Closed West Ham v Chelsea

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

I'm not even looking forward to this game.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Here's to hoping Mata plays well today, that's our best hope of winning.

[diskoviolente 425]

I agree.

In the meantime until we do sign someone like Moutinho, and hopefully we do, then I think it would be a good idea to deploy Oscar in deeper role to control the tempo of the game. Ramires and Mikel are just not quick enough at getting the ball into the attacking midfielders and while Mikel is very tactically aware, he can be a bit slow with his distribution which hinders the pace of our attack sometimes. And Ramires just lacks the techinical ability to perform this role well.

i alwys wondered why Oscar isn´t deployed with a deeper setting. I think he just would do very well there. He seems to have the eye for the killer ball and stabilises the game every time he is on the ball i think. something like Mikel/Romeu - Oscar - Ramires in midfield. bit more conservative but a good counter attacking midfield.

[petr.breu 1,618]

I'm not even looking forward to this game.

Same here,

I has these feelings since Robbie left and Benitez was appointed...

[chelseaAus 73]

Carroll is out with injury so at least we win the battle of the flops

[underdrog 18]

piazon on bench

[OneMoSalah 8,776]

Oscars not starting, tbh thank god he'd probably get snapped by one of those stupid West Ham players

[nadavTKL 1,787]

Diame isnt playing also, which is good, a very decent CM.

[Zone 290]

Their whole team is gonna be pushing and shoving Torres all over the pitch. I hope he controls himself and we don't see him sitting on the grass complaining all game.

[zolayes 14,489]

3rd game in a row that a fucking Daily Mail journo leaks our lineup days before kickoff. Something is not bloody right here!!!

maybe he is picking the team

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

maybe he is picking the team

Maybe the Journo is really Benitez

[Kezza 1,965]

Chelsea vs West Ham always gets me excited. I am genuinely excited about this, not sure why, maybe it's just my love for Chelsea. Doing shit, cunt as our manager, Roman being a complete arse hole yet i still look forward to our games. It is still a big game anyway for our top 4 aspirations. It's not like we have nothing to play for.

Hate the manager but don't turn your back on the team. It's still Chelsea.

I fuckin love you man! Always say what I'm thinking but in a better way!

[magic weeds 446]

well, for some reason, I believe Benitez is right. ROTATION ROTATION ROTATION. Something RDM didnt know, hence the seemingly burnout in our players. Last game, he rested Mata and Mikel, this game its Oscar. I bet next game at Sunderland it wil be Hazard.

[AndersonBLUE 819]

Well I honestly dreamed we lost 1-0.

It was a great feeling when i woke up and realised it wasn't true....

West Ham doing well despite defeat the other day. It wouldn't surprise me

[Kezza 1,965]

Their whole team is gonna be pushing and shoving Torres all over the pitch. I hope he controls himself and we don't see him sitting on the grass complaining all game.

Noticed Oscar has a tenancy to do that too

[kellzfresh 7,229]

Like the lineup today, two amigos and a wide man.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Think its a pretty good team tbh, IVAN and Cahill at CB, Moses should provide some width and Mata who is absolutely KEY starts...

COME ON CHELSEA.

Also why the hell does the daily mail keep getting our lineups right just before the game... There is a LEAK somewhere.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

very quiet for a match day ...

Very early for us in the Americas. 7:45 AM match on a Saturday is tough! (And that's Eastern Time.)