So, who will Rafa pick!

[Rhys]

against barca it was

--------------reina
finnan---carra--agger--arbeloa
gerrard--alonso--sissoko--riise
---------bellamy---kuyt----

[Reece]

I definitely think Masher will start.

[Resu]

I think Rafa will rest a couple of players for the Pompey game.
I think we`ll start like this:

Dudek
Finnan Carra Paletta Arbeloa
Pennant Momo Xabi Riise
Zenden
Bellamy

[SB]

Reina
Finnan/Carra/Agger/Arbeloa
Gerrard/Momo/Alonso/Riise
Kuijt/Bellamy

That would almost do me but I'd have to go with Masher over Momo on present form.

[SB]

I think Rafa will rest a couple of players for the Pompey game.
I think we`ll start like this:

Dudek
Finnan Carra Paletta Arbeloa
Pennant Momo Xabi Riise
Zenden
Bellamy

Medical authorities warn that sniffing glue is detromental to your health and severly clouds your judgement.

Like Rafa is going to play Dudek the rest look good for a start though

[simey85]

id prob start with the same side we played v barca at the nou camp, except mascher in for momo and crouch in for bellamy!

[DeeGame]

I think Rafa will rest a couple of players for the Pompey game.
I think we`ll start like this:

Dudek
Finnan Carra Paletta Arbeloa
Pennant Momo Xabi Riise
Zenden
Bellamy

[Rhys]

I definitely think Masher will start.

he should he's better for link up play than momo is. it all depends on who chelsea play without ballack, essien, carvalho, robben i think we should go for it as there not full strength.

i think chelsea will play:

---------------cech
ferreria--boularouz--terry--a.cole
------------makelele-----------
-----j.cole---lamard------mikel--
--------sheva---drogba-------

[anfieldanfield]

There's no way Rafa will play Bellamy AND Pennant.

Two attacking players who offer little defensively. He'll pick one of them or neither of them.

[simey85]

I think Rafa will rest a couple of players for the Pompey game.
I think we`ll start like this:

Dudek
Finnan Carra Paletta Arbeloa
Pennant Momo Xabi Riise
Zenden
Bellamy

kewell should get a run i think! zenden captain!

[Resu]

i think so, too.
Paletta will own Drogba.

[CAD]

I think Rafa will rest a couple of players for the Pompey game.
I think we`ll start like this:

Dudek
Finnan Carra Paletta Arbeloa
Pennant Momo Xabi Riise
Zenden
Bellamy

He rests Gerrard so he can bench him for the big game.

[AFII]

I can't see Momo start the game.

Everyone have seen what happened in the last games he played.

The opposition gives Momo a lot of space so we will give a lot of the balls to him and then they close down the other central midfielder(s) so Momo will be our playmaker.

Maureen will use that tactic if Momo plays IMO.

[Shaggy]

Merk in middle for Bridge clash

Markus Merk will be the man in the middle at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday in a repeat of the controversial last-four clash in 2005.

On that occasion, Luis Garcia scored a second-leg winner which referee Lubos Michel allowed to stand, although replays could not prove the ball went over the line before Chelsea cleared.

Merk, who is a dentist by trade, has established himself as one of the best referees in Europe and has featured in World Cups.

The German will be in the spotlight as Jose Mourinho has accused referees of favouring other clubs following a weekend where they were denied a penalty at Newcastle with the Chelsea boss claiming it was "forbidden" to award penalties against Manchester United.

Their fixtures with Liverpool - there have been 13 since Mourinho was appointed - have been eventful matches.

Liverpool midfielder Xabi Alonso had his foot broken in a tackle by Frank Lampard in 2005 while the Spain midfielder was suspended for the Champions League semi-final second leg later that season.

[Taffy]

Dont read the thread then