Match Thread Chelsea v Leicester

[Jeff]

 

[Miles Away]

Three defensive midfielders. Should be entertaining.

 

[FOX Franks]

Amazing that Choudhury is starting

 

[fox58]

Missing this one as I’m catching a bit of winter sun trying to find somewhere showing the game

 

[jb5000]

I thought Choudhury came away from the League Cup game with credit and deserved a game - very surprised that this was alongside rather than instead of Ndidi though! It looks like it’s going to be very much on the fullbacks for all the width

 

[popillius]

Amazing that Choudhury is starting

He absolutely deserves to. He was MotM against Manchester City and the only one of our midfielders who shows any intent upon winning back the ball. I think the line up is fine. It's not a million miles away from what I would have picked. I would say that Gray is a little unlucky as he was much improved against Manchester City as well and showed flashes of some lovely attacking football but he's blown so hot and cold this season that dropping him is understandable.

 

[popillius]

I thought Choudhury came away from the League Cup game with credit and deserved a game - very surprised that this was alongside rather than instead of Ndidi though! It looks like it’s going to be very much on the fullbacks for all the width

Absolutely. That would be the only difference between this and my selection; Ndidi would have been replaced by Choudhury and I'd have brought in Gray.

 

[glyn]

We’re going to be sitting so deep with our 3 defensive midfielders and still not keep them from scoring

 

[londonfox]

So Maddison on the left wing?

 

[homer]

Three defensive midfielders FFS

Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy the only remotely attacking players in the side

Try adapting to that load of shit, Jamie........

 

[popillius]

Three defensive midfielders FFS

Albrighton, Maddison, Vardy the only remotely attacking players in the side

Try adapting to that load of shit, Jamie........

Yep. He may as well bring a deckchair out on the pitch with him.

 

[Blue Maniac]

What on earth

 

[City Fan]

I still can’t work that out. 4-3-2-1?

Good to see Choudhury start - I was expecting him to be dropped out the squad completely.

Would have preferred Gray in for Ndidi, or even Simpson as RB and Ricardo on the wing instead.

 

[popillius]

It's the inclusion of Ndidi and Choudhury that's the problem. I don't really have any issue with the rest of it at all. The more I think about it though, the more I can see that it needed Gray in for Ndidi to give us at least some sense of forward thinking.

 

[Jeff]

In not too concerned about the team. What's more important is the attitude they have.
If they're sent out just to defend and hope for a 0-0, Santa Claude may as well just give Chelsea the points now and we can all do something more entertaining this afternoon.

 

[Brown Nose]

It's the sort of team that makes sense if you're ahead or holding out for a point with 20 minutes left.

All it needs is for us to concede an early goal and the line up is dead.

Having said that, when your alternatives are Gray, Diabate, Iheanacho and Ghezzal what the feck can we expect?

 

[popillius]

It's the sort of team that makes sense if you're ahead or holding out for a point with 20 minutes left.

All it needs is for us to concede an early goal and the line up is dead.

Having said that, when your alternatives are Gray, Diabate, Iheanacho and Ghezzal what the feck can we expect?

I think Gray was effective against Manchester City but he just blows too hot and cold.

 

[tedfoxxx]

Any danger if us picking a settled front three or four and let them play together for a few games. No? Why would you eh?

 

[londonfox]

We need to stop giving Luiz so much room to pick out a pass

 

[fox58]

Sloppy free kick to give away