10/1/03 Champions League Matchday 2: Chelsea v. Besiktas JK [R]

[GPK]

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Lazio 3 PTS +2 GD
Chelsea 3 PTS +1 GD
Sparta 0 PTS -1 GD
Besiktas 0 PTS -2 GD

Lazio v. Sparta in the other Group G match

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[bigtoga]

Any ideas on starting strikers? I'm wondering if we'll see Mutu and Crespo start together?

[Clan]

Originally posted by bigtoga
Any ideas on starting strikers? I'm wondering if we'll see Mutu and Crespo start together?

I would say that it's all but certain that Crespo will start as he was "rested" on Saturday.
Also, i think we'll see Mutu alongside of him.

Jimmy is knocking in the goals, but, his all round team play is again non existant.Now, don't get me wrong, thats what a striker is ment to do, but, if you can have a striker that can do both, and i think Mutu can, why not play him?

At a guess......

-------------------Carlo--------------------

Melchiot------Gallas------Terry------Babayaro

Geremi-----Makelele----Veron-------Duff

-------------Crespo-----------Mutu---------

Sullivan
J Cole
Desailly
Gronkjaer
Petit
Bridge
Hasselbaink

[miko]

I'm guessing Mutu and Crespo will start up front. Wins for Chelsea and Lazio would put us in a very good position.


*Final score from Moscow was Lokomotiv 0-0 Arsenal. Only 1 point so far for them:D

[themightypuck]

I'd like to see mutu and crespo up front for a game. I think Lampard should sit and think about gifting goals to the opposition. Veron? I dunno. Can't figure him out. He created the goal against Aston Villa but he just seems out of sorts at times. Play him and see what happens. Play Makalele for sure. Duff for sure. Geremi or Gronks. Play Gallas and Terry (although I think we'll see Gallas and Desailly). We'll probably see Melchiot and Bridge although I'm thinking Johnson and Babayaro would be nice. Impossible to guess the team with so many players and Ranieri juggling.

[bigtoga]

Originally posted by Clanblue
At a guess......

-------------------Carlo--------------------

Melchiot------Gallas------Terry------Babayaro

Geremi-----Makelele----Veron-------Duff

-------------Crespo-----------Mutu---------

Sullivan
J Cole
Desailly
Gronkjaer
Petit
Bridge
Hasselbaink Lampard nowhere to be found??

[CFC Forever]

Yet another new lineup:


----------------Cudicini--------------

Gallas-----Desailly-----Terry-----Baba

Geremi----Lampard----Makelele---Veron

----------Crespo------Mutu----------

[nicephoras]

That is an odd lineup. I guess we're going to be looking for a lot of offensive runs from Gallas and Baba, without Duff and Gronks.

[mst77]

------------------------Cudicini------------------
---------Gallas---------Terry--------Desailly------
Geremi-------Lampard-------Makalele------Baba
-------------------------Veron-------------------
----------------Mutu-----------Crespo-----------

Subs: Ambrosio, G Johnson, Hasselbaink, J Cole, Duff, Bridge, Gudjohnsen

No Gronkjaer on the bench, just the Duffer to rip down the flanks if needed.

My local bar is showing the match tape-delayed tonight so I am taking off. Good luck to the boys and those of you listening in.

[CFC Forever]

According to Big Blue it is listed as a 4-4-2 but I certainly wouldnt be surprised if it plays more like a 3-5-2 or a 4-3-1-2, especially considering how much Veron likes to play inside.

[bigtoga]

Down 1-0 at home right now... Babayaro came out too in favor of Bridge at 24'

[bigtoga]

Make that 2-0 - Sergen Yalçin scores his second

[bigtoga]

Raineri is a goofball - Duff is on the bench lol

[cosmosRIP]

Lazio 0 - 2 Sparta Prague

Not a day for the favorites

[Juve all the way]

wow!!!!!!!!!!

both chelsea and lazio down by 2

[bigtoga]

Half time - still 0:2...

[Clan]

Jesus Christ.....simply have to put those (many) chances away.

Still, it can, and often is, a game of two halves.

Lets see what happens next.

[Juve all the way]

duff for mutu
jimmy for crespo

and ya lazio have scored
but man u is down by 1 !!!!!!!

[nicephoras]

Mutu and Crespo are now off for Duff and JFH.

Ranieri may be a tactical genius, but his subs are clearly going over my head. Why take off a striker for a midfielder when you're 2 goals down? I hope he knows what he's doing.

Oh, and ManU are a goal down at Stuttgart.

[nicephoras]

2nd yellow for firing into the net after being offiside!
Utd. now down by 2 in Germany!