Elliott 7 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 Awful Crap ref, extremely negative Liverpool. But in the end, we were awful anyway. So gutting to keep dropping points. Come on Rovers! If Blackburn don't get a result tomorrow, Arsenal are suddenly looking good for the title. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the wes 7,212 Posted February 10, 2008 Share Posted February 10, 2008 today shows we need a playmaker and van der vaart is the man to do it for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 A manager would be top of my list. Playing Lampard dismissed the good recent performances by SWP and Ballack. More than likely be 8 points off the pace tonight, with us yet to win against any of the top four since Romans puppet arrived. The two against Arsenal and Man united at home will be crucial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Lampard +Ballack = defeat or draw Lampard on his own = win Ballack on his own = win in conclusion Ballack and Lamps play shit when they play together In conclusion, Lampard has spent over a month out injured and shouldn't have played. We won't know if both can play together until he is fully fit, but Ballack had to carry Frank for 70 minutes yesterday, so Anelka was isolated through the middle. Anelka is a great player, but he hasn't got anything on Didier. I want to see what they can do up front together next week, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oxfordblues 299 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 hmmm can`t think or much 2 say about this performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 11, 2008 Author Share Posted February 11, 2008 Click here for the Talk Chelsea match report Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Babel was their main threat with his pace and direct dribbling i was made up when he went off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Bottom line of that game was that our passing was poor, actually it was beyond poor it was bloody awful!!! SWP isn't half the player when played on the wing, either play him inside or not at all. Our attacking threat was cut down by Lamps and Ballack both being man marked and Maka isn't going to get forward and with SWP being non-existant the only threat we had was from J.Cole and Anelka. We are definately missing a cut and thrust impact player in the central midfield which SWP has brought to us but we need someone who can do it even better. We played a lot better when Mikel came on and brought some decent passing to the midfield at last. We needed to win that game and it was an oppertunity missed with Man you losing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Bottom line of that game was that our passing was poor, actually it was beyond poor it was bloody awful!!! SWP isn't half the player when played on the wing, either play him inside or not at all. Our attacking threat was cut down by Lamps and Ballack both being man marked and Maka isn't going to get forward and with SWP being non-existant the only threat we had was from J.Cole and Anelka. We are definately missing a cut and thrust impact player in the central midfield which SWP has brought to us but we need someone who can do it even better. We played a lot better when Mikel came on and brought some decent passing to the midfield at last. We needed to win that game and it was an oppertunity missed with Man you losing. SWP is definitely better behind the forwards in a central position, rather than an average player on the right wing. Yesterday he would have been ideal to replace Lampard, would have livened it right up, and Malouda on the left with Cole on the right. We have enough talent employed, just needs to be utilised in the right way-with the right motivation. kalou would have made the difference yesterday as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 SWP is definitely better behind the forwards in a central position, rather than an average player on the right wing. Yesterday he would have been ideal to replace Lampard, would have livened it right up, and Malouda on the left with Cole on the right. We have enough talent employed, just needs to be utilised in the right way-with the right motivation. kalou would have made the difference yesterday as well. Thought Mikel did very well replacing Lampard and it had an impact on the control of our play. Malouda is a very odd player for me, in general his performances are not that great but he will pop up once or twice a game and do something to make an impact, he is a little lightweight too. Kalou would have been ideal with Joe on the right and SWP down the middle because the scousers love it when the game is slowed down and they would have struggled with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Thought Mikel did very well replacing Lampard and it had an impact on the control of our play. Malouda is a very odd player for me, in general his performances are not that great but he will pop up once or twice a game and do something to make an impact, he is a little lightweight too. Kalou would have been ideal with Joe on the right and SWP down the middle because the scousers love it when the game is slowed down and they would have struggled with them. From what I've seen of Kalou in the ACN, he's coming back a better player. Ashley Cole and Obi shone yesterday amongst a lot of drabness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 From what I've seen of Kalou in the ACN, he's coming back a better player. Ashley Cole and Obi shone yesterday amongst a lot of drabness. Kalou has been pretty impressive all season to be honest, a real livewire that defences can't handle, his assists and goals have been first class this season, can't wait to have him back. Good call on Ashley Cole, it was obvious from the start he was a man with a point to prove and he did very well. Mikel was class when he came on but Riccy and Alex again were