Posted March 28, 201312 yr Feels good to be making one of these threads again, hate international breaks... So then, who's your starting XI going to be for this one? Bearing in mind this is the first game of 4 in 8 days...
March 28, 201312 yr -------------------------Cech------------------------------ Azp------------Terry---------Luiz----------------Cole ----------------Ramires------Mikel-------------------- Hazard--------------Mata-----------------------Oscar -----------------------Ba--------------------------------- Â We need to win our PL matches for a top 4 spot, rest Hazard and Mata when we have the result we need, instead of taking chances.Â
March 28, 201312 yr It's going to be something like Cech Azp JT Luiz Betrand Ramires Lampard Moses Mata Oscar Torres
March 28, 201312 yr This is going to be extremely tough.....It would be a match id be confident with generally, except its just before the Manx game....SOTON have shown how they can play, and i feel, that with the big match on monday,we will achieve NO MORE than a draw here...
March 28, 201312 yr Every game from now until the end of the season is so important for us.    My predicted team is   --------Cech  Dave - Cahill - Luiz - Cole  -------Ramires - Lampard  Moses - Mata - Hazard  ------------Ba
March 28, 201312 yr --------Cech Ivan-Cahill-Luiz-Cole ---Ramires-Lampard Hazard-Mata-Moses ---------Ba  I reckon this is what he'll start with. Gotta say, FSW's rotation may come in handy over this next week.  Ramires-Lampard is fine as a midfield duo because Southampton are going to concede the midfield and try to break rapidly. Maybe Oscar rather than Hazard for slightly more defensive stability as Shaw and Clyne like getting up the flanks, though Hazard has been very good at tracking back recently.   Just hope we get it sewn up quickly so we can rest Mata and Hazard.
March 28, 201312 yr Depends, anyone got a list of who did what during the international break?  In terms of minutes played  I can certainly start us off:  Terry: 0 minutes Torres: 0 minutes Bertrand: 0 minutes Dave: 0 minutes Cahill: 0 minutes Ramires: 0 minutes Lampard: 60 minutes Mata: 16 minutes Oscar: 127 minutes  I think Hazard played the full 90 in both games but not 100%. Got bored so many someone else can add to the list for the likes of Mikel, Moses, Luiz, Cech etc.  Does anyone know if Cahill and Ramires are now fit?
March 28, 201312 yr Luiz played both games, Cech played both matches (picking up his 100th international cap along the way), I think Ivanovic played both games as well. Â Â And according to the Chelsea website: Â "Yossi Benayoun played the final four minutes of Israel's 2-0 win in Northern Ireland". Â Â Â Not even good enough to start for Israel.... *sigh*
March 29, 201312 yr Need to get all three points here and keep the pressure on Le Arse. Â Go all-out until we have a 2-3 goal cushion then change things up.
March 29, 201312 yr With all due respect to Swansea & Reading - Tottenham and Arsenal should beat them comfortably, 3 points here is imperative.Â
March 29, 201312 yr dave-jt-ivan-cole rami-mikel mazacar ba  rest luiz this game. if rami isn't fit play luiz- lampard pivot.
March 29, 201312 yr With all due respect to Swansea & Reading - Tottenham and Arsenal should beat them comfortably, 3 points here is imperative.   Be handy if Bale would kick a ballboy.
March 29, 201312 yr With all due respect to Swansea & Reading - Tottenham and Arsenal should beat them comfortably, 3 points here is imperative.  Swansea have a really good home record.
March 30, 201312 yr Mhm, it says on WAGNH that it's not known whether or not they'll make it in time.
March 30, 201312 yr I have a feeling Hazard will be rested for this one ahead of the game against United.  I think this is the team we will / should see  Cech Azpilicueta Ivanovic Terry Cole  Luiz Ramires Lampard Moses Mata  Ba  I think it would be wise to rest Oscar as well with United in mind on Monday. Even though our form is so up and down the team i picked should have enough in them to see off Southampton. Edited March 30, 201312 yr by Scott Harris
March 30, 201312 yr Good luck to all BLUES travelling today.....Have fun and SING LOUD......3 points will then ensue
March 30, 201312 yr Think Torres may start this one, then Ba Monday , then Torres Thursday, then Ba Sunday..... Don't envy the interim for having to juggle the team like he is going to have do over the next two weeks. I'm sure something is going to give and we can't be surprised if it does. Will be a very tough game today, ill take any type of win. First and foremost it's great to have proper football back, international breaks are the sh*ts.
March 30, 201312 yr He could Play Ake and Marin.. Â Where is the name Marin in these last few weeks. Whats beitiez doin.....
March 30, 201312 yr He could Play Ake and Marin..  Where is the name Marin in these last few weeks. Whats beitiez doin.....  Marin hasn't done anything too noteworthy, that's why.
March 30, 201312 yr Tricky game, but hopefully 3 points, if we want to finish in a champions league spot, it has to be done.
