millzy_chelsea_fan

wb sturridge?

im hoping for a clean sheet today. we have a good defensive record and i hope we can keep it that way.

yes!!!!

duz any1 know if van persie is goin 2 play

TEAM NEWS: PORTO V Chelsea Didier Drogba and Michael Ballack both return to the starting line-up. Anelka will partner Drogba with Deco in behind them. Yury Zhirkov will play his 50th European match at left-back, his first Chelsea start since the QPR Carling Cup game two months ago. Porto make three changes from the side that lost at Stamford Bridge. Beto comes in to goal, Sapenaru will play right-back and Rodriguez is preferred to Hulk on the left of the attack. Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-diamond-2 formation: 1 Petr Cech 2 Branislav Ivanovic 6 Ricardo Carvalho 26 John Terry © 18 Yury Zhirkov 12 John Mikel Obi 13 Michael Ballack 15 Florent Malouda 20 Deco 39 Nicolas Anelka 11 Didier Drogba Substitutes: 23 Ross Turnbull, 3 Ashley Cole, 33 Alex, 35 Juliano Belletti, 5 Michael Essien, 10 Joe Cole, 21 Salomon Kalou. . Porto are expected to line up in the following 4-3-3 formation: Beto; Sapenaru, Rolando, Bruno Alves ©, Pereira; Belluschi, Fernando, Raul Meireles; Varela, Falcao, Rodriguez. Substitutes: Nuno, Guarin, Valeri, Macion, Helton, Farias, Hulk. The referee is Jonas Eriksson from Sweden

we need to be at least 1 up at half time imo

zhirkov and mikel r availible-doubt they will start though. bos is out i would prefer belletti o play instead of ivanovic. ivanovic got destroyed in the community shield game

thi ent official tho

this is bull shit

<H3 id=headline class=headline>TEAM NEWS: ATLETICO MADRID V Chelsea </H3>Posted on: Tue 03 Nov 2009Joe Cole and Salomon Kalou are the two players selected to support lone striker Didier Drogba. Cole will be playing his first Champions League football of 2009 in what is expected to be the Christmas tree formation. Michael Ballack is on the bench after playing the whole of the last four games so Florent Malouda joins Frank Lampard and Michael Essien in midfield. Alex is given his second start of the season, Ashley Cole returns from injury and as in the first meeting between these sides, Juliano Belletti is at right-back. Atlético make changes from the first game. Ex-Liverpool man Florent Sinama Pongolle comes in up front as Diego Forlan's partner with Sergio Aguero dropped to the bench. Former Arsenal man José Antonio Reyes comes into midfield. Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation: 1 Petr Cech 35 Juliano Belletti 33 Alex 26 John Terry © 3 Ashley Cole 8 Frank Lampard 5 Michael Essien 15 Florent Malouda 21 Salomon Kalou 10 Joe Cole 11 Didier Drogba Substitutes: 40 Hilario, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 6 Ricardo Carvalho, 12 Michael Ballack, 20 Deco, 23 Daniel Sturridge, 39 Nicolas Anelka. Atlético Madrid are expected to line up in the following 4-diamond-2 formation: Sergio Asenjo; Perea, Pablo Ibanez, Juanito, Antonio Lopez; Paulo Assuncao; Reyes, Simao ©; Cleber Santana; Forlan, Sinama Pongolle. Substitutes: De Gea, Ujfalusi, Raul Garcia, Maxi Rodriguez, Jurado, Alvaro Dominguez, Aguero. The referee is The referee is Bjorn Kuipers from the Netherlands

are ashley cole and bosingwa gna be available

i wish joe cole waz startin. instead of ballack

TEAM NEWS: BOLTON WANDERERS V Chelsea Branislav Ivanovic has been passed fit and will play right-back. Deco is preferred to Joe Cole at the front of the midfield diamond. Paulo Ferreira retains the left-back spot and big guns Petr Cech, John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Frank Lampard and Nicolas Anelka return to the side having been rested for the Carling Cup encounter. Gary Megson rings the Bolton changes. Kevin Davies up front and Jussi Jaaskelainen in goal return as expected and only Fabrice Muamba retains his place in midfield. Jonan Elmander will partner Davies in a two-man attack. Chelsea will line up in a 4-diamond-2 formation as follows: 1 Petr Cech 2 Branislav Ivanovic 6 Ricardo Carvalho 26 John Terry © 19 Paulo Ferreira 5 Michael Essien 13 Michael Ballack 8 Frank Lampard 20 Deco 39 Nicolas Anelka 11 Didier Drogba Substitutes: 22 Ross Turnbull, 35 Juliano Belletti, 33 Alex, 15 Florent Malouda, 10 Joe Cole, 45 Fabio Borini, 23 Daniel Sturridge. Bolton are expected to line up in the following 4-4-2 formation: Jaaskelainen; Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Samuel; Muamba, Basham, Cohen, Lee; K Davies ©, Elmander. Substitutes: Al Habsi, A O'Brien, Taylor, Gardener, Robinson, Steinsson, M Davies. The referee is Peter Walton.

