Closed Galatasaray v Chelsea

[zolayes 14,489]

Is this not a racial remark?

NO it is just humour ,,, have you seen the posts their lunatic fans post ..

and they arent joking

[duo11bluecl 207]

Well, just watch Atletico in the CL.

That´s all I can say here. since you think Chelsea has better players in every position, I give up.

When you posted that Courtious is better than Cech, that´s it for me, see you.

Courtois is better than Cech for me atm, but I don't agree with his opinion that we got better players in almost every position. Godin/Miranda are far better than Cahill, Koke is better than Willian imo, Mario Suarez/Babi are better than Ramires. So yes we are slightly better but by just a small margin.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Courtois is better than Cech for me atm, but I don't agree with his opinion that we got better players in almost every position. Godin/Miranda are far better than Cahill, Koke is better than Willian imo, Mario Suarez/Babi are better than Ramires. So yes we are slightly better but by just a small margin.

Your opinion, but here's mine:

I don't think Courtois is better than Cech yet. They're on the same level but Cech shades it because of experience for me.

Don't think Godin or Miranda are better than Cahill either, certainly not Cahill on recent form. They are at most on par.

Ramires is better than Mario Suarez and Babi, he's just not in form at the moment. I think he'd start over both.

Willian and Koke are different players, not sure why you're comparing them tbh.

We aren't just marginally better than Atletico, we're better full stop. Once you get down to squad depth too we're obviously ahead of them.

[bushman 2,043]

NO it is just humour ,,, have you seen the posts their lunatic fans post ..

and they arent joking

Excuse me but am I missing something here ?

Are we not allowed to joke about other people ? Somehow, this 7 is too confused for me though.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Well, just watch Atletico in the CL.

That´s all I can say here. since you think Chelsea has better players in every position, I give up.

When you posted that Courtious is better than Cech, that´s it for me, see you.

ok bye, you clearly know what your talking about.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

We have better players than Newcastle, Stoke, Everton. Didn't stop them from beating us this season, oh and Basel too. Also in the super cup back 2 years ago we got players better in almost every single position bar striker, they ended up winning 4-1.

So what's your point???

[bushman 2,043]

ok bye, you clearly know what your talking about.

Thanks kid. I agree, I clearly do..

[duo11bluecl 207]

So what's your point???

That the argument you bring up that we will beat them because we are better even though I think if compared 11 we are pretty even. And even if we are better there is no guarantee that we will win

[Peppen 934]

Clearly I was referring to the whole Turkish nation when I spoke about Galatasaray.

I just can't seem to wrap my head around how much that term (racism) has been overused. Claiming for someone to be a racist should be a very accusation. However, it is used as a defense against ANY statements targeting behavior of certain minorities.

Asking questions and having a healthy debate about certain individuals (in this case the pathetic Gala fans in and around London) is not in any way racist. Liquidator wasn't stating the he thought their behavior was a result of their racial background, the colour of their skin or native national relations. He was merely stating how embarrassing and outright pathetic behavior these 'fans' were practicing.

I'm certain that there are an equal percentage of nice, rational Turks compared to Brits, or Danes for that sake. But that goes the other way around as well. Idiots are found everywhere, in every nation on the planet. Take English Manchester United fans, how stupid are they?

Anyway, back on topic. Tough game, and it'll be hard watching Drogba not wearing blue. Going for 1-1 draw would suit me nicely.

[petre.ispirescu 4,928]

Only 600 km between Bucharest and Istanbul (7 hour drive) and I'll be in the stands for this one. Buzzing My uncle works for a company that has, among others, Galatasaray and Bayer Leverkusen as their partners and got me four tickets.

Mancini really improved their defence since he signed for Galatasaray. An italian coach vs Mourinho should result in a low-scoring affair. I'm hoping for a 0-1, 0-2 (1-1 would not be bad either)

-------------Eto'o-------------

Schurrle-------------Hazard

-------------Willian-----------

----------Luiz----Rami-------

Azpi---JT--Cahill--Ivanovic

-------------Cech-------------

[Pacquiao 1,834]

That the argument you bring up that we will beat them because we are better even though I think if compared 11 we are pretty even. And even if we are better there is no guarantee that we will win

I never said anything about us beating them, i said we are similar to them but have more quality.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Thanks kid. I agree, I clearly do..

