Chelsea build-up

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How can we rest easy when roy has no sense.

[PTP]

We might have a bit of confidence back - but to be honest, despite his goal last week, torres still looks out of sorts and if he is isolated again on Sunday well he won't get a look in. If torres was looking sharp and firing on 1 cylinder, we'd have half a chance....as it is I can't see us getting anything - at best, a dire backs to the wall fighting for a 0-0 - which is risky with chelsea in their form....I actually think - in a bizarre way an early chelsea goal may help us as we'd have to go out and attack then

Kuyt still doubtful? johnson a bit too offensive or risky? aurelio can't get a look in cause he's crocked all the time - i think we will see the same team from the previous leage games

reina

carra
kyriakos
skrtel
bombscare

meireles
lucas

maxi
gerrard
**** just realised cole injured!?

torres

[kop-al-74]

After watching the dreadful Poulsen for most of the game yesterday,when Lucas came on he actually looked like a world beater in comparison,assured,good touch and positive.....Lucas gets alot of stick but after Gerrard,he's the best central midfielder at the club and definately needs to start on Sunday.

[banditos]

We might have a bit of confidence back - but to be honest, despite his goal last week, torres still looks out of sorts and if he is isolated again on Sunday well he won't get a look in. If torres was looking sharp and firing on 1 cylinder, we'd have half a chance....as it is I can't see us getting anything - at best, a dire backs to the wall fighting for a 0-0 - which is risky with chelsea in their form....I actually think - in a bizarre way an early chelsea goal may help us as we'd have to go out and attack then

Kuyt still doubtful? johnson a bit too offensive or risky? aurelio can't get a look in cause he's crocked all the time - i think we will see the same team from the previous leage games

reina

carra
kyriakos
skrtel
bombscare

meireles
lucas

maxi
gerrard
**** just realised cole injured!?

torres

I reakon we saw Roy's current preferred back 4 last night. Its not something he tends to change too much. Coles replacement is an interesting one. Roy seems to think Jova aint up to it (which I actually agree with), so who does that leave? Pacheco or Babel? Not sure he'll trust them against the Chavs.

[-V-]

Ideally we have to play a system that puts Ngog and Torres together. However this is Chelsea and I expect we will be set-up very defensively and very narrow, I wouldn't be surprised if he used Lucas, Poulsen and Gerrard in the middle with Meireles and Maxi wide(ish)

[Fernandinho]

I think you are bang on V. Meireles will be out wide again for sure. We were going to play stupidly narrow vs Chelsea. On the bright side; Villa, City and Everton all have tricky away fixutures this week so if we manage to get a point we could realistically make up ground or at least match most other teams for points against Chelsea which would be a really good result for us considering how good Chelsea are.

[banditos]

Surely the Bodge won't play Pouslen after another woeful performance last night. Surely. If he's got any testicles at all, he'd give Pacheco a chance.

[Fernandinho]

I don't think we will see Pacheco. If we were going to see him play, he would have featured last night. I can't understand what is going on with him. It seems like he isn't playing for the first team or the reserves, and is just stuck in limbo...

[-V-]

I think you are bang on V. Meireles will be out wide again for sure. We were going to play stupidly narrow vs Chelsea. On the bright side; Villa, City and Everton all have tricky away fixutures this week so if we manage to get a point we could realistically make up ground or at least match most other teams for points against Chelsea which would be a really good result for us considering how good Chelsea are.

Surely the Bodge won't play Pouslen after another woeful performance last night. Surely. If he's got any testicles at all, he'd give Pacheco a chance.

I don't think we will see Pacheco. If we were going to see him play, he would have featured last night. I can't understand what is going on with him. It seems like he isn't playing for the first team or the reserves, and is just stuck in limbo...

Yeah id love to know whats going on with Dani. We could really use him as a bench option right now. But if he can't get in the squad for a game against Napoli then there is no way he'll be playing against Chelsea. Somethings not right though

[Fernandinho]

I wonder why he was at the game, when I saw him it got me thinking. Its kind like Roy wants him to get experience with the first team but doesn't want him on the pitch, so instead he sits him next to Fernando in a Liverpool suit to watch the first team play...

If he wasn't in the picture then why would he be there? Its really bamboozling...

[Craig_H]

Was Pacheco not injured last night?

If Bodgson plays Meireles wide, that'll be a ****ing shocker.

Maxi right, and if Cole doesnt make it, i'd even play Babel left. Or vice versa. But not Jovaonvic and not Raul M wide.

[Fernandinho]

I searched google for all the Dani Pacheco news articles in the last week and I can't find one which says that he has been injured, so I can't understand where this injury thing has come from...

[Fernandinho]

According to .tv people injured are: Kuyt, Agger, Cole, Jones and N'Gog which was added from yesterdays game, so if it was recent it would be on there...

[Craig_H]

I can't understand where this injury thing has come from...

I think someone on here said it

That's how reliable MY sources are

[banditos]

i wonder why he was at the game, when i saw him it got me thinking. Its kind like roy wants him to get experience with the first team but doesn't want him on the pitch, so instead he sits him next to fernando in a liverpool suit to watch the first team play...

If he wasn't in the picture then why would he be there? Its really bamboozling...

nvm