Closed Monterrey v Chelsea

[Leif 6,006]

Champions Of The World, We Know What We Are

[Milan 17,835]

HT, we are leading which is good but I would love us to score another to kill the game! We have already experienced negative aspect of winning just 1-0.

[Hutcho 8,443]

We are leading and look comfortable, but we really need a second to finish it, and come out in the second half like we did at the start of the first.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Champions Of The World, We Know What We Are

Not yet mate, lets wait til sunday til we start counting our chickens...

[Superblue 6,331]

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We are leading and look comfortable, but we really need a second to finish it, and come out in the second half like we did at the start of the first.</p></

How have individuals played so far mate?

[Hutcho 8,443]

David luiz had the best performance for me so far.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Need another goal in the second half, and Azpi also has to improve.

[xPetrCechx 13,548]

Torres is Shit... AGAIN.

[BlueSunshine 672]

Lamps for Luiz, Marin for Mata and Sturridge/Moses for Hazard. Do it Benitez.

[Muzchap 8,966]

My summary...

1) Hazard not having a good game, replace with Lampard

2) Torres back to his usual shit self

3) Luiz looking good in Midfield

4) Azpi looking poor, we know he's better than this, so maybe rotation hurt his form

5) They can score, we need a second and possibly third goal ASAP

6) Moses or Marin (missed subs lineup after 60 mins)

[Pizy 17,861]

Torres...

[underdrog 18]

giving away the ball too many a times..and why does cech hoof the ball forward ?

[Muzchap 8,966]

Lamps for Luiz, Marin for Mata and Sturridge/Moses for Hazard. Do it Benitez.

Is Studge even there?

Luiz is playing well!

[Hutcho 8,443]

<blockquote class='ipsBlockquote'data-author="Hutcho_CFC" data-cid="561408" data-time="1355397425"><p>

We are leading and look comfortable, but we really need a second to finish it, and come out in the second half like we did at the start of the first.</p></

How have individuals played so far mate?

David luiz has been very good in the hole. Everyone has been solid tbh. Torres hasn't done that much but hazard mata and oscar have all looked pretty good. Cech has had nothing to do, and the defence has been solid. Cesar has looked a little suspect on the right and twice he has been beaten so they can get a cross in. But so far so good. The last 15 mins before half time everyone seemed to slow down and we lost the tempo we had.

[SeB 1,281]

Nice stuff for the 1st half an hour: higher up pressing, less space between the lines, more protection & options down the flanks. What if Benitez implemented what Robbie was ordered to do, but with a better shape and organisation ?

On Luiz at CM. Decent to carry the ball up, his vertical play is useful to play more direct. But little issues to press, such as Ramires', tendency to come too high up and dive in front of the opponent instead of the zonal approach usually expected from the 2 midfielders in such a system.

Azpilicueta lost a couple of 1vs1 against a good opponent but he's offered little protection by either Mata or Cahill to cover him, that has to be said.

[BlueSunshine 672]

Is Studge even there?

Luiz is playing well!

Luiz is playing well but he also needs some rest.

[Leif 6,006]

"I don't know what Mikel actually does. He just sits there, plays it back, plays it sideways..." - Robbie Savage; professional footballer and 'pundit'; as well as the small minority on this forum which includes myself.

[Hutcho 8,443]

Would like to see lamps given a good run out here, and maybe take off hazard. Keep him fresh for sunday and this is the sort of game lampard can thrive in.