Closed Spurs v Chelsea

[iceboy 992]

Press conference is on Friday.

[polo 18]

^{Against Cardiff they were no impressive then why not}

[didierforever 7,349]

cech

iva cahill JT cole

rambo mikel

schurlle oscar hazard

etoo

the team that started fulham will probably start this match too. hazard HAS to have a great game. they will dominate us in the middle of the pitch with the likes of dembele, paulinho, eriksen. i dont know how good lamela's work rate is, so hazard might get a chance to go up against the mightily overrated walker. remember how mata OWNED him last year!!!

[John1611 77]

I think Eto'o is obviously starting this game since he was rested in the cup yesterday. If Mou had Torres in mind starting at the weekend he would have taken him off and put Eto'o on at 60/70mins.

I know a lot of people want Torres to start, but it's not happening.

[John1611 77]

their best Center Back partnership = ours

our full backs = theirs

their pivot >>>> ours

our AMs >>> theirs

their striker > ours

our manager > theirs

I think they have the edge

You forgot our keeper>>>theirs.

We have the edge on paper, though our recent poor form could cost us.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I'm much more worried against teams that will park the bus than against the likes of Tottenham. Very confident we'll get the win. They'll have spaces behind them and we'll exploit them. And their midfield is no where near as good as people are making it out to be. Rami will be a miss, but even with Mikel-Lamps we'll still win. COYB! :CFC:

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I'm much more worried against teams that will park the bus than against the likes of Tottenham. Very confident we'll get the win. They'll have spaces behind them and we'll exploit them. And their midfield is no where near as good as people are making it out to be. Rami will be a miss, but even with Mikel-Lamps we'll still win. COYB! :cfc:

[Gilvorak 3,734]

^{Against Cardiff they were no impressive then why not}

What are you on about? It was one of the most one sided games you'll ever see.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Cech

Ivanovic - Cahill - Luiz - Cole

Ramires/Lampard - Mikel

Mata - Oscar - Hazard

Eto'o

[OneMoSalah 8,614]

If Lampard plays they will fuck our midfield up. Paulinho/Dembele vs Lampard? Going to be one way each time...

[ManchesterMatt 52]

With Ramires out, I'm tempted to go for:

Cech

Iva Terry Luiz Cole

Oscar Mikel

Willian Mata Hazard

Torres

[Sheva. 5,373]

The players that weren't even in the team yesterday will start for sure. Cech, Ivan, Cole, Lamps, Mikel, Oscar, Hazard.

I expect JT, Cahill, Schurrle and Eto'o to complete the team. Torres and Essien might have given Jose something to think about, but fresher players will be preferred. Torres especially, has a much better chance of starting against Steaua.

[Namika 922]

If Ramires is out

Cech

Iva - Luiz - Terry - Cole

Mikel - Oscar

Schurrle - Mata - Hazard

Torres

If Ramires is fine

Cech

Iva - Luiz - Terry - Cole

Mikel - Ramires

Schurrle - Oscar - Hazard

Torres

[Jase 43,479]

Essien had a decent game yesterday. Should be picked if Rambo's injured.

Might work well with Lamps who pretty much is a sure starter

That was against Swindon. This against Tottenham. Different opposition altogether.

He did alright yesterday but there's probably a reason why he hasn't played this season till yesterday and besides, his match fitness and sharpness still won't be anywhere near 100% after 1 (competitive) game in more than a month!

[Jusek 2,031]

Torres to start and Eto'o to come on as a super sub and score the winner. Chelsea win 2-1.

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Can't see Eto'o not starting, he appears to be the one even though he hasn't shown enough to have that place. Torres fought for the team and his place in it last night and should be rewarded (boosting his confidence) for a start against Spurs.

[polo 18]

no Eto'o pleaseeeeeeeee

[Jase 43,479]

Wonder if we'll score on Saturday especially with our trouble of scoring these days and this...

- Tottenham have kept 8 clean sheets in their 9 competitive matches in all competitions this season. The only time they conceded was the 1-0 loss to Arsenal.