Chelsea vs Liverpool

[caesarblues 51]

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'I don't remember 2005!' Ancelotti joked. 'If you want I can remember 2007! Maybe Rafa remembers 2005, and doesn't remember 2007!'

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[chrismada9 1,948]

I hope we bury the scousers tomorrow! They thrashed Hull 6-1 last week but beating a team like Hull won't hide the fact that they haven't been at their best lately. I think with Joey Cole back Liverpool will hopefully be given the run around.

Pred: Chelsea 1-1 Liverpool

[Ray. 217]

I think we should be able to score a couple of goals at least. I hope we send the scum back to their slums with at least a 2-1 win for the Chels. Maybe i'm being a tad optimistic?

[flamiejamie 0]

This is such an important match to win. Let's prove to the Premier League that we are the best team this season... And help put Liverpool out of their mysery!!

-------------------------Hilario--------------------------

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----------------Carvalho-------Terry------------------

Bosingwa-------------------------------------A. Cole

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-----------------------Essien---------------------------

---Ballack---------------------------------Lampard---

--------------------Deco/J.Cole------------------------

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------------Anelka--------------Drogba---------------

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We will win shakily, 1-0.

[Kez 2,727]

04/05 Joe Cole came off the bench in both games against liverpool and grabbed the winner we won both 1-0.

Lets hope something similar happens tomorrow.

[flamiejamie 0]

04/05 Joe Cole came off the bench in both games against liverpool and grabbed the winner we won both 1-0.

Lets hope something similar happens tomorrow.

I guess he'll be fit just in the nick of time!

[BlueLion. 21,491]

We certainly have an incentive to win today - three points and then we're two clear of United at the top. I'd certainly take that so early in the season!

[millzy_chelsea_fan 4]

i h8 liverpool more than any uva team. we shud get essien on gerrard like in the champions league. we shud start wiv at least one joe cole or malouda because they have done well against shiterpool in past games and kalou shud come off the bench some time.

my line up:-

--------------------------------------------hilario----------------------------------

---bosingwa-------carvalho/ivanovic------terry-----------------a.cole---

--------------------------------------------essien-------------------------------

---------j.cole--------------------------------------------------lampard/malouda

--------------------------------------------lampard/deco--------------------------

-----------------------------drogba----------------------anelka--------------------

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I can see us starting like this.

Hilario

Bosingwa , Carvalho , Terry , Cole

Essien

Ballack , Malouda

Lampard

Drogba , Anelka

In a perfect world though I would rather see Joe Cole start in place of Michael Ballack , against Insua ( who thus far has looked out of sorts in a starting role at Liverpool ) I think he and Bosingwa could have some real joy down that flank.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I think one of the reasons why we lost last week was because we didn't have Michael Ballack. His presence and no-nonsense style of play is as important to this system as Drogba's goals and Terry's defending.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I think one of the reasons why we lost last week was because we didn't have Michael Ballack. His presence and no-nonsense style of play is as important to this system as Drogba's goals and Terry's defending.

Thats a good point and I think Ballack has done really well in the diamond system , however I just think that with Insua's faults that I think can be exposed , I think the pace and skill of Joe Cole would be more likely to do it than Ballack , however if Ballack does start I wotn be complaining , it sgood to have him back in contention.

[Laylabelle 9,359]

Just dont waste chances or keep passing to Liverpool cause that is gana cost us!!

Offskis anyway and hopfully when back on be happy ranting rather then rah rah ranting!

And hopfully no dead East stand Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek

[chrismada9 1,948]

Feeling a bit nervous about this game, minutes are ticking away!

[Alee. 182]

Yepp, i cant wait!!

[misschief 24]

I think one of the reasons why we lost last week was because we didn't have Michael Ballack. His presence and no-nonsense style of play is as important to this system as Drogba's goals and Terry's defending.

I havent been impressed with Ballack at all this season, I really think his age is starting to tell.

As for today's game, I can't remember the last time I dreaded a game so much, I feel totally sick.

[Alee. 182]

Your dreading the match? I cant wait to thrash the scousers.

[millzy_chelsea_fan 4]

<H3 class=headline id=headline>TEAM NEWS: Chelsea V LIVERPOOL </H3>Posted on: Sun 04 Oct 2009Michael Ballack and Deco return for Chelsea in midfield, but Jose Bosingwa misses out due to injury.

The Portuguese full-back is unfit to return from European suspension and so Branislav Ivanovic retains his place at right-back.

Didier Drogba is back to lead the attack, with Nicolas Anelka supporting alongside Deco.

For Liverpool, Albert Riera and Emiliano Insua are preferred to Yossi Benayoun and Fabio Aurelio. Former Chelsea man Glen Johnson starts

Chelsea are expected to line up in the following 4-3-2-1 formation:

40 Hilario

2 Branislav Ivanovic

6 Ricardo Carvalho

26 John Terry ©

3 Ashley Cole

13 Michael Ballack

5 Michael Essien

8 Frank Lampard

20 Deco

39 Nicolas Anelka

11 Didier Drogba

Substitutes: 22 Ross Turnbull, 35 Juliano Belletti, 18Yury Zhirkov, 10 Joe Cole, 15 Florent Malouda, 21 Salomon Kalou, 23 Daniel Sturridge.

Liverpool are expected to line up in the following 4-2-3-1 formation:

Reina; Johnson, Carragher, Skrtel, Insua; Mascherano, Lucas; Kuyt ,Gerrard ,Riera; Torres.

Substitutes: Cavalieri, Agger, Aurelio, Kyrgiakos, Benayoun Babel, N'Gog.

The referee is Martin Atkinson.

[misschief 24]

Realistically though, given our last couple of performances I couldn't see us thrashing Accrington right now.