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Heroes & Villains => Match Threads & Player Ratings => Topic started by: Legion on December 17, 2012, 07:58:37 PM
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Sunday 23.12.12 KO 4pm (assuming the Mayan prophecy is not fulfilled)
0-2 Away win
Benteke 12
Weimann 60
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The Mayan prophecy says Villa 2-1.
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1-1
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Could easily get turned over 2 or 3 nil here. We've ridden our luck in the last couple of games a bit. But I also think there's a genuine chance we can get a good result here too. Hopefully Chelsea will be tired after their travels to the cultural remoteness of the Far East and Yorkshire. Hopefully our confidence will make a big impact. Even though we didn't have a huge amount of possession on Saturday, some of the zippyness in our passing was really noticeable, especially from the likes of Bannan.
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Chelsea knackered from a trip to Japan and a hard game at Leeds.
Chelsea 2 (McCreadie, Tambling) Aston Villa 3 (Chatterley, Deakin, Tindall)
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1-1. Westwood for us.
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I have been predicting Villa defeats for a few games in a row now. So I might as well keep the run going.
2-0
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Nothing to fear with Chelsea - 1-2 villa win.
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Gunna say we will loose by the odd goal,another good performance though 2-1 to the,
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2-1 to them, booo
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1-1
Benteke
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I was left disappointed on Saturday after we failed to live up to my Liverpool 0 Villa 11 prediction.
We'll have to go one better to make amends. Chelsea 0 Villa 12.
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Unbeaten run continues ... even though we only field Benteke in the first XI.
Managers XI 2 - 2 Us
Spanish ladyboy and Richard Hazard Marx for them.
Benteke with 11 shots on target, 4 goals disallowed.ﹰ
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Should be a fun game. I can see Lambert changing formation again (for good or ill it is who he is). I assume a loss (that Chelsea midfield three is world class) but who knows, we can be a handful for most teams in the league.
I do know I look forward to big games like this instead of dreading them like I used to.
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Back to earth with a bump I think. Although, as we all know, anything could happen.
A point would be nice, three would be fantastic.
Haven't predicted a score line for a while, but going with 1-0 to Chelsea.
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Tempting to say that we may be in for a defeat to protect ourselves from disappointment if we do lose- but hopefully the players have belief that we can go there and win. Surely its part of that much-maligned losing/mediocre metality that we have felt at our place over the years to inbuild a sense of defeatism, pessimism.
We talk about the need for winners and a winning mentality- Germany and Fegie's United over the years spring to mind- so lets be positive and expect to get a result- if we are disappointed-so what?
Chelsea 1- Aston Villa 3 8) 8)
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I kind of worry about Benteke playing a blinder and then their Care in the community owner whipping his cheque book out.
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It could be anything at the weekend.
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f**k it . Its christmas . Ive changed to 3-4
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This does have a 'down to earth with a bang' feel about it, doesn't it? I think we all accept that we're still a work in progress and there will be some disapointing performances and results between now and the end of the season.
That having been said, our defence remains strong, so with them jaded after their travels and a mid week game, I'm going for a dull 0-0.
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They might still be tired, 2-2 . But after Liverpool anything can happen.
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We will win.
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We'll be reacquainted with planet earth, 2:0.
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It could be anything at the weekend.
Yeah, cheers for that you fence-sitting twerp.
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Anyway, we'll win 6-3.
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No better time to play them. Hopefully Leeds will turn them over in the League cup on Wednesday heaping more pressure on Rafa from the fans from the off.
We should be brimming with confidence, they should be worrying about how to contain the Beast.
A draw is the likely result which I'd take now.
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I just hope we give it a good go, we normally have a decent record there all in all. So 2-1 to the good guys...
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I reckon we'll nick it 4-1.
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I'll take a draw on Sunday, followed by 2 nice home wins please.
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I'm sure we all accept there will be ups and downs this season, and this game is a s likely as any to be a down. But that's not the point.
Chelsea 1 (Cahill) Villa 3 (Cahill og, Benteke, Guzan (pen))
I have no idea who takes our pens, but it's about time we got one and Guzan has been playing well lately.
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We're capable of winning, but whether we will or not is a different matter, but, the important bit is that we can win.
I reckon we'll win, lose or possibly draw.
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Won't Cahill be suspended on Sunday?
