Trying to Overturn the Suspensions

[Jype 6,398]

Not really sure this would be in our benefit, the only edge we have over bayern is that three of their defenders will be playing out of position.

Agreed. While Ivanovic and Ramires are huge losses for us then so are Alaba, Gustavo and Badstuber for Bayern. They don't even have a proper replacement for Badstuber in central defense and Alaba is quickly turning out to be one of the best left-backs in the world and it's amazing because he's not even a left-back. Now they have to play something like Contento and Tymoschuk as their defenders. Gustavo is easily replaced by playing Kroos deeper in midfield and Müller at CAM but their defense is shit.

Oh how I wish Lahm would be suspended too. He came close to really hitting Marcelo with a yellow card worthy tackle in extra time but unlucky for us he just missed it.

[bloody 209]

Not really sure this would be in our benefit, the only edge we have over bayern is that three of their defenders will be playing out of position.

hi-5 for thinking similarly

[True_Blue 469]

It does look bad on out side but we have Luiz and Cahill as CB's,and Essien can play on right back.He has done it before and he has done it well.I am certain that they are in bigger problems than us.

[Kieran. 6,317]

UEFA will not change itsrules to allow the six suspended Chelsea and Bayern Munich players to play in the Champions League final despite appeals for clemency from international players' union FIFPro.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

hi-5 for thinking similarly

[calculatingInfinity 1,472]

Yeah would be nice and all but... No way.

[Kez 2,727]

UEFA will not change itsrules to allow the six suspended Chelsea and Bayern Munich players to play in the Champions League final despite appeals for clemency from international players' union FIFPro.

UEFA would not do anything to help out Chelsea.

[Milan 17,955]

Right Vedran, I was always thinking about Essien playing at right-back. He has the ability to cover the position. However midfield Mikel-Essien-Lampard could be working really well.

[Ollie 4,400]

Would be amazing if they would but football is a strict horrible game these days, they don't care about common sense or footballers loving their job. This is supposed to be the pinnacle of club football, a dream match for players. To be suspended for a pety yellow card is just a real shame, especially Ivanovic who allegedly kicked the penalty spot. It's a great sport run by arseholes.

[Jase 43,479]

http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/28042012/63/di-matteo-unveils-truth-cards.html

Roberto Di Matteo admitted he deliberately did not tell his Chelsea players which of them were one booking away from missing the Champions League final ahead of their sensational victory over Barcelona.

The interim boss insisted he had no regrets about hiding the truth from them, despite seeing four of them suspended for next month's Munich showpiece. Branislav Ivanovic, Ramires and Raul Meireles were all booked, while John Terry was sent off.

Di Matteo said: "I decided not to tell them because I wanted them to focus just on the game, and there isn't an issue with any of the players."

Di Matteo's extraordinary revelation came in the wake of defender Ivanovic's stunned reaction on live television after Tuesday night's semi-final triumph to being told he would miss the final.

Ivanovic admitted he had no idea he had been walking a disciplinary tightrope, something made all the more galling by the fact his yellow card was for kicking the penalty spot in frustration.

Insisting he would not have done differently in hindsight, Di Matteo added: "As you saw the other night, you can be booked for anything. You have to focus on the task you have to do."

Can understand where RDM is coming from but not sure if that was really a good idea.

[Kieran. 6,317]

http://uk.eurosport....ruth-cards.html

Can understand where RDM is coming from but not sure if that was really a good idea.

It was smart in its own right, but it backfired badly. Two of them got booked for dissent which easily could have been avoided.

[Jase 43,479]

It was smart in its own right, but it backfired badly. Two of them got booked for dissent which easily could have been avoided.

Precisely my point.

[Term-X 7,891]

In a sense.. he's still right, you need to be 100% focused, and not worrying about missing a final. Even though Ivanovic only got booked for merely 'kicking a penalty spot', who knows.. having that potential suspension on his mind could have negatively effected his performance.

The real insane part of this, is that they hadn't figured this out for themselfs as individuals, baffling...

[Kezza 1,965]

The real insane part of this, is that they hadn't figured this out for himselfs as individuals, baffling...

Thats exactly right.

how half of the footballing world knew they are one yellow away from suspension, and they didn't, is beyond me.

But how often do you see a yellow given for 'kicking a penlty spot'. Either the ref was a complete twat or there was more to the booking, who knows

[BlueLion. 21,491]

UEFA would not do anything to help out Chelsea.

Yeah, they'll probably deem it a 'frivolous appeal', kick Chelsea out of the competition, scrap the final and hand Munich the trophy on default.