Will be interesting to see who Jose will hand the Strikers role. Any chance of Eto'o being available?
"They are fresh, they play one match a week, they have no pressure, they will fight for a result to finish the season in a... more beautiful position." - Jose, convincing the Stoke players that life is meaningless prior to their match, as well as undermining conceptions of life as an art as an incipient form of nihilism. Expecting Chelsea to give Stoke a hard time here, they don't really have the same peaks as they did in previous seasons, in mental terms and so on, although they're playing a more conventional style rather than simply trying to. It won't be a Stoke vs. big team match in the general sense, it is a Stoke away fixture all the same. Suspect that this might be easier than some of the previous fixtures, if the team have recovered. In other news, some positive comments on Torres in the press conference to outweigh scathing comments reportedly made at some point. Good luck, at the least if you can overtake Liverpool their fans won't continue their recent transformation into Manchester United fans.
About that... Big chance for Salah to make an impression. We'll see how Willian and Schurrle manage without Hazard to distract defenders/take the offensive reins.
Salahdinho for a hat-trick. Looks quite solid, should be enough. It doesn't have Hazard, but at the same time the front line is still quite dynamic, and if things go right tactically they should be fine.
Willian caught on the ball a few times in the opening minutes. Got to move the ball quicker than that.
After a shaky start he's completely turned it around, particularly with the closing down. It's like they always say, you can't always guarantee playing well but you CAN guarantee a decent work-rate.
I love Ivanovic But his inability to cross the ball with quality is something we're really missing out of our right fullback