Team V Chelsea

Its the EPL cup or Capital One Cup or Carling Cup or Worthington Cup or Coca Cola Cup or whatever they call it nowadays Cup.

With the amount of games coming up and us prioritising the Champions League and Premier League I think we will pretty much see a full squad rotation. Here is what I would go with

Zieler

Hernandez
Benalouane
Wasilewski
Chilwell

Gray
King
Amartey
Kapustka

Musa
Okazaki

Subs- Hamer, Simpson, Huth, Fuchs, Mendy, Schlupp, Ulloa

 

Zieler

Hernandez Wasilewski Benalouane Chilwell

Gray King James/Mendy Schlupp

Okasaki
Musa

Schlupp gives more cover for Ben and Hernandez needs more experience as a RB. Kapuskta to come on later. It will be interesting to see if Benalouane is still around

 

Matty James has picked up another injury this time to his ankle

Yohan Benalouane is around but can't play in any games other then the league cup and under 23's as he hasn't been named in either the Premier League or Champions League squads

 

Is he playing in the U23s?

 

Benalouane is

James has played a few games for them but keeps getting injured

 

He is only very young but i am starting to worry for James' career

 

Zieler
Simpson - Hernandez - Wasilewski - Chilwell
Gray - King - Mendy - Schlupp
Musa - Okazaki

Hopefully aim to give James and Kapustka a run-out as well, maybe a little harsh on Ulloa for him not to feature. Amartey to stay in if Mendy isn't fit.

 

Personally I want to see admiral muskwe on the team sheet for no other reason than his strong name.

 

I'd like to see kapustka get a full game, the same for Gray too. I think l'd want Schlupp in the starting Xl, Okazaki up top with Ulloa with Slimani on the bench & Amartey in MID. Hernandez needs to get match time to help build his confidence more.

 

Zieler
Hernandez - Wazyl - Morgan - Chilwell
Gray - Amartey - Albrighton - Kaputska
Okazaki - Ulloa​

 

__________________________________ Hamer __________________________________________

Hernandez___________________Benny____________________Wasyl__________________Chilwell

Musa_________________Kaputska________________________Kiing_____________________Schlupp

____________________________Ulloa_________________Okazaki____________________________

 

Ranieri has said Mendy wont play but Benalouane is in consideration

He also said Kasper is fit but he will continue with Zieler

 

Now, are you capable of beating Chelsea twice in a matter of a couple of weeks? I sincerely hope you ARE. Good luck.

 

I reckon this game will be a slaughter - we will play our reserves and Chelsea will play their first team as we have more to play for.

 

Obsessed.

 

... if that is the case ... whilst I'd still expect us to win ... I can't see us slaughtering them...

PS ... our 'reserves' would have beaten a full (by the end of the game) strength Spurs team in the FA cup game at WHL last season but for an appalling last gasp penalty decisin by an incompetent ref ...

We currently have a squad that is capable of giving anyone a game.

 

They'll prob rest a few too, they won't go all out and risk losing 3 points at the weekend.

 

Zieler
Hernandez Wasilewski Benalouane Chilwell
Gray King Amartey Schlupp
Musa Okazaki​

 

Good luck tonight lads, hope you smash them.

Can you replicate the mauling Liverpool gave them? I hope you can.

All the best.

 

Also good luck beating Man Utd.

Tbh I expect that one to be a walk over for you.