very solid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Kalou has been pretty impressive all season to be honest, a real livewire that defences can't handle, his assists and goals have been first class this season, can't wait to have him back. Good call on Ashley Cole, it was obvious from the start he was a man with a point to prove and he did very well. Mikel was class when he came on but Riccy and Alex again were very solid. And not forgetting Cech. It's easy to forget the positives when theres a goal drought. There were a few good performances yesterday Kalou has topped the assist table I'm fairly certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 And not forgetting Cech. It's easy to forget the positives when theres a goal drought. There were a few good performances yesterday Kalou has topped the assist table I'm fairly certain. I would not be suprised at all if Kalou was our top assist maker. And Cech was another of the good performers. Some big choices to make now for the team - formation, team selection ect... can Anelka play on the wing and play with Drogba? Will we go for 2 up top? Midfield 3 or 4? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I would not be suprised at all if Kalou was our top assist maker. And Cech was another of the good performers. Some big choices to make now for the team - formation, team selection ect... can Anelka play on the wing and play with Drogba? Will we go for 2 up top? Midfield 3 or 4? Well I've a feeling the 4 3 3 will remain. The 90 minutes will be split between Drogs and Anelka. Expect to see them both on if its 0-0 or we're trailing. Could be wrong though. Personally I'd play them both, SWP behind, with Mikel, Ballack and Joe Cole. Shevchenko, kalou and Malouda ready to shake things up if required. BTW Did Joe Cole get booked yesterday ?? means he'd miss the Yid game if so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Well I've a feeling the 4 3 3 will remain. The 90 minutes will be split between Drogs and Anelka. Expect to see them both on if its 0-0 or we're trailing. Could be wrong though. Personally I'd play them both, SWP behind, with Mikel, Ballack and Joe Cole. Shevchenko, kalou and Malouda ready to shake things up if required. BTW Did Joe Cole get booked yesterday ?? means he'd miss the Yid game if so. Nah, Joey was a good boy yesterday and sensibly stayed away from any tackles I agree i think 4-3-3 will remain in place, but only if Kalou can continue his form because i don't believe it is effective enough with Malouda or SWP on the wings especially for the bigger games. If we was going for a 4-4-2 i think the Mikel and Ballack central combination would be the best to go with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Nah, Joey was a good boy yesterday and sensibly stayed away from any tackles I agree i think 4-3-3 will remain in place, but only if Kalou can continue his form because i don't believe it is effective enough with Malouda or SWP on the wings especially for the bigger games. If we was going for a 4-4-2 i think the Mikel and Ballack central combination would be the best to go with. Thats good news -he will shine against the Yids at Wemberlee methinks. On yesterdays performance, Lampard wasn't just lacking match fitness, but some of the ball giving away was woeful. So Ballack as captain with Mikel would be favourite in my book at present. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EskWeston 696 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Thats good news -he will shine against the Yids at Wemberlee methinks. On yesterdays performance, Lampard wasn't just lacking match fitness, but some of the ball giving away was woeful. So Ballack as captain with Mikel would be favourite in my book at present. So would you go for something like this for the final against the spuds: ...........................Cech........................... Belletti..........Alex............Carvalho....A.Cole J.Cole............Mikel.........Ballack..........Kalou .................Drogba.........Anelka................. Subs: Cudicini, Ben Haim, Lampard, Malouda, Shevchenko Wouldn't be so bad would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,315 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 So would you go for something like this for the final against the spuds: ...........................Cech........................... Belletti..........Alex............Carvalho....A.Cole J.Cole............Mikel.........Ballack..........Kalou .................Drogba.........Anelka................. Subs: Cudicini, Ben Haim, Lampard, Malouda, Shevchenko Wouldn't be so bad would it? That looks the business, but they wont play Drogs and Anelka together yet would they ? , but in an ideal world yes. maybe Roman will tell Grant that's what he wants The subs dont look that inspirational if we're up against it, wouldn't you like SWP or kalou as reserve ammo.? It might be good to have Drogs and Shevchenko together from the off, and then Anelka later on to catch'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCFC 45 Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I did not enjoy this game one bit.A flat performance.We lacked conviction and creativity.Liverpool came out to shut us down and we played right into their hands. In hindsight,Lampard should'nt have started,he's been out for 10 matches,his longest spell out injured since he signed for us and yesterday showed how short of fitness he is. The atmosphere in the Shed Upper was brilliant,as were the sing-off's between us and the scousers.Probably the only highlight of the day. With Essien,Kalou and Drogba back now,things should be looking up,but an Arsenal win tonight against Blackburn and you could say it's their title to lose. So frustrating though on a day where Man you dropped 3 points and we could'nt build on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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