CHELSEA AWAY THREAD

mikeyb772001 · Post by **mikeyb772001** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:23 pm

We will get raped! Its going to be over by half time. CHavs are way to strong for us. To be honest i cant think of many player on player battles we can win on Sunday.

Henry Norris 1913 · Post by **Henry Norris 1913** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 4:41 pm

mikeyb772001 wrote:We will get raped! Its going to be over by half time. CHavs are way to strong for us. To be honest i cant think of many player on player battles we can win on Sunday.

cusamano · Post by **cusamano** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 6:52 pm

mikeyb772001 wrote:We will get raped! Its going to be over by half time. CHavs are way to strong for us. To be honest i cant think of many player on player battles we can win on Sunday.

Sad but true.
2-0 at half time.
4-1 for the Chavs at full time.

goals by
Drogba (2), Malouda, Essien - Nasri

AA23Northbank · Post by **AA23Northbank** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:09 pm

cusamano wrote:
mikeyb772001 wrote:We will get raped! Its going to be over by half time. CHavs are way to strong for us. To be honest i cant think of many player on player battles we can win on Sunday.
Sad but true.
2-0 at half time.
4-1 for the Chavs at full time.

goals by
Drogba (2), Malouda, Essien - Nasri

God some people on here are comically pessimistic

Anything can happen over 90 minutes. KEEP THE FAITH

Jumpers For Goalposts · Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:19 pm

AA23Northbank wrote:
cusamano wrote:
mikeyb772001 wrote:We will get raped! Its going to be over by half time. CHavs are way to strong for us. To be honest i cant think of many player on player battles we can win on Sunday.
Sad but true.
2-0 at half time.
4-1 for the Chavs at full time.

goals by
Drogba (2), Malouda, Essien - Nasri
God some people on here are comically pessimistic

Anything can happen over 90 minutes. KEEP THE FAITH

We're pessimistic because the same things keep happening every season. Chelsea and Man Ure have stuffed us over and over and over again since 06 / 07 but our manager and "superstars" don't seem to learn.

At this level, sport is as much mental as it is physical - those 2 teams are (sadly) way ahead of us when it comes to mental strength and adapting as matches unfold.

GoonerN5 · Post by **GoonerN5** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 7:51 pm

Men against boys as it usually is when we play them, 2-0 or 3-0 to them

This Is The Daybreak · Wed Sep 29, 2010 8:55 pm

USMartin wrote:
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

Tina did fight back eventually though. Anyone remember a couple of years back when we played them, off the back of two dismal performances at home to Villa and away to Citeh. Never have I felt so pessamistic going into a game but we did them 2-1. Head says we'll get tonked but hearts says we may do them 2-1 with a Chamack double

bigreddave · Post by **bigreddave** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:00 pm

After a great result in the week it's given me a bit of hope but when you really look at it we just don't have the players to cope with this lot, no vermaelan (who is our only defender that can defend properly!) Cesc will only be half fit, no RVP and no theo! it's the same as last year i'm afraid 2-0 the chavs with dog breath getting both.

1989 · Post by **1989** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:22 pm

bigreddave wrote:After a great result in the week it's given me a bit of hope but when you really look at it we just don't have the players to cope with this lot, no vermaelan (who is our only defender that can defend properly!) Cesc will only be half fit, no RVP and no theo! it's the same as last year i'm afraid 2-0 the chavs with dog breath getting both.

I take it you haven't seen Squillaci play?

bigreddave · Post by **bigreddave** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:36 pm

1989 wrote:
bigreddave wrote:After a great result in the week it's given me a bit of hope but when you really look at it we just don't have the players to cope with this lot, no vermaelan (who is our only defender that can defend properly!) Cesc will only be half fit, no RVP and no theo! it's the same as last year i'm afraid 2-0 the chavs with dog breath getting both.
I take it you haven't seen Squillaci play?

Yeah mate on saturday!

1989 · Post by **1989** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:38 pm

bigreddave wrote:
1989 wrote:
bigreddave wrote:After a great result in the week it's given me a bit of hope but when you really look at it we just don't have the players to cope with this lot, no vermaelan (who is our only defender that can defend properly!) Cesc will only be half fit, no RVP and no theo! it's the same as last year i'm afraid 2-0 the chavs with dog breath getting both.
I take it you haven't seen Squillaci play?
Yeah mate on saturday!

yeah but I don't think he was at fault for any of the 3 goals.

Post by **I Hate Hleb** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:40 pm

I do fear that he is too slow and will get exposed by Anelka and Drogba. However with TV's continued absence, we'll have no choice but to go with him and Kos.

bigreddave · Post by **bigreddave** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:52 pm

He may not have been at fault for any of the THREE goals at the weekend but the fact is he's playing in a defence that is frankly shit! When do we ever keep a clean sheet? even with vermaelan at the back we still look ropey at set pieces and in general don't look comfortable. Look at last nights game we nearly conceded two against the mighty partizan belgrade! Against better sides we will get mullered just like last year.

1989 · Post by **1989** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:54 pm

I Hate Hleb wrote:I do fear that he is too slow and will get exposed by Anelka and Drogba. However with TV's continued absence, we'll have no choice but to go with him and Kos.

Squillaci is the most physically equipped CB we've got to deal with Dogbreath. He's aggressive and fearless as well so I'm sure Dogbreath won't have it so easy this time round.

1989 · Post by **1989** » Wed Sep 29, 2010 9:59 pm

bigreddave wrote:After a great result in the week it's given me a bit of hope but when you really look at it we just don't have the players to cope with this lot, no vermaelan (who is our only defender that can defend properly!) Cesc will only be half fit, no RVP and no theo! it's the same as last year i'm afraid 2-0 the chavs with dog breath getting both.

Agreed mate and imo it's collective rather than individual, which is down to lack of defensive training as all Turnip focuses on is how to pass in triangles and play tippy tappy without ever shooting at goal.