Laugh1ngMan 393 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 and he's played in this position before. Not too many times, but enough to be more used to it than Azpili imoThe more i think about it, the more i'm excited to see how he would fare there. If he does a good job he could be a better solution to either Mikel or Ramires in the bigger games where he would fill in for the role Luiz had last year.Altough a good Ramires is invaluable in a big game imo, maybe he could be moved to the right side then .And it would be nice to see Azpi, Luis and Ivanovic in the same line up since its always hard to drop one of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chels 2,502 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 It will be interesting to see the mental and physical toughness the likes of Hazard, Willian, Costa and Cesc display..hopefully they exhibit the same makeup the likes of Cole, Lamps, Drogs and Cech showed.Hmm an interesting point. Putting any tactical complaints to one side the number of times we have lost 1-0 leads this season and considering how we bottled the PL and CL at the end of last season, it does suggest we have a set of mentally weak players. Right now we seem to be very far from Jose's first side in terms of mental strength but I do hope we can improve on it. Winning this final would be a good start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyalBlues 4,050 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 All the big guys should up to it, this is their first final under Mourinho. I know there is super cup, but that was 'given final'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Special Juan 28,141 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 A weeks rest, even without that everyone should be fully ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reddish-Blue 2,507 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 A weeks rest, even without that everyone should be fully ready.Weeks rest won't matter, if we let Spurs dictate the tempo, we'll lose the game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFC888 219 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 This morning I spoke with a friend who doesn't know a thing about football, yet somehow the conversation moved onto Sunday's League Cup Final. I had initially said that I wasn't very confident about Chelsea's chances for the game, but when my friend asked "why?" I found myself only being able to come up with a bit of poor form (Spurs' form isn't great either) and Matic's suspension as the logical reasons for our potential downfall on the weekend.At that point I told myself to lighten up and get excited - we've got an awesome opportunity to claim our first piece of silverware for a couple of years, and I've got the faith in our players that they will give it a red hot crack. Because if nothing else, I know our boys will give it their all on the pitch - I keep thinking of JT throwing his face into the line of fire against Arsenal in the 2007 League Cup Final as a prime example of this.UP THE CHELS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar 441 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 As long as Mikel doesn't start I will be content.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILoveLamp 270 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 As long as Mikel doesn't start I will be content.. You will be content then as he is injured. Ironically seeing the slating he gets here, we could probably use him on Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper22 2,418 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I reckon we'll win. Really positive about our chances .COYB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar 441 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 You will be content then as he is injured. Ironically seeing the slating he gets here, we could probably use him on Sunday.ramires is a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper22 2,418 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 You will be content then as he is injured. Ironically seeing the slating he gets here, we could probably use him on Sunday.I slate him more than most and even I would love to see him lining up for us on Sunday. I don't think he's very good but he's a far better DM than Ramires/Azpi/Luis/Ake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viper22 2,418 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 ramires is a better option. Have you seen Ramires' positioning and defending abilities? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar 441 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I slate him more than most and even I would love to see him lining up for us on Sunday. I don't think he's very good but he's a far better DM than Ramires/Azpi/Luis/AkeStart mikel, and Cesc will never see the ball...Cesc will get overrun and Cesc will be essentially ineffective... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oscar 441 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Have you seen Ramires' positioning and defending abilities? 10000x better than mikel. ramires can cover for cesc adequately, mikel on the other hand would make cesc work like a dog... Mikel is useful in one thing.. Being another body for parking the bus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CFC888 219 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Mikel 100% ruled out, he's had surgery on his knee and will miss another 4-5 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted February 27, 2015 Author Share Posted February 27, 2015 Mourinho confirms everyone but Mikel is fit and available for the final. Matic still suspended (obviously). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks 12 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I wonder if Jose will try playing Azpilicueta/Luis in midfield in something like a 4-3-3 like he did against Atletico at home. Just don't see how we'll start with Ramires and Fabregas in the pivot unless Jose wants to go all in and press them high most of the game which seems unlikely. Very interesting to see what the line-up will be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killer1257 3,282 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 I just hope that Cahill will not start against Spursö Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjperdeath 2,226 Posted February 27, 2015 Share Posted February 27, 2015 Would have seen Mikel starting here. Shame he's out. Looks like Ramires in the middle and not used on the wings then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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