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[edetarod 2,155]

can't see us not going through whoever plays

[Hutcho 8,443]

If you are gonna say if we get to the final what do we do, you may as well just say lets get knocked out of the Fa cup as well. Everyone here wants to get top 4 as a top priority but i want us to try and win every game. and can't worry about hypotheticals if we do make it to the final of the europa. Who is to say when we get to the final we are not sitting comfortably in 2nd?

[Chels 238]

Hi Guys,

Forgive me if it's already been mentioned, but what channel are we on tonight ?

Thanks

[Hutcho 8,443]

Hi Guys,

Forgive me if it's already been mentioned, but what channel are we on tonight ?

Thanks

ESPN.

[zolayes 14,489]

Question.

We reach the final and play that on the Wednesday, but we're tied for fourth spot with Arsenal and play Everton on Sunday.

Do you rest the players for the Everton game?

two cliches ...but they carry some truth ....ONE game at a time ....and winning is a habit .....

[Pizy 18,907]

This situation just reminds and maddens me about how we didn't take care of business in those games we should easily have won.

Had we beat QPR and Fulham like we easily should have, held on to a lead after dominating West Ham, and not choked away late leads to Newcastle and Reading we'd firmly be in 2nd and be putting together a title push.

I'd be seriously excited about tonight if our league position was more secure but it's just hard to when I'm so anxious about top 4.

[Chels 238]

ESPN.

Thanks mate,

Shit not again, the only channel I do not have lol.

[Milan 17,956]

Question.

We reach the final and play that on the Wednesday, but we're tied for fourth spot with Arsenal and play Everton on Sunday.

Do you rest the players for the Everton game?

I don't think rest is the right term and thing here. It would be last 2 games in the season and after that holidays, not even World Cup or Euros.

[zolayes 14,489]

Thanks mate,

Shit not again, the only channel I do not have lol.

firstrow gives excellent streams

[Chels 238]

firstrow gives excellent streams

Thanks, I normally use first row but always seems pish on my laptop.

Is there anything out there yet that you can view on an Ipad ?

[bushman 2,043]

Does this mean if we actually would win it, than you guys cannot celebrate it?

Of course we will celebrate all night long. Have some brew-skies, really whoop it up.

If Chelsea bows out, it´s fine with me too.

As we all know, this season did not turn out as we all wished for, so top 3 places would be just fine in PL for me, for now.

[zolayes 14,489]

Thanks, I normally use first row but always seems pish on my laptop.

Is there anything out there yet that you can view on an Ipad ?

sorry can't help there

[bushman 2,043]

sorry can't help there

If I may help here. I am not sure whether any apps are available for iPad but I have got one for Samsung Galaxy Tab.

Downloaded it from Play store, it´s called Sports Live Pro & it plays as clear as a whistle. Just like my firstrow...on notebook.

[The only place to be 11,313]

It depends who we're playing in the final....

What if it's a team like Dnipro then we play a few key players and rest a few.

What if it's a Chelsea Vs Tottenham final, do we risk losing a European cup to them by resting the players?

What if we tell the players to man up and play for their wages?

To many what ifs to answer that question

The point is it isn't just rest - there's preparation. That's what in-season training is primarily. You run over scenarios that you expect to face in the match.

Whoever we face in the final, if we're still fighting for a top four spot then that is paramount. I would rather the first-team spend the week working on how to deal with Leighton Baines's crosses then play in the Europa League Final against any team.

If you are gonna say if we get to the final what do we do, you may as well just say lets get knocked out of the Fa cup as well. Everyone here wants to get top 4 as a top priority but i want us to try and win every game. and can't worry about hypotheticals if we do make it to the final of the europa. Who is to say when we get to the final we are not sitting comfortably in 2nd?

The FA Cup is more important than the Europa League in my opinion. Your suggestion of hedging your bets works up until the point it doesn't and then who know's if you're still in a position to remedy it? It's short-termist thinking at it's worst.

I don't think rest is the right term and thing here. It would be last 2 games in the season and after that holidays, not even World Cup or Euros.

Again, rest wasn't the right word because preparation comes into it as well.

two cliches ...but they carry some truth ....ONE game at a time ....and winning is a habit .....

But we're not planning one game at a time. It's a cliche and it carries little truth.

Lampard and Ivanovic aren't playing tonight because we have City on Sunday. That isn't taking it one game at a time, but planning ahead.

Ultimately it comes down to one thing - I want to be in the Champions League next season. That is all that matters from this point forward. The FA Cup also holds sentimental value and maybe that's a blind spot in my thinking, but since I can remember it's been one of the most important things to this club. The 1970 victory was what I grew up hearing about, the 1994 Semi was my first Chelsea visit to Wembley and I've been to countless ones since. It holds a special spot for us.

The Europa League is a joke trophy that is the booby prize for getting knocked out of the CL. It's not won by teams on the way down (which is what we would undeniably be) but teams on the way up. Burying our heads in the sand until it's too late will just see us get fucked in the arse.

[bushman 2,043]

FA Cup may hold sentimental value for some but as one worthy competition in Europe it has no value at all.

Providing Chelsea wins their next game advances against Manure, Rafa plays the key players, then.

Players just might be tired for following PL games & Chelsea drops crucial points. What then ?

Another FA Cup in the show-window but out of CL competition next year. Fuck that, I say.

[Brem 0]

What's with all the negative vibes? Chelsea should play every game with there strongest team available 2 them! If players can't play 3 games a wk, then get rid o them! A lot eh rubbish players need a rest! Messi is a great example of this! Mon the chelsea

[Brem 0]

What's with all the negative vibes? Chelsea should play every game with there strongest team available 2 them! If players can't play 3 games a wk, then get rid o them! A lot eh rubbish players need a rest! Messi is a great example of this! Mon the chelsea

[bushman 2,043]

I see you even got excited here & posted the same twice.

How can current Chelsea squad play 3 games a week ?

[Brem 0]

Its on ma fone mate n don't know how 2 delete! With progression in the europa the league, more then likely in next few wks its gonna be sun thurs sun for games, they way the players get treated now adays, with physios right foods n everything else, they should manage these games no probs without needin a rest! This is just my opinion

[The only place to be 11,313]

FA Cup may hold sentimental value for some but as one worthy competition in Europe it has no value at all.

Providing Chelsea wins their next game advances against Manure, Rafa plays the key players, then.

Players just might be tired for following PL games & Chelsea drops crucial points. What then ?

Another FA Cup in the show-window but out of CL competition next year. Fuck that, I say.

It might be hard to understand what the FA Cup means to Chelsea fans, but for a long-time it was our best shot at silverware. Plus it's still got that magic to it.

The Europa League has been so devalued that it wouldn't surprise me to see it done away with soon.