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  • kyhadley
    Carefree
    • Oct 2008
    • 6796

    #16
    It's all about the silverware, I do recall.

    <How's that?

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    • 1ke
      D.I.L.L.I.G.A.F
      • Mar 2009
      • 6641

      #17
      I feel Ive been too nice to Chels since I have a soft spot for their manager.

      Now that they keep winning, they can fuck off. ;)

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      • kyhadley
        Carefree
        • Oct 2008
        • 6796

        #18
        haha everyone loves RDM. My friend (Roma, Tottenham fan) was jokingly saying how he's going to start rooting for RDM instead of a team, and just root for whatever team he's managing, so he's currently a Chelsea fan.

        At this point it would probably a terrible PR move to not give him the job.

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        • Bigpapa42
          Junior Member
          • Feb 2009
          • 3185

          #19
          Congrats to Chelsea on the FA Cup. Should've watched the match... but the Avengers called...

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          • kyhadley
            Carefree
            • Oct 2008
            • 6796

            #20
            In hindsight, hard to expect much when you change eight players from your FA cup-winning squad three days earlier. The three that stayed were Terry and Ramires (don't have to worry about the final) and Ivanovic (literally no other choice). RDM clearly stating he thinks it's more prudent to save/not risk players for the CL final than have hoped other teams pull through for us this weekend.

            And that's not saying that Liverpool didn't dominate us, they still get credit for that. We tried our best and got smoked. But one would be hard-pressed to find a worse Chelsea lineup this year.

            Here's my ideal lineup for the final:
            Code:
                              Cech
            Ivanovic - Cahill - Luiz - Cole
            	Lampard - Mikel
                Ramires - Mata - Kalou
                          Drogba
            Obviously hoping Cahill and Luiz return from injury in time. If one of them don't then Ivanovic could play CB and Bosingwa right. But Bosingwa has been intriguing at CB lately so he might end up there. If both of them don't then it'd be Bosingwa and Ivanovic at CB, with some combination of Ferreira/Cole/Bertrand at fullback.

            After looking at that lineup some more, Kalou is the glaring weak spot. I'm wondering if you don't move Ramires to the left and start Torres on the right. I think he's proven himself far more capable than Kalou on the wing.

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            • calgaryballer
              Tiote!
              • Mar 2009
              • 4620

              #21
              Not sure if you're referring to the final week of the season, or the CL final but Ramires is suspended, and judging on recent work, will be sorely missed. Ivanovic too

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              • calgaryballer
                Tiote!
                • Mar 2009
                • 4620

                #22
                My team would be

                Cech
                Ferrerira - Luiz - Bosingwa - Cole
                Lampard - Mikel
                Torres - Mata - Kalou
                Drogba

                Maybe even start Sturridge on the left. Or Torres left and Sturridge right and have them both cutting in off Drogba

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                • kyhadley
                  Carefree
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 6796

                  #23
                  Originally posted by calgaryballer
                  Not sure if you're referring to the final week of the season, or the CL final but Ramires is suspended, and judging on recent work, will be sorely missed. Ivanovic too
                  I must have been baked then, not sure how I made those mistakes when I mentioned them in the same post lol.

                  Yeah I'd probably go with the lineup you posted. Unless Cahill returns, then Bosingwa shuffles to right. Torres starting on the right, then Sturridge/Kalou (don't really care personally) on the left.

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                  • kyhadley
                    Carefree
                    • Oct 2008
                    • 6796

                    #24
                    @DavidLuiz_4
                    Good morning my geezers! I'm going to training ground now for one more treatment day! Big hug and enjoy the sunshine!
                    Sounding like if all goes to plan Luiz should be ready for the 19th.

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                    • kyhadley
                      Carefree
                      • Oct 2008
                      • 6796

                      #25
                      @chelseafc
                      The squad still training at Cobham, David Luiz and Gary Cahill enjoying full involvement.


                      Great news!

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                      • kyhadley
                        Carefree
                        • Oct 2008
                        • 6796

                        #26


                        Farewell Drogba, this comment said it best:

                        Gonna miss him, but he's helped us win every trophy possible, he's won every trophy available in the Premier League... 8 years service = 4 FA Cups, 2 Carling Cups, 3 League titles and 1 Champions League... His last kick will go down in history as the best of the club... Our first Champions League victory... He will be greatly missed, but he has nothing left to prove... Good luck in the future

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                        • kyhadley
                          Carefree
                          • Oct 2008
                          • 6796

                          #27
                          RDM get's a 2-year contract (officially now)!

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                          • kyhadley
                            Carefree
                            • Oct 2008
                            • 6796

                            #28
                            Back to work!







                            Aw yeah!

                            Hazard will be sporting 17, Marin 21 and De Bruyne 14.

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                            • seaplus
                              Posts a lot
                              • Apr 2009
                              • 4869

                              #29
                              went on the Stamford Bridge tour, which was pretty cool. disappointed that they didn't take us near the field but was amazed that each executive vip box costs 1 million pounds for an entire season. about equal to my experience on a tour of OT
                              *<|8-D

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                              • kyhadley
                                Carefree
                                • Oct 2008
                                • 6796

                                #30
                                dat lineup

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