Chelsea thread

Alex needs surgery, out for two months.

 
yea just read that. f**ken hell

i would partner bruma and ivanovic together for birmingham. michael essien has filled in at center back beofre, that man can pretty much play anywhere

John Terry's ma, she likes the Scouse c...

alex warmed up and was on the bench for brazils game. pretty stupid given his knee

First team coach named as assistant:

he was head opposition scout and is now assistant first team coach. lets hop he does well, big shoes to fill though

Alex playing tonight

nah.......he playing today..... I hope

well im getting f**king annoyed at this.

Aha, quiet in here cos Arsenal lost too?

another loss yes.........but still top

Damn, I'm shattered. That's gut wrenching. I'm going to be depressed all day...

At least you guys lost.

Newcastle away....they are sh*t too

Losing 5-1 @ Reebok is pretty sh!te I'll admit, but thrashing the Mackems 5-1 at this.place.for.sale.com@SJP is quite Oarsum.

How did your lot go against them again?

Seems whoever wins out of the current top 3 are bent on mediocrity.  Been some horrid displays from Arsenal and Chelsea.  United haven't lost but they've been woeful at times as well.

Newcastle game will be interesting - they can be quality or utter rubbish.

yea got zilina at home midweek, a draw will see us finish top of the group. then newcastle away next weekend. im not sure what to expect after they beat arsenal and lose 5-1 to bolton.

Meh, two points off the lead just like we were last week.

I'm here to win a title, not take local bragging rights (which, to be fair, we've had for the last 20 years or so anyway).

[QUOTE=Downey26]yea got zilina at home midweek, a draw will see us finish top of the group. then newcastle away next weekend. im not sure what to expect after they beat arsenal and lose 5-1 to bolton.

I wonder if the sacking of Wilkins has had a bearing on recent results.
I hear he is considering legal action.

I think it is. I heard somewhere, from a mate, that Terry was striking out against his sacking. And other players could follow. Might be a bit far fetched but I do think it has affected them.

yea not alot has been said about his departure, it is very sad to let someone of his status within the club go but im guessing there is more to it that we havnt been made aware of yet. ive heard carlo was powerless to do anything. cant use it as an excuse for poor recent results, managers come and go all the time and its up to the players to perform on the pitch.

im really hoping we can regain some confidence in front of goal vs zilina and take that with us to newcastle

The manager " powerless"  .....I wonder who is making the calls....

 
well powerless in regards to having his say on the wilkins departure


Downey262010-11-23 04:54:38

essien not playing vs zilina, sore toe

bruma and mceachran will both start. will be very interesting to see how they go. at the moment i would rather mceachran than ramires tbh

mikel looks like he will be on the bench so mceachran will play a holding role.

turnbull to start in goal

Downey262010-11-23 04:57:15

agree....Ramires has not impress at all so far, but then Malouda was sh*t in his 1st season too....

got alot of youngsters starting today, lets hope they get the job done. good chance for them to show what theyve got in a quality comp

pretty stoked with that win, with not a full strength team it was relly good to get the win and qualify top of the group. good rest for some players and it means we can try a totally experimental team away vs marseille. will have to wait till i get home to see the game but from a quick look at the stats it shows we were pretty dominant with an awful lot of shots and a healthy amount of possession 

now gota hope we can back this up with a good performance away to newcastle this weekend. really cant afford not to win this one

Just popped in to say what a trooper you are, holding this thread together

 
thanks. though chopper has been in a bit lately to give me a bit of company

This is true, but he gave me sh*t a week after we beat you, so you're my fave, most sound blue on here no doubt

Newcastle game is on live this weekend 2:55am monday morning. cant wait.

we have had 60+ shots on the goal the last 2 games and only scored 2 goals. i think if we keep that attacking pressure up and be a bit more clinical with our finishing i can see us scoring a few more goals in the coming games.

we are top of the table and have won 5 from 5 in europe so things aren't too bad. im hoping the win vs zilina is what we needed to get out of our rut

Agree 100%.