Chelsea Banter Archive February 15 2013

15 Feb 2013 22:17:20
I have read a few stories about Barcelona being interested in David Luiz. It would be such a shame if he left! He is so talented, versatile, always gives his all and is loved by the fans and of course the Bridge kids. Do you think Chelsea might sell him? I really hope not!

17 Feb 2013 10:09:07
talented???????
I don't know who made him a CB.
He is awful in the defence.

15 Feb 2013 20:01:22
My team to play Brentford:

Cech

Azpi Luiz Terry Bertrand

Mikel Rami

Oscar Mata Hazard

Ba

I'd put Moses in instead of Hazard if he's fit, and would happily have Cahill in instead of Luiz too. I think we need experience like Cech and Terry. I also know it's a strong team, but I think we need a good result like a 4/5-0 right now and that team could do it. We've missed Moses so much!

LJ.

I think we will rest cech with his recent injuries, mata or hazard rested, Ba to start Marin maybe terry will start too

I think Mata or Hazard will be rested, maybe both.
Turnbull
Azpi Cahill Terry Cole
Mikel Luiz
Moses Oscar Marin/Mata/Hazard
Ba

15 Feb 2013 17:00:26
Abramovich should just buy Gareth Bale and stick him up front

15 Feb 2013 10:43:05
Wasnt a good game yesterday. It would be stupid to suggest it was but did we lose? Reading some comments on here you would have thought so but guess what we won!
The suspension of Luiz the fact that Moses and Mikel were not available, the fact that we have played 17 games more than Sparta since 5 Decemeber, the freezing weather in Prague, the need to achieve a balance between putting out as weak a team as possible but at the same time the need to get the job done suggested to me this game was never going to be the cake walk that some suggested or shoud I say hoped for
Next Thursday Terry ( unless he is injured) will have played a full game, so he, Mikel, Luiz, Moses & Cole will all start as I guess will Oscar.
When you get to the knock out stages of European games the key is not to lose away and that has been achieved.
No I wasnt disappointed with the outcome of yeterdays game for we now have an away goal in the bag and the home game to follow.
Terraloon

Winning 1-0 away does not create an away goal advantage

How does all that account for the fact that we rushed going forward and we messed up the final pass or we shot a sreamer? Which factor affected that exactlly? The cold, the 17 games, the absense of Moses and Mikel? It was Sparta Prague we are talking about here. We should have won 5-0. Proitos

AnHeres what Article 8 of the Europa Cup rules state:

For matches played under the knockout system, if the two teams involved in a tie score the same number of goals over the two legs, the team which scores
more away goals qualifies for the next stage.

So yes winnning 1-0 away does create an away goal.

In football you get what you get not what you deserve. The facts are that we were playing against a team who qualified for the knock out stages of the competition despie what the suggestion it would have been arrrogant to treat them as no more than cannon fodder. I said that it wasnt a good game and some issues that need to be factored in and tried to put some context on the game Should we be beating Sparta 5. 0 in their back garden? Love it to happen but the truth is at this stage of the competion very unlikely.
Terraloon

{Ed002's Note - A 1-0 away win can never be an advantage in respect of away goals. Sorry.}

No fair point but it gives you a certain degree of benefit if you lose 1-0 at home. Irrespective going into the home leg being 1-0 up means the away team has to set up to score whereas at 0-0 they could afford to sit back.

Terraloon (Clutching at straws) {Ed002's Note - It is a lead of course, but of no benefit as an away goal.}