Chelsea’s team to face Hull tonight is out, and it’s largely as we expected.
Liam Rosenior promised he would pick a strong team and he’s done just that. He wants to win this game, and knows his group have a rare full week off after this.
We like that – the FA Cup is our best chance for a trophy this season, and we want to take every game seriously.
But there is one decision we can’t get our head around – playing Moises Caicedo in the midfield. This is now the Ecuador star’s ELEVENTH start since the turn of the year. That’s just 43 days ago. He’s played 90 minutes in all but one of those matches.
Rosenior’s Caicedo madness could cost Chelsea
Moises Caicedo post match. (Photo by Luke Walker/Getty Images)
He won’t get a better chance to rest for the remaining part of the season, surely this was the moment to leave him at home with Cole Palmer and Trevoh Chalobah?
Yes we’re depleted in midfield with Dario Essugo and Romeo Lavia out. But there are plenty of other options – why not use Reece James in midfield with Josh Acheampong at right back? Or use one of our brilliantly talented academy stars who are bursting for a game? Surely Sam Rak-Sakyi or Reggie Walsh could have done a job against a Championship team. You even have Enzo Fernandez on the bench in case things aren’t going to plan.
It’s not even a full strength Hull team remember – they’ve made 6 changes from the weekend.
In other news…
The full team news from the game is here, so you can take a look at the other decisions which Rosenior made for the match against Hull.
Another player that Rosenior gave an injury update on – and another player we expect could be sold in the summer – is Tosin Adarabioyo. He’s close to to a return than Jorgensen, but we don’t expect to see him this evening either.