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

[Blue-fox]

Is Ayew actually available? Thought he had a serious injury on the international games?

[Sly]

Ayew, Vardy, Reid and Daka are all walking wounded but might be available then.

 

I can see Cooper doing something daft like starting with Ricardo on the right wing. As that’s always worked previously.  

[Sly]

4 minutes ago, Blue-fox said:

Is Ayew actually available? Thought he had a serious injury on the international games?

It was declared as serious, however apparently it’s not that bad and he might be available. 

[funkyrobot]

2 minutes ago, Sly said:

Ayew, Vardy, Reid and Daka are all walking wounded but might be available then.

 

I can see Cooper doing something daft like starting with Ricardo on the right wing. As that’s always worked previously.  

Ricardo is out for 4 months btw. 

[Foxes1]

3 minutes ago, Sly said:

Ayew, Vardy, Reid and Daka are all walking wounded but might be available then.

 

I can see Cooper doing something daft like starting with Ricardo on the right wing. As that’s always worked previously.  

Thought Ricardo was injured, still he would be better than Reid or Daka.

[Blue-fox]

4 minutes ago, Sly said:

It was declared as serious, however apparently it’s not that bad and he might be available. 

So not only does he score miracle last minute goals, he heals himself miraculously too? He could be the second coming of Jesus

[ronnup]

4 minutes ago, Blue-fox said:

So not only does he score miracle last minute goals, he heals himself miraculously too? He could be the second coming of Jesus

 Ayew....

 

Yawe.....

 

 

Hang on!!!!

[ronnup]

0-5

 

 

[Wymsey]

10 minutes ago, funkyrobot said:

Ricardo is out for 4 months btw. 

[funkyrobot]

3 hours ago, Wymsey said:

Chelsea are no world-beaters.

The vast majority of their Europa Conference bomb squad who can’t get premier league minutes would walk into our side. They have a massive squad of fantastic players and are now coached in detail by an outstanding manger in Enzo. They are undoubtedly top 4 standard and could push for the top 2 positions.

That being said, Chelsea won’t need to be world class on Saturday. We are at a low ebb, with players who doubt their manager (and I think vice versa) and a squad hobbled by injuries and bans to our few creative attacking players. Most fans are disheartened by the constant negativity and will quickly turn on the manager on Saturday IMO. 

[funkyrobot]

2 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Will the BBC do? 

[Filbert Fireworks]

Our backline is weaker than a soggy wheetabix. 

Hard to see anything other than a solid defeat. Anything less than embarrassingly so will do for me. 

Our back line minus hermansen is just so fragile. 

Hopefully after 2 or 3 they are happy to pass it around and see the game out. 

[CosbehFox]

Gonna be a right team of chuggers

[Kopic]

fing is tho Enzo wos are manager and all are players r the same so will no wot he does so y cant we ave a chance to beet him nd his team I recon personly we can batter them and win cos we no wot 2 expect up the foxes

[Frankel1981]

13 minutes ago, Kopic said:

fing is tho Enzo wos are manager and all are players r the same so will no wot he does so y cant we ave a chance to beet him nd his team I recon personly we can batter them and win cos we no wot 2 expect up the foxes

What you smoking mate 

[kyleolly]

Cooper is well out of his depth the only chance we have on Saturday is if Chelsea are lacklustre with the early kick off after international duty

[OadbyBlue]

With the injuries, the best we’ve got is probably something along the lines of:

 

Hermansen

 

Justin

Okoli

Vestegaard

Kristiansen

 

Ndidi

Winks

 

Mcateer

El Khannous

Mavididi

 

Daka/Eddie

 

Bloody hell that is a dreadful 11 to be starting with in the premier league. Massive lack of creativity, pace and goal threat.

[Wymsey]

Andy Madley is the referee.

[Jobyfox]

19 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

Andy Madley is the referee.

I don’t think we’re winning this even if Alan Birchenall is the referee! 

[bmt]

2 hours ago, funkyrobot said:

Will the BBC do? 

That's a shame, for him

[KFS]

Someone mentioned BDCR as RWB and I’ve been thinking about it all week. Surely he’s better than Justin there?

 

Hermansen

 

BDCR

Faes

Vestergaard 

Okoli

Kristiansen

 

Winks

Ndidi

Bilal

 

Ayew

Edouard

[Sly]

3 hours ago, funkyrobot said:

Ricardo is out for 4 months btw. 

I’d forgotten that as well. 

[Bert]

12 hours ago, fox_favourite said:

@Bert - is this true? Are you now a storm?

I’ll do my best 

[PhillippaT]

Everybody's dead injured, Dave...  

[ronnup]

Could be a return of rhe CDM triumvirate...

 

If Enzo is going to try and isolate our full backs and let his wingers do the work, we need JJ and VK to have the game of their life