23 Feb 2021 12:44:03
Tonight is going to be a huge test for us, one of our main weaknesses this season has been completely dominating possession and yet unable to create any real goal scoring opportunities. Plus when you do get through this Atletico backline, you've then got to beat the best keeper in the world imo in Oblak.
Atletico won't mind us having possession one little bit, sitting back is what they do best. So we really are going to need to see some pace and creativity in our play tonight.
Plus we all know the games Suarez plays, he'll be winning fouls whenever the ball is played up to him. I just hope our defenders can be wise enough around him tonight, as he'll hit the floor at every opportunity.
Having mentioned Atletico's strong backline, we also can't afford to give the attackers of Felix, Llorrente and Suarez especially too much freedom on the break as they'll clinically punish you.
Sounds like a tough ask doesn't it? But having said all of that, I'm still confident we'll get a result tonight. I'm going 2-1 to Chelsea!
{Ed077's Note - Atletico have been horrible in the past two games and are coming in a bit of a bad run of form. So the tie looks a lot different than it did at the time of the draw. Athletico are still favourites but they have gone down a peg or two and Chelsea have been unbeaten since Tuchel's arrival
23 Feb 2021 12:53:35
Ed077, unfortunately we have a very bad habit of playing teams on bad runs back onto the winning trail - see Wolves / Southampton recently.
{Ed077's Note - Don't forget Arsenal. Arteta was on the verge of getting the sack before you guys made Arsenal look like the best team in the league 😂