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Team for Chelsea...

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Johnson------Skrtel----------Toure--------Moreno

--------------------------Lucas---------------------------

---------Gerrard----------------------Can--------------

-----------------------Coutinho--------------------------

------------Balotelli--------------Borini-----------------


I'd actually happily play Lambert instead of Borini (who did a lot of running tonight against Madrid) and Lallana instead of Coutinho but I think Lallana will be tired after tonight as well.

I personally think anyone who wants to see Manquillo play ahead of Johnson after witnessing what happened tonight is borderline masochistic and certainly sadistic.

Sturridge, Sterling (who looks tired to me) and Lallana on the bench.


How the fuck is Sterling tired? He was a substitute in Madrid match. He will fucking start.
 
Lallana keeps the ball better than Coutinho? Lallana?? Fucking hell.

I'd scoop your eyeball out if i ever see you in person

it's already out fam

Ready-to-kill---Adeel-Akh-011.jpg
 
One good performance from Lucas doesn't change the fact that Gerrard and Lucas shouldn't be on the pitch together. This has been tried and tested many times including this season and it just never works. I really hope Brendan doesn't try it again vs Chelsea. Also none of that horrible 3-4-2-1 concoction (with half of the team playing in wrong positions) he inexplicably tried against Newcastle. The midfield should be Gerrard-Allen-Hendo, obviously, and then I would stick one of Lallana, Coutinho or Sterling in front of the "diamond" and play Balotelli and Borini or Lambert up front.
 
See, talking of things that don't work I think we've proven that combination doesn't work.

Gerrard at the base of a diamond requires movement and he's not going to get enough of it in that lineup.

Gerrard and Lucas may not be traditionally successful but it has been successful. Plus, with our lack of goal threat I think Gerrard needs to be closer to the pointy end and relieved of some of the multiple responsibilities he has.

I want to see Can in there too - there were glimpses of his strength against Madrid and I'd like to see him occupy Matic.

A key against Chelsea is Fabregas. A key for Fabregas is having Matic doing a lot of the combative, hard work. If he's got his hands full I think Cesc will struggle. Obviously this counts on Can continuing his improvement but nothing else we've shown previously is going to bother Chelsea. I hope they had a rotten flight home.
 
I hope we don't get caught out by a simple run from Costa onto a floaty ball from Fabregas. It's a move they look to time and time again.
 
I hope we don't get caught out by a simple run from Costa onto a floaty ball from Fabregas. It's a move they look to time and time again.
And the kind of shit we panic and scramble over, time and time again, I can see it happening.
 
Lucas and Gerrard shouldnt start together. That performance away at West Ham should put an end to that.
 
Hmmmmm might bring out the new and improved pig for this one. There needs to be some kissing done to jump start our season.
 
Lucas and Gerrard shouldnt start together. That performance away at West Ham should put an end to that.


The thing is, you can probably do that with most combinations we have, given how poor in general we've been this season.

I think they can play together, but it depends on what roles we give each of them. If Gerrard were to play that bit further up the pitch, and Can and Lucas were the two further back, I think it can work.
 
Lucas and Gerrard shouldnt start together. That performance away at West Ham should put an end to that.


I think they can start together as long as Lucas is played as a defensive mid. He was played as a CM in that game.
 
Got offered a hospitality ticket tomorrow, but had to be there for 10.45 & I'd arranged a meeting with someone over sorting our new house, so had to decline.

Two hours later the solicitor calls to cancel.

I check on the ticket & it's gone. Fucking fuming, I would have killed the cat if she hadn't have seen my foot swinging.
 
Admittedly we won the game, but this was our bench against Chelsea four years ago to the day:

Hansen, Wilson, Spearing, Poulsen, Shelvey, Jovanovic, N’Gog.

And Konchesky played!
 
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