Match Day Chelsea v Leicester, Saturday 15th October 12:30

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Match chat.

 

[JimJams]

Ranieri has said it's time we started rotating the squad a bit and with a CL game on Tuesday I wouldn't be surprised to see him give starts to a few fringe players. Demerai Gray and Musa I'd expect are in with a shout, and hopefully Kapustka at least gets on the bench. Wouldn't expect much change to the defence but certainly worth trying some new guys in the attack. After getting 2 against them in the league cup Okazaki might be in line for a start too.
Not too bothered about the result. More the performance. We've been poor away from home in the league so anything is a bonus right now.

 

[JimJams]

No Mahrez and no Slimani in the starting line up.
Good that Musa starts but don't get Schlupp instead of Gray. Maybe for his defensive attributes.
Also odd to see Hernandez start at rightback instead of Danny Simpson given that his main strength appears to be his long throw and we're not starting the biggest aerial threat in our squad.

 

[Benji]

How come Slimani and Mahrez are being rested? Algeria's last game was on Sunday.

 

[JimJams]

Champions league Tuesday.

Kante booed. Unfortunate.

 

[Bilo]

A bit of a must win for Chelsea this. Two quick forwards against three at the back is always dangerous though. Not sure who's gonna play the through balls though.

 

[Pagnell]

Wait, we're not playing until Monday?

 

[Bilo]

He won't score many easier goals than that this season, Costa. Poor marking from Morgan.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Shocking defending from Leicester and Chelsea take an early lead, Costa scores. Got to defend set pieces better.

 

[JimJams]

Great start.

 

[Benji]

Leicester have lost the plot at defending corners this year.

 

[JimJams]

We've been absolute shite at defending set pieces this season.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

N'Golo Conte has been having a great game apparently.

 

[JimJams]

The managers son?

 

[Stevencc]

Get Slimani on and hoof long balls at his head, anything has got to be better than what Leicester are doing at the moment.

 

[Benji]

I thought Musa was going to be really good in the PL, but he's yet to do anything all season.

That was a really good effort by Luiz.
edit: the freekick rather than the overhead what

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

The managers son?

Ask the Sky commentators.

 

[JimJams]

I thought Musa was going to be really good in the PL, but he's yet to do anything all season.

Well he's barely played in fairness to him.

 

[JimJams]

Free kick against Morgan for having someone fall into the back of him.

It's going well so far.

 

[Bilo]

You've done well to not concede another, anything can happen

Never mind.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

2-0 Hazard good composure there, another bit of shocking defending though and that looks like game over already.

 

[JimJams]

Unreal. My stream has gone down twice for about a minute each time, and Chelsea score both times.
If it goes down again it's game over. Although it is already really.

 

[Stevencc]

Leicester's defence is comically bad to watch at times.

 

[JimJams]

Shame we didn't buy any defenders in the summer.

 

[Liam_SWFC]

Looks a shadow of the team from last season to be honest, showing a bit more offensive promise now though.

 

[Ebeneezer Goode]

Albrighton just can't be arsed to use his brain. Just smashes it in the general direction of the forwards every time he gets it.

 

[JimJams]

Well things are really going to shit so far in the league.
We're actually playing worse than we ever did when we were bottom of the league 2 seasons ago. I wonder if Adrien Silva will still want to join us in January? Hmmm. Let me guess.

 

[Benji]

Drinkwater has been good for Leicester. BUt the less said about anyone else, the better.

 

[Pagnell]

No one thought it would happen after their fairy tale title win, but could they end up in a relegation battle this season? Surely their squad is too good.

 

[JimJams]

Ranieri needs to move away from the 4-4-2. It's difficult because Vardy is a proven goalscorer and Slimani is a record signing, but the personnel elsewhere doesn't cut it to play the way we did last year. Theres no link between the strikers and the rest of the side.

And Schlupp is barely a premier league footballer.