Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2011/2012

Davidth88 · 16-03-2012 11:36am

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I'd be quite happy drawing Barca - love to watch us play them

I suppose if we didnt draw them we could reach the semi's or maybe even the final

My prediction is that we will get.........Bayern!

One of the greatest nights I have ever been to at The Bridge was against Barca ... I remember after one goal I ended up 3 rows in front of where I started , and I couldn;t talk for about 3 days afterwards .......

grumpymunster · 16-03-2012 11:41am

gavredking wrote: »

Agreed, but its in our hands, in those 4 games I highlighted, if we we're to take 10 points, which we can easily manage then I'd say 4th is ours, main thing is that we beat Spurs and Arsneal, once we take points from them we'll be in with a great shout.

Big difference between Cup winners cup and the UCL though. :pac:

The last time it happened the FA wanted to send Everton instead of Liverpool but UEFA stepped in and Everton got a 3rd round qualifer which they lost, I can imagine the same would happen for Spurs.

There must be a case for the English FA to lose there allocation of 4 places soon.

I may be wrong but at the time I think there were no such rules in place to govern a winner of the champions league not actually qualifying for the next seasons champions league. UEFA then agreed that if you won the pot you had a right to defend it so if the Toffees had won their qualifier there would have been 5 English clubs in the champions league that season. They also changed the rules so in future if the winners of the champions league did not qualify through their national league for the following season the last placed qualifier from that country would lose their place in favour of the champions of Europe.

At least I think that is how it stands now.

Davidth88 · 16-03-2012 12:01pm

Benfica !!

grumpymunster · 16-03-2012 12:01pm

Away to Benfica in first leg chances there at least

grumpymunster · 16-03-2012 12:03pm

Barca or Milan in the semi hmmm interesting

Davidth88 · 16-03-2012 12:03pm

Damn AC Milian or Barca in the Semi if we go though !!

GavRedKing · 16-03-2012 12:06pm

Ramires and Luiz playing their old team.

Should be a cracker.

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Crann na Beatha · 16-03-2012 12:35pm

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what a day · 16-03-2012 12:51pm

Not the worst draw, we should be able to get past them and i for one would love to see us play Barcalona.....pity it wont be in the finals though

Will get to see matic too if he plays. Have to say i never really rated him myself. Axel Witsel will be another one to watch as we have been linked with a move for him in the past.

grumpymunster · 16-03-2012 12:55pm

For the next few weeks AC Milan will be my favourite non English team

GavRedKing · 16-03-2012 12:56pm

Witsel is very good, he would add a lot to our midifeld but he only joined Benfica this year.

They wont be push overs but I expect us to go through, dont be surprised if AC Milan beat Barca over 2 legs either.

bullpost · 16-03-2012 1:21pm

Happy with that. Anything is a bonus from now on.

And if we go through you might as well get Barca before the final.

Think Real will win it this year though.

Sgt Pepper 64 · 16-03-2012 3:23pm

grumpymunster wrote: »

For the next few weeks AC Milan will be my favourite non English team

I really want to go up against Barca - who wouldnt as a player?

Its the ulltimate test, we'd probably get torn apart but hey!

Just put Luiz on Messi!

GavRedKing · 16-03-2012 3:41pm

Sgt Pepper 64 wrote: »

I really want to go up against Barca - who wouldnt as a player?

Its the ulltimate test, we'd probably get torn apart but hey!

Just put Luiz on Messi!

If Barca play their 3-4-3 malarky against us I think we'll score a couple of goals against them.

On the other end of the scale they can always score in any game, everyone knows Barca's game at this stage its stopping it is the problem and in the '09 game we had the better of them over 2 legs but got robbed.

I'm actually more bitter for losing that game then I am for losing the UCL on peno's.

GavRedKing · 16-03-2012 3:51pm

Whats the thought on the Leicester game?

I'm going say 3 - 0 Chelsea.

Cech

Bos Ivan Cahill Bertrand

Romeu Meireles Mikel

Kalou Torres Malouda

what a day · 16-03-2012 5:38pm

Il go Chelsea to win 3 - 0 too.

Cech

Bosingwa-Ivan -Cahil-Bertrand

Mikel

Ramires---Meireles

Sturridge----Torres

Kalou

Id like to see Chalobah, Oriel, Piazon or Lukaku get a run out also but i think Bertrand can start this one and maybe Oriel.

Torres to start and hopefully get on the score sheet.
Oriel or Piazon can come off in the 2nd half and let Rami get a rest (not like he needs it though).

Crann na Beatha · 16-03-2012 6:13pm

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Sgt Pepper 64 · 16-03-2012 6:16pm

what a day wrote: »

Il go Chelsea to win 3 - 0 too.
Cech
Bosingwa-Ivan -Cahil-Bertrand
Mikel
Ramires---Meireles
Sturridge----Torres
Kalou

Id like to see Chalobah, Oriel, Piazon or Lukaku get a run out also but i think Bertrand can start this one and maybe Oriel.

Torres to start and hopefully get on the score sheet.
Oriel or Piazon can come off in the 2nd half and let Rami get a rest (not like he needs it though).

Yes to your team - rotate and save the "big guns" for City

willmunny1990 · 16-03-2012 7:43pm

We should play a weakened side against Leicester as we should be able to beat them comfortably enough, we need to be looking ahead to the City game.

We need our big players playing well for that game, It'll be tough to away to City, i would be happy with a draw at City and then go on to beat Spurs. If we can do that i think we will be right in it and with the old guard back on side i think we have a real chance of getting fourth.

We are up against it though, we have by far the tougher run in.

RichT · 17-03-2012 3:47pm

Highlights of the Youth Cup Semi Final against Man Utd here

Crann na Beatha · 17-03-2012 5:53pm

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Sgt Pepper 64 · 17-03-2012 6:39pm

Funny how a couple of wins keeps the media quiet!

Crann na Beatha · 17-03-2012 7:52pm

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thebison · 18-03-2012 11:07am

UNREAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94hj41uC0ZA

kev1.3s · 18-03-2012 2:17pm

That's a perfect way to lift the post paddy day blues!! Anybody know what channel the match is on today

McDave · 18-03-2012 2:23pm

thebison wrote: »

UNREAL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94hj41uC0ZA

It was a great match, with the kind of feelgood effect that could take the team some distance for the rest of the season. And I hope we go all the way!! I'm not going to laugh off our UCL chances either! Bearing the England situation in mind, Terry will be able to give his all for a Champs League medal.

But even as this clip juxtaposes AVB and RDM, lets not kid ourselves that Roberto is going to solve the problem. Root and branch reform will still be needed over the summer. And TBH, it would have been more likely delivered by AVB than RDM.

For the impending overhaul, we're going to need a real heavyweight with a real carte blanche.