Return to PL action is upon us and what better opponents to face than our Scouse nemesis'. I'm very bored so have decided to make a pre-match thread on both boards to get a bit of banter going! Here are some facts ahead of Sunday's game from Yahoo: I predict our line up will be: Cech Ivanovic Luiz Terry Cole Mikel Meireles Lampard Sturridge Mata Torres Score: 3-2 Chelsea, our defence have been poor this season even at the Bridge BUT Liverpool have been poor in front of goal so a close match ahead. Keep the slanging matches off this thread, don't want it to have to be closed! Just a chat about Sunday's big game COYB.
I'm bored too.. thats the line up i'd have guessed for you guys too. I haven't a goo who we'll play at this point. I do think that even if you are losing goals due to that defense you have cech playing better and better these days and as liverpool are just missing chances stupidly i can see us not scoring to be honest. 1-1 or 0-0 for me from our side, i'd take that. Chelsea will be wanting to win this one especially where it is. should be a good game. I'd like to see us apply a little pressure to ivanovic using enrique and downing.
Fair assessment, to be honest mate I don't think Ivanovic is the weak link at RB, he is fairly consistant there. It's Luiz I'm worried about and AVB may even pick Alex, if we hadn't lost 5-3 to Arsenal at home I'd go with a low scoring result like you have but this season has been full of twists and I have a feeling there will be goals.
That midfield is there for the taking, IMO, if we match it 3 vs 3. I really don't think Mikel is a very good defensive mid, and Lampard isn't all that when played deeper. Really hope we play Bellamy so we can take advantage of how pedestrian the Chelsea defence is aswell. Suarez has a knack for winning free kicks so I can see Luiz seeing red if him and Suarez play.
Good thread Drogs I think it will be tight as usual but the camps split as this game can rain goals or can be tight. As I said I will plum for the latter and take Chelsea to run out winners......just 2-1 KTBFFH please log in to view this image
Agree with your point about midfield however disagree about Mikel, he doesn't read the game brilliantly and certainly isn't technical but he's a brilliant anchorman and can put in a great tackle when need be. Also agree with Luiz and Suarez, that match up will be key should Luiz play.
Theres only two games i don't look forward to in the PL Calendar and that's liverpool at home and liverpool away, form counts for nothing in these games because Liverpool always seem to raise their game against us and it wouldn't surprise me if the game turned out to be one of them 0-0 games then in the last few minutes either Carroll or Torres will pop up lol. Were at home so we should really be winning but i'd take a draw anyday, hopefully the line up looks like this as well - Cech,Ivanovic,Alex,Terry,Cole,Romeu,Lampard,Ramires,Mata,Sturridge,Anelka. If our back 4 isn't the back 4 i've listed then were in serious trouble as Bosingwa will get pissed all over by enrique and luiz wouldn't be able to keep Suarez at bay and it would be penaltys galore. Hopefully 3 points though !!
Why not **** off to your own board then? This is a chelsea and a liverpool discussion not a ASSenal discussion