Chelsea (H) Capital One Cup First Leg, 20/1 19:45

[Sion]

We have to go more or less full strength don't we. Not got many other options. Gerrard will probably play, maybe Sterling upfront and Ibe or Lallana in behind.

Anything other than a win and we're in trouble really.

 

Expect Chelsea to be full strength to try and get a win so they can rest players in the 2nd leg before they play City. at worst the likes of Drogba, Zouma and Schurrle might play.

 

 

[RafaShanks]

Lets smash the c**ts.

[Conrad]

Full strength, absolutely.

 

Lallana and Gerrard in if fit.

[Cobs]

3 full days rest before we've Bolton in the cup - totally go full strength. It's a semi final.

[sutty]

We can tinker/rest for Bolton.

[Hassony]

Full strength, absolutely.

 

Lallana and Gerrard in if fit.

for Borini and ?

[johngibo YPC]

Gerrard - Sterling - Coutinho

[Molby]

these won't want to play too high a line if we have pace and willing runners in behind in our team

 

pace: Sterling, Ibe, Marko

willing runners: Hendo, Moreno

pace AND willing runners: some of the above - sorting out the matrix is key

 

as for defending: f*** knows

[johngibo YPC]

We can't play Ibe

[Molby]

We can't play Ibe

oh yeah, forgot

 

what a s*** rule that is, who do we get in touch with?

[sutty]

Ibe is a Jordon. Not a Jordan. I heard this on Saturday.

 

So change his name to Jordan. Solves the cup tied issue as well, probably

[yellow jumper]

ibe coming back being used as reason we're not bringing in origi. but there is this issue that they're both cup tied, ibe, domestically, and origi in europe. so i think both could have been accommodated. probably more to do with not being able to shift others.

Edited January 19, 2015 by yellow jumper

[Red Yoda]

----------------Mignolet

 

-----------Can Skrtel Sakho

 

Markovic Henderson Lucas Moreno

 

-------Gerrard Sterling Coutinho

 

Bench:

 

Ward Manquillo Lovren Enrique Lallana Borini Sturridge

 

Go get them !

[Conrad]

for Borini and ?

 

Lucas - not sure he has the legs after Saturday.

[David Hodgson]

oh yeah, forgot

 

what a s*** rule that is, who do we get in touch with?

the idiot who forgot to put a 'don't play him in the cups' clause. A ridiculous over sight.

I think the team will be unchanged for this.

 

It's taken 2 and half years to get Borini confident, I don't think he'll pull him out after he's scored. He'll back him to score again.

 

Coutinho looked very tired last half hour at Villa, so he could be a change, but I doubt it.

[Molby]

the idiot who forgot to put a 'don't play him in the cups' clause. A ridiculous over sight.

he should never have gone out in the first place

it's been better for his development but it was obvious at the start that we were overlooking the prospect of injury to Sturridge/Sterling and then facing a lack of forward running

 

one despairs...as evidenced by this transfer window

[Jarg Armani]

Let's t*** these Liverpool

[Dan]

Reckon we could get exposed down the flanks with three at the back against these.

[Cunny]

Reckon we could get exposed down the flanks with three at the back against these.

 

absolutely, massive test of the new system this

 

Hazard up against Markovic concerns me.

[Earl Hafler]

 

absolutely, massive test of the new system this

 

Hazard up against Markovic concerns me.

 

More concerned about Ivanovic doubling up against Moreno but at least the three at the back allows the widest of the three to move across and ( hopefully ) not leave the defence exposed. That's where Lucas will have to cover.

 

Be interesting to see how they start.

[Red Yoda]

Do you think BR might change it to a four at the back?

 

 

---------------Mignolet

 

Can----Skrtel----Sakho----Moreno

 

--Henderson Lucas Markovic

 

----Gerrard Sterling Coutinho

 

Same players just tactically different to remove the wide spaces that are being mentioned.

[sutty]

Do you think BR might change it to a four at the back?

 

 

---------------Mignolet

 

Can----Skrtel----Sakho----Moreno

 

--Henderson Lucas Markovic

 

----Gerrard Sterling Coutinho

 

Same players just tactically different to remove the wide spaces that are being mentioned.

 

That makes it worse not better, doesn't it?

[fred milne]

absolutely, massive test of the new system this

 

Hazard up against Markovic concerns me.

It's certainly a big test of Can as a defender.

 

Having said that, Chelsea have got to deal with Matic, Fabregas and Oscar being outnumbered by Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard and Coutinho in the middle of the park.

[lfc003]

Is Stevie fit for this?

 

------------ Mignolet -----------

---- Can -- Skrtel -- Sako ---

Lazar - Lucas - Hendo - Jose

--- Phil -- Raheem -- Stevie ---

 

subs: Ward, Lovren, Lallana, Moreno, Borini, Mario, Manquillo

Edited January 19, 2015 by lfc003

[Case]

It's certainly a big test of Can as a defender.

Having said that, Chelsea have got to deal with Matic, Fabregas and Oscar being outnumbered by Lucas, Henderson, Gerrard and Coutinho in the middle of the park.

Good point, this. We shouldn't be so fearful that we change formation. Chelsea won't have faced a 343 domestically for some time. If we pick the right team we can cause them problems.