Closed Chelsea v Aston Villa

[Hutcho 8,443]

Yeah you're right he's fast,he's tall and he can shoot! Oh and i forgot to say he's German we don't need to worry about his finishing lol

Not a bad idea... I would stick Lukaku up front. But it could well be an option that would be worth trying if our striking options don't produce.

[Mr Lover Lover 18]

From what I've seen from the Arsenal match vs Villa is that the Arse had chances and were dominant in possession while Villa got 2 penalties (1 which shouldn't have been) and hit Arsenal on the break with the third goal (they won so credit due) but I think if we keep that tempo from the first half with Hull and do what we do best then we will be all right. I'm not sure who starts this one since we have a squad which can be rotated without much concern unlike last season.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Vs Villa

Cech

Azpilicueta - Ivanovic - Terry - Cole

Ramires - Van Ginkel

De Bruyne - Oscar - Hazard

Lukaku

Vs United

Cech

Azpilicueta - Ivanovic - Luiz (If Fit) - Cole

Ramires - Essien

De Bruyne - Mata - Hazard

Lukaku

[BOSS 372]

Vs Villa

Cech

Azpilicueta - Ivanovic - Terry - Cole

Ramires - Van Ginkel

De Bruyne - Oscar - Hazard

Lukaku

Vs United

Cech

Azpilicueta - Ivanovic - Luiz (If Fit) - Cole

Ramires - Essien

De Bruyne - Mata - Hazard

Lukaku

Great line-up

[Nic! 301]

Vlaar is slow as sh*t, so starting Lukaku might be the best option in my (biased) opinion.

[Jase 43,479]

Jose Mourinho has faced Aston Villa 7 times in the Premier League (8 in all competitions) and won just 2 of those meetings - W2 D4 L1 (in all competitions - W3 D4 L1).

At Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho won 2 and drew 1 of his three Premier League games against Aston Villa (won 3 and drew 1 in all competitions).

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Jose Mourinho has faced Aston Villa 7 times in the Premier League (8 in all competitions) and won just 2 of those meetings - W2 D4 L1 (in all competitions - W3 D4 L1).

At Stamford Bridge, Jose Mourinho won 2 and drew 1 of his three Premier League games against Aston Villa (won 3 and drew 1 in all competitions).

Yeah that loss against Villa was signalling the end of his tenure here the last time. Then the season before that we drew them twice. However our record since against them have been nothing short of perfection, then there are 2 games against them last season which Franky broke the record and we won 8-0.

[bushman 2,043]

Schwarzer, Azpi, Iva, Cahill, Bert, Essien, Ramires, Schurrle, Oscar, KDB, Lukaku.

Those that played on Sunday will be rested for manures. Of course, Luiz & Mata in then.

[Stats 7,059]

Schwarzer, Azpi, Iva, Cahill, Bert, Essien, Ramires, Schurrle, Oscar, KDB, Lukaku.

Those that played on Sunday will be rested for manures. Of course, Luiz & Mata in then.

Of course Cech will play. He is the no.1 keeper and we never rotate keepers for league games.

[bushman 2,043]

Of course Cech will play. He is the no.1 keeper and we never rotate keepers for league games.

We should. Schwarzer was promised to play & on Wednesday is the time to let him play. Cech may rest for manures.

[Stats 7,059]

We should. Schwarzer was promised to play & on Wednesday is the time to let him play. Cech may rest for manures.

He will not be rested 100%. He is our no.1 keeper. If he was promised to play it would be the cup games etc. Not important PL games. We don't have time to be rotating keepers when we have one of the best keepers in the world. Schwarzer is good cover but he will not be picked over Cech for PL games. No sense in that.

[magic weeds 446]

Mata needs game time before the United game.

[bushman 2,043]

He will not be rested 100%. He is our no.1 keeper. If he was promised to play it would be the cup games etc. Not important PL games. We don't have time to be rotating keepers when we have one of the best keepers in the world. Schwarzer is good cover but he will not be picked over Cech for PL games. No sense in that.

He should be rested. It makes plenty of sense. Schwarzer needs to play the odd game just in case Cech gets injured.

[mediator 2,026]

Press conf 1pm UK time

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxGu5zbLX1A

[Stats 7,059]

He should be rested. It makes plenty of sense. Schwarzer needs to play the odd game just in case Cech gets injured.

Yeah "in case". There are cup games. Cech has rarely been injured for the last couple seasons. We can rotate other outfield members who burn more energy. There is no need to replace the keeper for PL matches unless it is a pointless game in which our PL position has been assured. Schwarzer knows coming to Chelsea that for most games in the PL if not all of them, he will be on the bench. He is good cover but he will get games in the cup. Not this one. Would be crazy to think Cech is rotated for PL games. We don't do that. We are not Valencia and United only rotated there keepers when they were unsure of who was there actual no.1. Cech is the undisputed keeper here.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

We should. Schwarzer was promised to play & on Wednesday is the time to let him play. Cech may rest for manures.

Why does Cech need rest? He done nothing against Hull. 2nd keeper against Villa's counter attacks Behave

[bushman 2,043]

Why does Cech need rest? He done nothing against Hull. 2nd keeper against Villa's counter attacks Behave

It´s simple. Not much of a rest but rather Schwarzer getting some play time. comprende ? ,

[Mouri_Matic 560]

LOL GK needing a rest. Is his fitness is so horrible that punching the ball not even 5 times in an hour and a half make him that tired? Come on guys we know Cech is not resistant to any injury by any chance but suggesting a rest after he had a walk of a match is just too much...

No professional GK should ever need to rest because they doesn't even run around 90 mins like the out field players, the only time they will be rested is so the back up GK have a chance to play a match or too.