Hazard will be left out for winning the PFA.

I think it will be tough. They are on a good run and their fans will be bouncing, also they will no doubt give 110% and we don't score huge amounts so I doubt it will be a 4-0 or anything like that. There is also the prospect of having to play Drogba. I think it will be a nervy 2-1 to us. 

I think it is funny that we were all pretty excited about having this game in hand when we made it to the CoC final.  Now that the game is finally here, we are missing our top two strikers, have a creative midfielder with a head injury, and are going to be facing a team who has been in form the past 3 or 4 weeks who are on the brink of getting out of the relegation zone.

Long story short, this is going to be a tough ass game.  

It is going to be tough but I think we'll edge it 0-1

I think we'll draw this one and win the league against Palace at home.

If we draw it we won't be winning anything against Palace.

Clearly tomorrow is going to be a tough game, the thought of watching Drogba running through treacle again doesn't inspire me.

Tough players, and a tough crowd but we've got enough about us to deal with it. I just don't think it will be very pretty.

Hate to say this as it might jinx us...but...

I can see us getting the job done in real style, 2 wins, 5 or 6 goals scored.

I really don't care about the Liverpool thing, I just want us to win it as quick as possible. But either way we win our next 2 games then It's Liverpool who have to applaud the Champions as we walk out. 

 

So should we win it early, that's a win win either way for me. 

I really don't care about the Liverpool thing, I just want us to win it as quick as possible. But either way we win our next 2 games then It's Liverpool who have to applaud the Champions as we walk out. 

 

So should we win it early, that's a win win either way for me. 

 

Lots of people seem convinced this is going to happen - im just not so sure. I'm sure traditionally its only home teams who do the guard of honour.

Lots of people seem convinced this is going to happen - im just not so sure. I'm sure traditionally its only home teams who do the guard of honour.

 

If nothing else Neil Barnett will be loud and proud about us being League Champions for an hour building up to the game. 

 

Either way it would get right up the noses of the scousers. 

Potential banana skin.

 

Leicester city are fighting for their lives.

 

4 wins out of 4. Though, 3 of these wins have been against the bottom half teams. I wonder if oscar will be ok to play ? thought he did pretty well against arsenal playing upfront.

 

team I would go with

 

Courtois 

Ivan Cahill Terry Azbi

Matic Ramires

Willian Fabregas Hazard

Drogba

 

predicting a draw 1-1  

Lots of people seem convinced this is going to happen - im just not so sure. I'm sure traditionally its only home teams who do the guard of honour.

That has been stated yes but as someone posted here Blackpool gave United one in 10-11. But it makes me wonder, is this something that was decided by the club, the manager or is it just expected?

I'd go again with the false striker the more I think about it.

I don't see Drogba hurting them at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Prp_wMW3O0

Provided that Oscar is ok, and assuming that Costa and Remy are not, i'd start with Oscar again, he played well.

 

If it gets to half-time and Leicester have just dug deep and packed the middle, then we can get Drogba on to pose an aerial threat to force them to defend wider.

Yet lacks the strength to hold the ball up as we've seen when he's played out wide.

 

Drogba keeps loosing the ball as well, atleast Cuadrado could be a threat behind the Leicester defence and when we counterattack. I also think he will do a better job pressing as well.

Slightly nervous for this one.

Finish it off Chelsea, don't make it difficult.

I hope we wear the yellow kit and not that scabby navy one tomorrow night. 

 

Need to look nice and dapper as we march on towards the title. 

Yes, yellow really is the only choice for kit clashes.

That navy one has to be shelved.

The blue and yellow brings great memories especially the early season Everton game..vintage Chelsea.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Prp_wMW3O0

 

Nice, I enjoyed his obvious love and respect for Cambiasso, which is only right. If Leicester do go down I wouldn't mind us having a look at him, the man is an absolute don.

Nice, I enjoyed his obvious love and respect for Cambiasso, which is only right. If Leicester do go down I wouldn't mind us having a look at him, the

man is an absolute don.

Isn't he about 45 years old?

He is 34 but still has as much stamina as anybody, having played the fourth highest number of minutes out of Leicester's squad. He usually completes 90 minutes as well, he only really ever gets subbed off for tactical purposes. Bear in mind also that they have plenty of cover in midfield (James, Drinkwater, Hammond, Knockaert, King).

 

He reads the game magnificently both on and off the ball, takes set pieces, has huge amounts of trophy-winning experience, and obviously has an excellent working relationship with José. He would also be able to fill in for Fabregas when he is injured, fatigued or off form, which nobody in the squad can currently do.

 

Obviously this wouldn't be a long-term measure, but as an extra man in midfield it would be hard to conceive of having anyone better. It would be a real pleasure to have Cambiasso at Chelsea, even if just for a season, the man is a legend.

That has been stated yes but as someone posted here Blackpool gave United one in 10-11. But it makes me wonder, is this something that was decided by the club, the manager or is it just expected?

 

I thought it was just at the discretion of the other team. They either do it or they don't. Fergie instructed his players to give us a guard of honour in 04-05 (partly to show respect to the new champions but also, I think, it was a way of giving his own players a kick up the arse), and Mourinho returned the compliment a couple of years later. But I'm not sure if teams are actually obliged to do it. Does anyone remember a guard of honour from Charlton in 04-05 or Blackburn in 05-06?

Nooooooooooooo, no more fossils on our team.  It is high time to give our young-uns a chance.  Sorry, Esteban.

Nooooooooooooo, no more fossils on our team.  It is high time to give our young-uns a chance.  Sorry, Esteban.

 

Pssh, he's only called 'Cuchu' because of some Argentine TV personality (I had always assumed it was because he is bald). Cambiasso is timeless and ageless, like the Moon, Jesus, James Bond, Peter Pan, or Javier Zanetti.

So is Remy done w/ the club? I noticed that Jose didn't even bring his name up. WTF is up w/ that?