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Should We Rest Key Players Ahead Of Anfield?

Tuesday, April 15, 2008

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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 [...]

Long balls - Good or Bad?

Monday, January 14, 2008

59 Comments

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 [...]

Set Pieces - Will They Be Our Weapon Again?

Thursday, September 6, 2007

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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 is the ideal formation for Chelsea next season?

Sunday, July 1, 2007

40 Comments

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 [...]

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    MourOfEssien (MoE): There again, there is the enigmatic Drogba. That guy can really be a pain. But he is really driven by a great challenge- I remember ahead of his second season with us, we all...

    MourOfEssien (MoE): The 4-3-3 formation used by Grant must be abandoned by scolari- it only wastes our strikers. Whats the point spending so much on strikers only to keep them on the bench? 4-4-2...

    Blue Devil: Den, BC right now in london and will give us a update sometime in Monday…

    Joe (cpt): This will proberbly be our team next season, Scolari played 4-3-3 for ages so I dont expect that to change. ——& #8212;—&# 8212;-Cech̵ 2;—...

    Blueistheonlywaytogo: I think adams ratings are dead on except for cech’s low rating(he is an awsome keeper and starts for czech,he also is one of the top ten goalie’s) . Jose did make...

    MourOfEssien (MoE): Scolari will bring whoever he wants- one unsung guy that i can bet will shock everyone and get a regular starting shirt is KALOU. Watch out for that boy guys. he does much more...

    Den: BC, you need to update this site. Its getting boring

    cap123: arshavin likes to play just behind the striker i think, a second striker/ attacking midfielder like where i put ballack in my formation, i think thats a good signing if he plays there, but...

    cfcir: Arshavin and chelsea agree a deal and he will fly to london.

    IwasMissingJose: i guess Asravin is on his way to Chelsea. we have more than enough midfielders now. its time to sign in some strikers.

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