Mark Kelly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Here's Football365's take on Chelsea: Chelsea In 2023, Chelsea have won as many Premier League games as Everton, lost as many Premier League games as Wolves, scored fewer Premier League goals than Leicester and Leeds and have collected fewer Premier League points than Bournemouth. They are a lower bottom-half club in every sense bar reputation and budget. The composition of that squad will never not be hilarious. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymoly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Away visiting family for this one so I'll be following on text. Villa playing Thursday evening in Poland, surely to god we can get something here before getting dumped out of the cup by Brighton? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holymoly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 35 minutes ago, Mark Kelly said: Here's Football365's take on Chelsea: Chelsea In 2023, Chelsea have won as many Premier League games as Everton, lost as many Premier League games as Wolves, scored fewer Premier League goals than Leicester and Leeds and have collected fewer Premier League points than Bournemouth. They are a lower bottom-half club in every sense bar reputation and budget. The composition of that squad will never not be hilarious. To be fair aren't we top 4 in expected xG? Droy would have loved that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwmh Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 10 minutes ago, Holymoly said: To be fair aren't we top 4 in expected xG? Droy would have loved that. Third and I mentioned it this morning. It gives a lot of insight into our situation for those that understand it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 What I would like to see for this one (it's harsh on Gallagher): Sanchez Gusto - Silva - Colwill - Chilwell Enzo - Caicedo Sterling - Palmer - Mudryk Jackson What I think we'll see: Sanchez Gusto - Disasi - Silva - Colwill Gallagher - Caicedo Sterling - Enzo - Chilwell Jackson 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 I've removed every single Chelsea player from my fantasy football team and made Olly Watkins triple captain, we'll win this with a Sterling and Jackson masterclass 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark Kelly said: I've removed every single Chelsea player from my fantasy football team and made Olly Watkins triple captain, we'll win this with a Sterling and Jackson masterclass I had a text from a mate 5 mins into the Bournemouth match, apologising because he has moved Sterling into his team... I still don't accept the apology. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 Bournemouth was a must-win. Villa is a cannot-win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asvaberg Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 (edited) We need some positivity and humor in this thread: https://www.facebook.com/reel/264832476366408 Edited September 18, 2023 by asvaberg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 5 hours ago, asvaberg said: We need some positivity and humor in this thread: https://www.facebook.com/reel/264832476366408 OK...for those who may have caught my "prediction" for the B/mouth game...4-1 Chelsea victory....it just may have crossed their minds that I never post score predictions and rarely even result predictions..win draw lose... Now I don't think for a minute that most members are just agog waiting for my next post and am always chuffed if I get a comment or reaction to a post but maybe an explanation is in order for my uncharacteristic outburst of crystal ball'ism. We keep a bag of M&M candy (sweets) in the fridge for the sweet tooth moments...last week I grabbed a handful blindly to find in my hand 4 blue and one cherry red ...hmm thinks I...next day after the last of the bag had been finished by Mrs C I opened a new bag and the handful I extracted was,,,4 blue and one redish brown...if ever there was an omen ...so I posted my prediction whilst also making arrangements to "bet the farm" on the result...well not exactly but the big screen tv and the good vehicle needed to be turned into stake cash...too good a chance to miss.... Mrs C is off to UK Wednesday..I'm hoping she will not notice on her return the smaller tv in the living room and just my old truck in the yard...😩 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, chara said: OK...for those who may have caught my "prediction" for the B/mouth game...4-1 Chelsea victory....it just may have crossed their minds that I never post score predictions and rarely even result predictions..win draw lose... Now I don't think for a minute that most members are just agog waiting for my next post and am always chuffed if I get a comment or reaction to a post but maybe an explanation is in order for my uncharacteristic outburst of crystal ball'ism. We keep a bag of M&M candy (sweets) in the fridge for the sweet tooth moments...last week I grabbed a handful blindly to find in my hand 4 blue and one cherry red ...hmm thinks I...next day after the last of the bag had been finished by Mrs C I opened a new bag and the handful I extracted was,,,4 blue and one redish brown...if ever there was an omen ...so I posted my prediction whilst also making arrangements to "bet the farm" on the result...well not exactly but the big screen tv and the good vehicle needed to be turned into stake cash...too good a chance to miss.... Mrs C is off to UK Wednesday..I'm hoping she will not notice on her return the smaller tv in the living room and just my old truck in the yard...😩 Wow, if true a great story and commiserations!! I'm not sure Bournemouth play in reddish brown (or if M&Ms come in that colour? :D) - that might have been your problem, Chara. Okay on predictions: Hand on heart, is anyone willing to predict we will beat Villa at the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chara Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 8 minutes ago, Max Fowler said: Wow, if true a great story and commiserations!! I'm not sure Bournemouth play in reddish brown (or if M&Ms come in that colour? :D) - that might have been your problem, Chara. Okay on predictions: Hand on heart, is anyone willing to predict we will beat Villa at the weekend? Honest Max..the m&m part is true...maybe a slight exaggeration or poetic licence for the rest although Mrs C is off to UK Wednesday! This weekend?....I'll check the m&ms later in the week!......perhaps I should make it a regular feature...goodness knows we need some smiles.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kev61 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, Max Fowler said: Hand on heart, is anyone willing to predict we will beat Villa at the weekend? I will spend the rest of the week analysing statistics and metrics before I could possibly comment. I need to keep up to speed with the intelligentsia of the football world. Edited September 19, 2023 by kev61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Tucker Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 4 hours ago, Max Fowler said: Hand on heart, is anyone willing to predict we will beat Villa at the weekend? Based on what I've seen of them, not a chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floyd25 Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Villa can be vulnerable, you can definitely get at them and that defence of theirs can be very leaky at times, but they’re equally as dangerous in attack, same old fears going in to this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Fowler Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 11 minutes ago, Floyd25 said: Villa can be vulnerable, you can definitely get at them and that defence of theirs can be very leaky at times, but they’re equally as dangerous in attack, same old fears going in to this game. When we can't score but are being celebrated for creating chances, I can't see us beating a team who create chances and score a ton of goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickyDroy Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 A draw or loss here and that's when i'll genuinely start to worry about getting relegated this season. It's already toxic, fans are booing and fed up and there's just this feeling that things can unravel even further very quickly here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Feels like an eight claret M&M kind of game 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 I saw the two goals scored in the Forest Burnley game and our players are utterly incapable of scoring either , both would have ended up in the stands had they fallen to Chelsea players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boratsbrother Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 2 hours ago, MickyDroy said: A draw or loss here and that's when i'll genuinely start to worry about getting relegated this season. We haven't beaten a team in the top half for 17 months🤯🤕😭💩😲 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 8 minutes ago, boratsbrother said: We haven't beaten a team in the top half for 17 months🤯🤕😭💩😲 C'mon Chels , you can break through the 18 month barrier! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thevelourfog Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Very, very unfortunately cannot make the game. It is thoroughly depressing how much better Villa are than us, and how foregone their 0-2 win is. I've given up trying to understand any of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Blood Is Blue Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 Honestly, at this stage, I'm not wondering whether we can win, I'm worrying more about how many I think we will lose by. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 We look better, I think, against teams who come out to play. Look at the Liverpool game. Play players in their right positions here and I think we get the result. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kelly Posted September 19, 2023 Share Posted September 19, 2023 46 minutes ago, Ham said: We look better, I think, against teams who come out to play. Look at the Liverpool game. Play players in their right positions here and I think we get the result. Your relentless optimism does you great credit. Standing in the right positions? Where have I heard that before? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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