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if we let Bayern score early, it'll turn into a rout

very true. Malouda has lost a yard of pace recently but seems like our best bet on the wing for the final with Ramires suspended. He will be more defensively aware than Sturridge

there is a Direct quote. i'm sure u've read it by now but schweinsteiger seems like he'll be fit for the CL final

When I go to www.talkchelsea.net - i get a message - "Cah Surip was here again"(?) even if i come to forum.talkchelsea.net and click on home, samething happens. even on IE 8. is it just me?

quick. edit the posts before BlueLion gives his "thread derailing" "this is embarrassing" speech

Mikel should play RDM and cover the Right-back in case (when) Ribery gets past him

Why? I quite like "Capriccioso" or "capri". Shows your italian heritage

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who is our best option then? bosi fereira ess hutch. all 4 have their shortcomings

yeah. i always have this blind hope that he will turn up when needed. sadly, he has proven me wrong enough times but seriously, if cahill doesn't recover in time, we are fried

Bosi at CB and maybe Essien or fereira at rb

u did it! no more GMT conversion. sweet!

The match countdown thingie is showing that the game against blackburn has started (?)

That look LMAO

It's not Inconsequential. This is our first and last chance to get the chemistry of the champions league final team going. a week is a good enough time to recover although any injury tomorrow will be a hammer blow

Hutchinson over both

Fair enough but Magnitude of the game doesn't count as such an important reason.bertrand is a good defender and he has shown he can handle pressure - emirates, anfield - + he has done admirably against Victor Moses, walcott etc. sturridge vs contento on the attack will be a battle we are likely to win but ribery and robben are world class wingers and they can easily nutmeg our full backs. maybe ashley will match robben but the right side is definitely worrying Let's just agree to disagree. all the arguments have been made already

I had that belief in the past. I always thought if Sturridge was given the hair-dryer on tracking back, he would do so but now that i think about it, He may track back but it's Robben and Lahm! not Daniel Agger and Maxi Rodriguez. On the other side it is mostly Contento and Ribery but given that our RB wil be crap, Sturridge on the right would be suicide as well You maybe right about Bertrand not starting in the end but dont pass off this suggestion as Ridiculous without proper reasoning other than this is the Biggest game in the history of our club Or this may not be his best position when your suggestion of Sturridge on the wings is suicide. He may attack yes, but in the end it will be like yesterday.

No. I am not kiddin. Bertrand is not a teenager and now he starts games at the emirates, anfield and is showing how good he is. he is just unlucky to be in the same team as arguably the best left back in the world but that doesn't mean he's bad. He's a MUCH better option than Sturridge because the winger will have to track back to Robben and Lahm. Bertrand will provide cover and its not like he doesnt know to attack

why not Bertrand? He has played well in all the games he started, provides the full back good protection and he has shown that he can go up and down his flank all night long. He would put in a better performance than sturridge or torres

Essien FFS! Just dump it into the box. You are not Ronaldinho

dafuq~! turnbull has not been Bad! He saved from the Carroll(?) shot. couldn't do anything about the goals. He dint piss on the grass where Terry slipped. also he saved after ivanovic's crap clearance So stop blaming turnbull, its the outfield players who are drunk edit:ignore my knee-jerk reaction but i rest my case. Turnbull has not been bad

Fereira has not been much better than bosingwa so far. hutchinson for the final then!

fair enough. all depends on tonight

This is an audition for Fereira. If he passes it, i think he'll play ahead of Bosi for the final