Jase 43,479 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Zenit St Petersburg 3-3 Chelsea PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS 2021/22 Champions League Group Stage Matchday 6 8th December, Wednesday 2021 Gazprom Arena 17:45 Kick Off (UK time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Injury news. Chilwell, Chalobah, Havertz, Alonso, Kovacic, Kante, and Jorginho playing with hip pain.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milka 3,393 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 -------------Kepa --Azpi-----Christensen----Rudiger James----RLC------Barkley------Saul -------CHO-------Pulisic --------------Werner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,331 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 3rd kit introduction? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 53 minutes ago, milka said: -------------Kepa --Azpi-----Christensen----Rudiger James----RLC------Barkley------Saul -------CHO-------Pulisic --------------Werner Might as well throw in Sarr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,448 Posted December 5, 2021 Share Posted December 5, 2021 Home game itself was tough against these lot. If James is fit, would start him. And maybe rotate in Azpi if we want to keep Silva fresh. Would still prefer an attacking option on LWB, so CHO has to play that position imo. Unless Tuchel wants to give Saul a new lease of life there. RLC in CM, and maybe Mount/Barkley partnering. Front 3 is anyone's guess. Maybe Tuchel will look to use this game to get Lukaku's match sharpness up,..might as well., since you know he's going to make him start a game soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,061 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Top spot is still up for games, so we need to do our job. I'd give Saul a chance at LWB if Tuchel seriously sees him as a viable option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,383 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 I expect our strongest XI. Tuchel takes this competition incredibly seriously. Blue Armour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,959 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 1 hour ago, MoroccanBlue said: I expect our strongest XI. Tuchel takes this competition incredibly seriously. Well, technically, we are just 7 games away from winning the competition 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 (edited) Zenit are probably going to rotate/not go full pelt in this themselves now they've got nothing to play for (EL for them regardless of the result). Like with the Seville game last year we need to take some calculated gambles, top vs second isn't the deal breaker it use to be, ever since the new system of putting league/EL/UCL winners into pot A the winners and runners up list for the RO16 has been a lot closer in quality. Edited December 6, 2021 by Tomo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 It's the time of the Christmas wall. I can remember umpteen seasons where the same thing happened. Two managers sacked (Mourinho-Lamps). Antonio also ? The Soviet team is not harmless imho and it's going to be a feather in their cap if they beat Chelsea. Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,331 Posted December 6, 2021 Share Posted December 6, 2021 Hopefully we come back in this stadium in May. King Kante, OhForAGreavsie and Blue Armour 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,280 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 What will say it will be controversial but I think that is better to get out of UCL at next stage because will get us less games and better conditions to stay at top3 and with some luck fight for the epl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikkiCFC 8,331 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Game will be played on around -15 Celsius... But stadium have heating and rooftop so should not be a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,819 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Thank God it is a night game in the UK. It is a 7:45am kick off in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,492 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 3 hours ago, Mário César said: What will say it will be controversial but I think that is better to get out of UCL at next stage because will get us less games and better conditions to stay at top3 and with some luck fight for the epl We have a far better chance in the UCL than winning the league. We are struggling to break down some teams in the league but a knockout game is ideal for the likes of Kante, Mount who run endlessly and close down spaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,492 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 9 hours ago, Tomo said: Zenit are probably going to rotate/not go full pelt in this themselves now they've got nothing to play for (EL for them regardless of the result). Like with the Seville game last year we need to take some calculated gambles, top vs second isn't the deal breaker it use to be, ever since the new system of putting league/EL/UCL winners into pot A the winners and runners up list for the RO16 has been a lot closer in quality. Top - City, Liverpool, ManU, Ajax, Madrid, Bayern, Lille 2nd - PSG, Sporting, Inter, Barca, Villarreal, Salzburg, Porto/Milan/Atleti I'd rather finish top. There is only one team in that whole list that could be a very tough game - Bayern. Blue Armour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Strike said: Top - City, Liverpool, ManU, Ajax, Madrid, Bayern, Lille 2nd - PSG, Sporting, Inter, Barca, Villarreal, Salzburg, Porto/Milan/Atleti I'd rather finish top. There is only one team in that whole list that could be a very tough game - Bayern. You mean PSG if we finish top. Inter also.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmicway 1,333 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 7 hours ago, Strike said: We have a far better chance in the UCL than winning the league. We are struggling to break down some teams in the league but a knockout game is ideal for the likes of Kante, Mount who run endlessly and close down spaces. There are four classy opponents. Bayern-City-L'pool (somewhat)-PSG (somewhat). But also don't underestimate Ajax. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mário César 1,280 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Kova tested positivo for Covid. 😕 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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