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Chelsea fans’ preferred lineup against Liverpool: One Estêvão please!

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The We Ain't Got No History community is advocating for a specific Chelsea lineup against Liverpool, with Estêvão and Danny Welbeck as forwards. The preferred formation is 3-4-3, with a strong defense featuring Colwill, Fofana, and Acheampong. This lineup is considered as strong as possible, despite an upcoming must-win game against Manchester United.

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The We Ain't Got No History community is advocating for a specific Chelsea lineup against Liverpool, with Estêvão and Danny Welbeck as forwards. The preferred formation is 3-4-3, with a strong defense featuring Colwill, Fofana, and Acheampong. This lineup is considered as strong as possible, despite an upcoming must-win game against Manchester United.

The community's preferred lineup includes several players who have been consistent, such as Caicedo, Lavia, and Hato in midfield, and Rogers as a forward alongside Welbeck and Estêvão. Other players like Fofana and Palestra are also given a chance to play. The lineup suggests resting Neto and sitting Jordan Henderson.

Some other players, like Maxence Lacroix, Valentin Barco, and Pedro Neto, were close to being included in the preferred lineup, with significant percentages. Meanwhile, Malo Gusto and Geovany Quenda had notable showings, and Emmanuel Emegha surprisingly received 21% despite a poor recent performance.

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We’ve been advocating for an unchanged lineup for the past few games, but last-minute injuries put a stop to that run (of consistency and of wins) over the weekend. Xabi Alonso’s solution then did not work. Will he go with something a bit more straightforward, like an actual striker maybe? For the WAGNH Community, the choice for today is pretty simple. And, since it’s “just” the League Cup, give Wesley Fofana a runout. Our most expensive defender ever has not been seen on the pitch since the 3-0 defeat at Brentford, but perhaps today is a good day to see if he’s gotten his act together yet.

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