CHELSEA AWAY THREAD

Post by **flash gunner** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:19 pm

marcengels wrote:
flash gunner wrote:We will win
I like this new three word reply format Flash - straight to the point.

Thank you mate

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:22 pm

Bring Back Pires wrote:Just slapped Â£10 on a Chelsea win @ 3/4 (Paddy Power).

Hey, if I'm going to be depressed - if not surprised - may as well make some money out of it.

That's not a bad shout. I'd happy lose a tenner for us to win!

For those that said a draw....."BANK!"
I'd take that.

IW8Goalmachine · Post by **IW8Goalmachine** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:28 pm

i think we'll surprise a lot of people on Sunday

Come on!!!!

rodders999 · Post by **rodders999** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:42 pm

Vermaelen's injury should be short-term and has a chance to play on Wednesday night

Arsene Wenger.......3 weeks ago

AA23Northbank · Post by **AA23Northbank** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 1:57 pm

TheCook wrote:I live in an area of Hertfordshire which is sadly well known to be full of Chelsea fans. Every year when we play at the Bridge I get the same fast train direct to West Brompton, and the train is always full of the fuckers.

Every single one of them looks like a complete and utter cuntbag, and it turns my stomach just to look at them. There are no exceptions.

Bring on Sunday - I should probably get an earlier train, though.

Is it easy to get to the ground from West Brompton? Also is there an away pub to possibly meet up for those going?

augie · Post by **augie** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:07 pm

rodders999 wrote:Vermaelen's injury should be short-term and has a chance to play on Wednesday night

Arsene Wenger.......3 weeks ago

That is what is pissing me off too....can these medical *word censored* not diagnose anything properly FFS ??

As for the match cesc will at best start on the bench and we will be thumped 4-1 with dogbreath absolutely mauling seb and koscielney

AA23Northbank · Post by **AA23Northbank** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:16 pm

augie wrote:
rodders999 wrote:Vermaelen's injury should be short-term and has a chance to play on Wednesday night

Arsene Wenger.......3 weeks ago

That is what is pissing me off too....can these medical c**ts not diagnose anything properly FFS ??

As for the match cesc will at best start on the bench and we will be thumped 4-1 with dogbreath absolutely mauling seb and koscielney

Kos may struggle with Drogba but imo Squillachi is made of sterner stuff, and I think he may surprise you

Captain Fabregas · Post by **Captain Fabregas** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:28 pm

I don't think Drogba will be a problem with Kos and Squ in def but Malouda and Cashley are gonna rape our fullbacks

augie · Post by **augie** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:31 pm

I know that in european leagues seb would be classed as physical but in this league when he hasnt faced a drogba before he could well be turned over. Anyway if you are drogba you try and latch onto kos anyway so unless seb plays man to man marking, which is something we never do, then the whole thing is moot

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:31 pm

AA23Northbank wrote:
augie wrote:
rodders999 wrote:Vermaelen's injury should be short-term and has a chance to play on Wednesday night

Arsene Wenger.......3 weeks ago

That is what is pissing me off too....can these medical c**ts not diagnose anything properly FFS ??

As for the match cesc will at best start on the bench and we will be thumped 4-1 with dogbreath absolutely mauling seb and koscielney
Kos may struggle with Drogba but imo Squillachi is made of sterner stuff, and I think he may surprise you

Perhaps, but even if that were to turn out to be the case, wouldnâ€™t Drogba just go & stand next to Koscielny?

In which case unless Squillachi man-marks Drogba, which in turn would allow him to drag our CBs out of position all over the place, then Drogba would still end up against Kos. There's no getting around it, every single one of them is gonna have to stand up & be counted or we'l get stuffed.

Flattuso · Post by **Flattuso** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:34 pm

One thing I've noticed is Song going gallivanting forward this season. This week, its time to just hold your ground Alex. Get Essien, and never let him go.

Boomer · Post by **Boomer** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:41 pm

All this tactical advice is great and useful to the other clubs that face the Chavs. But as Cesc admitted during the W/C in an interview explaining the differences between club and country was........

With Spain they 'Study' the opposition, and watch tapes of the opposition

We....therefore don't!

Its Up 4 Grabs Now · Post by **Its Up 4 Grabs Now** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 2:42 pm

Flattuso wrote:One thing I've noticed is Song going gallivanting forward this season. This week, its time to just hold your ground Alex. Get Essien, and never let him go.

Bit of a contradiction there surely? Essien is a box-to-box midfielder so if Song was to man-mark him heâ€™d be pulled out of his supposed position in front of the back 4 anyway. Not to mention heâ€™d get John Leslieâ€™d.

Song should forget about Essien unless/until he happens to break into the area of the pitch that Song should be staying in. His priority should be protecting the back 4, and especially helping to cover the full-backs by doubling-up on Malouda/Cuntley etc. As much as Arshavin & whoeverâ€™s on the other wing should do more defensive work itâ€™s still more Songâ€™s role to protect the full-backs than a wide man in the front 3.

Flattuso · Post by **Flattuso** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:17 pm

Its Up 4 Grabs Now wrote:
Flattuso wrote:One thing I've noticed is Song going gallivanting forward this season. This week, its time to just hold your ground Alex. Get Essien, and never let him go.
Bit of a contradiction there surely? Essien is a box-to-box midfielder so if Song was to man-mark him heâ€™d be pulled out of his supposed position in front of the back 4 anyway. Not to mention heâ€™d get John Leslieâ€™d.

Song should forget about Essien unless/until he happens to break into the area of the pitch that Song should be staying in. His priority should be protecting the back 4, and especially helping to cover the full-backs by doubling-up on Malouda/Cuntley etc. As much as Arshavin & whoeverâ€™s on the other wing should do more defensive work itâ€™s still more Songâ€™s role to protect the full-backs than a wide man in the front 3.

Essien has been moving forward way more often this season, Mikel is the one that stays back now. Plus without Lamps, Essien will occupy that role.

But thats a good shout, I almost forget how un-energetic Arshavin was. Would love to bench AA for his lack of effort. But he's too good

USMartin · Post by **USMartin** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 3:40 pm

Its Up 4 Grabs Now wrote:Pretty fearful for Sunday. Not cos theyâ€™re that good, weâ€™re just tailor made for them & unable (or more likely unwilling ) to adapt our own game to change that. Our fanny fits them like a glove, mainly cos Drogbaâ€™s moulded it that way & as well as we may play you can just imagine at key moments we'll shoot ourselves in the foot & they'll be ruthless in taking advantage. Same old.

From what I saw of the City game what they did well was approach the game with a specific game plan (that they stuck to throughout), stay disciplined with their defensive shape, take just about the only chance they created & match the Chavs physically, especially in the middle of the park. But for us to do even one of those things would be a borderline miracle, never mind all of them. Chelsea donâ€™t have all that much guile, if you donâ€™t let them steamroller you theyâ€™re far from formidable. Unfortunately weâ€™re pretty much Tina Turner to their Ike - maybe even more so now that Essienâ€™s back.

And that's before even bringing Flappy into the equation.

So Iâ€™ll go for an Arsenal win! 2-1.

Tiina Turner to their Ike - OUCH, literally

But I do share your concerns completely