closed Chelsea 2-0 Atletico Madrid

[Azul 1,615]

31 minutes ago, Magic Lamps said:

if giroud starts, werner has too, otherwise we have the issue of the opposition pushing too high again. Never wanna see ziyech+mount+giroud again for that reason.

I could imagine same lineup as first leg but Chilwell for Alonso.

Chilwell was awful against Leeds. His performances have shown me that Alonso is the much superior wingback in this system.

I agree that we need pace next to Giroud. Maybe we play CHO next to Giroud with Havertz behind them two. CHO is brilliant on the left side and I trust him to be more productive than Werner currently.

 

[Vesper 27,283]

On 13/03/2021 at 22:57, Jason said:

Want to know a crazy stat?

Simeone's Atletico have played Getafe 19 times and they have kept 19 clean sheets!

the last time Getafe scored against AM

November 6th, 2011

From 2008 thru 2011, they had a decent multi-year year run vs Atleti

3 wins, 3 draws 2 losses

 

before that they were shit

only 1 win and two draws from 2001 to 2008, 6 losses

[Jase 43,479]

Simeone with the mind games...

 

[Azul 1,615]

25 minutes ago, Jason said:

Simeone with the mind games...

 

I'm optimistic for this one. I can not see us conceding against them, especially when we are in the lead. They're going to have to play attacking football, which is something that Simeone's team is not used to. 

That Giroud goal was truly a blessing.

[Atomiswave 6,072]

1 hour ago, Jason said:

Simeone with the mind games...

 

He can go stuff himself, such cheap tactics will not work. Our players and manager will be up for this.

[Jase 43,479]

Silva and Abraham still out. Jorginho and Mount of course are suspended.

Everyone else available.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,870]

Our pressing is not as good without Mount. I'm not saying it becomes bad, but Mount is an animal out there. 

[MoroccanBlue 5,194]

26 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said:

Our pressing is not as good without Mount. I'm not saying it becomes bad, but Mount is an animal out there. 

Thought it looked pretty good against Everton. If anything, without Mount we lose a lot of control in midfield given Jorginho and Kante's limitations. 

That's why if Mount isn't in the team, Kovacic should be. 

Edited March 16, 2021 by MoroccanBlue

[Jase 43,479]

 

[Jase 43,479]

The club will be streaming the first 15 minutes of today's training session LIVE at around 5pm UK time...

 

[ZAPHOD2319 3,870]

Thankfully Atletico does not have a green kit to wear tomorrow.

[Atomiswave 6,072]

THis Silva thing is getting tedious now, first it was 2 weeks and it just keeps on going.

[ZAPHOD2319 3,870]

3 hours ago, Jason said:

 

🤣 Don't read...stop reading...read a book!

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Been so many years since got past this stupid stage...hopefully don't manage to mess it up

Edited March 16, 2021 by Laylabelle

[NikkiCFC 7,565]

I don't expect Simeone to play very attacking. He will still go into the game very carefully. If result is 0:0 with 10 minutes to go they will but before that it will be like first game. 

[NikkiCFC 7,565]

8 hours ago, MoroccanBlue said:

Thought it looked pretty good against Everton. If anything, without Mount we lose a lot of control in midfield given Jorginho and Kante's limitations. 

That's why if Mount isn't in the team, Kovacic should be. 

What do you mean by control? And should we count Mount as midfielder under Tuchel?

Not counting that game against Barnsley because we played with full second team he did not start against Wolves (79% possession, most we had under Tuchel) and against Everton (probably our best game under Tuchel). Those two teams had like 1 shot on our goal.  And if you look back under Frank this season he did not start 5 games: Sevilla, Krasnodar, Palace three 4:0 wins, UTD 0:0 at Old Trafford which is not a game you expect to dominate anyway and friendly dead game against Krasnodar at home (again second team and unmotivated squad). So overall I am not sure this: we lose a lot of control without Mount is based on?

 

 

[Blues11 213]

Would like to see this.

Werner

Havertz/Puli - Cho

Alonso - Kova - Kante - James

Rudiger - AC - Azpi 

Mendy

 

I believe Atletico knows they'll have to press more after being dominated possession wise last game. 

It's just a one goal advantage but with our current defensive form they might feel time is of essence and go for it earlier than expected. 

Kante needs to have a solid game distributing and holding possession. He's been quite sloppy and poor on the ball.  

Think this lineup is solid defensively and has the ability to counter with speed and skill. The reason I would consider Puli in the Mount role is he's so good at drawing fouls against aggressive defending, I expect a muck fest because Atletico will play desperate. Don't think any of our attackers have the engine Mason has so he will be missed on both sides of the ball. 

Giroud obviously scored a beauty against AM last time but we'll want quicker players to defend and counter.

Big game and excited to see how we perform. 

[Magic Lamps 11,446]

On 16/03/2021 at 11:31, Azul said:

Chilwell was awful against Leeds. His performances have shown me that Alonso is the much superior wingback in this system.

I agree that we need pace next to Giroud. Maybe we play CHO next to Giroud with Havertz behind them two. CHO is brilliant on the left side and I trust him to be more productive than Werner currently.

 

If Chilwell turned up high, drunk and with an amputed leg he would still be a better player than Alonso. Never wanna see the turtle in our lineup again.