If the players want to keep Jose, they will need to step up. They also do not have the excuse of Ivan this time.
Well. Well Aston Villa have been a bit of a bogey team for us in recent years. . .but does that still count now that the whole league is a bit of a bogey league?
The whole league has gotten better since Jose's first tenure. But even though we didn't strengthen during the summer, that's no excuse for the form we're in now. We have the talent. It's down to them to perform.
Jose says Costa found the reason for our bad results and provided a solution. .....I'm more scared then ever now.
Joses press conference, he said something along the lines of. "The players played the same for their national team as the have for us" This tells me that Jose is finally realising that there are certain players just playing poorly at the moment and he decides to change it up a bit and field the players who are playing well, r a least not playing so poorly. I would like to see us play: Begovic Dave, Cahill, Terry, Baba RLC, Ramires, Pedro, Willian, Hazard Costa. Jose may surprise us even more then what I would like to see as in the press conference he mentioned Zouma and Dave as Right Back options but he also mentioned Ola Aina.
He also mentioned Ramires! What is this, the US National team? Can we call 2003 Paolo Ferreira up somehow?
Yeah he did mention Ramires, that is concerning but then again I am surprised he didn't mention Carvalho he was doing some Chelsea TV stuff recently
What about a 3-5-2 when everyone is fit? -------Willian------Hazard----------- ---------------Oscar------------------- --------Matic--------Ramiras--------- ---Ivanovic-------------Azpilicueta--- ---Terry-------Cahill--------Zouma--- ---------------Courtois-----------------
Chelsea FC @ChelseaFC 1m1 minute ago Chelsea team v Aston Villa: Begovic; Baba, Terry (c), Zouma, Azpilicueta; Loftus-Cheek, Ramires; Wilian, Fabregas, Pedro; Diego Costa. #CFC
Ram in the pivot always makes me nervous but I am glad Baba gets the start as well as RLC. Still edgy as hell though
seems like a 4-4-2 to me with Willian and Ramires playing wide to help out the full backs. 01 Begovic 28 Azpilicueta 26 Terry 05 Zouma 06 Baba 07 Ramires 36 Loftus-Cheek 22 Willian 04 Fàbregas 17 Pedro 19 Diego Costa Oscar and Hazard on the bench - they will see some time at some point and Falcao nowhere near the team which is good