Champions League Final 2012 - Chelsea 1 (4) - (3) 1 Bayern Munich

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How will Essien start?

DM's will be Mikel and Lampard that is a certainty

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It pains me that both Essien and Malouda may start. Worst nightmare.

Can't see both starting. Only one of them is gonna play depending on which formation RDM decides to use.

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How will Essien start?

DM's will be Mikel and Lampard that is a certainty

RDM could go with 4-3-3 with Mikel, Lampard and Essien in midfield and deploying Mata and Kalou out wide but that will just negate the strengths of the former and would leave us expose defensively.

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My commiserations.

That should be a lock for the TC Hall of fame

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RDM could go with 4-3-3 with Mikel, Lampard and Essien in midfield and deploying Mata and Kalou out wide but that will just negate the strengths of the former and would leave us expose defensively.

RDM has been using the 4231 ever since his arrival, doubt he will change it in the biggest game in our history.

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RDM has been using the 4231 ever since his arrival, doubt he will change it in the biggest game in our history.

Not saying he will but it is an option and he did go with 4-3-3 against Barcelona over the two legs.

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Not saying he will but it is an option and he did go with 4-3-3 against Barcelona over the two legs.

Hardly a 4 3 3

------------Drogba------------

-------------------------Mata---

--Ramires-----Lampard------

-------Miereles---Mikel--------

A.Cole------------------Ivanovic

----------J.Terry----Cahill--------

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

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Drogba-----------------------Mata---

--------Miereles----Lampard-----------

A.Cole----------Mikel----------Ramires

------------Ivanovic-----Bosingwa------

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

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Here's a decent article from Vital Chelsea:

http://www.chelsea.v...le.asp?a=529182

To save some time, here were the more salient points:

• Lewandowksi rogered Bayern's defence right up the backdoor, and he isn't anywhere near as good at doing that as Drogba, who can give even the very best a torrid time.
  
• Tymoschuk and van Buyten are slow as tug boats- Torres, Sturridge, Kalou, Mata and even Drogba should be able to run rings round them.
  
• Harassing the midfield can limit the touches on the ball for Robbery. They will come deep to get the ball where they'll be far less effective.
  
• Mario Gomez proved to the world yet again that he is the most overrated footballer of his generation.The last
  

I made up the last point.T It was not part of the article.

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Hardly a 4 3 3

------------Drogba------------

-------------------------Mata---

--Ramires-----Lampard------

-------Miereles---Mikel--------

A.Cole------------------Ivanovic

----------J.Terry----Cahill--------

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

----------------------------------------

Drogba-----------------------Mata---

--------Miereles----Lampard-----------

A.Cole----------Mikel----------Ramires

------------Ivanovic-----Bosingwa------

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

Mikel, Lampard and Meireles played in a midfield 3 in the first game and almost a flat one too with Ramires & Mata tucking in narrow from the wide areas. Did that for the second leg as well.

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Mikel, Lampard and Meireles played in a midfield 3 in the first game and almost a flat one too with Ramires & Mata tucking in narrow from the wide areas. Did that for the second leg as well.

The 4 3 3 is used for attacking purposes

Yet again,

hardly a 4 3 3 with everyone dropping and playing narrow, particularly free flow

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• Mario Gomez proved to the world yet again that he is the most overrated footballer of his generation.The last
  

I made up the last point.T It was not part of the article.

Most overrated footballer? Coming from someone who supports a team with Torres in it . Enlighten me on how he is the most overrated footballer when he is on the verge of becoming the top champions league scorer

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Most overrated footballer? Enlighten me on how he is the most overrated footballer when he is on the verge of becoming the top champions league scorer

he may not be MOst overrated but he is overrated. 4 goals this time were in the basel snoozefest where he was literally tapping everything in. i am not tellin gomez sucks or anything but he is not as great as your other attackers who deserve to be a notch higher than gomez

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Javier Hernandez, mark him correctly, he's nothing.

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The 4 3 3 is used for attacking purposes

Yet again,

hardly a 4 3 3 with everyone dropping and playing narrow, particularly free flow

Suit yourself then.

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he may not be MOst overrated but he is overrated. 4 goals this time were in the basel snoozefest where he was literally tapping everything in. i am not tellin gomez sucks or anything but he is not as great as your other attackers who deserve to be a notch higher than gomez

Gomez is a poacher, all his job is to score goals, he has one of the best positioning in the world, not many other strikers have the positioning he does to receive crosses. The only flaw with Gomez is his finishing and ball control. He is without any doubt, the best #9 in Europe

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Mark him correctly and take that away from him, what will he be? When his ability is to poach, that negates him as a great footballer when that is his only strength of an attribute.

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The club has apparently scheduled a parade if on May the 20th if we win the CL:

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Mark him correctly and take that away from him, what will he be? When his ability is to poach, that negates him as a great footballer when that is his only strength of an attribute.

Real Madrid hardly marked him

Did you see the amount of chances he had against Madrid? If his finishing was better, he would have been Europes top goalscorer of all time