Posted September 23, 200915 yr Hard to see Ancelotti making many changes from the team that started against Spurs. We may seesome changes on the bench with Joe and Zhirkov back in contention.
September 24, 200915 yr Nice to have Joey and Yuri back. Any news on Malouda? I read he got injured against QPR. Will he be back for this game or is he out? I guess Drogba will be back for this game though. I think we'll start with this team: Cech Bosingwa - Riccy - JT - Cole Essien - Lampard - Ballack - Zhirkov (unless Malouda can play) Anelka - Drogba Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Mikel, Kalou, Joey
September 24, 200915 yr Agree with Moos, but if Malouda can't play, then I'd rather see Joey get more game time. Also, Borini and Hutchinson on the bench.
September 24, 200915 yr Some reports are saying Borini looked lightweight against QPR. Hopefully he'll have plenty of time to beef up over the next year or so. Would still like to see him on the bench at Wigan though. In the 10 mins he had against Spuds, I thought he took up some intelligent and instinctive positions. Edited September 24, 200915 yr by High Street Ken
September 24, 200915 yr Although Joey played the full game against QPR, I doubt he'd start in the weekend even if Malouda is not available. Mikel will probably get the nod ahead of him. That is the only change I can see us making from the game against Sp*rs. As far as bench is concerned I hope Hutch and Borini make it along with Joey. Zhirkov might not. Edited September 24, 200915 yr by rahuldotchelsea
September 24, 200915 yr like to see Joey and Zhirkov on the bench. Me, I'd be inclined to rest Drogba, or at least sub him early since I'm still not convinced his injury was as trivial as management are having us believe. On the other hand Anelka also has to be looked after with the Champs League coming up.
September 24, 200915 yr Cech Bosingwa-Riccy-JT-A.Cole J.Cole-Lampard-Ballack-Zhirkov Anelka-Sturridge Drogba should not play, after the game againsit Tottenham... Sub. Hilario, Ivanovi?, Essien, Malouda, Borini Edited September 24, 200915 yr by Mikstaw
September 24, 200915 yr --------------------Cech -Bosingwa-Carvalho-Terry-Ashley --------------------Essien --------Ballack--------------Malouda -------------------Lampard -----------Anelka------------Borini Hilario Ivanovic Hutchinson Mikel Zhirkov Joey Cole Drogba Don't expect to see Drogba start after Spurs, will probably make the bench. Hopefully, Joey and Zhirkov will come on for Malouda and Ballack at some point in the second half, building them up for their first Premiership start
September 24, 200915 yr CechBosingwa-Riccy-JT-A.Cole J.Cole-Lampard-Ballack-Zhirkov Anelka-Sturridge Drogba should not play, after the game againsit Tottenham... Sub. Hilario, Ivanović, Essien, Malouda, Borini Sturridge is injured.. I'd love to see both Zhirkov and Joey take part in the game
September 24, 200915 yr A memory from when we last met Wigan. Terry smacking the back of the net with a "scissor kick" (his favourite of his own goals last season). http://www.theshedend.com/index.php?autoco...=si&img=416
September 24, 200915 yr We would do well not to get too complacent about Wigan - they can be tough. Plus we should trial Zhirkov in midfield (where he seems to be drawn like a magnet) and Cole in the Hole, with Lampard further back. Thoughts? Hillario Bosingwa Alex Terry Cole Essien Lampard Zhirkov Cole Anelka Drogba Subs: Cech Hutchinson Malouda Mikel Kalou
September 24, 200915 yr DD will definitely play . He will miss the midweek fixture anyway after that . A striker needs to be played to be in top condition .
September 24, 200915 yr We would do well not to get too complacent about Wigan - they can be tough. Plus we should trial Zhirkov in midfield (where he seems to be drawn like a magnet) and Cole in the Hole, with Lampard further back. Thoughts? Hillario Bosingwa Alex Terry Cole Essien Lampard Zhirkov Cole Anelka Drogba Subs: Cech Hutchinson Malouda Mikel Kalou Bar Cech this will have to be our strongest squad.
September 24, 200915 yr Bar Cech this will have to be our strongest squad. Resting Cech? Did I miss something in the team news recently?
September 24, 200915 yr Like to see Zhirkov in action a few times before I'm convinced he should start ahead of Ballack. Joey/Malouda/Kalou all much of a muchness. Joey is the clear pick when at his best, but again far from convinced that he's at his best right now.
September 25, 200915 yr Wigan are poor so id leave Drogs out unless we need him because i think we will be far too strong for them and i can see an easy 2-0 win without too much trouble. Id like to see Joey get a run out at some stage , the more miniutes the better and with fool coming up next week id like to think we have options .
September 25, 200915 yr Sturridge is injured..I'd love to see both Zhirkov and Joey take part in the game So Anelka and Borini as a fowards.
September 25, 200915 yr I think we'll need Drogba. Wigan are no pushovers, and they have big, strong defenders. Exactly the kind of people who have given us a hard time in the past, and who we'll need the Drog in order to dominate.
September 25, 200915 yr Ancelotti on Wigan. Sounds like we're almost back to full strength, Deco back next week and Alex the week after! Great news!
September 25, 200915 yr Subs: Turnbull, Ivanovic, Mikel, Kalou, Joey Sub. Hilario, Ivanović, Essien, Malouda, Borini Subs:Cech Hutchinson Malouda Mikel Kalou Isn't there suppose to be 7 players on the bench? :lol: Anyway I think we will start with the same line-up as we did against spurs.Except Joe Cole/Zhirkov replacing Malouda.
September 25, 200915 yr Like to see Zhirkov in action a few times before I'm convinced he should start ahead of Ballack. Joey/Malouda/Kalou all much of a muchness. Joey is the clear pick when at his best, but again far from convinced that he's at his best right now. I think Wigan is precisely the squad to: 1. Give Zhirkov and Cole a run out again, with our two strikers 2. Give Cech a rest, just in case standing around in goal with nothing to do against Spurs made him strain something... :)
September 25, 200915 yr I think we'll need Drogba. Wigan are no pushovers, and they have big, strong defenders. Exactly the kind of people who have given us a hard time in the past, and who we'll need the Drog in order to dominate. I think that we'll win this match without Drogba... Wigan is very low, they lost with MU 0-5 and with Arsenal 0-4, so I hope that it will an easy game... :)
September 25, 200915 yr Joe cole and zhirkov may be fit but i say dont fix what isnt broken if the same team that started against spurs last week is fit we should start with them
September 25, 200915 yr I don't think we'll see too much of a change in teh starting line up, I think that the main difference will be on the bench. I feel that Borini and Hutchinson will pretty much have seen the end of Premiership matches until injuries force them back to the bench. What I think we'll see is ..........................Cech Bosingwa........Carvalho...Terry.......Ashley ............................Essien ................Ballack.............Malouda ..........................Lampard ............Anelka...................Drogba Turnbull Belletti Ivanovich Zhirkov Mikel J Cole Kalou 2-0 the Chels
