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[Jype 6,398]

1 minute ago, DANILA said:

What's the deal with registration though? Can we even play these aforementioned academy players? Not sure many of them are actually registered for UCL?

At least Lawrence and Anjorin are included in the B list.

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Emerson and Havertz could play on the wings - Emerson did pretty well there  earlier this season. 

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17 minutes ago, DANILA said:

What's the deal with registration though? Can we even play these aforementioned academy players? Not sure many of them are actually registered for UCL?

 

14 minutes ago, Jype said:

At least Lawrence and Anjorin are included in the B list.

https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/10/07/chelsea-s-champions-league-squad-named

In addition there is List B, made up of players aged 21 or younger with two years’ training at the club. This list can be updated at any time up to midnight before a Champions League match.

[NikkiCFC 7,955]

Fuck! Now when injury of Ziyech opened space for him he got injured... With them both out this means for the next PL games we will go with Werner LW and Pulisic RW which is pretty annoying...

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1 hour ago, Jason said:

2 hamstring injuries since Lampard said this last Friday... 😭

 

Hmmmm

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[OhForAGreavsie 5,892]

On 05/12/2020 at 11:15 PM, MoroccanBlue said:

Kepa

Christensen--Rudiger--Tomori

Dave--------------------------------------Emerson

Gilmour---Jorginho

Havertz-------------------------------CHO

Tammy 

Yep, looks good to me. The only alternative I might consider is sticking with a back four and starting Lewis Bate alongside Jorgi and Billy in the middle. Looking to see some academy hopefuls on the bench too.

Even with that attitude to the line up, winning the game is still a fairly high priority for me. Partly for maintaining squad confidence but far more importantly for the money. With the virus having destroyed matchday revenue every little helps and the €2.7m prize for winning tomorrow is not to be sacrificed easily. With the stunning amounts of dosh involved in football it's tempting to feel that €2.7m is small change but in reality that's a huge sum. Enough to fund a lot of ordinary CFC employee's jobs for a long time.

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9 hours ago, bigbluewillie said:

Got a confession to make.

As we know ours is nothing game, after supporting us for sixty years and more and never deserted them.

I'm torn between. 

Barca v Juve [think i'l go with this one]

Leipzig v Man u

And record our match

both Barca and Juve have qualified

but (I SO SO SO SO HOPE THIS HAPPENS)

if Manure loses

they are 99.9% likely to crash out (PSG will win versus the shit Turkish side)

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6 minutes ago, OhForAGreavsie said:

Yep, looks good to me. The only alternative I might consider is sticking with a back four and starting Lewis Bate alongside Jorgi and Billy in the middle. Looking to see some academy hopefuls on the bench too.

Even with that attitude to the line up, winning the game is still a fairly high priority for me. Partly for maintaining squad confidence but far more importantly for the money. With the virus having destroyed matchday revenue every little helps and the €2.7m prize for winning tomorrow is not to be sacrificed easily. With the stunning amounts of dosh involved in football it's tempting to feel that €2.7m is small change but in reality that's a huge sum. Enough to fund a lot of ordinary CFC employee's jobs for a long time.

CHO is out injured as well

plus if we did go with those 3 CBs, either AC (likely) or Tomori would be the CCB, not Rudiger

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------------------------- Kepa  ----------------------

--Azpi------Christensen-----Rudiger-----Emerson----

------Gilmour-----Jorginho-----Kovacic---------

--------Pulisic------Abraham-----Mount--------

[MoroccanBlue 5,306]

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THIS!

2 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Why would we play our most injury prone player in a meaningless game, when we already have two wingers out injured? 

 

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The weather looks shit. lol 

[Laylabelle 9,359]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

The weather looks shit. lol 

Been like it all day. Really crappy fog.

Hopefully if Kepa does play he doesn't have a complete nightmare game..

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Just now, Laylabelle said:

Been like it all day. Really crappy fog.

Hopefully if Kepa does play he doesn't have a complete nightmare game..

Lampard already confirmed Kepa will start.

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Just now, Jason said:

Lampard already confirmed Kepa will start.

Let's see how that goes..maybe the break wouldve helped..he never used to be so dodgy and then might feel bit more confident should Mendy get injured we'll be okay..ish..ish..very ish

[ZAPHOD2319 4,487]

If Kepa looks really good, a loan or a sale in January. 

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26 minutes ago, Laylabelle said:

Let's see how that goes..maybe the break wouldve helped..he never used to be so dodgy and then might feel bit more confident should Mendy get injured we'll be okay..ish..ish..very ish

If Mendy gets injured long term our season goes down the drain. It will be total collapse. Kepa and Willy can not be trusted. I’d rather go with the youth keeper like pool did