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Chelsea(3) v liverpool(1) - 2nd leg - Tuesday - 7.45pm - the comeback?
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:00 pmby Effes
The thread from the first leg is still getting posts about the 2nd leg, so thought I'd open this.
We weren't waiting for Bermenstein were we? Thought he just did league ones.
Anyhow, Terry out for this one.
May we go 4-4-2? It's a possibility no?
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:06 pmby tubby
Yeah I was thinking play 4-4-2 as well. Play Stevie on the right and that stops Essien from trying to man mark him all game, or even play Yossi at RM. Kuyt would of course have to have his shooting boots on but in these CL games he always comes up trumps. We really need to make the most of no Terry.
As for defense I don't know if Skrtel was being rested today or Rafa just felt like bringing in Agger but I would go with Agger over Skrtel anyway. I thought he was great today bar the odd mistake no doubt from injury rustiness and scored a great goal. He always carries a goal threat and we need goals!
We can do this. I am sure as long as we start strong and get an early goal the momentum will carry us through.
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:06 pmby RedBlood
im hoping they will miss terry the way we missed mascherano, i fancy us to win but by 3 goals im not sure
saying that you cant write this team out and if torres plays the form hes on he will score atleast one he always does against chelsea
i would definately play benyoun and babel instead of riera and kuyt and really go at them we have nothing to lose
my team:
riena
arebola carra agger auerillo
masch alonso
benyoun babel
gerrard
torres
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:07 pmby stmichael
Anything is possible in football. If Bolton can go there and score 3 then so can we. We scored 4 at Old Trafford a few weeks back.
The question is, can we keep them out at the other end? Drogba is rejuvinated.
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:10 pmby tubby
Drogba is a handful indeed but I trust Carra and Agger to do the job. Like some have said I don't think scoring will be the problem but keeping out will be a challange. I think for such a big task we will have to have a bit of luck on our side too.
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:13 pmby NANNY RED
3 -0 50/1 IM ON IT 
An feck that Drogbar . They need to worry about us the smug gets, We wont play that bad again that is fact,
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:23 pmby Effes
---------Reina--------
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio
Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny
-----Kuyt Torres------
Why not?
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:24 pmby tubby
Everyone has to be at their best for this to happen. I don't mean to sound like a 
but I really do not want to see Lucas play at all if it can be helped.
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:25 pmby Effes
Number 9 wrote:And Masch can play,he'll take Essien out and free up Stevie!
Dont get this bit Baz.
If Essien is gonna man-mark Gerrard, there's not much Masch can do about it.
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:26 pmby Number 9
Effes wrote:---------Reina--------
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio
Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny
-----Kuyt Torres------
Why not?
Why have Reina and Torres and Kuyt got lines on them? 
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:27 pmby tubby
Effes wrote:---------Reina--------
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio
Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny
-----Kuyt Torres------
Why not?
Just 1 minor change and an option up front.
---------Reina--------
Arbeloa Carra Agger Aurelio
Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny
-----Kuyt/Babel Torres------
Now this is CL game and Kuyt is one of Rafas most trusted players so he is going to start but later on Babel up front could be useful. Last year he done ok up front and scored a great goal. Definatley Yossi over Riera though.
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Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:28 pmby tubby
Number 9 wrote:Effes wrote:---------Reina--------
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio
Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny
-----Kuyt Torres------
Why not?
Why have Reina and Torres and Kuyt got lines on them?
Becasue they will be carrying lighsabers and swiping in that direction. 
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:29 pmby Effes
Number 9 wrote:Effes wrote:---------Reina--------
Arbeloa Carra Skrtel Aurelio
Gerrard Masch Xabi Benny
-----Kuyt Torres------
Why not?
Why have Reina and Torres and Kuyt got lines on them?
Sometimes the space bar doesn't do the biz for me
It looks slick anyway.
Posted:
Sat Apr 11, 2009 10:31 pmby tubby
Do you think Rafa will make any changes to the way we defend set pieces? I know Rafa likes to be proved right but we let in 2 goals last week from set pieces so something needs to be altered for this one.