What weaknesses can we exploit?
Actually what weakness can they exploit??8-[
What weaknesses can we exploit?
Actually what weakness can they exploit??8-[
Im usually very confident on this game but something is different this year, I am just not at all
Why is that?
Chelsea are performing well, di Matteo has been very very good this year, sets his teams up near perfect every game, plays against the other teams weaknesses, makes subs at the right time, he's just been real good this year from watching, he stopped arsenal playing at The Emirates and I think he'll set out to stop us from playing our natural game, I wouldnt be surprised if we saw a 0-0.
Hmmm...interesting.
I'd take that scoreline if offered it now tbf
So would I, even if it does mean Arsenal go above us for a weekend
Going back to your views on DiMatteo and how he performed; do you not think you are overstating how he has performed a bit, save for against Arsenal, who Chelsea normally do well against away?
I mean just this season, they've had 4 big games imo: Atletico, Jventus, Arsenal and Emirates Marketing Project. So far not done too well when agaisnt those that can really hurt them and counter their threats (and Arsenal shot themselves in the foot with their comicak defending of set-pieces; though Mata's delivery for theor second was extremely hard to defend against imo)
Going back to your views on DiMatteo and how he performed; do you not think you are overstating how he has performed a bit, save for against Arsenal, who Chelsea normally do well against away?
I mean just this season, they've had 4 big games imo: Atletico, Jventus, Arsenal and Emirates Marketing Project. So far not done too well when agaisnt those that can really hurt them and counter their threats (and Arsenal shot themselves in the foot with their comicak defending of set-pieces; though Mata's delivery for theor second was extremely hard to defend against imo)
Alot of people saying Spurs are a real force this season and AVB has started well? Am I missing something here? A win at Old Trafford doesn't change a thing. They are woeful and AVB is still a disaster.
People have short memories. Remeber AVB had 3 games to save his job earlier in the season?
Spurs have NOT started well.
No Modric and no VDV? Even with Dembele and Dempsey they are weaker than last year with no squad depth.
I looked through their squad and there are a number of players who would not get near ours. A fair few are past their best or just average prem players.
Bale aside I wouldn't take any of them. We have a great blend at the minute. We are moving towards total football so I don't want anyone to post a comparison of their players individually against ours.
They have NOT had a great start to the season as has been said before. If they get a result against us they would be part way there though.
I see Oscar stifling Dembele and Bale being nullified because of our attacking formation.
f***k worrying about monkey face, we are due a win there i can see us taking it to them and pressing them in there half earlier poster was spot on we will dominate possession and create plenty of chances, i fancy torres to bag a couple
After the last week or so I think the main thing to look out for is we cant go near Bale at all, not even within 5 feet of him or he will dive.
Given all the bad press we have gotten recently can see nothing less than a complete homer of a ref for this one, Bale the most likely to draw pens and red cards against us...
It might have worked in our favour more if this media were as anti-Spurs as they are anti-Chelsea. Ivanovic and Oscar dive once (don't even think Oscar's was a dive tbh) and since it gets highlighted by Sky/BBC and the main media and we've been given nothing since. Same with Suarez at the Dippers. If Bale's diving was highlighted more it would work against him
If there's one thing that really cracks me up then it's Tottenham fans calling us "Chavs". I mean Tottenham of all places - It's truly hilarious.
If ever a place should rightfully be designated Chav Central then Tottenham N17 is that place.
Such a sh*thole they even trashed the place.....and did £5.50 worth of damage.
You burnt your own town, you stupid bar stewards you burnt your own town!
We hanve't won there for 6 years apparently. 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Perhaps but in all 3 draws we deserved to win.
To this day I don't know how we didn't win the 4-4... well actually I do, it was that idiot subbing J.Cole (our best player on the night & on a hattrick).
Both 1-1's we should have won and we were robbed by the referee in one of them as he should have sent Gomes off but failed to do so as he knew Spuds had used all 3 subs so had no like for like replacement.
That Chelsea hating c**t Graham Poll was in charge for one of the losses and sent JT off for no reason and disallowed a perfectly legit Drogba goal. Other 2 we deserved to lose and were outplayed.
So that's 2 games out of 6 where we've not been the better side. We're overdue a win there given all the recent bad luck, IMO.
More brick:
You want to beat West Ham more than you do the scum? Not for me;West Ham are nothing.
Anyway - I think we will win this game by 2 goals
I fear we may come unstuck in this one. Their midfield trio of Mata, Oscar and Hazard is pure quality and has more than enough creativity to unlock our defence. Midfield however, will be crucial and sandro and dembele are going to need to be on top form. I would be tempted to play ade but i think we know AVB wont.
My preferred team would be.
Lloris (albeit slightly risky)
Naughton Caulker Gallas Verts
Lennon Sandro Dembele Bale
Defoe Ade
old fashioned 442 might actually take them by suprise. i would play naughton as walker is not in good form and naughton seems quite solid