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I think it is pretty safe to say that the clever money was on Burnley to drop straight back down this season and although that may well still happen you have to doff your cap to them for taking three points against Man Utd and Everton after starting the season with a pretty dismal performance agaisnt Stoke.

After the surprise resting of Deco and Essien against Sunderland I think it is clear we will see mroe changes against Burnley. Is Lampad the next to be rested?

 
I think we will see Lampard play most games, after all he was subbed with about 10 minutes left against Fulham.

It seems that we have a core of players that are starting most games, and then a few that are interchangeable. I wonder if Ivan will play this game, but if he does will it be ahead of Bosingwa or carvalho? Terry and Ashley Cole seem to be locks for their posissions.

In the mid, I think we'll see Essien back, but as to who will play along side him? I think it may well be ballack and Lampard.

Up Front, I think we should stick with Anelka and Drogba, but maybe see Anelka subbed early for Kalou, and then Drogba taken off for Sturridge if we are in comand

Ancelotti has stated that he will rest players over 30 to get the most out of them, so I could see us change up quite a few times in the season.

Scott

PS. Alex, and Yuri are still injured, correct?

 
I'm a bit worried about seeing Lampard rested as well, loz. I remember at the end of Hiddink's reign, Lampard was told he was to be rested in one of the last (and relatively meaningless) Premier League games, and he gave Hiddink a look that said "That's not gonna happen".

Anyway, I'm taking him out of my fantasy football team, so that means he's a dead cert to get a hat trick against Burnley.

I think we'll find them harder than we'd expect to break down, but prevail in the end. 2 or 3-1, maybe.

 
Zhirkov said that he should be back by Burnley, so here's hoping he is!

Essien and Deco to return instead of Malouda and Mikel, in a diamond of Ballack, Lampard, Essien and Deco. But other than that, I think it'll stay the same.

I think we could bowl them over, 4-0.

 
We need to rest Drogba as well. There is no way he can go a whole season at peak form. Whether this is the game to do it I don't know, there's a full week between Fulham and Burnley.

In the midfield I'm not sure it matters which group play. Being a home game, I'd be inclined to give Deco a nod over Mikel and see if the real Deco can show up two games in a row.

Another I'd like to give a rest to is A Cole, playing great but covering a lot of territory.

 
The players should be kept as fresh as possible. If our advantage is a big squad let's use it.

 
I heard that Zhirkov might be back so maybe he'll get to play. Will probably start on the bench however.

Maybe Alex and Ivanovic will play? Alex instead of Riccy and Ivanovic instead of Bosingwa.

And maybe Turnbull will get a shot and we'll rest Cech? :lol:

 
The Moos said:
I heard that Zhirkov might be back so maybe he'll get to play. Will probably start on the bench however.Maybe Alex and Ivanovic will play? Alex instead of Riccy and Ivanovic instead of Bosingwa.

And maybe Turnbull will get a shot and we'll rest Cech? :lol:
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I take it from the wink you were joking about Turnbull right?

 
The Moos said:
I heard that Zhirkov might be back so maybe he'll get to play. Will probably start on the bench however.Maybe Alex and Ivanovic will play? Alex instead of Riccy and Ivanovic instead of Bosingwa.

And maybe Turnbull will get a shot and we'll rest Cech? ;)
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Not certain but i think alex is still injured, owen coyle came out and said that they not just going to park the bus against us. I think if we get an early goal we should be able to put a few past them.

 
geezer said:
I take it from the wink you were joking about Turnbull right?
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Of course. Do you really have to ask? ;)

I don't mind Turnbull getting some time on the pitch, but not now. He can play in one of the cups.

 
Resting players is good if you have good enough players to replace them . Resting Lamps v Burnley ? Stoke at home last season should put a hole in that idea.

 
To all the forum members in the U.S., the Burnley match will be shown live on ESPN2, Saturday, 7:45 Eastern Time.

 
There is absolutely no way we should be resting players, not at this stage of the season. We've only played 3 games!

I can understand it if we have two games in a week but tomorrow it needs to be the strongest team available, we have not played for 6 days and will not play for two weeks afterwards.

Maybe in the new year when matches, big important matches are coming thick and fast we can thinking about squad rotation, but for me in August its just a ludicrous notion. Still im not the boss!

Cech

A.Cole.

Terry

Carvalho

Boswinga

Essien

Deco

Ballack

Lampard

Anelka

Drogba

If we get an early goal tomorrow it could be a hatful, but Burnley could be stubbon, so who knows ?

 
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To all the forum members in the U.S., the Burnley match will be shown live on ESPN2, Saturday, 7:45 Eastern Time.
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Yep, having games on ESPN is amazing this year...DVR set since I'll still be sleeping off my Friday night still.

 
'Tomorrow Zhirkov is not ready to play but he is a little bit better. He will go with the [Russian] national team and he may be possible to play with national team. He is very close.'
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So basically he does the opposite of Gerrard. Not fit enough to play for us, but maybe fit enough to play for the national team.

I really hope Russia wont risk anything with Zhirkov so we end up getting an even more injured player back after the break. ;)

 
Think we'll line up with Cech, Bossie, Terry, Carvalho, Cole, Essien, Lampard, Ballack, Deco, Anelka, Drogba.

Subs, Turnbull, Belletti, Ivan, Mikel, Kalou, Sturridge, Malouda

 
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