we're coming up to the toughest month of the season in my opinion. for one thing its where our season went downhill last year and when you look at the fixtures, they're not easy. Away-atletico Home-man utd Home-wolves Away- porto Away-arsenal

i would like to see him up front with drogba or anelka rather than kalou

we should make stamford bridge bigger and if we do it has to be bigger than totenhams new stadium

<H3 id=headline class=headline>STURRIDGE TO START </H3>Posted on: Tue 27 Oct 2009Carlo Ancelotti will give a full debut to Daniel Sturridge as he makes changes to the side to face Bolton in the Carling Cup. The Chelsea manager has indicated he will adopt a similar policy to the one used in the previous round against Queens Park Rangers. Then some of the lesser-used squad members were given starts and a few young players were involved. Sturridge, who has made three sub appearances since his summer switch from Man City, was injured for that third round tie, but now the 20-year-old striker's time has come. 'It is the moment for Sturridge to play and I hope that he will do his best on the pitch,' Ancelotti announced after Tuesday's training. 'We have trust in his quality. He didn't have the possibility in the last month to play but tomorrow I would like to see him at his best. 'I have a lot of players who didn't play a lot of time in the previous games like Sturridge, like Paulo Ferreira, like Joe Cole, like Juliano Belletti, like Alex and I want to use these players to improve their condition. This isn't specifically a competition for young players.' Ancelotti has listed teenagers Jeffrey Bruma and Fabio Borini as among the subs for Wednesday. Also on the bench will be Nemanja Matic, the 21-year-old Serb midfielder yet to start since he joined in August. Ruled out injured are Jose Bosingwa, Ashley Cole, Yury Zhirkov, John Mikel Obi and Sam Hutchinson. All have a chance of being fit for the trip to Madrid next week. Rested for the first meeting with Bolton this week will be John Terry, Ricardo Carvalho, Nicolas Anelka and Petr Cech. 'The Carling Cup is important because it is the first final of the season and we want to be in this final,' Ancelotti stated. 'It is the first title and we have a good opportunity tomorrow. We change some players but I think we will put on the pitch a very competitive team.' The manager reported that no players have been diagnosed with swine 'flu despite the virus striking last Saturday's opponents Blackburn. With Bolton also previously infected, it's becoming one of football's talking points of the week, but Ancelotti is not concerned. 'The 'flu is not only on the pitch, it is everywhere and we take all the precautions and we want to think only about playing. 'I am not a doctor but I know very well what to do when I have the 'flu. It is not medical, it is my grandmother's prescription - hot milk and red wine - fantastic!' On medical matters, Ancelotti was able to give news on his ill father, whom he has visited in Italy twice in the last week. 'My father is improving day by day.'

we can get di santo back in january

i hope sturridge starts up front with anelka and joe cole and zhirkov start aswell. drogba is banned for this game and the next one. he will be back for the last two games of the group. the home game against apoel and the away game against porto drogba will be back for.

we easily beat an on form totenham and liverpool but who do you think will be the the toughest from the likes of man utd arsenal and city

he is mint look at these.

<H3 class=headline id=headline>TEAM NEWS: Chelsea V LIVERPOOL </H3>Posted on: Sun 04 Oct 2009Michael Ballack and Deco return for Chelsea in midfield, but Jose Bosingwa misses out due to injury. The Portuguese full-back is unfit to return from European suspension and so Branislav Ivanovic retains his place at right-back. Didier Drogba is back to lead the attack, with Nicolas Anelka supporting alongside Deco. For Liverpool, Albert Riera and Emiliano Insua are preferred to Yossi Benayoun and Fabio Aurelio. Former Chelsea man Glen Johnson starts Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation: 40 Hilario 2 Branislav Ivanovic 6 Ricardo Carvalho 26 John Terry © 3 Ashley Cole 13 Michael Ballack 5 Michael Essien 8 Frank Lampard 20 Deco 39 Nicolas Anelka 11 Didier Drogba Substitutes: 22 Ross Turnbull, 35 Juliano Belletti, 18Yury Zhirkov, 10 Joe Cole, 15 Florent Malouda, 21 Salomon Kalou, 23 Daniel Sturridge. Liverpool are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation: Reina; Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua; Mascherano, Lucas; Kuyt ,Gerrard ,Riera; Torres. Substitutes: Cavalieri, Agger, Aurelio, Kyrgiakos, Benayoun Babel, N'Gog. The referee is Martin Atkinson.

wiv scolari the fluent football came first, wiv anceollotti the win comes above everything so hes way better than scolari

i h8 liverpool more than any uva team. we shud get essien on gerrard like in the champions league. we shud start wiv at least one joe cole or malouda because they have done well against shiterpool in past games and kalou shud come off the bench some time. my line up:- --------------------------------------------hilario---------------------------------- ---bosingwa-------carvalho/ivanovic------terry-----------------a.cole--- --------------------------------------------essien------------------------------- ---------j.cole--------------------------------------------------lampard/malouda --------------------------------------------lampard/deco-------------------------- -----------------------------drogba----------------------anelka--------------------

no he just wanted to rest ashley cole, its always going to be the lm/lw in the premier league and champions league unless something happens to cole