Chelsea - Team & Tactics without Jones

[the_holgate_roof]

Just a personal view but I think Jones will definitely start.

I think so too, Carrick normally rules them out, looks like Jones and Howson will start.

 

[Duffman]

Surely he will play the same formation as he did in the home game - i.e. 5 at the back? The team played with so much discipline in that game we need a ‘same again’.
if McNair is anywhere near he would join RVB, Clarke, Fry and Engel. If not Jones will play wing back.
Howson is first name in the team sheet if fit alongside Hackney. No idea of the remainder but hope Coburn starts as we really struggled without a recognised forward in Saturday.

 

[Inoffthebar]

This is a big test from MC with such a lack of pace in the team without Jones (and Latte Lath, Bangura and Djiksteel). I trust he'll have something up his sleeve as we can't just sit back like Rotherham did with 11 behind the ball (can we?).

Glover

VDB, Fry, Clarke, Engel

Howson Barlaser

Forss Rogers Hackney

Coburn

Or do you get Crooks in there somehow? Rogers over on the right and put Forss up top? We need to give ourselves some way of changing it too if we do go 1-0 down early on.

I don’t think doing a Rotherham is such a bad idea, really.

Keeping hold of a lead might be easier than needing to find a goal tomorrow.

 

[StillCantPickAUsername]

I thought Jones went off with a dead leg after a getting a tactical whack from their player (which worked a treat from their perspective as we didn’t have any pace up top after that really).

He’ll play some part at least. I quite like the idea of hitting them early and then parking the 263 at the bridge.

 

[StillCantPickAUsername]

4-3 to Chelsea in 90 mins.
Boro to score the last sudden death penalty to go through.