Chelsea v Aston Villa Pre-Match Thread

[cdbearsfan]

Because they're bigoted arseholes, I assume.

[Crown Hill]

If ever there were any doubt as to how much of a bunch of twats Chelsea are, they have a stickied thread on their main forum to discuss "Rangers".

In the days when I used to go into Sportspages or Piccadilly Records to read all the fanzines there was a strange one called the Blues Brothers which covered Chelsea, Rangers and Linfield.

[alix9815s]

Excited for Chelsea vs. Aston Villa! Predicting a tough match. Hopefully Chelsea can carve through Villa's defense like I carve through the snowy hills in Snow Rider. A win would be the perfect Christmas gift. Let's see if they can avoid a slip-up and secure those crucial points. 1-1 draw prediction feels about right, though I'm hoping for more action! Anyone else been playing Snow Rider while waiting for the game?

[pelty]

I think it comes to an end here. Their press will overwhelm us as will their pace. Think we will struggle but hope I am wrong.

[Nev]

When the fixtures came out everyone rightly pointed out how tough these two games were, that they remain but the context is not really what anyone expected.

The law of averages comes in here so between now and next Tuesday night our run maybe over but then it's time to start another. The latter of the two is the more difficult, but Chelsea can be brilliant one minute and terrible the next, although the club itself is terrible all the time. I really can't see Emery not rotating a bit over the two games which may be our downfall and the depth of our squad may be what ultimately keeps us from the top.

2-2

[RamboandBruno]

Stand off these guys and they are a very good team. Get stuck into them like Leeds did a few weeks back and they are shaky. Going to have to rotate the squad over next couple of weeks so expecting a few changes. More legs in midfield required and I think Bogarde deserves a chance.

Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Kamara, Bogarde, McGinn, Rogers, Buendia, Watkins.

I know he wasn’t great on Sunday, but there is not a chance Tielemans doesn’t start the next two games. Onana maybe just one of them.

[Dave]

Feels to me like Onana / Kamara / McGinn / Tielemans / Rogers / Watkins is how we want to play against the bigger teams.

Resting a couple of them for Malen / Buendia / Guessand for the supposed "easier" games.

[olaftab]

Hopefully alix9815s ****** has been binned.

[olaftab]

I think it comes to an end here. Their press will overwhelm us as will their pace. Think we will struggle but hope I am wrong.

So do they press more than Bournemouth? Are they more competent than Arsenal? Do they have more quality than 115Y? Are they hungrier than manu?

[Stu]

Hopefully alix9815s ****** has been binned.

I think Unai has a choice to make with team selection at Chelsea. Stick with the old guard or blood some younger players.

Much like when I’m thinking about which cola drink to buy. I choose Pepsi, as it’s the choice of a new generation.

[Sexual Ealing]

Playing Snow Rider has given me a bigger penis, more confidence and some very right-wing opinions. Snow Rider for the win!