'This front three not scoring against Arsenal': fans react to Chelsea XI
'Badiashile against Arsenal? God help us'.
16 March, 12:24
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Chelsea have been delivered a heavy blow ahead of the Sunday derby with Arsenal. Cole Palmer is out of the matchday squad and won't play against Mikel Arteta's team.
In his absence, Enzo Maresca started the front three of Christopher Nkunku, Pedro Neto and Jadon Sancho, with Enzo Fernandez behind them and Reece James filling in as a midfielder again.
The lineup does not fill most supporters with confidence — although they concede there's not much Maresca can do now.
Felix: "No Palmer is massive. Changes everything. Massive, massive game for Badiashile and whichever left-footed CB is at RCB. Slight chance it’s a back 5, which fits really nicely with the profiles, but it’s just unlikely. Imagine Cucu will overlap, Nkunku moves inside and Sancho RW."
mohankohan: "Neto, Sancho and Nkunku front three is not scoring goals against Arsenal lol"
Newera2121: "That’s why starting Palmer last weekend was such a poor decision. He was sick, and needed the rest more than ever"
sabershirou: "Hot take: No hate to Palmer at all, I love how he plays, but given his poor form, with him out, we will see better link-up play, or at least better than last season at the Emirates where we were Cole Palmer FC."
Vince: "Badiashile against Arsenal? God help us."
CFCDaily: "George has done more than Nkunku and Sancho recently. And unfortunately it's just a waiting game once again with the goalkeeper."
Headlesshorsman02: "Not a fan, but not much we can do with the injuries we have, I will be shocked if we get anything from this game"
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Keep faith with the team and manager
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Spot on. The squad is depleted because injury. What other choice does the coach have? Use the available players with a good tactics.
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Well said, let's keep the faith in these boys, and cheer them on to a win
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Sure!!!!
let's believe that this team will do well
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Chelsea FC should learn how to play or win without Cole Palmer.
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sell and or bench Sanchez forever, very poor positioning plus hos too heavy
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badashille is shiiiyte
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Chelsea already lost the match with this senseless lineup. just gifted Arsenal victory on a platter
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is it not better he brings fofana Bach to the CB and allow James play his RB ????
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please let watch the players and pray 🙏 for victory 🙌🙌 blue 💙💙💙💙💙 is my blood pressure 4 live blue's
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Very poor selection. I'm steadily losing confidence in Maresca
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Badiashile is a complete minus. I really don't understand. Why does he look scared whenever he's on the ball?
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u all pretending to see how usless Badiashile is right ?
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Moresca is not chelsea level
This is not philosophy, this is football for God’s sake
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Well so far Sanchez the clown has done 2 Superman impressions and passed the ball to an Arsenal player, he was nowhere near the ball that went into the net and all this and he is the chosen one by Maresca.....I predict it being 5 - 0.......
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yip i see
we are gonna lose with ths weak team.already 1:0 behind ,because why sht keeper and shit defence.
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1-0 down surprised it took so long Maresca you are clueless who only talks a good game
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well good luck to the team. Hopefully we get something out of that game
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this is the same squared that was scoring over 3 goals in every game.
Today, because of the poor run, we're against the team.
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Badiashile and colwill pairing against Arsenal is a disaster!! Ars 5 vs 1 Chelsea
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I can't just understand why we can sing hossana for a player today and tomorrow we are singing crucify him!
Palmer is the problem today because he's on transition or what you call loss of form, last year and early this year Chelsea was Cole Palmer FC!
Chelsea pls change!!!!
Players loss form, players rediscover their Form!
If it was last year and Palmer is not in the Squad we will be shouting at Maresca. Now many fans are celebrating because Palmer loss Form, that's Witchcraft!!!!!
change from all these hypocrisy!
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we always do well wen underated
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basically playing a back 3
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Why start a goal keeper who generously gave Rice a goal at home last year another shot again?
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Why playing Badiashile at RCB when we have Tosin, Chalobah and Ach
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Not a hope in hell of winning with this lot
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why this man starting badisle instead of Tosin or chiloba.. make God help us.
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This lineup tells us one thing about Maresca, it shows he is not just fit for a Big Club like Chelsea,how can you start Badiasile against Arsenal? may God help us
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Badashiel starts and Tosin on the bench....honestly, Maresca hasn't a clue....
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Badiashile and Sanchez together. This coach is really confused
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I wonder the miracle this our coach will perform today against Arsenal, the team Chelsea have not beaten in six times, using players out of position. Badiashile when we have Tosin and Chalobah with right foot on the bench.
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Maresca is taking Chelsea to the slaughter at Emirates just like Pochettino did last year! Why start Badiashile (just like last season) when he's just coming back from injuries and, you have both Chalobah and Tosin on the bench. I guess Maresca is doing this cos he's a fellow Guardiola's disciple like Mikel Arteta!
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Why is cole Palmer always running from Arsenals match, he did this same thing last season when we were heading to emirates stadium
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Who says the Coach himself is thinking of scoring talkless stealing a win in this game
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Neto is a scorer stop lying
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Even me I can coach Chelsea more than Enzo maresca arsenal will beat Chelsea Today
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Arsenal is also depleted. Sancho is a lucky lazy boy. Young George is 10 times better than him
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Tosin should have come in defence instead of Badiashile,we pray for Palmer's quick recovery 🙏
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what is this badiashile and Sanchez in this crucial match
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This coach of our doesn't want our progress at all.how can u start badiaslile ahead of challobah and Tosin
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oh shit,fofana at right back and Gusto on the bench,get Badishile out and move fofana to centre back and Gusto at right back
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Why not James at right back and Lavia midfield.?
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two center back left footed hmmmm. let's see how it goes.
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Chalobah over Badiashile ANY DAY!
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Let us wish our team good luck, and support the lags instead of too much complaining.
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subsitiute
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how in fuks name was that not a penalty against Cucurella????
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We have nothing to offer in this game today.
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Never knew you have sense to that level to know that "we have nothing to offer without Cole Palmer!
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Very disrespectful to the Chelsea team
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Oga relax, speak for yourself... stop looking down on the team and what if this team wins and turns out to be the best team so far this season....
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