Chelsea
Mourinho Makes 2 Changes: Predicted Chelsea Starting XI vs Stoke
Chelsea will look get their season back on track when they take on Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday. Here is the side I think Jose Mourinho will pick:
Chelsea will look get their season back on track when they take on Stoke at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Here is the side I think Jose Mourinho will pick:
Goalkeeper: With Thibaut Courtois still out with a knee injury, Asmir Begovic is set to continue between the sticks.
Defence: Mourinho could make changes at the back to cope with the physical threat that Stoke still pose and this could see Gary Cahill come back in to partner John Terry in the middle of defence after being left on the bench last night.
Kurt Zouma could then move to right-back with Cesar Azpilicueta switching to the left side of the back four. Baba Rahman would be the man to drop out. It remains to be seen whether Branislav Ivanovic will be fit to return after over a month out with a hamstring injury.
Midfield: Nemanja Matic returned to the starting eleven for Wednesday’s 2-1 win over Dynamo Kiev and he’s expected to keep his place alongside Ramires this weekend.
Attack: Cesc Fabregas was also back in the team in midweek after being left out versus Liverpool last weekend and I expect the Spaniard to continue in the free role with Willian almost certain to keep his place in attack after a superb display against Kiev.
Eden Hazard was surprisingly left out on Wednesday night so I’d expect the Belgian to get a recall on Saturday while Diego Costa should continue to lead the line up front.
Here is how I think we’ll see Chelsea line-up:
What do you think? What line-up would you like to see start?
Timlos
November 5, 2015 at 9:52 pm
Mourinho should drop Fabregas and play Remy instead. Willian should play 10 while Remy is on the wing.
Eze
November 6, 2015 at 12:30 am
Brother u sabi football, Fabrigas should be dropped and with Remy at d flank, am everly comfortable
Eze Onuh
November 6, 2015 at 12:37 am
Brother u sabi football, Fabrigas should be dropped and with Remy at d flank, am everly comfortable Bcos d last time dey were paired like dat it was fabulous
paul
November 6, 2015 at 7:12 am
what abt oscar.is he still in our injury list.
Rapheal
November 6, 2015 at 10:42 am
Fabregas and ramires should drop so oscar and loft cheek will play
Julius Chigwegwe
November 6, 2015 at 12:13 pm
Left I prefer Kennedy than Hazard, RB I prefer Azpilicueta, LB I prefer Baba Rahman. Centre back I prefer Zuma and Cahill than Terry. It’s still showing that Chelsea lacks team selection and formation.
therefore Lotus Cheek, Kennedy and Traore must be given game time one by one.
Tee-solo
November 6, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Cheek 2 me is beta dan pogba but jose is not playing him,he shld patna matic or mikel,use wilian in no 10 and play kenedy on d wing and hazard on d oda flank and remy up front,our defence shld be baba,tery,zouma,azpi. our bench is oscar,cesc,pedro,blackman,traore.
Tee-solo
November 6, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Cheek 2 me is beta dan pogba but jose is not playing him,he shld patna matic or mikel,use wilian in no 10 and play kenedy on d wing and hazard on d oda flank and remy up front,our defence shld be baba,tery,zouma,azpi. our bench is oscar,cesc,Costa,pedro,blackman,traore.
Miyanda Muchindu
November 6, 2015 at 7:15 pm
But even when i trust our coach, i leaves me with questions sometimes as to why he dont use; Loftus Cheeck, Kennedy and other young players because i can see potential in them. Let him try to give them regular time to show him their capabilities
Miyanda Muchindu
November 6, 2015 at 7:22 pm
But even when i trust our coach, it leaves me with questions sometimes as to why he dont use; Loftus Cheeck, Kennedy and other young players because i can see potential in them. Let him try to give them regular time to show him their capabilities
Michael Ogunsiji
November 6, 2015 at 10:04 pm
Begovic, Cahill, Zouma, Baba, Cesar, Mikel, Ramirez, Hazard, William, Cesc, Costa
Abidoye jubril opeyemi
November 7, 2015 at 6:15 am
I prefer hazard and willian
sunny
November 7, 2015 at 8:42 am
I mou should continue the zeal that the players use in our champions league to select using I mean pairing Mikel and Ramires, baba at the left flank, zezir RB, Cahill and Terry as the hearth of defence then kenedy,willian,oscar, Remy as the striker My bench Matic,cheek,ivanovic,costa,hazard,
sunny
November 7, 2015 at 8:49 am
Bengovic,zezir,cahill,terry,baba,Mikel,Ramires,Hazard,oscar,willian, Remy. BENCH: traore,kenedy,coasta,ivanovic,matic,cheek,Amelia