Chelsea Starting XI - 07/08

[justinindisguise]

name chelseas starting 11 barring injuries for 1st game(brum

put in who will play if ash, jt or bridge are still injured

i say
cech
ash(if injured ben haim)
jt(if injured ben haim)
carvalho
ferrera
lamps
obi mikel
essien
malouda
j cole
drog

who would you say and will anyone get the exact 11??!!

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[anon6]

cech
johnson
terry
carvalho
alex
robben
lampard
essien
malouda
shevchenko
drogba

[djwhew]

cech
haim
terry
carv
ferrier
essian
lamps
cole
molouda
drogba
shev??????

also would depend on the great jt's recovery from broken toe, that might force an early return for A Cole with haim moving inside

cant wait to see what the special one does

[mkc0303]

cech
johnson
terry
carvalho
alex
robben
lampard
essien
malouda
shevchenko
drogba

Not far off i reckon - just stick in Alves for Johnson, Joe Cole for Robben and Ben Haim for Alex

[browny]

Cech

Johnson
Carvalho
Ben haim
Ferreira

Malouda
Lampard
Essien
Mikel
Wright-Phillips

Drogba

[mkc0303]

also would depend on the great jt's recovery from broken toe, that might force an early return for A Cole with haim moving inside

According to the BBC site it's not that serious (hairline fratcure) and is likely to play against LA Galaxy this weekend

[Madchester]

you would've thought that even a hairline fracture would require some time to heal properly

[norvern muppet]

you would've thought that even a hairline fracture would require some time to heal properly

not for the super-human JT, madchester,
he played all of season before last with pain-killing injections prior to every game for injuries which have had robben or duff in hospital,
a hair-line fracture?? it would take three sledgehammers to keep him off the pitch,

as to the team,
no doubt...

cech

ben haim, JT, carvalue, cashley,

essien,

malouda and robben out wide, j cole and lamps in middle,

drogs on his own up front,

tis only birmingham after all, jose is determined to drop the team's dullard image of last season, and doesnt have the internal pressure to play shev regardless or worry over including £130,000 k a week ballack,

thats the exact 11 justin

[justinindisguise]

im glad you are so confident muppet
all 3 wide players playing?
obi is the new makele and reckon essien will be pushed forward to create

[norvern muppet]

i think mikel will be the new makelele,
but not yet,
only consider malouda and robben as wide, joe can go and round around behind drogs,
essien will make the middle secure with frank,
sorted.

[whitewalloftheshed]

cech
Ben haim
JT
Carvalho
G Johnson

Obi One Konobi
Lampclass
Essien

Drog
Malouda
Sheva

[Fantasist]

I anticipate 4-3-3, Malouda could be used to cut in from the right, Cole vice versa on the left.

Cech

Ferreira Carvalho Terry A.Cole

Essien Mikel Lampard

Malouda Drogba J.Cole

* Ben Haim maybe over Ferreira

[Crompton]

Barring no more signing, Injuries or departures, Also I'll go Cole and Ballack to be fit for the first Premiership game.:

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                Cech


Ben Haim   Carvalho    Terry     A. Cole


               Essien

         Ballack      Lampard

Robben                            Malouda

               Drogba


Subs: Cudicini, Alex, Mikel, J. Cole, Shevchenko

[jonsinho8]

Cech
Johnson,Carvalho,Terry,Ben Haim
J.Cole,Essien,Lampard,Malouda
Sheva,Drogs.

Though if he goes on form, SWP could play himself in to Coles place. ?Malouda looks ready to go.

[mustard]

Cech
Johnson,Carvalho,Terry,Ben Haim
J.Cole,Essien,Lampard,Malouda
Sheva,Drogs.

Though if he goes on form, SWP could play himself in to Coles place. ?Malouda looks ready to go.

Ferreria playing rb pre-season so seriously doubt Johnson can be sure of his place

[norvern muppet]

per the feyenord game...

Chelsea (4-3-3): Cech (Cudicini 45); Ferreira (Sinclair 78), Carvalho, Ben-Haim, Johnson (Diarra 65); Sidwell (Pizarro 65), Mikel (Hutchinson 67), Lampard (c); Wright-Phillips, Shevchenko (Drogba 45), J Cole (Malouda 45).

[jonsinho8]

Ok definately:
Cech
Terry, Carvalho, A.Cole
Lamps, Essien, Malouda,
Drog and Sheva.
I think Wright Phillips and Glen Johnson will start against Birmingham, purely because it will be easier start for them and they will go in an attacking 4-4-2 to pummell them!!

[mustard]

Ok definately:
Cech
Terry, Carvalho, A.Cole
Lamps, Essien, Malouda,
Drog and Sheva.
I think Wright Phillips and Glen Johnson will start against Birmingham, purely because it will be easier start for them and they will go in an attacking 4-4-2 to pummell them!!

Not sure Shev is a guaranteed starter.

[Hog on Ice]

Well these posts make things as clear as mud

[Richt]

Well these posts make things as clear as mud

Cookie, its all guesswork anyway, no one can really know for sure.

[Hog on Ice]

Well that's not good enough!! - this IS FISO

[Spencer4]

SSN report Lampard has broken a toe on left foot

[Spinynorman]

SSN report Lampard has broken a toe on left foot

Hell and dalmation! My team won't have any toes left at this rate.

[Pouzar]

No big deal apparently for real men like Terry and Lampard.

[Moonnerd]

Now that Alex has his work permit, what will the back four look like?

[Pommy Jimbo]

If Mourinho saw PSV Alexhoven play Arsenal in March you would think he would be mad not to slot Alex straight into the Chelsea back 4! Rodrigo da Costa Alex was superb that night! Imho if Alex starts regularly then you definitely want to pick 3 Blues defenders... and get rid of broken toe Frank.

Alex, in particular, showed superb form, making any observer shake his head in wonder at reports that Jose Mourinho would not consider taking the defender to Stamford Bridge.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/Match_Re ... 87,00.html

[Spencer4]

John Terry out for up to 4 weeks after damaging medial ligaments. Just reported on 5Live.

[Spinynorman]

According to the BBC as well as the John Terry problem there may be a few others.

For the charity shield match.

"Didier Drogba, Claude Makelele, Salomon Kalou, Michael Ballack, Andriy Shevchenko, Wayne Bridge and Paolo Ferreira were also out of the squad.

"It was not easy to prepare for this game," said Blues boss Jose Mourinho.

Chelsea played Joe Cole as a lone striker against United, with summer signing Tal Ben Haim partnering Ricardo Carvalho at the heart of defence in a match the Blues lost on penalties.

Striker Claudio Pizarro, who arrived on a free transfer from Bayern Munich in June, is struggling with a back problem.

And Mourinho's predicament was not helped by keeper Petr Cech, Glen Johnson, Florent Malouda and Shaun Wright-Phillips all picking up injuries before half-time against United."

Is this to be taken with a pinch of salt?

[admin]

Update on Drogba's knee injury - looks like he may be out for approx 10 days, missing either 2 or 3 matches.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Sto ... rss&feed=5

Also some comment about Shevchenko (+ Kalou, Wayne Bridge, Michael Ballack and Claude Makelele) in that article.

[Spinynorman]

So is everybody expecting Frank Lampard to start on Sunday what with the toe problem and all that?