Pre Match Pre Match - Chelsea (A) - Sun 16:30

[Brizzle]

Let’s see what happens here - hopefully similar team to Spurs sent out to accumulate 4 more wins.

Roll the subs to let squad players prove themselves where relevant. Would love Mo to get back in his assist game to do 20 assists in the season.

Ali

Bradley
Konate
Virgil
Robbo

Gravy
Macca
Szobo

Salah
Diaz
Gakpo

 

[Dreambeliever]

Couldn’t give a shit if we lose all 4 games but winning all 4 would be nice.

Hope Cheesy gets a game.

 

[Fabio]

FINALLY, i've been patiently waiting for this

Chiesa must get on the pitch at some point. They will be up for it (arguably more than us) so it would be nice if we put them to sword again

 

[DHSC]

Think Slot will go strong for this to be fair to the other teams chasing the CL places, and rotate more for the next 3 games.

 

[binomial]

Give everyone an extended summer holiday for their efforts and play the kids.

2-0 win with Nguyoni on the scoresheet.

 

[SummerOnions]

I feel like Chiesa will score a hattrick if he starts but he won't start

 

[mom]

Start resting and rotating now. It’s been a long season and tiredness can mean injuries. Having said that, we’re on a high so no need to blow our confidence.

 

[keniget]

Let's finish the season properly and end with a points tally that'd put even more of a shine in the title. It'd suck if we just totally went into holiday mode and go to shit.

 

[Modo]

Slot should give Macca, Gravy and Van Dijk a rest. Don't even bother with Salah. (Edit: Bother resting him)

 

[737Max]

Play the strongest team. Muller these FFP cheating bastards.

 

[737Max]

Slot should give Macca, Gravy and Van Dijk a rest. Don't even bother with Salah.

Piss off. I want them crushed

 

[737Max]

Start resting and rotating now. It’s been a long season and tiredness can mean injuries. Having said that, we’re on a high so no need to blow our confidence.

They can rest when they retire.

 

[LarryHagman]

It'd be nice to get to 90 points.

 

[Atlas]

Salah needs 2 more G/A to go top of the all time G/A in a season (though the 47 managed by Shearer and Cole was over a 42 game season)
Salahs on 46 would be great if he broke the record and was clear ahead of the other two, even better if he manages 50!

He also needs 3 more goals to beat Andy Cole into 4th place in all time top goalscorers.

I think he'll wana play every minute and break these records.

 

[darkstarexodus]

Go strong, sub early if possible.

We want 90+ points. Mo wants records. We want Chelsea to miss Champions League.

 

[refugee]

Slot should give Macca, Gravy and Van Dijk a rest. Don't even bother with Salah.

Salahs playing every game and you know it.

 

[Modo]

Salahs playing every game and you know it.

That's what I meant, don't even bother trying to rest him.

 

[refugee]

That's what I meant don't even bother trying to rest him.

Sorry, I misunderstood.

 

[Modo]

Sorry, I misunderstood.

No worries, should have been clearer.

 

[MomoWASright]

Salah needs 2 more G/A to go top of the all time G/A in a season (though the 47 managed by Shearer and Cole was over a 42 game season)
Salahs on 46 would be great if he broke the record and was clear ahead of the other two, even better if he manages 50!

He also needs 3 more goals to beat Andy Cole into 4th place in all time top goalscorers.

I think he'll wana play every minute and break these records.

To me, this is the same shit as our last league win. Go for this, go for that, go for everything.

It’s done. Save the minutes in the legs of everyone possible. Chasing non-meaningful records means fuck all if next season they’re crap. Give their bodies as much time off as possible.

 

[Frogfish]

To me, this is the same shit as our last league win. Go for this, go for that, go for everything.

It’s done. Save the minutes in the legs of everyone possible. Chasing non-meaningful records means fuck all if next season they’re crap. Give their bodies as much time off as possible.

Why? There are no Summer events bar for City. They are going to get 2 months off anyway. They'll get fat !

 

[MomoWASright]

There’s a limit the human body can take. Use the break whilst we can.

I remember @Brizzle showing a graph showing games played over his lifetime against age. Fabinho was top right with an absolute insane number of games. Then for some strange reason he dropped off a cliff.

 

[KopRed]

Foresee half the match thread to be about why Chiesa isn't playing. It's like we have deliberately kept Messi out of the team for some reason.

It's going to be a slow grind towards the last game of the season.

 

[Atlas]

To me, this is the same shit as our last league win. Go for this, go for that, go for everything.

It’s done. Save the minutes in the legs of everyone possible. Chasing non-meaningful records means fuck all if next season they’re crap. Give their bodies as much time off as possible.

These records mean something to the likes of Salah.
They also mean we are likely to win the upcoming games if he continues his G/A.
We have at least a week in between each game, there is plenty of time to rest, recover and be ready.
They'll all then have a few weeks off for end of season before pre season tours begin.

They won't, I hope, get sloppy with the nutrition and rest and recovery etc.
I'm sure Salah himself will be thinking about this as he now has the contract he desired and will want to be be ready for next season.

It's not done. We have 4 games left.
I want us to dominate those games, drive Arsenal manager, players, fans, club into the ground when they rock up at our place and send them back shell shocked and petrified of ever coming back.

 

[MomoWASright]

All pointless records. They mean absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of things. Having them ready for next season outweighs any personal achievements or wants for points totals and whatnot.

Resting them now will help mitigate some of what we saw 4 seasons ago.

 

[Brizzle]

There’s a limit the human body can take. Use the break whilst we can.

I remember @Brizzle showing a graph showing games played over his lifetime against age. Fabinho was top right with an absolute insane number of games. Then for some strange reason he dropped off a cliff.

Agreed. There would be a great benefit to next season if we gave a couple of players the rest of the season off - but I can understand why Slot might want to go for 90 points.

Imagine being able to tell Gravy, Macca & Mo that they can put their feet up for an extra month. Absolute gold.

 

[Modo]

Who cares about points total when the league already is won?
Salah wants the fucking record?
Fine, let him have a go at it, but the likes of Van Dijk, Macca, Gravy, Szobo, Diaz, Robbo who have played the most minutes in the league for us should be given the weekend off.

I don't give a fuck about Chelsea either. Just win the two home games.

One thing everyone seems to be forgetting is that the season isn't over after the Palace game for a majority of our players. They've got a few international games to play too.

 

[Gerry_A_Trick]

I'd much rather Salah broke the records for career goals and assists, than a season one that's comparing against a 42 game season. I suspect he won't be happy about it, but he should be rested as much as possible, so he can start next season with a bang again. Doubt it'll happen though.

 

[Fabio]

I want Salah to get 3 assists. That's it. Couldn't care if he scores, couldn't care if he played well. I want 21 assists.

Rest whoever you want otherwise.

 

[Frogfish]

There’s a limit the human body can take. Use the break whilst we can.

I remember @Brizzle showing a graph showing games played over his lifetime against age. Fabinho was top right with an absolute insane number of games. Then for some strange reason he dropped off a cliff.

Now do that for Salah or Virgil. You simply can't extrapolate and conflate one player dropping off a cliff and apply that to all players.