[AJ10]

Perreria ffs such a limited player

Ffs we're starting our back up to our back up keeper in Midfield, no wonder he's a limited player.

 

[Class of 63]

Average age of the starting XI is 23.3

 

[DomesticTadpole]

Fred not even on the bench!?

Nope.

 

[Mr. Meeseeks]

Yeah, you believe in that

To be fair, Jones is good as a backup CB. Not consistent enough for a full season, but he can do the job in the smaller games / filling in in case of injuries (ironically)

 

[BarstoolProphet]

Can't remember the last time you lot were so confident when playing us.

Which you could probably say from your side aswell. On paper, the most underwhelming Chelsea and United lineups in 15 years when playing each other. But atleast it's filled with own products and with two young and attacking-minded club legends in charge.

 

[M Bison]

Pretty annoyed Gomes is nowhere to be seen whilst Mata's on the bench, he's 5x the player.

I can see why he’s gone with mata to be fair, I’m not a mata fan in the slightest but would have been a big move to drop him for a player who has barely played a first team game for the club.

5x the player is an exaggeration too.

 

[Andycoleno9]

Think he will try to shift Rojo and Darmian abroad. Smalling and Jones might get games in lesser games, but if Maguire and Lindelof perform well, the Chuckle Brothers will be twiddling their thumbs for most of the season.

Ha ha, how many times we said that...and in a few weeks or months, in some important game we will see those two. Just like every year we all say that next year Lingard will be backup player

 

[Fully Fledged]

Surely it's:

------McTom-Pogba
Lingard--Pereira--Martial
--------Rashford

Something like that or we could start with Martial up top.

 

[Ekeke]

If we struggle against this Chelsea team, there will be a lot of questions to ask

 

[Ducklegs]

Rashy to blast a freekick out of the stadium

Just the one?

I am looking on Skybet to see if there is a market for Rashford pointlessly blazing a freekick into row z.

I want to put a tenner on 7+.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Just realised; no Fred on the bench. Bloody hell, why we didn't sell him or loan him then?

He’s going to be behind the rest of his teammates in terms of fitness. Remember he joined the pre-season tour a little later.

That’s the last thing to do. We are already short of midfield options.

 

[Lemansky]

Yeah, you believe in that

Believe what? It’s an ridiculous accusation from you. He signed two months before Ole got the permanent job.

 

[Berbasbullet]

Honesty isn’t it mad that the 2 teams are so poor! 10 years ago we were battling it out in the Ucl final (well almost 10 years)

 

[Random Task]

Can't remember the last time you lot were so confident when playing us.

I cannot recall a weaker Chelsea side for a couple of decades. If we were ever favourites to beat Chelsea, then today is that day.

Anything can happen in football though, you know that. This game is far from a certainty either way.

 

[DomesticTadpole]

If we struggle against this Chelsea team, there will be a lot of questions to ask

If we beat them the media will say it is because in injuries, transfer ban, Hazard gone and anything else they can come up with.

 

[roseguy64]

Atleast with Pereira we’ve got someone to take a decent set piece to try and hit Maguire’s massive head, similar to Maddison

Aye. I really hope Pereira is on set pieces whenever he plays.

 

[Lee565]

I hope this is a diamond midfield as its centrally in midfield and defence that I think Chelsea are suspect and we would easily win the battle in midfield by crowding it, I would also rather see pogba at the top of it instead of lingard considering Chelsea deepest midfielder is jorginho and he's not known greatly for his defensive ability, if we play with wingers I think we play in to Chelsea's hands slightly, azpilicueta could easily nullify martial stuck out on the left wing and emerson could easily nullify lingard on the right wing mainly because lingard is rubbish out wide, plus in midfield pogba can lack discipline off the ball, going into hiding and doing his own thing creating a situation where it's Chelsea's 3 man midfield vs just pereira and mctominay.

 

[TheGame]

This looks like one of the poorest Chelsea teams I’ve seen in a while.

 

[VorZakone]

That Chelsea line-up is there for the taking....

 

[Paul the Wolf]

10/11 - had James instead of Pereira

 

[duffer]

If we beat them the media will say it is because in injuries, transfer ban, Hazard gone and anything else they can come up with.

They'd have a point!

 

[Litch]

That's a very average Chelsea team.....

 

[P-Ro]

You're all seriously underrating us (Chelsea). I think we'll control the midfield and get at least a draw.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

10/11 - had James instead of Pereira

10/11 for me too.

Had Gomes instead of Pereira

 

[roseguy64]

De Gea is vice captain it looks like

 

[Lennon7]

So frustrating looking at that starting 11 and seeing very little change. I’m not saying it’s bad, I think some of those players in that XI are going to really step it up this season such as McT, Martial possibly Pereira and Shaw... but we really, really should’ve gone for someone to play instead of Lingard and a DM. feck me

 

[bond19821982]

That's a mid table side from Chelsea. If we lose this, God help us this sesson.

 

[eltigreFalcao]

Such a poor team from Chelsea...

 

[Man of Leisure]

Lingard?? Fecking why?

 

[Shark]

That's a mid table side from Chelsea. If we lose this, God help us this sesson.

Yeah let’s be honest, it’ll be embarrassing if we lose and set us up really poorly for the season.

 

[AJ10]

Really hope we smash Chelsea but first playing as a team then good performance and finally 4-0 would do nicely.

 

[fps]

Such a poor team from Chelsea...

They will be relying on young/ comparatively unproven players coming good in much the same way United will be this season....

 

[Tom Van Persie]

Believe what? It’s an ridiculous accusation from you. He signed two months before Ole got the permanent job.

He's only interested in bashing Ole. That doesn't his agenda.

 

[pauldyson1uk]

Happy with 10/11 was not 100% James would start.

 

[Random Task]

The quality streamers are out in force today.

PM if needed.

 

[Mr. Meeseeks]

Lingard?? Fecking why?

They should answer this question in philosophy classes around the world. We might discover something important.

 

[RedDevilRoshi]

Who’s the captain?

 

[crossy1686]

Anyone else fancy this or are we all too busy crying about the one player in the lineup?

 

[kouroux]

Now at fecking last, the real football starts

 

[Murder on Zidanes Floor]

If we struggle against this Chelsea team, there will be a lot of questions to ask

Most likely we will. On paper we should have the centre of the park on toast. Blowing through Jorginho, Kovacic and Barkley. But knowing the universe and it's hilarious ways, those three will play Barca 2011 levels of tiki taka.

 

[crossy1686]

Who’s the captain?

I heard Pogba was in line after a good pre-season?