Closed Chelsea v West Ham

[bushman 2,043]

Not gonna be an easy fixture, I read here. Lol.

Whom does Chelsea want to beat if not West Ham, I may ask ?

They are the bottom club, no match for Chelsea.

Just hammer them 3 zip & go home to rest for Monday.

[Pizy 18,984]

Not gonna be an easy fixture, I read here. Lol.

Whom does Chelsea want to beat if not West Ham, I may ask ?

They are the bottom club, no match for Chelsea.

Just hammer them 3 zip & go home to rest for Monday.

Potentially one of those classic Chelsea matches we've seen over the past few seasons. Everyone picking us to blow a team off the pitch and get a nailed on 3 points but we play like we aren't bothered and concede a stupid goal at the death and lose.

Or the more annoying type of match we've been seeing the past few seasons where we dominate a side completely and have 10 shots on target without scoring. We concede a goal completely against the run of play and lose to a bottom table side. We then bemoan our utter lack of clinical finishing.

[The only place to be 11,313]

This match doesn't suddenly become 'must-win' after Arsenal's result...every match is until the end of the season now. Plus it's not a walkover. It's a London derby against a team who can cause us problems if we underestimate them.

For me, Lamps has to play in games against the Hammers. That means I wouldn't be surprised to see us go 433, maybe rest Oscar and have Matic and Rami in the middle. Terry and Cahill at the back (why change this?) and maybe Ivanovic and Azpi as the full-backs. Up top might as well go with Ba.

[Pizy 18,984]

This match doesn't suddenly become 'must-win' after Arsenal's result...every match is until the end of the season now. Plus it's not a walkover. It's a London derby against a team who can cause us problems if we underestimate them.

For me, Lamps has to play in games against the Hammers. That means I wouldn't be surprised to see us go 433, maybe rest Oscar and have Matic and Rami in the middle. Terry and Cahill at the back (why change this?) and maybe Ivanovic and Azpi as the full-backs. Up top might as well go with Ba.

I'd swoon if we went 4-3-3 with Lamps, Matić, and Ramires with Azpi and Iva as fullbacks.

Couldn't see anything other than a win if we lined up like that.

[bababoom 4,478]

Hazard was on fire against them last season, expect two men to be on him.

[Shakez 755]

Hope to see Ramires+Matic should be an easy enough game to try it.

[HD3D 1,038]

Got to give BA a chance , Eto'o was once again horrendous! if we had a striker we would have won it comfortably ! He can't even hold the ball up.

Eto'o is still the best striker we have. Torres is a con artist and Ba was never world class in the first place. Mourinho was wrong when he said Arsenal would be title contenders if we had given them Ba.

Eto'o is one of the best strikers of all time and being 32 doesn't mean he's not as good. Ibrahimovic is 32 and he's better now than he ever was before. Playing in the Russian league doesn't magically transform a player into shit, otherwise Willian would also be suffering from this "Russian league syndrome".

He just needs time to adapt. Some players don't adapt to different environments and teams easily. Just look at Modric at Real Madrid. The Spanish media called him "the worst signing of the year" last year, and now they feel idiotic because every time he plays he shows he's the best CM in the world.

[bushman 2,043]

Potentially one of those classic Chelsea matches we've seen over the past few seasons. Everyone picking us to blow a team off the pitch and get a nailed on 3 points but we play like we aren't bothered and concede a stupid goal at the death and lose.

Or the more annoying type of match we've been seeing the past few seasons where we dominate a side completely and have 10 shots on target without scoring. We concede a goal completely against the run of play and lose to a bottom table side. We then bemoan our utter lack of clinical finishing.

Much written here but not my cup of team.

The bottom line...Chelsea wins tonight & we move on to better games. On Monday Citeh. There you may analyze all you want.

[1chelsea 864]

Hope to see Ramires+Matic should be an easy enough game to try it.

This are trying time which tell us there is no time to try thing like that

[borriske 330]

Think we should rest Hazard tonight. The loss in creativity should be compensated by Matic whose pressure and stabilty in CM can provide a platform for our other AM to work from.

[Zola's Flick 57]

Revved up for tonight's game, after our recent form there is every reason to be uber confident of smashing these wet wipes! I just hope we actually smash a team properly like Liverpool and Man City have been doing a lot i.e. 4-0 or something.

My preferred XI for this: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry, Azpilicueta; Ramires, Matic, Oscar; Willian, ANY ST, Hazard.

Then, once we're a couple goals up in the second half take off Hazard and Oscar for rests ahead of the City game.

Prediction: CHELSEA 3-0 WEST HAM - Hazard to score a brace or a hat-trick.

C'MON BLUES!

[svajo 153]

Think we should rest Hazard tonight. The loss in creativity should be compensated by Matic whose pressure and stabilty in CM can provide a platform for our other AM to work from.

No need to rest him, he is fit enough and we just had a week long break before stoke and next match is on monday, thats 5 days. We should play our first choice XI really.

[Jusek 2,031]

I hope Ba starts this time. Can't be worse than Eto'o.

[borriske 330]

No need to rest him, he is fit enough and we just had a week long break before stoke and next match is on monday, thats 5 days. We should play our first choice XI really.

Forgot our next game is monday. You're probably right.

[ZOS 580]

Ba vs Eto'o, Ba

Lampard vs Ramirez, Lampard

GC vs DL, david (this one is tough, I'm afraid we're gonna lose DL in the summer )

the rest of the team picks itself, honestly

ps: this thread is quite dormant considering its match day

[Berke 58]

I would definitely go with Matic-Lampard. I'm pretty sure Mou will go with Hazard and Oscar. 3-0 Eden x2 Lamps x1

[Jype 6,398]

Eto'o

Schürrle - Hazard - Willian

Matic - Ramires

Cole - Terry - Cahill - Azpi

Cech

Probably not the most popular choice but I'd start Schürrle tonight. We need to try and get him back in form before the most important part of the season is right around the corner so starting back-to-back games could go a long way in achieving that. Also, we could then rest Oscar for City.

Rest of the lineup picks itself, really.

[thekid9 418]

Eto'o is still the best striker we have. Torres is a con artist and Ba was never world class in the first place. Mourinho was wrong when he said Arsenal would be title contenders if we had given them Ba.

Eto'o is one of the best strikers of all time and being 32 doesn't mean he's not as good. Ibrahimovic is 32 and he's better now than he ever was before. Playing in the Russian league doesn't magically transform a player into shit, otherwise Willian would also be suffering from this "Russian league syndrome".

He just needs time to adapt. Some players don't adapt to different environments and teams easily. Just look at Modric at Real Madrid. The Spanish media called him "the worst signing of the year" last year, and now they feel idiotic because every time he plays he shows he's the best CM in the world.

Can't Believe you just compared Eto'o just now to Ibrahimovic! that's like comparing a skoda to a massarati!

He is finished. He won't get better, get rid in the summer along with BA.

[iseah100 5,612]

Chelsea wins 2-0. Hopefully. If Man City ties that will put us in first!

[xnaed 17]

Today is the day we go above Arsenal and stay above them for the rest of the season! Come on Chelsea come on you blues :blue scalf: