Closed Chelsea v Liverpool

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4-3-3 Cech- Ivan Luiz Terry Azpi- Mikel Lampard Oscar - Hazard Willian Torres

[samzilla 517]

correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't the FA cup win in '12 end a 5 game winless streak against liverpool, and we haven't won against them since?

[Tomo 21,733]

correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't the FA cup win in '12 end a 5 game winless streak against liverpool, and we haven't won against them since?

You are right, although it has to be said we were robbed blind at Anfield last season.

[Green Lantern18 54]

Not sure if anyone realizes this but we have actually not beaten Liverpool in the league since 09/10 season! Record since then has been LLLLDD. A win here on Sunday would be great especially when this Liverpool side is arguably better than in recent seasons!

To add to recent woes against them, Liverpool in the 2008-09 season, ended our unbeaten at home record, which had been building up since Mourinho's last reign. I realize that we were beaten by a lucky deflected goal that day, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating.

[didierforever 7,349]

correct me if i'm wrong, but didn't the FA cup win in '12 end a 5 game winless streak against liverpool, and we haven't won against them since?

we have played 3 games against them since them.

the first one was a dead rubber. it was i think 2 days after the fa cup win. pool wanted revenge while we simply were hungover from the celebration and were preserving the players who had to play in the CL final after missing 4 first team players and 2 CBs in (gc and DL) who were injured.

then was the game at SB last year, which ended 1-1. we raped them in the first half. should have been 3-0 up minimum. simply bossed the match until suarez scored after pushing rambo off the ball in the corner.

the 3rd match was a disgrace. suarez bited ivanovic but still stays on the pitch. the ref gives pool 1 minute more than the given extra time. and we are robbed blind.

so forgive me if i dont think there is much to take from these stats.

[Mouri_Matic 560]

Just hope for some magical reason Torres plays and have the game of his life then some how broke his leg and rule out for 3 months, making us signing a striker in Jan and spare us from him going on a 15 game scoreless streak again.

[bushman 2,043]

Just hope for some magical reason Torres plays and have the game of his life then some how broke his leg and rule out for 3 months, making us signing a striker in Jan and spare us from him going on a 15 game scoreless streak again.

Excuse me, but Ferda to have the game of his life, when ?

[Azpinator 2,325]

Yeah Eto'o missed some chances but it's gotta be tough not knowing when you're playing and the few chances you get define if you're playing next match. Just like DeBruyne, Willian, Schurrle and Mata. The only sure things getting penciled in are the back four, Lampard, Ramires and Hazard. Eto'o needs to play with another striker up top so he can make his cutting runs, he's not built to stand with his back to goal and pretend to be Didier. He and Ba would work really well with Ba holding up the ball and Eto'o slashing past him. Torres has had his lion share of chances, I say let Eto'o get another run out there but in tandem with Ba.

Bad, bad idea! Have you seen the 2 against Stoke in the second half? They were so pathetic that it hurt, and it probably won't happen again.

[Reddish-Blue 2,347]

Expecting a tough match...will probably finish 1-1

[bushman 2,043]

Some of you might say, have faith in the team. Then, the others are skeptical about the result.

Personally, I am tired of the front-line´s inability to score, so is Jose & all of you here.

How can Jose play an attacking football if these so called strikers cannot score one goal out of 3-4 chances in every game ?

Jose is even too soft on them in the media. He says, " they give what they can. "

All 3 of them are nothing but a disgrace in Chelsea´s shirt, I feel.

If nothing is done here soon, this team might as well say bye-bye to the PL title.

Today, I even read some story as follow:

Imagine the Shrek in the Chelsea team. They would be 10 points clear at the top of the table, title in the bag.

Right on here, I feel.

[Special Juan 27,429]

Put it on a plate they still miss, just hope and pray something like a miracle happens.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Cech

Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Azpi

Lampard - Mikel

Willian - Oscar - Hazard

Torres

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Cech

Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Azpi

Lampard - Mikel

Willian - Oscar - Hazard

Torres

I think it'll be this, although if we went with Essien in a 433 then I wouldn't be surprised.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I think it'll be this, although if we went with Essien in a 433 then I wouldn't be surprised.

Yup - although can you see Mourinho risking a 4-3-3 without Ramires?

[The only place to be 11,313]

Yup - although can you see Mourinho risking a 4-3-3 without Ramires?

Possibly. Personally I'd just ask Oscar to sit a bit deeper and work his bollocks off.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Possibly. Personally I'd just ask Oscar to sit a bit deeper and work his bollocks off.

I'd like to see that - in fact I'd love to see Oscar as the AM in the 4-3-3, BUT in a game of this magnitude I can't see Mourinho risking it. He'll stick with the 4-2-3-1 in my opinion, I think Ramires' dynamism is too much of a miss for him to risk a 4-3-3 - you can't see Essien, Mikel or Lampard being able to operate in a box-to-box capacity any more.

[bushman 2,043]

Tomorrow, Jose will pack the midfield. I am almost sure of it.

Close watch on Suarez will be seen too.

In other words, one tight game, get ready for some nerve wrecking moments.

[The Mak 4,459]

I can definitely foresee Jose employing a 4-3-3 with Essien-Mikel-Lampard across the middle

For all I've said, we would actually be doomed if that happened. It'd be like playing with 8 men if they moved the ball fast enough.