NishC300 1,865 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I'm tired of friendlies. Good to watch competitive football again@, Last time vs Hull in 2009. Somehow scraped 3 pointsMemories of Didi's goals. His free kick and then the cherry on top-From a tight angle he just knocked it above the keeper's head!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVleUR2RJ9UFirst day of our last title winning season.Thanks for uploading it!I say 2-0.And more statistics . Nice stats. Where did u get them from?^ 5-0? Not a chance. Hull have absolutely nothing to lose and yet have the chance of causing a major upset. They will go hammer and tongs at this game to prove themselves.Games on the opening day against newly-promoted sides have never been easy. Ever.Yup, just ask City. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NishC300 1,865 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 We did not 'scrape' 3 points. It was world-class quality from Drogba that won us the match. Miss the celebration too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mufassir08 2,400 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 At fucking last the bpl is back.My team would be:CechAzpi-Luiz-Terry-ColeMVG-RamiresKDB-Mata-HazardRooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVleUR2RJ9UFirst day of our last title winning season.Drogba FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheva. 5,373 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wow, a lot of people have KDB as a starter. If he does start, he has to surely do better than the 'meh' of the past 2 games. But i think Oscar will start in the middle, and Mata on the right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Cech;Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Van Ginkel; De Bruyne*, Oscar, Hazard; LukakuI'd go with that for this game. Reason being, Hull should, in theory at least, be full of energy and enthusiasm since it's their first game back in the top flight. I don't exactly want Mikel, Lampard or Essien in such an important position vs. such opposition at this time. Losing the midfield battle and being overran by a newly promoted team would make me feel queasy. De Bruyne always gets a tackle in, Oscar is great at applying pressure, our midfield '2' would have more energy than the sun and Hazard & Lukaku would take the most responsibility in attack. It'll be no good using Moses or Schurrle as starters in this game. Both lack that creativity we'll need to break down an organised unit. Both would be handy impact subs if needed. *I wouldn't mind Mata on the right considering he's more talented than most teams put together, but I just feel like I have to put De Bruyne there for this game because of his work rate and the fact that since he's on his strong foot (unlike Mata would be) he can hit in cross after cross to Lukaku. We need width and energy for this game. Mata would cut in too much, compromising our width on the right side in the process, and he has one of the lower work rates in our team which is never good for the opening match of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogzola 283 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 I am so glad games are back at "normal" times for me. I dont mind if we dont smash them 5-0 but I would like us to dictate play and keep the ball for a bit. Just a good solid 2-0 win with our defence shutting them out easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stats 7,145 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wow, a lot of people have KDB as a starter. If he does start, he has to surely do better than the 'meh' of the past 2 games. But i think Oscar will start in the middle, and Mata on the right.Most people seem to want KDB to start but I can't see it. Hazard will be one for sure. Mata if fit and Oscar is likely to play. If Mata does not play I can see Moses coming in instead of KDB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goemaere 131 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Wow, a lot of people have KDB as a starter. If he does start, he has to surely do better than the 'meh' of the past 2 games. But i think Oscar will start in the middle, and Mata on the right.1 match was against real and he had to play out of position 2nd match our entire team was meh. We don't have any other rightwinger with his qualities so he would be a starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goemaere 131 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 No way mata starts, played 45 minutes of pre season football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadavTKL 1,787 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 CechAzpi - Luiz - Terry - ColeRamires - Van GinkelMata - Oscar - Hazard LukakuI wouldnt mind Essien in midfield, think he looks good. KDB too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone 290 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Cech, Hazard, Cole, Ramires, Those are the ones who I think most definitely will start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjperdeath 2,226 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Nice stats. Where did u get them from?chelsea-mad.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 Dont like Hull the opening game a while back was a near miss.New boys again something to prove etc....though saying that so do we!!Start off with a bang!Or least 3 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 cechiva luiz terry colerambo white-rambomoses mata hazard ba.subs - schwarzer, cahill, bertrand, azpilicueta, lampard, lukaku, de bruyne. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacquiao 1,834 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 ^ 5-0? Not a chance. Hull have absolutely nothing to lose and yet have the chance of causing a major upset. They will go hammer and tongs at this game to prove themselves.Games on the opening day against newly-promoted sides have never been easy. Ever.Ok if you say so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 cechiva luiz terry colerambo white-rambomoses mata hazard ba/lukakusubs - schwarzer, cahill, bertrand, azpi, lampard, lukaku/ba, oscar.moses' pre-season exploits makes him deserve a start in this game. for me pivot is a no-brainer. i mean mou has continously played rambo-mvg together while playing essien-mikel together. i feel its about building partnerships and rambo-mvg complement each other quite well. still cant see who our first striker is. probably we wont be having a first striker but just play either of ba/lukaku as per the opposition (any1 who still wants to be regarded in this discussion can F OFF). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 We did not 'scrape' 3 points. It was world-class quality from Drogba that won us the match. haha. pretty sure he didn't mean that 2nd goal but the first one was well struck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matheradam 4 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 CechIvanovic - Cahil - Terry - ColeRamires - MvGKDB - Oscar - HazardLukakuCan't see Mata starting as he is not 100% fit yet. Can't see any spanish players starting as well considering that they may be jet lagged from their NT friendly and that Luiz isn't 100% either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted August 11, 2013 Share Posted August 11, 2013 We did not 'scrape' 3 points. It was world-class quality from Drogba that won us the match. The freekick was world class, the second goal was a failed cross, he admitted it himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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