Chelsea Legend 11

Give me Lampard 9 out of 10 times.

First of all when speaking about overrated I think you need to take a good look at the squads you've included in the top 6 in the world and also the teams you claim have a better midfield than us. Are you fucking kidding me? PSG and Dortmund are top teams in the world? Based on what? Oscar would walk right onto both of those teams and play the no. 10 regularly... no question in my mind. Also, something you seem to ignore is AGE... These guys aren't even close to their prime years and are playing at a really high level, perhaps the highest when you consider the strength of the Premier League. We have our gems(Hazard, Oscar, Matic) and we have the player that fit into the style we want to play(Schurrle, Willian, Salah, Ramires) Thats how you build a squad! This isn't Football Manager or Fifa 14.... we have a very balanced squad right now and it will only get better with Jose hammering home his philosophy. Also, when you say defenders I think what you need to bear in mind is its about the SYSTEM. XI men keep the clean sheet with Jose in charge not 5. The reason we've been so solid in defense is mainly due to the lack of opportunities teams get to run at our back 4, that is basically due to the work of our front 6... We pressure the ball high up the pitch with teams that want to play out from the back and it forces turnovers or long, hopeless balls that are intercepted by our defenders. And furthermore you say 'apart from Cech, Hazard and Matic we don't have anyone who can get into top 6 starting XI's so in other words we have THREE ABSOLUTE WORLD BEATERS and some great talent in behind them... How many teams do you know can even claim that? Can Dortmund? LOL... Can PSG?? I think you suffer from a rare case of 'thegrassisalwaysgreeneritis' its the kind of thing that effects those who play too many video games and just buy every world class player in the world as if it realistic. Liverpool have a superior midfield to us... LOL I bet you think Gerrard is better than Lampard too.

I don't think he'll be out. It doesn't require surgery so he'll probably wear a mask

That was easy... never bothered, score early, send them the fuck home. Arsene Wenger is a coward and his team is built in his image. Doesn't even stick around for the post match interview for his 1000th game... Can guarantee had they gotten anything from the game he would've. Beyond that he only knows one way to play and never has any sort of plan B! it was fucking 3-0!! YOU'RE DOWN A MAN!! STOP PLAYING A HIGHLINE! surely at 5-0? nope Salah makes it an easy 6 and was almost in for 7... He is the specialist in failure. I wish Jose didn't say that but man is he ever bang on... Schurrle can be a key figure in the Champions League... Just sayin. Luiz is a midfielder lets stop fucking around and just play him there, its just making too much sense. Eto'o - scoring in the big games ho hum... Hope he's okay.

Except Matic is cup tied....

Its like people just dismiss the fact we just reeled off 14 straight unbeaten in the toughest league in the World... We aren't that inconsistent, in fact we have been VERY consistent and its the reason we're in for the title this year.

I think we're really good and also battled tested. Look at the squads we beat. We were down a man to Bayern and were seconds away from winning... We beat City in both fixtures(Bayern lost), we beat Liverpool who are coming on(No team in Ligue 1 are playing as well as them outside of maybe PSG) We are battle tested having Eto'o, Luiz, Terry, Ramires, Lampard, Ivanovic, Mikel, Cech, Cahill as the vets who have already won it and we have prodigious young talent who are emerging as world beaters in Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Azpilicueta. Not to mention the best tactician in the business. You don't think Jose will have the boys fired up and well drilled to be ready for PSG? I wouldn't bet against it!

You're a clown... On one hand you say the best players in the Prem are foreign then seconds later you compare the National team to the quality of the Prem. When was the last time a team from France ever won the CL? Exactly... There is good reason for Chelsea to feel good about the draw, its much better than Bayern, Barca, Real and Atletico! And will give us a good litmus test going into the latter stages. They carry a threat but aren't anything to be feared. If they can get by us then and ONLY then will they be considered a legit team.

Name one big team PSG have beaten this year? ONE.

My word.... You really did bump your head. take two Advil and go lie down dude.

What good would it do them? We won most of those games.

Not enough for you! You clearly have your head in the sand. The top 3 teams in the world right now are Bayern, Real and Barca... When you compare 2 vs 3 to 7th vs...... 18th there is a big drop off. There is a HUGE difference between real/Barca and Monaco/PSG to even suggest otherwise is bordering on stupidity. The mistake was trying to compare them in the first place it was compounded when you said Barca wasn't very good long ago and now when you cite that Real haven't won CL since 2002.... Just stop brother you're embarrassing yourself with each post you make.

