Absolutely. I was of opinion of going all out but thinking we could very well risk our key player for good part of next season. Better to rest.
FA Cup Final 2020 - Arsenal v Chelsea
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Pedro swansong incoming, should be fresh hasn't kicked a ball in months... 5 subs allowed ?
Of course it does, specially in the lastest years.
4/5 weeks I reckon
That's a huge loss for Chelsea. Arsenal have got a massive opportunity, especially if they play now like they did at the end of the first half.
No ArsenalFamTV for us tonight, lads.
No ArsenalFamTV for us tonight, lads.
Cheeky bugger this one.
He was pretty much called a waste of money when he came fair play to him he's gonna have a great career by the look of it.
Frank looking more and more like a cartel boss
Personally think it will get utterly bodied by several teams in the UCL, like the year the german teams smashed the spanish teams on the counter.
Not sure on the stats but swear I heard there has been more mistakes from playing out from the back than there had been in the previous give seasons.
The risk doesn't seem to outweigh the reward.
More like 4 months.
Some of our players like Bruno, Rashford have probably played many more minutes than him. We have been fortunate so far in terms of muscle injuries. *touch wood*
Unless his hamstrings are made of play doh.
Chelsea look ordinary without the extra rest
If you've done a hamstring...you know.
A bad tear could be longer. Looks a rough one, though you can only tell so much when watching on tv.
If it's a tear, probably
Compared to the first half this is proper shit.
Like 2 different teams have came back out.
Like 2 different teams have came back out.
I can't see how Chelsea can win this now with Pulisic out, there's no creativity and lack of goals.
Ceballos looking a really good midfielder, he gets around the pitch a lot and provides good passes, wins free’s and can tackle..
Oh it's just banter.
Chelsea do take themselves a bit seriously
No hard feelings mate <3
Calm and unhurried too
To be fair he cost £60m so should be good! Same with Pepe.
Chelsea look the most tired but they like us were in a top 4 fight up until the last day and had tricky, hard games
Only down the road, playing with some of his national team mates, and salary probably like to be just as high (big sign on fee as a free agent).
Yes. Very
I don't want to but I'm feeling bad for Chelsea now. Captain and best player out with hamstring injuries.
Anyway go gunners! Let's put Chelsea in their place.
Anyway go gunners! Let's put Chelsea in their place.
I do think there's a decent general idea there. It's all about retaining possession from your goalkicks and then building up the play through midfield, rather than just punting it long from a goalkick and it being 50/50 every time over whether you retain the ball or give it back to the opposing side.
The bits that cause the mistakes are when the defenders with the ball prat about with it for far too long and get pressured into making mistakes, especially if the opposing team press very highly. It's all about getting the ball from the goalkeeper, to the defence and then moving it forward promptly to the midfield and attack.
I hate the stupid passing that takes place these days between a centre back pairing, only for the keeper to just boot it long anyway. De Gea does this every fecking time.
I never had any TBF.
No hard feelings mate <3
I'm watching this as a neutral but leaning towards Arse as they are more likely underdogs
Lacazette reminds me of Mata a bit; Intelligent player but he’s so slow that his body can’t pull off what his mind wants it to.
We don't run and press as much, apart from Bruno and Martial.
Fair take; can't fault that!
Xhaka 
But playing alongside Granit must be frustrating
Chelsea missing Gilmore
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Considering how frustrating just watching him is, it must be horrible to play with him
You think so? Martial has had muscle injuries his whole career here it seems.
But their subs are CHO etc aren't they? Pretty decent