Closed Chelsea v Crystal Palace

[Jase 43,479]

Chelsea vs Crystal Palace
PRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHAT

English Premier League
14th December, Saturday, 2013
Stamford Bridge
15:00 Kick Off (UK time)

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Okey dokey. Hoping for a big win here. We could do with one. 4-0 chaps, and you don't have to get me anything else for xmas....well maybe a win at Arsenal but we can discuss that later!

Team:

Cech

Azpi Terry Cahill Cole

Ramires Lampard

Hazard Mata Schurrle

Torres

Rest Ivanovic, he needs it! Hopefully this game will get Torres firing. Give De Bruyne the full 90 live on sky in the cup mid week!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

After a third clean sheet in as many games I'd like to see Schwarzer continue in goal as he deserves his place on that impressive form, but Mourinho will probably just end up playing Cech again.

[Sir Mikel OBE 4,920]

This will be tough.

I've watched Palace recently, and they have been much better since Holloway has left.

Schwarzer should definitely keep his spot too.

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

3 points in the bag really. We'll maul them regardless of who plays.

I would keep David Luiz in the side as he was immaculate tonight on the ball. Cahill should be nowhere near the first 11 after the way he's "performed" in the last few months.

[Blue Warrior 109]

Show no mercy and cut this championship outfit down to size. A ruthless statement of intent is needed.

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

Time for some fucking goals, 5:0.

[Kieran. 6,317]

Schwarzer

Azpi Luiz Terry Cole

Mikel Ramires

Willian Oscar Hazard

Schurrle

[The Skipper 20,593]

Schwarzer

Azpi Luiz Terry Cole

Ramires Lampard

Willian Mata Hazard

Torres

[The_Flash 1,144]

We need a good result, CP have done terrible all season,, this is the time to really play and hopefully notch up some goals and get a wee bit of confidence back.

Please

[Biru 1]

Schwarzer

Azpi Luiz Cahill Bertrand

Mikel Lamps

Willian Mata Hazard

Torres

[Korea 734]

everyone keeps doing 4-2-3-1 formations...

We dont play 4-2-3-1 at all..

I would like to see Mikel-Oscar-KDB....

If we are going to sell him, I wanna get a good glimpse of his potential before we do.

With wilian-Ba-Schurrle

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

I'll never see this but I would love it if we were bold enough to try this.... PLAY IN FORM PLAYERS!

------------------- Schwarzer

---------- Brana - Luiz - Terry - Azpilicueta

------------------- Mikel

------------------------------- Ramires

Willian ---------- Hazard ------------------- Schürrle

----------------------- Ba

Sort of a 4-1-4-1 with Ramires playing box to box. That is by far our fastest most direct attacking mid 3 and I'd love to see Hazard in the hole just so he can get on the ball more.

[The Skipper 20,593]

everyone keeps doing 4-2-3-1 formations...

We dont play 4-2-3-1 at all..

I would like to see Mikel-Oscar-KDB....

If we are going to sell him, I wanna get a good glimpse of his potential before we do.

With wilian-Ba-Schurrle

Uh, yeah we do, it's pretty much our base formation. It obviously permutes during games but our base formation is clearly the 4-2-3-1. It's clearly that because the AMs are clearly seen adjacent to each other in a line when you watch games.

A true 4-3-3 is the one we used to play under Mourinho in his first tenure.

[Korea 734]

Uh, yeah we do, it's pretty much our base formation. It obviously permutes during games but our base formation is clearly the 4-2-3-1. It's clearly that because the AMs are clearly seen adjacent to each other in a line when you watch games.

A true 4-3-3 is the one we used to play under Mourinho in his first tenure.

Sorry brah. Chelsea may be 4-2-3-1 on paper, but most of the time the formation is 4-3-3.

Especially, when OScar and Lampard play together, which is like 90 percent of this season.. THe ams arent adjacent to each other, Oscar has to retrieve the ball most of the time he plays..

A true 4-2-3-1 is not Chelsea.

[didierforever 7,349]

Sorry brah. Chelsea may be 4-2-3-1 on paper, but most of the time the formation is 4-3-3.

Especially, when OScar and Lampard play together, which is like 90 percent of this season.. THe ams arent adjacent to each other, Oscar has to retrieve the ball most of the time he plays..

A true 4-2-3-1 is not Chelsea.

bro, we are very much playing a 4-2-3-1. the reason oscar is sometime on the same level as lamps is cos lamps-mikel more often than not are unable to provide any service to our 3 AMs. so oscar has to come deep to retrieve the ball and start an attack. also playing 4-2-3-1 does not mean the 2 cant go ahead. look at city for instance, yaya and fernandinho are almost as high up as nasri/navas, yet they are the deep midfielders. so our base formation IS 4-2-3-1 and definitely not a 4-3-3.

[didierforever 7,349]

the team would have a couple of suprises no matter what. but this would be mine

schwarze

iva DL JT cole

lamps rambo

willian oscar hazard

BA

any1 who expects a cake-walk is going to be in for a suprise. its a TONY pULIS side and palace have anyways earned 10 points in their last 5 game and have won 3 off the last 4 games.

i expect a hard fought 2-1/3-1 win.

ps - schurrle would be the first player in the history to get "dropped" after scoring 2 phenomenol goals...

[hjperdeath 2,226]

Schwarzer, KDB ,Luiz and Oscar nailed on starters hopefully.