closed Chelsea 1-1 Barcelona

[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

[YorkshireBlue 3,264]

Can some one do me a favour and answer my question.

why WHY are we playing false 9 we can thrashed by Bournemouth and watford. Played a striker vs Hull looked a completely different team. So am I missing something here?

[Milan 17,955]

Playing false 9 with Hazard up front usually isolated Hazard from the game. And that is exactly what we do not need against Barcelona. On the other hand, him playing with Pedro and Willian worked against Brighton (?) so maybe it will work against Barcelona too. It starts with B too. Desperate.

[bigbluewillie 1,930]

Conte said he had nightmares on the team selection, so he don't even have a game plan.

The team selection has given me nightmares.

I fear about this game even more now.

[DDA 9,924]

I'm just glad Bakayoko isn't playing but yea, shit lineup. Conte is either playing a genius move or an absolute shocker.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

1 minute ago, DDA said:

I'm just glad Bakayoko isn't playing but yea, shit lineup. Conte is either playing a genius move or an absolute shocker.

Gamble big

win big.

 

[Pizy 18,858]

It is very strange that Emerson isn't even in the squad. Alonso's first match back in a couple of games against arguably the best side in Europe. What if he gets roasted or injured? I'd rather have Emerson (a natural left back) coming on than shoehorning Zappa there.

Hopefully he's not injured and is instead just being eased in due to the nightmarish fixture list we have coming up.

[11Drogba 2,000]

4 minutes ago, bigbluewillie said:

Conte said he had nightmares on the team selection, so he don't even have a game plan.

The team selection has given me nightmares.

I fear about this game even more now.

He should have gotten some sleep. This is a line up a tired head would select imo.

[!Hazard! 3,394]

2 minutes ago, 11Drogba said:

He should have gotten some sleep. This is a line up a tired head would select imo.

[Barbara 15,149]

It is very strange that Emerson isn't even in the squad. Alonso's first match back in a couple of games against arguably the best side in Europe. What if he gets roasted or injured? I'd rather have Emerson (a natural left back) coming on than shoehorning Zappa there.
Hopefully he's not injured and is instead just being eased in due to the nightmarish fixture list we have coming up.

It makes no sense, sorry
Only in TC I've seen people wanting a player who has less professional matches in his whole career than Azpilicueta has in one season for us and even worse, use Alonso lack of rhythm for missing two matches, while Emerson played only one match from the start this whole season...
Conte makes no sense without a striker, but the Emerson brigade makes even less.