Closed Hull City v Chelsea

[Starman60 1,343]

Hull are playing some decent football at home and are hard to beat (Just ask Liverpool !!) But We seem to have found another gear over the Xmas games and I think we will win. As for the starting line-up, I would like to see Gary Cahill starting in defence and Dont be surprised if Mourinho starts him. Anyway I think he is playing well enough to hold onto his spot. (I'll probably get hammered for saying that !!!!!!!!! ) Dont care as long as we win.

Com'n you Blues

[ZanSnake 1,211]

I dunno why, but i feel like Oscar will score.

With a bottom feeling of Torres or Eto'o to score also, but i think that is more down to my bottom meaning my arse - and that to be full of shit

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Must win game! if we win we go top and stay there for the day on Saturday, with a chance of staying top on Sunday as well as City could very well drop points at Newcastle!

Cech

Azpilicueta - Luiz - Terry - Cole

Ramires - Mikel

Willian - Oscar - Hazard

Torres

Pretty much every game we play until we're top of the table and have a gap is a must win.

Agree with the lineup.

[The_Flash 1,144]

With it being so tight at the top every game is a must win

[The Skipper 20,593]

Watch out for that Tom Huddleston fella. Lad can pass the ball around. Bloody Hull, typical for them to hit form.

I'd just stick Oscar on him tbh. Everything goes through him and due to his lack of speed Oscar could just shut him down thus shutting down Hull's whole system.

[Pacquiao 1,834]

Pretty much every game we play until we're top of the table and have a gap is a must win.

Agree with the lineup.

yes but this game holds extra importance as a win would send us top for at least 24 hours! which allows us to put more pressure on Citeh and Arsenal, more then we have been able to in recent weeks.

[Barbara 15,149]

Saturday's early kickoff. Good chance to go top of the table and put pressure on Arsenal and City

but somehow were in those matches we've struggled which might be a coincidence, but it seems we produce better when pressured to win, not playing first.

But I'm confident about this

[LeonDavis23 371]

even united beat this team

[CHOULO19 24,332]

but somehow were in those matches we've struggled which might be a coincidence, but it seems we produce better when pressured to win, not playing first.

But I'm confident about this

There was an article last season (in the mail I think) with some nutrition expert saying that the breakfast our players eat before early kick-offs was all wrong and linked it with the team under-performing when play on Saturday at noon. It's probably just some BS article by mail, but our results in the past couple of seasons at least in early kick-offs have been very bad for one reason or another.

[Mustafa 885]

I donno man.... I dont really like it when I read through the thread and I see 90% of people are confident we'll win this one pretty smoothly. Yes we've hit form. Yet we're better than them. But I hate being over confident !! We mustn't doubt these lot. Nevertheless, a win is what we need and what we must get.

Come on Chels !

[Endrit 39]

Its a must win game wont be easy but i just hope we take our chances!

[Billy. 2,742]

Very nervous fot this one tbh. If im right in think we will go top with a win?? Lets see if the lads can handle that.

[kishorevj.reddy 0]

We need to win by big, get the confidence going

[Tomo 21,733]

I donno man.... I dont really like it when I read through the thread and I see 90% of people are confident we'll win this

Thought i was the only one thinking this, this thread has similarities to the Newcastle pre match one.

[blu35_army 551]

don't underestimate them,,Liverpool & fulham has been smashed by huddlestone & co. in KC stadium,,they always press the opponents until the final third...

it doesn't matter if we gonna get the "ugly win"...

anyway,,the English Xavi was back....

[Despiadado.Maleante 1,046]

They have only conceded 6 goals at home this season, 3 prior to the united game

[LeonDavis23 371]

They have only conceded 6 goals at home this season, 3 prior to the united game

though they haven't played anybody decent there yet

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Maybe we could see the all- Brazilian Luiz- Rami pivot for this one.

Azpi.................Cahill....................Terry...................Cole

...........................Luiz.........................Rami.......................

Willian...........................Oscar..........................Hazard

....................................Torres......................................

The rest of the team just picks themselves.

We need to give the WILL-OSC-HAZ trio time to gel and be the ultimate weapon to rip open defences.

Eto'o had a good run of games to impress and he hadn't tbh and its time for Torres to get a similar run, maybe 2-3 games.