Chelsea 7-0 Ipswich Town

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Nothing wrong with Roy Keane!

Except the part about his dog

[Laylabelle 9,402]

I refuse to accept we'll lose to a team managed by Roy Keane.

Agree!!! But we probably will

[King11Didier 916]

Can we play with some players from the reserves team?Good last match for them.They win against Spurs and Stu scored 5 times If we can play with some players from the reserves I want to see that team:

Turnbull

Billy Clifford - Bruma - Chalobah - PvA

Conor Clifford - Ramires - McEachran

Kakuta - Stu - Lalkovic

Sorry for my mistake if some players are on loan somewhere.

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Just seen a report saying Keane's been sacked? Announcement expected tomorrow morning (apparently)

[neel 257]

Kean Sacked

[Kostas 1,468]

I refuse to accept we'll lose to a team managed by Roy Keane.

WIll you accept a defeat now?

[Fulham Broadway 16,966]

After the reserves trounced yids -be good to play some of them.

This cup becomes important now, if only for a hatrick of wins. Any other team won 3 on the bounce ?

[Kostas 1,468]

Afaik not in the last 100 years.

[Drogba11CFC 108]

My lineup:

Turnbull

Bosingwa Bruma Terry Van Aanholt

McEachran Ramires

Kakuta Lampard Kalou

Sturridge

[NattyBlue 44]

Ipswich will be licking their lips at this one...

Studge must start...

Kakuta would be nice too, I'm sure the world is ready for the best that is Gokhan Tore too

[LDN Blue 7,903]

WIll you accept a defeat now?

thank god for that. But now we should really be able to crush them (in theory anyway LOL)

[EskWeston 696]

Given the abject performances of a lot of our team we should seriously shake things up for this game and allow some of our fringe/young players the chance to show what they can do. My team would be:

.................................................................Cech..........................................................

Ivanovic.......................Bruma...................................Terry..................Van Aanholt

..............................................................Ramires.......................................................

.............................Lampard........................................McEachran...........................

...Kakuta..............................................Sturridge........................................Tore......

For me this would be the team i would field. It plays our form players Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Ramires and Lampard who needs the games given us a strong feel to the team. Bruma to partner JT, no problem at all for this game. Van Aanholt has been excellent when played this season and massively unfortunate to have not got more games. Josh playing behind the forward to influence the game in the attacking areas. And the forward line with Sturridge in his best position, Kakuta out wide and i would honestly give Gokhan Tore a game because his form for the reserves has been good, he has got some goals and all of our forward line have been piss poor and someone else deserves to be given the chance to show what they can do in this game.

Bench: Turnbull, B.Clifford, Essien, Malouda, Kalou, Drogba, Anelka

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Don't think Cech will play this one, probably be Turnbull or Hilario. Don't really know which is worse.

On lighter news, you've got to love how Chelsea felt inclined to report Roy Keane's sacking on the official website

[EskWeston 696]

Don't think Cech will play this one, probably be Turnbull or Hilario. Don't really know which is worse.

On lighter news, you've got to love how Chelsea felt inclined to report Roy Keane's sacking on the official website

I think you are probably right about Cech, but i don't see the point in resting a keeper unless you are wanting to give games to a keeper who you want to push the first choice keeper and lets be honest, Turnbull and Hilario are not going to be pushing Cech...

[Kostas 1,468]

From the injury talk it sounded like Ancelotti considered starting Essien, A. Cole and Drogba. A final decision will be taken when they train on Saturday.

Here we go again..

[eldo 868]

Given the abject performances of a lot of our team we should seriously shake things up for this game and allow some of our fringe/young players the chance to show what they can do. My team would be:

.................................................................Cech..........................................................

Ivanovic.......................Bruma...................................Terry..................Van Aanholt

..............................................................Ramires.......................................................

.............................Lampard........................................McEachran...........................

...Kakuta..............................................Sturridge........................................Tore......

For me this would be the team i would field. It plays our form players Cech, Ivanovic, Terry, Ramires and Lampard who needs the games given us a strong feel to the team. Bruma to partner JT, no problem at all for this game. Van Aanholt has been excellent when played this season and massively unfortunate to have not got more games. Josh playing behind the forward to influence the game in the attacking areas. And the forward line with Sturridge in his best position, Kakuta out wide and i would honestly give Gokhan Tore a game because his form for the reserves has been good, he has got some goals and all of our forward line have been piss poor and someone else deserves to be given the chance to show what they can do in this game.

Bench: Turnbull, B.Clifford, Essien, Malouda, Kalou, Drogba, Anelka

Very good team. I would also put Conor on the bench. Maybe start with Malouda to add a bit of experience. Then bring Tore at ht or later.

[EskWeston 696]

If Ancelotti plays his strongest (and by that i mean the most experienced) side for Sunday then he will certainly go down in my estimation. Oppertunities need to be given to other players because we are getting nothing from the "pros" who are getting played week in week out no matter how they perform.

[eldo 868]

I agree with that. That is why i don't want Drogba and Essien to start. Out of front three Malouda is the only one who tries, thoug i was criticizing Malouda lately imo he should start to bring a bit of experience in the front three.

And if he plays good it could do good for his confidence. Then bring Tore for him. Conor deserves some minutes too.