Closed Chelsea v Spurs

[Milan 17,865]

Talks a lot about Frank as well, Benitez, our fans and the possible reception. He still is a pure gentleman, really.

[Pizy 18,471]

In my head I'm dreaming of Lamps scoring a couple and doing an over the top, AVB-like celebration right in front of him.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Gallas out... no own goals...

[Leif 6,006]

Very glad Sandro is out (I had no idea). He's very tenacious and would have caused a lot of problems. Here's hoping Dembele doesn't play either.

[Green Lantern18 54]

Any link of tottenham forum ?

http://www.planetspurs.com/forums/index.php?/topic/12006-chelsea-v-tottenham/page__pid__293135#entry293135

[Mustafa 885]

Anybody know if Hazard will be 100% fit for this one ?

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Anybody know if Hazard will be 100% fit for this one ?

the way Rafa was speaking about him today makes me think he will start. He trained today and was fine and when asked about dealing with Bale, Rafa said they have to try to deal with Mata and Hazard, so imo he will start tomorrow.

[cyberkryten 1]

Bale is a worry, but no more than Van Persie or others. Whilst not totally a one-man team, if he doesn't play well then they show little threat and defensively they aren't great against players that move, so with the attacking options we have, should manage to create plenty of chances

[Marvin123 486]

I say we need Ramires to track bale when he tries to drift inside, job done

[Jase 43,479]

I say we need Ramires to track bale when he tries to drift inside, job done

We certainly need everyone to be discipline and do their job properly especially the pivot. Can't allow the back 4 to be exposed from the front because Spurs do play rather narrow particularly if Lennon isn't playing.

[hawai 4]

Mousa Dembele and Aaron Lennon are in the squad for the huge clash at Chelsea on Wednesday night.

[didierforever 7,349]

does not any1 else have a bad feeling over this one? i mean the opposition are 2 things that we had screwed over big time in the last season (avb and spurs). i just hope that karma does not striker back on us.

[Bir_CFC 3,455]

Spurs know what they need to do and we know what we need to do. We're at home and have a better squad. On form, focused and at home, I can't see how we lose, worst case scenario is that we draw.

[Leif 6,006]

I wish this thread was more active. Domestically isn't this the biggest game we've had in the Roman era?

[Leif 6,006]

Not gonna sleep tonight. You know sometimes when you're just genuinely excited for something so much that if you shut your eyes you can see flickers of light, you feel restless, you keep tossing and turning etc? That's all I'll end up like in bed tonight. It's pointless to me. I just need to find something decent to entertain me.

Wish it was an early kick-off ffs.

[mtowle182 79]

school tomorrow is going to be the most gruelling thing ever. Won't be able to stop thinking about this game.

[Rmpr 8,977]

This post is for Leif...

I am absurdly EXCITED for this match. I hate Spurs (not more than I hate Manure and QPR, but still) and we can totally end their hopes of getting a top3 (while dramatically narrowing their chances of top4). I want to trash them really really bad, I would not miss this game for anything if I were living in UK!

I honestly believe this is our BIGGEST HOME MATCH since our 8-0 vs. Wigan in 09/10. We can secure top4 and allow ourselves to rest key players to Amsterdam.

I feel we will dominate the game from top to bottom, but whenever Bale gets the ball we will have our hearts jumping out of our mouths (I think we might be a bit shaky on the back because of it). I predict 2-1.

I am glad the game is at 3pm for me, makes the wait a lot less intense, since I will sleep and have class all morning...

[Leif 6,006]

So. Potential knock-on affects if we lose this (and fail to get top 4).

No CL revenue next season. No Mourinho (well, even less chance anyway). Less chance of attracting top players. Tottenham keep Bale. They strengthen during the Summer and it becomes even harder the following season for Champions League football. New players such as Hazard and Oscar may question whether they made the right move or not. The "We're not becoming Liverpool ffs!" sentence loses it's validity as this is similar to how they fell, regardless how rich our owner may be. Thus begins a potential crumble.

If we win tomorrow (and obtain top 4 while Tottenham fail to get it).

CL revenue on top of the cash we already have. A higher chance of Mou coming back. The usual "Pick who we want and then sign them" policy (within reason anyway). Tottenham sell Bale (hasn't AVB conceded they'll let him go if they have no CL footie next season?) Other stars such as Dembele or Sandro could be sold, weakening an already questionable midfield. With irreplaceable Bale gone, getting top 4 the following season again looks much easier. We get to rub it in Spurs fan's faces that we've made them miss out on the CL yet again

I've just made myself even more anxious for this game