RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Let's bring the buses out, parked it where we want and win this in 'ugly' way, just to make the whole world pissed off. Would be fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azul 1,615 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 What do you guys think? I think we should set up for a draw and maintain our 5 point lead rather than give city the win We're Chelsea don't mistake us for a midtable club. If Arsenal can beat them then we can aswell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ivory Coast are beating Cameroon right now, looks like Yaya and Bony are staying put. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samzilla 517 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 welp, no costa is no good...hopefully remy starts over drogba if the appeal doesn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybz Kartel 1,613 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 We're Chelsea don't mistake us for a midtable club. If Arsenal can beat them then we can aswell.Arsenal had to win that game we do not need to win that game, we just need a draw, so if I was the coach I would take a more conservative approach to the game considering im missing 3 of my best players with the 4th player caring a knock too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Draw wouldn't be a bad result but could be costly at the end.need to go for it.play like we know we can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Legend 11 4,062 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Doubt we'll risk Cesc. So that'll be 2 of our 3 best players out for arguably the biggest game of the season.It would be just our luck now that Ivory Coast get eliminated and Yaya (who always plays well against us) and Bony return conveniently just in time to face us.This could legitimately be a season changing suspension.We beat them with Torres up top last year... Still not worried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 What do you guys think? I think we should set up for a draw and maintain our 5 point lead rather than give city the win Personally I'd go for two banks of four, a compact shape, zonal pressing (rather than man marking so as not to leave huge spaces) and play on the counter. Similar to our tactics away to City but less passive defending and more organised, controlled pressing so we can start counters higher up the pitch and against an out-of-position defence.My biggest wish for this game is for Matic not to follow Silva everywhere because it's a recipe for disaster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzzaFuzza 4 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 What do you guys think? I think we should set up for a draw and maintain our 5 point lead rather than give city the win We can't set up for a draw because we have been terrible at parking the bus this season and we would surely lose the game if we park the bus from the first minute. CourtoisIvanovic - Zouma - Terry - AzpiRamires - Cesc - MaticWillian - HazardRemy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybz Kartel 1,613 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Draw wouldn't be a bad result but could be costly at the end.need to go for it.play like we know we canproblem with losing is the lead will be down to 2 points with Costa still suspended for another 2 games thats why im all in for a draw to maintain the 5 point gap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Lamps 11,692 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ivory coast are leading cameroon 1-0 in the final minutes. Funny thing is, if cameroon equalize all 4 teams in the group will have finsihed every single game between them 1-1 with the exact number of points and goals for every team.btw the way bony and yaya are playing neither would be much of an improvement for City. It is highly improbable that one of them will turn up for City so i wonder how they will lineup, i guess it will be----------hart---------Zaba--Kompany-Demichelis-Clichy------Fernando-Fernandinho-----Milner--------Silva-------Nasri-------------Agüero--------------- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petre.ispirescu 4,928 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Ivory coast are leading cameroon 1-0 in the final minutes. Funny thing is, if cameroon equalize all 4 teams in the group will have finsihed every single game between them 1-1 with the exact number of points and goals for every team.btw the way bony and yaya are playing neither would be much of an improvement for City. It is highly improbable that one of them will turn up for City so i wonder how they will lineup, i guess it will be----------hart---------Zaba--Kompany-Demichelis-Clichy------Fernando-Fernandinho-----Milner--------Silva-------Nasri-------------Agüero---------------Nasri is injured. Ivory Coast are through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dy-lan 142 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Well Ivory Coast have advanced. So I guess there's that going for us. Although I don't think Bony or Toure would have had a lot of minutes anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vybz Kartel 1,613 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 No Yaya or Bony as Ivory Coast won today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 If we don't have Costa I expect a 4-3-3: CourtoisIvanovic Zouma Terry AzpiAke Ramires/Cesc Matic Schurrle Remy HazardMaybe Schurrle might be a better starter for this match, considering he will have Ake behind him.We're really short of players, mind, especially the back 4!Bench: Cech, Cahill, Christensen, RLC, Willian, Mikel(?) otherwise Salah or Oscar*, Drogba.