closed Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea 3-0 Bournemouth
PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS



2016/17 Premier League Match 18
26th December, Monday, 2016
Stamford Bridge
15:00 Kick Off (UK time)

[Laylabelle 9,535]

Be weird not being on telly..Hopefully can carry on this run and make it 12 :-D Costa and Kante be a loss but have a team capable of getting results without them 

[Chelsea Buzz 487]

2 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Be weird not being on telly..Hopefully can carry on this run and make it 12 :-D Costa and Kante be a loss but have a team capable of getting results without them 

It will be on my telly here in the States, live and in living HD color

[MefiX19 1,092]

I would go for 3-5-2 with Chalobah, Matic, Fabregas in the middle and Michy with Eden on top

[LeonDavis23 371]

Will this be the 1st time Kante isn't on the pitch for a league game?

[kmk108 1,186]

Courtois

Azpilicueta Luiz Cahill

Moses Matic Fabregas Alonso

Pedro Batshuayi Hazard

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

At least with Fabregas playing, we can hope for an entertaining game were we actually have players that can dictate the tempo. Our last few wins have been a struggle to watch. 

[Fernando 6,585]

Bournemouth are more attacking team. So might be a good game for Fabregas, Hazard and Pedro. 

[-Kaplan- 410]

The problem is a Matic-Fabregas midfield. Even more so than missing Diego Costa. Batshuayi is more than capable of putting a good performance against Bournemouth. 

[kmk108 1,186]

38 minutes ago, Fernando said:

Bournemouth are more attacking team. So might be a good game for Fabregas, Hazard and Pedro. 

More attacking than West Brom and Sunderland, but Crystal Palace has the most goals of a team outside of the top 4 (28 to Bournemouth's 22).

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

This is our first real test...

[Milan 17,956]

Good thing that Conte and the team have 9 days to prepare for the match. Obviously, it will be a different team compared to last weeks so any day of extra preparation may come in handy.

[Laylabelle 9,535]

2 hours ago, Chelsea Buzz said:

It will be on my telly here in the States, live and in living HD color

I'll be watching the BBC text thing at my nans lol..makes it worse I think when it's ooo there's a goal and think shit which way!?! duno how she copes with radio!

Another team who beat us last year..Hopefully can get the points and onwards we go :-D although a few fixtures coming up they do seem more spread out then usual. makes a change 

 

[zakhov 253]

They won't have Ake as well.

[Last Sicarius 610]

Without Kante&Diego, this gonna be first ream test for...

To be honest we should start 3-5-2

Azpi-Luiz-Cahill

Moses-Matic-Fabs-Chalo-Alonso

Michy-Hazard

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

Hopefully we dont see a Matic Cesc midfield, but I think that we will. 

I'd venture, to add Cesc/Chalobah/Batshuayi for Willian/Kante/Costa. 

3-5-2 with Cesc given the freedom to roam where he likes. 

The obvious issue with no Pedro/Willian is no extra forward recieving between the lines. Bu When Cesc plays, the outballs he provides to the WingBacks are simply more dangerous. Cesc threads those passes so Alonso/Moses aren't stopping their momentum when venturing forward which will help break the defensive lines, and offer thay extra attacker. 

I liked the way the team was setup for those final 15mins vs CP today. Would like to see that more. 

 

[quickpassnmove 924]

2 hours ago, Last Sicarius said:

Without Kante&Diego, this gonna be first ream test for...

To be honest we should start 3-5-2

Azpi-Luiz-Cahill

Moses-Matic-Fabs-Chalo-Alonso

Michy-Hazard

That's what we should have starting, IMO. Who is the backup striker BTW? Dom?

[LeonDavis23 371]

8 days until the next game, the busy festive period has well & truly arrived!

[Johnnyeye 7,509]

12 hours ago, milan.cech said:

Good thing that Conte and the team have 9 days to prepare for the match. Obviously, it will be a different team compared to last weeks so any day of extra preparation may come in handy.

true, a few extra days of rest helps, but lets hope it doesn´t translate into sloppiness and relaxation later on, im refering to past experiences, we have too much momentum going on for us and i would love we keep it going. Cheers

[the wes 7,212]

21 hours ago, MefiX19 said:

I would go for 3-5-2 with Chalobah, Matic, Fabregas in the middle and Michy with Eden on top

I cant see conte changing formation especially when we are winning games playing the 3-4-3 formation