gadget 126 Posted August 10, 2017 Share Posted August 10, 2017 A bit different but i wouldn't be against a change of formation for this game. i love the 3/4/3 5/4/1 whichever you want to call it however: Burnley wont come to attack - they will counter but Kante can stop that Available players could be a problem Possible lineups: Tbo azpi luiz cahil alonso willian cesc kante pedro bats morata Tbo christensen luiz cahil azpi (chrisensen an option as this team looks short) cesc kante willian musonda pedro bats/morata What i expect: tbo rudiger luiz cahil azpi cesc kante alonso willian bats pedro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,526 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Everybody with a mouth has written Chelsea off this season. The hope is we repeat shades of last year when we quietly went about racking up the wins. Burnley have lost a first choice central defender and a striker and are awful away from home. Chelsea should win, should sign a couple of wingbacks and all will be well again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,513 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 29 minutes ago, Strike said: Everybody with a mouth has written Chelsea off this season. The hope is we repeat shades of last year when we quietly went about racking up the wins. Burnley have lost a first choice central defender and a striker and are awful away from home. Chelsea should win, should sign a couple of wingbacks and all will be well again. Can't really blame anyone for writing off Chelsea. 2 key players lost, leadership lost in dressing room, young replacements (with no premier league experience), no first choice striker, best player injured for a while. Hopefully Conte works his magic and manages to keep Chelsea on the right track until Hazard's return Expecting a 2-1 win for Chelsea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Know it won't happen but I wish we'd batter them something like three goals scored before HT and five, six goals scored at FT and make a statement that we're not dead and burried as they all think we are. Burnley are absolutely dog shite away from home and on top of this they've lost three important starters. Only Jack Cork is a decent signing - Bardsley and Walters are irrelevant. We're having problems of our own, but it's going to be a easy win. Hopefully a very big one followed by a positive result against Spurs at their bogey ground to shut everyone's mouth off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mccg 1,528 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Pedro out injured, Rudiger may start as rwb for suspended Moses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,984 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Bad news continues to pile up. Guess we'll see Bats and Morata up top again together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,578 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 So: Tibo Azpi-Cahill-Luiz Rudiger-Cesc-Kante-Alonso Willian-Morata Mitchy and a bench full of youth (Who's not loaned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,984 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Surely Azpi will play in Moses's place with Rüdiger at CB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,578 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 5 minutes ago, Pizy said: Surely Azpi will play in Moses's place with Rüdiger at CB? Probably. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget 126 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Pizy said: Surely Azpi will play in Moses's place with Rüdiger at CB? Id rather Rudiger at RWB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 8 minutes ago, Pizy said: Surely Azpi will play in Moses's place with Rüdiger at CB? Wouldnt actually be surprised. I remember the few time Ivanovic came on Azpi stayed as the CB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,984 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Just now, gadget said: Id rather Rudiger at RWB I wouldn't play him there in his very first start for us. He can fill in there in an emergency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea_firstlove 178 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Musonda-Morata-Willian Kante-Fabregas Alonso-Cahill-Luiz-Rudiger-Azpilicueta Courtois Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadget 126 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, Pizy said: I wouldn't play him there in his very first start for us. He can fill in there in an emergency. first start or not, Azpi cannot play RWB for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermonkey92 1,428 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Im pessimistic about this season as the squad currently stands. But boy oh boy am I happy Moses is suspended!!!! Yippy!!! You watch how much smoother our attacking is with Azpi playing rwb. He won't be running past people to the byline, but he'll be efficient. His head will be up and he will find Willian/Kante/Rudiger and pass much quicker than Moses. I expect possession to be recycled on our right much more efficiently. And anyway, when moses does dribble at players his crossing is piss poor anyway! And Azpu will SHUT SHIT DOWN on our right side. No more clueless Victor looking to stand in line with the other defenders oblivious to what's going on around him. Fuck it, i'm actually excited for this game. Go on Dave! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quickpassnmove 924 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 I'm guessing the front 3 will be Bats, Morata, Willian with Musonda as a sub, Fab and Kante CM, Ruediger starting as RCB, Dave at RWB. Such a thin squad. Wow. My choice might be to use Musonda from the outset and let Morata hit them late, but IDK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,578 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 First game of the season. Imagine December. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluephoenix 1,131 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 9 hours ago, Strike said: Everybody with a mouth has written Chelsea off this season. The hope is we repeat shades of last year when we quietly went about racking up the wins. Burnley have lost a first choice central defender and a striker and are awful away from home. Chelsea should win, should sign a couple of wingbacks and all will be well again. Can't blame them. I am worried that this time they might end up being right. We dont have the depth in our squad to compete in all competitions. If we do manage to rack up a silverware or two it would be nothing short of miracle and would go prove that Conte is a genius! we are starting the season in a backfoot with key players out with injury how fucked are we? I mean without that much technical nous I can tell that Conte is fucked I can't believe that our board can't see this? or if they do they aren't doing anything about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueStorm1003 539 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 2-0 for the Chels. Worried about how thin we are at the moment tho... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 11, 2017 Share Posted August 11, 2017 Courtois Rudiger - Luiz - Cahill Azpilicueta - Kanté - Fabregas - Alonso Pedro - Batshuayi - Willian Caballero; Christensen, Player X; Kenedy, Boga; Musonda, Morata Something like this I think. This is so sad. Premier League champions, mind you. Last year's squad wasn't much to write home about, and now the squad's even weaker. Chels seems to be stuck in this strange space I find hard to define. Therefore I don't have any expectations. We'll see what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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