We'll be in trouble if Chelsea play a Fàbregas–Kanté–Bakayoko midfield.
Didn't watch the first half but In the second Roma were missing 1 on 1 chances. Perotta with one unforgivable miss especially.
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Why would anyone want anything more! A win would be fecking brilliant. We have always been garbage at SB.
Yeah,wouldn't be surprised if they had one eye on this game last night.
Kanté will be available, so you'll to fit him there somewhere. Will Conte drop Fàbregas or Pedro? Also, I'm expecting him to play Rüdiger instead of Zappacosta.
I don't think Chelsea are in big shambles like Liverpool. They are definitely not there for the taking. Pool were losing or drawing almost all matches. Chelsea have lost by fine margins. Only Roma beat them this big.
Some are saying bring McTominay in, which even though I like him seems a little too soon for such a big game. Other than that do we have players available to match their three man midfield if that's what they go with?
Besides, Klopp never took out one of three central midfielders, like I'm convinced Conte will also play three central midfielders and drop one attacker at home, being the champions.
Yeah, the problem is Lingard, like yesterday showed, also struggles there without space. Mata, due to his lack of physicality, is never considered by Mourinho to play in central midfield, because of errors like the one at Huddersfield. In this moment, in 3-4-1-2, whatever player we put in that position will be sacrificed. McTominay grown into the game yesterday, but a shaky start could cost much against Chelsea, a game where the first to score will really have a tremendous advantage, more so than any other game.
And the fans will moan because we didn’t play all out attacking “like SAF would have done”.
If we play a full-fledged 352, playing Mkhi so deep, compounded with the fact Valencia and Young will likely play deep too will completely isolate the front two. Last season, Lingard and Rashford had very good support from Fellaini - who was playing almost in the no.10 role - and Young - who played as a winger when we had the ball. We were at home too, so Mourinho will likely be more negative. Also, I'd rather trust Mctominay alongside Matic than Mkhi. Matic will have to do the job of three men since Mkhi doesn't have the physiques to combat chelsea's three and will surely be poor in that position.
I don't recall Fellaini playing that high at all, it was Pogba with that function and Young, like you said. Fellaini had an average position equal to Darmian!, because he was covering the midfield right for Herrera's chasing Hazard's shadow.
Oh he's back so soon? I think Conte might go for a three-man midfield then. And Rudiger had a terrible game against Roma so I'm guessing Conte won't play him.
I think so, that he will be ready. Dropping Rüdiger, what a pity, but that means starting Zappacosta. Smalling to cover for Morata's headers, I hope.
Nope, Lukaku will be playing until Ibra is back.What if Mourinho drops the untouchable Lukaku to start both Martial and Rashford, like he dropped Ibrahimović at home last season?
Nemanja Matic
Eric Bailly
Marcus Rashford
Chris Smalling
Marouane Fellaini
Ashley Young
Antonio Valencia
Ander Herrera
Phil Jones
Romelu Lukaku
Anthony Taylor
replaced by Marouane Fellaini
replaced by Jesse Lingard
replaced by Anthony Martial