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Think they'll pretty much play their reserves tomorrow night so they may not be as knackered as they might have been come Sunday. We rode our luck a bit first 30 minutes against 'The Mighty Reds YNWA', but the Chavs have better finishers than them, so think we'll come away with nul points. Sadly 3-1 to them
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Chelsea tired all ready and not in a very positive frame of mind could well be turned over by Leeds tomorrow night. The team spirit is not apparent at the moment. With Drogba gone John Terry injured and Frank Lampard just coming back from injury we must have a really good chance on Sunday.
Benteke will make mincemeat of pretty boy Luiz and even if Terry is declared fit he will not be operating at 100% which he needs to be against the big man.
Torres may be in one of his sulky moods and of course Rafa will be getting it in the neck from his own fans!
The tide may be turning for Aston Villa.
Perhaps a recall for Hunter and Giles tommorow night might be a good idea with Bremner directing operations from above.
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Won't Cahill be suspended on Sunday?
I was guessing he would be available on the basis that red cards in European games don't affect domestic competitions.
I'm not sure what he will be banned from as it was a FIFA rather than EUFA or FA competition.
If it is only future World Club games then he has nothing to worry about. Unless he re-joins Villa of course.
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Cahill's suspended for the Leeds game, not ours. Hopefully Leeds take Chelsea to extra tima and beat them on penalties.
I don't think Benitez is daft enough to play Luiz at centre-back against Benteke- will be Ivanovic and Cahill if Terry's still out. Shame!
1-1
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3-1 Chelsea, Benteke scoring for us hope I'm proved wrong.
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3-3 thriller, us going 3-0 down in the first half followed by a resplendent comeback in the 2nd with tekers, weimann and Westwood all scoring wonder goals.
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A draw for me, if they play a second eleven against Leeds tomorrow.
Score 1-1, Holman with another blaster ;D
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A Chelsea loving, incompetent referee will ruin it and send Guzan off for handball inside the box, in the third minute.
So: them 1 us 0
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1-1
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Won't Cahill be suspended on Sunday?
No.
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tough game, Sadly...Chelsea by the odd goal I reckon.
UTV
The Doc
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Presume we are on telly so 1-1 bore draw!
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3-3 thriller, us going 3-0 down in the first half followed by a resplendent comeback in the 2nd with tekers, weimann and Westwood all scoring wonder goals.
I'd take a repeat of the G-Hou 3-3 draw there two years ago. Emule having a stormer and Albrighton setting-up Clacker for a last gasp equaliser. Nice feeling, which evaporated after swiftly being followed by an awful 0-1 home defeat to Sunderland.
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3.2 villa
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Hello our referee for Saturday
(http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/oct2010/6/3/phil-dowd-460-239332735.jpg)
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Oh bollocks I'm changing my prediction from 0-12 to 12-0.
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Won't Cahill be suspended on Sunday?
No.
He got a straight red for violent conduct (kicking Emerson off the ball) so he may be banned three games after the FA review it. He should be, but....
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I'm not sure of the current situation with Injury's, but if Vlaar and Gabby were fit would you put them straight back in?
I would be happy to see the same team that beat Liverpool to play at Chelsea.
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Hello our referee for Saturday
(http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/oct2010/6/3/phil-dowd-460-239332735.jpg)
(http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/333/010/669.jpg)
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I'm not sure of the current situation with Injury's, but if Vlaar and Gabby were fit would you put them straight back in?
I would be happy to see the same team that beat Liverpool to play at Chelsea.
Its a tough one. I'd probably put Vlaar back in. Gabby? No, no way.
Not that Herd has done anything wrong but Vlaar, Clark and Baker seem the right way to go for me.
Guzan
Vlaar Clark Baker
Lowton Bennett
Westwood
Bannan Holman
Weimann Benteke
Given, Herd, Lichaj, Delph (or KEA), Ireland, N'Zogbia, Agbonlahor
That's how I'd go.
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Hello our referee for Saturday
(http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/oct2010/6/3/phil-dowd-460-239332735.jpg)
Bollocks. 2-0 Chelsea.
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1-0 to Villa. Gary Cahill to get confused, score an own goal with a spectacular bicycle kick and be celebrating with the Villa fans when he realises his mistake.
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A draw isn't out of the question, and I'd be pretty pleased with that I think, just to keep the unbeaten run going and the confidence up. Sadly, I think they might just beat us, and I'll guess it'll be 2-1 to them.
