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Chelsea vs Arsenal (PL) Sunday 30th November 16:30 GMT

This is the winning lineup. You can read more of my brilliant football takes on my Twitter account @Jorghenius69, only £7.99/week.

====================Sánchez

=Caicedo======Adarabioyo======Chalobah======Cucurella

===========Gusto======James======Cucurella

==not the Brazilian kid====Fernández=========Gittens

=====================Pedro
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Nah, you’d be mad to not start Cucurella!

This is the type of game where the manager can get you the win.
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I'd be happy with Guiu, however think he's better as an impact sub currently. J.Pedro can drop deep to get the ball in behind to the wingers.
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I think the sane with Estevao as an impact sub.

I do think when our wingers break we need someone with speed making the forward run to either get the ball or open up space and find J.Pedro or Enzo. I don't think J.Pedro makes those runs and Delap I think lacks a little football intelligence to do it right.

 
Maresca has a nice headache for team selection on Sunday, with everyone playing so well last night. If Palmer is available, does he go straight back in or on the bench? Team I would like to see is:

Sanchez

James Chalobah Fofana Cucurella

Caicedo Santos

Palmer

Neto J>Pedro Gittens

Would keep Estevao on the bench and introduce him at HT and then Delap to come on too.

But I know we will start with Enzo and probably Gusto too. After last night have to have faith with Maresca's team selection and just hope we play just as well.

 
Truly a blockbuster this. We win this and it's game on. Only three points behind, Cole Palmer back, Fofana fit again and looking solid, both full backs on world class levels and confidence at an all time high after beating Barcelona and Arsenal in the span of a few days.

Arsenal win it, they go 9 points ahead of us and probably it's over from our point of view in terms of league title. The Arsenal of some years ago, I'd trust them to bottle a five point lead with even two matches left in the season. But this Arsenal is a solid one, can't be a hypocrite to say otherwise. But with only a very small lead at the top they could be challenged mentally and anything can happen if City and ourselves keep it tight.

Come on you Chels!
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I think momentum is key so we should play the same team. Maybe drop Neto for Delap but I'd definitely start Estavao. The defence should stay the same. I'm hoping Maresca got his rotation plans out of the way in the Burnley game.

Let's see how Arsenal do tonight but we can't sit back and invite them on. The crowd wouldn't like it and the atmosphere would change. We need to keep playing with intensity and speed.

 
A duel between the two best midfielders in Europe atm. Rice has been absolutely fantastic against Bayern tonight. Has completely ran the show in the 2nd half. He is a fantastic player. But we have our own super human in Caicedo. What a match up that is.

 
They really are a machine right now.

Bayern are a damn good side and they have them beaten well.

Remind me of a Jose side and it is sickening.

 
A duel between the two best midfielders in Europe atm. Rice has been absolutely fantastic against Bayern tonight. Has completely ran the show in the 2nd half. He is a fantastic player. But we have our own super human in Caicedo. What a match up that is.
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Different types of DM's those two, can't say which one is better.

 
Different types of DM's those two, can't say which one is better.
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Don't completely agree with that Scott. Both can totally dominate a game with their physicality and athleticism. Both have great stamina and can cover the whole pitch. Both are world class in their timing and strength in the tackle.

On a seperate note, the long running arguments on here a couple of years ago about who had the higher ceiling, Rice or Jorginho seem even more comical now. The case is closed. Jorginho, never, at any point in his career, had a higher ceiling than Rice because he never had the range of God given physical attributes that Rice has. The pace, the power, the stamina, the physicality, the aerial ability. Rice trumps him on everything.

 
Bayern are a damn good side and they have them beaten well.
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A damn good side? They were. Not sure they are right now. A goal keeper past his best. Two of their best players out injured. Nicolas "Did I I touch the ball?" Jackson coming on up front.

Barcelona must also be a damn good side.

 
German league is a 1, maybe 2 team league at best. They can essentially walk most of their league games. They might have had 4 wins in CL, but they couldn't pass or control the ball in what I watched. They looked nowhere near old levels.

 
A damn good side? They were. Not sure they are right now. A goal keeper past his best. Two of their best players out injured. Nicolas "Did I I touch the ball?" Jackson coming on up front.

Barcelona must also be a damn good side.
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German league is a 1, maybe 2 team league at best. They can essentially walk most of their league games. They might have had 4 wins in CL, but they couldn't pass or control the ball in what I watched. They looked nowhere near old levels.
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So far this season they are the best side we have played, imo. Only one I feel outclassed us and beat us because of that, not because we shot ourselves in the foot.

Though admittedly we gave them 2 goals on a silver plate.

We will see on Sunday though. If Arsenal have become who they are touted to be, and who I believe they are, then they will be the best side we have faced this season.

 
I am wondering how many of us would take a draw right now rather than risk a loss to this mob?

Much as I think we will lose on Sunday I would not take a draw now as any small chance of them not winning the league takes a massive blow if we do not beat them.

That and beating them for the first time in what seems like ages would be beautiful.

I may regret that view point on Sunday evening and be wishing for The draw i turned aside the idea of but we will see.

Anyone On here that would take a draw right now? And if so why?

 
Just pick the same 11 from Barcelona game. let them build momentum.
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You just know that Tinkerman 2 won’t do that, plus Arsenal are a far better team than Barca ATM.

 
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