ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 PRE/POST-MATCH DISCUSSION, LIVE CHAT AND ANALYSIS Thursday 5th January 2023 Premier League Stamford Bridge 8pm Kick Off (UK Time) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 (edited) Lol... we'll either amaze everyone and get something from this..or be shocked and be chasing them all game while attempting to string passes together Edited January 2, 2023 by Laylabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZAPHOD2319 4,818 Posted January 2, 2023 Author Share Posted January 2, 2023 We are going to get battered. We do not have the players to make it hard for them. laura90 and bigbluewillie 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Can already see how this will pan out. Pep will specifically target our right side and exploit Azpilicueta. Pep will suffocate the midfield and wide areas to force us to do what we do best, play backwards. Silva will be the main source of creativity. He'll look for runs from our forwards but they will be too few to come by. Havertz will have his 906th stinker. Pulisic will look like a school boy. Sterling won't give a fuck. Mount will look like a headless chicken. Haaland will get a hattrick. Potter will say the boys fought hard. laura90 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Although it would almost certainly be too late for him to play I hope we can somehow get Enzo over the line before this game. United while in a similar rut to us currently got Casemiro in before the Liverpool game and while it was too late to play him it gave everyone in the club a big lift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Tomo said: Although it would almost certainly be too late for him to play I hope we can somehow get Enzo over the line before this game. United while in a similar rut to us currently got Casemiro in before the Liverpool game and while it was too late to play him it gave everyone in the club a big lift. The difference is Casemiro is a seasoned professional. I don't think Enzo would have the same effect, but rather blend in with the crap we're already playing. He doesn't have the experience to change a top flight PL game by himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegetable 830 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Why people are so negative? Expecting nothing less than a showtime from our managerial mastermind. Lampard beat them, TT did a few times with perhaps worse players, so it's possible, isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 20 minutes ago, Hashishi said: The difference is Casemiro is a seasoned professional. I don't think Enzo would have the same effect, but rather blend in with the crap we're already playing. He doesn't have the experience to change a top flight PL game by himself. He already kind of has changed a teams fortune to a lesser extent. Argentina looked utterly chaotic at the WC until he was put in the side. Johnnyeye and Blue Armour 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 9 minutes ago, Tomo said: He already kind of has changed a teams fortune to a lesser extent. Argentina looked utterly chaotic at the WC until he was put in the side. It is true that he protected the arguably worst defense in the WC. I think Messi made the difference for them though. We don't have a Messi type player, hell we don't even have a player who can take on a man... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoroccanBlue 5,382 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 54 minutes ago, Hashishi said: It is true that he protected the arguably worst defense in the WC. I think Messi made the difference for them though. We don't have a Messi type player, hell we don't even have a player who can take on a man... Enzo, Mac Allister, and Alvarez are the 3 players that changed Argentina. Johnnyeye 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyeye 7,509 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 oh dear… Fulham Broadway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 Fearing the worst in this match, but the worst thing Potter can do is have Azpi and KK play together on the right hand side of our defense. They are going to get skinned., if so. Bring in Chalobah, or play a winger as full back. Anything to avoid that combo. Johnnyeye and Fulham Broadway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 To stand any chance we need to be aggressive, high press, and take any opportunities FFS Blue Armour and Johnnyeye 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Laylabelle 9,535 Posted January 2, 2023 Popular Post! Share Posted January 2, 2023 6 minutes ago, Fulham Broadway said: To stand any chance we need to be aggressive, high press, and take any opportunities FFS And pass forwards! Fulham Broadway, Seymop, Vesper and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 hours ago, Fulham Broadway said: To stand any chance we need to be aggressive, high press, and take any opportunities FFS 2 hours ago, Laylabelle said: And pass forwards! I actually think the best way is to park the bus and play on the counter. We aren't going to achieve anything going gung ho against the best team in the league. They have Foden and Cancelo fully rested so that left wing will be lethal against Azpi. I think 3atb would be better for this game. Knowing potter though, he will probably play gung ho, thinking we have nothing to lose. My recommended team (in case potter checks this sub): Kepa Chalobah Silva KK Azpi Kova Jorginho Cucu Mount Sterling Havertz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 1 minute ago, Hashishi said: I actually think the best way is to park the bus and play on the counter. We aren't going to achieve anything going gung ho against the best team in the league. They have Foden and Cancelo fully rested so that left wing will be lethal against Azpi. I think 3atb would be better for this game. Knowing potter though, he will probably play gung ho, thinking we have nothing to lose. My recommended team (in case potter checks this sub): Kepa Chalobah Silva KK Azpi Kova Jorginho Cucu Mount Sterling Havertz Happy to park the bus but not happy if we keep passing backwards towards Kepa or whoever plays in goal as we've seen before just takes one mistake and bam goal for them. It's risky! Keep it away from our goal lol. Fulham Broadway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 2 minutes ago, Laylabelle said: Happy to park the bus but not happy if we keep passing backwards towards Kepa or whoever plays in goal as we've seen before just takes one mistake and bam goal for them. It's risky! Keep it away from our goal lol. Yeah i mean park the bus and long balls to Havertz. No playing out from the back, we can't beat city's press. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 3 hours ago, Hashishi said: Yeah i mean park the bus and long balls to Havertz. No playing out from the back, we can't beat city's press. KK and that press ☹️ the stuff of nightmares Fulham Broadway 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hashishi 148 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Vesper said: KK and that press ☹️ the stuff of nightmares Dude Cancelo and Foden are going to rip him and Azpi apart. Haaland is going to have a field day if we repeat the same antics against forest. The worst part is if we win, arsenal are more likely to win the league. They will go for it after dropping points against everton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vesper 30,175 Posted January 3, 2023 Share Posted January 3, 2023 2 hours ago, Hashishi said: Dude Cancelo and Foden are going to rip him and Azpi apart. Haaland is going to have a field day if we repeat the same antics against forest. The worst part is if we win, arsenal are more likely to win the league. They will go for it after dropping points against everton. all good, except I am not a dude bigbluewillie, cosmicway, Hamilton and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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