pHaRaOn 2,131 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Got the same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 http://soccernet.esp...chelsea?cc=4716Bale seem to be running his mouth again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BleedsBlue 1,549 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 http://soccernet.esp...chelsea?cc=4716Bale seem to be running his mouth again!lol.he's not wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 lol.he's not wrong.Probably but they aren't exactly in great form either. Furthermore, they've talked so much off the pitch recently, that they've crumbled in the Premier League. And who's to say that if we turn up on Sunday, we won't turn them over?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvin123 534 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 gonna predict that the wembley crowd gets the chelsea boys buzzing and playing out their skin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 Thing is Spurs are in shite form then they play us and look amazing.Before Harry took over they were right on the bottom with something like a point..which they got from us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wxgba 306 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 If we win, no matter how we do it, the media will jump on the Spurs bandwagon as they always do. "Chelsea win using anti-football tactics", "they love parking the bus, they do!", or, what would put the icing on the cake... "They're a one-man team: without Drogba, they're nothing". Paraphrasing of course, but that's all the drivel that journalists seem to write about Chelsea, whereas Tottenham are this fantastic footballing force that teams should aspire to play like. Don't get me wrong, they're capable of playing nice, attacking football, but so are we... we just haven't shown it that much recently.I'd love to beat Spurs, go on to win the FA Cup and for us to focus on making that fourth spot ours. As much as I'd love to beat Barcelona and us make the Champions League final, realistically, it's not going to happen. We've been playing woefully as of late, but Spurs have hit a dip in form and hopefully that can resurrect the confidence within the camp. We hold a good record at the new Wembley and so does Drogba, so for me, he simply has to start; Torres can play against UEFA a few days after.It's a must-win game, and overcoming them in this fixture may just be the final nail in the coffin for their hopes of a top-four finish too. Imagine that: us beating the Yids at Wembley, going on to win the trophy in our new, sexy home shirt, and effectively costing Spurs their qualification for next years Champions League - that would go down a treat.Have faith and KTBFFH! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chealsist 23 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 how many chelsea's fan will be in wembley?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
middleoftheshed 388 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 how many chelsea's fan will be in wembley??Around 33,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 2-0 to us Drogba x2 he loves to score at Wembley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefreeluke 27 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 We will have to go more or less full strength. I'm nervous, losing to Tottenham at Wembley in the Carling Cup final was one of my worse games watching Chelsea.Right back is a problem, no Ivanovic so Bos will have to play. I would normally prefer Ferreira but I remember Bale ripping Ferreira apart a while back, so it will have to be Bosingwa who does have the pace to deal with Bale. I'd play Cahill for this game, then play Luiz against Barcelona. It's a big game, so Drogba should start, however it's difficult because of the Barca game where Drogba will and should definitely be starting. Then again Drogba hasn't played much of late, so I'll go with Drogs, it's his type of game. I also miss Romeu. I'd like to see something like this:CechBosingwa Cahill Terry ColeEssien/RomeuMata LampardSturridge Drogba Kalou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severinb 309 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 CechSam Cahill Luiz BertrandRomeu EssienSturridge Mata KalouLukakuWe need the other players for Barca! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 I'd rather we focus on this game than the Barca one. We will be needing something close to a miracle with or without fatigue players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 After a very poor season, a silverware as the outcome of it would be well appreciated. Futhermore, to win a trophy always create a good dynamic for the upcoming season. Considering the state we're in, we "need" this. Fortunatly, we are still in for two trophies. However, we do not have a squad good and deep enough to battle in those two competitions... We're facing a choice : should we go for the CL or the FA Cup ?We do not have what it takes to beat Barcelona. Our squad does not possess the qualities required to foil the catalan engine. And even if the luck is by our side, we won't beat Madrid or Munich. Hence I really hope our board will act in a wise way, and will try to save our season (I.e. going all for the FA Cup) instead of being foolish by fighting for the CL while neglecting the FA Cup. Though, I expect them to favor the CL...But once the semi-final on Sunday is over, we won't have to worry about the FA cup at least until May. Its only the first leg of the CL semi-final and this one that really stretches our squad options to its limits.I suspect DIMatteo might go for an attacking (relatively, since none of his formations are really that offensive) line-up on Sunday, and a defensive one on Wednesday to prevent Barca from claiming an away goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peace. 4,352 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 But once the semi-final on Sunday is over, we won't have to worry about the FA cup at least until May. Its only the first leg of the CL semi-final and this one that really stretches our squad options to its limits.I suspect DIMatteo might go for an attacking (relatively, since none of his formations are really that offensive) line-up on Sunday, and a defensive one on Wednesday to prevent Barca from claiming an away goal.True, but still. We should forget the second leg. We won't get any result at the Nou Camp. If we want to go through, we will have to get a surprise result at the Bridge, where the narrow pitch will bother their passing game (the space will be narrower and thus it will be more difficult for them to pass the ball and to move freely).We are a team which play very narrowly, even when playing on tight pitchs, due to our lack of wide men. Nou Camp's pitch is very big. We can't afford to go there with an attacking strategy... not with our abysmal passing game, we will leave them too much space. And we all know what happens when players of the likes of Messi, Iniesta and Alexis have highways in front of them. And we will be allowed only a few opportunities to shot on goal, since they will monopolize the ball. I mean, we can't go there with the necessity to score a goal to go through. No, if we want to stand a chance to go through, we have to go there with the possibility to only sit back.Hence, if we aim the UCL final, we will have to hit them at the Bridge. I don't believe we have the physical resources to win two very big games in a short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Armour 4,439 Posted April 12, 2012 Share Posted April 12, 2012 True, but still. We should forget the second leg. We won't get any result at the Nou Camp. If we want to go through, we will have to get a surprise result at the Bridge, where the narrow pitch will bother their passing game (the space will be narrower and thus it will be more difficult for them to pass the ball and to move freely).We are a team which play very narrowly, even when playing on tight pitchs, due to our lack of wide men. Nou Camp's pitch is very big. We can't afford to go there with an attacking strategy... not with our abysmal passing game, we will leave them too much space. And we all know what happens when players of the likes of Messi, Iniesta and Alexis have highways in front of them. And we will be allowed only a few opportunities to shot on goal, since they will monopolize the ball. I mean, we can't go there with the necessity to score a goal to go through. No, if we want to stand a chance to go through, we have to go there with the possibility to only sit back.Hence, if we aim the UCL final, we will have to hit them at the Bridge. I don't believe we have the physical resources to win two very big games in a short period of time.Yes, it will be very difficult.( Although in our recent history with them we have picked up draws, mostly score draws, against them at Nou Camp, albeit with a stronger team). I guess we can only hope luck plays a part in either one of these 3 fixtures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capriccioso 2,545 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 You think you know Chelsea and Tottenham history? Here's a quiz to test it:http://www.westlondo...tottenham-quiz/I only got 5/10 6/10. Have it lads Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 We better win this!It would be a nice Birthday present from Chelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warnie_666 1,081 Posted April 13, 2012 Share Posted April 13, 2012 ----------------Torres------------Malouda-------Mata----------Sturridge-----------Mikel------Meirels-----------Bertand-----Cahill---Terry-------Ferriera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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