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@CFCAden @ConnCFC And facundo there too who for some reason still has had hardly any faith shown in him? All this talk of a mystery signing late in the window and he’s barely played

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@SaniDanyagiri @ryan4mj4eva @Just_chelseafc Can’t say I’ve watched much of Sarr, anselmino is looking real good. We all know bundesliga to prem isn’t always a smooth transition but

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@SaniDanyagiri @ryan4mj4eva @Just_chelseafc I still get haunted by the 3-0 against Leeds. Will be interesting to see how things are next season (maybe late this season) when colwill returns. Don’t know why we are so reluctant to buy a new centre back and keep chasing wingers instead. We have Quenda already coming

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@SaniDanyagiri @ryan4mj4eva @Just_chelseafc Yeah idk why I said Fofana 😭 sorry Wes we looked lost without Fofana. Trev plays awful without Fofana too. When Tosin plays it’s like we’re so frantic and stressed at the back. I think it is a mindset thing, you’re right. I’m scared for Everton at home. Leeds is a rivalry tho 😥

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@ryan4mj4eva @SaniDanyagiri @Just_chelseafc What was your solution? Players have to be rested, shame the ones who came in didn’t do their job - Fofana was awful, andrey was poor, Delap did nothing. Look at arsenal, made 4 changes and they all performed well. Issue is not setup or tactics, players just didn’t perform

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@CcoachCfc @VdykCFC Also mate Arsenal made 4 changes to their 11 today. We made 5. So the difference is their players come in and do a job, ours do not. Maresca is not to blame for Tosin being as helpful as a dolphin at centre back

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@CcoachCfc @VdykCFC You don’t know football mate

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@CcoachCfc @VdykCFC Not Marescas fault that our players just haven’t shown up. Squad rotation is crucial with a game every 3 days especially injury prone guys like Fofana and Reece. Caicedo is suspended? What’s your solution. Only thing I would hear is Josh should be starting at RB

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@ryan4mj4eva @SaniDanyagiri @Just_chelseafc Can’t be treating it like a conference league or carabao cup game I very much agree. But this December period has HAUNTED us in past years.

3 points vs Leeds is a must, definitely. But with the spell of fixtures we’ve just had we need to rotate players

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@arasaka222 @CFCPys @FotMob I very much agree with this, didn’t have the character limit on here to fully share my thoughts though. When I say our strength can hurt us, I mean exactly that. Tactically we are always very well setup, I love Maresca. Execution hurts

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@arasaka222 @CFCPys @FotMob It’s a weird thing with Maresca. His philosophy revolves around having the ball and controlling a game, yet most of our big results under Maresca come from us having less possession. This is why we struggle against weaker teams who let us have the ball. Our strength hurts us

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@KvngMiles_ @FiaskoDollari @angeliapt4 Small teams also use a low block against us and it makes it hard for us to create chances. Look at most of our big wins against big teams, we have less possession

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@arasaka222 @CFCPys @FotMob Yeah agreed matey. Could’ve been in front of Arsenal really, the points slipped from palace, Brentford and Sunderland (11v11 games) stung but those games are bound to happen. Wish we could find the level of intensity we do in big games against the “must beats”

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@arasaka222 @CFCPys @FotMob We get Villa at a good time too. They’ll have Arsenal, west ham and United leading into our game with Arsenal again 3 days later. Hopefully our spell of Everton, Cardiff and Newcastle sets us up for 3 points there. Top 8 UCL would be massive but I want the prem title push

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@uch3_D_Fanatik @angeliapt4 Get the rest after Newcastle to prepare for Villa. Need 3 points in both of those games. If we can spread points even across double Bournemouth fixture, take care of Leeds and Everton and the month can be successful for us. Everton scares me

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@FiaskoDollari @angeliapt4 Gotta start it well with 3 points against Leeds. I am scared of that Everton and Bournemouth fixture, screams the type of games Chelsea lose. Especially Everton at home, can see the script already that we lose it

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@lxdxfxlx @CFCPys @FotMob Now we just need to make the bridge a fortress like our away form has been. Take care of Villa and Everton at the bridge in December and we’re making a title push.

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@arasaka222 @CFCPys @FotMob Atalanta Bournemouth and Everton spell scare me 3 in a week. 3 points against Leeds is non-negotiable. Hopefully our away form can take care of Bournemouth and then come to the bridge for a tough game against Everton. Set us up well to close out against Newcastle and Villa

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@JPierreX7 @CFCPys Wait until Palmer is back and wait for colwill’s return. Only 3 goals conceded in November with clean sheets against spurs and Barcelona. Go easy on the defence, they’ve improved a lot. Still the same goals we concede - lazy back post marking (Gusto)

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@AnslemAsie57 @CFCPys @FotMob Can’t get more consistent than no losses? A red card against Arsenal killed the win in that game and the travel to Azerbaijan mid week was always going to test us massively