Chelsea vs Aston Villa Match Thread

[Toronto Villa]

Villa: Guzan, Hutton, Richards, Lescott, Richardson, Gil, Gana, Westwood, Ayew, Gestede, Grealish

Subs: Bunn, Bacuna, Sinclair, Traore, Crespo, Sanchez, Amavi

Amavi dropped for Richardson. Ace

[Tuscans]

Richardson in at left back, Amavi on the bench. Ayew, Gil and Grealish all behind Gestede

[Toronto Villa]

So the left side of the defence is Lescott and Richardson. I feel better already

[Tuscans]

Could be a very open game

[manic-road]

Surprised at the team, but shouldn't really seeing how Dim Sherwood still doesn't know his best team or formation.

[Toronto Villa]

Chelsea

01 Begovic
28 Azpilicueta
26 Terry
05 Zouma
06 Baba
07 Ramires
36 Loftus-Cheek
22 Willian
04 Fàbregas
17 Pedro
19 Diego Costa

Substitutes
08 Oscar
10 Hazard
12 Mikel
18 Remy
21 Matic
24 Cahill
27 Blackman

[Rudy Can't Fail]

Sanchez and Amavi on the bench. The thick fucker.

[BoskoDjembaSalifou]

So the left side of the defence is Lescott and Richardson. I feel better already

This could be double figures.

[oswald funkletrumpet]

amavi dropped?

take it veretout is injured, plenty of creativity but we look very lightweight in the middle. nice to see teachers pet is undroppable

[Axl Rose]

Westwood is still there. Fuck this, I've lost interest already. Fuck off.

[Mister E]

We will get mullered through the middle. Far too open.
Where is Veretout - injured?

[A Northern Soul]

Where is Veretout? I half expected, after his comments re new signings, that he would replace most of them with the old guard so maybe Richsrdson for Amavi is a nod to that. I have more time for Richardson than most on here but Amavi is one of the few that have hit the ground running...

[Mister E]

Clark - injured?

[Ron Manager]

I will neither be watching or listening to the game. Sherwood has gone to a new level of idiocy by dropping Amavi and Veretout. I shall tune in to the Rugby.

It will be less stressful.

[Toronto Villa]

There are two players that will never get dropped when fit under Sherwood. One is Westwood, we all know the other. I just don't understand how an international player, recently captain for his country and a specialist defensive midfielder wouldn't be employed in a game like this. I would have Gana and Sanchez to protect the back four and allow Gil and Grealish to then do their thing.

Here's the other thing. If you are going to pick Gestede, why on earth would you not then select the player who has most effective in providing him with the crosses? And on the other side we have the marauding Hutton. I don't understand this selection at all, and especially at FB. It's clear to me he has picked a defensive back four and not one that will push forward, or if they do, well heaven help us.