won't be the lineup now.Feel free to play "Guess the line up"game anytime soon its free and fun to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,506 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Already confirmed lineup. BegovicIvanovic--Cahill/Zouma--Terry--AzpiFabregas--MaticRamires--Oscar--HazardCostaCan't complain, hopefully Ramires does a good job at RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Begovic, Dave, Zouma, Terry, Baba, Matic, RLC, Rambo, Kenedy, Remy, Costa. 4-3-3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Better than Ivanovic on current form is not really saying much.It's saying what's needed to be said - better than our other option. Whether it's good enough in general for a team like Chelsea is up for debate, but Baba > Ivanovic. Give him a run of games and the jagged edges will be smoothed out. Give Bran a run of games and he will get worse. People see potential in one of them, that's why everybody is choosing him. And considering it gives Azpilicueta the opportunity to play on the right, it's essentially like playing with 2 new players who can substantially improve our team.However, having said that, there is no way in the world that Baba is going to actually start the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Begovic, Dave, Zouma, Terry, Baba, Matic, RLC, Rambo, Kenedy, Remy, Costa. 4-3-3 GC is our best CB and should be one of the first names on the teamsheet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Drop Cesc after he finally registered an assist and goal? Come on...-----------Bego------------Azpi--Zouma-Cahill-Baba--RLC---Matic-----Fab-------------Oscar-----------------Remy--Costa-----Lol FIFA formation but honestly doesn't look awful except maybe Fab at LCM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 It's saying what's needed to be said - better than our other option. Whether it's good enough in general for a team like Chelsea is up for debate, but Baba > Ivanovic. Give him a run of games and the jagged edges will be smoothed out. Give Bran a run of games and he will get worse. People see potential in one of them, that's why everybody is choosing him. And considering it gives Azpilicueta the opportunity to play on the right, it's essentially like playing with 2 new players who can substantially improve our team.However, having said that, there is no way in the world that Baba is going to actually start the game.Yeah, but thing is it's never that simple as you always have hope in the possibility that Iva will improve because you know he's better than what you've seen while with Baba you don't know if he can do better because you've never seen him do for Chelsea. So in a crucial game like Arsenal Jose tends to go with players he knows and I tend to agree with him on that. Even if Iva returns to his form of last season (which was still not good enough for me) it would be worth the risk of playing him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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