Posted April 17, 20241 yr Please use this thread for all posts relating to our Premier League match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium before, during and after the game. The match is scheduled to kick off at 20:00 hours on Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 (Local UK time/date) (Live on TNT Sports)
April 17, 20241 yr Author This is a MUST WIN!!!! I cannot stand the thought of Arsenal winning the title 😱
April 17, 20241 yr If we can be the ones to nip their aspirations in the bud it'd be as good as a trophy for me . We did it to Spurs years ago , we can do it to the most entitled bunch after Liverpool and Barcelona in football history
April 18, 20241 yr 11 hours ago, JaneB said: This is a MUST WIN!!!! I cannot stand the thought of Arsenal winning the title 😱 They're Bottle Merchant FC. They ain't winning shit.
April 18, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, McCreadie said: TT dumping them out of the CL feels as good as a win to me. knocking the so called invincibles out at their place was a footballing night i will never forget.
April 18, 20241 yr 4 hours ago, NFAS said: knocking the so called invincibles out at their place was a footballing night i will never forget. That winning goal at the clock end might well be my favourite Chelsea goal ever.
April 18, 20241 yr Is my thinking in terms of European qualification correct... Season stats like this: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL 6th - ECL League Cup win gives qualification to ECL, but as Liverpool won, it goes to the next placed team in the league and FA Cup winners get EL place, but as this will likely go to either Man City who will qualify for the CL or Man Utd who will possibly qualify for ECL via the league, they will take EL and that ECL place will be given to the next placed team in the league, meaning the league qualification will likely look like this: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL 6th - EL 7th - ECL 8th - ECL Obviously, if we win the FA cup, it would change to: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL 6th - ECL 7th - ECL Is this correct?
April 18, 20241 yr I believe so, assuming England still gets four places in the CL. I can't see us beating Germany to the fifth slot. FA Cup is still our best route to European football because I cannot see us getting above 7th (though I am happy to be wrong).
April 19, 20241 yr 14 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said: Is my thinking in terms of European qualification correct... Season stats like this: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL 6th - ECL League Cup win gives qualification to ECL, but as Liverpool won, it goes to the next placed team in the league and FA Cup winners get EL place, but as this will likely go to either Man City who will qualify for the CL or Man Utd who will possibly qualify for ECL via the league, they will take EL and that ECL place will be given to the next placed team in the league, meaning the league qualification will likely look like this: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL 6th - EL 7th - ECL 8th - ECL Obviously, if we win the FA cup, it would change to: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL 6th - ECL 7th - ECL Is this correct? Season starts like this: Top 4 - CL 5th - EL FA Cup winner - EL League Cup winner - ECL https://kassiesa.net/uefa/AccessList2024.html The ECL place is currently for the team that finishes 6th, and they only way England get an additional place is if Aston Villa win the ECL but finish low enough in the league that they don't qualify for Europe via that route. If we finish 9th in the league (for example) and then win the cup, the team that finishes 6th would play in the ECL. If we lose the final, the team that finishes 6th will qualify for the EL and the team that finishes 7th will play in the ECL.
April 20, 20241 yr Truly Winter here is dragging me down!...I almost missed the Everton game because I booked a Clinic test for the Monday..at a distance I didn't think a Monday would be an issue regarding football...a more important harder to arrange appointment again at a distance for a Tuesday..same mind set...but FFS the Arsenal game.... and an early afternoon time way across town means completely missing the game...OG really means OG these days!
April 21, 20241 yr I would love us to beat them, but I just don't think we have it in us, sadly. Arsenal have to win to stay in the title race, we need to win to keep European football a possibility for next season... they have more to play for and I think too many of our players will 'be on the beach' after yesterday if they weren't already! I hope we see a return to Caicedo and Gallagher as a 2 and give Enzo the rest and potential operation he needs, so he can be back fully fit next season. I would go: Petrovic Gusto - Chalobah - Silva - Chilwell Gallagher - Caicedo Madueke - Palmer - Mudryk Jackson
April 21, 20241 yr 15 minutes ago, Sciatika said: Do we have two Gallaghers? Don’t know what you mean
April 21, 20241 yr 18 minutes ago, Sciatika said: Do we have two Gallaghers? I assume he means playing with 10 men will see Gallagher do more work in both centre mid and in attack than if Enzo is selected. Edited April 21, 20241 yr by Backbiter
April 21, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, CarefreeMuratcan said: ZpYCWO.mp4Unavailable Not half! I would love it even more to see their media pudits and arrogant fans in tears after they see thir title ambitions crash and burn
April 21, 20241 yr 2 hours ago, My Blood Is Blue said: I would love us to beat them, but I just don't think we have it in us, sadly. Arsenal have to win to stay in the title race, we need to win to keep European football a possibility for next season... they have more to play for and I think too many of our players will 'be on the beach' after yesterday if they weren't already! I hope we see a return to Caicedo and Gallagher as a 2 and give Enzo the rest and potential operation he needs, so he can be back fully fit next season. I would go: Petrovic Gusto - Chalobah - Silva - Chilwell Gallagher - Caicedo Madueke - Palmer - Mudryk Jackson Get Madueke out of there. Give Carney a start and get numbers in midfield.
April 21, 20241 yr 24 minutes ago, east lower said: Get Madueke out of there. Give Carney a start and get numbers in midfield. Yeah, fair point, I keep forgetting he’s fit, because he never gets a look in! Like him a lot.
April 21, 20241 yr On 18/04/2024 at 02:02, johnnybozo said: They're Bottle Merchant FC. They ain't winning shit. Erm and we aren’t? We’re the definition of Charity FC. Worst chokers in the league.
April 21, 20241 yr 30 minutes ago, east lower said: Get Madueke out of there. Give Carney a start and get numbers in midfield. Carney is quality. I think if given a chance he’ll really kick on next season.
April 21, 20241 yr 25 minutes ago, Chelsea_Matt said: Carney is quality. I think if given a chance he’ll really kick on next season. Just like him to be given a fair crack. He’s only been given bit-part subs appearances since getting fit enough to play. #coachisaclown
April 22, 20241 yr Ok I have lost my head again and played with the fixture/table simulator. If we win all of our remaining games, I think we will be playing Champions League football next season.
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