Closed Newcastle v Chelsea

[mediator 2,026]

BA HAS TO START, THERE IS NO REASON NOT TO... HAS TO SURELY???

i won't bet my life on this...

[Hutcho 8,443]

i won't bet my life on this...

Logic is something rafa is lacking.

[Hutcho 8,443]

I'd rather Torres. You saw what happened last night when Torres wasn't in the box to defend...

Well lets play him in the pivot then with lampard, he could have been playing in the wrong position his whole career lol.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Torres does still have decent pace, you can't deny that. Doesn't make him a good footballer though.

Anyone remember quite recently the Arsenal game where he surged past Vermaelen (who isn't a slouch himself) only to mess it up by completely overrunning it? Again, he does have pace to a certain extent, but it seems like he's completely forgotten how to exploit it.

[mediator 2,026]

Logic is something rafa is lacking.

They call it "Rafalution"

[Rmpr 8,977]

We must win this game, but it feels weird saying that!

[Dennis Y. 2]

I must say it again, but if we lose to Newcastle what we gonna do with another teams...

[robsblubot 3,222]

Torres has pace? He couldn't even get past a 35 year old Ryan Nelsen!

Agreed, imo the lack of pace (and acceleration) is the main reason for Torres' ineffectiveness.

His low confidence stems from his newfound inability to go past his man.

[Hamilton 2,118]

It will be hard to get atleast a draw over there i guess.

[Jase 43,479]

At the moment, we are point 4 points ahead of Spurs, 5 clear of Everton and 8 ahead of Arsenal. And their games this weekend are:

Everton v Aston Villa (sure home win?)

Arsenal v Stoke (another sure home win?)

West Brom v Tottenham (tricky game for Spurs but West Brom are on a free fall a bit at the moment)

[didierforever 7,349]

At the moment, we are point 4 points ahead of Spurs, 5 clear of Everton and 8 ahead of Arsenal. And their games this weekend are:

Everton v Aston Villa (sure home win?)

Arsenal v Stoke (another sure home win?)

West Brom v Tottenham (tricky game for Spurs but West Brom are on a free fall a bit at the moment)

i know stoke dont have the best record at emirates plus suprisingly they are leaking goals, but SURE is going a bit too far for me.

[Jase 43,479]

i know stoke dont have the best record at emirates plus suprisingly they are leaking goals, but SURE is going a bit too far for me.

It's not just that. Stoke are extremely average away from home than at the Britannia.

[Rmpr 8,977]

It's not just that. Stoke are extremely average away from home than at the Britannia.

But we are shit on Wednesday and it does not mean we cant win.............hang on!

Seriously now, I cant see them droping points and us winning.

[Fulham Broadway 16,392]

Chelseas form at the moment is how it was in the 80s and 90s, result could go any way. Win 5-0 or lose 3-2 after being 2-0 up.

Not betting on this one !

[Stingray 9,441]

Just no. Ba is going to start.

We would ruin him to bench him in this game.

It would be unforgivable man management by Rafa. really!

[HNKS 508]

If the midfield is going to be Lampard/Ramires then we have lost before the game has begun. Hope Luiz is fit, he is much better there than Lampard.

[Stats 6,980]

We beat Newcastle 3-0 in this fixture last season. All the goalscorers (Drogba, Kalou and Sturridge) are no longer here. The way football quickly moves on

[Mustafa 885]

Lets be honest with ourselves... we're probably gonna lose