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Is that the official line up? Anyway that is exactly what was expected from both teams.

This is exactly who I'd field. I think it is solid defensively since our middle three will mark their's and Iva ana Cole can stop Leichtenstiener and Asamoah. While on the attck, Hazard and Mata can take full advantage of the gap between Juve's defense and midfield. I really think this would give us a huge advantage, though I don't think Robbie will drop the 4-2-3-1. Don't you mean ends?

If it were up to me I'd go with a christmas tree formation to stop Juve's middle 3. Realistically I expect RDM to field the same lineup that played against QPR except for Mata instead of Bertrand.

He was actually the reason I started supporting Chelsea, though I only caught his final season or so here. But I think in terms of achievements and records Lampard edges it.

Yesterday along with Mikel:

Injury or bad performance?

Is it wrong that I find this hilarious?!

Has to be Frank. Don't think anyone can ever overshadow his achievements here.

I sort of started celebrating the moment we won the corner. I just knew that was destined for the back of the net.

Get the drinks out RdM will most likely play Rami on the right wing to stop Asamoah.

Terrible goal keeping by Howard. He should be stopping that, it had no pace on it at all.

The Juve fans here have all been polite and very respectable, there is no need to insult anyone.

We are likely to play Ramires on RW so it would be Ramires and Ivanovic on Asamoah, so I'm not too worried about him.

Definitely the midfield three of Pirlo, Vidal and Marchisio. I think that midfield is only second to Barcelona right now.

Amen.

True, even under Grant, he came back from injury with a little more than two months to the end of the season and he was the main reason we managed to claw back something like an 11 point gap with utd to only goal difference with two games to go.

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A few points from Juve's match yesterday: - Buffon is still a beast - Juve B is no where near as good as the starting XI - Pirlo's form so far this season is not what it was last season - Bonnucci is the weak link in the Juve defense - Vucinic has been the key player for Juve this season - We will need Iva to be in top form because Asamoah will take some stopping

He should be feeling very glad that he is with the champions of Europe and contributing to the team as the manager sees best.

RDM apparently..

I was using the sentence you posted and which I quoted So we have played one big match (although it was practically a friendly, or at least that's how our team treated it), my argument still stands: it's not enough to pass judgement on Roberto just yet.

Exactly. So why make judgments already when we are yet to play a 'big' match this season?

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