Chelsea to face SSC Napoli in UCL

[Term-X 7,891]

Defend deep and let Napoli have the ball, they don't like that.

Romeu will be key for the away leg.

[JCeee 0]

if Mourinho stayed as Chelsea manager,we would have won CL by now.I am absolutely sure of that.Pity.I won't expect him back though.Feud with Abramovich is still on the table + Roman looked surprisingly satisfied with AVB this week.All smiles....

[manpe 10,861]

Napoli will destroy us, how on earth are we going to get anything out of this game

nostradamus? or baba vanga?

[Kostas 1,468]

Feud with Abramovich is still on the table

No evidence that the feud was ever on, plenty of evidence supporting good relations since then.

[Kez 2,727]

If the scummy team of Liverpool 2005 can win it then so can we.

The team is capable of pulling out a big performance when most needed, we just havn't seen enough of that this season.

[Badboy 1,526]

We need to defend really deep in Italy and invite them to put us under pressure then break forward with Danny's pace. If we go toe to toe in Italy we could get smashed like we did at Monaco all those years ago despite being a man up. Counter attack needs to be the formula...................... if AVB goes with a high line in this game we will get tonked and he will deserve to be sacked in all honesty. I would stick Sturridge and Lukaku right up the pitch with a tight 4 in midfield clogging the holes were Lavezzi will try to penetrate.

[Idiot 71]

We need to defend really deep in Italy and invite them to put us under pressure then break forward with Danny's pace. If we go toe to toe in Italy we could get smashed like we did at Monaco all those years ago despite being a man up. Counter attack needs to be the formula...................... if AVB goes with a high line in this game we will get tonked and he will deserve to be sacked in all honesty. I would stick Sturridge and Lukaku right up the pitch with a tight 4 in midfield clogging the holes were Lavezzi will try to penetrate.

I'm pretty much with you but the 4-4-2 formation and lukaku. stick to the formation and play the counter..

[Kojo 4,676]

That's how football works.

For the record, I don't think we will, but if all the big boys play against each other, why can't we win it? I have a feeling Arsenal will beat Milan, and if Real, Bayern and Barcelona can all knock each other out, there's no reason why we can't progress.

Yes but Champions League is unfair to english teams, coincidence how english teams get the best teams you can if you come first in the group, and noticed how if we would of came 2nd we would of been playing Barcelona, if we do somehow advance to the next round, be ready to get one of the best teams, i think we will get Real Madrid, just because they probably want to see Teacher Vs Student bollocks.

[Santiago. 1,500]

Were going to need Didier for this game rather than that Handicapped number 9

[capriccioso 2,545]

Does anyone regularly watch Napoli? If so, what are their weaknesses? I think (given how poorly we have been finishing of late) we need to get goals from set pieces or counters as we just don't have the form to create and convert enough chances at the moment.

[Swedish House Mafia 508]

Does anyone regularly watch Napoli? If so, what are their weaknesses? I think (given how poorly we have been finishing of late) we need to get goals from set pieces or counters as we just don't have the form to create and convert enough chances at the moment.

Their whole game is based on Counter attacking. We must have at least 4 players always near the halfway line when we have the ball, incase we lose it and they counter attack. Their only creative outlet is Hamsik. Them keeping the ball and trying to find gaps in defence won't cause too much trouble if Hamsik doesn't have the ball. Lavezzi is a speed dribbler and we need Bosingwa at RB because Iva can't keep up with Lavezzi. Cavani we all know about. They have Gokhan Inler and Walter Gargano in midfield working tirelessly and doing all the dirty work. We need to target the wide areas because of their 3 man defence, and also De Sanctis, who can be a bit dodgy at times.

[ulsterchelsea 3,221]

Their whole game is based on Counter attacking. We must have at least 4 players always near the halfway line when we have the ball, incase we lose it and they counter attack. Their only creative outlet is Hamsik. Them keeping the ball and trying to find gaps in defence won't cause too much trouble if Hamsik doesn't have the ball. Lavezzi is a speed dribbler and we need Bosingwa at RB because Iva can't keep up with Lavezzi. Cavani we all know about. They have Gokhan Inler and Walter Gargano in midfield working tirelessly and doing all the dirty work. We need to target the wide areas because of their 3 man defence, and also De Sanctis, who can be a bit dodgy at times.

Good intel mate but just wanted to say that your avatar made me laugh big time there

[Shane 2,275]

They'll come out all guns blazing in the first half an hour in Napoli, I can see them scoring early on. Think the key is with their three man defence, we have Sturridge, Mata and Torres, who are all well capable of beating men, If we can work that to leaving a 3 on 2, we can score goals.

[eldo 868]

That Stevie G fan is right, we need to attack them from wider positions.

[Term-X 7,891]

Their whole game is based on Counter attacking. We must have at least 4 players always near the halfway line when we have the ball, incase we lose it and they counter attack. Their only creative outlet is Hamsik. Them keeping the ball and trying to find gaps in defence won't cause too much trouble if Hamsik doesn't have the ball. Lavezzi is a speed dribbler and we need Bosingwa at RB because Iva can't keep up with Lavezzi. Cavani we all know about. They have Gokhan Inler and Walter Gargano in midfield working tirelessly and doing all the dirty work. We need to target the wide areas because of their 3 man defence, and also De Sanctis, who can be a bit dodgy at times.

Indeed, although.. just to remind everyone, Cavani is an expert at 'dragging' players out of their comfort zones with his strength and unpredictability. The guy is a powerhouse. His movement off the ball is sublime, he won't be easy to track. We need a composed 'cool head' who will stay in position, it could be worth throwing Cahill in the deep end with JT for this one.