Closed Chelsea v Basel

[OneMoSalah 8,778]

No Ramires.

Lampard will start as a result I think

Oh aye forgot he got a red card in the Super Cup, possibly could give Marco a start but I'm not sure if Mourinho will. He will probably go for Lamps, which is a shame because I'd like to see Marco given a chance, as he and Mikel would give us a lot more balance in MF.

[LeonDavis23 371]

We will get a comfortable win here.

..and qualify much earlier this time

[LeonDavis23 371]

Oh aye forgot he got a red card in the Super Cup, possibly could give Marco a start but I'm not sure if Mourinho will. He will probably go for Lamps, which is a shame because I'd like to see Marco given a chance, as he and Mikel would give us a lot more balance in MF.

we do need to see more of mvg and kdb, haven't seen much of either since the hull game. Azpi should come in for iva as well who i think deserve a rest along with rami, hazard

[LeonDavis23 371]

i know it won't happen until swindon but i'd like to see schwarzer get some gametime

[ANDRECHO 432]

Basel is the kind of team Torres scores , Torres start ...

[The Skipper 20,593]

torres was one of the most lethal finishers before he joined us. ba was the top scorer in PL even when he joined us. so etoo is nothing new. i am not going to get burned a 3rd time.

so the open goal was not etoo's mistake. LOL. seriously?? tell me WC one striker (as u so clearly wanted me to compare falcao/cavani) who would have missed that on his debut.

So you're telling me Barry's tackle was completely irrelevant? I'm done man there's no point discussing it - you think Eto'o is useless, I don't - we'll just leave it there.

[English Freak 456]

Would be great to see Bertrand get a game if he's fit...

Feel bad for the guy, just sitting on the bench, waiting for an opportunity..

[Shakez 755]

What was the reason Willian wasn't benched?

[Jase 43,479]

i know it won't happen until swindon but i'd like to see schwarzer get some gametime

Might have to wait another week for that.

[Tomo 21,733]

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Ivanovic--------Cahill----------Terry----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

De Bruyne-------------Oscar--------------------Hazard

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Azpi, Luiz, MVG, Willian, Mata, Schurrle.

Basle are no mugs, you saw what they did against United two years back, we can't do to much rotation, the reason for picking Bertrand and not Azpilcueta is that it will be a risk picking two players who haven't played all season (apart from a few minutes at OT for Azpi) so it's boils down to who needs a rest more and imo it's Cole. Save Luiz for Fulham too.

[1chelsea 864]

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Ivanovic--------Cahill----------Terry----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

De Bruyne-------------Oscar--------------------Hazard

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Azpi, Luiz, MVG, Willian, Mata, Schurrle.

Basle are no mugs, you saw what they did against United two years back, we can't do to much rotation, the reason for picking Bertrand and not Azpilcueta is that it will be a risk picking two players who haven't played all season (apart from a few minutes at OT for Azpi) so it's boils down to who needs a rest more and imo it's Cole. Save Luiz for Fulham too.

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Azpi--------Cahill----------Ivanovic----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

De Bruyne-------------Oscar--------------------Hazard

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Terry, Luiz, MVG, Willian, Mata, Schurrle.

Or

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Azpi--------Cahill----------Ivanovic----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

Willian-------------Oscar--------------------De bruyne

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Terry, Luiz, MVG, hazard, Mata, Schurrle.

[The Skipper 20,593]

Azpilicueta has to start for me. He has to get game time at some point.

[didierforever 7,349]

So you're telling me Barry's tackle was completely irrelevant? I'm done man there's no point discussing it - you think Eto'o is useless, I don't - we'll just leave it there.

i dont think barry's tackle was irrelevant, it saved the match for everton. but i also dont have any doubts of what the result would have been if WC strikers like cavani, falcao, rvp, aguero, ibra, rooney were in place of etoo.

u can have your opinion, let me have mine. as i said before, i am not going to get burned a third time. not going to expect anything from etoo and whatever he does would simply be add-ons.

[didierforever 7,349]

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Ivanovic--------Cahill----------Azpi----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

De Bruyne-------------Oscar--------------------Hazard

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Terry, Luiz, MVG, Willian, Mata, Schurrle.

Or

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Ivanovic--------Cahill----------Azpi----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

Willian-------------Oscar--------------------De bruyne

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Terry, Luiz, MVG, hazard, Mata, Schurrle.

i dint know azpi played CB.

[xPetrCechx 13,563]

Smash Them!!!

[1chelsea 864]

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Azpi--------Cahill----------Ivanovic----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

De Bruyne-------------Oscar--------------------Hazard

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Terry, Luiz, MVG, Willian, Mata, Schurrle.

Or

---------------------------Cech-----------------------------

Azpi--------Cahill----------Ivnovici----------Bertrand

------------------Mikel-----------MVG---------------------

Willian-------------Oscar--------------------De bruyne

---------------------------Eto'o-----------------------------

Subs: Schwarzer, Terry, Luiz, MVG, hazard, Mata, Schurrle.

i dint know azpi played CB.

Damn my mistake thanks

[1chelsea 864]

Double post

[LayZ 201]

Are we the first club that Eto'o did not score on debut for?We really know how to mess up strikers don't we...

Would have liked to see Torres start yesterday..international break came at the wrong time for him after his performance at the super cup..from yesterday's evidence Eto'o still has wonderful striker's instincts,but is slow in reacting to situations and keeps getting muscled off the ball...he was obviously afforded a lot more respect in Russia..