[Albion] Team v Chelsea 3rd April

[Don Tmatter]

How many of the starting XI for this will play 3 days later? Helps that it’s the start of a gruelling month rather than the finish.
Would you risk a couple of youngsters, give Burn or Balogun a run out?

 

[Petee]

Steele

Schelotto
Ostigard
O'Hara
Rosenior

Sidwell
Butters
Kishishev

Hart
Sandaza
Cox

Give the u23 cb's and Steele a run out. Recall Schelotto for a game straight from the injury table. Rest everyone else.

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Steele

Schelotto
Ostigard
O'Hara
Rosenior

Sidwell
Butters
Kishishev

Hart
Sandaza
Cox

Give the u23 cb's and Steele a run out. Recall Schelotto for a game straight from the injury table. Rest everyone else.

Lots of those not in the 25 man squad.

 

[Petee]

Lots of those not in the 25 man squad.

Chuck the u16s out there then as they won't have to be registered

 

[Eeyore]

Chuck the u16s out there then as they won't have to be registered

Play a normal strength team. Such line ups as suggested make a mockery of the game. I would not say "Oh well" to a 6-0 defeat. Especially if our season came down to goal difference.

 

[Eeyore]

How many of the starting XI for this will play 3 days later? Helps that it’s the start of a gruelling month rather than the finish.
Would you risk a couple of youngsters, give Burn or Balogun a run out?

All of them , I hope.

 

[Petee]

I of course made my posts in jest. Sarcasm. Of course we should play as strong a team as possible but have one eye on the cup semi as well.

 

[Hugo Rune]

Button

Bruno
Burn
Balogun
Bong

Kayal
Sanders
Groß

Gyökeres
Locadia
Izquierdo

 

[Garry Nelson's Left Foot]

I think its on the Southampton result, no? Win (or possibly draw even) that game and we can rest key players for the cup. Lose it and I guess it'll be strongest available 11.

Either way, I'm looking forward to April, eight games in four weeks. It's like the old days!

 

[Blue Valkyrie]

Best see who is injured or red carded in the Southampton game first before picking the Chelsea one.

 

[zefarelly]

Send a team out good enough to win or get a point, just as likely as the Southampton game IMO.

 

[BensGrandad]

I would expect the best available but not risking any possible doubts or not fully fit. Our cover in most positions won't let us down in Bong, Bruno Burn etc A lot will depend on a good result against Southampton

 

[Hotchilidog]

Chances are people will regard the Chelsea XI as stronger than the City one.

The Southampton and Chelsea games will not be summarily dismissed by Hughton. Six possibly season defining points up for grabs before the City game even takes place, they must be given priority. Chelsea are particularly flaky at the moment, if we catch them on a moody day then a point (or even 3) maybe up for grabs.

Southampton have turned in a couple of decent performances of late and will see this as an opportunity to reel a team in, this will be one of the toughest games in our run-in. I think Ryan plays each game, Murray and Andone may be rotated, and the wide positions maybe interchanged as we have genuine first choice flexibility there. I'd be surprised if the likes Gyokores or Sanders did anything other than make the bench.

 

[Brovion]

Ah brilliant, I've been waiting for a chance to say this:

Play the kids and reserves. Let's face it we're never going to beat Chelsea so what's the point in trying? We don't want the regular first-teamers to get injured, so save them for the important game.

 

[DavidRyder]

If we beat Soton, I'd like us to ideally change the whole 11, but that won't happen.

 

[Milano]

Yep if we beat Soton I’d rest everyone bar Ryan at Chelsea. Our PL status will be maintained at the Amex not in the aways.

 

[Don Tmatter]

-------------------Ryan------------------
Montoya--Duffy--Dunk---Bernardo
-----------------Stephens---------------
----------Kayal-----------Bissouma---
March------------------------Izquierdo
------------------Locadia----------------

Subs
Button
Bong
Burn
Molumby
Jahanbaksh
Gyokeres
Andone

AK run himself into the ground today so let him recharge for next Sat, Propper took a knock and will be more suited to Wembley pitch and Murray struggling it as lone striker in this 4-3-3 and pace needed

 

[BensGrandad]

I would call the players in for training tomorrow and say you your performance against Southampton was an absolute disgrace you let the club. the supporters and yourselves down so I m giving you a chance to rectify that against Chelsea and based on your performance I will pick the Semi Final team. So the same starting XI.

 

[Trevor]

I would call the players in for training tomorrow and say you your performance against Southampton was an absolute disgrace you let the club. the supporters and yourselves down so I m giving you a chance to rectify that against Chelsea and based on your performance I will pick the Semi Final team. So the same starting XI.

Do you think the players think that the Wembley semi-final is more important than the league?

 

[BensGrandad]

Do you think the players think that the Wembley semi-final is more important than the league?

Yes I do , most players do not reach the FA Cup final during their careers. They have won promotion and played in the Premier but not a Cup Final. I think they have become complacent and said we have many games to get the 7 points required but 1 chance to get to Wembley exactly the same as the 83 squad.