Chelsea FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 10/11 (mod warning in post #7124)

Crann na Beatha

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Panthro

I don't think its as bad as in other threads to be honest, picks up round the time of the bigger games and during the transfer windows, depending on the poster you can chose to engage in the bit of banter or shure you can simply hit the oul ignore button!:)

Johner

Johner wrote: »

Ah the joys of the virtual waiting room at 7am.

Still waiting. :mad:

Leiva

Bad news lads ....

Howard Webb is ref on Sunday .

chelseavera

Johner wrote: »

Still waiting. :mad:

Got them! Phew ...

ShoulderChip

mixednuts wrote: »

Bad news lads ....

Howard Webb is ref on Sunday .

Your joking?

Fecking hell just when we had a chance

Essien

mixednuts wrote: »

Bad news lads ....

Howard Webb is ref on Sunday .

Beating them when they have 12 men will just make it sweeter imo.

Sgt Pepper 64

Essien wrote: »

Beating them when they have 12 men will just make it sweeter imo.

It'll be 12 against 10 if he starts with Torres!

Seriously, hopefully Carlo remembers the CL debacle, where he admitted he made a mistake. I hope he starts 4-3-3 with Drogba leading the line, and with Torres and Yossi ready to come on the last 30 mins if needed. Admittedly Torres did start brightly but faded as Spurs battened down the hatches. I just dont think we can risk it for a big game like this.
The game will be won and lost in the midfield I believe, so we need to be strong there. Just look at the Arsenal game, Sagna and co was too strong for the weak 3 in midfield that Man U played.
We will hopefully have 2 pluses - Luiz can play and Man U will hopefully be a bit drained after playing Wednesday. We need the germans to score early (or anytime really) so Man U have to step up a gear.

amiable

Fergie must have put in a special request to get Mr Webb?

Le King

Or maybe he's the best referee in the country.

Essien

Le King wrote: »

Or maybe he's the best referee in the country.

If I supported United I'd say that too :pac:

amiable

Le King wrote: »

Or maybe he's the best Man United referee in the country.

FYP

Blatter

Essien wrote: »

If I supported United I'd say that too :pac:

We all know the big teams have their special referee.

You lot got Atkinson for your home game, we get Howard for ours.;)

Sgt Pepper 64

Delete, delete!

Essien

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Delete, delete!

Try to edit it yourself, there might not be any mods on now.

How do you do it man?! Its not he first time! :pac:

bullpost

Very long post but I have to say I agree with most of what was said there , however the following is rubbish :

"tP3FWyf8bEr3xGEDJz/ZP3rUQIOqnuJpWY1Mq9b"

Sgt Pepper 64

Essien wrote: »

Try to edit it yourself, there might not be any mods on now.

How do you do it man?! Its not he first time! :pac:

It no give me the option.
All I did was copy and paste a pic from another thread, honest guv!

YouTookMyName

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBynwuDFNgc

Luiz is class.

Johner

chelseavera wrote: »

Got them! Phew ...

Got one around 7.30, the ticket system is some joke though.

jcf

Can't believe we have that united fan as a ref again, i wonder will he wear his
united scarf to the game - he might as well.

Sgt Pepper 64

I'm amazed that no-ones started a match thread yet.

wcarey1975

Good luck against united guys. You'll need it

kryogen

jcf wrote: »

Can't believe we have that united fan as a ref again, i wonder will he wear his
united scarf to the game - he might as well.

Yeah, you know what, you lot may aswell not turn up at all and just give us the 3 points now, i mean Webb is so clearly biased towards United that we will surely get 4 penalties each half and you will finish the game with 8 after having 18 perfectly good goals disallowed

Shocking that the FA cant see how biased the man is. If only fans on the internet got to make all the important decisions about football. We are surely the most impartial observers best placed to make these calls :rolleyes:

Not like Webb has the credentials to be given the big games or anything

MUSEIST

kryogen wrote: »

Yeah, you know what, you lot may aswell not turn up at all and just give us the 3 points now, i mean Webb is so clearly biased towards United that we will surely get 4 penalties each half and you will finish the game with 8 after having 18 perfectly good goals disallowed

