Our early season win seems so far off now.

Shame that the season high, and another one off top performance, was as always at an inconquesential time.

All it takes is Fabregas and one long ball to split us open. Chelsea have variety and we don't have the tactical discipline to stay compact for 90minutes. We will need to score 2goals or more to win this which is near impossible. If we couldn't do it against Everton, United and City, we certainly aren't doing it against the best defence in the league. Watch that lousy striker Bastchuayi have the game of his life against us if he comes on.

I think we have literally no chance to get anything out of this game at all. Looking at any version of midfield we're left to play with against Chelsea it's so bad. No discipline or "tactical clue" whatsoever and that would probably stand even if Xhaka or Ramsey were available, our midfield is one big mess.

and who will we end up putting on in midfield when Chambo re-injures whatever he injured v. Watford? We'll end up with a midfield of Coq, AMN and....... Ozil?

Another Stamford Bridge spanking is on the cards today.

Coq in dogshit form and Ox in CM at Stamford Bridge again. Here goes fucking nothing

Think we'll get something out of the game, not sure it will be all 3 points though.

Best way to beat Chelsea is to press them high up and expose the non footballing ability of their midfield. Spurs did at Stamford Bridge and made them look average for most of the match but somehow managed to spurs it up in the 2nd half.

Least we have pace.

Jones it's no real loss - both Ramsey and Xhaka would stink it up in there anyhow

lucas not even on the bench?

its probably the best line-up we can muster at the moment tbh

Glad for Sanchez up front and Walcott starting, that's about it.

Why worried for Cech? Thought he wasn't really responsible for the goals lately, solid as usual if that's enough.

That midfield...

Mirth wrote:

That midfield...

:drool:

Gazza M wrote:

lucas not even on the bench?

Didn't even realise that ffs. Watch him spend the rest of the season out with a mystery injury

@lorddulaarsenal wrote:

Least we have pace.

Jones it's no real loss - both Ramsey and Xhaka would stink it up in there anyhow

You're right it's no real loss, the real loss will come in about two and a half hours from now

I don't even care about the result anymore. Just don't fucking start as lethargic as last week, at least run for 90 minutes straight and don't ruin everyone's weekend again you assholes

Competent lineup. Let's see a good fight at least.

That's an attacking line-up. Hopefully that translates into some good attacking play from us, rather than us running head-first into a brick wall and getting spanked on the counter all game long.

We won't start lethargic. There's plenty of pace in that team. We need to play a controlled game which I don't think we have it in us. Strange no Perez, he would've been our best trump card.

If Ozil does his usual big game disappearing act, we are going to get spanked. Only hope is that he gets in the game and gets us an early goal.

Stuck in a fucking train that's already 4 hours late with phone reception that intermittently comes and goes. Definitely going to miss the match. Fml.