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Offline edgysatsuma89

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 draw.
« Reply #255 on: August 25, 2021, 10:46:45 PM »
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.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #256 on: August 25, 2021, 10:47:20 PM »
He'll play the reserves again. Only time he hasn't in cup games was semi finals and final in 2020 league cup.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 draw.
« Reply #257 on: August 25, 2021, 10:49:26 PM »
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!

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #258 on: August 25, 2021, 10:50:24 PM »
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.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 draw.
« Reply #259 on: August 25, 2021, 10:52:39 PM »
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.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #260 on: August 25, 2021, 10:57:52 PM »
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.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #261 on: August 25, 2021, 11:06:10 PM »
^ absolutely this. Last years defeat to Stoke was one of our most disappointing results for me.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #262 on: August 25, 2021, 11:14:03 PM »
But how many tickets will we get

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #263 on: August 25, 2021, 11:14:18 PM »
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'.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #264 on: August 25, 2021, 11:14:29 PM »
Chelsea are playing Spurs on the Sunday before, so I presume our game will be on the Wednesday (22nd)?

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #265 on: August 25, 2021, 11:18:20 PM »
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.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #266 on: August 25, 2021, 11:20:55 PM »
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.
« Last Edit: August 25, 2021, 11:24:11 PM by cdbullyweefan »

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #267 on: August 25, 2021, 11:23:54 PM »
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.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #268 on: August 25, 2021, 11:36:16 PM »
Not an ideal draw but let's see what happens, hopefully Chelski have other priorities. Pissed off about Citeh getting another easy draw.

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Re: League Cup 2021-22: Round 3 Chelsea away.
« Reply #269 on: August 25, 2021, 11:36:35 PM »
2 trips to Stamford Bridge in 10 days.

 


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