Yeah because your the guy who said Chelsea would park the bus against City in the league game and wouldn't even try to score and that City would score at least 2 goals past us! Yeah you really know what your talking about!

[bushman 2,043]

Now you resort to lies. As I said just vanish!

[didierforever 7,349]

They are nothing special. Two banks of four with a very good focal point (Diego Costa), even Milan challenged them and should have won. Don't know why everyone think we have no chance in this UCL. A lot of team aren't all that.

Forget it dude. He was also the guy who aagainst city dint give US any chamce and infact even beforw the natch started, he was ridiculing jose's tactics- only to be owned.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Don't want to play a game where Matic isn't involved.

Could just go with the same team that played against Arsenal in December, look to keep it tight and hit them on the break.

Cech

Ivanovic Cahill Terry Azpi

Ramires Mikel Lampard

Willian Torres Hazard

Yay...a team with Mikel in it. Could throw Luiz in the middle instead of one of Lamps or Mikel. Bizarrely disinterested in this match, mostly because I'd like to see us focus on being the best in England this season.

Couldn't have said it better. I do think we need to progress in this tourney mainly to show were are one of the top teams in the world, but Prem is taking precedence over the champions league this year... For me at least.

I want this tie put to bed long before Didier's return to the bridge! He deserves a proper ovation and will get it so long as the return leg is more like a testimonial than a match.

[Theo 8]

Hi Guys.

I am a Galatasaray fan. I can not say that I am confident enough that we will beat Chelsea as you are already aware of the fact that our defence is rather poor. However, Mancini has a more defensive approach compared to former coach Fatih Terim, so we have seen some improvement lately.

I have been following Premier League for years, actually more than I watch Turkish League because I like the way that the game is played. It is fast and there are some world class players which puts PL far ahead of Turkish League.

What I will say is that Chelsea is a more complete and superior team compared to Gala but I still think that it will be a hard game for Chelsea as Galatasaray plays very ambitious football in Champions League. Also, Chelsea players will be facing some pressure from our fans so it is important how they react to the atmosphere in the stadium. By the way, I am glad that we have Drogba. I have watched him play for Chelsea many times when he was at his best. I consider him one of the best players of Premier Leaugue and world football. He has also done so much for Gala last year but sadly he is not in the same form recently as he is nearing 36 years old and has also been criticised for it lately. Personally I still like to see a player like him to play in our shirt. He is way superior than opponents in the air and he still makes the whole difference in the game with just a single move. He is just not that fast as he used to be and you can see that his stamina has declined. But still just his name and presence on the field makes the opponent really nervous which I like to see

Chelsea also have to be careful against Wesley Sneijder. He has some great shots and deadly accurate passes. But he is not that strong physically. Personally, what I fear most about Chelsea is Eden Hazard and his creativity. He makes it look easy to eliminate the best defence players. Also, Chelsea is a very consistent as a team in the field We really have to put in some extra effort to find a way to score a goal. On the contrary, Chelsea was way better in the past in attacking manner. At least from my point of view I do not assess Torres or Eto as effective and complete forward players (at least to make some difference for Chelsea)

Whatever, hope we have an enjoyable game which we win in the end

[YouNameIt 1,511]

I think the key to win this game is to win the battles in midfield and be quick on the counter.

I would lineup the following team and I would expect a comfortable win. 2-0 Chelsea.

Eto'o

Hazard Willian

Lampard - Luiz - Ramires

Azpi - JT - Cahill - Iva

Cech

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Courtois is better than Cech for me atm, but I don't agree with his opinion that we got better players in almost every position. Godin/Miranda are far better than Cahill, Koke is better than Willian imo, Mario Suarez/Babi are better than Ramires. So yes we are slightly better but by just a small margin.

You must've bumped your head.