With the premier league title hopes getting slimmer, should we just play for the champions league? There’s no doubt that we have a better chance now to win the champions league than the premier league. It’s very important to get our priorities right now. Should we rest players for the Everton game and play a [...]
In one of his typical post-match conferences last week, Grant made a mention that we don’t play long balls anymore. Of course, he did not say that in a ’statement-of-fact’ manner. He sounded rather proud. This brings about some vital questions - What do we mean by ‘long balls’? Were we playing long balls? Should [...]
Of late, I can’t help but think that we’re getting weaker and weaker in one area - set pieces. One of the hallmarks of the title winning seasons was our fantastic conversion ratio of the set pieces. Even defensively, we never allowed teams to make anything out of their set pieces. Of late, especially since [...]
Which formations should Chelsea go for next season and who should feature in those formations? I’ve drawn up five formations which would be frequently shuffled across by Chelsea. There are a couple of caveats though - Chelsea would not sign any more players this season except Alex and no one leaves too. This post is [...]
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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