DYC. 7,542 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Sturridge needs to start vs. United, rest him for Bayer and start Malouda.I find it funny how people are talking about rest after four whole games this season .And it's the opposite with Sturridge. He lacks match rhythm, you could see it against Sunderland (the last game he played was against Rangers). He needs to play as much as possible now to get in a flow and gain form. Link to post Share on other sites
Carefree Blue 7 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Exactly ... watch out for Renato Augusto. Star in the making.Also need to watch out for Andre Schurrle, yet another great young German. Link to post Share on other sites
termninja 5,290 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
BlueLion. 21,482 Posted September 12, 2011 Author Share Posted September 12, 2011 "Anelkalouda will play a starring role in 3-0 win as Torres is dropped" - you can imagine the headlines already! Link to post Share on other sites
Kostas 1,468 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Malouda starting wouldn't be as absurd as it may sound. Rotation can/should be applied throughout the whole season instead of only the later parts, we don't want to repeat the same mistakes that hurt us under Ancelotti. Link to post Share on other sites
Milan 16,794 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Ballack on his return to the BridgeChoosing one moment that sticks in his memory more than the others is an impossible task for the former Germany captain, but he can narrow the choice down to three.'My injury right at the start because in the end I missed seven months and it was quite a difficult period for me.'The second memory is the Champions League Final with the penalty shoot-out that will haunt all of us for ever.'The third was winning the League and the Cup in the last year. After trailing to Man United for three years, winning two titles in the last year was great.' Link to post Share on other sites
SeB 1,281 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 He did not remind THAT goal at Old Trafford against Blackburn Anyway I have not forgotten Link to post Share on other sites
xPetrCechx 13,323 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 Link to post Share on other sites
Kez 2,727 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 love that orange training kit as well. Link to post Share on other sites
HRiver 1,512 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 The atmosphere in the training ground looks brilliant. There's some other great pictures posted by pharaon in his thread in the Chelsea Multimedia. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheva. 5,373 Posted September 12, 2011 Share Posted September 12, 2011 ^ Indeed, thanks for mentioning it Link to post Share on other sites
Nachtblut 2 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Nice ! Link to post Share on other sites
Blue Armour 3,092 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Sometimes it takes a little spice to make the match more interesting Link to post Share on other sites
James 4,639 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 A 10th campaign in the Champions League begins at home tonight with two previous beaten finalists going head to head. Club historian Rick Glanvill and club statistician Paul Dutton preview the start of Chelsea's quest to go one better…And so begins another attempt to lift the trophy that first eluded us way back in 1955/56. It was then that the Football League saw the inaugural European Cup as an unwelcome challenge to domestic prestige and forced Chelsea to refuse the invitation to contest it.In the 55 years since we have qualified ten times, playing our 100th match at this level (excluding qualifiers) in the quarter-final against Manchester United last season.This is the Blues' ninth successive season in Uefa's elite competition and we have never failed to proceed to the knockout rounds, finishing top of our group in six of the last eight campaigns.There is something very family-oriented about this year's gathering of Chelsea, Bayer, Valencia and Racing Genk in Group E. The Blues bought goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois from Genk in the summer and loaned him to Atlético Madrid, where he has kept two clean sheets in three appearances. He had been voted the Belgian team's player of the season in 2010/11.By small coincidence the only goal he has conceded in Spain was at the weekend, away to Valencia. Valencia's Estadio Mestalla was home, from 2008 until last month, to Juan Mata the clever forward who has already had such an immensely creative impact at Chelsea.And, of course, tonight's visitors from Germany, Bayer Leverkusen, have in their squad a player who was so prominent at Chelsea from 2006 to 2010. Michael Ballack was a powerful and popular presence in the Blues' midfield: a born leader with a visceral hatred of defeat.Source: ChelseaFC.comRead More.. Link to post Share on other sites
Severinb 309 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I would play: CechBosingwa Luiz Alex BertrandMereiles Romeau McEachranSturridge Torres MataSubs 75min: Sturridge-Anelka, Mata-Malouda, Mereiles-Mikel Link to post Share on other sites
Peace. 4,351 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Drogba isn't in the squad for tonight. Link to post Share on other sites
Henri 115 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Its never easy againt a team from Germany, but its a good test to see how good we really are?. Link to post Share on other sites
Henri 115 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 The atmosphere in the training ground looks brilliant. There's some other great pictures posted by pharaon in his thread in the Chelsea Multimedia.Great pictures, and those pictures also give some indication there is no hard feeling against Torres interview, well if it is correct translated. Link to post Share on other sites
We Hate Scouse 10,023 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 John Terry is training with the reserves today, so definitely don't expect him to play! Link to post Share on other sites
Badboy 1,526 Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 I would play: CechBosingwa Luiz Alex BertrandMereiles Romeau McEachranSturridge Torres MataSubs 75min: Sturridge-Anelka, Mata-Malouda, Mereiles-MikelBertrand is not in the CL squad. Link to post Share on other sites
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