Closed Chelsea v Dynamo Kiev

[BlueLion. 21,491]

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

AZPI AND BABA!!! :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf: :blue scalf:

[Adnane 1,101]

Hazard probably benched because Rahman is playing.

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

Hazard is not going to be with us next season unless he puts his shit together. Deserved bench after the liverpool game.

[kmk108 1,186]

Relax

This is classic REVERSE PSYCHOLOGY (@Stingray)

This makes the team talk very easy

If in 90odd minutes you want that to be true, go out and play the way you have been doing.

If however you want to make a name for yourselves, you will make that scoreboard change its mind

Or words to that effect

"Technology has denied us a goal before. Don't let it happen again"

[Tautvix 1,321]

Hazard is probably benched because he was the worst player on the pitch last game.

[kmk108 1,186]

Eden benched apparently. Sigh...

It's hard. He's a great player when he's playing like normal, but he's been pedestrian the entire season.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Apart from Azpi and Baba, that does NOT look promising at all. My prediction is that we're going to be too narrow and will struggle badly to break down Kiev who will have 10 men behind the ball and will likely threaten on the break. Could really use a bit of luck in this one...

[bethos1 802]

Good line up, I can live with this

[LAM09 6,784]

Happy with that line up. I hope Ramires plays on the wing.

[stroey 2,525]

Pedro, Remy, Hazard, Cahill, RLC, Kenedy that's a very strong bench

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

I feel like Oscar is a waste on the wing, i guess Fabregas is ok as number 10 for this game as Kiev will probably sit deep.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

It's hard. He's a great player when he's playing like normal, but he's been pedestrian the entire season.

It's not even that. You can definitely argue that he deserves to be benched going by his performances, but, given the current situation, benching him will just add even more pressure and will only increase the stories and speculation in the media.

Sometimes it feels like we are extending the crisis with our own hands...

[Pizy 18,419]

I'm of the opinion that unless Hazard is injured he should always be in the starting lineup.

[stroey 2,525]

[Adnane 1,101]

No Eden creativity, but also no Hazard liability

Wel will play with way more width as we have two natural full backs, so a better balance, I also expect us to press really hard with a Matic-Ramires-Willian-Oscar midfield.

KTBFFH !

[Blue_Fox_ 2,086]

It's not even that. You can definitely argue that he deserves to be benched going by his performances, but benching him will just add even more pressure and will only increase the stories and speculation in the media.

Sometimes it feels like we are extending the crisis with our own hands...

Come on now, we can't choose a starting XI based on what the media will say about it. Just win it, it ought to shut the media up, no matter who plays.

[Rmpr 8,977]

I actually like that a lot. I would maybe play RLC instead of Fabregas but its not bad. First time Mourinho put a logical line up...