Chelsea Vs Stoke City K.O 1500(Setanta Sports 1)

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GavRedKing

Hoping for a cushy win but that wont happen against Stoke I fear.

Panthro

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hoping for a cushy win but that wont happen against Stoke I fear.

not a mission I reckon. 1-0 at best

Sgt Pepper 64

GavRedKing wrote: »

Hoping for a cushy win but that wont happen against Stoke I fear.

Hazard hat trick

GavRedKing

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Hazard hat trick

I'll take it

Just want to see a return to winning ways.

Leiva

Will Oscar play?

GavRedKing

Leiva wrote: »

Will Oscar play?

Not certain but if hes fit he should. Mata coming back may push Oscar out though.

Stevecw

Hazard surely will start this one. Can't be rested can he? FF cptn worries!!

Caveman1

Leiva wrote: »

Will Oscar play?

RDM has said he will play whether or not he starts is another thing.

I think this should be a straight forward win for Chelsea, after all its not a cold wet away game on a wednesday night to Stoke :pac:

I think 3-0 Chelsea

MaroonAndGreen

Can see us getting goals today, but the defence needs to hold steady.

3-1 or 2-1 to Chelsea is my prediction.

Hopefully a Torres goal too, but sure we always hope for that!

MaroonAndGreen

And also, unlike QPR where I think a draw wasnt totally unacceptable.

Today is a must win.

Lukker-

1 Petr Cech (c)
2 Branislav Ivanovic
4 David Luiz
24 Gary Cahill
3 Ashley Cole
12 John Mikel Obi
7 Ramires
10 Juan Mata
11 Oscar
17 Eden Hazard
9 Fernando Torres

Lukker-

Terry and Lamps on the bench.

Oscar starts. Curious to see will Oscar or Ramires play CM alongside Mikel.

Meglamonia

Lukker- wrote: »

1 Petr Cech (c)
2 Branislav Ivanovic
4 David Luiz
24 Gary Cahill
3 Ashley Cole
12 John Mikel Obi
7 Ramires
10 Juan Mata
11 Oscar
17 Eden Hazard
9 Fernando Torres

That's more like it sexy attacking selection,can't wait!

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MaroonAndGreen

Like this selection.

Hopefully it works out.

We cant complain now though as Robbie has done what most of us have been calling for

MUSEIST

Brilliant selection by robbie. Delighted to see oscar, hazard and mata in the same team:D

....and ramires in midfield hopefully. Exciting team.

Caveman1

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Like this selection.

Hopefully it works out.

We cant complain now though as Robbie has done what most of us have been calling for

I'm delighted the way we've set up today, I can see the free flowing football already

Barr

Good team selection . I hope Mikel will improve on Wednesday nite sh!te performance.

Barr

Re thinking about the team selection anyone else think Oscar might be a bit lightweight against Stoke?

Sgt Pepper 64

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Like this selection.

Hopefully it works out.

We cant complain now though as Robbie has done what most of us have been calling for

In Monkey mode - 3 No10's who all want to cut inside?!:eek:

Wheres the width?

Should have started Moses and dropped Hazard
Mata on the left as he can actually play there.
Oscar centre - natural No10
Moses right wing

Still, we shall see - Stoke are physical so a big gamble

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Barr

Good start anyways

Sgt Pepper 64

oh dear god, ramires in the wing again!

Gonzovision

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

oh dear god, ramires in the wing again!

Eh no he's not....

Lukker-

Anyone wanna PM me a decent stream?

Barr

Some real crisp passing from Chelsea so far - looking lively to say the least.

MaroonAndGreen

good start

Barr

6 corners already for Chelsea :eek:

MaroonAndGreen

tough to create chances so far but it will open up soon

Professional Griefer

What is Adam even thinking.

Johner

Dive by Ivanovic.

Johner

Ah Torres. :rolleyes:

Sgt Pepper 64

oh dear god Torres, you really are hopeless

SimpleLogic

Can someone please kindly tell David Luiz not to take free kicks in shooting opportunities.

Barr

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

oh dear god Torres, you really are hopeless

Having no plan B instead of Torres is scary. His way to inconsistent to be depending on a striker who rarely delivers.

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Bateman

Is this on Setanta Ireland or Setanta 1 only?

TheStook

Can anyone PM me a stream please?

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Sgt Pepper 64

Stoke are well disciplined in defence and defend in numbers, they are forcing us through the middle. We need some width

GoldFour4

TheStook wrote: »

Can anyone PM me a stream please?

done

Sgt Pepper 64

Whos the bloke sitting next to Roman?

PeterTwo

I really wish Chelsea signed Begovic a few seasons ago.

Sgt Pepper 64

Have we got any sort of team tactics or is it just anything goes, theres no team discipline

re Luiz mad long shots!

GavRedKing

Everything is way to slow to many touches and letting Stoke get back in to a defensive formation. Our passing has been poor too.

MaroonAndGreen

had some really good spells there but Stoke have defended well in fairness.

need to tighten up at the back and if we can keep the clean sheet we will surely win this.

Barr

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

Stoke are well disciplined in defence and defend in numbers, they are forcing us through the middle. We need some width

Couldn't agree more. Its all looking a bit congested around the middle. Stoke can defend like that all day long.

GavRedKing

Moses on Ramires off Oscar into CM, Moses wide.

Sgt Pepper 64

We have shiny new toys like Hazard and Oscar but it seems no plan on how or where to exactly play them. We still seem to be trying to work out how they can all play together

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