Closed Chelsea vs Benfica

[capriccioso 2,545]

I'm not criticising diving, I've conceded that everyone does that. What I'm criticising is the manager running half way down the pitch asking his goalkeeper to cheat. I don't remember the last time I've seen that in the EPL.

But managers aren't supposed to leave their technical areas....

Finally its Wednesday!

Only a few more hours to go

[didierforever 7,349]

i love chelsea with all my heart but is it wrong that i want us to lose today. if we progress to semis we play barca, do we really want to know how much behind are we lacking from the supposedly "best team in the world" , secondly if we progress it would mean that our fixtures would read something like this tottenham-barca-arsenal-barca. i have a bad feeling that this list would be the end of us.

[Rambo 1,729]

i love chelsea with all my heart but is it wrong that i want us to lose today. if we progress to semis we play barca, do we really want to know how much behind are we lacking from the supposedly "best team in the world" , secondly if we progress it would mean that our fixtures would read something like this tottenham-barca-arsenal-barca. i have a bad feeling that this list would be the end of us.

I'm glad your not RDM then.

[Kezza 1,965]

do we really want to know how much behind are we lacking from the supposedly "best team in the world" ,

Dude, who gives a shit how behind we are..we made it to the quarters and it's highly likely we'll make it to the semis of he biggest competition in Europe.

Fuck Uefalona, they ain't shit!

[Blue-in-me-Veins 4,067]

another draw, after we've taken first leg victory?? i hope so, nothin to strenuous just simple play maybe 2-2. Although durin game i'll be nervous as fuk!!

Seems like we need to have the highest confidence goin into semis assuming we do win. Just got done watching highlights of " FC UEFALONA vs CFC"

and i just want revenge so badly, vs them!! :rant:

[pachman40 357]

Ummm, excuse me, pardon the interruption, hate to be a bother, but just wondering if David Luiz can be loaned back to Benfica for just this one game? It seems as though we don't have any central defenders and Chelsea have a couple to spare. We'll even take Paulo Ferreira, he's played a few games in the centre, no?

Seriously, the Luisao news is very deflating, it was bad enough relying on one healthy CB with the 3 others hurt, but this is a little ridiculous. I don't know, I just don't. Normally I'd say screw it and play Luisao at 50% is better than nothing but with the other fixtures coming up and Barca waiting for the winner I'm inclined to say forget it for this competition and try to get him back healthy for our next game against Sporting. This sucks!

[Strike 7,277]

Ummm, excuse me, pardon the interruption, hate to be a bother, but just wondering if David Luiz can be loaned back to Benfica for just this one game? It seems as though we don't have any central defenders and Chelsea have a couple to spare. We'll even take Paulo Ferreira, he's played a few games in the centre, no?

Seriously, the Luisao news is very deflating, it was bad enough relying on one healthy CB with the 3 others hurt, but this is a little ridiculous. I don't know, I just don't. Normally I'd say screw it and play Luisao at 50% is better than nothing but with the other fixtures coming up and Barca waiting for the winner I'm inclined to say forget it for this competition and try to get him back healthy for our next game against Sporting. This sucks!

please tell me emerson is playing :lol2:

[Sheva. 5,373]

We can give you Bosingwa

[communicate 2,703]

Ummm, excuse me, pardon the interruption, hate to be a bother, but just wondering if David Luiz can be loaned back to Benfica for just this one game? It seems as though we don't have any central defenders and Chelsea have a couple to spare. We'll even take Paulo Ferreira, he's played a few games in the centre, no?

Seriously, the Luisao news is very deflating, it was bad enough relying on one healthy CB with the 3 others hurt, but this is a little ridiculous. I don't know, I just don't. Normally I'd say screw it and play Luisao at 50% is better than nothing but with the other fixtures coming up and Barca waiting for the winner I'm inclined to say forget it for this competition and try to get him back healthy for our next game against Sporting. This sucks!

You should come back in summer.

I think we are going to have a big sale =))

( bosingwa, meireles, malouda, and many more )

I don't think David Luiz

is for sale though

[Strike 7,277]

We can give you Bosingwa

We'll pay Benfica to take Bosingwa and Malouda too

[Strike 7,277]

i love chelsea with all my heart but is it wrong that i want us to lose today. if we progress to semis we play barca, do we really want to know how much behind are we lacking from the supposedly "best team in the world" , secondly if we progress it would mean that our fixtures would read something like this tottenham-barca-arsenal-barca. i have a bad feeling that this list would be the end of us.

How do you kknow that? We haven't played Barca since Ovrebo gift-wrapped them a win. And if we keep ourselves organised like v have under rdm, it is possible!

What is the harm? If we scrape a win, we are in the final while if we are thrashed, atleast then RA will know summer improvments are definitely needed. Either way we have to go for it!

[ZanSnake 1,211]

We cannot be bemused by the result between Barca and Milan. It is just another game, which needs the same mindset and dedication from the lads, like what is needed for this game, like the Napoli game, and any other game between the present and the near-future. Our season should be set on the games that we are fighting for, which is every single game. We cannot rule out ourselves, nor the opposition. We need to show the world that we are united as a unit, and ready for any challenge, and give it all we have!

With Nando finding form once again, hopefully that might add more spark to our attack - and actually add a goal threat to our team, more than it has in the past couple of months,

[kingofchelseadom 41]

1 goal will finish them off. We will get through.

[capriccioso 2,545]

Really? Another Thursday morning game? More problems for me with regards to uni, then

[Jase 43,479]

You don't need to see the coach begging for someone to fake an injury.

Goalkeppers know when they must do, but Artur forgot it.

Jorge Jesus, he seems a little bit crazy, and that, made him run halfway donw the pitch to tell Artur to fake an injury.

It's just who he is.

Saying that doesn't existe in EPL is just silly.

I believe bir_h has said quite a lot about that. Not denying that every or most managers ask their player(s) to use the time wasting tactics in certain situations in a game. However, if you're gonna do that, at least tell that to your player(s) in the dressing room or training ground or basically just behind closed doors before a game. Don't do it so blantantly obvious in the public like that!!

[Au blues 29]

Common mate you should be right 4.45 am start. I'll be up

[Ollie 4,400]

Start mentally at 0-0, win the game, get the job done. Just needs to be treated as a 1 off game of football at home in front of your fans. Can't treat it like we had it won like Liverpool in 08/09. That was the scariest match of my life.

[petr.breu 1,618]

Beat Benfica, beat Barcelona, beat Bayern!