Shocking that the FA cant see how biased the man is. If only fans on the internet got to make all the important decisions about football. We are surely the most impartial observers best placed to make these calls :rolleyes:

Not like Webb has the credentials to be given the big games or anything

Glad you agree:pac:

Sgt Pepper 64

kryogen wrote: »

Yeah, you know what, you lot may aswell not turn up at all and just give us the 3 points now, i mean Webb is so clearly biased towards United that we will surely get 4 penalties each half and you will finish the game with 8 after having 18 perfectly good goals disallowed

Shocking that the FA cant see how biased the man is. If only fans on the internet got to make all the important decisions about football. We are surely the most impartial observers best placed to make these calls :rolleyes:

Not like Webb has the credentials to be given the big games or anything

I'm not so worried about this. After recent events, I'm sure the officials will be well prepped about making the "correct" calls

amiable

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I'm not so worried about this. After recent events, I'm sure the officials will be well prepped about making the "correct" calls

Prepped by Fergie?:D

MUSEIST

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I'm not so worried about this. After recent events, I'm sure the officials will be well prepped about making the "correct" calls

The problem is that they will be terrified not to upset auld fergie or the utd home fans, I can see big decisions being bottled tbh.

Sgt Pepper 64

MUSEIST wrote: »

The problem is that they will be terrified not to upset auld fergie or the utd home fans, I can see big decisions being bottled tbh.

A Drogba hat trick will REALLY upset them!

bullpost

What worries me is that Carlo is more focussed on getting Torres to gel with the team and this may cloud his judgement with regards to getting our best eleven started in this game. I suspect that he feels that coming up with a workable system involving Torres is the only thing that will save his job for next season.
I hope I'm wrong.

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

A Drogba hat trick will REALLY upset them!

Essien

SOCCER4LIFE wrote: »

We all know the big teams have their special referee.

You lot got Atkinson for your home game, we get Howard for ours.;)

Fair's fair I suppose.

superfrank

Bad News:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/05/03/2469057/chelsea-manager-carlo-ancelotti-hints-at-starting-didier

I actually think he may start the 2 of them together..Which will be crazy!!

bullpost

Hopefully a bit of the aul mindgames.

superfrank wrote: »

Bad News:

http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2011/05/03/2469057/chelsea-manager-carlo-ancelotti-hints-at-starting-didier

I actually think he may start the 2 of them together..Which will be crazy!!

MUSEIST

bullpost wrote: »

Hopefully a bit of the aul mindgames.

Was thinking that myself, surely he has to go with 4-3-3 and malouda, drogba and kalou.
Anything else would be a big mistake imo

Panthro

I prefer the Anelka--Drogba--Malouda situation myself.
Kalou has proved time and again he is mad for coming off the bench and getting a goal. To qoute a mate of mine from back home:
(last season Chelsea vs Villa, Kalou is about to come on...)
Him: "Ahh I fúckin hate Kalou"
Me: "hah? Whys that?"
Him: "Because all he does is come on and fúuukin' scoreee!"
(roars of laughter erupt around the living room, until another mate finally says)
"Shure why else would they bring him on ya ass!"

Times were good, times were good.

Sgt Pepper 64

papagormo wrote: »

I prefer the Anelka--Drogba--Malouda situation myself.
Kalou has proved time and again he is mad for coming off the bench and getting a goal. To qoute a mate of mine from back home:
(last season Chelsea vs Villa, Kalou is about to come on...)
Him: "Ahh I fúckin hate Kalou"
Me: "hah? Whys that?"
Him: "Because all he does is come on and fúuukin' scoreee!"
(roars of laughter erupt around the living room, until another mate finally says)
"Shure why else would they bring him on ya ass!"

Times were good, times were good.

Yep, thats why I hope Kalou stays - he's a super sub. Useless at starting but has a bit of a Ole Gunnar Solskjaer about him.
Of course, replacing him with someone who CAN actually score when started would be nice

MUSEIST

Expect many more images like these if webb gets even the slightest decisions wrong against chelsea:p:pac:

Sgt Pepper 64

MUSEIST wrote: »

The problem is that they will be terrified not to upset auld fergie or the utd home fans, I can see big decisions being bottled tbh.