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I would have thought the line up will be unchanged on Sunday.
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I would have thought the line up will be unchanged on Sunday.
hope so.
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I agree with Vlaar going back in ahead of Herd. If he doesn't, though, or if he isn't fit, I wouldn't be too sad, Herd's done really well.
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Chelsea will get all the decisions and a penalty
2-0 loss
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2-2, Benteke x2
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Hello our referee for Saturday
(http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/oct2010/6/3/phil-dowd-460-239332735.jpg)
No probs. He's a Man U fan.
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think they will beat us but they're going to have to fight for it
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Won't be as easy as Anfield. 2-1 to Villa, don't care who scores.
Still got two spare tickets if anyone is interested at a discount.
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Skybet: Aston Villa to win 3-1, Benteke to score first goal a very sweet 500-1.
Worth a fiver surely?
3-1 Villa, Benteke to score first is my prediction, funnily enough. ;)
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Bit far fetched though, I mean when did Chelsea last lose 1-3 at home ;)
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That's why 500-1. "far fetched" is our style.
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I keep thinking we are going to get beat soon but I think we will win 3-2. It's fate.
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2-0 to them
Every time I predict we loose we do ok, so I will keep tipping the opposition
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Bit far fetched though, I mean when did Chelsea last lose 1-3 at home ;)
Same as the Bindippers game. Who would have had us to beat them 3-1 and Benteke to score first ? A couple of far sighted people did very well at the bookies last week, so that will do for me. ;D
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I think we'll lose 1-0.
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A lot of reverse physcology going on here me thinks. ;)
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I would have thought the line up will be unchanged on Sunday.
And me
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2-2. Holman and Benteke for us and a couple of w*nkers in blue shirts for them.
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I find it sickening that they have tried to claim a minutes support on the 16th Minute for their failed Manager when we do ours for the club Captain who has a life threatening illness
And what is the betting which one gets the most press coverage?
Sums up this classless bunch of cnuts perfectly
Hope we beat them - fact!
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2-2 draw
Then beat Spurs.
UTV
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I'd settle for a draw on this one given we have the double jeopardy of Dowd as ref and the match is on Sky!.
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This lot can fuck off.
2-0 Villa
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I reckon Chelsea will beat Leeds, we'll get them in the cup draw and we'll lose to them on Saturday... Bringing us right down to earth.
Now, hopefully I've jinxed atleast one of those things.
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Our responses to the inevitable crap about their extremely luck euro cup win
When we won the cup
when we won the cuuuup
we were Champions
when we won the cup
you only drew in the final
drew in the final
you only drew in the final
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Hopefully they've knackered themselves out by all having to keep going back into their own half.
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Despite two excellent performances last week, we could easily have conceded 3 goals in each game. I suspect Chelsea would take advantage of those chances so we need to tighten up a bit. Certainly none of the mistakes that herd (Liverpool) baker (norwich) and Westwood (liverpool) made to gift chances please!
I think this might be a 4-2 defeat or similar unless we can be a bit more consistently tighter
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In this preview of the League Cup Final Dowd will award an early penalty and yellow card for a red card challenge by Terry and then... We've seen it all before, etc.
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I think we'll win the cup to be honest.
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I think we'll win the cup to be honest.
And Benteke will do a Savo, scoring a scorcher.
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Mr Dowd if your reading this and I'm nice to you will you give us a fair crack on Sunday?
Yes?
Well fuck you I will never forgive you for the Carling Cup 2010. Never. Fuck you.
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Bit more worried after seeing them hit form last night but at least we will have a go and nothing to lose.
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Bit more worried after seeing them hit form last night but at least we will have a go and nothing to lose.
I thought they looked poor in the first half. That's poor against a very poor Leeds. They'll be worrying about the beast that's for sure and I think we will be much tighter in defence. We might get a bit over run in midfield if Mata is on the ball but if we can hold them for the first half it might be advisable to bring on Gabby later in the game if it becomes stretched.
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I'll dispute Lawro's opinion that we 'don't have much quality'. I think some of our goals of late have showed plenty of quality.
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I thought Lawro was a bit patronising, although I sort of know what he means. I read it as 'I don't know much about a lot of villa players'.