Dude when you compare Barca and Real everyone knows you are comparing them recently. Don't try to hide your mistakes with some ridiculous notion about it not being so long ago.... PSG and Monaco are nothing even close to Real and Barca. PSG and Monaco are like Liverpool and Utd NOW!

Have you bumped your head?

We've won more big games in 2014 than they've played the entire year... We're battled tested and we have the master tactician Jose Mourinho.

Are we talking about Barca with Messi on one leg because lets be honest that's not Barca... Please stop citing Barcelona when they clearly weren't near full strength.

I'd bet good money you've only watched them play maybe once or twice. And how about you try and match up our PREFERRED XI vs theres? Jose>>>>>>>>>>>>Blanc JT=Silva Lets not get carried away here... JT is the central figure of one of Europe's best defences. Cahill>>>>>Marquinhos or Alex Azpilicueta>Maxwell Ivanovic=Van Der Wiel Lampard>Motta Ramires=Matuidi Veratti>Mikel (I do think if we play 4-3-3 Luiz will play there and he will marshall Veratti) Hazard>>>>Lavezzi Zlatan>>>Oscar Cavani>>>Eto'o Willian>Moura(if they play 4-2-3-1 or if Cavani comes off for Moura) That's a much more realistic match up than you posted.

I'm also not so convinced their midfield is as dynamic as ours. Matuidi, Motta, Veratti and Cabaye can be bested by Luiz(if called upon), Mikel, Ramires and Lampard. As always we look at the other teams midfield and think they are better off. How many wars of attrition has that lot been in against vs Chelsea's? Not even worth discussing. We're battle tested they aren't. The test will come from their forwards vs. our defenders... Zlatan likes to play as a 10 sort of so he could be replacing Hamsik with Lavezzi(having and off year) and Cavani. Moura is a fantastic change of pace guy who can cause problems in counter attacking situations. Honestly I was comfortable before we drew them and I remain the same. We should, if we play to our strengths, be able to get through this unscathed.

Careful what you wish for! Honestly think we match up well with this team, though I don't think they've faced a tough side all year. Their domestic league is poor and in the group stages they played Anderlecht, Benfica and Olympiacos... They just knocked out Bayer Leverkusen. Have they even been tested? Have they seen a side that boasts Hazard, Oscar, Willian, Schurrle, Eto'o? A defense the some of the greatest attacking sides in Europe find it hard to penetrate in City, Bayern, Liverpool? I fancy Jose to do what is needed to get us through to the semis...

You're also quite cowardly. We're gonna have to beat the best teams to win it anyways.

Feel the loss to Villa, however controversial, came at the right time. 14 straight unbeaten we were bound for a slip up now its about staying focussed and playing the right way! There is no room for error anymore so I expect Jose and JT to have the boys well up for this one. What's on paper doesn't matter, its a derby and both teams desperately need the points! I think we have the mettle to do it, we've been the Premier League's best team against the big clubs and truly I don't see that changing on Saturday. This game will come down to who wants it more (as most contests do) and for my money Arsenal just don't strike me as a team who possess that type of mentality. They are good value for the draw but I feel we'll win if Hazard and Eto'o are the best players on the pitch! They should be too, we're at home and haven't lost there in God knows how long. It will have everything to do with being clinical when the few opportunities present themselves. 2-1. Hazard, Schurrle - Chamberlain I think the squad picks itself at this point. Luiz and Matic holding, Oscar in the no.10.

All-time record in the Q-finals and also how we faired head to head. Chelsea FC (ENG) Last QF: 2011/12 (won 3-1 v SL Benfica) QF record: W6 L2 This season: W6 D0 L2 F15 A4 Top scorer: Samuel Eto'o, Fernando Torres (3) European head-to-heads v Real Madrid W2 D1 L0 F4 A2 v Barcelona W4 D5 L3 F18 A18 v Dortmund N/A v Paris W1 D1 L0 F3 A0 v Atlético W1 D1 L1 F7 A6 v Bayern W1 D1 L1 F7 A6 v United W0 D1 L2 F2 A4

I feel we're destined for a Real Madrid draw... I just feel it. I wouldn't mind facing PSG or obviously Utd.

IF Chelsea draw Atletico does anyone think Courtois will be allowed to play in it?

Sure but as Jose has said many times Oscar is our no.10. He is in that position more than anyone else if you ask me. On Schurrle I agree he often is the forgotten man but at the same time he doesn't always time his runs properly either. I chalk that up to lack of playing time and familiarity with the squad. For me Oscar's biggest problem is when he's going forward with pace he rarely has his head up to look around its always down and as a result he misses some easy passes or aimlessly crosses into an area where no one is. If he just gets his head up( A la Juan Mata) he will be much more effective in the final 3rd.