Actually, its a bit of a myth about him and chelsea

Stats from The Telegraph.
After 8 occasions when Webb has been in charge of Chelsea games, he has never awarded a penalty against them

September 20th 2009: Stone wall penalty not awarded against Chelsea
At 1-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho brought down Robbie Keane in the box, but no penalty was given.
The Guardian: Absolute 100%, 24-carat stonewall penalty to Spurs. Not given. Keane was through,
but in by what may well have been an attempted control from Lennon,
Carvalho slides in just as Keane is set to pull the trigger.
Not a world class decision from the man who is supposed to be England’s world class refereee
April 10th 2010: Stone wall penalty not awarded against Chelsea II
At 0-0 in the FA Cup semi-final, John Obi Mikel brought down Agbonlahor in the box but nothing was given.
The Mirror: No surprise that Webb bottled Villa’s nailed-on Wembley penalty claim
In the same game, John Terry was guilty of making a horrific challenge on James Milner, clearly worthy of a red card, but was just shown a yellow card.

Source http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8490553/Howard-Webbs-track-record-when-refereeing-Manchester-United-and-Chelsea.html

Gonzovision

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Actually, its a bit of a myth about him and chelsea

Stats from The Telegraph.
After 8 occasions when Webb has been in charge of Chelsea games, he has never awarded a penalty against them

September 20th 2009: Stone wall penalty not awarded against Chelsea
At 1-0 to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, Ricardo Carvalho brought down Robbie Keane in the box, but no penalty was given.
The Guardian: Absolute 100%, 24-carat stonewall penalty to Spurs. Not given. Keane was through,
but in by what may well have been an attempted control from Lennon,
Carvalho slides in just as Keane is set to pull the trigger.
Not a world class decision from the man who is supposed to be England’s world class refereee
April 10th 2010: Stone wall penalty not awarded against Chelsea II
At 0-0 in the FA Cup semi-final, John Obi Mikel brought down Agbonlahor in the box but nothing was given.
The Mirror: No surprise that Webb bottled Villa’s nailed-on Wembley penalty claim
In the same game, John Terry was guilty of making a horrific challenge on James Milner, clearly worthy of a red card, but was just shown a yellow card.

Source http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/competitions/premier-league/8490553/Howard-Webbs-track-record-when-refereeing-Manchester-United-and-Chelsea.html

Panthro

The United boys won't be finding it as handy at the weekend, shure they won't lads!

Gonzovision

papagormo wrote: »

The United boys won't be finding it as handy at the weekend, shure they won't lads!

Not if we play 4-3-3 at least.

amiable

Who do yee want to see start up front?

Johner

Malouda,Drogba and Anelka which I think it will be.

Panthro

gonzovision wrote: »

Not if we play 4-3-3 at least.

Its beyond imperative that we start 4-3-3.
I'm all about the Anelka--Drogba--Malouda to start off with.
Torres and Kalou will have to sit out this one I think. Too much at stake to be considering taking chances.

amiable

Johner wrote: »

Malouda,Drogba and Anelka which I think it will be.

I'd go along with you there.
I think the game might suit Chelsea.
Keep it tight and hope the power of Drogba gets a goal

Johner

Repeat scoreline of the Old Trafford game last season will do me!

Panthro

Johner wrote: »

Repeat scoreline of the Old Trafford game last season will do me!

If only this time to see Luiz score!:pac:

Paully D

Do you lads think Kalou will be there next season? I really like him. He's a very good player and if he played 90 minutes every week I think he'd be class. He seems to do well as an impact sub too though, but perhaps he'll seek first team football?

Johner

Are we the last team to win at Old Trafford?

amiable

papagormo wrote: »

Its beyond imperative that we start 4-3-3.
I'm all about the Anelka--Drogba--Malouda to start off with.
Torres and Kalou will have to sit out this one I think. Too much at stake to be considering taking chances.

If Chelsea are ahead with 20 mins left i'd throw on Torres as he'd be good for a goal with United pushing for a goal

Gonzovision

Johner wrote: »

Are we the last team to win at Old Trafford?

yes