Chelsea (H) 23rd November - Pre-match Thread

[markko]

12 hours ago, FLAN said:

there are actually people who sit next to me like this. No matter what they don’t seem to hold players or managers accountable 

Perhaps they see life a bit different to you. Maybe they just support the team, are realistic and apathetic. It is not our job to hold anyone to account. We are fans not.owners. You cannot just sack everyone. The club seems to be loyal and expect loyalty in return. It does.not.always paly out well but I would rather that.approach than Chelsea for example who treat managers and players very poorly.

[foxfanazer]

I have the choice of watching this or taking my daughter to the cinema to watch Wicked.

 

So I can either watch a grotesque looking figure and their army of unorganised chimps succumb to their inevitable demise or I can go to the cinema 

Edited 19 November 2024 by foxfanazer

[RonnieTodger]

Need to unleash our inner Neil Dewsnip

[Jazzy_Jeff]

With the likely absence of Ayew and Fatawu (with Ricardo and Buenanotte) already missing I’d go 3-5-2 for this one

 

mads

 

faes

vestergaard

okoli

 

justin

winks

ndidi

bilal

kristensen

 

vardy

daka (Eduoard if not ready)

 

ward, Coady, Choudhury, Soumare, skipp, Mcateer, bdcr, Mavididi, youth striker/daka

[Kinowe Soorie]

I have a bad feeling about this

[Cropwellfox]

He’ll never move  away from his back 4, nonsense high FB bollocks shape. Team he will pick will be insipid. 

 

Mads

JJ

faes

vesty

VK

winks

ndidi

skipp

mavididi

Bilal 

the most match fit striker

 

subs Letsinalot, okoli, coady, Thomas, Choudhury, Soumare, McAteer, BDCR, striker with one leg. 
 

Still. No. Alves. 
 

 

[adejo92]

This will be a horror show.

 

 

[CrazyKopCorner]

22 minutes ago, adejo92 said:

This will be a horror show.

 

 

The only very slight positive I can find is that Chilwell is unlikely to be anywhere near their squad 

[Death by Football]

Ward in goal. No other players on the pitch. Mind games. See how it goes. 

[Clever Fox]

Ward in Goal would at least protect Mads goals against record. It would'nt be such a bad idea.

[ealingfox]

3 nil Leicester - Skipp and a Bobby Reid brace

[Miquel The Work Geordie]

6 or 7 to them. The coveted 0 for us. 

[Filbert Fireworks]

It's going to be that horrifying it will make nightmare on elm street seem like peppa pig. 

[foxfanazer]

15 minutes ago, ealingfox said:

3 nil Leicester - Skipp and a Bobby Reid brace

Not another injury!

[Dandy king]

Last season We struggled playing Enzos style against teams that went proper low block , and I think we are gonna have to do the same to Chelsea. 

 

Fingers crossed vardy is back, and whatever the formation , I feel that it's gonna have to be shithouse low block for this and alot of the other matches coming up. 

 

I will always support them but increasingly I'm not confident in the standard of player in the squad... this break has seen international players either injured or turning in crap performances. 

[Ric Flair]

29 minutes ago, Dandy king said:

Last season We struggled playing Enzos style against teams that went proper low block , and I think we are gonna have to do the same to Chelsea. 

 

Fingers crossed vardy is back, and whatever the formation , I feel that it's gonna have to be shithouse low block for this and alot of the other matches coming up. 

 

I will always support them but increasingly I'm not confident in the standard of player in the squad... this break has seen international players either injured or turning in crap performances. 

I'm yet to see us disciplined enough to properly apply a low block under Cooper. He's picked many teams with defensive personnel (such as 3 defensive midfielders) but then hasn't set us up or poorly instructed us to defend deeply. We get the worst of both worlds in that regard.

[Dandy king]

18 minutes ago, Ric Flair said:

I'm yet to see us disciplined enough to properly apply a low block under Cooper. He's picked many teams with defensive personnel (such as 3 defensive midfielders) but then hasn't set us up or poorly instructed us to defend deeply. We get the worst of both worlds in that regard.

Agree, although like you say , I don't think he's actually set us up proper defensive yet. Just some strange mash up of trying to be attacking with defensive minded players for the most part. So let's go full blown shithouse steveo

[teblin]

My daughters game is at the same time and if it wasn't for the fact my lad wants to go to the city game, i'd seriously consider going to watch her play instead.

 

I think I have only enjoyed the 2nd half against spurs all season.

Edited 19 November 2024 by teblin

[Supergray22]

20 hours ago, TrentFox said:

Yes. I was there coming out of pen 2. Hordes of Chelsea fans at the bottom. Couldn’t get down or out. Exited via the pitch. Happy days 😳🥴

 

20 hours ago, 1972 Fox said:

 

A long lasting memory for me, I was not quite 17 at the time. Easter Saturday 1980. Absolutely horrendous coming down the srairs at the back of pen 2 on the way out. Chelsea thugs attacking anyone and everyone for what seemed like an age before the Police eventually arrived at the scene.

Thanks. I was only young. I remember the stairs and it fits in with my memory. I was kind of hoping it didn’t. My dad stood in front of us and I remember Chelsea fans charging and one trying to king fu kick my dad. My dad could handle himself in those days though. We started to go as a family in the family area but as we got a bit bigger moved to the double decker. That day was a bit crazy. Thanks for your insights. 

Edited 19 November 2024 by Supergray22

[James_lcfc]

Almost seems a waste of time even turning up for this one...

[TheLittleBigMan]

Not looking forward to this at all. And it's a 12.30 kick off which is pants. That means i'll have to be on razz by 9am to get through the day. 

[justfoxes]

On 19/11/2024 at 10:37, Kinowe Soorie said:

I have a bad feeling about this

Me too a goal Avalanche that we just can’t stop !!

If we do get demolished Cooper has to go and go straight after the game, he’s just not up to the Job I’m just hoping Leicester have the Balls to protect our Premier League status as Cooper will without any shadow of a doubt relegate us !!

[dayday]

With heavy rain and gales forecast, play the tallest players we have and try and win it on set pieces 

[ronnup]

57 minutes ago, dayday said:

With heavy rain and gales forecast, play the tallest players we have and try and win it on set pieces 

 

Should be a really fun day out....

[Silva Fox]

On 19/11/2024 at 16:39, James_lcfc said:

Almost seems a waste of time even turning up for this one...

Cheer up Steve you're not getting sacked this week whatever the result!