What a week coming up........ NEED MR GRANT TO PICK THE BEST TEAM available for all the matches, no resting, rotation or better still, get Steve Clarke to select the team. Starting line-up v Liverpool
Chelsea thread
Not a dig, just a thought from an impartial viewer
No, i'm not still sour..
NZgooner2008-04-23 11:18:46
Not a dig, just a thought from an impartial viewer
Quite true, people talk alot about Torres as being a diver, but Gerrard (the English master) does it all too often. I often see Torres taking a kick and if he can stumbling to regather himself or such. But anyway, dont want to hijack the chelsea thread now do we! Lucky draw today, im not so sure about Frank claim a deserved draw, but the next round will be interesting for sure.. Good luck!
Must say i thought the starting 11 and substitutions where poor again from Grant. Maluda was woeful, Ferrairra non existant and i think Makalele should be moved on at the end of the season he's well passed his sell by date. With Drogba, j Cole and Lampard well below thier best it's amazing we got anything out of this game. I can't work out why you would take off Ballack and leave on Makalele when chasing the game, the substitution of Cole instead of Maluda is bewildering but at least he brought on Kalou.His team selections look hit and miss for the big games and only in the Arsenal game did he get things right, his substitutions tend to hinder the team more than help it, were relying on luck at the moment to get by and we'll need a sh*t load on saturday if we perform like that again
Must say i thought the starting 11 and substitutions where poor again from Grant. Maluda was woeful, Ferrairra non existant and i think Makalele should be moved on at the end of the season he's well passed his sell by date. With Drogba, j Cole and Lampard well below thier best it's amazing we got anything out of this game. I can't work out why you would take off Ballack and leave on Makalele when chasing the game, the substitution of Cole instead of Maluda is bewildering but at least he brought on Kalou.His team selections look hit and miss for the big games and only in the Arsenal game did he get things right, his substitutions tend to hinder the team more than help it, were relying on luck at the moment to get by and we'll need a sh*t load on saturday if we perform like that again
Best Chelsea team performance for a long time, 1st 20 minutes should have been 3 up.All the players finally step up to the mark with Essien outstanding. Was a top game with Utd playing better in the second half but Chelsea found a more direct stlye of play to fully derserve the 3 points and keep the Premiership alive Go you BLUES
PS Grants team selection was on the money,
but definitely not as embarrassed as the Chelsea heirachy, insulting Evra and picking a fight with the united players after the game, even after a win? nice work guys
o and for the record, it was an accident by ferdinand and she was not hurt, and he profusely apologised, weak call.
Can't believe we're in the final at last. Another fantastic performance of guts and determination to get us through. Drogs was huge - what was Rafa thinking sl*gging him off? But quality all over the pitch from Terry, Carvalho, Essien, Lamps, Cech, Ballack, Macca. Even Kalou stepped up. All personified by Frank's ballsy penalty. Still brings a lump to my throat.
Bring on the the Scum again.