Closed Leicester v Chelsea

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http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/04/mourinho-conference-live-on-chelseafc-com1411111111121211111.html

Mourinho's presser at 12pm UK time today.

[Special Juan 28,188]

We will be too much for these regardless of them fighting. The lads will have fire in their bellies and Jose will have them ready.

Tibo

Ivanovic Cahill Terry Azpi

Matic Fabregas

Cuadrado Willian Hazard

Costa

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I know Oscar might not make it for Wednesday but I don't get why people think Cuadrado will start. He has looked out of his depth whenever he's been given the chance and we still need points to seal the title. Suspect Mourinho would just make one change from the XI that played against Arsenal - Costa or Drogba to come in for Oscar.

[cosmicway 1,333]

Compared to last year we have made some progress.

The stats are as follows:

[a] 2013-14 with 33 matches played, total points = 72
2014-15 with 33 matches playes, total points = 77

Against the major four opponents Arsenal, Man. City, Man. United and Liverpool:

2013-14 in 7 matches 17 points
2014-15 in 7 matches 14 points

I 'm not counting the match Chelsea v. Liverpool because this year's is yet to be played (n.b. 2-1
win last year).

[c] Europe. More or less the same. Last year we were drawn against a weak opponent for the stage of
16 (Galata Saray) and for the stage of 8 we were lucky against Paris Saint Germain (aggregate
score 3-3, away goal ours).
This year we played against the French team for the stage of 16 and this time they were lucky
(aggregate score 3-3, away goal theirs).

Although the opposition at home was not good enough, statistic demonstrates that we did not take direct advantage of it, so Chelsea did really improve overall.
The improvement is some 15% I 'd say and if a similar amount of progress is registered in 2015-16 it will be fine.

[didierforever 7,349]

courtois

iva GC JT azpi

matic rambo

cuadrado willian hazard

cesc.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Far more worried about this than I was about the Arsenal game, which was ultimately a piece of cake. Leicester are, to put it bluntly, on a fucking roll. They're buzzing, their tails are up, and they have absolutely nothing to lose considering the position they are in and the teams they still have to play. They're not safe, but you'd fancy they'll take more points against the teams they have to play later in the season - so they'll see this as an added bonus.

I'll be quite honest and say I'd take a point now if you offered it to me; for three reasons - 1) the above reasoning - they're in good form, scoring goals, and not looking too shabby at the back for the first time this season; 2) I wouldn't mind Leicester staying up, as a Midlands boy I'm embarrassed by the state of Midlands football at the minute, so seeing Villa in an FA Cup final, Leicester potentially staying up and Derby having a slight chance of joining them next year through the play-offs is a good thing to me; and 3) I'd fucking love to win it against Liverpool.

As for the team, I'd expect:

Courtois

Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Luis

Matic - Fabregas

Ramires - Hazard - Willian

King Didier

[Billy. 2,742]

Far more worried about this than I was about the Arsenal game, which was ultimately a piece of cake. Leicester are, to put it bluntly, on a fucking roll. They're buzzing, their tails are up, and they have absolutely nothing to lose considering the position they are in and the teams they still have to play. They're not safe, but you'd fancy they'll take more points against the teams they have to play later in the season - so they'll see this as an added bonus.

I'll be quite honest and say I'd take a point now if you offered it to me; for three reasons - 1) the above reasoning - they're in good form, scoring goals, and not looking too shabby at the back for the first time this season; 2) I wouldn't mind Leicester staying up, as a Midlands boy I'm embarrassed by the state of Midlands football at the minute, so seeing Villa in an FA Cup final, Leicester potentially staying up and Derby having a slight chance of joining them next year through the play-offs is a good thing to me; and 3) I'd fucking love to win it against Liverpool.

As for the team, I'd expect:

Courtois

Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Luis

Matic - Fabregas

Ramires - Hazard - Willian

King Didier

but think of the scum having to give us a guard of honour.

[mikeholiday 209]

courtois

iva GC JT azpi

matic rambo

cuadrado willian hazard

cesc.

I like this squad. Plus i think its highly likely its the one we see this mid week.

[Special Juan 28,188]

Far more worried about this than I was about the Arsenal game, which was ultimately a piece of cake. Leicester are, to put it bluntly, on a fucking roll. They're buzzing, their tails are up, and they have absolutely nothing to lose considering the position they are in and the teams they still have to play. They're not safe, but you'd fancy they'll take more points against the teams they have to play later in the season - so they'll see this as an added bonus.

I'll be quite honest and say I'd take a point now if you offered it to me; for three reasons - 1) the above reasoning - they're in good form, scoring goals, and not looking too shabby at the back for the first time this season; 2) I wouldn't mind Leicester staying up, as a Midlands boy I'm embarrassed by the state of Midlands football at the minute, so seeing Villa in an FA Cup final, Leicester potentially staying up and Derby having a slight chance of joining them next year through the play-offs is a good thing to me; and 3) I'd fucking love to win it against Liverpool.

As for the team, I'd expect:

Courtois

Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Luis

Matic - Fabregas

Ramires - Hazard - Willian

King Didier

United were on a roll, we soon put fucking pay to them cunts. We will do to Leicester too.

[chrismada9 1,948]

but think of the scum having to give us a guard of honour.

was just thinking that!

Gerrard last season:

Gerrard this season:

[BlueLion. 21,491]

but think of the scum having to give us a guard of honour.

Oooh you fucking tease!

[ZOS 580]

bring the sexy back, please

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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson not ruling out weakened team vs. Chelsea

Mind games...?

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Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson not ruling out weakened team vs. Chelsea

Mind games...?

I wouldn't be surprised if he did play a weakened team. He is not going to throw the towel against us however Newcastle is much more of a winnable fixture for them than this game. Considering Newcastle have lost 7 on the trot and all the other atrocities going there, I could understand why Leicester would want to put more into that match than this one.

[Laylabelle 9,539]

Tough game and they've picked up form but we've got a job to do so hopefully another step closer.then they can win n stay up

Don't they bring in daft fines for 'weakend' teams?

[Reddish-Blue 2,517]

Leicester City boss Nigel Pearson not ruling out weakened team vs. Chelsea

Mind games...?

Weakened team? More like 1 or 2 players may be given a breather before the crucial match against Newcastle

[Laugh1ngMan 393]

Leicester main weapon is there energy, and after jus three days of rest that weapon will be weakened.

It's a good time to be playing them all things considered. It is not a game were they have to pick up any points anymore after their 4 straight victories. It has just become a bonus match for them.

Their next four fixtures after us are Newcastle (H), Southampton (H), Sunderland (A), QPR (H). Those fixtures will determine wether they stay up or not; not the one against us, so he certainly will be able to rest some players for the game against us.

Against Newcastle they should be aiming for 3 points and try to avoid defeat against Sunderland and QPR and they will be ok imo.

Just hope we don't suffer a hang-over after our good results against ManU and Arsenal and we don't make it ourselves too difficult

[ulvhedin 526]

Mou: ‘I ask myself in the future, when I am a granddad at home with my grandsons, maybe football will be played without goals, and we will just enjoy seeing people passing the ball. Maybe to put the ball into the net won’t be an objective, and maybe stopping the ball going into your own goal won’t matter.'

LOL

[lionsden 4,689]

For those that have actually seen Leicester play this season, they are surprisingly one of the most creative teams in the league, even against the big sides, they do create an awful lot of chances but have little to no end product. If they get efficient and put away their chances against us (I'm confident they will have a couple against us) we might be in trouble giving our striker predicament and how the goals have dried up for us.