Jase 43,479 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Chelsea vs Norwich PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2021/22 Premier League Matchday 9 23rd October, Saturday 2021 Stamford Bridge 12:30 Kick Off (UK time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,327 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Kepa always play b2b games under TT when we play Cup so I think he will start here. Newcastle can be tricky next week. CHO, Havertz sure thing in attack and I expect Kova and James back in the lineup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Mendy James Dave Christensen Rudiger Chilwell Ruben Kovacic Mount Havertz CHO Clockwork 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted October 20, 2021 Share Posted October 20, 2021 Should be straightforward..so hopefully it is! I can't see Liverpool dropping points anytime soon..and they have Man U this weekend so win win.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Shitty Norwich side on a run of clean sheets.., and we're without two key attackers. Hope Havertz can step up.. Besides our defenders, he's the only one likely to score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Ugh just realized its a lunchtime kick off.. hopefully no slips. Keep focused and get the job done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Mount is due a goal. Stats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,327 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 6 hours ago, chelsea_4_eva said: Ugh just realized its a lunchtime kick off.. hopefully no slips. Keep focused and get the job done. Last 2 games at Stamford Bridge were losses in this kick off. City this season and WBA last season. Even 2 games before that in early kick off we didn't win. Leeds and Southampton away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea_4_eva 1,182 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, NikkiCFC said: Last 2 games at Stamford Bridge were losses in this kick off. City this season and WBA last season. Even 2 games before that in early kick off we didn't win. Leeds and Southampton away. Yup, lunch time kick offs are always prone slip ups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Kepa Chalobah - Christensen , Rudiger James - Kovacic - Jorginho - Alonso Mount - Havertz - CHO Looking optimal squad . Rest for Mendy , Kante , Chilwell and Azpi . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Does Mendy need rest? He is spectacular when called upon, but most of the game he spectating. Blue Armour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Does Mendy need rest? He is spectacular when called upon, but most of the game he spectating. Exactly. Never got the idea of 'resting' a keeper unless solely for the purpose of preventing injury ahead of a big cup game or just to give your highly rated 2nd keeper some game time. Kepa will start in the cup game midweek., no doubt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,928 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 Seeing the way we pressed like crazy yesterday and really wanted to impose ourselves in an opponent our players all clearly realized was massively inferior gives me big time confidence against Norwich even without Rom or Werner. Quotes last night from Mount also confirm that the players themselves recognize that we’ve been shit in the PL for a bit now despite being top of the table. So I expect to see a similar mentality this weekend with Kai leading the like and Mount + CHO beside him. Jorginho should probably keep his place in order to give us control and keep things ticking and since we’ll be dominating the ball I wonder if Kante will be rested in favor of Ruben or Kova. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, Pizy said: Seeing the way we pressed like crazy yesterday and really wanted to impose ourselves It genuinely felt that the moment Havertz came on, the entire team went full throttle on the press. Jorginho and the wingbacks were pressing forward to an extent we never saw with Lukaku on the pitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: Does Mendy need rest? He is spectacular when called upon, but most of the game he spectating. It's ridiculous that even the idea of dropping Mendy for Kepa gets banded about, never mind not even a week after he produced one of the keeper performances of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said: It genuinely felt that the moment Havertz came on, the entire team went full throttle on the press. Jorginho and the wingbacks were pressing forward to an extent we never saw with Lukaku on the pitch. Agreed...but also have to keep in mind, Malmo offered nothing. Azpi was practically playing as a striker. Would like to see how the fullbacks play against a PL side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,327 Posted October 21, 2021 Share Posted October 21, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, Blue Armour said: Exactly. Never got the idea of 'resting' a keeper unless solely for the purpose of preventing injury ahead of a big cup game or just to give your highly rated 2nd keeper some game time. Kepa will start in the cup game midweek., no doubt. He doesn't need rest. And he is best keeper in the world. But TT since arriving always play Kepa in b2b games. Sometimes he plays before Cup game, sometimes after. Norwich at home is easier than Newcastle away so this is why people expect to see Kepa. It has nothing to do with Mendy really. And don't forget without Kepa we would not win Super Cup and would be already out of Carabao Cup and state of the club and fans would be much worse so he deserves to play here and there more than many outfield players we see far often. Edited October 21, 2021 by NikkiCFC bigbluewillie 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 I really don't expect much in a press conference, but those questions were horrible. The only aspect of it worth listening to were the comments about why Kai has not been getting minutes lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted October 22, 2021 Author Share Posted October 22, 2021 7 minutes ago, ZAPHOD2319 said: I really don't expect much in a press conference, but those questions were horrible. The only aspect of it worth listening to were the comments about why Kai has not been getting minutes lately. I don't understand why Tuchel was trying to be all secretive with how long Werner, Lukaku will be out for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyikolajevics 2,700 Posted October 22, 2021 Share Posted October 22, 2021 14 minutes ago, Jase said: I don't understand why Tuchel was trying to be all secretive with how long Werner, Lukaku will be out for. Maybe they are out for 2-3 weeks but club don't want to leak anything about their condition to make them unavailable to pick for next international break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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