RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted August 26, 2013 André Schürrle is a winger by all accounts.Shink ewl Jose is as defensive as HOUGHTON buh!*spelling error intended* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted August 26, 2013 hmmmmyeh theres a small 200 million difference between their front 3/midfield and ours though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stig 0 Posted August 26, 2013 They have the players and the manager to pull that off! Still risky imo. Looking forward to the game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted August 26, 2013 Well hes kind of a striker. Seriously what has mata gotta do. By far their best player last year. In the top 5 players in the prem. And lukaku was a beast last year, now torres, ba and schurle have all been picked over him. Thought mourinho would like lukaku as hes similar to drogba. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted August 26, 2013 Oh christ we are going to have Johnson up top saturday now! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Move Klose 303 Posted August 26, 2013 Essien, mikel, van ginkel, oscar, ramires, lampard, de bruyne, moses, hazard, schurle, mata, willian. Thats strong competition for 5 places. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted August 26, 2013 [quote user="JF"]Oh christ we are going to have Johnson up top saturday now![/quote]hahahaha front three of tettey, johnson and fox probably Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted August 26, 2013 Tettey, johnson and fox eh! Hmmm that could work, they always say defence starts with the front! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BarclayCanary (Former HDDH) 0 Posted August 26, 2013 Looking foward to the game tonight and can''t call a winner. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted August 26, 2013 better still lets just play all 11 on the goal line Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iron_stan 0 Posted August 26, 2013 [quote user="HoltsDerbyDayHattrick"]Looking foward to the game tonight and can''t call a winner.[/quote]same. interesting to see how up for it baldy weird hair is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PortlandCanary 0 Posted August 26, 2013 Oh please don''t let MU win. Please, please, please, please... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ReadingCanary 0 Posted August 26, 2013 I''ve gone 2-2Paddy Power have RVP to score anytime at evens / First 5/1Also money back on normal markets if he does score anytime Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted August 26, 2013 It''s a 4-2-3-1, Ramires and Lampard as the "holding" midfielders, Oscar, Hazard and De Bruyne as the 3 supporting Schurrle playing up front. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted August 26, 2013 [quote user="Mr Brownstone"]It''s a 4-2-3-1, Ramires and Lampard as the "holding" midfielders, Oscar, Hazard and De Bruyne as the 3 supporting Schurrle playing up front.[/quote]You mean like the 4-2-3-1 that we play? [:O] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Syteanric 1 Posted August 26, 2013 how dare Jose set his stall out to defend! he is a joke of a manager.. doesnt he know that Chelsea fans want entertainment? this game is "Must win" if they don''t want to miss out at the title..Mourinho Out.. clueless! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PortlandCanary 0 Posted August 26, 2013 How dare you get blood on RvP''s elbow! Yellow card for you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr Brownstone 0 Posted August 26, 2013 "You mean like the 4-2-3-1 that we play? "No. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted August 26, 2013 Schurrle''s touched the ball less often than RvW. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted August 26, 2013 "You mean like the 4-2-3-1 that we play?"Just remind me is BJ Lampard and Tettey Ramires?The difference is Chelsea have the players to play that formation and not be defensive, if BJ could strike a ball like Lampard and Tettey could make forward bursts like Ramires then it would be comparable.But they can''t and we couldn''t afford them if they could. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RvWs 4 year contract 0 Posted August 26, 2013 [quote user="Monty13"]"You mean like the 4-2-3-1 that we play?"Just remind me is BJ Lampard and Tettey Ramires?The difference is Chelsea have the players to play that formation and not be defensive, if BJ could strike a ball like Lampard and Tettey could make forward bursts like Ramires then it would be comparable.But they can''t and we couldn''t afford them if they could.[/quote]It sounds like you''re blaming Hughton for the fact that we cant afford the same players as Chelsea..You''re not are you? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Monty13 2,229 Posted August 26, 2013 No. I''m pointing out we don''t have the same calibre players as Chelsea and therefore can''t play two DM and still expect to attack teams like they could.Therefore your, oh look Chelsea play the same formation as us comment is b@llocks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JF 694 Posted August 26, 2013 As pointed out by Dandy on the 3 5 2 thread in far more detail than this we don''t play 4-2-3-1 its far more 4-4-1-1 we play strictly with 2 defensive banks of 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PortlandCanary 0 Posted August 26, 2013 This is a cracking good game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfc4eva 0 Posted August 26, 2013 It''s a relative though isn''t it, Chelsea are on another level to us but so are the opposition to who we normally play. What I found interesting were the changes made. No ''gambling'' by either side, Do some of you think they both should have chucked on their forwards and gone for it? Everton and their better squad of players and attacking manager still failed to score at home against west brom.I personally don''t have an issue with the formation we play and I don''t see it as defensive, large parts of our game indicate a more solid and organised approach but for me it''s the way we attack which is letting us down. As yet we arnt finding Rvw etcs runs and movement well enough, we should be looking to hit them and the channels earlier. We seem too slow playing through the midfield every time which allows others to re group, it''s always going to be difficult break down 2 banks of 4. We arnt shifting it quick enough or stretching teams in behind. That i think would get the best out of what we have going forward. Against 10 men you have to move across the pitch quickly , getting a man over, we didn''t we held onto things too long and took easy options. That''s just my opinion though. OTBC Share this post Link to post Share on other sites