middleoftheshed 388 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Can't wait to get back to the Bridge and back to the serious business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neel 257 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Home match against realtivly weaker team. This is the best chance to give youth the opportunities. My Formation ---------------------------------Cech----------------------------------------Ivanovic------------------Terry-------------------Alex---------------Ashley--------------------------------------Mikel------------------------------------------------------------------Essien----------------------Malouda-----------------------------------Sturridge-----------Drogba-----------------------ZhirkovKakuta should replace Zhirkov at hour mark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Looking forward to this. Have been waiting for it since the end of the last season Come on Chels lets get off to a good start! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray. 217 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Looking forward to this. Have been waiting for it since the end of the last season Come on Chels lets get off to a good start!Me too, it seems ages since we won the double. Heading up to the bridge sometime this afternoon. Good to see that there are no Engineering Works on the District Line, so hopefully it will be a smooth journey up to Stamford Bridge, unlike last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 If we play 4-3-3 I can see Zhirkov or Malouda playing in Lamps' position. However with Lampard out Carlo may play 4-4-2 with Benayoun at the tip of the diamond, which I wouldn't mind seeing for a half in all honesty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinctek 469 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 i really hope Sturridge gets to play for a full game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aesthetic Relic 301 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Lets not kid ourselves.Pre season has been a big disappointment. We need to go out today and get 3 points no matter what. A good start to the season is vital imo. We've a run of 5 games where we would normally be expected to win with ease. I'm pretty confident that once we get those 5 games out of the way we'll be playing alot better.Dont care what the score is today as long as we win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 If we play 4-3-3 I can see Zhirkov or Malouda playing in Lamps' position. However with Lampard out Carlo may play 4-4-2 with Benayoun at the tip of the diamond, which I wouldn't mind seeing for a half in all honesty.Please no ! Everything but diamond formation.Attacking through the middle is so hard in modern football. Many teams today play with two defensive-minded midfielders and that makes the diamond formation (or any other formation where you mainly attack through the middle) very easy to defend. And we don't have the right players for the diamond formation You need players with great passing abilties and great vision in your midfield. Players who excell in the one-touch passing. And you need world-class (classic) number 10 to feed the strikers with great through balls. Those players are practically (sadly) extinct in modern football.The only reason the diamond formation worked for Milan back in 2007 was because of legendary form of Kaka and Pirlo back then, especially Kaka's form, and the fact that Carlo put the main focus on the CL. In the domestic league they finished 4th.So please, let's just stick to our 4-3-3 formation. We've booked a lot of succes with that formation so no reason to change. I know we're only facing WBA but still. If we book a good result Carlo might wanna keep playing the formation (I'd rather play the 'English 4-4-2 formation'.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I am gonna miss the first game of the season due to one of my relatives Birthday party, but i hope to come back to see an awesome score for us, and Sturridge scoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drogba11CFC 108 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 My predicted lineup:CechFerreira Ivanovic Terry © ColeEssien Mikel LampardAnelka Drogba Malouda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinctek 469 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 some above said lampard is out? how come? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 He's a doubt, small chance he could feature, ie. as a substitute. I'd go with the following:Petr CechIvanovic, Alex, Terry, ColeMikelEssien, ZhirkovAnelka, Drogba, Malouda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 IMO Matic should be Lampard's direct replacement whenever he's out (rarely happens), like today. Nemanja's the only one who comes close to Frank's passing ability and vision (his vision is even better than Frank's but that's no shame since he's a true playmaker). I think he's ready to play full matches against lower table sides.Or we could play Mikel in the holding midfielder role, Essien in his natural box-to-box role and Kakuta as our attacking midfielder.We have some great options so there's no reason to rush Lamps back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manuf 1,448 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 some above said lampard is out? how come?He has problem with his ankle after international friendly with Hungary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRMC 12 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Yeah i think they made a late decision on him last night, its very rare Franks out but i still fancy him to feature at some point in the match.3 points is vital today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I thought Ancelotti said Drogba isn't fit for a week or two. Able to play but not fully fit. If so, no need to rush him back. Lamps and Drogba are key players but they're not the youngest. Rushing them back might harm their fitness, short or long term.CechMikelEssien MaticSturridge Anelka MaloudaorCechFerreira Ivanovic Terry ColeEssien MikelKakutaSturridge Anelka MaloudaFerreira Ivanovic Terry Cole Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinctek 469 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 think its just me but i really dont like mikel, watching him in a few matches i just cant see anything in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 Personally I thought Mikel was our best player over pre-season. Watch the Hamburg game in particular and you'll see why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*History* 8 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 16-0 to Chelsea, got that feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Personally I thought Mikel was our best player over pre-season. Watch the Hamburg game in particular and you'll see why.hush ...youre not supposed to like mikel ...,,,just like youre supposed to hate kalou and yossi....otherwise youre not a really chelsea fan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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