2nd Leg Strategy

[Guest]

And all the charade about Drogba prior to the match now makes sense, he had Agger in his back pocket without breaking sweat, Momo should have been brought on and utilised to nullify the threat as soon as it was obvious what the tactic was.

Drogba is an immense player. He has so much strength and his ability to hold the ball up is fantastic. Agger didn't play badly but I think he was isolated. The goal came from our left hand side and both Riise and Zenden had poor games ... That was our undoing.

[Joe Le Toff]

We'll look to dictate the tempo, keep the ball, control the game and if a goal comes, great. If not, stay patient and it'll come.

That's how i think Rafa will approach it.

I think thats exactly what he'll do.

I would like to think he'll put Gerrard in the middle Pennant on the right, with Crouch up front, and get right down Chelsea's throats for the first 20 minutes. Start the game with a high tempo, tell Riise and Pennant to get to the byline and get some balls into the box at every opportunity. Get the early goal and if neccesary then settle back to keeping the ball etc and be patient for the winner.

Knowing Rafa, i expect it to be the exact same side as last night with Finnan back in if fit, and he'll have Pennant and Crouch to come on late on if we need a goal.

[AFII]

If Finnan is fit.

-----------------Reina
Finnan-----Carra-------Agger----Arbeloa
-----------------Mascherano
Gerrard----------Alonso----------Riise
----------------------Kuyt
-----------------Crouch

Rafa will never drop Kuyt in a big game like this.
We need Crouch more than Bellamy.
Pennant isn't good enough defending.
Arbeloa is our best left back.

[Craig_H]

Yes, but can we win by 2 clear goals?

Of bloody course we can!!

[Craig_H]

I think thats exactly what he'll do.

I would like to think he'll put Gerrard in the middle Pennant on the right, with Crouch up front, and get right down Chelsea's throats for the first 20 minutes. Start the game with a high tempo, tell Riise and Pennant to get to the byline and get some balls into the box at every opportunity. Get the early goal and if neccesary then settle back to keeping the ball etc and be patient for the winner.

Knowing Rafa, i expect it to be the exact same side as last night with Finnan back in if fit, and he'll have Pennant and Crouch to come on late on if we need a goal.

The fear of conceding the away goal will ensure we dont 'go for the throat' on this one.

[kopash]

Crucial we score early as that's what we've relied on so many times under Benitez in Europe in these 2 legged games. If we don't I fear the worst as we never seem able to open teams up comfortably.

For me Pennant has to play

[Craig_H]

Crucial we score early as that's what we've relied on so many times under Benitez in Europe in these 2 legged games. If we don't I fear the worst as we never seem able to open teams up comfortably.

For me Pennant has to play

I think it's dangerous to think that way.

Patience will be key. No panic, no kitchen sink. Just controlled tempo and aggression. Dictate the play. The goal will come.

[Jack D Rips]

[QUOTE=DJS;411736]I think it's dangerous to think that way.

Patience will be key. No panic, no kitchen sink. Just controlled tempo and aggression. Dictate the play. The goal will come.[/QUOTE]

We need two

[Craig_H]

We need two

We cant score two til we've scored one.

[disco]

I think our tactics should be to play 4-1-2-3-2, keep possession throughout the game, win all the 70:30 balls and score two goals more than them...

I agree, with the 2 extra players we're bound to win

[DeeGame]

2nd leg - who would you start with?

Personally my team would be:

----------Reina-----------
Finnan--Carra--Agger--Riise
--------Momo--Xabi-------
Pennant---Gerrard---Kewell
----------Crouch----------

[anfieldanfield]

-------Crouch---Kuyt
Gerraard-------------Pennant
-------Alonso--Masher
Riise---Agger--Carra---Finnan
-----------Reina

[Guest]

----------Bellamy--------------------
Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy
Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy
----------Bellamy---Bellamy----------

[Rocket]

----------Bellamy--------------------
Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy
Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy---Bellamy
----------Bellamy---Bellamy----------

[DeeGame]

-------Crouch---Kuyt
Gerraard-------------Pennant
-------Alonso--Masher
Riise---Agger--Carra---Finnan
-----------Reina

Think mash would be vulnerable on counter attack due to his lack of pace hence why i chose momo