closed Krasnodar 0-4 Chelsea

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  On 27/10/2020 at 14:21, Jason said:

Of course but given the circumstances, hell will break loose if we don't win tomorrow. 

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Thats putting it lightly, I think most Chels will begin to have majour doubt over FL if we dont win.

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  On 26/10/2020 at 20:37, Puliiszola said:

Lol. 

Don't think there is anything to it. Zouma-silva have kept 2 consecutive CS. Ruduger's last game was a disaster class for Germany and he has put in a disaster class after disaster class for a year and a half (when he is fit). 

Rightfully is our no.5 CB and will be kicked out as soon as Jan window starts. 

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I took his Disaster Class on Facebook.

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  On 27/10/2020 at 14:23, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Are they filling the stadiums in Russia? I know it is not the greatest idea, but part of me is looking forward to real crowd noise.

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Yeah, Zenit stadium was almost half full in their last game. 

[Jase 43,479]

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/10/27/chelsea-squad-for-champions-league-match-in-krasnodar

Silva did not travel with the squad to Russia.

Kepa still out. So academy keeper Karlo Ziger travelled in his place.

Alonso will serve the last of his 3-match suspension.

Lampard's presser at 5:30pm UK time today...

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  On 27/10/2020 at 14:21, Jason said:

Of course but given the circumstances, hell will break loose if we don't win tomorrow. 

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Definitely..no disrespect to them but if we can't get points here how do we expect to go far in this comp...plus need a little boost.

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  On 27/10/2020 at 18:21, Jason said:

 

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Literally makes no sense. What about Tomori, who has done nothing wrong?

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  On 27/10/2020 at 18:43, Azul said:

Literally makes no sense. What about Tomori, who has done nothing wrong?

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It will be quite telling if Tomori doesn't feature here. Either he is underperforming in training or there are deeper issues we don't know about between him and Lampard. 

Tomori literally has all the makings of a top CB. Wish it was he that was learning from Silva and not Zouma. 

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  On 27/10/2020 at 19:01, MoroccanBlue said:

It will be quite telling if Tomori doesn't feature here. Either he is underperforming in training or there are deeper issues we don't know about between him and Lampard. 

Tomori literally has all the makings of a top CB. Wish it was he that was learning from Silva and not Zouma. 

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Am guessing one of Rudiger or Tomori will feature alongside Zouma. Judging by the bench on Saturday, I'd say Rudiger will start and Tomori will be on the bench tomorrow.

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I too would like to see you Tomori and get more chances. But I also think that Zouma is having a good start to this campaign, a few notable lapses notwithstanding.

[Azul 1,615]

  On 27/10/2020 at 19:01, MoroccanBlue said:

It will be quite telling if Tomori doesn't feature here. Either he is underperforming in training or there are deeper issues we don't know about between him and Lampard. 

Tomori literally has all the makings of a top CB. Wish it was he that was learning from Silva and not Zouma. 

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Lampard claims to be a fair man manager, and says that he starts people based on their performance. We clearly know that's bs because Rudiger/Christensen cost us so many games, but he starts them time and time again. The same thing is with Kepa as well, how many games did he start after he made so many mistakes? Caballero was the much better choice in a lot of games, but he kept starting Kepa. It shows us that there is clear favouritism here.

Whereas with Tomori, I don't remember him making big mistakes that costs us the game. Lampard is the worst man manager I've seen at Chelsea in a long time. He starts Mount on the wing instead of CHO after he begged him to stay, and now he is reintroducing Rudiger into the team after Tomori has done nothing wrong this season. It doesn't make sense at all.

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  On 27/10/2020 at 21:29, Azul said:

Lampard claims to be a fair man manager, and says that he starts people based on their performance. We clearly know that's bs because Rudiger/Christensen cost us so many games, but he starts them time and time again. The same thing is with Kepa as well, how many games did he start after he made so many mistakes? Caballero was the much better choice in a lot of games, but he kept starting Kepa. It shows us that there is clear favouritism here.

Whereas with Tomori, I don't remember him making big mistakes that costs us the game. Lampard is the worst man manager I've seen at Chelsea in a long time. He starts Mount on the wing instead of CHO after he begged him to stay, and now he is reintroducing Rudiger into the team after Tomori has done nothing wrong this season. It doesn't make sense at all.

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Never trust a manager when he (or she) talks about rewarding performances or meritocracy. It's always BS. 

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  On 27/10/2020 at 21:29, Azul said:

Lampard claims to be a fair man manager, and says that he starts people based on their performance. We clearly know that's bs because Rudiger/Christensen cost us so many games, but he starts them time and time again. The same thing is with Kepa as well, how many games did he start after he made so many mistakes? Caballero was the much better choice in a lot of games, but he kept starting Kepa. It shows us that there is clear favouritism here.

Whereas with Tomori, I don't remember him making big mistakes that costs us the game. Lampard is the worst man manager I've seen at Chelsea in a long time. He starts Mount on the wing instead of CHO after he begged him to stay, and now he is reintroducing Rudiger into the team after Tomori has done nothing wrong this season. It doesn't make sense at all.

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Also not playing kovacic and starting Pulisic on his off-wing just when he is coming back from injury - talk about reintroducing confidence.

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  On 27/10/2020 at 13:53, Jason said:

A preview from Krasnodar's perspective...

http://russianfootballnews.com/champions-league-preview-krasnodar-v-chelsea/

Looks like they have 12 players out, either through injury or illness, including their starting wingers and full backs. And their backline is apparently "almost painfully slow".

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Donetsk were in the exact same situation going to Madrid and look what happened.....

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  On 28/10/2020 at 01:24, Tomo said:

Donetsk were in the exact same situation going to Madrid and look what happened.....

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Yup. Has all the makings of a fuck up

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  On 28/10/2020 at 05:21, Puliiszola said:

Yup. Has all the makings of a fuck up

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Also,if even their depleted team were THAT bad they wouldn't have drew at Rennes.

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  On 28/10/2020 at 01:24, Tomo said:

Donetsk were in the exact same situation going to Madrid and look what happened.....

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One might argue that Real underestimated Shakhtar.

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  On 28/10/2020 at 05:50, Tomo said:

Also,if even their depleted team were THAT bad they wouldn't have drew at Rennes.

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I didn't watch that match but maybe Rennes weren't that good or Krasnodar got lucky, if the stats are anything to go by.

And there's a reason why Krasnodar are languishing in mid-table in their league.

In any case, there's no excuse for us tonight. Facing a depleted squad or not, we must win and (hopefully) win with a convincing performance!