Chelsea Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours

DazMarz wrote: »

Agree... In all my time of going to matches (of any kind, GAA, football, etc.) I've never left early, even if my team was getting stuffed royally. I hate people leaving early, smacks of armchair fans on a day out to me, tbh.

Inter look far scarier now, I have to say. I'd hope and pray for a victory there on the 16th, but it will be no cake-walk.

If I was going to go for a few drinks, I tend to avoid SO-BAR like the plague; very hysterical and anti-Irish songs in there, so I'm not a huge fan. Chateau 6 just opposite Fulham Broadway Station is my usual haunt over there before games.

It disgust's me to see people leaving early in a game when we are wining , even more so when were getting beaten .

Inter look a huge task now , I'd say JM will be studying the video of the City game chuckling away to himself . He prob has a list of weak points to focus on now.

I have been in So-Bar many a time and have never been subject to any abuse or heard anti Irish songs. They dont really teach them about the troubles in English schools and a lot of English folk I know actually wondered why some Irish people had a gripe with them. In saying all that SO-Bar is completely off the hook , if you really want to get caught up in the atmosphere and passion of the game a trip in here will be sure to please.

If I am with the OH or non Chelsea supporters I tend to go Lyollds Bar upstairs in the Fulham Broadway shopping center. Only people with match tickets or club memberships allowed in , I think that goes for most places.

There Is an Irish bar called Brogans just down to the right of Fulham Broadway and thats another good spot .Chateau 6 I have not been to before , but I will drop in on my next visit over to the bridge.

I have 50 points so I am hoping that I get a chance to pick up a tickets in the morning .

Daz if you can still get yourself a ticket for the Stoke game , I would get it for the 5 loyalty points alone, as if we do make it through against Inter they will be looking for a lot of points to be in with a sniff of getting tickets.

My only plus from the Man City is that Ballack will be banned for a game , I hope the FA cup is not included in that .

Mad Dog wrote: »

I was at the game on Saturday and very few people around me left early but of course they were the ones that were still singing even at 4-1 down.

It was a poor performance all round and tactics were all wrong and what has happened to YJC, he has been shocking since returning from injury and on this form he will struggle to make the England squad for the WC.

On another note I think Carlo could have saved JT and left him out to spoil the media frenzy that went on around the game. I missed the non hand shake at the start as I was stuck in the queues outside, that system is a pain in the face when you get near kick off and I was there in plenty of time.

I thought YJC had one of his better games since his come back , this and the wolves games.

Completely agree about JT , had he not of played it would of taken the emphasis away from Man City.

Well he has been at fault for a lot of goals now at this stage ,

Everton :

Inter : (May not be completely at fault here , but JT on top of his game would not be sold the way he was for the opener )

Man City :

With the media circus surrounding him , its bound to be unsettling for the whole squad.

Injuries are also down to the recent slump :

Essien : Major loss

Ashley Cole : Major Loss but Yuri could cover him

Yuri Zhirkov : Major loss with Ashley already gone

Boswinga : Big loss but have cover for him ,but have lost a lot going forward without him

Peter Cech : Major Loss , as we seen on Saturday , although I have faith in Hillario, a good keeper does not suddenly turn bad over night, hopefully he can come good again after Saturdays horror show.

Joe Cole : Although he is now back from injury , he is no where near what he was before he got injured, hopefully he hits his stride before the season is done for us.

flahavaj wrote: »

Hilario having the agility of a pensioner has a good bit to do with it as well.

I mite be wrong but he played against Liverpool and was Man of the Match

flahavaj wrote: »

Genuinely, has he ever been any good for ye?

I remember him scoring a header to get us into the latter stages of the CL one year, other than that, NO I dont think he has ever been good for us.