Closed Chelsea v Arsenal

[zolayes 14,489]

He is really uncomfortable playing as holding alongside lamp.

he isnt the same now we have the skilled ball players in front ...his great quality was always his energy and this doesnt fit with our present style of play

[Kieran. 6,317]

he isnt the same now we have the skilled ball players in front ...his great quality was always his energy and this doesnt fit with our present style of play

Yep, should be sold if we're going to continue this way. Maybe our next manager will have him in the plans though.

[communicate 2,703]

He is not exactly great at RW. He is ok imo but lampard and rambo isn't a good partnership.... Rambo and luiz or lamps and luiz... Lamps and luiz for me against arsenal.

I agree he is not great at rw but he track back really well. We really miss mikel, I always hate lamps and rambo partnership

[communicate 2,703]

he isnt the same now we have the skilled ball players in front ...his great quality was always his energy and this doesnt fit with our present style of play

Yap his quality is in his energy and running. As holding he has to stay back and distribute. I really wish lamp will stay back more and let rami go forward

[zolayes 14,489]

Yap his quality is in his energy and running. As holding he has to stay back and distribute. I really wish lamp will stay back more and let rami go forward

I have so much respect for Ramires ..but there doesnt seem a regular place for him .. I wouldnt complain if we sold him and he got a decent club

[robdog 2,084]

I have no faith in rafadyce. I am sure he will start Torrid on Sunday. Also, attendance took a dip in the last match. Only 38,484 supporters attended the match @ Stamford Bridge.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I have no faith in rafadyce. I am sure he will start Torrid on Sunday. Also, attendance took a dip in the last match. Only 38,484 supporters attended the match @ Stamford Bridge.

He surely can't... That would be the final nail in the coffin for him.

[TorontoChelsea 4,064]

I think Arsenal made a mistake playing us last time. Our big weakness is on the wings. Because we generally don't (and didn't) play real wingers, we are vulnerable to teams who can attack the flanks. Arsenal have that ability but they strangely decided to go with Ramsey and Podolski on the wings who are also more centrally inclined players. The bulk of their attack came through their fullbacks and when Diaby was forced off, Oxlade-Chamberlain. Gervinho started and scored, but the more I watch him, the less impressed I am. He has no football IQ. Doesn't seem to be able to see the game develop at all. If I were Wenger, I'd go with Walcott on the right and Giroud in the middle. For us, I'd like to see Marin, not because I think he's some saviour or anything, but because he's an actual winger who can play out wide and cross the ball into the box (for Ba).

[zolayes 14,489]

He surely can't... That would be the final nail in the coffin for him.

Demba started on wed so Torres is sure to start ,,,,, not you those 2 paella eaters ...sorry Juan

[Ollie 4,400]

I'm never confident against them anyway but what a shit time to play them, devoid of any ideas at home, almost like we're playing scared of the fans and the pressure. This is probably our biggest league game of the season as it would put us a long way ahead of them. Man that 2-1 win at the Emirates seems a loooong time ago. This game could go either way. If we lose and get dumped out the league cup, somethings gonna happen, RA will flip. Could be the end of restaurant man.

[robsblubot 3,595]

Azpi has been making defensive mistakes of late and is due for a rest.

I'd start with with a very deep defensive line with the following players: Cech, Iva, Chill, JT, Cole (assuming JT is fit)

Luiz, Lamps, And Ramires/Oscar in the middle (not CAM or wings) and then another line with Mata and Hazard. Striker is Ba, of course.

Arsenal players are very pacey, must not give them space behind our players.

[edetarod 2,155]

the recipe for beating Arsenal is clear, sit deep and counter attack

don't mess it up, waiter!

[Hutcho 8,443]

I think we should benefit from the fact that arsenal won't sit back like recent teams we haven't beaten at home, which should provide a lot more space for ba and hazard etc to work in. So i expect to see a completely different sort of game, which is more open and that will play into our hands so we should be able to get the win, but atm you cannot be extremely confident with us and our inconsistency.

[Hutcho 8,443]

the recipe for beating Arsenal is clear, sit deep and counter attack

don't mess it up, waiter!

Isn't that the recipe for beating us.

[edetarod 2,155]

we beat ourselves