Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Chances are if COVID was in the first team Lampard would over use it Muzchap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Jason said: One assumes this doesn't affect the men's side since there's the bubble and all... It's confirmed no other teams at the club have been affected. https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/2020/12/19/tottenham-hotspur-wsl-match-postponed?cardIndex=0-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Don't think Lampard can afford to not play Ziyech here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 5 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: Don't think Lampard can afford to not play Ziyech here. Unless he is REALLY desperate, it's not his MO to immediately start someone who just returned from injury, especially when it's a hamstring injury and after rushing back some players from injury last season. Last thing we need is Ziyech injuring himself again because we rush him back and he ends up missing more games! bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 1 minute ago, Jason said: Unless he is REALLY desperate, it's not his MO to immediately start someone who just returned from injury, especially when it's a hamstring injury and after rushing back some players from injury last season. Last thing we need is Ziyech injuring himself again because we rush him back and he ends up missing more games! I genuinely think his job is on the line Monday night. Whether it be on the bench, Ziyech needs to be involved. Not only that, Werner and Pulisic need to play in their preferred positions and to get some sort of run going. I never saw Salah play LW or Firmino at RW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, MoroccanBlue said: I genuinely think his job is on the line Monday night. Whether it be on the bench, Ziyech needs to be involved. Not only that, Werner and Pulisic need to play in their preferred positions and to get some sort of run going. I never saw Salah play LW or Firmino at RW. We obviously need to win on Monday but until we hear such stories, it's only in our imagination that Lampard's job is on the line right now. Muzchap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomiswave 6,117 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Jason said: We obviously need to win on Monday but until we hear such stories, it's only in our imagination that Lampard's job is on the line right now. Ohh give it a sec after our game on moday if we lose....it'll sink in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Things looking terrible in time for this match. Modern football teams performances swing wildly with confidence levels. Liverpool winning against nearest challengers Spurs (in a game they could have easily lost or drawn), and not to mention the timely arrival of the Fifa awards (for Klopp etc), seems to have buoyed their confidence, and it showed in their result against Palace. Conversely, I've seen recent Chelsea teams of the past 3-4 seasons tending to 'give up' after a certain point in the season most notably when the team thinks that the title challenge is no longer realistic. This is followed by a slump, and before you know it, there's a chasm in terms of points between the first placed team and Chelsea. This month has been a SHITTY month of football. In a regular season, November tends to be our bogey month, but given the delayed start to the season, December sounds about right. Atomiswave and Bosnian Blue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 So much pressure now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzchap 8,966 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 48 minutes ago, MoroccanBlue said: So much pressure now. Good quickly find out who has the minerals needed and those that haven't 👍 killer1257 and Vytis33 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Make of this what you will... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 17 minutes ago, Jason said: Make of this what you will... Hope it’s BS Easiest to replace would be RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,913 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Honestly, if it's any one of Thiago Silva, Chilwell, or Mendy we're fucked if it's a long term injury. The drop off in quality in any of their replacements is massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 It's James... (p.s. the article above is not behind a paywall) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 It is RJ and he needs operation very likelyGive Livramento a chanceGesendet von meinem VOG-L29 mit Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Also from the article above... https://theathletic.com/news/chelsea-reece-james-injury-latest/IZlLqIMxHRMy Hakim Ziyech hasn’t featured since suffering a hamstring injury against Leeds and The Athletic understands the West Ham game is expected to come too soon for him to feature. Ziyech joined in training with the main group for the first time on Friday, but the fixture at Arsenal on Boxing Day is looking more likely for him to make a comeback. There is far more confidence, however, over Callum Hudson-Odoi, who has also been missing since injuring a hamstring in training a fortnight ago. The England winger also joined in Friday’s training session and is further advanced in his return to full fitness. Given the busy festive schedule, however, he will probably not be risked from the start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,913 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Fuck. Knee injuries are no joke. One of our best players this season, too. 😩 I trust Azpi to come in and do well enough, but we will lose a hell of a lot going forward without RJ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 Just now, Pizy said: Fuck. Knee injuries are no joke. One of our best players this season, too. 😩 I trust Azpi to come in and do well enough, but we will lose a hell of a lot going forward without RJ. Hey, maybe we won't be so predictable going forward for a while... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 Hope Lampard has the balls to give Livramento a chance. He already has 7 assistsGesendet von meinem VOG-L29 mit Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted December 19, 2020 Author Share Posted December 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, killer1257 said: Hope Lampard has the balls to give Livramento a chance. He already has 7 assists Gesendet von meinem VOG-L29 mit Tapatalk That's at youth level. You're asking a lot of an 18-year-old to come in and produce in a must win game. 0007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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