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Match Chelsea FC vs Tottenham Hotspur FC | 3rd April, 2025 8PM GMT
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Chelsea's form is in the toilet, can Ange finally avoid losing to them?
Of course there's a discenarble rationale. Ange is the most stubborn manager in our history but after months of terrible injuries and feeble performances he has finally accepted that the elite level is not the same as the SPL and you cannot put such intense and constant physical demands on players and expect to win games. Now he knows that the sack is coming unless he wins the Europa League so he will rest most of his important players for that competition.
He might talk about how he doesn't want the players to think it's "Europa or nothing" but his team selection against Fulham betrays that message completely. He was already resting players for a game that's three weeks away.
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Of course there's a discenarble rationale. Ange is the most stubborn manager in our history but after months of terrible injuries and feeble performances he has finally accepted that the elite level is not the same as the SPL and you cannot put such intense and constant physical demands on players and expect to win games. Now he knows that the sack is coming unless he wins the Europa League so he will rest most of his important players for that competition.
He might talk about how he doesn't want the players to think it's "Europa or nothing" but his team selection against Fulham betrays that message completely. He was already resting players for a game that's three weeks away.
Like most people, I really want us to smash the scum and roll out a spectacular victory for righteousness in football.
Do I have a massive nagging doubt and believe we’ll lose badly? Alas, yes.
Do I have a massive nagging doubt and believe we’ll lose badly? Alas, yes.
Fucking their season up would be a fair end to the Postecoglou vs chelscum era
You’re being too kind !
The fraud should have gone after the 9 man debacle in October 2023!
Battle of the bridge would suit me ....nothing to play for so a couple of reds ....
Look at their bloated squad and finances, missing out on CL could be almost terminal for them as a club.
The incentive is right there. We should treat this like a cup final. I just don’t think we will.
Obviously the likes of Sancho and Madueke who’ve done the square root of fuck all for months will turn up and have worldies.
Same as as Muniz the last game for Fulham. Probably hasn’t scored since he did against us last season,
Same as as Muniz the last game for Fulham. Probably hasn’t scored since he did against us last season,
Like their CB who scored a brilliant never to be repeated goal at the Bridge
If Ange puts out a weakened team again, like he did against Fulham, then I doubt we’d get anything from this game.
I'm living in hope and would absolutely LUV a win here, for me it's almost on a par with beating the arse wipes.. not quite but almost..and actually quite proud that Ken bates personally banned me from the bridge... But that's another story...quite amusing one but for another time....
Is there any point even even playing this fixture?
I really can't think of a particular game where we have been so poor so often. It's like no matter how good a run of form we're in and bad they're in, we just get there, freeze in the lights and get ran over.
It's terrible.
And this time we look beyond fragile.
I really can't think of a particular game where we have been so poor so often. It's like no matter how good a run of form we're in and bad they're in, we just get there, freeze in the lights and get ran over.
It's terrible.
And this time we look beyond fragile.
That's a great idea! We could field a bunch of yoot after teaching them some krav maga, tell them to cripple palmer, neto etc. and watch their season implode. Hmm, we'd need to take out their first 11 and a few subs, since they have a squad of 17 thousand, but just give instructions to go through two sets of knees at a time.
Honestly, I think it's the best use of our squad right now.
That's a great idea! We could field a bunch of yoot after teaching them some krav maga, tell them to cripple palmer, neto etc. and watch their season implode. Hmm, we'd need to take out their first 11 and a few subs, since they have a squad of 17 thousand, but just give instructions to go through two sets of knees at a time.
Honestly, I think it's the best use of our squad right now.
Just play Forster at CF and send him out for a bit of hulk smash
Just play your best team for this game Ange. No fucking about. Not Spence as left-back but as right back. Johnson on bench. Dont even involve Werner either. Play your best team and we might get a result.
Career Enders
So who plays LB? Udogie LOL
At least it balances defence. Never been a fan of right backs at left back as unbalances team. Straight away a disadvantage. Udogie hasnt been developed by Ange imo. Good to read were after wolves left. Healthy competition for place.