Torres injury - ruled out for Chelsea

[wavydavy]

Time to give Pachecho or Nemeth a chance. Down to two strikers now so one of them should get a chance on the bench.

Couldn't agree more. Big problems need big solutions.. Regardless of the outcome I'd admire Benitez for having the balls to play one or both of those two.

[JPK]

Time to give Pachecho or Nemeth a chance. Down to two strikers now so one of them should get a chance on the bench.

If it's bad then Babel will move up front and Riise will take his LW slot.

[Zlatane]

Babel is subbed after he got a kick. Holland 2:0 up at the moment against Croatia.

[Craig_H]

But Kuyt will still be playing up there with Babel...

And we'll STILL be playing with the equivalent of 10 men

Babel is subbed after he got a kick. Holland 2:0 up at the moment against Croatia.

You're ****ting me???

[wavydavy]

Let's not panic after all: "We have a bigger skwad and a lot of possibilities"

[Dhav]

any chance he could have been taken off as a precautionary measure?

[Craig_H]

any chance he could have been taken off as a precautionary measure?

If it's a hamstring, there's not much you can do as a precaution, either it's gone or not

[AFII]

Babel is subbed after he got a kick. Holland 2:0 up at the moment against Croatia.

I don't know if I should laugh or cry, this is simply ridiculous.

[AFII]

Soon we will have to play Della Valle upfront.

[Craig_H]

You're just reading from your 'Mediterranean Cook Book' now... :bird:

[Zlatane]

But Kuyt will still be playing up there with Babel...

And we'll STILL be playing with the equivalent of 10 men



You're ****ting me???

No. It could be tactical desision because he didn't do anything special, but he got kicked.

I'm watching the game on TV.

[Craig_H]

The only possible positive from the babel thing, is that it's a slight kick and not serious, but they've taken him off as it's a friendly and they're not arsey enough to risk him.

Fingers crossed.

[AFII]

If Babel is also out injured then we will have the slowest strikeforce in football history.

[redmacca]

Time to give Pachecho or Nemeth a chance. Down to two strikers now so one of them should get a chance on the bench.

if we are chasing 4th place and struggling would now be the time to put a 16 year old into the first team? no chance!

[Morten_nogamst_Pedersen]

if we are chasing 4th place and struggling would now be the time to put a 16 year old into the first team? no chance!

We mighten score goals with the youngsters, as opposed to the others.