closed Chelsea 4-2 Spurs

[BlueStorm1003 539]

Absolutely hate to say, but I put a bet on us losing. No Moses, no Cahill, and the act that we either suck in the middle when in possession or off of it, I don't see us going past them, unless it´s on pens.

[Leif 6,006]

We'd win this if we went 2-3-3-2 with Bats up front with Diego. We need to throw the kitchen sink but in a way they & we can't plan for. No gameplan = not being methodically picked apart. 

[Fulham Broadway 17,347]

If the rumours true about Cahill then Ake should get the nod seeing as we got him back. Have a feeling Conte will go with Zouma though

[the wes 7,212]

34 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said:

If the rumours true about Cahill then Ake should get the nod seeing as we got him back. Have a feeling Conte will go with Zouma though

I would like to see Ake play in midfield Ake himself said his best position is midfield I would play the 3-5-2 formation with Ake Kante and fabregas has midfield trio and Zouma in cahill position 

[manpe 10,861]

Just now, the wes said:

I would like to see Ake play in midfield Ake himself said his best position is midfield I would play play the 3-5-2 formation with Ake Kante and fabregas has midfield trio and Zouma in cahill position 

Seriously not the time to start experimenting like that.

[the wes 7,212]

2 minutes ago, manpe said:

Seriously not the time to start experimenting like that.

Maybe your right but I hope we play the 3-5-2 formation tho if we don't I fear spurs will bully us in the middle of the pitch like they did the last meeting 

[BlueLyon 9,359]

On 16/04/2017 at 9:36 PM, Special Juan said:

In years gone by at Wembley we had a monster for the Wembley occasion in Drogba, we now have a pussy cat in Costa. 

 

Years we had fans who stood by our players, nowdays they just complain and complain

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Hopefuly we win the game, everyone will need to be on fire to beat this spuds lot, but honestly as long we win title, I dont realy mind about cup. But double would be nice. 

Spurs have dominated us twice and only way we win this time is if we tacticaly change our setup for the match, surprise them. Conte will have to do his best in preparations for the game, while players will need to confirm that on the pitch. 

[kmk108 1,186]

Keep in mind how absolutely dreadful Spurs are at Wembley. 

[Blue Armour 4,458]

Looks like Ake will indeed be starting

[Stats 7,153]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2017/04/21/chelsea-manager-antonio-conte-leaves-diego-costa-sweating-fa/

Yep. Looks like Ake is starting. Conte has basically confirmed this and also might leave out Costa. I hope he goes with Wllian-Hazard-Pedro. More fluidity and unpredictability in our game. Alderweireld and Vertonghen will prefer coming up against Costa and imo will be able to neutralise him. However they would have a lot more problems with the trio of Willian, Hazard and Pedro. Has worked for us every time we have played like that this season and Costa has been shit for weeks now and needs to be shown that he is not a guaranteed starter in the team.

Also on Ake, best decision if true. Deserves this chance. Has been so restricted which is unfortunate but he is the best candidate to take over from Cahill. Zouma looked rusty last week. Terry has barely played for months and has spent some of those on sidelines and don't think he is ready for this game imo and as much as it will hurt him, think Conte is making the right decision.

[Mário César 1,324]

Moses isn't fit to play?

[Sastha 21]

5 hours ago, the wes said:

Maybe your right but I hope we play the 3-5-2 formation tho if we don't I fear spurs will bully us in the middle of the pitch like they did the last meeting 

Comon man we are dreadful on 3-5-2... very easily predictable... and to much space in wing...

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

12 hours ago, BlueStorm1003 said:

Absolutely hate to say, but I put a bet on us losing. No Moses, no Cahill, and the act that we either suck in the middle when in possession or off of it, I don't see us going past them, unless it´s on pens.

Me too lol. 

If anyone hasn't signed up to paddypower, you get 3 free £10 bets when you bet £10 or more. 

For £10 out of my bank, I have 2 £10 bets on Tottenham to win, 1 on chelsea to win and 1 on a draw. 

No matter what, £28 return. Not bad! 

[King11Didier 916]

Massive game for Chelsea, if the team show character, we should win. I still remember that 5-1 win, everything started with a precise pass from Lampard(If Im not mistaken), brilliant first touch from the King of Wembley - Drogba and amazing shot with his left foot pass Cudicini. And it was just before the end of the first half, then second half we smashed them, Lampard with magic free kick from a long distance and even Malouda scored for 5-1 I think Amazing match.
I love watching these kind of matches on Wembley, unfortunately I won't be able to watch the game today... But I really hope Chelsea can win, yeah, it will be really hard with our missing players and the momentum of spurs, but their form should drop soon, the perfect time Chelsea to do this to spurs. Hope the players will give everything on the pitch today and show why they should be crowned as Champions in the end of the season. Come on Chelsea!! KTBFFH!

[OneMoSalah 8,887]

As long as there is more hunger, desire and commitment than in some of the other games we've played recently I'll be happy because regardless of the result we need a positive performance so these guys can look in the mirror and go "fuck this, we can do better, we can go on to win the title" I have a feeling some of them are probably not as sure as they were 4 weeks ago and I don't think Conte believes as much that we can still do it based on the Man United game and also the interviews after the game. 

[Kendrick 339]

10 hours ago, kmk108 said:

Keep in mind how absolutely dreadful Spurs are at Wembley. 

Keep in mind how dreadul we are atm at... anywhere basically.

[11Drogba 2,000]

I won't be too sad if we lose but Ake has a great performance. I hope he convinces Conte that he is good enough to deserve his trust more often.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

So is everyone fine with Matic starting this game ahead of Fabregas? Assuming Conte sticks to 3-4-3?

[CHOULO19 24,332]

14 minutes ago, iceboy said:

 

Costa was expected, but Hazard? I hope it's not an injury. 

But assuming that's true, does that mean that Mitchy starts? 

[Milan 17,963]

It would certainly surprise Spurs and their game plan, which may be something Conte is going for. But benching our most creative player is some approach...