Surprised a thread hadn't been made for this already. Will be a very tough game, always is at the Britannia. Ba has to start.

 

Will Terry be back for this one?

Will be very tough ... however, i have a positive feeling we may just scrap it ... 2-1 to us ... then w'll implode at home, next game to the Saints ... continuing the current theme ...

Turnbull

 

Azpil     Cahill   ivan  cole

 

        Luiz    lamps

 

Oscar       Mata    hazard

 

                Ba

 

Jt is meant to be back for the arsenal game and not sure about cech. Stoke away is always one of the toughest games of the season so 3 points here would be very good.

If we start Ba I'm confident we can take 3 points.  I really don't like Oscar pinned to the wing.  I think we should either play him in CM or use him to rest Mata in AMC and use Moses/Marin on the flanks as often as possible while switching Hazard around as necessary.  

I really don't know how to feel because of yesterday. We should've beaten QPR and Swansea but we didn't so I can't predict to be honest.

This is a tough place to go even with a proper manager and striker.

 

Ba has to start but does Fatty have any autonomy to bench Torres for a Premier League game ?  its one thing to start Ba

in the 3rd round of the FA cup but quite another to send Torres the message he's now a bench warmer in the most important comp - top 4 being a must.

 

Cant see a result here to be honest, Stoke very solid at home. Also noticed a pattern with FSW when we face a team on paper

that it seems should rollover they dont because quite simply they have better managers than Fatty - Sam, 'Arry & Laudrup yesterday, I believe Pulis fits into that category. Some might say playing away from home relieves the hate pressure on FSW and thus benefits the players, I heard anti Fatty chants at Soton and expect even more this weekend after yesterday's frankly embarassing and poor result.

Stoke are undefeated in their last 17 home games in the Premiership.

Chelsea have won 9 of their last 11 matches against Stoke in all competitions,

Stoke will be a hard nut to crack as more than likely they will resort to "park the bus" tactics.

-----------------------------------Turnbull---------------------------------

Azpili----------------Cahill---------------------Ivanovic---------------Cole

-------------------------------Lampard--------Luiz--------------------------

Hazard------------------------------Mata--------------------------------Marin

-------------------------------------Ba--------------------------------------

Prediction: Stoke 1 Chelsea 2

We'll win if Ba starts. We'll lose or draw if he doesn't.

 

It's as simple as that in my eyes.

 

that interviewer is a prick of the highest order

 

'hey rafa, i know what you mean, but you can you please say it in a way that will make you fined, and tomorrow ill be able to write a 'rafas rant about refs!' headline'

Twenty seven thousand people. Twenty seven thousand people. Twenty seven thousand people. Twenty seven thousand people.

 

hahaha! 

Im bringing into play the old cherry.........THIS GAME MAKES ME FEEL UNEASY..........There....ive joined that club......I mean it tho

If we play up Ba up top we have a genuine chance and I reckon we'll come away with 3 points in a close 2-1 win, but if Torres is playing from the off then I imagine we will find it near impossible to score, and wouldn't be surprised if we conceded from a set piece or such.

Ba will start for sure. Against a team defending deep and has giant centre backs, he's our only option. Ideally JT is to play some parts of the match, maybe a 20 minutes stint if we are leading. The result could be anything from 4:0 to us or 0:2 to them.

This has 0-0 written all over it.

Ba will start for sure. Against a team defending deep and has giant centre backs, he's our only option. 

 

Against any team he is our only option as he is our only striker who is premier league quality.

I have no idea anymore when it comes to what Chelsea will turn up. I will guess at a draw.

It's so hard to tell these days, anything could happen where we're concerned

The way things are at the Bridge, I really can't be bothered whether we win or lose, but knowing our lot we'll put 4 past them.

PL game so Im pretty confident this means Ba is starting, I have a good feeling bout this one...

We're good at breaking teams unbeaten home records. Benfica last year. Everton this season. Stoke tomorrow ;) 

Stoke 1-0 Chelsea

Britannia is an extremely hard place to get a result. Are we capable of doing so? Yes. Will we? I don't think due to our massive inconsistency.

Edited January 11, 201313 yr by splishsplosh21

Stoke 1-0 Chelsea

Britannia is an extremely hard place to get a result. Are we capable of doing so? Yes. Will we? I don't think due to our massive inconsistency.

 

This. 

We are gonna get Kenwyne Jones-ed. See ya later Benitez.

We are gonna get Kenwyne Jones-ed. See ya later Benitez.

 

Don't let the door hit your fat arse on the way out.