Don't see Giroud starting tbh. He's been out at Arsenal for a while and I don't think he'll be risked to play the 90 minutes. If he got injured we'd be with no striker for a while since Morata does not seem to be close to a return.
I'd prefer Drinkwater to Bakayoko as well but Conte seems to like Baka.
____________Courtois
______Azpi Rudiger Cahill
Moses Kanté Drinkwater Alonso
__Willian ____________Pedro
____________Hazard
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 2 minutes ago
3-1
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To Watford?
comment by Cor Blimey (U21681)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don't see Giroud starting tbh. He's been out at Arsenal for a while and I don't think he'll be risked to play the 90 minutes. If he got injured we'd be with no striker for a while since Morata does not seem to be close to a return.
I'd prefer Drinkwater to Bakayoko as well but Conte seems to like Baka.
____________Courtois
______Azpi Rudiger Cahill
Moses Kanté Drinkwater Alonso
__Willian ____________Pedro
____________Hazard
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Id go with Kanté and Fabregas in a 343 with Willian, Hazard and Pedro.
I reckon Conte will go 352
If Giroud does not start, I'd prefer to see Fabregas playing central behind Willian and Hazard in a 3-4-1-2 type formation but I don't see Conte going with that.
I do not want to see hazard wasted as a false 9 compKetley nullifie's his threat
Play giroud FFS he's gonna get plenty of rest time on the bench when Morata comes back
Play with no striker and we lose the game
Oh, and the prediction from our friend DiamondLights was 3-1 to Watford. With a monika like that I figured he was a Spuud and would make such a prediction. So predictable.
Conte hinted that Giroud will not start at his press conference.
The side can do the business with Hazard as the false nine. The win at Brighton proved that. It is not a good system where teams press and play deep though, as most do when coming to SB. We're away tonight so will hopefully get more space to play. A couple of early goals as at the Withdean wouldn't harm either!
Hazard up top will be okay for you against Watford, they are easy to get in behind and leave gaps. They're not like a packed out Burnley defence for example.
Barkley injured....shocker...
Morata injured no return date
AC injured...sadly
Luiz & Willian are expected back fitness questionable...might both be on the bench
expect the standard 352 Baka special
Morata & Christensen back next week with any luck.
As from tonights match...any lineup without Bakayoko and Cahill is good by me.
comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 1 minute ago
Morata & Christensen back next week with any luck.
As from tonights match...any lineup without Bakayoko and Cahill is good by me.
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prepare for disappointment
Fabregas hasn't started a match for a few, due a start.
Inconceivable that he's left out of the starting lineup tonight.
prepare for inconceivability
team will be
Tbo
azpi cahill Rudi
Moses Drinkwater Kante Alonso
Willian Hazard CHO
CHO? Would like to see it but not sure Conte will go with it, not from the start anyway.
No Bakayoko gets a
comment by ♥©MTC™♥ (U19797)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
team will be
Tbo
azpi cahill Rudi
Moses Drinkwater Kante Alonso
Willian Hazard CHO
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I sincerely hope not. Cahill is way out of his depth playing in the middle of a 3. We need Luiz back there if Christensen's out.
If Watford win....it’s bye bye conte...
The press will be calling for his head
Im not sure why Conte would go with Cahill in the middle of the back 3 if Luiz is fit to make the 18.
If he does this then im sorry but he's digging his own grave... Luiz has to play.
Tonight's match will undoubtedly get shot all out of proportion in the context of top four places...we're on a hiding to nothing really - we're expected to win and anything less will be not tolerated
comment by BlueJ2 (U4630)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by ♥©MTC™♥ (U19797)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
team will be
Tbo
azpi cahill Rudi
Moses Drinkwater Kante Alonso
Willian Hazard CHO
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I sincerely hope not. Cahill is way out of his depth playing in the middle of a 3. We need Luiz back there if Christensen's out.
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Is Luiz fit though? If not I'd rather Ampadu TBH.
I'd also like to see CHO play some part as well, he deserves it after his efforts in the Bournmouth debacle, he was the one positive to come out of the game.
It's gunna be an interesting selection tonight. Normally Conte retreats to 3-5-2 after we have a game where Bakayoko and/or Fabregas show that can't do 3-4-3, but there's no Morata or Bats to spearhead it and he's publicly said Giroud isn't starting.
So either that's a bluff and Giroud will start, we'll try 3-4-3 again with Drinkwater, or we'll be going strikerless with a three man midfield.
I would be averse to Ampadu starting tonight, he has been solid whenever he was called upon. CHO would at least make the bench today. Can’t see him straying ahead of Willian or Pedro tonight. I can see Conte playing the front three of Willian Hazard and Pedro with Giroud perhaps coming off the bench.
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posted on 5/2/18
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posted on 5/2/18
Don't see Giroud starting tbh. He's been out at Arsenal for a while and I don't think he'll be risked to play the 90 minutes. If he got injured we'd be with no striker for a while since Morata does not seem to be close to a return.
I'd prefer Drinkwater to Bakayoko as well but Conte seems to like Baka.
