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A very good choice. My addition to the mix is Kenny Dalglish.

Luiz and Cole at least.

You forgot Bosingwa. I blame him.

Ivanovic again with some crucial goals. Anyone else fancy him to score the winning goal against Barcelona perhaps?

Not a lot of attacking options on the bench. WTF Di Matteo, where is Lukaku? Would have though he'd at least make the bench now that Drogba was unavailable. Mata, Luiz, Cole etc. should be rested as well. Not happy with that lineup at all and if we don't get the 3 points it's all for nothing and it makes competing in the Champions League and the FA Cup much harder when players are tired.

Why Meireles and 10 mil for Sahin? Sahin was bought by Madrid for something around 10m if I remember correctly and so far he has been a flop for them so why should they make a profit on him? Straight swap with Meireles and Sahin sounds much better to me.

Or just the opposite, we'll never know until after the match.

First Muamba and now him. This is too much.

Ramires is always fresh, no need to rest him. Other than that I pretty much agree on that lineup but I'd rather see Meireles over Malouda and if he's fit to play another match only a couple of days after the first leg against Benfica I would give good old Ferreira a start as well. If not, then we're going to have to put up with Bosingwa and not risk Ivanovic so soon after his injury to keep him available for more important games.

I like this year's kit a lot and would be nice to stick with it for another season but sadly it's all about money these days and it will never happen.

Agree on Drogba but recent performances from Torres have however been good enough for him to start too and seeing as he's not the one scoring those important goals then maybe he should be seriously considered for a role on the wings, at least for now. His crossing and passing abilities are among the best in Chelsea's squad at the moment and he spends most of his time on either left or right wing anyways so why not play him there and give Drogba his much-deserved place as the striker?

If his current wages weren't so high (more than Mata I think) I'd certainly give him a new deal in the summer. Even though he may not be the most talented of players and occasionally misses easy goal-scoring chances, he always gives everything he's got for the team and usually doesn't complain about the lack of game time. Not all of our current players play with such passion and that's why I find it hard to dislike Kalou even when he plays badly. And of course like today's match he scores some important goals every now and again.

Not exactly what I had in mind.

Shocking to see that he did less than Mata (12.41km, more than any other player on the pitch) or even Torres (11.45km). I guess our little Brazilian just knows how to pick his runs.

Paulo > Bosingwa anytime.

Maybe the sacking of AVB has affected him more than other players? Hasn't been the same since he left. Could be tired too. Or a bit of both those things.

Luiz was class today. Easily MOTM but not holding my breath that his good performances get recognized by those who criticize him all the time when he makes one or two silly mistakes. Huge performances from Ramires and Cech too. Would be nice to see how much distance Ramires covered today, he was all over the pitch all the time.

Ramires on the right wing is vital defensively because he covered a lot for Ferreira whose legs just aren't what they used to be 8 years ago. Perhaps Sturridge could come in on the left for Kalou who did nothing right offensively in the first half and gave away a stupid foul right on the edge of the box.

If Torres could improve on his shooting today I'm confident he will score.

Still dreaming about his fluke goal against Birmingham and thinks he can do it again.

Ramires is one fast motherfucker that has to be said.

RDM on drugs or something? No other way to explain that XI. Thumbs up for Ferreira over Bosingwa though but I was hoping for Ivanovic because they told us yesterday he would be fit for this game.

My hands are shaking already and kick-off is still two long hours away. :cfc:

Ranieri is available now

This might work fine in Football Manager but sadly for us it is much harder do it in real life.