Chelsea Build Up

[Sarb]

Id have sympathy if it wasnt a club who just hoovers up all the talent and sends them on loan

[RedReet]

Id have sympathy if it wasnt a club who just hoovers up all the talent and sends them on loan

Tell the truth, you wouldn't? Nor would any of us.

[Sarb]

Tell the truth, you wouldn't? Nor would any of us.

Ok I wouldnt. Only support my own club

[Yozza]

No news on the Ramirez ban yet? He surely can't get away with that?!

[Fosterbloke]

It's just mind games bollocks to make our players think they'll be cruising,

Rodgers will be prepping us to face the biggest game of the season so far (until the next game).

[Fosterbloke]

Can we all email the FA to remind them to ban Ramires?

[baitman]

if we were to play in outer space....do you think we would play on Astro-turf?

if it was played at Anfield at least there would be a better atmosphere

[Sarb]

Ban for Ramires should be dished out today

[RedReet]

Chelsea have a good record after European games, don't they? Is it 28 points from a possible 30?

Clearly playing in Europe is actually an advantage.

Although didn't Spurs have a similar record before our game?

[EwarWoo]

Dreading and relishing this in equal measure.

Sunday can't come quick enough

Bollocks to dreading it, we'll smash 'em. Sunday can't come quick enough.

[Roboklopp]

good thing for us is it changes nothing - we will prepare and set up the same way, with the same tactics and same mentality whether we were playing chelsea's kids in a friendly or whether it was the intergalactic cup final against the Milky Way All Stars.

It will help us of course that chelsea will no doubt rest a few key players...but they still have a strong enough squad to field a good side...


however what is key is the mindset........for weeks/months jose has been saying his strikers are **** and guess what, they all look ****ing fed up and play ****. For weeks jose's been saying they aren't in the title chase.....and guess what....the team doesn't turn up and loses points to palace, villa and sunderland.

so if he carries on with this attitude then great. They'll turn up here and their target will be "just don't get turned over 6-0"

Mmm, love Milky Ways.

[PTP]

if it was played at Anfield at least there would be a better atmosphere

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[McDermotX]

No news on the Ramirez ban yet? He surely can't get away with that?!

Some Telegraph dude was reporting yesterday that the was still mulling over the Rui Faria outburst on the touchline, and that they could hit them all at once at some point this week (although I think they expected it by now) -

Faria.....Smack!
Mourinho (talking about refs).....Bang!
Ramires......Wallop!

Sky aren't doing their bit though......Should really be showing it on the hour every hour. That usually gets the authorities moving.

[Yozza]

Jose Mourinho could play second string against Liverpool... but Chelsea's 'reserves' cost MORE than Brendan Rodgers' best XI

Jose Mourinho claims he is prepared to play a second string side against Liverpool to save Chelsea’s Champions League dream.

Petr Cech is out for the season and John Terry is set to miss next week’s Champions League semi-final second leg after being injured in Tuesday night’s 0-0 draw with Atletico Madrid, with the Premier League potentially taking a back seat.

He said: ‘I would play the players who are not playing next Wednesday. I work for Chelsea, the board and I have to follow what my club decide. I am just the manager. I have to listen to the club.'

A win for Liverpool on Sunday would almost guarantee them the title with another two games remaining, and with Chelsea nearly out of sight, Mourinho could hand the Reds the title.

But how do the two teams compare? Sportsmail thought they'd take a look at Chelsea's potential 'second string' side - it turns out it's more costly than the leaders' full XI put together.

Chelsea

Mark Schwarzer - Age 41 - Cost £0
Cesar Azpilicueta - Age 24 - Cost £8million
Branislav Ivanovic - Age 30 - Cost £10.5million
Gary Cahill - Age 28 - Cost £7million
Ashley Cole - Age 33 - Cost £6million (part of William Gallas part exchange)
John Obi Mikel - Age 27 - Cost £20million
Nemanja Matic - Age 25 - Cost £22million
Mohamed Salah - Age 21 - Cost £11.5million
Oscar - Age 22 - Cost £28million
Andre Schurrle - Age 23 - Cost £19million
Demba Ba - Age 28 - £7.5million

Total cost: £139.5million
Average age: 27.45

Liverpool

Simon Mignolet - Age 26 - Cost £9million
Martin Skrtel - Age 29 - Cost £9million
Glen Johnson - Age 29 - Cost £18million
Mamadou Sakho - Age 24 - Cost £16.5million
Jon Flanagan - Age 21 - Cost £0
Steven Gerrard - Age 33 - Cost £0
Joe Allen - Age 24 - Cost £16million
Philippe Coutinho - Age 21 - Cost £9million
Raheem Sterling - Age 19 - Cost £600k
Luis Suarez - Age 27 - Cost £23million
Daniel Sturridge - Age 24 - Cost £13million

Total cost: £114.1million
Average age: 25.18

[G]

Atletico are playing this Sunday later than Chelsea so I don't know what he's crying about.