Closed Liverpool v Chelsea

[kobematabryant 400]

I can give a flying fuck about this game now tbh, we need to rest Hazard, Willian, Azpi for the Atletico game, we can't afford to lose anymore players as we already lost Mikel and Lampard.

[lionsden 4,689]

I would bring in Loftus Cheek

We would lose by 20 goal margin and the sky will fall if we do that

[bushman 2,043]

To think, Chelsea may win in Ants field is just naive, in my opinion. No matter whom Jose plays, Chelsea will face the most formidable force to overcome, the REF. Does any of you honestly believe, the FA are going to allow Jose to win after what has been going on for several weeks now? Lol.

[Jase 43,479]

Think it is rather clear that Mourinho doesn't like Liverpool but I do wonder given the current circumstances with us being 5 points behind and having 3 games left as well as the 2nd leg to come next week, would he help his buddy Rodgers to win the league so that Pellegrini does not...

[haranr 485]

Play Van Ginkel and Cole.

[bushman 2,043]

Do not play anybody, but the B team. Fuck them all.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

Early in every season, people are all gung-ho about every game. You can't rest anybody! You can't treat any game lightly! We have to win! etc..And now when we are in CL semi-finals and still vying for the league we have to rest people? We need to put our best XI out in the League Cup but a key showdown in Anfield? We need to sit our starters because their tired.This is exactly why rotation matters. Ivanovic has started 51 games this season. Azpilicueta has started basically every game since he took over the job from Cole. Cole has started once since January. Are you telling me he couldn't have started 4 or 5 games with Ivanovic and Azpilicueta getting rests and to make Cole more ready if/when we need him? We had a 3 game stretch in about 10 days against Stoke in the FA Cup, West Ham in the league and City in the league? We had 5 players play all 3 games. We couldn't rotate some people in against Stoke in the FA Cup? West Ham at home? Or how about the Christmas period? 5 games from the 23rd of December to January 5th. We couldn't have given Hazard a break in that period? He started 4 games and came on in the 54th in the other. Rotation throughout the season is needed so you avoid exhausting players and having to rest players in key matchups in April.

[bushman 2,043]

Toronto,

You are missing the whole point.

[Koppler 19]

I am supremely confident this will be a 2-1 win for Chelsea.

You heard it here first quote me on this when it happens.

Sterling will score for the dippers

Oscar and Salah for the blues.

Salah to score the winner to rub it in their dipper failure faces that the player we stole from them cost them the title.

[iceboy 992]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/chelsea/10782390/Liverpool-v-Chelsea-Roman-Abramovich-backs-Jose-Mourinhos-plan-to-field-B-team-in-Anfield-showdown.html

Abramovich backs Mourinhos plan for Anfield.

[Ahmed Mostafa 17]

we still have chance to win the pl .... I don't like the defeatist way of speech

we should do our best ,,,,, and maybe mr lucky sympathize with us

personally hope salah socre a goal or more agianst them

[Koppler 19]

we still have chance to win the pl .... I don't like the defeatist way of speech

we should do our best ,,,,, and maybe mr lucky sympathize with us

personally hope salah socre a goal or more agianst them

I'm predicting it now that he will get a goal and possibly the winner.

I'd love to see the inbred faces of the dipper fans as Salah crushes their dreams.

[didierforever 7,349]

sooooooooooo,,, will we really play our "B" team. losing to pool would mean 2 points ahead of arsenal and barely 3 ahead of everton. considering that our last 2 matches are against teams that would kill to be in the PL next season, just starting to think that we atleast need to go for a draw.

----------schwarzer---------

--azpi--cahill---iva----cole--

---matic---mikel----lamps---

---salah---torres/ba----schurlle

against ATM, the back 5 remains the same but the mid would look like

-------------back 5-----------------

-----------luiz----rambo------------

----willian----oscar----hazard----

----------------etoo------------------

[darrus 422]

It's just a scary thought - we're still not safe from finishing 4th or even 5th. We need points from these reast 3 games, because we lose to Liverpool - and we are what, 3 points above Everton and 2 above Arse?

Now I'm really afraid

Reading on twitter that Cech requires a surgery and is out for 3 months at best and Terry may be able to play on Wednesday. Not sure how reliable though.

[Jase 43,479]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2611548/Jose-Mourinho-told-Chelsea-board-pick-kids-Liverpool-showdown.html

Hilario, Kalas, Ake, Christensen all may start this game, according to Neil Ashton. And I believe the Mirror also mentioned Van Ginkel could start on top of those aforementioned players.

[Mohammed Seif 1,451]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2611548/Jose-Mourinho-told-Chelsea-board-pick-kids-Liverpool-showdown.html

Hilario, Kalas, Ake, Christensen all may start this game, according to Neil Ashton. And I believe the Mirror also mentioned Van Ginkel could start on top of those aforementioned players.

If that happens then it will be total non sense. Most likely we would lose and not be a small margin. These players have never played alongside each other. If that is the approach, playing a new team (which I highly doubt), then I think we are better start the entire youth team. Atleast they have team chemistry between them.

[The Chels 2,502]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2611548/Jose-Mourinho-told-Chelsea-board-pick-kids-Liverpool-showdown.html

Hilario, Kalas, Ake, Christensen all may start this game, according to Neil Ashton. And I believe the Mirror also mentioned Van Ginkel could start on top of those aforementioned players.

Isn't it a bit harsh on those players to suddenly throw them into the deep end, in what is probably our most difficult PL fixture? I mean it won't be good for their confidence at all if we get thrashed; and even though it is likely Jose will just set them up to park the bus to prevent this happening, it's not too improbable that they're on the end of a good beating. Ends justify the means though, I hope.

[darrus 422]

Am not believing any nonsense from press such as "mirrir" untill I see the starting lineup.

But we really shouldn't forget we have a chance of finishing outside of the top4.