Rmpr 8,977 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Is there any chance for this game to end in HT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 For years and years, we've had the squad depth to have a go at different things. We've also been a very pragmatic club and right now we have to be realistic and plan accordingly. Also, not all cups are equal. This is very much a tin pot cup nowadays and we should've used it purely to give young players experience, not gassing them against United's reserves before a long trip to Swansea.A cup where the final four are us, Swansea, Villa and Bradford is not a top competition anymore.I am not saying this should be our top priority by any means. And who is left in doesn't make a difference. Everyone was in it at the start and we knocked out a "big team" and they all knocked out the other big teams to get here. Surely the fact that there is only swansea, villa and bradford left is a bigger reason for taking it seriously as we have a great chance of adding another trophy. Also, what is the point of playing a good team in the earlier rounds to get to this stage and not bother with it. If we look at it realistically, as you say we have lost an awful lot of cups this year that we should of could of etc etc. And the benefit to winning this would surely be more beneficial than the cost of it... As everyone knows our squad is not very deep, but that has been the case all season, and if that was something we were going to do we should have done it from the start. And on the giving young players experience front. Yes that sounds good, but looking at it objectively the majority of the "youngsters" in our first team squad will not make it, as our best ones are off on loan, the likes of josh, KDB, Lukaku, Chalobah, Piazon etc arn't here. The fact is the majority of our youth products will end up going elsewhere because we are a buying club, who will pay to replace players as opposed to look at the talent we have coming through... I hope we can start giving a chance to more of our youth products, but it doesn't seem very likely atm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I am not saying this should be our top priority by any means. And who is left in doesn't make a difference. Everyone was in it at the start and we knocked out a "big team" and they all knocked out the other big teams to get here. Surely the fact that there is only swansea, villa and bradford left is a bigger reason for taking it seriously as we have a great chance of adding another trophy. Also, what is the point of playing a good team in the earlier rounds to get to this stage and not bother with it. If we look at it realistically, as you say we have lost an awful lot of cups this year that we should of could of etc etc. And the benefit to winning this would surely be more beneficial than the cost of it... As everyone knows our squad is not very deep, but that has been the case all season, and if that was something we were going to do we should have done it from the start. And on the giving young players experience front. Yes that sounds good, but looking at it objectively the majority of the "youngsters" in our first team squad will not make it, as our best ones are off on loan, the likes of josh, KDB, Lukaku, Chalobah, Piazon etc arn't here. The fact is the majority of our youth products will end up going elsewhere because we are a buying club, who will pay to replace players as opposed to look at the talent we have coming through... I hope we can start giving a chance to more of our youth products, but it doesn't seem very likely atm.The big team we knocked out had their reserves up against us whilst we knackered our most important players. It might've been a case of Robbie showing his inexperience or him simply putting out what was available, but our strategy in this cup has been flawed all season. Personally I'm finding it very hard to give a shit about tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 The big team we knocked out had their reserves up against us whilst we knackered our most important players. It might've been a case of Robbie showing his inexperience or him simply putting out what was available, but our strategy in this cup has been flawed all season. Personally I'm finding it very hard to give a shit about tomorrow.thats a little harsh... the manu game was a revenge game... 2 consecutive home losses to united would have been bad... most of the chelsea fans in the world would have wanted us to start with a strong team but we still gave starts to piazon, azpi, moses (both of them were not in the 1st team players then), romeu and bertrand... plus caliing the united team "reserves" is an understatement... except for their cbs (keane and wooton) the rest are in and out of the team continously. i mean calling chicha, welbeck flanked with giggs and nani with fletcher and anderson in the mid is barely a team to be called "'reserves""... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 thats a little harsh... the manu game was a revenge game... 2 consecutive home losses to united would have been bad... most of the chelsea fans in the world would have wanted us to start with a strong team but we still gave starts to piazon, azpi, moses (both of them were not in the 1st team players then), romeu and bertrand... plus caliing the united team "reserves" is an understatement... except for their cbs (keane and wooton) the rest are in and out of the team continously. i mean calling chicha, welbeck flanked with giggs and nani with fletcher and anderson in the mid is barely a team to be called "'reserves""...It's not unfair to call that team reserves. Apart from Rafael and maybe Welbeck, not a single player was what you'd call a first-teamer. They then brought on 3 youngsters whilst we brought on Oscar, Hazard and Ramires. It was a bit of a fuck-up if we're being honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 It's not unfair to call that team reserves. Apart from Rafael and maybe Welbeck, not a single player was what you'd call a first-teamer. They then brought on 3 youngsters whilst we brought on Oscar, Hazard and Ramires. It was a bit of a fuck-up if we're being honest.in the long run, maybe... but how many of us would have accepted 2 home losses in 3 days to united specially after the whole united match fiasco at the bridge... sometimes decisions have to be made for the people and the fans or just have to be made by the heart rather than the head... rdm did what was needed at that moment...btw it is unfair to call them "reserves"'... there is one hell of a difference between reserves and ""squad players""... hernandez, welbeck, rafael, lindegaard, fletcher, nani (until last season) are far more than just reserves.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloody 209 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 cech ferreira - cahill - terry - bertrand mikel - ramires marin - lampard - oscar ba Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 i know i'm in the minority, but i would go with thisLampard to only play 1 halfBa to only play 1 hour, after that Feruz comes inNo disrespect but if we are gonna put that team out, we might as well just wave the white flag now and don't bother playing this game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 cech ferreira - cahill - terry - bertrand mikel - ramires marin - lampard - oscar bamikel??? afcon dude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-s0IYID7oU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcF_V9b1cnY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJames 729 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcF_V9b1cnY No drogs tmr.... Here's to a Napoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinol 337 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bradford, a league 2 club, will certainly get to the final... if only we could too Come on Chelsea!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milan 17,957 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bradford lost 2-1 but still makes it - they are at Wembley. We can do it tomorrow as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Bradford are into the final!Can't help but to feel quite pissed if we ended getting knock out by Swansea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Get in Bradford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kinol 337 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 But if we dont make it to the final then we have to look on the bright side. There wont be any chance of us losing a cup final at wembley against a 4 tier club. Now THAT would be humiliating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 No drogs tmr.... Here's to a Napoli But we do still have JT, Lamps and Rami Here's to keeping the faith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Share Posted January 22, 2013 Was feeling carefree about tomorrow's game before tonight but after seeing what happened, not so much anymore. Hope we can make it!Though I do not want to get my hopes too high up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulham Broadway 17,313 Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 Can easily score three tomorrow -just depends how many they get.We want two first half then they will come at us, then we get the third (and fourth ) on the break.Michu scores for them -but we go through :blue scalf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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