Middlesbrough vs Chelsea

[DavidEU 2,023]

Discuss here guys.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Oh god this is another boogey ground for us,or seems to be sometimes hopefully we can carry on from where we did last year and get a win here

2-0

[Joe Cool 388]

I remember their comeback a couple of years ago, fucking nightmare

Let's hope we can avoid shit like that

[warnie_666 1,081]

Since this game is after an international break, expect a hard fouight 2-0. No beautiful football this week.

[Drogba11CFC 108]

I remember their comeback a couple of years ago, fucking nightmare

Let's hope we can avoid shit like that

It was worse there the year before...

[Laylabelle 9,292]

It was worse there the year before...

Bleh lol.Dark time

They're just a annoying side,average againt everyone else but comes to top 4 they manage to pull it off.

[True_Blue 469]

There is no such thing as a boogey team,there is only one explanation for that - SHIT PERFORMAnCE

But i am confident we will run them over.

[EskWeston 696]

Even with all of our injuries i am confident that we can beat Middlesbrough. Although we are piling up the injuries at the moment, if we were to put together the best 11 from players who we know 100% are going to fit it would look like this:

.............................Hilario/Taylor.............................

Belletti........Ivanovic..............Mancienne.........Bridge

.................................Mikel.....................................

.....................Lampard.......Malouda.........................

Sinclair....................Di Santo..........................Kalou

Cech, Cudicini, Bosingwa, Terry, Carvalho, Alex, A.Cole, Essien, Ballack, Deco, J.Cole, Anelka and Drogba are all injury doubts as of now.

All though i am sure a lot of them will be fine for Saturday.

[trueman1 0]

Even with all of our injuries i am confident that we can beat Middlesbrough. Although we are piling up the injuries at the moment, if we were to put together the best 11 from players who we know 100% are going to fit it would look like this:

.............................Hilario/Taylor.............................

Belletti........Ivanovic..............Mancienne.........Bridge

.................................Mikel.....................................

.....................Lampard.......Malouda.........................

Sinclair....................Di Santo..........................Kalou

Cech, Cudicini, Bosingwa, Terry, Carvalho, Alex, A.Cole, Essien, Ballack, Deco, J.Cole, Anelka and Drogba are all injury doubts as of now.

All though i am sure a lot of them will be fine for Saturday.

With such squad we shall lose :unsure:

[Fulham Broadway 16,386]

Thats pessimistic ! in reality, a lot are superficial injuries, and the team could well be

Cudicini

Ferreira

Mancienne

Ivanovic

Bridge

Mikel

Ballack

Lampard

Anelka

Malouda

kalou

and Alex and Boswinga will prob be ok

[the wes 7,212]

Chelsea and England centre-back Michael Mancienne could be handed a shock role at the heart of the Blues defence due to their injury crisis.

Both captain John Terry (back), Alex (hip and thigh) and Ricardo Carvalho (knee) are all doubts for the Middlesbrough game and England Under-21 star Mancienne may be given his first Premier League start in order to shore-up the heart of the defence.

But even though he is ready for the chance, Mancienne admits that the lack of opportunities has caused him to think about his future at the club.

"I understand the problem at Chelsea because there are so many top-quality players. But it can get you down when you are a regular with England Under-21s but you go back to the reserve team. It's very frustrating," he said.

"I am at a stage now where I need to play first-team football and feel ready to test myself at the highest level.

"My game has blossomed under England under-21 coach Stuart Pearce and my education at Chelsea has been top class.

"I will keep trying to catch the boss' eye but eventually you have to be honest and start thinking about what's best for your career."

[Kez 2,727]

Gonna be an interesting team selection. hopefully they'll be fit enough to play on saturday and they just aint being risked in the internationals

[EskWeston 696]

Not a lot of time between the internationals and the Boro' game so it is hard to know just who will be ready. But the selection certainly will be interesting. I am sure we will be able to put together a very strong 11 still..

Would be nice for Mancienne to get a start, although it is big game to come into, not a lower league cup game or anything.

[Laylabelle 9,292]

The Mail said Mancienne was gana start against Villa and he werent on the bench so hmm

1-0 win..and no one better bloody get injured in the warm up!

Edited October 16, 2008 by Laylabelle

[Kez 2,727]

He was on the bench we had about 5 defenders on the bench that day

[Laylabelle 9,292]

Oh didnt think he was lol.Well they've gotta start someday if they're gana..looks like might be Sat

Deco should be back soon though surley,maybe not Sat but against Scum?

[Joe Cool 388]

I can't fucking believe our injuries. With that formation posted above, we will get dicked by Boro. Let's hoped they make a quick return to fitness before the game!

[Aesthetic Relic 301]

Thats a good enough side to beat Boro. If we were playing Arsenal, Manu or Liverpool I'd be concerned.

Boro are your basic game raising cnuts, so its still going to be a tough game even if we had our pefect starting line up.

2-0 Chelsea.