Chelsea 2-1 Man City

[Clevemayer 764]

C'MON I'm very pessimistic but for an tight well organized team that hits them on the counter I would go with this:

---------------------------Cech

Ferreira-----------Terry------Bane-------------Ash

-----------Romeu/Mikel-----------Meireles/Mikel--

----------------------------Lamps--------------------

----Studge---------------------------------Mata----

------------------------(Mata (switching)-----------

------------------------Drogs------------------------

[Sheva. 5,373]

You reckon whether Lampard will be playing tonight? Must say myself Romeu looks quality just a better version all round of Mikel.

50-50 chance. Romeu and Ramires will almost surely start, then AVB will pick one of Lampard and Meireles.

[ManCityTom 0]

50-50 chance. Romeu and Ramires will almost surely start, then AVB will pick one of Lampard and Meireles.

More worried about Meireles there is just something about him that makes me think he can become a top top player.

Saying that Lampard is Lampard so its going to be a top player their either way!

[Sheva. 5,373]

More worried about Meireles there is just something about him that makes me think he can become a top top player.

Saying that Lampard is Lampard so its going to be a top player their either way!

I prefer Meireles too tbh

[Kostas 1,468]

Unlike the Valencia game, today I'm more interested in our (AVB's) approach to yet another big game rather than the result.

Just hope we won't be catastrophically let down by any individuals and everyone will fight for 90mins.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Cech

Bos Ivan JT ash

Rambo romeu Meireles

Studge drogs Mata

It's a shame David Luiz is suspended thus allowing bosingwa into the team but Paula is way short of game time so I wouldnt play him. Looks like studge will need to be doing some serious tracking back tonight. Come on chels

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

:cfc: :cfc: :cfc: :cfc: :cfc:

[Drogba11CFC 108]

Townsend's Lineup:

Cech

Bosingwa Ivanovic Terry Cole

Romeu

Ramires Meireles

Sturridge Drogba Mata

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Ah crap they're still unbeaten..run gotta come to an end some point though..settle for a draw though win be a bonus

[Severinb 309]

Cech

Bos Ivan Terry Cole

Romeu

Ramires Mereiles

Sturridge Drogba/Torres Mata

If we are loosing i would play

Cech

Bos Ivan Terry Cole

Romeu/Lampard

Ramires Mereiles

Mata

Torres Drogba

[magicrico 175]

Hope we can do something big here tonight. I think if Man City are on it, they are pretty unstopable. That said we haven't hit form yet, 2 wins yes. Thats not Chelsea from. Win this should push us on a bit. We need to beat a big team to instill confidence back into this team. The bridge needs to be a fortress. Fans have to get behind our team and make the atmosphere unbearable. I can't imagine how much that helps if everyone at the bridge is screaming so loudly when we have the ball and booing until we regain possesion. I can't make the game tonight, have to work in Buckinghamshire :-( hopefully will catch it on Sky Go in my hotel!

Come on you Blues!

gonna go drogba or sturridge first and 3-1!

[Krypt 241]

:cfc: :cfc: :cfc: :cfc: :cfc:

Those days are over , we wont see a 6-0 win now city have a MUCH better team.

[HNKS 508]

Those days are over , we wont see a 6-0 win now city have a MUCH better team.

Really?????

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Expecting balotelli to score..always seems to get attention for the wrong reasons then plays and gets them for the right..

[Kojo 4,676]

Personally i'm shitting myself, this is the most nervous i've been in a very long time, i'm just scared of this game turning into a disaster.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Expecting balotelli to score..always seems to get attention for the wrong reasons then plays and gets them for the right..

Isn't he in trouble with Mancini over his behaviour in some curry restaurant yesterday?

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Isn't he in trouble with Mancini over his behaviour in some curry restaurant yesterday?

Mmmm curry!!!

Yeah! And that time he set his house on fire or whatever he did he went and got a hat trick..or scored a few...

[lentherussian 86]

bit worried about playing bosingwa, luiz will be a loss for us tonight, Starting to look like his rashness is being tamed a little and his anticipation changing to bosingwas positional neglect at full back cud be a problem. Hope we play merieles ramires and romeu. Just feel that merieles is better than lamps defensively and better ball retention wise. Seems more balance in it then lamps and ramires. I dont know why and i really hope not but ive got a feeling he might play torres.