Didn't see a thread for this yet so thought I'd make one. It won't be an easy game but I'm confident we can pull out a win, however you can't predict anything at Chelsea nowadays.

 

Thoughts?

It should be a win, but I won't be surprised if we steal defeat from the jaws of victory.

It'd be nice to see Torres and Ba start together.

I also want to see Torres and Ba start up front together, particularly while we have no Hazard or Moses it makes sense to utilize them both, and in the 10 minutes they were on the pitch together yesterday Ba set up Torres for a goal.

 

Could be a solution to a lot of problems.

My home town will be well up for this game, unbeaten in 4, good victory at Newcastle and coming from 2 down to beat WBA.  Don't be surprised if we just about walk away with a point....if we are lucky.

im from reading aha... cant wait for this game but i support chelsea... might go to stadium in afternoon to see players arriving bt been at stadium toor of stadiumm.. Dressing room sucks ...lol....CHELSEA WINNNN

Looking forward to going to this game, haven't been to an away game for a while!

If Cech, Mata, Luiz start, we will be ok. The return of JT will lead us to a good run ( although his last game wasn't great).

This one is a game for the thinking players...Reading can score goals ...At this point in time i just dont know HOW to comment....Chelseas play dictates you cant suss what they will do next.....SO....As its in the lap of the Gods.....Good luck Blues weds.....

lets not forget what happend last time at away to Reading...  hope it doesnt happen again...

Just throw Ba and Torres on together and the whole f**king kitchen sink at them. The only way we'll win. 

i'd like to see.................... Cech, Azpa, Terry, Cole. Lampard - Oscar - two centre mids, Marin Rm, Mata Lm. Ba n Torres

 

 

marin needs a run, we're too predictiable, and seeing oscar from deep would be of much interest i think he could be a revelation there, Marin also needs a run of games, he is a good player lacking confidence and match fitness.

No confidence in the team or the manager to perform at the moment.

I'm resigned to the fact we have little hope of any silverware this season, and a top 4 finish will be an achievement considering this season we've had. FSW will stop at nothing to try and get us relegated though.

Prediction: Reading 1-0 Chelsea

I would feel confident in 3 points with Luiz playing DM, with Cech, Mata and Ba playing as well.

 

------Cech

azp-Iva-Cahill-Cole

--Luiz--Lampard--

Ramires-Mata-Oscar

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

My wishful thinking line up.

 

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

 

Ivan - Cahill - Terry - Cole

 

Ramires - Oscar - Lampard

 

--------------Mata

 

-----------Ba------Torres

 

 

But you know, it won't divert from 4-2-3-1. 

im from reading aha... cant wait for this game but i support chelsea... might go to stadium in afternoon to see players arriving bt been at stadium toor of stadiumm.. Dressing room sucks ...lol....CHELSEA WINNNN

 

Either your Primary School sucks or you went to Cintra, ffs do they not teach grammar anymore in schools these days?    or maybe your pissed 

Either your Primary School sucks or you went to Cintra, ffs do they not teach grammar anymore in schools these days?    or maybe your pissed 

 

 

his pissed what?  

Well as long as FSW doesn't sub RB for RB again. It beggars belief that he did that. Might as well sub Cech for our third choice keeper when we're losing the game.

 

Surely, SURELY now he realises 4-2-3-1 needs changing. I think if we went all out attack, with 4-4-2, we'd scare the sh*t out of Reading.

We just have no width with the formation we use, and the holy trident always cut infield into a congested area on the edge of the opposition box.

 

I would go with something like:

 

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

 

-Azzy-----------Cahill-------------------Terry-------------Cole

 

 

-------------------------------Luiz

 

-----------------Oscar-------------------Lampard

 

 

Marin----------------------------------------------------------Mata

 

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

 

 

And tell Marin to hug the touchline as much as possible and get to the byline and get some crosses in. Mata can have more licence to roam as he's our best player, but then Cole must go forward and offer that width down the left hand side, whilst Luiz covers for him.

If the papers are anything to go by then if the FSW loses this game, he's out. 

That's a compromise I would take if it was 100% certain he'd be gone if we lost.

For the greater good. 

He won't be sacked, even if we lose the next 5 games in a row.

 

He'll stick around till summer and then be told to feck off, as we bring Moyes or someone similar in.

Cech is out & so is Luiz, Cech's niggling injuries bothers me and might be smart to explore Butland because Turnbull is not convincing. As for Luiz feel we might have overplayed him, fingers crossed Mata & Ba don't get injured.

As things stand we might see the same line-up via Brentford with Ba, Mata & Hazard coming in for Torres, Marin & Bretrand. The 2 in the middle don't inspire much confidence, and as the days goes by you wonder if any of the 22 on loan can't do a decent job for us.

If Cech is out, Hilario has to start