Styles 9,790 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Yes should be a good match up, but Ashley will need support from the defensive mid/ left centre mid because Johnson cutting inside will leave a lot of space on their right for the oncoming right back.Which is why I wouldn't mind seeing Lampard sit this one out. Essien, Mikel and Ramires will protect the back four very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLionheart 516 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Which is why I wouldn't mind seeing Lampard sit this one out. Essien, Mikel and Ramires will protect the back four very well.i am very disappointed to hear this from a chelsea fan , i thought only us will get to really know the worth of Frank Lampard !!!! a couple of games out and you are saying you would like ramires to start ahead of him !!!!!!!if anything there is not one midfielder in the world that will be able to help his side defensively like lamps and still be the creative force lampard is , no midfielder will get a start ahead of lamps in the LCM position not ramires not iniesta not gerrard or fabregas not even the bison essien can do what lamps does please watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNvprWxqE_I&feature=related Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 at the moment I would prefer Essien to Frank ....In Franks absence Esseien has stepped up his game to an even higher level than before ...Going forward he looks like a Lampard turbo ...This is no criticism of Frank just relief in the fact that perhaps he isnt Irreplaceable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted September 19, 2010 Share Posted September 19, 2010 Guys,Who provided that great pass to Ash leading to the 3-0 Edit: Never mind, just saw it was Ess . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FWTDrogbafan 0 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Very nice match guys, hopefully we'll play just as well midweek. What time is kickoff midweek? There'll be no TV in thev States for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve 10,227 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Seems like it done the trickI know some people have poor views of this but i feel soo good now Screw what some think if it makes you/me happy it should be done:cfc:Thats it mate. At the end of the day its what makes you happy! Like you said earlier lots of manc fans don't have respect for there club or for others because they have always had it good. At chelsea we are a family! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLionheart 516 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 at the moment I would prefer Essien to Frank ....In Franks absence Esseien has stepped up his game to an even higher level than before ...Going forward he looks like a Lampard turbo ...This is no criticism of Frank just relief in the fact that perhaps he isnt Irreplaceableyes , essien was great in the last couple of matches but he is no lamps ..... not because he scored a couple of goals and made a couple of good passes then he can replace lamps and be better !!!!!! he will never be able to link up play like lamps also the greatest thing about lampard is his consistency , every season 20 or more goals and about 20 assists do you think essien can do that ??????? i don't think so ...i agree with you that essien is better defensively but if you have two players like mikel and essien in midfield why would you be looking for a third midfielder with super defensive powers ???? i think you should be looking for some creativity and lampard provides that and still keep his defensive duties ..Lampard is Irreplaceable in the LCM !!!!! specially in the way we play and also essien is Irreplaceable because no one can come in in the RCM and be the powerhorse essein is . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles 9,790 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 i am very disappointed to hear this from a chelsea fan , i thought only us will get to really know the worth of Frank Lampard !!!! a couple of games out and you are saying you would like ramires to start ahead of him !!!!!!!if anything there is not one midfielder in the world that will be able to help his side defensively like lamps and still be the creative force lampard is , no midfielder will get a start ahead of lamps in the LCM position not ramires not iniesta not gerrard or fabregas not even the bison essien can do what lamps does I know Frank Lampard's worth! Our greatest ever player. But Lampard started the season slowly and is coming back from an injury. It's not the ideal first game back in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted September 20, 2010 Author Share Posted September 20, 2010 Agreed. But I can see him playing on Wednesday against Newcastle and we all know how fit Super Frank is! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy10 478 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 FC CHELSEA LONDON VS FC BLACKPOOL 4:0goalkeeper: cechdefense: ferreira - ivanovic - alex (bruma 71min.) - colemidfield: essien - mikel (benayoun 77min.) - ramires (zhirkov 74min.)attack: kalou - Drogba - maloudacool.. my africans florent malouda 2 goals, didier Drogba 1 goal & salomon kalou 1 goal scored!! damn.. i miss my assist & goalscorer frank lampard in the lineup, are there any injury news??damn.. i miss my africans jose bosingwa & nicolas anelka in the lineup!!damn.. are there any injury news from jose bosingwa & frank lampard?