Closed Stoke v Chelsea

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

----------------Tibo------------------

-Azpi-----JT-----Zouma-----Luis-

---------------Matic------------------

-----Ramires-------Fabregas-----

-Willian--------------------Hazard-

---------------Costa-----------------

Subs: Cech, Ivan, Ake, Mikel, Oscar, Schurrle, Remy.

Is what i'd play. Jose won't though, his will be the exact same team as always (is that a bad thing though? Who knows).

Ramires and Costa will get stuck into their players like they will get stuck into ours. Willian and Ramires' endless stamina will help big time too.

Will be one of the hardest 5 games of the season for us, easily. If we get 3 points we should be chuffed to bits with the boys.

Come on you blues!

Ivanovic is a nailed on starter, this is a physical team we will need his aerial ability for set pieces as well.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

This will be a tough game. No doubt about it and honestly I wouldn't be disappointed with a draw. Yes 3 points should be the aim but a point wouldn't be bad either.

That is without a doubt the minimum... Stoke get up for big teams but we can't be drawing there and calling ourselves champions elect.

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I can't believe I'm saying this but I actually think this is a game Schurrle should play in... He hasn't been the best teammate but I think this might be a game for selfishness. He scored two against them last time too

[Stats 6,980]

This will be a tough game. No doubt about it and honestly I wouldn't be disappointed with a draw. Yes 3 points should be the aim but a point wouldn't be bad either.

From being 8 points ahead a few weeks ago to being 1 point potentially on Monday, I would not be happy with a point. It is a hard game but one I expect us to win and will be annoyed with anything less. Especially when you consider that there next three fixtures are Palace (H), WBA (A) and Burnley (H).

[iceboy 992]

Very quiet here.

[iseah100 5,612]

Very quiet here.

Unusuallu quiet. Calm before the storm?

[iceboy 992]

Unusuallu quiet. Calm before the storm?

Let's hope. Tough fixture, if Citeh win tomorrow we will be in fucking pressure for this match. We all know.

[LAM09 6,547]

This game could be massive if City beat Palace. Hoping our fellow Londoners do us a favour!

[Madmax 9,219]

City's fixtures during Aguero's absence are a cakewalk so that's no factor at all :/

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

Let's hope. Tough fixture, if Citeh win tomorrow we will be in fucking pressure for this match. We all know.

I have experiencing several times before, strangely, when our rivals f***ed up before our match, we usually will f***ed up our matches too!

Hopefully we could win this, regardless whatever City result is.

[RoyalBlues 4,050]

And finally we will play Matic - Fabregas in the pivot again

[MichaelDance 552]

Hopefully, city loose and we win.

[Billy. 2,739]

If people are hoping City will drop points today, get ready to be disappointed

[Thendo 1,088]

Hopefully palace will park the bus and force a draw, specially now that city have no recognized striker.Altough Lampard will probably score a winner in the last minute as usually.

I can see us having a tough game on monday and we need to have the physical pressence of the likes of Ivan and Matic for sure.

[MichaelDance 552]

If people are hoping City will drop points today, get ready to be disappointed

They will only win if they use Lampard.... They also have Phil Dowd whatever the git is called.

[Barbara 15,149]

I hate Monday football - which is why the thread is quiet, we're two and a half days away from our match

I spend the whole weekend anxious, waiting for our match, and if our rivals win their matches, we even play under some pressure. HATE IT.

That said, if Palace park the bus properly, I can see a goalless draw. Lampard or no Lampard.

[lucio 5,391]

Palace give us a Christmas miracle

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I hate Monday football - which is why the thread is quiet, we're two and a half days away from our match

I spend the whole weekend anxious, waiting for our match, and if our rivals win their matches, we even play under some pressure. HATE IT.

That said, if Palace park the bus properly, I can see a goalless draw. Lampard or no Lampard.

Problem is, it's a lot harder to park the bus effectively against City because they have Navas and Kolarov and people who provide genuine width with real pace and can put in quality crosses.