Closed Porto v Chelsea

[CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625]

I'm disappointed. I really wanted RLC in, maybe e's injured or something.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

Baba

RLC

[King11Didier 916]

It's official: Mourinho has completely lost it. Can't build worse starting 11, I'm sure.

[bethos1 802]

I can't see us win this with this line-up, let's just hope for the best I guess..

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

Tonight's subs: Blackman, Baba Rahman, Terry, Matic, Loftus-Cheek, Hazard, Kenedy. #CFC

Questionable line up to be honest. We'll see how it goes. Hope it's a 4-3-3

[Oscar 441]

Where oscar?

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

Let's hope the shuffle, though not complete without RLC for Cesc and Baba for Brana, gets the Chels fired up tonight. Don't need a repeat of the sleepwalking first half vs Newcastle.

I for one and am kind of excited to see the Ramires, Willian and Pedro combo with Costa up top, unless its a 4-3-3.

Up with the Chels!! :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

[Styles 9,790]

Hazard dropped because he was the one carrying the team when they played poorly last season. Jose is punishing him until he can start carrying the team again. Everybody else's form is perfectly acceptable to Jose.

[Last Sicarius 610]

#Chelsea XI v Porto - Begovic, Ivanovic, Zouma, Cahill, Azpilicueta, Mikel, Fabregas, Ramires, Willian, Pedro, Diego Costa

No Hazard

I'm out. FFS its CL..

[bluephoenix 1,125]

The most effed up lineup. Does Jose want himself out of this club ?

[DYC. 7,542]

Is that a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1?

Mikel-Fabregas Pivot, oh my lord, oh my lord.

Has to be a 3 man midfield. Ramires on the wing is such a waste and a thorn in the eye of spectators.

I'd have more faith in a RLC-Cesc pivot than Mikel and Cesc.

Or maybe it's Mikel and Ramires in the middle with Cesc at #10.

But whatever it is, it better work. No more tactical failures.

[didierforever 7,349]

The most effed up lineup. Does Jose want himself out of this club ?

seems so.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Unfortunately we held on for a good 15 minutes at 3-3 so I guess it was a decent point. Hard to say that after leading 3-0 though.

It's good experience for the lads. Though I must say it's hard to see this youth team achieving what the last one did with all of RLC, Solanke, Ake, Musonda, Boga...etc. gone.

[zolayes 14,489]

The most effed up lineup. Does Jose want himself out of this club ?

Im just surprised he picked Begovic

[King11Didier 916]

Оscar not even on the bench?? Oh, I'm sure he has slight injury...

[stroey 2,525]

no remy, no oscar, no falcao on the bench

No hazard and matic in line up.

[didierforever 7,349]

no remy, no oscar, no falcao on the bench

No hazard and matic in line up.

cesc and iva still starting and rambo on the wing!!!! :lol:

its like a 3 year old selected the line up.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

FFS Shut up about Ivanovic already. He isn't dropped like Hazard and Matic because we have no decent replacement for him. Same applies for Costa as far as I'm concerned.

It's a decent and well balanced XI. I think we'll play well and get a positive result tonight.