The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

[muppet]

I see the NOTW and the Mail have now admitted the VP and JT business was 'untrue'. Ack sure only a few lives f**ked up along the way.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2010/oct/07/newsoftheworld-john-terry

Bertie will feel right at home....except for the 'admitting' it bit.

[Norf Tyrone]

Big test today with Alex, Lampard, Drogba, Bosingwa, Kalou, Benayoun, and Sturridge all out.

The team picks itself more or less and Ancellotti as he has been doing has named it; Cech, Fererria, Terry, Ivanovic, Cole, Obi, Ramires, Essien, Malouda, Anelka and Kakuta.

The subs bench bar Zhirkov shall be mostly cubs today, Brauma, Van Aarnholt, MacEacheran etc.

The Young v Fererria dual will be one which could be dangerous for Chelsea today, especially on a ground where we've struggled over the last number of seasons.

[118cmal]

That's assuming they play Young left wing.  He has been playing in the hole behind the striker quite a bit this season.

[ross4life]

Free-Scoring Chelsea drawing their first game this season I'm generally shocked!

[Norf Tyrone]

A real stinker of a trip for Chelsea tonight, and the only bright spot is that it's on a Tuesday rather than a Wednesday.

With Lampard, Drogba, Bosingwa, Sturridge, Alex, Benayoun, nor Ramires all injured, and big doubts over Essien, A Cole and Terry it'll be a makeshift X1 that features tonight/ today.

The word is that Cole will not feature due to the type of injury and the artificial surface but Essien and Terry play,

Based on that it looks like;

Cech
Fererria
Terry
Ivanovic
Zhirkov

Mikel
Essien
MacEacheran

Kalou
Anelka
Malouda

Thankfully the two wins in the first two games takes the pressure largely off for this clash tonight.

[Minder]

I was gonna stick Chelsea in my bet tonight but with that absentee list I don't think I will bother.

[Norf Tyrone]

Cole starts allowing Zhirkov to go into the centre. Not too bad.

[Norf Tyrone]

Subs: 22 Ross Turnbull, 47 Billy Clifford, 43 Jeffrey Bruma, 38 Patrick van Aanholt, 46 Josh McEachran, 52 Jacob Mellis, 44 Gael Kakuta.

[ross4life]

Not a happy hunting ground for Terry,Anelka at least we won't see any tears from the big man tonight 

[Norf Tyrone]

Not a happy hunting ground for Terry,Anelka at least we won't see any tears from the big man tonight 

Nope you'll see them all over on the United thread!   

[ross4life]

Not a happy hunting ground for Terry,Anelka at least we won't see any tears from the big man tonight 

Nope you'll see them all over on the United thread!   

Crying over a player that want's out v crying over that missed peno that cost ye the European cup

No contest   

[Square Ball]

some goal from Zhirkov, was he in flash gordon?

[ross4life]

Two goals from two attempts on target that's an impressive strike rate

[Peter Solan the Great]

[paco]

I was gonna stick Chelsea in my bet tonight but with that absentee list I don't think I will bother.

I did.

Obviously karma will come back and make a **** out of me after this.