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Lawro's just patted us on the head and said 'aww'. We do have quality, I'm surprised he missed that given his apparent belief that anyone who can beat the Mighty Reds must be a team of geniuses. You might as well take that prediction and stick it on the away dressing room wall on Sunday.
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I think we will put up a decent showing but lose a close game 1-2; Weimann for us and Torres and Hazard for them
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2 0 to the Villa, Benteke will give em hell. There defence just won't be able to handle us
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I reckon we might sneak a win on Sunday. They had a good 2nd half against Leeds but I'm hoping all the travelling to and from Japan will catch up with them. 2-1 Villa.
On a side note i've just watched the best goals of the 05/06 season on ESPN classic and it showed Gary Cahill's overhead kick against blues, one of my favourite Villa goals from a player we should never have sold(hope he has a off day on Sunday though).
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from sphincter boy Lawro. Apparently we know we don't have much quality yet funnily enough he's predicting Liverpool (that team we gave a kicking to last weekend) to win again. How about that?
Chelsea v Aston Villa (16:00 GMT)
Chelsea's performance against Leeds in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night was a very good one. I know they were only up against a Championship club but it was still a hostile atmosphere at Elland Road.
They also had jetlag to deal with because when you have flown halfway around the world like they did to play in the Club World Cup last week, it can hit you.
It's a strange thing because I watched them against Leeds and thought, if it is going to affect them, it will get them in the second half.
But it was completely the opposite, because they ended up winning at an absolute canter.
The other thing I noticed from that game is that the Chelsea fans have stopped moaning about Rafael Benitez - they have moved on to something else now.
I was impressed by how Benitez dealt with all the stick he got when he first took interim charge too. You have to have the skin of a rhino sometimes as a football manager, and he has definitely got it.
On the pitch, things are looking up. As well as beating Leeds, his side created enough chances to beat Corinthians in the final of the Club World Cup and I think they will beat Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa have had a good run of late and they had a great win at Anfield last Saturday.
The Villa fans seem to have accepted where they are at right now under Paul Lambert. They know they don't have much quality but, if their team gives them absolutely everything, then they are happy with that.
I think Villa will stay up and I hope they do because I like what Lambert is trying to do at the club, building his own side with young players.
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Lawro = Wanker!
2-2 The 2 brilliant Belgians, Benteke, Hazard.
UTV!
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from sphincter boy Lawro. Apparently we know we don't have much quality yet funnily enough he's predicting Liverpool (that team we gave a kicking to last weekend) to win again. How about that?
Chelsea v Aston Villa (16:00 GMT)
Chelsea's performance against Leeds in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night was a very good one. I know they were only up against a Championship club but it was still a hostile atmosphere at Elland Road.
They also had jetlag to deal with because when you have flown halfway around the world like they did to play in the Club World Cup last week, it can hit you.
It's a strange thing because I watched them against Leeds and thought, if it is going to affect them, it will get them in the second half.
But it was completely the opposite, because they ended up winning at an absolute canter.
The other thing I noticed from that game is that the Chelsea fans have stopped moaning about Rafael Benitez - they have moved on to something else now.
I was impressed by how Benitez dealt with all the stick he got when he first took interim charge too. You have to have the skin of a rhino sometimes as a football manager, and he has definitely got it.
On the pitch, things are looking up. As well as beating Leeds, his side created enough chances to beat Corinthians in the final of the Club World Cup and I think they will beat Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa have had a good run of late and they had a great win at Anfield last Saturday.
The Villa fans seem to have accepted where they are at right now under Paul Lambert. They know they don't have much quality but, if their team gives them absolutely everything, then they are happy with that.
I think Villa will stay up and I hope they do because I like what Lambert is trying to do at the club, building his own side with young players.
The bloke is an idiot and from the Micky Quinn camp who think Liverpool still a force in the premier league and when they lose have always got on excuse or someone to blame.
I'm sure a few seasons ago Lawro only predicted us to win 4 or 5 games all season.
The one thing he said that I half agree on is that Villa fans have accepted where we are and know it's going to be a long term project with Lambert and we might not have a great deal of quality but at least we can accept it unlike most Liverpool fans.
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I confess I've accepted we are bloody brilliant and it's going to last for years.
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from sphincter boy Lawro. Apparently we know we don't have much quality yet funnily enough he's predicting Liverpool (that team we gave a kicking to last weekend) to win again. How about that?
