Kieran. 6,317 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I expect to see:----------------Cech---------------Bosingwa-Luiz-Alex-Cole-----------------Romeu-----------------McEachran-Meireles--------Anelka--Torres-Malouda--Same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 AVB on Ramires: "Rami will be out of this game and for the game on Sunday he is a doubt as it is about a four-day period so it would be 50-50 chance of him making it" On Torres: "The decision is made but I wouldn't like to share it with you. What is most important is he is in the 18-man squad. He has been out for quite a long time but fortunately he was able to have some action with the Spanish team to keep him in good form. His attitude in training has been good" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodojojo 510 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Torres is starting. Come on, this one is a given. It's not just the suspension either. Drogba can't start 3 games in the space of 7/8 days.I would go with a full strength team, including Mata. It's vital to guarantee six points against Genk and wrap up the group. That way, we won't have to worry about BL and Valencia for the last 2 games. That'll be around the time of Liverpool/Manchester City/Tottenham. So let's wrap it against Genk so Team B can be used in late November and early December for the remaining CL games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidEU 2,023 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Anyone who wants lots of rotation and expects a foregone conclusion, needs to remember Basel at Old Trafford two weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodojojo 510 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Anyone who wants lots of rotation and expects a foregone conclusion, needs to remember Basel at Old Trafford two weeks ago.Yeah, that too.If we draw and either BL or Valencia win, then we've got a fight for 1st. Gotta avoid that by winning maximum points against the weakest team in the group. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I think that we will put up a strong starting 11 regardless of changes we do to our usual lineup because I believe we have great squad depth with the subs almost as good as the starters. Besides if AVB thinks we could win with our subs then so do I. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 ^^ Yeah, its best we secure a hold on the group before experimenting with the line-ups... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I'm pretty sure that this team:----------------Cech---------------Bosingwa-Luiz-Alex-Cole-----------------Romeu-----------------McEachran-Meireles--------Anelka--Torres-Malouda--Would be more than enough to hold a team with zero healthy defenders at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodojojo 510 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 McEachran played a reserve game this Monday, apparently all 90 minutes. So I think he'll get the bench. Think it'll be Malouda in the MF and Mata on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imlukaku 13 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Chelsea will easily win with a few sub players , because Genk has lost 4 central defenders due injury. They will have to place a midfielder (Toszer) in the central defence because they haven't got enough. Also because another central defender is not 100 % fit yet , but he is selected for the squad. I really see Chelsea winning 4-0 or even with bigger number. So the defence in central won't even be a B-team , but lower. And in the belgian league they aren't doing so well last weeks , a bit due the fact of all those injuries in defence. Drogba or Torres will have an easy night to pass the defence. The only player you have to be scared of in the attack is De Bruyne , but he just came back from injury and hasn't got his good form yet.I expect a very easy win for Chelsea , Chelsea should be ashamed if they don't win easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I expect a very easy win for Chelsea , Chelsea should be ashamed if they don't win easily.Thank you for these words of wisdom. I am thinking the same thing. CFC should rape these guys. They are a mid-table club in their own league & I don't think they are on the same level as fulham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madmax 9,219 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Would like some rest for Cole. Ferreira at LB maybe? If only we'd picked Bertrand in the squad .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hysteria 159 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 A combination of regulars and subs should be enough to win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tnchelsea 79 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I don't want to sound cocky but I think the win is ours. I really hope Torres plays for the whole 90 minutes and keeps the momentum going where he left off. I predict AVB playing a 4-3-3 formation with: Cech Ivan Luiz Terry Cole Romeu Meireles LampardSturridge Torres MataSubstitutions: Turnbull, Alex, McEachran, Malouda, Drogba, Anelka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmarlow 458 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 why on earth are people putting Mceachran in their team? He will 100% not play! we will play a stong team in this game also the fact josh played 90 minutes on Monday for the reserves so he has little chance of playing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I hope we can win this one with a few goals to spare especially that our CL form hasn't been superb so far (Bayern: Good result, not performance; Valencia: Very good performance, average result).This match should be a message to all CL tittle contenders that AVB means business in the CL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike 12,049 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 As long as De Bruyne scores and Chelsea win by a healthy margin I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Thank you for these words of wisdom. I am thinking the same thing. CFC should rape these guys. They are a mid-table club in their own league & I don't think they are on the same level as fulham.They are not a mid table club, they are the current Champions of Belgium. Don't underestimate them, but yes we should win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic weeds 446 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Kalou! Kalou! Kalou!Anyone? :541: :eyebrows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Was on the website earlier to book my ticket for the Wolves game & had a look on the Genk allocation, there were only 3 stands left available & we still have another 2'ish days to go, so its going to be near a sell out, certainly more than the Bayer game anyway.I heard a lot of tickets have been given away free (as they were for the Leverkusen match) so crowd will probably be around the same as a few weeks ago, perhaps slightly smaller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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