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Latest is he’s been carrying a know for the last few games, it isn’t as bad as feared, won’t need surgery and he’ll likely just miss the next two games. Everyone can chill the f**k out now. 

 
Scott Harris said:
I'm having serious doubts about us even making top 4 at this point. The injuries are crippling us and they are only getting worse. 

Unless our rivals start picking up injuries in key areas like we are, then I just don't see how we will be able to keep up with them.
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Same, I was full of optimism a few weeks ago, the injury situation has just sh*t the bed completely that I can't help but be realistic here. We aren't going to win many games with Werner and Havertz out wide, and I don't trust Pulisic to stay fit. 

Reece James just seals it for me, no luck. It'll be Kante next. 

 
evissy said:
Sad if true. Although we have Dave so this is not a disaster. Our squad has so much quality. We can't really complain about injuries. Liverpool is trashing opponents without a couple of their best players. No excuses. 
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But there is... Do Liverpool have Salah, Mane and Jota injured? 

If I could swap our defenders getting injured for our attackers I would any day, so would anyone. Having your creative and attacking players injured is a nightmare, you can at least score your way out of trouble if your defenders are injured, hence why Liverpool are still doing fine. If Liverpool lost Salah and Mane they would be f**ked. How's that different from us losing Pulisic and Ziyech? 

 
Slojo said:
Same, I was full of optimism a few weeks ago, the injury situation has just sh*t the bed completely that I can't help but be realistic here. We aren't going to win many games with Werner and Havertz out wide, and I don't trust Pulisic to stay fit. 

Reece James just seals it for me, no luck. It'll be Kante next. 
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I think this season we need to resist overreacting either way, look at United a few weeks ago compared to now for example.

Bar Liverpool we all appear to be flicking from good moments to bad moments (and back) quicker than Jean from Eastenders.

 
Argo said:
I think this season we need to resist overreacting either way, look at United a few weeks ago compared to now for example.

Bar Liverpool we all appear to be flicking from good moments to bad moments (and back) quicker than Jean from Eastenders.
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I know what you mean, it's a very tight season. But I'm not even focusing on other teams, just ours. I'm just sick to death of key players getting injured. 

 
We'll only have 1 right back for who knows how long then. Azpi was Mr Reliable but that was in a normal season, not sure how long he can play when it's a game every 3-4 days.

 
sonic90 said:
We'll only have 1 right back for who knows how long then. Azpi was Mr Reliable but that was in a normal season, not sure how long he can play when it's a game every 3-4 days.
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Azpi playing 3 games a week these days is going to be like me trying to please multiple women...... it's not going to go down well, and their very well could be some disastrous errors due to fatigue.

 
Barry Bridges said:
Azpi playing 3 games a week these days is going to be like me trying to please multiple women...... it's not going to go down well, and their very well could be some disastrous errors due to fatigue.
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You must be a legend to wear them all out.  What's the secret?

 
Silly boy.  Big fan of him and will be a mainstay for years to come.  But mistakes get punished to the full extent, and like Wolves, he gives the referee too much to think about by poor positioning/flat footed defended and then too close on the recovery.  To me, this moment changed the game and as always Chelsea mistakes get punished with goals.

 
PhilH930 said:
Silly boy.  Big fan of him and will be a mainstay for years to come.  But mistakes get punished to the full extent, and like Wolves, he gives the referee too much to think about by poor positioning/flat footed defended and then too close on the recovery.  To me, this moment changed the game and as always Chelsea mistakes get punished with goals.
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Reece looked nowhere near 100%. I am confused why Azpi didn't start because it surely can't be a good idea to play someone who is clearly not moving well. James is such a promising player his health must be number one priority and Azpilicueta is a very good back-up so playing him a few matches is not that big of a deal. Same for Chillwell who also didn't look fit. 

 
reparto corse said:
Reece looked nowhere near 100%. I am confused why Azpi didn't start because it surely can't be a good idea to play someone who is clearly not moving well. James is such a promising player his health must be number one priority and Azpilicueta is a very good back-up so playing him a few matches is not that big of a deal. Same for Chillwell who also didn't look fit. 
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I agree he didnt look fit, but our tactics seem to rely on him quite a bit. Go out wide to James and he crosses it.

 
reparto corse said:
Reece looked nowhere near 100%. I am confused why Azpi didn't start because it surely can't be a good idea to play someone who is clearly not moving well. James is such a promising player his health must be number one priority and Azpilicueta is a very good back-up so playing him a few matches is not that big of a deal. Same for Chillwell who also didn't look fit. 
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Should have started Dave. Chilwell had to play if there was any possibility because our other options there are worse than a half fit Chilwell. Dave is at least reliable. 

 
For me Reece gets a pass on that mistake,fantastic player with a great future, and even though it made it 1-0 if the rest of team showed any fight we could have come back from that.

 
Does anyone know what the situation is with Reece? 

The rumour here was that he might need knee surgery. Haven't heard anything else (or seen him in the squad) since. 

My inclination would be to give him all the time he needs to recover fully. 

 
PloKoon13 said:
Does anyone know what the situation is with Reece? 

The rumour here was that he might need knee surgery. Haven't heard anything else (or seen him in the squad) since. 

My inclination would be to give him all the time he needs to recover fully. 
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Not to sh*t on Dave, but the prospect of playing the rest of this season out with just Azpilicueta there terrifies me. He's nowhere near the same player for me. 

 
Slojo said:
Not to sh*t on Dave, but the prospect of playing the rest of this season out with just Azpilicueta there terrifies me. He's nowhere near the same player for me. 
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Frank commented on Reece in the build up to the Morecambe game. Apparently, although he was out of contention for that game, he is back in training. So it sounds like there is some hope that he will be available for selection in the next few games.

 
Slojo said:
Not to sh*t on Dave, but the prospect of playing the rest of this season out with just Azpilicueta there terrifies me. He's nowhere near the same player for me. 
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I agree. He is sh*t nowadays, he’s been fantastic over the years but he’s becoming a liability sadly. I hope he goes next summer, I don’t want to see him going down the road Ivanovic did. The abuse he received was awful

 
dansubrosa said:
I agree. He is sh*t nowadays, he’s been fantastic over the years but he’s becoming a liability sadly. I hope he goes next summer, I don’t want to see him going down the road Ivanovic did. The abuse he received was awful
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sh*t is incredibly harsh, he still can do a job for us in multiple positions when needed, he just is no longer first choice.

 
dkw said:
sh*t is incredibly harsh, he still can do a job for us in multiple positions when needed, he just is no longer first choice.
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Yeah you’re right, sh*t is harsh. I still think he’s not good enough, like you said not a first team choice anymore.

 
dkw said:
sh*t is incredibly harsh, he still can do a job for us in multiple positions when needed, he just is no longer first choice.
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Quite right. Is there anyone you'd rather have as a player in your squad but outside the first XI than César Azpilicueta?

Azpilicueta has the misfortune of being the second-best right back and the second-best left back in the squad. If you consider that both of our first-choice full-backs get injured fairly often, having Azpilicueta around is a blessing, and thankfully the misfortune is his alone.

I imagine if you asked him the question you'd get a response similar to the one JT gave to Gallas when he was interviewed in 2016...

 
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