BlueLion. 21,491 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Take out the Newcastle frustrations on this lot.....4-0That's what we said about the Basel game after we lost to Everton.This will be a harder fixture than the away leg, as they will just sit back and play on the counter - they've seen Everton, Newcastle and Basel all do it to great effect, so why can't they do the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 That's what we said about the Basel game after we lost to Everton.This will be a harder fixture than the away leg, as they will just sit back and play on the counter - they've seen Everton, Newcastle and Basel all do it to great effect, so why can't they do the same? Who said it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eidur the Spider 4,515 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I'd go for: CechAzpi Cahill Terry Bertrand Rambo MikelSchurrle Mata Willian TorresHighly doubt I'll get much of that selection but it's just nice to see it on paper Come on Chelsea! Bounce back just like Alan Partridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Who said it?The members here and many of them. See the Basel pre-game thread. Many just expected us to thrash Basel because we lost to Everton before that but look what happened.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 fark we just beat this 3-0, will any of their players who missed last time play in this one (huntelaar, farfan, ?!? raul ?!?, etc.) ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 REMEMBER REMEMBER, WE ARE SHIT IN NOVEMBER...thank god there is an international break this year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
didierforever 7,349 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 thank god there is an international break this yearyup. its good we have to only play 4 more matches in november. out of which 2 are at home. if we win both the ones at home, the away match at basek becomes almost inconsequential unless they beat schalke away from home, which is not gonna happen. the 4th match is whu (away), thats going to be one disappointment... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Who said it?Everyone. Myself included. I think we assumed that, after a bad performance, we could, and would, instantly correct our wrongdoings and annihilate the next opponent we faced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leif 6,006 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 raul ?!? well no he probably won't play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 REMEMBER REMEMBER, WE ARE SHIT IN NOVEMBER...which guy is on the bonfire tomorrow night?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluephoenix 1,131 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I don't care who is on the starting 11, for all i care is an improved performance than what we saw against Newcastle United. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 yup. its good we have to only play 4 more matches in november. out of which 2 are at home. if we win both the ones at home, the away match at basek becomes almost inconsequential unless they beat schalke away from home, which is not gonna happen. the 4th match is whu (away), thats going to be one disappointment...Can see where you are coming from but wouldn't say the Basel away game is inconsequential as that will be our 5th game. We still need at least a point from there to secure qualification even if we beat Schalke this Wednesday. That is unless we want to make life difficult and give ourselves heart attack moments in the last game at home Steaua, even though that is a match we should win nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomo 21,751 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Can see where you are coming from but wouldn't say the Basel away game is inconsequential as that will be our 5th game. We still need at least a point from there to secure qualification even if we beat Schalke this Wednesday. That is unless we want to make life difficult and give ourselves heart attack moments in the last game at home Steaua, even though that is a match we should win nicely.Also it would be nice to effectively chalk a match off the calendar by securing the group before game 6th which will give us a chance to play some fringe players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alabama 1,992 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 winning is all i pray for... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted November 4, 2013 Author Share Posted November 4, 2013 Also it would be nice to effectively chalk a match off the calendar by securing the group before game 6th which will give us a chance to play some fringe players.Exactly. And not to mention, we have 8 games to play in December. Even 1 dead rubber game then to rest some players would be helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeonDavis23 371 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 Also it would be nice to effectively chalk a match off the calendar by securing the group before game 6th which will give us a chance to play some fringe players.i would also like to see ake, traore, kalas and all those boyswell no he probably won't play i sure hope not, he always seems to run rings around our defence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerlgenx 49 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I think it would be better if we play counter attacking football against Schalke.. would love to see Willian,Schurrle and Hazard run the wings. 3-0 win would be love after the loss against Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 CechIvanovic - Cahill - Terry - ColeRamires - MikelWillian - Hazard - SchurrleTorresI reealy want to see Wilian - Hazard - Schurrle together with Torres up top! So much pace and directness! I wish mou could play this sometimes. Speed, direct football and high energy. No time for tika taka bullshit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 With the squad depth we have now proved by the matches against City and Arsenal people are talking about having dead rubbers to rest players?Chelsea can play any combination of 11 players on weekday and other completely 11 players in the weekend and we'll be strong giving who we play in December.The reason why we should do well on CL in the three remaining matches is because we need that 1st place to avoid bad crosses in the round of 16.We shouldn't be confused about what happened Saturday. That was a soulless team that I'm sure has been smacked by Mourinho ever since in all possible ways. I'm sure a few of them met a side of Mourinho they didn't know yet and I'm sure it'll shake them.We didn't lose because we played bad, we lost because for an entire 45 minutes basically none of our players turned up to play. The reason we were so successful in other matches was because of pressing, focus and dedication none of which we showed against Newcastle. They really believed they would win when they pleased, with Newcastle scared of them. But then Pardew realized how our players were pathetic and changed his tactics for the second.We don't need to rest players 1) they're not tired (too soon in the season for that) 2) few players haven't been rotated except in the League Cup (Cech, Iva, JT, Ramires). So the rest talk seems out of place imo. We need those guys to work their tits off. That's what we need, whoever those 11 may be. And I have no doubts they will because they got the Mourinho treatment after that ridiculous, arrogant, lazy, disheartened match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidzeret 2,257 Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 MUST WIN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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