Chelsea v Derby Match Thread

[Alan]

First home game in over a month for me, and on paper an easy win. But after Saturday, who knows?

This is the team I'd like to see put out:

Carlo

Paulo

JT

Ricky C

A.Cole

Ballack

Lampard

Essien

Joe Cole

Anelka

Drogba

Subs: Hilario, Alex, Mikel, Kalou, SWP.

Prediction: 3-0 Chelsea.

 

[evissy]

Is Cech available for that game?

Well after that humiliating loss I predict we will win 5-0, 6-0 just to give us fans something to cheer about in these dark days. I'll take it with open arms

.

--------Carlo/Cech---------

Belletti--Alex--Terry--A.Cole

-----------Mikel------------

---Ballack-------Lampard---

------J.Cole----------------

-------Drogba-----Kalou----

Goals: Alex 5 or 6.

 

[Alan]

Grant said last Friday that Cech will be out for around about a week.

 

[NinjaSpur]

Just had to come in for a quick look around and a chuckle at all these long faces.

Getting knocked out by Barnsley in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup?

Whatever next, Mr. Grant?

Where's your qaudruple now?

 

[MURDOCH_(8)]

--------Carlo---------

Belletti--Alex--Carvalho--A.Cole

-----------Mikel------------

---Ballack-------Lampard---

------J.Cole----------------

-------Drogba-----Anelka----

Team I would like to see

--------Carlo---------

Belletti--Carvalho--Terry--Bridge

-----------Essien------------

---Ballack-------Sidwell---

------J.Cole----------------

-------Drogba-----Kalou----

Team we probably will see

 

[Gem]

You better f**king win this one Chels.

 

[jack h]

as i said in another thread id like to see this team given a go

cech/carlo

paulo-carv-jt-bridge

joe-ballack-lamps-kalou

drogba-anelka

carlo/hilario-alex-essien-swp-sheva

 

[Jimboola69]

It will neeed SEVEN goals before the rancid taste of the Barnsley result is out of my mouth.

And Marshmallow-Malouda had better get one...the strolling little git!

(not a fan!)

 

[mad_mac]

cech

belletti....terry....Carvs...A Cole

..............Mikel

......Lamps........Essien

Cole......................kalou

...............Drogs

 

[frostmo]

love to see this team

carlo

belletti,alex,JT,ashley

mikel,ballack,lamps,SWP

anelka,drogba

Think we'll be able to win this one; hope its a big win. I think losing points here could be my last straw for Avram, and I think that'll be it for the title race. My guess is 5-1...COME ON CHELSSSS

 

[ethicalstrategy]

I think we can be confident of a win in this one. Lampard will be back and probably Drogba too so there is half a chance we will score some goals!

Anything other than a convincing win doesn't bear thinking about.

 

[BLUENUT]

It depends who turns up, the 3-0 / 4-0 winning team or the side who cant create a chance.

 

[Jimboola69]

I would ring the changes...

monkey-butler

monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler,

monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler

monkey-butler, monkey-butler,

Basically I am thinking that a bunch of monkey butlers could do better than that bunch of spineless muppets at the weekend!

 

[Chippy]

I would ring the changes...monkey-butler

monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler,

monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler, monkey-butler

monkey-butler, monkey-butler,

Basically I am thinking that a bunch of monkey butlers could do better than that bunch of spineless muppets at the weekend!

Jimboola

I think you expect too much of Avi with that line up, should it all go tits up with that bench where exactly would he make bold game altering changes,

If he brings on Monkey Butler and plays him out wide for say...Monkey Butler people will say he is copying Jose and has no imagination,

If he plays Monkey Butler as lone striker and expects him to cause the same problems as Monkey Butler without a decent crosser of the ball it's just a waste of his ability and he may as well just Sub him like for like

as you say though, if that team was available at the weekend, we'd still be in the FA Cup

 

[MannyJello]

there's a small evil side of me that wants to see us lose this match.

think of it -- we lose to perhaps the worst team in the history of the premiership, breaking our historic home streak at the same time. we also essentially seal our fate as not being able to catch Arse and Utd and lose the premiership at the same time.

the implications could be devastating. a triple whammy like that could see Grant get fired immediately, replaced by Ten Cate and Clarke as interim bosses for the remainder of the season.

crazy, yes, but that is what Evil Avram has brought me to.

 

[Chippy]

there's a small evil side of me that wants to see us lose this match.think of it -- we lose to perhaps the worst team in the history of the premiership, breaking our historic home streak at the same time. we also essentially seal our fate as not being able to catch Arse and Utd and lose the premiership at the same time.

the implications could be devastating. a triple whammy like that could see Grant get fired immediately, replaced by Ten Cate and Clarke as interim bosses for the remainder of the season.

crazy, yes, but that is what Evil Avram has brought me to.

I'm just proud to be part of this forum

 

[dkw]

jesus MannyJello, thats possibly the most ridiculous thing ive seen on here. no matter what the situation, no-one should ever truly want their team to lose.

 

[MannyJello]

stupid? absolutely. crazy? no doubt. but again, that's what Avram has brought me to.

Again, I said it was a small evil part of me.

I remember years ago watching my school's college basketball team, Syracuse, flame out at the end of the season and lose its chance to go to the prestigious season-ending tournament where the national champion would be crowned. Instead, we were shipped off to play in a second-tier tournament (think Intertoto Cup) where the marginal teams play. It's not like I rooted for us to lose in that tourney, but a part of me was relieved to see us get wiped out by a mediocre team, so that the coaches would realize that some major changes needed to be made. I'm happy to report that, soon after, we won the national championship, due in part to the fact that the team realized it needed to redouble its commitment to winning.

 

[Tim]

F*cking hell, talk about buying into the media hype.

Grant will go in the summer, and we will move on, but to want us to LOSE just to speed up his departure is just ridiculous.

What possible good would another magerial change during the season do for us?