League Cup 2021-22: Round 4 draw.

[edgysatsuma89]

Chelsea's team from the Third Round last season...

Caballero, Azpilacueta, Tomari, Thiago Silva, Emerson, Barkley, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Mount, Abraham.

Ermm... they don't seem to play many kids.

Well... hopefully Barkley plays again.

[Meanwood Villa]

He'll play the reserves again. Only time he hasn't in cup games was semi finals and final in 2020 league cup.

[cdbearsfan]

Chelsea's team from the Third Round last season...

Caballero, Azpilacueta, Tomari, Thiago Silva, Emerson, Barkley, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Mount, Abraham.

Ermm... they don't seem to play many kids.

Well... hopefully Barkley plays again.

No jinxing!

[cdbearsfan]

He'll play the reserves again. Only time he hasn't in cup games was semi finals and final in 2020 league cup.

True, but how many times have we played a top team's first team in other cup games? There is no comparable fixture in the early rounds to guess our lineup by.

[edgysatsuma89]

Chelsea's team from the Third Round last season...

Caballero, Azpilacueta, Tomari, Thiago Silva, Emerson, Barkley, Kovacic, Hudson-Odoi, Havertz, Mount, Abraham.

Ermm... they don't seem to play many kids.

Well... hopefully Barkley plays again.

No jinxing!

7-2 Barkley variant is holding up a pint and winking at me.

[Meanwood Villa]

He'll play the reserves again. Only time he hasn't in cup games was semi finals and final in 2020 league cup.

True, but how many times have we played a top team's first team in other cup games? There is no comparable fixture in the early rounds to guess our lineup by.

Hope he picks a full strength team but I am sceptical. I suspect Dean is like the majority of managers and prioritises the league massively. Which is bizarre when you consider how limited the opportunities to win honours are for the majority of clubs.

[aldridgeboy]

^ absolutely this. Last years defeat to Stoke was one of our most disappointing results for me.

[john e]

But how many tickets will we get

[Brazilian Villain]

Who is the clueless female presenting the draw?

What makes you think she's "clueless", her gender? She's literally reading out names of football teams, I'm not sure how you manage to gauge her levels of expertise from that.

Caroline Barker - been involved with non-league football for many years as well as reporting on professional football. She was a director of Chelmsford City (Nigel Spink's original club) at one point.

Agreed she's definitely not 'clueless', or 'hot'.

[shirley_villan]

Chelsea are playing Spurs on the Sunday before, so I presume our game will be on the Wednesday (22nd)?

[KRS]

We’ll go in to the game as underdogs for sure, but it will be a good test and experience for whichever starting XI Dean picks…every game is winnable so hopefully at least a good performance…and may be a good result.

[cdbearsfan]

Chelsea are playing Spurs on the Sunday before, so I presume our game will be on the Wednesday (22nd)?

Good spot, I'd imagine you're right. They also have Man City the following Saturday lunchtime which could, hopefully, increase the chances of them resting a few.

[cdbearsfan]

He'll play the reserves again. Only time he hasn't in cup games was semi finals and final in 2020 league cup.

True, but how many times have we played a top team's first team in other cup games? There is no comparable fixture in the early rounds to guess our lineup by.

Hope he picks a full strength team but I am sceptical. I suspect Dean is like the majority of managers and prioritises the league massively. Which is bizarre when you consider how limited the opportunities to win honours are for the majority of clubs.

He has tended to play quite a few first teamers, or at least fringe players. Even Quisling got a run out at Burton last season. I imagine the team will be short of full strength but a lot closer to it than it was yesterday. If the likes of Archer, the Chuckwle Brothers, Ramsey II and JPB are on loan by then, it may somewhat force his hand anyway.

[Brazilian Villain]

Not an ideal draw but let's see what happens, hopefully Chelski have other priorities. Pissed off about Citeh getting another easy draw.

[Pete3206]

2 trips to Stamford Bridge in 10 days.