*Cesc may be injured therefore in the SXI.Christ that bench looks youthful! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostedenis 556 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 If we don't have Costa I expect a 4-3-3: CourtoisIvanovic Zouma Terry AzpiAke Ramires/Cesc Matic Schurrle Remy HazardMaybe Schurrle might be a better starter for this match, considering he will have Ake behind him.We're really short of players, mind, especially the back 4!Bench: Cech, Cahill, Christensen, RLC, Willian, Mikel(?) otherwise Salah or Oscar*, Drogba.*Cesc may be injured therefore in the SXI.Christ that bench looks youthful!We'll never play that team... Ake against city? And we won't play Schurrle, no way, not in his current form, not with Willians defensive workrate which we'll need, and not with the transfer rumours (if they're true - not sure). Unless maybe as a sub. I'm glad Zouma got his chance and I hope he'll get a lot more, but I think Mou will go back to Cahill for this game.It would also be typically Jose to go a little more defensive against city, so I wouldn't be surprised if we see Mikel.CourtoisIva Cahill Terry AzpiMikel MaticWillian Fab HazardDrog/RemyI'm not saying that's what I'd like to see. But it's what I think we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 We'll never play that team... Ake against city? And we won't play Schurrle, no way, not in his current form, not with Willians defensive workrate which we'll need, and not with the transfer rumours (if they're true - not sure). Unless maybe as a sub. I'm glad Zouma got his chance and I hope he'll get a lot more, but I think Mou will go back to Cahill for this game.It would also be typically Jose to go a little more defensive against city, so I wouldn't be surprised if we see Mikel.CourtoisIva Cahill Terry AzpiMikel MaticWillian Fab HazardDrog/RemyI'm not saying that's what I'd like to see. But it's what I think we'll see.My understanding is that he's injured. Though, he would take take the place of Ake in the team in that case, even though ability wise Ake is probably more capable. I really hope we don't play the pivot like that, it's not designed to have 2 sitting DMs in it, and it simply does not work, which is why I chose 4-3-3. Which leads me on to the fact that Schurrle won't need to fall back with Ake/Mikel in the middle behind him. Cesc is also a doubt, btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hostedenis 556 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 My understanding is that he's injured. Though, he would take take the place of Ake in the team in that case, even though ability wise Ake is probably more capable. I really hope we don't play the pivot like that, it's not designed to have 2 sitting DMs in it, and it simply does not work, which is why I chose 4-3-3. Which leads me on to the fact that Schurrle won't need to fall back with Ake/Mikel in the middle behind him. Cesc is also a doubt, btw.Yes, I've heard about Mikel possibly out, in which case Ramires would come in, not Ake. And you're right, I don't like playing two DM's in the pivot either and I think it does indeed not work, but that hasn't stopped Jose from doing so before, now has it?Cesc is indeed a doubt, in which case Oscar will come in. So even if those two are out (Obi & Fab), Ramires and Oscar will come in. We won't see Ake in arguably the biggest game of the PL season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyHairLikeLuiz 1,625 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 Yes, I've heard about Mikel possibly out, in which case Ramires would come in, not Ake. And you're right, I don't like playing two DM's in the pivot either and I think it does indeed not work, but that hasn't stopped Jose from doing so before, now has it?Cesc is indeed a doubt, in which case Oscar will come in. So even if those two are out (Obi & Fab), Ramires and Oscar will come in. We won't see Ake in arguably the biggest game of the PL seasonAnd Costa possibly, that's why in which case I thought Mou would want a stronger midfield to help Remy, in which case Ake would be playing in the absence of Mikel and Cesc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuzzaFuzza 4 Posted January 28, 2015 Share Posted January 28, 2015 There is no way in hell that Mourinho uses Ake in this game. he would rather play Cahill in midfield than using Ake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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