hjperdeath 2,226 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Salah debut, Cole and Lampard play, Ba starts. Svita 10 and Green Lantern18 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Rest Willian, Eto'o and possibly JT. Cole for Iva. I'd go with Rami-Lamps pivot for this one. Let's get the points! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusek 2,031 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Salah debut, Cole and Lampard play, Ba starts.Yes please, and just win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippingStep 336 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Rest Willian, Eto'o and possibly JT. Cole for Iva. I'd go with Rami-Lamps pivot for this one. Let's get the points! Matic has to play, I don't think he will have as much work to do against Newcastle. Matic Lampard and we have scoring option from deeper positions, wich we were lacking against West Ham. kellzfresh, Barbara and Tomo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Matic has to play, I don't think he will have as much work to do against Newcastle. Matic Lampard and we have scoring option from deeper positions, wich we were lacking against West Ham.I'm also in favour of Lamps - Matic .Azpi - Cahill - JT - Cole - Lamps - Matic -- Salah - Oscar - Hazard - Ba -Perhaps rest JT, and if possible swap Hazard for Schurrle at around the 70 mark (depends if we're leading and by how many) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippingStep 336 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Lampard will score, if he has the same opportunities that he had against Stoke and West Ham, it would be surprising if he don't score that match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOULO19 24,332 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Matic has to play, I don't think he will have as much work to do against Newcastle. Matic Lampard and we have scoring option from deeper positions, wich we were lacking against West Ham.We have City on Tuesday and IIRC some Benfica fans were saying that Nemanja could have some stamina issues at times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippingStep 336 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 We have City on Tuesday and IIRC some Benfica fans were saying that Nemanja could have some stamina issues at times. The premier league is more important.And I think guys like Ramires, Willian who do a lot of work both ways and do many sprints needs more the rest than a guy like Matic who covers a lot of ground but do not make that many exhausting high energy runs. Barbara 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This game will be very tough. If Newcastle plays the same way as the Hammers we will have problems. Chelsea is good on the counter but for a long time we have been very bad when it comes to dictating the games. I'm never confident when it comes to games like this. Exactly. We're good on the counter attack. If teams don't attack us in the first place, we're not even half as effective! The Mak and DanishBlue 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 We have City on Tuesday and IIRC some Benfica fans were saying that Nemanja could have some stamina issues at times. Is it not west brom away on tuesday and city next weekend? Barbara, Pacquiao, Strike and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post! Jase 43,479 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Popular Post! Share Posted February 5, 2014 Is it not west brom away on tuesday and city next weekend?Indeed. But since it was @CHOULO19, you gotta forgive him. He's feeling butthurt because I'm now @The Skipper's bitch and not his... Milan, The Mak, Ainsley Harriott and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane 2,275 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 They are poor, but they always raise their game when they play against us. Apart from the 2-0 at the Bridge last season where we absolutely dominated them, and the 3-0 at SJP in December 2011 where that scoreline really did flatter us, we've struggled against them in the last half-dozen or so games. This will be a scrappy, awful game, and I think we'll be lucky to see more than a couple of goals, I really do.Yeah, But I don't think they'll take the mentality that West Ham did, and If they do I'm sure we'll break the deadlock this time, But their midfield really suffered with the lose of Cabaye. If Matic plays, think we'll bully them in that regard, Also after the City game I'd love to see some swagger from us. Putting them to the sword. Remy is still out aswell I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pizy 18,918 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 **Game is on USA rather than NBC for fellow Americans here due to the Olympics.**I'd go with a Lamps-Matic pivot and give Schürrle and Cole starts. Salah can replace Hazard or Schürrle later in the second half. As long as we lock down the midfield I'm extremely confident we'll win. That's why it's imperative that Matic starts in this or any big Premier League match. We can't afford to play Ramires-Lamps or Mikel-Lamps and just get bypassed in midfield with a single ball which happens often whenever those partnerships play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Flash 1,144 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 I would definitely go Ba upfront and put Lampard on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 They are poor, but they always raise their game when they play against us. Apart from the 2-0 at the Bridge last season where we absolutely dominated them, and the 3-0 at SJP in December 2011 where that scoreline really did flatter us, we've struggled against them in the last half-dozen or so games. This will be a scrappy, awful game, and I think we'll be lucky to see more than a couple of goals, I really do.Our last 10 league games against Newcastle sort of illustrate Alex's point and not to mention, only 1 home win in last 4 against them...L - Newcastle 2-0 ChelseaL - Newcastle 3-2 ChelseaW - Chelsea 2-0 NewcastleL - Chelsea 0-2 NewcastleW - Newcastle 0-3 ChelseaD - Chelsea 2-2 NewcastleD - Newcastle 1-1 ChelseaW - Newcastle 0-2 ChelseaD - Chelsea 0-0 NewcastleW - Newcastle 0-2 ChelseaP.S. Disagree with the point about that 3-0 win flattered us though.. The Mak and BlueLion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 02Matic has to play, I don't think he will have as much work to do against Newcastle. Matic Lampard and we have scoring option from deeper positions, wich we were lacking against West Ham.Exactly. We need lampard and matic for genuine goal threat from midfield. If they park the bus, they can score from outside the box. This is what mikel and ramires can't do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The only place to be 11,313 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 This game will be very tough. If Newcastle plays the same way as the Hammers we will have problems. But they won't. West Ham were fighting for their survival in a London derby. Newcastle are safe from the drop, aren't going to get into the CL, are out of the cups and just sold their best player. Their season is over. They won't park the bus because there's no reason to. If they don't win, big deal. Pardew will probably try and play their normal game against us.If we get an early goal, then I can see this being a rout. didierforever and yuvala 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,490 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Yeah, But I don't think they'll take the mentality that West Ham did, and If they do I'm sure we'll break the deadlock this time, But their midfield really suffered with the lose of Cabaye. If Matic plays, think we'll bully them in that regard, Also after the City game I'd love to see some swagger from us. Putting them to the sword. Remy is still out aswell I think.Yeah. Remy is out. Big clods like Ameobi play into Cahill-Terry's hands, so their attack isn't a big threat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuvala 2,167 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Surprised folks are putting Salah in the starting lineup over Schurrle.Well its only because we really want to see him play, for obvious reasons.Nothing personal .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLyon 9,359 Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Just be efficient in finishing and we will win for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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