Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, LAM09 said: Can't field a team without a British representative Explain this rule to me again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,394 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 3-4-3 Courtois Azpilicueta - Christensen - Rudiger Moses-Kante-Fabregas/Luiz - Alonso Willian/Pedro - Morata - Hazard 3-4-2-1 Courtois Azpilicueta - Christensen- Rudiger/Cahill Moses- Kante - Drinkwater/Luiz - Alonso Willian/Fabregas - Hazard Giroud COME ON !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Explain this rule to me again?It's called, going by history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 minute ago, LAM09 said: 19 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: Explain this rule to me again? It's called, going by history. Ohhhhhhh I never heard that rule before! I prefer the "field your best lineup" rule Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Ohhhhhhh I never heard that rule before! I prefer the "field your best lineup" ruleSo do I. Just a shame that means diddly squat to the manager, seeing as Baka & Cahill have played the majority of games thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, LAM09 said: 6 minutes ago, Chelsea Legend 11 said: Ohhhhhhh I never heard that rule before! I prefer the "field your best lineup" rule So do I. Just a shame Baka & Cahill have played the majority of games thus far. For the record I don't think Drinkwater is in any way an upgrade to Bakayoko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 For the record I don't think Drinkwater is in any way an upgrade to BakayokoThose are bold words. Drinkwater has his limitations but I don't think his commitment has ever come into question. Bakayoko's performance against Watford might as well have been at the park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, LAM09 said: Those are bold words. Drinkwater has his limitations but I don't think his commitment has ever come into question. Bakayoko's performance against Watford might as well have been at the park. while that may be true, I don't know a single thing Drinkwater does that contributes to a win. Bakayoko had a mare of a game against Watford, no doubt... But for my money Drinkwater is a guy that has no 'personality' when he's on the pitch. He's just a guy to occupy space. Bakayoko at least provides pace and power... As questionable as he has been Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 while that may be true, I don't know a single thing Drinkwater does that contributes to a win. Bakayoko had a mare of a game against Watford, no doubt... But for my money Drinkwater is a guy that has no 'personality' when he's on the pitch. He's just a guy to occupy space. Bakayoko at least provides pace and power... As questionable as he has beenI'd say he does more right than wrong no matter how little or large his impact is. Just don't see him being detrimental unlike the latter.However, it's fair to say neither should have been signed in the summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 minute ago, LAM09 said: I'd say he does more right than wrong no matter how little or large his impact is. Just don't see him being detrimental unlike the latter. However, it's fair to say neither should have been signed in the summer. Agree to disagree... Drinkwater to me has zero influence on the game as far as I'm concerned and yes should NEVER have been purchased. I'm not ready to give up on Bakayoko just yet... The tools are there, seems like the fitness isn't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Agree to disagree... Drinkwater to me has zero influence on the game as far as I'm concerned and yes should NEVER have been purchased. I'm not ready to give up on Bakayoko just yet... The tools are there, seems like the fitness isn'tFair enough.Bakayoko needs to regain any sort of form away from the club before he can make it here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Just now, LAM09 said: Fair enough. Bakayoko needs to regain any sort of form away from the club before he can make it here. Maybe... Maybe just needs a full training camp? first year in a tough league! I have definitely seem glimpses of fantastic play from him, he needs consistency and to eliminate the mares he's had this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,067 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Maybe... Maybe just needs a full training camp? first year in a tough league! I have definitely seem glimpses of fantastic play from him, he needs consistency and to eliminate the mares he's had this year.That might be the case but he just seems so raw. Lacks a decent touch, awareness and his finishing is quite bad as well. He's turning out to be a lesser version of Ramires, which is extremely disappointing.Hope he can turn this perception around though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 1 minute ago, LAM09 said: That might be the case but he just seems so raw. Lacks a decent touch, awareness and his finishing is quite bad as well. He's turning out to be a lesser version of Ramires, which is extremely disappointing. Hope he can turn this perception around though. only time will tell.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
!Hazard! 3,394 Posted February 17, 2018 Share Posted February 17, 2018 Same old 3-5-2 with Alonso as wingback will get absolutely murdered and 3-4-3 with two central midfielders wouldn't be much better. I think we need to come up with something new in order to win this tie. Courtois Azpilicueta Christensen Rudiger Emerson Kante Fabregas Willian Pedro Giroud Hazard Conte would shock the whole football world with this line-up and it would certainly surprise Barcelona as well. But yeah, the likelihood of this happening is like 0,001% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Despiadado.Maleante 1,046 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Courtois Zappacosta Azpilicueta Christensen Rudiger Emerson Kante Luiz/Drinkwater Willian Giroud Hazard I would go with this. I don't care if Enerson only just joined. Alonso lack of pace will be the end of us. Midfield looks really weak with whatever we put out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid Angel 2,130 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 Really don't get why people have Giroud in their lineup. If we're gonna be defensive (which we will probably be forced to even if we take a proactive approach), there are gonna be lot of long balls into space. Giroud's hold up play is only 'better' than Morata's when he's backing up against centre backs and the balls are directly played to him with accuracy. That way he can use his strength to hold off CBs using his strength. Most of the time that won't be the case against Barca and he'll be exposed for what he doesn't have: athleticism. The Barca players will sweep every long ball because Giroud doesn't have the athleticism to cling onto these passes into open space (and I'd like to emphasize open space because they'll be either when we're deep into our own half or have failed to play out from the back, therefore they're played with hardly any accuracy). Morata is better when the ball is put into space, in fact he's a great counter attacking player in general. We saw that vs Bayern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supermonkey92 1,428 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 9 hours ago, !Hazard! said: Same old 3-5-2 with Alonso as wingback will get absolutely murdered and 3-4-3 with two central midfielders wouldn't be much better. I think we need to come up with something new in order to win this tie. Courtois Azpilicueta Christensen Rudiger Emerson Kante Fabregas Willian Pedro Giroud Hazard Conte would shock the whole football world with this line-up and it would certainly surprise Barcelona as well. But yeah, the likelihood of this happening is like 0,001% Shock with horror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FabHazard 655 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 The fact that our midfield options are Drinkwater and Bakayoko(injured) says a lot about the quality of this team .....Not to mention Fabregas with zero pace and defensive qualities....Our midfield is so weak compared to other top teams.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manpe 10,861 Posted February 18, 2018 Share Posted February 18, 2018 while that may be true, I don't know a single thing Drinkwater does that contributes to a win. Bakayoko had a mare of a game against Watford, no doubt... But for my money Drinkwater is a guy that has no 'personality' when he's on the pitch. He's just a guy to occupy space. Bakayoko at least provides pace and power... As questionable as he has beenI also don't know a single thing Bakayoko does that contributes to a win, but I do know a few things he does that contribute to losses and draws. With Drinkwater? Not so much, he's solid and intelligent enough and resembles a premier league footballer.. granted, a mid-table premier league footballer, but still a competent player at this level. Bakayoko pace and power? You're having a laugh, most of the time jogs around half-arsed, is late to every situation and loses physical battles. He's trash. Drinkwater any day, all day over Baka.Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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