Chelsea v Aston Villa (16:00 GMT)
Chelsea's performance against Leeds in the Capital One Cup quarter-finals on Wednesday night was a very good one. I know they were only up against a Championship club but it was still a hostile atmosphere at Elland Road.
They also had jetlag to deal with because when you have flown halfway around the world like they did to play in the Club World Cup last week, it can hit you.
It's a strange thing because I watched them against Leeds and thought, if it is going to affect them, it will get them in the second half.
But it was completely the opposite, because they ended up winning at an absolute canter.
The other thing I noticed from that game is that the Chelsea fans have stopped moaning about Rafael Benitez - they have moved on to something else now.
I was impressed by how Benitez dealt with all the stick he got when he first took interim charge too. You have to have the skin of a rhino sometimes as a football manager, and he has definitely got it.
On the pitch, things are looking up. As well as beating Leeds, his side created enough chances to beat Corinthians in the final of the Club World Cup and I think they will beat Aston Villa on Sunday.
Villa have had a good run of late and they had a great win at Anfield last Saturday.
The Villa fans seem to have accepted where they are at right now under Paul Lambert. They know they don't have much quality but, if their team gives them absolutely everything, then they are happy with that.
I think Villa will stay up and I hope they do because I like what Lambert is trying to do at the club, building his own side with young players.
What do you expect from a man who irons his socks?
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How does someone with so little footballing knowledge remain in employment? He really is a twunt.
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2 0 to the Villa, Benteke will give em hell. There defence just won't be able to handle us
Agree, their defence is weak without Terry - West Ham beat them easily a couple of weeks ago. They will cave in - Chelsea 2 Villa 4
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Matt Lowton insists Villa head into the Chelsea clash with confidence brimming after a wonder two weeks.
Lowton says the players have been in good mood all season under the tutelage of Paul Lambert but their belief has risen since wins over Norwich and Liverpool.
The right-wing-back says the players will take that buoyancy to Stamford Bridge - but he is adamant they won't underestimate the "touch, technique and guile" of the home team.
He said: "The performances we've been putting in, I don't think the confidence could be much higher right now.
"We just have to go to Stamford Bridge and try to replicate that level of performance again.
"I think the confidence has been there all season. It's been growing and growing with each performance and now the results are coming, too. They have been since the Sunderland game really.
"But our feet are firmly on the ground and we know we have to continue to work hard. But confidence is really high with the players and the manager.
"We know we're going to cause a threat with the players we've got.
"But they've got some good attackers so it'll be difficult. But we've been defending brilliantly over the past few weeks, I think we've got three clean sheets in the past five games and Liverpool only managed to score in the last few minutes.
"We've been making fantastic blocks and tackles, throwing our bodies in the way, and we'll have to do that again on Sunday because the touch, technique and guile that their forwards have got is going to be a tough test.
"I think a point down there would be fantastic, having gotten all three at Anfield.
"But knowing the gaffer as he is we're going to be going down there to try to win the game.
"It's going to be tough, we know that and we won't think otherwise. But we expected that at Anfield as well, so we're going there fully confident."
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I rather naively thought Chelsea would be knackered form Japan, struggle against Leeds and be low on morale & energy against us. The thrashing of Leeds suggests otherwise though!
Realistically, if they play to their full potential they'll beat us. Here's hoping Luiz plays at centre-back :)
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This is the opportunity of the season to show these arrogant overpaid ars*holes what is what and who are the new Who!
C'mon da Villa!! UTV!!!!
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If Chelsea are tired after Japan (and I dont see how they can't be) it will show if we're on our game.
Its one thing going through the motions against a championship team but being streched physically by a much better team will tell.
They will probably do most of the pressing and will have to gurad against our swift counter attacking, its then the extra game time and air miles will tell.
So get after them, move the play around, hit them with counter after counter, keep the ball as much as possible and they will tire. When they do... smash!
It sounds good in theory of course. If we play shite they'll beat us comfortably regardless, but I doubt we will.
The best thing that can happen is if we score early and let them wear themselves out going for broke, then hit them on the break.
So unlike Anfield, coming out of the blocks like a storm is the order of the day.
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Paul Lambert is sweating over the fitness of Ron Vlaar and Gabby Agbonlahor as Villa get set for Chelsea on Sunday.
Lambert will check on the star duo this afternoon as he starts formulating his team plans for the Stamford Bridge clash.
