8/17/02: Charlton v. Chelsea (R)

[mst77]

red card for a lunge on EDL.

[Clan]

Konchesky off.

Good.
We need to get back in the game.
11 v 10 and their defence is minus a starter.
You just have to fancy the chances of our big guns...esp later in the game.

Perhaps now the tired legs i spoke of earlier will now be on the other side as they work twice as hard to close down space now suddenly available to us.

[mst77]

Set pieces killing us again.

[Clan]

Originally posted by The Year Was1955
Did he say much in his interview?

Well, yes and no.
It would depend on how you want to look at it suppose.

Some might say he just rehashed old news and others might say he re-afirmed what the official comments are on everything.

Bashed the media for all the supposed stories of the transfers this summer and said there was no truth to any of them.
Said the club is going trough a "trying" time financially although the gloom and doom of the media is out of order and off base.

Ranieri has been told to promote the youth as the big spending days of CFC, regardless of the climate of transfers in Europe, are over.
Admited that Chelsea went via the "quick fix" route to clinb to the top of the heap, but the rewards were worth it as now Chelsea are a known team in Europe.

Refered to the trouble of the mackems in trying to sign a "big name' striker to augment philips and said that no-one wants to go there as they are see as "small" and "unknown" outside of the Northeast.

We need Champions league footie to bring in money and admited that hutchinson had made several "errors" in that the wage bill of the reserves is "massive" compared to other top flight teams.

[mst77]

It's all Chelsea now, we must keep the pressure on.

[The Year Was1955]

Zolalalalalalalalala!!!


Goalalalalalalalala!!!!

[Clan]

Zenden and Zola combine.

I'll tell yeh what lads i honestly think we can take this game 3-2 in the end.
I refer yet again to the fitness factor and as the game wears on i like our chances to keep taking it to 'em.

First game of the season and being a man down will tell.

[The Year Was1955]

What Bates said. Glad he said it, wasn't so hard was it Ken?

Makes this season all the more important.

[Clan]

If we can get that other one back we will be in great shape to win the game.

No changes at the half, although Guddy and melchiot warming up.
This is good to see as they are both offensive minded players.A sharp change from last season when the only changes were really for defensive measures, usually involving Jokanovic too i might add.

[Clan]

If i had the vote i would take off at least one of the wingers, maybe both and replace them with Gronks and melchiot.
Keep fresh legs on the wings to chase and cross.

Zola off in the last 15 if guddy can play, if not for Cole.

[mst77]

Petit off. EDL moves inside, Zenden to RW, Zola to LW.

[Clan]

Paul Furlong is i believe the answer.

If i remember right he knocked in 5 in one pre-season game a few years back.

[mst77]

it still feels like last year, eh Clan? Can't beat a bottom half side with that is down a man. Jimmy or Guddy needs to put on in, I think Zola has probably had it, I hope Cole or Gronks will come on in the next 5 minutes.

[The Year Was1955]

Cole and Gronks on

Jimmy and Zola off

Can Cole begin his Chelsea legend?

[mst77]

Cole and Guddy up front, Zenden on the RW and Gronks on the left.

Side note - West Brom are holding Man Utd at OT, midway thru the 2nd half.

[mst77]

Is it as frustrating listening to this Oz as it is in the States?

[mst77]

as soon as I mention Man Utd, they score and now Ferdinand scored for Spuds. I hate myself.

[Clan]

Cole on now.

Yeah, same ol stuff.
The full back popsitions still have questions over their men, set pieces are killing us again....how many points did we piss away last season with poor defending on set pieces....not taking points off teams that will finish lower than us.....lots of shots but nothing going in.

And flipin spurs have gone ahead of the toffees...bollox all around.

Now we go from good play and continued pressure to looking to salvage a draw.
We need to score and score soon as they will not cross the half way line the later the game gets.

[mst77]

HAS ARRIVED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Lowecifer]

Goal King Cole!!!

2-2

Youth has been served. More of that please!