Reddish-Blue 2,507 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Should be a tough match but expecting 3 points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mac.bo 48 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Essien to score with a volley. How great will that be?It would probly be into our net the form he has shown;looks like he might go out on loan if the reports are true but we deffo need a new Essien or two asap,ps im just as sad as anyone that M.Essien career has been ruined by those injuries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shakez 755 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I doubt Mourinho will rest anyone of the attacking three with the FA cup match coming up (wich should be a freeride). Hazard has played the most recently, starting all our christmas period matches. Willian got rested at Swansea and Oscar missed the Arsenal game. Torres might get the nod but i don't think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Match Preview Here by @Strike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aerlgenx 49 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Happy New Year Guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacika 188 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I predict mikel-ramires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacika 188 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Sorry for double post. I'm writting from mobile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacika 188 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I predict mikel-essienRamires-mata-schurle Torres Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Eto'o Hazard - Oscar - Schürrle Ramires - Mikel Cole - Terry - Cahill - Azpilicueta Cech If Eto'o is up for playing another game with so little recovery time in between then give him the start, otherwise play Torres. Hazard in his current form is a no-brainer but for the other two AMs it's a much harder decision. Mata didn't feature at all against Arsenal or Liverpool and only played 70 minutes in the Swansea match so he's fresh but against Southampton's energetic midfield I would much rather play Oscar through the middle and either Willian or Schürrle out wide.Ramires to return after his suspension and he should take his place alongside Mikel. Defense pretty much picks itself with Luiz suspended and Ivanovic picking up a knock against Liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Mata is fresh and must start. He was excellent in the last southampton game too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zola's Flick 57 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 I think we're coming up against Southampton at the right time. They've been on a bad run of form (albeit vs top teams), had lots of injuries to key players and clearly lack depth so will be playing with lots of players against us who are either knackered or just came back from injuries. Not saying some of our players won't be tired but I'd expect Jose to rotate a bit for this, possibly see Cole, Schurrle and Mata coming in and a fresh Ramires will be a major plus. Plus we're coming in to this game off the back of a good point at Arsenal, typical-Jose win against Swansea and excellent win over Liverpool so confidence is growing in our camp.Will Eto'o keep his place? That's an interesting one. I'm one of those hoping we give one of our strikers a run but a) he wasn't particularly good aside from scoring on Sunday, b ) might be tired from playing both games over Christmas and c) January is around the corner, we're almost certainly going to upgrade on our attack so giving one of the current strikers a run of games isn't perhaps essential. Ba's got a fantastic record against Southampton but I'd imagine Torres to come in for Eto'o if anyone.I really rate Saints but they are struggling a bit at the moment for various reasons so I fancy us to take the points. Their pressing game will be sluggish due to injuries and tiredness and Jose adapted brilliantly in-game against them at the Bridge to help us turn the game around just last month. Go direct against them seems to be the best approach.Hazard to bag the winner in a hard-fought 0-1 win for the Blues. Happy New Year to all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Mata is fresh and must start. He was excellent in the last southampton game too.He maybe fresh but the pressing and tracking of Willian, Oscar and Hazard last game was a joy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 He maybe fresh but the pressing and tracking of Willian, Oscar and Hazard last game was a joy.It was a joy to see them out fight liverpool, but dangerous to play all three again or they will all be tired at the same time. Even eto shouldnt play again since he played against swansea and liverpool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 It was a joy to see them out fight liverpool, but dangerous to play all three again or they will all be tired at the same time. Even eto shouldnt play again since he played against swansea and liverpool.The players have had a few days rest up until tomorrow, and for team fluidity, which for me is what we lack because of the constant changes etc we need to keep that three to start.We need to start finding that starting balance, the starting eleven we look to and think 'Yep that's the one' Hazard, Willian and Oscar have earned the right to start that game from what we saw against Liverpool, no changes unless injuries but we must start that trio. I don't like the word rest, players want to play and for team fluidity they need to play for themselves and consistency levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haranr 485 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 Eto'o has to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdog 2,084 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 El Nino Schürrle - Mata - Oscar Ramires - Mikel Cole - Terry - Cahill - Azpilicueta CechFixed your post I am thinking our Spanish Blues get us the 'W' for this one. I do expect this to be a hard match though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted December 31, 2013 Share Posted December 31, 2013 CechAzpi Terry Cahill ColeRamires MikelWillian Oscar HazardEto'o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jype 6,398 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 @setoo9 Bonne Annee 2014 a tous! Feliz año 2014 a Todos! I wish you a happy & healthy new year. Resting for the game but ,YOU, stay safe tonight!!Guess he won't be playing tomorrow then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 The players have had a few days rest up until tomorrow, and for team fluidity, which for me is what we lack because of the constant changes etc we need to keep that three to start.We need to start finding that starting balance, the starting eleven we look to and think 'Yep that's the one' Hazard, Willian and Oscar have earned the right to start that game from what we saw against Liverpool, no changes unless injuries but we must start that trio. I don't like the word rest, players want to play and for team fluidity they need to play for themselves and consistency levels.Maybe because of other teams (arsenal & manutd)getting injuries here and there i felt reluctant for us to play the same team. But your spot on that we need some consistency. Its about time we settle on a starting lineup, and it can only be done by keeping the same players that perform well for the next match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary gordon 1,777 Posted January 1, 2014 Share Posted January 1, 2014 Think we need to keep the same base group of players except rest Oscar. He ran his legs off vs Liverpool and we don't want to burn him out. I wouldn't play Torres either. His miss vs Liverpool was replusive! Sakho literally pulled his hamstring and he still kick it straight at the keeper. Fucken useless! Can't wait till his contract finally expires and he fucks off once and for all..Azpi-----Cahill----Terry----Cole-----------Mikel---Rami----------Willian-----Mata------Hazard-------------Eto'o----------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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