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Offline tony scott

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #90 on: September 23, 2023, 10:29:04 PM »
1:3 we won’t play well but they’ll be worse

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #91 on: September 23, 2023, 10:37:50 PM »
Think I would go with:-

GK Martinez
CB Torres
CB Konsa
RB Cash
LB Digne
DM Kamara
CM Douglas
AM Ramsey
WG Bailey
WG Zaniolo
CF Watkins

Moreno may need some time to sharpen up and like Watkins to harass their defence, over Durán.

No Diaby?

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #92 on: September 23, 2023, 11:00:39 PM »
That’d be a weird call.

I think it’s a big game for us tomorrow, beyond Burnley (and Hibs) we’ve looked a bit of a disorganised rabble away from home this season. Our level has to be much higher.

Offline CT Villan

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #93 on: September 23, 2023, 11:01:42 PM »
            Martinez
Cash Konsa Torres Moreno
  McGinn  Luiz  Ramsey
       Diaby    Zaniolo
            Watkins

We'll win, 0-1.

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #94 on: September 23, 2023, 11:22:45 PM »
Whoops, forgot Diaby!

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #95 on: September 24, 2023, 09:07:11 AM »
I think Unai has to make changes for this, and I mean changes to the more regular 11 rather than removing the more obvious keystone cops defensive elements from Thursday.

I don’t think Bailey was as bad as everyone made out in Poland, but would still pull him out and would have Zaniolo as a potential impact sub too. Would start with Ramsey and hope that Moreno is fit to start too and try and get 60 mins out of both if possible.

I’d go with

                                  Martinez

Cash.           Konsa.         Torres.          Moreno


Mcgin.          Dougie.        Kamara.      Ramsey

                                      Diaby

                                       Watkins

Think this gives makes us hopefully more solid and have both some defensive options off the bench in Digne and Donk but some attacking threat too in Zaniolo, Dhuran and Bailey.

Head tells me it will be a draw, both teams need a result, heart tells me 1-2 us (Watkins, Diaby)

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #96 on: September 24, 2023, 10:06:24 AM »
We are a bit rubbish at the back away from home.

This is one of the games along with Liverpool away and a couple of others that I can't stand to watch.

The dreadful home fans, wanky flags with cringeworthy messages across them, the sky wankfest.

No.

And well probably lose.

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #97 on: September 24, 2023, 10:42:28 AM »
Id be tempted to bring Donk in for Kamara ,  kamara needs a kick up the backside and would help defensively  and some height . Not sure Moreno will start as was expecting him to play a bit on thursday and Digne worries me defensively  . No to Bailey , maybe Ramsay to get 60 mins with Watkins and bring the Z and Duran on ,  but Watkins is definitely under pressure .

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #98 on: September 24, 2023, 10:43:15 AM »
Yeah they need a win, we're just so unreliable at the minute, an early goal for Sterling will, I suspect, do for us.

Not wanting to seem excessively Gnashy (larf!), but sometimes you're just pessimistic about a game!

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #99 on: September 24, 2023, 10:51:52 AM »
Yeah they need a win, we're just so unreliable at the minute, an early goal for Sterling will, I suspect, do for us.

Not wanting to seem excessively Gnashy (larf!), but sometimes you're just pessimistic about a game!

Yeah I’m pretty pessimistic about this one. We really haven’t hit our straps yet. Hopefully today is the day we get it done.

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #100 on: September 24, 2023, 10:58:52 AM »
defend well, we'll win...

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #101 on: September 24, 2023, 11:07:43 AM »
Don’t fancy us - they need a win - we’re not solid enough at the back and have some players that seem off it for one reason or another. 

On the positive side, only 6 games in and will have done Chelsea, Liverpool and Newcastle away.

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #102 on: September 24, 2023, 11:12:42 AM »
IF we do lose today, the doom and gloom merchants will be out in full force...

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #103 on: September 24, 2023, 11:25:38 AM »
IF we do lose today, the doom and gloom merchants will be out in full force...

Depends if we lose how we lose
If it’s another defensive clown show then yeah I’ll be moaning like mad

If it’s a solid performance and Chelsea Shade it by the odd goal, then not so much

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Re: Chelsea vs Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread
« Reply #104 on: September 24, 2023, 11:28:34 AM »
defend well, we'll win...

Trouble is, that's pretty much what I was saying!

 


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