Hi there,

I'm from http://the1905.wordpress.com , which is a Palace blog. I have a few questions to ask you ahead of our game on saturday. Answers will be put up on my blog. 

Thanks

 

1. Obviously you are pleased about your win over Arsenal, who was the stand out performer in your victory?

2. Mourinho is close to completing his first season back in charge of Chelsea. So far, would you say it has been a success?

3. Do you see Palace as a walk in the park compared to some of the other games you have played so far this season?

4. What was it like watching Drogba play at Stamford Bridge again, albeit for a different team?

5. Have you ever visited Selhurst park before, do you have any thoughts about it?

6. Which players, if any, out of the palace side do you think carry the greatest threat?

7. Finally, score prediction for Saturday.

Alright mate.

.1 matic for me against arsenal.

2 yeah so far so good with Jose back wasn't to excited for having him back but I'm glad he is. At least he stands up for us. Over all I'm happy

3 certainty dont see palace as a walk in the (selhurst) park I thought you played well against us at the bridge and I'm sure your fans will make it hard for us.

4. It was good to see him back so we could say thank you other then that it didn't bother me.

5 no never been but I like what the fans are trying to do at selhurst park.

6 not sure to be honest

7 I'd be happy with 1 nil don't care once we get the 3 points.

Enjoy the game.

Edited March 25, 201411 yr by bluegraham

1. Azpilicueta/Matic for me were both brilliant.

2. It's been a success in a sense, We have a brilliant squad but it's well known we need a consistent forward. I expected one in the summer and i'm not sure why we never got one but 100% trust Jose.

3. Not under Pulis no also no team at this stage is a walk in the park

4. Im not one of these that make a fuss really, Only thing i was happy about was we went through and he never caused much threat. Absolute legend though

5. Crap stadium but it's a crap stadium that i like.

6. Ince, Not that i think he's superb or anything, You's don't really have a standout player but they all work for the gaffer

7. 0-3, As said before, Would take 1-0.

1. Unfortunately I didn't get to watch the match live but from extensive highlights, I'd go for Matic. The game was made for him given Arsenal's centre mids.

2. I didn't want him back as I'm a never go back type. I didn't doubt he is an amazing manager, the best in Chelsea's history, but it should have been left at that. Though he came and is meeting my expectations: we are in the title race for the first time since we last won the league. No matter what happens here on, this season has been a success as fans are a lot happier compared to last year's boardroom debacle.

3. None of Chelsea's away games this season have been easy due to a lack of a clinical striker. Palace a team with a lot of heart and Pulis will be targeting the home games to get the 10 points you need. I am and was a lot more worried about Palace than I was Arsenal, especially as you were one of the best teams to come to the bridge this season.

4. It was a nice story, but I was just happy we went through. It was great that Gala were poor as it meant we were still very fresh for Arsenal. I would love to see him back as a technical director/ambassador type. He has the personality for that type of role and I think he is more suited to that than coaching. He could definitely help expand the Chelsea brand and his charitable work could expand further with a role at Chelsea. He has the capacity to give more than winning football matches.

5. Yeah one of my first ever games was there in the late 90s, a Wimbledon game. Then I have been a few times in the last couple of years when you've played Middlesbrough as my dad is a Boro fan. I think you've got a great atmosphere and it's great to see a lot of young faces down there unlike at Chelsea. I much prefer grounds like Shelhurst than the anonymous bowls like St Mary's and the Riverside

6. Not joking here, I really like Cameron Jerome. He's a proper striker and works hard for his team, just has always lacked goals. He seems to have dropped off a bit though. Ince is an enigma and could keep you up. But in my opinion, you had a terrible summer transfer window stocking your team with a bunch of nomads ( I don't rate Holloway). Your biggest player is Pulis and you are only where you are right now because of him.

7. Head says 1-1, heart says 2-1 Chelsea. I'll go with my heart. The problem Pulis has against Chelsea is Chelsea teams tend to work just as hard as his, something not many other teams in the league do. It'll be tight that's for sure and I think it will take a late goal to win the game.

Hi there,

I'm from http://the1905.wordpress.com , which is a Palace blog. I have a few questions to ask you ahead of our game on saturday. Answers will be put up on my blog. 

Thanks

 

1. Obviously you are pleased about your win over Arsenal, who was the stand out performer in your victory?

2. Mourinho is close to completing his first season back in charge of Chelsea. So far, would you say it has been a success?

3. Do you see Palace as a walk in the park compared to some of the other games you have played so far this season?

4. What was it like watching Drogba play at Stamford Bridge again, albeit for a different team?

5. Have you ever visited Selhurst park before, do you have any thoughts about it?

6. Which players, if any, out of the palace side do you think carry the greatest threat?

7. Finally, score prediction for Saturday.

 

1. I thought Schurrle was our man of the match, set up Eto'o for our first goal and scored the second himself. After that with the sending off and Haz converting the penalty the game was killed off, but it all started with Schurrle.

 

2. He's done more than I or anyone could have asked. The one disappointment would be the league cup exit to Sunderland but aside from that he has us top of the league without a class striker and into the quarter finals of the Champions League. He's signed Matic who looks fantastic and Schurrle and Willian I think will both be key players for years to come. He's got the best out of JT and made our defence impenetrable, made the Bridge a fortress again and has us undefeated in every game against the other big teams this season.

 

3. Not at all. You lot don't concede many compared to the teams around you, you've only conceded 1 more than Liverpool and if there is one thing we struggle with it is breaking down a tight defence, as evidenced by our 0-0 draw against the Pikeys. I think this will be one of our hardest remaining games.

 

4. He barely had a touch all night. It was great to see him again and i'm glad we were able to thank him for all he's done, but on the night he did virtually nothing.

 

5. Unfortunately not.

 

6. I haven't watched many Palace games this season but Jedinak looks like your leader on the field. You tend not to score goals but he does a good job of making life hard for the other team to do so.

 

7. 2-0. If we can grab a first I think we'll be all right, my main fear is this ending a 0-0. I'd be very surprised if we conceded given we're the best defence and you're the worst offence.