[croadyman]

Win this and keep applying pressure on City. Look up and not down.

Admire the crazy optimism and just wondered what gap you feel is manageable IF by some miracle we could win the next 3 games

 

[RedDevil250]

What big games have we lost using this strategy this season out of interest?

Leipzig for one!

 

[Judas]

Not much point moaning about Lindelof and Maguire being the CB pairing, unfortunately it's totally expected, and I will never ever understand it.

 

[talking robot]

Admire the crazy optimism and just wondered what gap you feel is manageable IF by some miracle we could win the next 3 games

I think the primary issue is psychological and motivational. Even if it's 1 chance in 100, I think the team should be focusing on what's above us. With that being said, if we beat Chelsea, Palace, and City, that's a 7 likely point gap. Would City still be the heavy favorite? Yes. Would we be in touching distance if there is a miraculous collapse? Also yes.

 

[Sandikan]

Leipzig for one!

Do you have any others?

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

 

[Carl]

Hopefully its this

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Greenwood​

Rashford Bruno James

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Fred Mctominay​

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Shaw Maguire Bailly AWB

De Gea​

I expect that's exactly what we'll see.

Edit: ah hang on, Lindelof will obviously start.

 

[FrankDrebin]

Uh, Giroud will have a field day against our CB's.

 

[Carl]

I'd take Martial over Greenwood.

Hopefully Ole doesn't think the same. Martial horrific this season.

 

[Adcuth]

I expect that's exactly what we'll see.

Edit: ah hang on, Lindelof will obviously start.

Wishful thinking

 

[unplayable]

 

[RedDevil250]

Do you have any others?

Arsenal at home
PSG at home, compounded by poor in-game management like leaving Fred on with the yellow
Tottenham at home, although I will admit the red card was costly
City in the EFL Cup

Also, lots of draws due to this. Arsenal away, Chelsea at home, Liverpool away, and City at home. We didn't even try vs City at home (and neither did they).

 

[Judas]

Lets face it if Lindelof can get bulled badly by that West Brom striker, him against Giroud should be nightmare stuff.

 

[Red00012]

He’s the 1st name on the team against a defence like ours

 

[MileStolar]

Greenwood leading the line? I wonder what'll come out of that, here's hoping he scores a brace at least!

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

Cantona?

 

[Carl]

Greenwood leading the line? I wonder what'll come out of that, here's hoping he scores a brace at least!

Probably, but could equally be Rashford through the middle.

 

[talking robot]

Cannot understand for the life of me why Lindelof keeps getting picked.

 

[Tom Cato]

Leipzig for one!

We lost the Leipzig game thanks to massive personal mistakes, it had nothing to do with the gameplan.

We beat PSG comfortably in Paris with the same tactic - And lost at home on OT when we came out flying.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Cantona?

Ole?

 

[Red00012]

Greenwood leading the line? I wonder what'll come out of that, here's hoping he scores a brace at least!

Or Rashford but I’m hoping Greenwood

 

[Judas]

Hope Cavani at least is on the bench.

 

[Dinghy]

Hopefully Ole doesn't think the same. Martial horrific this season.

He's still way better at holding up the ball, and he can do something in tight areas. Greenwood is slower as well and hasn't scored in 10 games.

 

[christy87]

Cantona?

James

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

 

[Uniquim]

I'm excited.

 

[Judas]

With performances recently James starting is probably the least surprising thing, I'm glad he's gone with him instead of Martial who's lucky to even make the bench.

 

[el3mel]

Thank feck there's no Martial. Expected it after he played 90 minutes in EL.

Pretty much the lineup I predicted in the predictions 11/11 so I'm happy with it.

Hopefully we give them a game.

 

[Borys]

Martial dropped for James. Must be depressing for him.

Good team.

 

[SuperiorXI]

De Gea, Lindelof and Maguire, the three stooges! I wish it was possible to bet on them making a feck up as you could become a rich man easily.

 

[Judas]

Big shame no Cavani.

I'll be honest, I'm not confident about this one, but we'll see how it goes. This fixture tends to be an absolute stinker for us.

 

[No Idea For Nickname]

 

[DomesticTadpole]

15:32Dominic Booth
Chelsea team
Mendy; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Rudiger, Chilwell; Kante, Kovacic, Mount; Hudson-Odoi, Ziyech, Giroud.
Subs: Kepa, James, Emerson, Alonso, Jorginho, Havertz, Pulisic, Werner.

 

[James35]

Ole really has a boner for Lindelof and Maguire. Such a shit partnership, he just doesn't see what the rest of us do, I guess.

 

[Silverman]

Lindelof and Maguire against Giroud.

Not the right decision imo.

 

[Dancfc]

Im glad Cavani is not playing, we'd have really struggled with his movement without Silva to keep tabs on him, he stopped certain Cavani tap ins twice in the reverse game.

 

[lsd]

James

Weird he thought that was unlikely given the form of James and Martial

 

[Castia]

What does he see in Lindelof and Maguire?it’s becoming a massive problem for us.

Hope they prove me wrong but I hate the look of that line up. The centre back pairing being shielded by ‘McFred’ and then Dan James starting whilst probably Greenwood upfront?

Wonder if we’ll be able to string 3 passes together because that team is in for a tough day.

 

[Leftback99]

We're almost certain to concede a Giroud header.

 

[bosnian_red]

Love the lineup, great to see Greenwood up top. Hope its that way at least and leave Rashford on the left. Only thing I'd change would be Bailly and Henderson, but didn't expect that anyway.