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Chelsea v Man Utd @ The Bridge

Eddie.

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Well Once agin the Business end of the season and the true Big 2 are all set for a Grand Final of sorts. Arsenal and Liverpool no where to be seen. Liverpool having conceeded by Christmas and Arsenal showing a lack of bottle for the fight. No real surprises there.

Chelsea's last chance to stay alive in the Title race. I still remember when Mourinho was sacked in September, we were 6th and then took just 1 point in two awful first up effrots under Grant. We were in 8th and I remember thinking that we were morals for 4th place and would be out of the race by Christmas.

To be just 3 points behind what is being hailed as perhaps the best Man Utd team ever is mind blowing. None of it makes sense, but it is happening right before our eyes. Grant is a stinker of a manager yet he could be on the brink of a truly bizzarre double, given how poor Chelsea have been and how tactically inept he has shown himself to be. I can't even say we have played well in closing the gap, god knows how it has got down to 3 points but our dogged refusal to give in has given us a chance of the most unlikley of title winning seasons.

Anyway Man Utd can wrap up the Title with a win and all but close the door with a draw at the Bridge tomorrow night. I see Fergie is talking it up wanting to end Chelsea's 4 year unbeaten run at home. To be honest, if they do it will be true sign of Champions and a memorable way for them to do. However I think Man Utd have the wobbles ever so slightly. I don't think they will enjoy coming to the Bridge. Chelsea will be physical and Ronaldo and Ronney have always struggled against Chelsea. They will be determined to put right some performances against Chelsea where they have been totally ineffective.

Chelsea must tweak the side with Liverpool coming up on Wednesday night. Put Essien in the middle for Lampard and play Anelka instead of Drogba. I would also go with Wayne Bridge and SWP over Ashley Cole and Malouda. I don't believe it makes us any weaker.

Annway, all sey for a cracker. Even if we don't go on to win the title, which still seems at long odds, we must not conceed it at The Bridge against United. Would be very Rude to do so!!

Cmon Lads! I have no faith in Grant but I have faith that JT can get the boys up and put UNited under EXTREME pressure going into the final 2 weeks.
 

shiznit

Coach
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we really want to win this one... if we could win the title by ending Chelseas long undefeated streak at the bridge it will be a moment to savour.

it also means we can concertrate solely on the Champions League if we get past Barca... we can rotate our players for the remaining league games.
 

Foz

Bench
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Good luck Chelsea.
The perfect result would be a chelsa win and Liverpool to get you next week.
I can hope.
 

NK Arsenal

Juniors
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Blue poo ftw :sarcasm:

Both sides will lose their last two games, while the gunners will win their last two and win the League. :D
 

Vossy

Bench
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hmm wonder if wes brown has decided he is wearing a man utd jersey tonight or will he pull on the chelsea jersey and plan to continually f**k up at the back..like he has done for the past how many games..and make ferdinand clean his sh!t up...

CARN UNITED..
 

shiznit

Coach
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hmm wonder if wes brown has decided he is wearing a man utd jersey tonight or will he pull on the chelsea jersey and plan to continually f**k up at the back..like he has done for the past how many games..and make ferdinand clean his sh!t up...

CARN UNITED..
i thought he wasnt too bad against barca...
 

Eddie.

Bench
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Confirmed Chelsea team

Cech
Ferreria
Carvalho
Terry
A Cole
Mikel
Ballack
Essien
J Cole
Kalou
Drogba
 

stuke

Bench
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Man Utd

  • 01 Van der Sar
  • 06 Brown
  • 05 Ferdinand
  • 15 Vidic
  • 27 Silvestre
  • 24 Fletcher
  • 16 Carrick
  • 08 Anderson
  • 17 Nani
  • 10 Rooney
  • 11 Giggs
Substitutes

  • 29 Kuszczak,
  • 04 Hargreaves,
  • 07 Ronaldo,
  • 22 O'Shea,
  • 32 Tevez
 

Mad Dogg

Juniors
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Silvestre might be starting.

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He still has the occasionaly brainsnap, but generally he's a bloody good leftback. Most of his bad performances were when he played in the centre, and he has a great delivery from out wide.

I'm a big fan of the central midfield we've put out tonight. As far as I'm concerned, Carrick, Hargreaves and Anderson in a 4231 is our strongest midfield. And Fletcher instead of Hargreaves is almost identical. I don't like Giggs in that attacking left spot though, he doesn't have the legs anymore and I'd have preferred Park if both Ronaldo and Tevez had to be rested. Also, I'm a little worried about Vidic. When coming back from injury he often struggles for 3-4 matches before getting back into top form. Rio will have to pick up a bit of slack tonight.
 

ParraDude_Jay

First Grade
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I don't get this "Chelsea are boring" crap, they have put on some great attacking football in the first 10 minutes and have already looked more likely than Barca ever did.
 

shiznit

Coach
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15mins gone.

its bloody open game... Chelsea have look better in that period but United look promising on the counter.
 

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