Jason 42,061 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Fulham vs ChelseaPRE-MATCH DISCUSSION AND LIVE CHATEnglish Premier League1st March, Saturday, 2014Craven Cottage15:00 Kick Off (UK time) Link to post Share on other sites
Eidur the Spider 4,515 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Gotta be an easy beating against these. They are pretty poor and we could do with a comfortable win. 3-0 hoping! Cech Ivanovic Cahill Terry Azpi Matic Ramires Hazard Oscar Schurrle Torres Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post BlueLion. 21,482 Posted February 26, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 26, 2014 It'll be anything but easy. Probably a harder game than tonight. London derby means form goes out of the window. And it's their first home game with a new manager in charge. Fucking perfect. Means they'll be right up for it. 7 Link to post Share on other sites
ephreak 42 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Good to have Matic available again! Just put him on the sheet and everything will be okay 1 Link to post Share on other sites
oman43 45 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 With this game on Saturday it doesn't give us much rest or preparation time. Oscar should be ready to go with schurrle playing tonight. Won't be an easy game, but we could do to score more then 1 goal to get confidence sky high again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Jason 42,061 Posted February 26, 2014 Author Share Posted February 26, 2014 It'll be anything but easy. Probably a harder game than tonight. London derby means form goes out of the window. And it's their first home game with a new manager in charge. Fucking perfect. Means they'll be right up for it. Indeed. Never easy against these lots. Always seem to turn up against us even when they look absolutely average and the games are always tight and dull. When we win, it's usually by 1 goal or if it not, it's a drab draw. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
edetarod 2,149 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 can't see past a 1-1we might score 2 if we're on a roll Link to post Share on other sites
iceboy 925 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Win, nothing else. Link to post Share on other sites
didierforever 7,349 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Oh shit!!!! Never easy against them plus adda new manager and relegation battle to it and we have DROPPED Points. We will need to match their energy, their will and the passion fulham normally bring to a derby. Cechiva GC JT azpiMatic ramboHAZARD oscar schurrleTorres/etoo.Probably Torres to start as he has been among thw goals spexially away from the bridge. 1-1. Link to post Share on other sites
boshman 1,073 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Performance doesn't matter at this stage! Win at all costs! City not playing and Arseanal away to Stoke who they always struggle against, potentially a decent weekend for us. I think Hazard needs a rest though i really do. Last couple of games he has been very very quiet. CechIva, Cahill, JT, AzpiMatic, Ramires,Willian, Oscar, SchurrleTorres 4 Link to post Share on other sites
ephreak 42 Posted February 26, 2014 Share Posted February 26, 2014 Performance doesn't matter at this stage! Win at all costs! City not playing and Arseanal away to Stoke who they always struggle against, potentially a decent weekend for us.I think Hazard needs a rest though i really do. Last couple of games he has been very very quiet.CechIva, Cahill, JT, AzpiMatic, Ramires,Willian, Oscar, SchurrleTorresI agree with you here, this is the perfect time to rest Hazard, There are tough games coming up later where he is needed. But would it be so awful to let Salah start this match instead of schurrle? Link to post Share on other sites
zolayes 14,489 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Performance doesn't matter at this stage! Win at all costs! City not playing and Arseanal away to Stoke who they always struggle against, potentially a decent weekend for us.I think Hazard needs a rest though i really do. Last couple of games he has been very very quiet.CechIva, Cahill, JT, AzpiMatic, Ramires,Willian, Oscar, SchurrleTorresagree RESULT is whatmatters ,,,but have a look at tonights game thread ,,, we have to be BEAUTIFUL 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Tomo 20,145 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 The game at Stamford Bridge vs Fulham was our worst PL performance off the season yet we still won 2 0 and never looked troubled apart from one moment when Cahill played Bent onside. This Fulham team are awful, the only way we will drop points is through utter complacency. 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Bir_CFC 3,455 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Not sure what to expect with the new manager. Regardless, I don't see them doing anything that would trouble us. If we drop points it'll be due to wastefulness in front of goal, no other way. But I imagine we'd at least get 1 and grab 3 points. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post robdog 2,084 Posted February 27, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted February 27, 2014 The game at Stamford Bridge vs Fulham was our worst PL performance off the season yet we still won 2 0 and never looked troubled apart from one moment when Cahill played Bent onside. This Fulham team are awful, the only way we will drop points is through utter complacency.Don't over-estimate the trip to Turkey & a mid-week match. We will have some tired legs @ Craven Cottage. Also it's a West London Derby. I expect fulcrap to bring their 'A' Game. You know these fools would love to KO CFC from top of the table. Would be an awesome thing that they can take to the championship w/ them. I am worried about this match. Look at wait happened in Spain last week. UCL Hangover worked over Barca & Atletico 8 Link to post Share on other sites
MrExcalibur100 7,085 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Don't over-estimate the trip to Turkey & a mid-week match. We will have some tired legs @ Craven Cottage. Also it's a West London Derby. I expect fulcrap to bring their 'A' Game. You know these fools would love to KO from top of the table. Would be an awesome thing that they can take to the championship w/ them. I am worried about this match. Look at wait happened in Spain last week. UCL Hangover worked over Barca & AtleticoExactly. Dropping points here with a West Brom esque display will be typical Chelsea, though Matic just being the world-classplayer he is and also being fresh will give us a big boost.Is that Apocalypse in your avatar? Link to post Share on other sites
Vybz Kartel 1,541 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Lack of goals is really starting to get concerning, in our last 10 games we have only scored 13 goals and we have had West Ham, West Brom, Hull City, stoke and newcastle in some of those games. I dont expect a goal feast every weekend but this lack of goals might be the difference between the league title comin to stamford bridge and not. Lets hope Torres gets into a bit of form because we need our strikers to start firing, also the midfield shld score more goals, they are not providing enough goals considering they are not creating much. Last season over 50 of our goals came from the midfield. This season other than Hazard no one else has been up to scratch. As for Saturday lets hope that we get a 2-3 goal lead early on and then sit back not sit back on a 1-0 lead its just too vulnerable. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
communicate 2,703 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 We need our ATTACKING players to play better, I keep hearing people criticizing terry, cech, and luiz but our forward has been quite poor recently.We have been struggling to create chances and to control the game. Do that and I don't think we should be worried about our back line 4 Link to post Share on other sites
BloodIsBlue 291 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 The question is who do you pair up with Matic? Mikel, Ramires orLuiz? I would also suggest to playing Salah, and lighten Willian's week. Salah dizzied Ashley Cole when he faced us, Fulham don't have a LB to deal with any kind of danger. Perfect game for Mo to stretch out his legs to be honest. Link to post Share on other sites
robdog 2,084 Posted February 27, 2014 Share Posted February 27, 2014 Exactly. Dropping points here with a West Brom esque display will be typical Chelsea, though Matic just being the world-classplayer he is and also being fresh will give us a big boost.Is that Apocalypse in your avatar? You know your Marvel Villains Link to post Share on other sites
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