Champions League: Group B, Matchday 6 - December 11, 2007 - Chelsea FC v. CF Valencia [R]

Discussion in 'Chelsea' started by GPK, Dec 10, 2007.

  1. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    i don't know if i want to watch this game or the Pool game.
     
  2. Wrath

    Wrath Member+

    May 4, 2007
    New York
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Oh i am watching the Pool game. Wish marseille had drogba back for a day :D
     
  3. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    I mean I kind of want to see our game too, but I just think it will be beyond boring.
     
  4. srd....

    srd.... Member

    Apr 20, 2004
    Cork City.
    considering the non importance for both teams it could very well be a cracker.
    no pressure just go out and play.
     
  5. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Always the best type of games.
     
  6. slipereypete

    slipereypete BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2003
    Gig Harbor, WA, USA
    Chelsea will line up in a 4-3-3 formation as follows:

    1 Petr Cech
    20 Paulo Ferreira
    33 Tal Ben-Haim
    26 John Terry (c)
    18 Wayne Bridge
    24 Shaun Wright-Phillips
    5 Michael Essien
    8 Frank Lampard
    7 Andriy Shevchenko
    14 Claudio Pizarro
    21 Salomon Kalou

    Subs: Carlo Cudicini, Alex, Wayne Bridge, Juliano Belletti, Claude Makelele, Steve Sidwell, John Mikel Obi, Joe Cole.

    Valencia are expected to line up in a 4-4-2 formation, as follows:

    Canizares; Miguel, Albiol, Helguera, Moretti; Sunday, Vicente, Marchena, Silva; Morientes, Villa.

    Subs: Mora, Manuel Fernandes, Mata, Zigic, De Lucas, Rodriguez, Sanchez.
     
  7. slipereypete

    slipereypete BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2003
    Gig Harbor, WA, USA
    this actually looks it will play as a 4-4-2
     
  8. OneHolding

    OneHolding New Member

    Jul 15, 2007
    London
    Dissapointing line up, should have rested a few. At least a few of the injured are back.

    Also it's a sad state of affairs when such a meaningless game for us means someone like Sawyer doesn't even make the bench.
     
  9. woefulwabbit

    woefulwabbit New Member

    Jun 18, 2007
    WTF.... Avram Grant must really hate Valencia to risk injury against Arsenal just to knock Valencia out of a UEFA cup spot..
     
  10. woefulwabbit

    woefulwabbit New Member

    Jun 18, 2007
  11. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    have we started cloning already?:D
     
  12. Blue Celery

    Blue Celery Member

    Apr 13, 2007
    So much for playing the f'ing youngsters.

    This is ridiculous. Why call em up if youre not gonna use them.
     
  13. woefulwabbit

    woefulwabbit New Member

    Jun 18, 2007
    Indeed... I hope we don't get caught having 8 on the bench too :D
     
  14. Davva

    Davva Member

    Sep 23, 2005
    Riverside, CA
    I thought we only had one Wayne Bridge. :)
     
  15. Kazuma

    Kazuma Member+

    Chelsea
    Jul 30, 2007
    Detroit
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    What the hell? We're already through ffs, why waste our best players for this? It would've been a smart idea to you know, use some youngsters and let them have their fun and get experience when we can rest our best players. I can understand using Essien as he's suspended and it could help him keep sharp (Eboue, you should have been too, EXACT same thing).
     
  16. hope chest

    hope chest New Member

    Jun 4, 2007
    SF East Bay
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    seriously. talk about short-sighted. sidwell and the youth should be starting, especially sidwell as he needs to get more time in before ACN.
     
  17. Blue Celery

    Blue Celery Member

    Apr 13, 2007
    Exactly. I suppose I can understand that Grant isnt starting Sawyer or Hutch or whoever, but he should have carried them on the bench in case we go up 3-0 with 15 minutes to go.
     
  18. slipereypete

    slipereypete BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2003
    Gig Harbor, WA, USA
    Hutchinson is hurt and Sawyer played last night with the reserves FWIW
     
  19. yasik19

    yasik19 Moderator
    Staff Member

    Chelsea
    Ukraine
    Oct 21, 2004
    Daly City
    i remember Grant saying it was important to remain unbeaten in CL and finish the group stage on a high note. There you go.
     
  20. adri

    adri Member

    Jul 3, 2004
    Vancouver, Canada
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Netherlands
    Sawyer didn't play for the reserves, i guess we're 'resting him' for the FA Youth Cup game on thursday :rolleyes:
     
  21. hope chest

    hope chest New Member

    Jun 4, 2007
    SF East Bay
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    [rant] on an unrelated note, the fact that setanta tv is showing this match and setanta broadband isn't really has me pissed off. to state it plainly, i freakin' HATE setanta and their licensing rights. the fact you cannae watch an england match without paying them $25 a match (insert "they should've paid ME" joke here) is robbery, but the idea that i cannae watch all the tv programming online even though i pay the same amount is just plain stupid. [/rant]

    anyone got a stream?
     
  22. slipereypete

    slipereypete BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 29, 2003
    Gig Harbor, WA, USA
    that doesn't mean anything to you?
     
  23. solid13138

    solid13138 New Member

    Feb 25, 2007
  24. Clan

    Clan Member

    Apr 23, 2002

    he he he...

    A romantic notion, but probably as far from the real truth as it is close to it.

    I said yesterday that terry and lampard would start, yet nobody even asked why I thought that.

    Well, it's for the same reason that grant has said it important to win this game, and it's got nothing really to do with 'ending on a high note'.

    It's got more to do with Buck looking at the books and saying, 'Avram, you do realise that a single game win this year is worth just short of £1M, right?....I trust I'm making myself clear Avram'

    And there you have it ....
     
  25. srd....

    srd.... Member

    Apr 20, 2004
    Cork City.
    great first ten mins from our boys,could/should be several up.
     

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