General Chelsea Stuff

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

Arsenal pool away, city and Spurs in first 6 games of the season then just shit sides till November. Guess we will know if we can challenge for the title early on 

[Jase 43,479]

10 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

Arsenal pool away, city and Spurs in first 6 games of the season then just shit sides till November. Guess we will know if we can challenge for the title early on 

Not sure how much can we really read into the early season fixtures because teams might still be feeling their way into the season etc. Once we get those first six games out of the way, we can build up ahead of steam with the "easier" run of games until January, similar to what we did in 2016/17. Getting a return of at least 12 points from the first six is probably not a terrible return.

That being said, if last season's results under Tuchel are anything to go by, it's those "easier" run of games after the first six games that are gonna be problematic. 

[Magic Lamps 11,692]

10 minutes ago, Jas said:

Not sure how much can we really read into the early season fixtures because teams might still be feeling their way into the season etc. Once we get those first six games out of the way, we can build up ahead of steam with the "easier" run of games until January, similar to what we did in 2016/17. Getting a return of at least 12 points from the first six is probably not a terrible return.

That being said, if last season's results under Tuchel are anything to go by, it's those "easier" run of games after the first six games that are gonna be problematic. 

Yeah that’s what I meant, our record in the easy games till November.

we can lay a foundation  jf we manage to get for more quickly and win those big early matches and then  pull away with the easier ones

also from January to end of the season our trip to OT on the penultimate day is our last hard one so the festive period will be crucial. Obviously some games will be rescheduled bc of club World Cup and we will lose or draw one or two after our return due to jet lag. 

[Pizy 18,850]

I don’t really pay much attention to anything but the last 5-10 fixtures. And on paper anyways they look quite favorable for us assuming we invest well this summer. 
 

I’d rather have a very tough start than a very tough run in which is what we’ve got.

[Vesper 30,085]

brutal EPL stretches in bold

Chelsea’s 2021/22 fixture list in full

14/08/2021	15:00	Crystal Palace (h)
21/08/2021	15:00	Arsenal (a)
28/08/2021	15:00	Liverpool (a)
11/09/2021	15:00	Aston Villa (h)
18/09/2021	15:00	Tottenham Hotspur (a)
25/09/2021	15:00	Manchester City (h)
02/10/2021	15:00	Southampton (h)
16/10/2021	15:00	Brentford (a)
23/10/2021	15:00	Norwich City (h)
30/10/2021	15:00	Newcastle United (a)
06/11/2021	15:00	Burnley (h)
20/11/2021	15:00	Leicester City (a)
27/11/2021	15:00	Manchester United (h)
30/11/2021	19:45	Watford (a)
04/12/2021	15:00	West Ham United (a)
11/12/2021	15:00	Leeds United (h)
15/12/2021	20:00	Everton (h)
18/12/2021	15:00	Wolverhampton (a)
26/12/2021	15:00	Aston Villa (a)
28/12/2021	15:00	Brighton (h)
01/01/2022	15:00	Liverpool (h)
15/01/2022	15:00	Manchester City (a)
22/01/2022	15:00	Tottenham Hotspur (h)
08/02/2022	19:45	Brighton (a)
12/02/2022	15:00	Arsenal (h)
19/02/2022	15:00	Crystal Palace (a)
26/02/2022	15:00	Leicester City (h)
05/03/2022	15:00	Burnley (a)
12/03/2022	15:00	Newcastle United (h)
19/03/2022	15:00	Norwich City (a)
02/04/2022	15:00	Brentford (h)
09/04/2022	15:00	Southampton (a)
16/04/2022	15:00	Leeds United (a)
23/04/2022	15:00	West Ham United (h)
30/04/2022	15:00	Everton (a)
07/05/2022	15:00	Wolverhampton (h)
15/05/2022	15:00	Manchester United (a)
22/05/2022	16:00	Watford (h)

Edited June 16, 2021 by Vesper

[nyikolajevics 2,690]

Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs and City in the first six round, nice! 

[milka 3,390]

I guess if things go wrong  Tuchel will be sacked after Leicester away game (20  November ) 😂

Edited June 16, 2021 by milka

[DH1988 1,346]

1 hour ago, milka said:

I guess if things go wrong  Tuchel will be sacked after Leicester away game (20  November ) 😂

But the plus side is that we will win the Champions League 🤣

[Tomo 21,751]

I'm not too worried about the first set of big games being played in the first two months but I'm very worried about the second set being played when Mendy goes to the ACON.

f**k how it will look having a record signing as 3rd choice, we need an adequate back up urgently.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

5 hours ago, Jas said:

We start at HOME to Crystal Palace.

AND we also face Arsenal, Liverpool, Spurs and City in the first 6 games! LMAO

Lmao,. Club's Twitter account got it right.

'Agenda' is the word I would choose myself. The FA's agenda., that is.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

38 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I'm not too worried about the first set of big games being played in the first two months but I'm very worried about the second set being played when Mendy goes to the ACON.

f**k how it will look having a record signing as 3rd choice, we need an adequate back up urgently.

Crap..I forgot about that.

When Drogba left in 2010 for ACON, we had Malouda and Anelka on fire,..team never suffered in pushing for the title.

GK position is far more crucial.

[Superblue 6,372]

49 minutes ago, Tomo said:

I'm not too worried about the first set of big games being played in the first two months but I'm very worried about the second set being played when Mendy goes to the ACON.

f**k how it will look having a record signing as 3rd choice, we need an adequate back up urgently.

What are the dates for the AFCON?

I don't understand why Europe doesn't take the opportunity for, say a 3 week international window around the same time, rather than a couple of 1-2 week windows heading into the business end of the season.

[Jase 43,479]

1 minute ago, Superblue_1986 said:

What are the dates for the AFCON?

I don't understand why Europe doesn't take the opportunity for, say a 3 week international window around the same time, rather than a couple of 1-2 week windows heading into the business end of the season.

January 9 - February 6, 2022.

[NikkiCFC 8,286]

AFCON is from January 9th to February 6th. Don't know how well Morocco and Senegal will do but maybe we miss those players just for 2 games. Ziyech barely plays anyway and people are over the top with Kepa as usual who may leave for Lazio anyway. 

[Tomo 21,751]

3 minutes ago, NikkiCFC said:

people are over the top with Kepa as usual

Why did we never see this type of energy for Ross Turnbull?