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Good game yesterday, I'm pleased with the result and the goals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRiver 1,512 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 By the way... fancy telling me how to remove that from my status now, anyone? As now it's kinda erm... old! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vishalmarathe 0 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Chelsea remained top of the league with yet another impressive performance against Blackpoolbeating them 4-0 at Stamford Bridge. catch all the goals, match review and analysis right here.Chelsea 4 Blackpool 0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwylino 329 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Thats it mate. At the end of the day its what makes you happy! Like you said earlier lots of manc fans don't have respect for there club or for others because they have always had it good. At chelsea we are a family!Yep you hit the nail on the head there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo 1,729 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 Not sure about castle but Lampard will want to play vs city I know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zolayes 14,489 Posted September 20, 2010 Share Posted September 20, 2010 yes , essien was great in the last couple of matches but he is no lamps ..... not because he scored a couple of goals and made a couple of good passes then he can replace lamps and be better !!!!!! he will never be able to link up play like lamps also the greatest thing about lampard is his consistency , every season 20 or more goals and about 20 assists do you think essien can do that ??????? i don't think so ...i agree with you that essien is better defensively but if you have two players like mikel and essien in midfield why would you be looking for a third midfielder with super defensive powers ???? i think you should be looking for some creativity and lampard provides that and still keep his defensive duties ..Lampard is Irreplaceable in the LCM !!!!! specially in the way we play and also essien is Irreplaceable because no one can come in in the RCM and be the powerhorse essein is .the season has only started ,We are all Lampard fans but don't make that a reason for denigrating Essien . After a long injury he has comeback better than ever . A fit Essien is more than a suitable replacement for a 90% fit Lampard....Surely you dont class Essien as a DEFENSIVEmidfielder .. He isnt and never has been one except when emergencies arose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLionheart 516 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 I know Frank Lampard's worth! Our greatest ever player. But Lampard started the season slowly and is coming back from an injury. It's not the ideal first game back in my opinion. i think i have heard that sentence before ... ohh right that was last year when people said he started the season slowly only to end up with 29 goals and 20 assists !!!!!!no , it's the ideal game to be back and i have no doubt if he is fit that he will start , i am only annoyed by the fact that people are already starting to get on his back just because he had a bad game against stoke city while he was injured !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLionheart 516 Posted September 21, 2010 Share Posted September 21, 2010 the season has only started ,We are all Lampard fans but don't make that a reason for denigrating Essien . After a long injury he has comeback better than ever . A fit Essien is more than a suitable replacement for a 90% fit Lampard....Surely you dont class Essien as a DEFENSIVEmidfielder .. He isnt and never has been one except when emergencies arose.absolutely not , Essien is a monster he is our powerhorse and IMO he is without a doubt the best all-round midfielder in the world right now , but does he posses the creativity that lampard has ??? does he offer the alternatives that lampard provides ??? certainly not .... so again my point is overall yes essien may be the best box to box midfielder but in terms of creativity and attack lampard will be ahead of essien and ahead of any other midfielder and no one can deny it ...to score 20+ every season for seven seasons that is something i have never seen from a CM but not only that in terms of linking play and ball distribution as well he is the best , his passing is superb , correct me if i am wrong but he made more than 20 assists last season .so my point is we have 4 amazing midfielders to choose from :mikel and ramires are defensive minded essien is very balanced lampard is more attack minded so why should we play with two defensive minded players and one balanced when we are looking for a win ???? i think it makes more since to play with one defensive minded player (mikel) , a balanced one (essien) and a more attacking creative one (Lamps).in that case we are gonna have more balance in our gameplay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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