closed Chelsea 0-2 Liverpool

[Tomo 21,733]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

Reminder: We have yet to beat Klopp’s Liverpool in the PL.

Wrong!

[Superblue 6,372]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

Reminder: We have yet to beat Klopp’s Liverpool in the PL.

We definitely beat them at home in Conte's second season when Rudiger did a job on Salah.

[Milan 17,862]

1 hour ago, Mana said:

Reminder: We have yet to beat Klopp’s Liverpool in the PL.

We already did beat them.

[Jase 43,479]

16 minutes ago, Mana said:

Oops, I confused myself with not beating them at Anfield.

 

EDIT: I don’t need like 5 people correcting me!

Chat shit, get corrected.  

[DanP2311 65]

If the reporting is correct that both Werner and Pulisic are going to be available on Sunday (and when is The Mirror ever wrong?), I really, really, really hope that Frank has them on the pitch together for some decent amount of minutes. The sooner the new front 4 can figure each other out at match speed, the sooner the Chelsea attack becomes much more lethal.

[Valdo 583]

Pulisic still injured 

[Jase 43,479]

Lampard said Pulisic and Chilwell are not fit for the game. He hopes they progress in training over the next week. Same story with Ziyech.

Werner is fit and available.

Silva has been training with the team in the last 3-4 days but still not ready for this game.

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Midfield three of Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic. 

They will try and press us from the getco, so crucial we have Giroud as an outlet and to hold the play up for Werner and Havertz to operate. 

Dave for Alonso

[Blues Forever 1,232]

 

[Azul 1,615]

3 minutes ago, Blues Forever said:

 

0% confidence in us winning the game now, let's just hope we get a draw

[Pizy 18,453]

For me this match is a free hit. Super early in the season, 5 or so players that would be in our best XI will be missing, and basically a whole new attack who haven't worked together before. We get a point or an unlikely 3 points, great. If we lose it's not deflating at all or a preview of what's to come. We are nowhere near the side now that we will be down the line when the real hectic mayhem starts.

All I want to see this weekend is improvement. And not to get embarrassed by Liverpool.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

It’s such a shame we can’t field our best 11 against the scums at home.

GK
James, Christensen, Zouma, Azpi
Kante, Havertz, Kovacic
Mount, Giroud, Werner

[Jase 43,479]

29 minutes ago, Azul said:

0% confidence in us winning the game now, let's just hope we get a draw

We might well lose to them again but I don't get the full on negativity here. We competed well against them last season in all 4 games and would have gotten results against them were it not for our stupid defending or defensive mistakes in the league games and that's without the likes of Werner, Havertz and even Pulisic to an extent. If (I guess it's a big if) we can make fewer mistakes this time around or better, next to zero, there's every chance for us to pick up a result. Moreover, they have hardly been dominant ever since February. They have lost quite a number of games and conceded way more goals than usual. And given it's still early in the season where no side have really settled or are full fit yet, there's all the more chance of us getting a result. 

[Laylabelle 9,395]

Hopefully we can give ourselves a chance and not be lol..heres a corner..heres a gap...heres a goal!! And repeat.

[milka 3,357]

Kepa , James , Zouma , Christensen , Azpilicueta , Kovacic , Kante , Havertz , Mount , Werner , Giroud (4-3-3)

 

Giroud vs Van Dijk

Werner vs Alexander Arnold

James vs Mane

Azpi vs Salah

 

or

3-4-2-1

Kepa

-Azpi - Zouma - Christensen

James-Kovacic - Kante- Alonso

Mount/ Havertz -   Giroud - Werner 

[MoroccanBlue 5,320]

Just don't give them a set piece. Be it corner or FK. 

[Supermonkey92 1,428]

Lampard said Pulisic and Chilwell are not fit for the game. He hopes they progress in training over the next week. Same story with Ziyech.
Werner is fit and available.
Silva has been training with the team in the last 3-4 days but still not ready for this game.

Good call. I'm with many on here that the injury record is suspicious to the point where I dont think it could be explained by chance. Frank's training methods may be the culprit here (though some players seem injury plagued regardless of the coach they play under *ahem* pulisic).

But for every reason to question frank he should be praised here for being cautious with pulisic and Chilwell. Especially pulisic, I wouldn't throw him in as soon as discomfort leaves. I'd even wait a week or two to see if he's consistently comfortable being putting him in a match day squad.

So kudos to frank for not risking them.

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[Supermonkey92 1,428]

Midfield three of Kante, Jorginho and Kovacic. 
They will try and press us from the getco, so crucial we have Giroud as an outlet and to hold the play up for Werner and Havertz to operate. 
Dave for Alonso

Id be happy with the old trio too. They were as good if not better than them in the two early games last season. Not creative but with giroud in the air and werner's pace i think we'll have enough to trouble them.

Id add havertz on the right again lol

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