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[Marty2002]

The way Terry is playing I'm not sure I'm happy he is going to be suspended! Was a very lucky boy earlier with Defoe. Had to laugh at him when he was coming off claiming he got the ball both times. He can have no complaints about the red card or the penalty for that matter.

There will be more twists and turns to this before the end of the season. Quite possible goal difference could come into it.

I thought the pen was harsh, he tucked his arm behind him when the ball came to him.

Never. Makes up for the blatant penalty that should have been giving earlier on bale, out played and out classed, simple as,

[Minder]

The way Terry is playing I'm not sure I'm happy he is going to be suspended! Was a very lucky boy earlier with Defoe. Had to laugh at him when he was coming off claiming he got the ball both times. He can have no complaints about the red card or the penalty for that matter.

There will be more twists and turns to this before the end of the season. Quite possible goal difference could come into it.

I thought the pen was harsh, he tucked his arm behind him when the ball came to him.

Never. Makes up for the blatant penalty that should have been giving earlier on bale, out played and out classed, simple as,

So it shouldn't have been a penalty or it should have because of some injustice against the Jews earlier this year?

[Marty2002]

The way Terry is playing I'm not sure I'm happy he is going to be suspended! Was a very lucky boy earlier with Defoe. Had to laugh at him when he was coming off claiming he got the ball both times. He can have no complaints about the red card or the penalty for that matter.

There will be more twists and turns to this before the end of the season. Quite possible goal difference could come into it.

Sad.

I thought the pen was harsh, he tucked his arm behind him when the ball came to him.

Never. Makes up for the blatant penalty that should have been giving earlier on bale, out played and out classed, simple as,

So it shouldn't have been a penalty or it should have because of some injustice against the Jews earlier this year?

Sad.

[Minder]

So you are unable to answer te question? Good lad.

[Marty2002]

So you are unable to answer te question? Good lad.

Your a funny guy, wish u were my mate.

[Minder]

So you are unable to answer te question? Good lad.

Your a funny guy, wish u were my mate.

I refer you to my previous post. Either shit or get off the pot. No humour intended.

[Marty2002]

So you are unable to answer te question? Good lad.

Your a funny guy, wish u were my mate.

I refer you to my previous post. Either shit or get off the pot. No humour intended.

hahaha yea mate it was a pen imo,

[Norf Tyrone]

All week people have been telling me 'league's over', 'congratulations', 'you canna lose it now', 'have you lost weight'.

I added the last one to cheer myself up. However I have been sincerly predicting that there was still a loooong way to go, and lo and behold it comes to pass.

The problem this season is that Chelsea have ridden a roller-coaster from sheer class to utter ineptitude. Our strengths - icy resolve and ruthless defending - have become our weaknesses as we have lost concentration and shown wilful complacency bordering on negligence. It took two minutes of scrutiny to know we were in trouble at Tottenham. Three out of every four passes were going backwards and running off the ball was non-existent.

Ancelotti's team selection was simply wrong (In hindsight) and John Terry's neglect of the common good was at best selfish and petulant and at worse punishable.

I thought before the game that CA's selection was fine. It had the required width, although I still think with Lampard, Mikel and Deco we lack pace. However there are few alternatives to that at the minute.
However the whispers are that Ferreria (Fever), Mikel and Drogba (hernia) were all selected while carrying injuries. In truth we looked like a team playing with 8 men at times.
Spurs were excellent, defended well, and threatened nearly every time they came forward (Keep it up lads). Chelsea were just awful. The most annoying thing is that not one player wanted to grab the game by the scruff of the neck and pull us out of our slumber. There is a pride about Chelsea re the number of international captains in the dressing room. Where were they yesterday evening?

I thought the penalty was harsh (Notice how shite ESPN's camera angles are), however I think we've been on the right side of a few 50, 50s over the last week so something had to go the other way. However JT really let himself down yesterday, his second booking was stupid as Bale (?) was going nowhere when he tackled. I think someone said that Terry uttered coming off that he had got the ball twice. However I think he said 'two fouls'. In other words he had only two fouls, and got two cards. No excuses yesterday captain.

So that takes the roller coaster to next Sunday and Stoke. Rory Delap, long throws, no JT and no Carvalho. Should be fun!!!

Winning the lerague is all about mental attitude. we have a far better chance of winning all our remaining three games than Man U do but also a far better chance of losing all three.

I think I'd enjoy this more being 20 points behind. Still top of the league........ Just!

