21. Ben Chilwell

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2 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

I know Chilwell has started well here and depending on the injury or if it was precautionary substitution or not it, we may see Alonso (preferably over Emerson if I had to pick from the two personally) or Emerson in some capacity. 

I am sure it was the same when Alonso came in last season for a few games at the start and he did ok after Emerson had that decent few games under Frank, despite the doom and gloom of “oh ffs now Alonso needs to play” “hes so shit” bla bla bla

I am sure for a week or two these guys can surely fill in and be reasonable enough 😂

Hopefully precautionary but again if it means letting BC miss one game to be rested/fully recovered so hes fully fit to go for the week after (Spurs isnt it?) then surely Alonso/Emerson would suffice for 1 game. Or will it be a meltdown if one of them are named in the starting 11 next match 😂? 

Thiago silva mostly sitting out the next one too. This looks headed for a disaster 😅

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8 hours ago, OneMoSalah said:

When he came in for Emerson at the start for a few games he did ok (ok being passable - not great) but obviously got worse as the season went on. I get overall he was shit mostly but if its going to be one or two matches its hardly worth getting in a twist over. 

As you pointed out, Alonso was also a disaster last season. So, you can't exactly only look at his OK games. 

Moreover if the bench selection over the last month is anything to go by, it seems like Emerson is ahead of Alonso in the pecking order. Okay, Alonso was suspended for the first 2 Champions League games but he hasn't been in the Premier League matchday squad since that disaster at West Brom. Only time he's made the matchday squad was the match against Rennes and even then, it was because clubs were allowed 12 subs on the bench in the Champions League. 

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3 hours ago, Jason said:

As you pointed out, Alonso was also a disaster last season. So, you can't exactly only look at his OK games. 

Moreover if the bench selection over the last month is anything to go by, it seems like Emerson is ahead of Alonso in the pecking order. Okay, Alonso was suspended for the first 2 Champions League games but he hasn't been in the Premier League matchday squad since that disaster at West Brom. Only time he's made the matchday squad was the match against Rennes and even then, it was because clubs were allowed 12 subs on the bench in the Champions League. 

This is Lampard we're talking about, freezing out in his language is two months in the naughty corner then return with a purple patch.

Also if we're going to do the customary 3atb vs Spurs in a fortnight, then Alonso can come in useful.

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Called it. The internationals are at fault that we wont be competing for titles this season. we dont have the quality in depth.

Chilwell is one of the holy trinity. With all of them fit we can beat anybody but as soon as one is out (or more likely too as silva will probably be rested), the rest collapses.

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Shower of shit is what it is these int

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The worst ist they now have packed 3 games into the 2 week int break instead of the usual 2 in a season where there is nothing to qualify. just this pathetic nations league. i would renuinely consider resigning from int duty as a player with this BS as long as they are exploited like this. I mean do not even know anyone who watches these deadrubber tinpot competiiton. It is completely worthless.

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6 hours ago, Tomo said:

This is Lampard we're talking about, freezing out in his language is two months in the naughty corner then return with a purple patch.

Also if we're going to do the customary 3atb vs Spurs in a fortnight, then Alonso can come in useful.

I have a feeling we will drop the 3atb strategy against Spurs this time around.

In fact, I thought we would have abandoned it (but didnt) when we played them in the league cup. Mourinho seems to expect it these days, and he countered by playing 3atb himself during the league cup.

If our best back 4 is fully fit, I don't see a need to revert to a 3atb formation 

 

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4 hours ago, Magic Lamps said:

The worst ist they now have packed 3 games into the 2 week int break instead of the usual 2 in a season where there is nothing to qualify. just this pathetic nations league. i would renuinely consider resigning from int duty as a player with this BS as long as they are exploited like this. I mean do not even know anyone who watches these deadrubber tinpot competiiton. It is completely worthless.

Players aren't fans, we may find international breaks boring but for them playing for their country is the holy grail.

Infact look at Thiago Silva, he's practically admitted the next world cup is the main thing that is keeping him so heavily motivated at this point.

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England have released Sterling and Henderson due to injury but Chilwell is still with the squad...

https://www.thefa.com/news/2020/nov/16/england-senior-mens-squad-update-161120

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That is great news for Chilly and us.

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Called it. The internationals are at fault that we wont be competing for titles this season. we dont have the quality in depth.

Chilwell is one of the holy trinity. With all of them fit we can beat anybody but as soon as one is out (or more likely too as silva will probably be rested), the rest collapses.

 

How so...

 

We don't even know the outcome yet. If he misses one game how is the internationals the reason we won't be competing. We have benefited if anything due to the injuries some of our big rivals have suffered.

 

Now if hes out for the season then you'd have a point. But I'm 99 percent sure it's not that serious of an injury. So maybe 1 game without Chilwell isn't gonna be the reason we win or don't win the title.

 

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Chilwell has trained for England today so seems the injury and substitution were more precautionary.

Hopefully Southgate doesn't feel the need to risk him this week and then he's fully fit for us at the weekend.

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1 hour ago, Superblue_1986 said:

Chilwell has trained for England today so seems the injury and substitution were more precautionary.

Hopefully Southgate doesn't feel the need to risk him this week and then he's fully fit for us at the weekend.

We need to go start a riot outside Wembley if Southgate risks him in a stupid dead rubber match! 

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Just saw England's recent training video and Chilwell looks completely fine. 

Still, will be absolutely fuming if he plays tonight. 

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Chilwell on England bench vs Iceland.

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He won't feature tonight by it's Gareth Southgate, anything can happen.

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It's great news hes on the bench. I'd expect him to play Saturday