closed Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona

[bigbluewillie 1,859]

I can't fucking believe it

False 9 and Fabregas

[LAM09 6,772]

As a false 9? No chance. Mind-boggling decision.

No hope otherwise. Conte wants a goalless draw with that selection and hope we can nick something at the Nou Camp.

I'm honestly lost for words seeing 2 CF's on the bench.

[YorkshireBlue 3,123]

This is going to be an absolute shit show

[cfcs most wanted 657]

Have some balls Conte

[Laylabelle 9,376]

2 minutes ago, LAM09 said:

No hope otherwise. Conte wants a goalless draw with that selection and hope we can nick something at the Nou Camp.

I'm honestly lost for words seeing 2 CF's on the bench.

Yeahhhh cause that worked well before against them... 

Dire dire dire. 

[Milan 17,859]

I am really angry at the line up. It is not like Morata and Giroud are injured, suspended or totally, totally out of form. They will surely be introduced in the second half but all the time before that is looking to be fucking wasted.

[El P. 1,354]

I guess Conte is playing with Pedro and Willian to compensate Fabregas'es lack of mobility. It will for sure be interesting.

[MrExcalibur100 7,124]

1 minute ago, LAM09 said:

No hope otherwise. Conte wants a goalless draw with that selection and hope we can nick something at the Nou Camp.

I'm honestly lost for words seeing 2 CF's on the bench.

Sackable decision. I've given up home in this man. He's probably going to walk in the summer anyway. He moans about money for transfer and leaves two of our only recognizable strikers on the bench. Shameful. 

[Alabama 1,992]

1 minute ago, LAM09 said:

No hope otherwise. Conte wants a goalless draw with that selection and hope we can nick something at the Nou Camp.

I'm honestly lost for words seeing 2 CF's on the bench.

no way in hell the game gonna be goalless cos Barcelona will score...

[edetarod 2,155]

at least keep the second leg interesting

[the wes 7,212]

1 minute ago, FabHazard said:

Hazard false 9

Cesc in 2 man midfield

Expect no pressing and their midfield running rings around us

Except Kante to carry fabregas in this game 

[LAM09 6,772]

Sackable decision. I've given up home in this man. He's probably going to walk in the summer anyway. He moans about money for transfer and leaves two of our only recognizable strikers on the bench. Shameful. 

Tonight's result will decide his immediate future

no way in hell the game gonna be goalless cos Barcelona will score...

They failed to score against Espanyol & Olympiacos, so there's the slightest of hope.

[Alabama 1,992]

Just now, MrExcalibur100 said:

Sackable decision. I've given up home in this man. He's probably going to walk in the summer anyway. He moans about money for transfer and leaves two of our only recognizable strikers on the bench. Shameful. 

spot on...I will yet back him if only his head will be here but going by all indication...it seems his head is no more here...playing false 9 against one of the most inform team in europe right now and failing miserably with same set up against piss poor bournemouth and watford yet he has two healthy strikers on bench....watch him moan about his targets the club fails to sign after the game...

[Leif 6,006]

I wonder how many games Zidane, Ribery or even Kaka played as a false 9. 

[11Drogba 2,000]

In our case Hazard should be called "the wrong number 9"

This tactic is ineffective, it is wrong, it does not work. I am pretty sure it killed the buzz of players too.

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

By dropping Cahill, Conte may want the team to move as a whole. The false 9 is shit when we lump the ball up. We need to move forward as a team. 

 

[The Chels 2,502]

Away leg tactics for the home tie, interesting.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

2 minutes ago, The Chels said:

Away leg tactics for the home tie, interesting.

It better work or Conte might find himself unemployed first thing tomorrow morning