[ross4life]

i Can't help feeling Chelsea let there foot off the pedal believing the media hype "league is won" Liverpool game will show a true reflection of where this team are & a major boost with torres out

But have been saying no one wants to win it this season & sky must be loving every bit of the title run in

[Eastern_Pride]

i Can't help feeling Chelsea let there foot off the pedal believing the media hype "league is won" Liverpool game will show a true reflection of where this team are & a major boost with torres out

But have been saying no one wants to win it this season & sky must be loving every bit of the title run in

I'm beginning to feel afraid that Liverpool will feel that they have to prove they can play big without Torres, however i think Stoke may be a more significant hurdle.
Sky, on the other hand seem to be insinuating, in typical B-Movie style, that the fate of the world decides on this event...

[ross4life]

Well as we all know Stoke have to play both Chelsea & united away

here's there Away record so far.. Won 3     Drew 8     lost 5     Scored 9      let in 16     

from that viewing they are hard to beat on their travels! it will be interesting to see how they fare in Old Trafford & Stamford Bridge

[Norf Tyrone]

Well as we all know Stoke have to play both Chelsea & united away

here's there Away record so far.. Won 3     Drew 8     lost 5     Scored 9      let in 16     

from that viewing they are hard to beat on their travels! it will be interesting to see how they fare in Old Trafford & Stamford Bridge

Defensivelly Stoke are very good, hence why I ain't looking any further that this Sunday. The tightness of the pitch at SB will suit them too.

I just wish the league was over now. F**king hating it!

[new devil]

It is over Norf..yous have it in the bag 

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Now Mikel crocked...but Essien to return?? - From the Guardian

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/apr/20/michael-essien-chelsea-stoke-city

Chelsea's preparations for their potentially pivotal Premier League match against Stoke City on Sunday have been further disrupted after Mikel John Obi, their first-choice defensive midfielder, succumbed to a knee injury.The Nigerian, a regular in the side since Michael Essien suffered hamstring and knee injuries, is not expected to feature in a game Chelsea must win after Sunday's defeat at Tottenham Hotspur shaved their advantage at the top of the Premier League to a solitary point.Mikel hobbled off after 33 minutes of the game at White Hart Lane and, although Chelsea are continuing to scrutinise the extent of the injury, he stands little chance of featuring on Sunday.It would leave Carlo Ancelotti without a natural defensive midfielder against Stoke, forcing the manager to deploy Michael Ballack or Deco in an unfamiliar holding role. Essien has not played for Chelsea since the Champions League group game at home to Apoel Nicosia in early December, when he tore a hamstring after scoring Chelsea's first goal. He then damaged his left knee in training with Ghana at the Africa Cup of Nations, an injury that initially was expected to keep him out for six weeks.That absence has been extended by complications – the player underwent extensive rehabilitation alongside Ashley Cole in the south of France last month – which saw the joint swell up after exercise. Chelsea have missed his dynamism and had hoped he would be fit to return against Liverpool on 2 May. His progress is being monitored on a daily basis.Ancelotti could do without having to play with an unbalanced midfield when he was already confronting the reality that he must reshape his defence for the potentially awkward visit of Stoke.

Ashley Cole may make his first appearance since fracturing an ankle at Everton in February but John Terry is suspended following his dismissal at Spurs. With Ricardo Carvalho sidelined for a further fortnight at least – the Portuguese started running only last week, as he recovers from an ankle injury – Ancelotti is considering playing Branislav Ivanovic, recently recovered from his own knee problems, as a central defender, alongside Alex. That would mean retaining Paulo Ferreira, embarrassed by Gareth Bale and withdrawn at half-time against Spurs, at right-back.  There remain doubts, too, over Didier Drogba's fitness though the club and player have opted for the moment against his undergoing keyhole surgery on his troublesome groin. Drogba has been suffering from a hernia problem over recent weeks and alarmed the coaching staff by pulling up as he prepared to kick off the second half on Saturday, seconds after Ancelotti had made his third substitution.
Drogba was assessed on the sidelines before the game restarted and ended up completing the match, though he could yet be rested on Sunday in favour of Nicolas Anelka, with the potentially critical trip to Liverpool the following weekend in mind. "It'll be his decision," said Ancelotti when asked about possible surgery for Drogba prior to the World Cup finals. "He doesn't have a big problem. It's more about controlling the situation but he'll take a decision at the end of the season whether to have the surgery or not. But it's by no means sure that he'll have an operation."

[A Quinn Martin Production]

Essien will now not play until the World Cup