West Ham v Chelsea, 5:30pm k/o, Sky Sports

GavRedKing

West Ham :

Jaaskelainen, Nolan, Tomkins, Collison, Morrison, Noble, O'Brien, Collins, Demel, Downing, J.Cole

McCartney, Jarvis, Maiga, Adrian, Taylor, Diame, C.Cole

Chelsea team is

team vs West Ham: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Mikel, Lampard; Ramires, Oscar, Hazard; Eto'o.

Schwarzer, Cole, Essien, Mata, Willian, Schurrle and Ba

Chelsea starting with Lampard again is a very bad call and even worse is playing Ramires on the wing as it seems like a 4-2-3-1.

Tough to call given the team Chelsea have selected.

Panthro

it's been said in the Megathread, and I'm reluctantly going to agree, Mata will be gone in the summer by the looks of things.:(

GavRedKing

Could even be January at this rate given himself and De Bruyne both want to make the WC although De BRuyne will at least make the squad, Mata may miss out if he isnt played.

Luiz not on the bench is stupid too.

Starting Ramires wide right, which will probably happen is a waste of the talent of Mata willian and Schurrle on the bench while Lpassenger Lamps gets to play against the Hammers.

Only good point is Diame isnt starting, he wasa huge difference when we played the last time.

MaroonAndGreen

Still enough talent in this team to win, I'm not as suprised as ye lads about the omissions.

We are just after an international break, and there is Champions League next week isn't there?

GavRedKing

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Still enough talent in this team to win, I'm not as suprised as ye lads about the omissions.

We are just after an international break, and there is Champions League next week isn't there?

At the moment we're 7 behind Arsenal in the leagu, if they win, in the UCL we're all but through, I'd be starting with the best team today and that XI has about 2 or 3 that I wouldnt have in there and Lamps is the biggest offender.

MaroonAndGreen

Maybe hes looking at the fact that Frank didnt play in England's second game against Germany? Fresher after the break than Willian and Mata, who it seems have been omitted to fit Frank in?

hots

Lampard for Willian (and Ramires dropped back) would be my only change to the team, I can only think it's Mourinho trying to shore us up a bit more and acknowledging that West Ham are fairly physical too?

MaroonAndGreen

Would really like to hear the reasoning too though

GavRedKing

Lampard will have a field day that a CM is starting on the wing in place of Mata.

The only way to counter the physical threat is to play football around them and by adding physical players into the mix that evens it up a bit, a CM of Ramires and Mikel would have been perfect.

Ramires on the wing is harping back to RDM days of shoe horning him into a position.

We've an abundance of wide men yet we start with a CM out on the right, its bloody baffling.

MaroonAndGreen

GavRedKing wrote: »

Lampard will have a field day that a CM is starting on the wing in place of Mata.

The only way to counter the physical threat is to play football around them and by adding physical players into the mix that evens it up a bit, a CM of Ramires and Mikel would have been perfect.

Ramires on the wing is harping back to RDM days of shoe horning him into a position.

We've an abundance of wide men yet we start with a CM out on the right, its bloody baffling.

It seems that its just a cautious approach really isn't it?

GavRedKing

Arsenal won and Liverpool drew, we've to win at all costs now to keep up with the gunners and catch Liverpool while putting distance between both Manchester clubs, City play Spurs and Utd have Cardiff away tomorrow.

GavRedKing

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

It seems that its just a cautious approach really isn't it?

There's no need for it, West Ham dont even have a CF on the pitch ffs.

There will never be a better time to go and play them and go for the jugular, I can see 60 mins of frustration here, hope I'm wrong.

MaroonAndGreen

Dortmund playing Bayern at 5.30 too

GavRedKing

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Dortmund playing Bayern at 5.30 too

No interest in that mickey mouse game :pac:

MaroonAndGreen

Lads, my link for this game is showing American Football at the minute, getting worried, anyone got that problem too?

hots

MaroonAndGreen wrote: »

Lads, my link for this game is showing American Football at the minute, getting worried, anyone got that problem too?

Quite enjoying the intro to the game , try another channel in 5 mins I'd say!

GavRedKing

Yup...... its on sky, bound to be links around

MaroonAndGreen

PM if you get one please!

Johner

Pm'd you!

Headshot

**** it, its Niall Quinn again

MUTE BUTTON activate

GavRedKing

Pm#s sent

Paully D

GavRedKing

Headshot wrote: »

**** it, its Niall Quinn again

MUTE BUTTON activate

ffs

Johner

:rolleyes:

GavRedKing

Great ball by Hazard there.

Jelle1880

Can't see past a Chelsea win, way too negative by West Ham

GavRedKing

Thats the good part of Ivans play its going the other way hes useless

GavRedKing

Oh Niall...

MaroonAndGreen

Good start, Eto'o very close to getting in at one stage, Hazard looking sharp

Panthro

no lampard so far

MaroonAndGreen

Panthro wrote: »

no lampard so far

Think hes had a very good start, very tidy in possession always playing forward

GavRedKing

Panthro wrote: »

no lampard so far

For a change?

Panthro

GavRedKing wrote: »

For a change?

its disappointing, you want to see him get stuck in like Lamps of old but it's just not happening sadly IMO.

Johner

Has Oscar touched the ball?

Johner

Oh wait there he is!

GavRedKing

Half a chance, we're still very slow in everything we do

GavRedKing

Nolan is some wind up merchant :pac:

GavRedKing

Thats very lucky defending

GavRedKing

Teice now Jassaklinen (sp) has called and missed it...PENO

GavRedKing

Lamps??

Jelle1880

Stupid backpass by Demel, penalty Chelsea.

MaroonAndGreen

YES

Frank to score against the Hammers again?

Lord TSC

Awful passback.

Panthro

Frankie...and i said he did nout

GavRedKing

Yaaaay.

Carry on now ffs

Johner

Get in!! Super Frank.

GavRedKing

Soft peno, as in the defending was horrific.

GavRedKing

Did Jussi get booked or anything??

GavRedKing

Another half a chance from Lamps

Johner

Brilliant pressing by Oscar.

Panthro

niall hasn't a clue. "good closing down from Oscar above all people"...
Umm....he's been doing it all season Niallo.