Closed Chelsea v Liverpool

[BlueLyon 9,359]

In start of season we had fantastic defensive record with several clean sheets. Recent five games and 12 conceded goals ruined all. If defense will be strong, we shall win easy.

[robdog 2,084]

IMHO more JT will help solidify the defense. I hope to either see a Cahill/JT pairing or a Brana/JT & put Cesar @ RB. Thoughts on that???

[BOSS 372]

Cahill-Brana is the best CB duo so far.

[Heisenberg 1,824]

Terry can play ?

[Wavy Crockett 190]

Cahill-Brana is the best CB duo so far.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Terry can play ?

YES

[BOSS 372]

[robsblubot 3,549]

If the back line is indeed Ivanovic, Cahill, JT, and Bertrand, (it could be a ruse, but RDM hinted Luiz will be rested) I just hope RDM does not go for a high defense line. All Suarez does is move behind defenders... he's very quick and the only player with any speed in our defense would be Bertrand. Once again, it all depends on mechanics, but although liverpool aren't very good right now, they do have lots pace in a number of players.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

Will we press them or sit back. Point is if we sit back and let them have the ball they will get chances to pick out the runs of Suarez, Sterling and Assidi/Suso, we must press them as high up as possible so they make mistakes. Hope Robbie thinks the same and goes for pressing them high up. I mean look what Swansea did to us with their pressing in the game last weekend and again what Swansea did at Anfield in the Capital One Cup. We do that and they're bound to concede possession and we have players more than capable of doing that and then producing magic with the ball. We have to press them, they aren't Spain or Barca but they are a good side with the ball, everyone must work hard and disrupt their rhythm and then take chances we create as we were a bit toothless in the games vs Shaktar and Swansea. We will have to keep the ball very well too as they will press us high up too.

WHO IS THAT?

but agree with that tactic we also pressed ManU and got them at the ass. the problem was our lack of a proper finisher and our lack of tracking back in counters. Gotta feelin it will be similar. Hope this match does not get decided by fitness.

When does Lamps come back? It is about time. We are not the same without him. Esp in those games his experience is crucial. Even as a sub his exceptional qualities as leader and finisher can be key.

[Magic Lamps 11,677]

Chill lack pace.

How that? Cahill is actually a very good sprinter. Remember how often he even overtook messi in those two games to tackle him from front.

[Backstreet09 499]

why are we playing the 4-2-3-1 formation ? I mean whats the point of the 2 there ? when we are leaking cheap goals pretty much every game ? why dont we bench mikel or ramires and use moses on the wing , plus mata and oscar could drop deep a little ?

[The Skipper 20,593]

It's not a coincidence that since JT's been out we've conceded a lot more. Don't know when people will wake up and smell the coffee - always using the JT is too slow argument but can I ask; when has JT ever had pace in his career? Terry - Luiz/Cahill is about 20 times more solid than Cahill - Luiz.

Hope he starts.

[Amblève. 4,995]

why are we playing the 4-2-3-1 formation ? I mean whats the point of the 2 there ? when we are leaking cheap goals pretty much every game ? why dont we bench mikel or ramires and use moses on the wing , plus mata and oscar could drop deep a little ?

Let me get this:

You want us to put Mikel and Ramires on the bench and then play Mata and Oscar as our holding midfielders in order not to concede "cheap goals"?!

Da hell?!

[Backstreet09 499]

Let me get this:

You want us to put Mikel and Ramires on the bench and then play Mata and Oscar as our holding midfielders in order not to concede "cheap goals"?!

Da hell?!

Lol no i want to change the formation , 4-1-4-1 something like that =P and i dont want to them to play as a holding MF

Cech

Iva - Terry - Luiz - Cole

----- Mikel------

------ Oscar- Mata -----

Moses --------- Hazard

------ Torres ------

Edited November 9, 2012 by Backstreet09

[Amblève. 4,995]

Lol no i want to change the formation , 4-1-4-1 something like that =P

And shall be playing as the lone holding midfielder?

Benching the 2 players who have been defensive monsters in the last few games would be suicide. Not to mention the fact that our real defensive problems lie somewhere else...

[CHOULO19 24,332]

why are we playing the 4-2-3-1 formation ? I mean whats the point of the 2 there ? when we are leaking cheap goals pretty much every game ? why dont we bench mikel or ramires and use moses on the wing , plus mata and oscar could drop deep a little ?

Because we can't have the ball for 90 mins, eventually the opposition will get the ball and attack at which point we'll have to defend.

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

why are we playing the 4-2-3-1 formation ? I mean whats the point of the 2 there ? when we are leaking cheap goals pretty much every game ? why dont we bench mikel or ramires and use moses on the wing , plus mata and oscar could drop deep a little ?

You might need to watch Celtic vs Barca again mate. 2 counters are enough to kill the mighty Barca let alone us.