Chelsea F.C. vs. Liverpool F.C. - Sunday 20 September 2020, 18h30

[magneto]

My team:

Alisson Trent Matip VVD Robbo Fabinho Keita Hendo Mo Bobby Sadio

They're going to try and prove a point with their purchases and will try play as many of their "new boys" as possible.

[Jarg Armani]

Ref watch?

[magneto]

Paul Tierney's the ref. Our one and only defeat whilst he was ref was the away loss at Arsenal last season.

[Jarg Armani]

I’m neutral about Tierney. He’s from greater Manchester so I assume he is a Ferguson sleeper cell, but he doesn’t seem to have been activated yet. Probably waiting for a key game in a title race once United stop being s***.

[Conrad]

17 minutes ago, magneto said:

My team:

Alisson Trent Matip VVD Robbo Fabinho Keita Hendo Mo Bobby Sadio

They're going to try and prove a point with their purchases and will try play as many of their "new boys" as possible.

I think picking Keita ahead of Gini for this fixture is a huge gamble, and not one I would take.

[Swipe]

Yeah I'll be stunned if it's not Hendo, Fab, and Gini. Also not sure they'll play as many new signings as they did at Brighton.

[Rory Fitzgerald]

53 minutes ago, Conrad said:

I think picking Keita ahead of Gini for this fixture is a huge gamble, and not one I would take.

I was also thinking about it from the context of the contract and not wanting have a conversation about why he is not making the first XI for one of our most difficult games.

Breaking down battles by side-of-pitch, looking at Chelsea at Brighton - their right side (so side down which Keita or Wijnaldum would be stationed) was 

James (RB), Christiansen (RCB), Kante (RCM), Havaertz (R-AM), Loftus Cheek (#10) - contrasted to the left

Alonso, Zouma, Jorginho, Mount (L-AM), Werner (more left than right)

Loftus Cheek is unlikely to play, meaning it could be Kovacic back into a midfield 3 or push Havertz into #10 and bring back in Pulusic. Lampard could even swap out Loftus Cheek for a 3rd CB and go 3-4-3.

 

[Hightown Phil]

3 minutes ago, Swipe said:

Yeah I'll be stunned if it's not Hendo, Fab, and Gini. Also not sure they'll play as many new signings as they did at Brighton.

They only played two!

Would be shocked if Matip came back in, 45 minute pre season and up against a quick player like Werner would be a thing I think we'd avoid. Think he'll start the (potentially) two league cup games but Gomez stays in for the four league games. Probably see him at Everton in the fifth game to combat Calvert-Lewin. 

[Earl Hafler]

Gomez needs to keep the line but that'll be easier with Fabinho back in the side

[Swipe]

21 minutes ago, Hightown Phil said:

They only played two!

 

I think they'll only play one on Sunday.

Havertz barely touched it so think he'll be benched. Werner will start. 

[Cam]

Alisson

TAA Gomez VvD Robertson

Henderson Fabinho Thiago

Salah Firmino Mane

Throw him in at the deep end.  If he is outdone by Havertz just send him back to Bayern and cite a cooling-off period.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

3-0 Thiago hattrick

[growler]

This one of those get in, get our 3 points and get out. 
 

fab hendo Gini. 

[stressederic]

Isn't the time for this wrong? I thought kick off was 16:30?

[McBain]

1 minute ago, stressederic said:

Isn't the time for this wrong? I thought kick off was 16:30?

Guessing Magneto has done SA time there 

[muleskinner]

3 points and another lampard strop.

[Sir Tokyo Sexwale]

got goals in it this if we don't improve our defending from the Leeds game, 5-3 us again

[Stevie H]

37 minutes ago, McBain said:

Guessing Magneto has done SA time there 

Think if he has he's still an hour out isn't he? South Africa is an hour ahead of the UK.

[Ed the Wool]

42 minutes ago, muleskinner said:

3 points and another lampard strop.

This would be ideal. Stuffing them by a few a bonus. 

[Stevie H]

Salah against Alonso could be fun. 

[Hassony]

2 hours ago, growler said:

This one of those get in, get our 3 points and get out. 

Isn't this basically the same for every league match we play in? 

[D.Boon]

Get a comfortable lead then bring Thiago on to rub piss vinegar into their open wounds. 

Just now, D.Boon said:

Get a comfortable lead then bring Thiago on to rub  vinegar into their open wounds. 

 

[tag]

10 hours ago, Stevie H said:

Salah against Alonso could be fun. 

Chilwell's injured?

I'd go with Fab-Hendo-Keita

[Falconhoof]

I have a bad feeling about this.

[Dan]

Get some shots away at this s***e keeper.