____________Courtois
______Azpi Rudiger Cahill
Moses Kanté Drinkwater Alonso
__Willian ____________Pedro
____________Hazard
posted on 5/2/18
comment by Diamondlights (U20501)
posted 2 minutes ago
3-1
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To Watford?
posted on 5/2/18
comment by Cor Blimey (U21681)
posted 2 minutes ago
Don't see Giroud starting tbh. He's been out at Arsenal for a while and I don't think he'll be risked to play the 90 minutes. If he got injured we'd be with no striker for a while since Morata does not seem to be close to a return.
I'd prefer Drinkwater to Bakayoko as well but Conte seems to like Baka.
____________Courtois
______Azpi Rudiger Cahill
Moses Kanté Drinkwater Alonso
__Willian ____________Pedro
____________Hazard
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Id go with Kanté and Fabregas in a 343 with Willian, Hazard and Pedro.
I reckon Conte will go 352
posted on 5/2/18
If Giroud does not start, I'd prefer to see Fabregas playing central behind Willian and Hazard in a 3-4-1-2 type formation but I don't see Conte going with that.
posted on 5/2/18
I do not want to see hazard wasted as a false 9 compKetley nullifie's his threat
Play giroud FFS he's gonna get plenty of rest time on the bench when Morata comes back
Play with no striker and we lose the game
posted on 5/2/18
Oh, and the prediction from our friend DiamondLights was 3-1 to Watford. With a monika like that I figured he was a Spuud and would make such a prediction. So predictable.
posted on 5/2/18
Conte hinted that Giroud will not start at his press conference.
The side can do the business with Hazard as the false nine. The win at Brighton proved that. It is not a good system where teams press and play deep though, as most do when coming to SB. We're away tonight so will hopefully get more space to play. A couple of early goals as at the Withdean wouldn't harm either!
posted on 5/2/18
Mon The Wat
posted on 5/2/18
Hazard up top will be okay for you against Watford, they are easy to get in behind and leave gaps. They're not like a packed out Burnley defence for example.
posted on 5/2/18
Barkley injured....shocker...
Morata injured no return date
AC injured...sadly
Luiz & Willian are expected back fitness questionable...might both be on the bench
expect the standard 352 Baka special
posted on 5/2/18
Morata & Christensen back next week with any luck.
As from tonights match...any lineup without Bakayoko and Cahill is good by me.
posted on 5/2/18
comment by Chelseamf™®© (U1677)
posted 1 minute ago
Morata & Christensen back next week with any luck.
As from tonights match...any lineup without Bakayoko and Cahill is good by me.
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prepare for disappointment
posted on 5/2/18
Fabregas hasn't started a match for a few, due a start.
Inconceivable that he's left out of the starting lineup tonight.
posted on 5/2/18
prepare for inconceivability
posted on 5/2/18
team will be
Tbo
azpi cahill Rudi
Moses Drinkwater Kante Alonso
Willian Hazard CHO
posted on 5/2/18
CHO? Would like to see it but not sure Conte will go with it, not from the start anyway.
No Bakayoko gets a
posted on 5/2/18
comment by ♥©MTC™♥ (U19797)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
team will be
Tbo
azpi cahill Rudi
Moses Drinkwater Kante Alonso
Willian Hazard CHO
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I sincerely hope not. Cahill is way out of his depth playing in the middle of a 3. We need Luiz back there if Christensen's out.
posted on 5/2/18
If Watford win....it’s bye bye conte...
posted on 5/2/18
The press will be calling for his head
posted on 5/2/18
Im not sure why Conte would go with Cahill in the middle of the back 3 if Luiz is fit to make the 18.
If he does this then im sorry but he's digging his own grave... Luiz has to play.
posted on 5/2/18
Tonight's match will undoubtedly get shot all out of proportion in the context of top four places...we're on a hiding to nothing really - we're expected to win and anything less will be not tolerated
posted on 5/2/18
comment by BlueJ2 (U4630)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by ♥©MTC™♥ (U19797)
posted 1 hour, 35 minutes ago
team will be
Tbo
azpi cahill Rudi
Moses Drinkwater Kante Alonso
Willian Hazard CHO
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I sincerely hope not. Cahill is way out of his depth playing in the middle of a 3. We need Luiz back there if Christensen's out.
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Is Luiz fit though? If not I'd rather Ampadu TBH.
I'd also like to see CHO play some part as well, he deserves it after his efforts in the Bournmouth debacle, he was the one positive to come out of the game.
posted on 5/2/18
It's gunna be an interesting selection tonight. Normally Conte retreats to 3-5-2 after we have a game where Bakayoko and/or Fabregas show that can't do 3-4-3, but there's no Morata or Bats to spearhead it and he's publicly said Giroud isn't starting.
So either that's a bluff and Giroud will start, we'll try 3-4-3 again with Drinkwater, or we'll be going strikerless with a three man midfield.
posted on 5/2/18
I would be averse to Ampadu starting tonight, he has been solid whenever he was called upon. CHO would at least make the bench today. Can’t see him straying ahead of Willian or Pedro tonight. I can see Conte playing the front three of Willian Hazard and Pedro with Giroud perhaps coming off the bench.
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