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Aston Villa v Chelsea (PL) 11/05/13 KO 12:45 BST

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Villa's midfield and defence are atrocious. We've got to win this one surely?

On another point the last time Torres scored in the league was when we beat them 8-0

 
Not the happiest hunting ground for us and the Villa players and crowd will, quitely rightly, want to dedicate this game to Stilian Petrov.

Wouldn't be at all surprised if the FSW rests players for the Europa Crap final. He will have wrapped Hazard in cotton wool and put him in a glass case to make sure he is OK for next Wednesday. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Mikel comes back. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Ba is on the bench and Torres is our third winger yet again. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Yossi getting some more pitch time.

This fixture has all the elements to be one huge banana skin. Wouldn't be at all surprised if they won this.

 
Hazard and Mikel trained with the team today so both will probably be on the bench tomorrow which is fantastic news if need a kick up the arse, Hazard is usually very good coming off the bench. 0-2 Chelsea.

 
If I see Yossi uselessly walking around the pitch one more time this season I think i'm gonna lose my sh*t.

 
On a notepad in Cobham somewhere, a portly Spanish fellow is mulling this over:

---------------------Cech

Ferreira-----Cahill-----Terry ©-----Bertrand

-------------Romeu-----Lampard

------Oscar------Benayoun------Moses

---------------------Torres

 
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This fixture has all the elements to be one huge banana skin.
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Agreed.In all honesty I can see Benitez rotating because we played on Wednesday night and the players have only had 2 days rest. I can already picture the likes of Benayoun and Moses being in the starting lineup come 12pm tomorrow and then i'll be worried. It's a difficult juggling act at the moment with few options in our squad but I'd play as strong a team as what we have. CL qualification is the overriding priority for me.

This game won't be easy. They're virtually safe but they are in good form and this is Stiliyan Petrov's send off. Benteke, Agbonlahor and Weimann are all dangerous in their own rights and have been in excellent form of late. But Villa's defence and midfield are poor.

 
ForeverCarefree said:
I would rotate the living day lights out of the starting XICech

Ivan - Cahill - JT - Bertrand (if fit)

Lampard - Mikel (if fit)

Moses - Oscar - Hazard (if fit)

Ba

The lads looked tired last night and Luiz didn't look fully fit and obviously he pulled up in the warm up, give him a rest before the final.

Ramires looked shot too, he needs a rest his passing was woeful at times last night, again, rest before the final. If Mikel isn't fit start either Romeu or Ake and bring on Ramires/Luiz if required in the second half.

Mata I would rest at the start and bring him on for Hazard in the second half so they both rest before the final. If Hazard isn't fit, start with Mata and replace him with Torres in 70th so that he can rest and Torres gets game time before the final.
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My team would be close to that.

 
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Not the happiest hunting ground for us and the Villa players and crowd will, quitely rightly, want to dedicate this game to Stilian Petrov.Wouldn't be at all surprised if the FSW rests players for the Europa Crap final. He will have wrapped Hazard in cotton wool and put him in a glass case to make sure he is OK for next Wednesday. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Mikel comes back. Wouldn't be at all surprised if Ba is on the bench and Torres is our third winger yet again. Wouldn't be at all surprised to see Yossi getting some more pitch time.

This fixture has all the elements to be one huge banana skin. Wouldn't be at all surprised if they won this.
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I won't be surprised if your not surprised

 
Fat waiter eye-balling that EL final like it would be a fine piece of cake.

Expecting a team like he fielded v Southampton away before, and if he does that I'll f**king cry.

 
It's too important a match to play Romeu, unless we are up by 3 goals.  He needs to play in a reserves match or two before he goes in with the big boys.

 
F8ck rotation for this one, strongest team available , achieve the goal tomorrow and the other games will follow, f*ck it up and we will be in for a very difficult week.

 
charierre said:
F8ck rotation for this one, strongest team available , achieve the goal tomorrow and the other games will follow, f*ck it up and we will be in for a very difficult week.
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I know but we all know how Benitez works and he'll rotate cause he's an idiot

 
Bobbywoodhogan said:
I know but we all know how Benitez works and he'll rotate cause he's an idiot
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lol.

To be fair though I would sooner have in someone who is fit than say use Hazard if he was carrying an injury and then see Hazard off after 5 minutes and a sub wasted. I know Rafa tends to waste his subs anyways but still.

If JT and Lamps do start here you have to hope they will inspire the team.

 
Only 3 games left screw rotation policy, tomorrow is a must win... Wednesday will take care of itself its a final players will be up for that... Sunday is last game of season only a 90 min game then its holiday time for the lads. 

 
Hope to god we get the job done tommorrow otherwise I just ain't going to be able to enjoy wednesday with this still looming over us.. Get the job done tommorrow and there will be a feel good factor around the place and we can put all our focus on wednesday knowing it is our final big game of the season.

                           Cech

Azpi            ivan              terry         cole

               Ramires        Luiz

Oscar                    Mata              Hazard

                              Ba

 
Preferred lineup:

...................Cech

Dave......Luiz.....Terry.......Cole

...........Rami.........Frank

Oscar..........Mata........Hazard

.....................Ba

Must win game but I've no doubt the fat one will tinker with the lineup and save his best eleven for the EL final.

Prediction: 3-2 loss.

Edit: What I expect to see:

...................Cech

Brana......Luiz.....Cahill.......Bertrand

...........Mikel.........Frank

Moses..........Yossi........Oscar

..................Torres

 
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