[ENG] Premiership 2008/2009 (4 Viewers)

[Red]

Is Essien going to be fit in time? Because imo that makes a big big difference.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/chelsea/7623471.stm

It said five months, back in September when he was operated on.

He will either just miss it, or have just returned and not be fully fit.

 

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[Yamen]

This would make one hell of midfield!
Deco-Lampard-Ballack-Essien

 

[Byrone]

Hopefully he will miss the game,he's prescence alone would boost morale for the chelsea squad.

 

[Yamen]

His Long-range Shots would too

 

[Red]

This would make one hell of midfield!
Deco-Lampard-Ballack-Essien

Chelsea have been playing

Mikel

J. Cole-Ballack-Lampard-Deco​

in midfield a lot, and it isn't really working because it is very crowded and they all want to play in the same central area.

The key to stopping Chelsea, is stopping their fullbacks.

Stop them and they have no width and it will be much easier to close down the midfielders.

 

[Yamen]

Thats the problem with Scolari. Chelsea are used to 4-3-3 formation all along, but now it is not working for them and Scolari isn't seeing that.

I think he will not workout with Chelsea and will be gone maybe by next game "against ManU"

 

[Osman]

Saw this same exact flaw and major hiccup in the draw against Fulham today. They are quality, but VERY predictable.

 

[Lucky Luke]

screw you man city

 

[Yamen]

did you lose money, Luke?

 

[Bozi]

I can't believe the Reds fell apart over Christmas. Experts were right.

watched todays game and oh-my-god it could have been 12-4

Liverpool are looking real strong this season. If it weren't for Given's brilliance (the most underrated keeper in the league) the scousers would have probably scored more goals. I have to say, Liverpool are coping without Torres rather well, goals are coming from everywhere for them.

absolutely, at 0-0 it should really have been 5-0 to pool but his saves were top-class

They certainly aren't the unstoppable force that they were at times under Mourinho.

If we get our tactics right, we can win.

this was the point i made in the CL draw thread, i feel that they are so centred in attack it may play diectly into our hands as through the middle is where we are strongest. it is down our full-back areas that we have most problems

Rafa has finally found the right formation for Liverpool after years of rotation. The 4-4-1-1 formation they're using is getting the best out of Gerrard imo as that is his best position.

gerrard was immense in that advanced MF position just behind the frontman, if he changes that formation just to accommodate torres-keane he is a madman

 

[Salvatore]

screw you man city

Oijer was terrible. God knows what he was doing for the second goal.

 

[Red]

His header for the first goal was at least as bad as his positioning for the second.

 

[Lucky Luke]

did you lose money, Luke?

no i lost 2 points and im still below relegation zone ffs

 

[Salvatore]

His header for the first goal was at least as bad as his positioning for the second.

Agreed.

Stoke such an embarrassment (25 seconds in) http://www.101greatgoals.com/videodisplay/1909716/

 

[JCK]

I hope Inter get Essien now in January.

 

[Lion]

they won't

 

[bianconero]

Liverpool will kick themselves if they don't win it this year, as it has never been so open. I have the feeling they will feel the heat and implode. I feel that their squad is still too weak, when if they are to compete on several fronts.

The thought if all those scousers being even funnier and good natured gives me nightmares:

 

[Fred]

I beg to differ, their squad is more than good enough. Their lack of creativity might cost them in the end though.

 

[Turk_Bianconero]

Steven Gerrard has been arrested as main suspect of penalty incident against Atletico Madrid in Champions League group match.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/7802932.stm

 

[A͎u͎s͎h͎]

Whoa, didn't think he was Barton'esque.