LeonDavis23 371 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 hmm interesting, both teams are the only ones unbeaten at home in the league ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Term-X 7,891 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Since I'm a Chelsea fan and not a neutral who wants a 'spectacle', I obviously don't want a full strength Atletico side. We must seek out any advantage we can get.. Tomo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 According to DailyMail match against Liverpool will be moved.Wouldn't the Sunderland game (20th) have to be moved also considering we play the 1st leg on 22nd? Liverpoo away is pretty much a walkover anyways, FA should just save everyone's time and give us the 3 pts for that one right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrus 422 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Two superstitions clashing in this tie We are going to win this CL because we are the only English team left and last year's final was in England.But Atletico too is going to win this CL because last 5 teams that beat Barcelona went on to win the whole thing.Let's see which one is stronger It's a good draw just for the fact that the press circus will be tolerable, imagine the hoopla about Mourinho vs Real or Mourinho va Pep? It would have overshadowed everything going on on the pitch. At least with Atletico everyone can concentrate on football itself.And they can be beaten. They are good in attack - but PSG was good too. But their defense is suspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The Skipper 20,609 Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted April 11, 2014 Since I'm a Chelsea fan and not a neutral who wants a 'spectacle', I obviously don't want a full strength Atletico side. We must seek out any advantage we can get..There's nothing wrong with wanting to beat an opponent when they are at full strength. It's called honour. kobematabryant, SinineUltra, Toli and 6 others 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Berke 58 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I don't think we'll concede in either leg. I'm going for a 1-0 either side, 2-0 on aggregate sdrcfc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,730 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 If he plays they pay us big dollar, if he doesn't, they don't. Beirut_Blues, sdrcfc and The only place to be 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoBlues 4 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I Believe Atletico is the best case scenario for Chelsea, because I doubt we would fare better with the other teams. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vergil_sparda 26 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Two superstitions clashing in this tie We are going to win this CL because we are the only English team left and last year's final was in England.But Atletico too is going to win this CL because last 5 teams that beat Barcelona went on to win the whole thing.Let's see which one is stronger It's a good draw just for the fact that the press circus will be tolerable, imagine the hoopla about Mourinho vs Real or Mourinho va Pep? It would have overshadowed everything going on on the pitch. At least with Atletico everyone can concentrate on football itself.And they can be beaten. They are good in attack - but PSG was good too. But their defense is suspect.Its the other way around. Atletico are very good in defense and Terry likes to play against players like Costa rather than Lavezzi for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bababoom 4,478 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Mohammed Seif, Strike, Barbara and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! bababoom 4,478 Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted April 11, 2014 Bruce Buck: "Of course we will let Courtois play. To deny him the opportunity would be paranoid and unpleasant, behaviour we are above." Roquila, Mong630, sdrcfc and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Kieran. 6,317 Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted April 11, 2014 19 April: Sunderland (h)22 April: Atlético de Madrid (a)27 April: Liverpool (a)30 April: Atlético de Madrid (h)The little gap between Atlético away and Liverpool is nice. kellzfresh, Tomo, Barbara and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Bruce Buck: "Of course we will let Courtois play. To deny him the opportunity would be paranoid and unpleasant, behaviour we are above."No comment on the clause yet. Both Buck and Gourlay have said he can play.....if they pay the pre-agreed fee??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Rmpr 8,977 Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted April 11, 2014 I think Courtois will play simply because it is the right thing to do...It is harsh to deny him this opportunity and there is also an enormous potential hypocrisy involved. He isnt good enough to be in the team, but he is good enough to stop us from advancing?People acting like it would be an "extremely unlikely scenario" just dont know a shit of what they are talking about and how this club works!EDIT: I am not saying he will definitely play or that I want him to play, but the possibility of us allowing him to play is very realistic and last year's Supercup is a good example... Eden2020, The Skipper, MAF and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,663 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 No comment on the clause yet. Both Buck and Gourlay have said he can play.....if they pay the pre-agreed fee???How much is the "fee"?Why don't they just lower the Costa fee for us? Win-win situation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 How much is the "fee"?Why don't they just lower the Costa fee for us? Win-win situation£5 million apparently.And that is something club president Enrique Cerezo maintains they cannot do.“It’s a number we can’t afford to pay,” he said. “The problem is whether he can play or not if we come up against Chelsea. It could be that he cannot, the contract is the contract.”I think Courtois will play simply because it is the right thing to do...In your opinion.Say tomorrow Eden Hazard decided he wanted to play in Paris. It would make him happy. Should we just release him because it would be a nice thing to do?Or should we, I don't know, enforce contracts and keep grown men to their words? Term-X 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmpr 8,977 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 In your opinion.Say tomorrow Eden Hazard decided he wanted to play in Paris. It would make him happy. Should we just release him because it would be a nice thing to do?Or should we, I don't know, enforce contracts and keep grown men to their words?What an absolute dumb analogy! And apparently, it is not only my opinion. It is the board's opinion as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! The only place to be 11,313 Posted April 11, 2014 Popular Post! Share Posted April 11, 2014 What an absolute dumb analogy! And apparently, it is not only my opinion. It is the board's opinion as well...No, the board have said he can play. They haven't referred to the clause at all, although the clause also allows him to play so long as they pay the pre-arranged fee.You may think it's a dumb analogy but I'm just pointing out that in the grown-up world contracts should be adhered to otherwise what's the point in signing them in the first place?Atletico gained access to a top keeper and all they had to do was agree to this one clause. It may not be romantic but if it helps us advance and win a trophy like this then why on Earth wouldn't we enforce it? If they decide to play him then we should declare the contract null and void and bring him back immediately, hopefully fucking up Atletico's chances in the league as well.But I'm a malicious cunt sometimes. Mufassir08, Chels, Tomo and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amblève. 4,995 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 Courtois CAN play, here's the UEFA's statement (not sure whether it has been posted or not yet).http://www.uefa.org/about-uefa/administration/news/newsid=2088774.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted April 11, 2014 Share Posted April 11, 2014 I wouldn't be surprised the game if the game is played almost entirely in the midfield since both teams have similar style of play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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