Vlaar has missed the last five games with a calf injury while Agbonlahor was absent from the Liverpool clash with a thigh problem.
Stephen Ireland, who missed the Norwich and Liverpool games with a stomach bug, will be fit to face Chelsea.
Lambert said: "I've seen Ron this morning but he's not done much at all.
"He's done a bit of running here and there but we'll see how he's doing.
"Gabby was not involved against Liverpool and he's another one who this game might be a bit too early for. We will see how Gabby is.
"If they don't come through it will more or less the same squad as Liverpool."
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If Vlaar is fit I expect that he'll start, maybe in place of Herd.
Gabby, however, isn't worth a place in the starting lineup and is only worth a place on the bench because none of us have any idea whether Bowery is any good
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If Chelsea are tired after Japan (and I dont see how they can't be) it will show if we're on our game.
Its one thing going through the motions against a championship team but being streched physically by a much better team will tell.
I fly a lot in my job and often decent distances. Jet lag is a funny thing in that it doesn't really hit you immediately. It's like day 3 or 4 that you just feel bagged and lethargic. It will effect them and playing them this weekend might give us a little advantage from that perspective. They have a lot of quality amd we'll still need to be at them, but if it is still close in the final 20 minutes our energy and fitness might just be the difference.
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Gabby might be handy to bring off the bench if they're tiring after 60-70 minutes.
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Gabby has been injured, not sure if he's back yet. But yes, would be good to bring off the bench when the opposition are tiring.
EDIT: Just seen PWS's post and it doesn't like like Vlaar or Gabby will be ready.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20818205
looks like Terry will still be missing for them.
Not sure if this is good or bad news to be honest.
He's not exactly the quickest, I'd have fancied Weimann to
cause him problems.
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You'd hope that our forwards (4 in 5 and 5 in 6 respectively) would cause Luiz and Cahill problems if we give them the service. Neither of those two is the best positionally wise.
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Seems like a good lad, Matthew Lowton. He can string a sentence together, brilliant interview from him.
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Looking ahead to this game it seemed like one we'd lose, but fuck it. The team, the manager and the fans are all on top form.
Let's just go down there and win.
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The Tokyo flight is an absolute killer - 13 hours. I know they'll have been in first class but even so I can't believe how fresh they looked the other night.
Hopefully they've had their Xmas party tonight too so will be wrecked come Sunday afternoon .
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From the Guardian's 10 things to look out for this weekend:
Having returned from the Club World Cup and got that tricky Capital One Cup tie at Leeds United out of the way with a minimum of fuss, the next challenge facing the Chelsea manager, Rafael Benítez, is a tricky home match against Aston Villa, who finally roared into life against Liverpool last weekend. The prospect of Paul Lambert's fearless and sprightly young terriers playfully snapping at the ankles of the creaking war horses of Chelsea makes for an intriguing prospect and victory for the visitors will certainly enhance the popularity among neutrals of a Villa side it's become worryingly fashionable to like in recent weeks.
Although unbeaten in their last five league matches, Aston Villa's record in the Big Smoke is not good this year. They've drawn one and lost four in London in 2012, but at 15-2 appear to represent many people's idea of a value bet to take all three points.
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The Guardian really is growing on me
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Villa win 1-0 with a defender scoring.
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Villa win 1-0 with a defender scoring.
Cahill O.G. would be nice. Or is he banned?
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Villa win 1-0 with a defender scoring.
Only 1-0..Keep the faith 3-1..
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20818205
looks like Terry will still be missing for them.
Not sure if this is good or bad news to be honest.
He's not exactly the quickest, I'd have fancied Weimann to
cause him problems.
It is good news. Terry remains an excellent player , particularly his distribution from the back and perhaps more importantly as a leader for Chelsea.
Glad he wont be playing.
Hazard, Mata & Oscar scare the everloving crap out me though :)
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A draw will be a great result to keep the momentum moving.
1-1 Benteke.
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This is a tough tough game. Even Torres has woke up !! would be happy with a draw. 1-1 Weiman ..........
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Draw away followed by a couple of home wins will do us just fine.
The one I really want to win is boxing day against the deluded arrogant tossers. Why are all spurs fans ars*hol*s?
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This is a tough tough game. Even Torres has woke up !! would be happy with a draw. 1-1 Weiman ..........
Its not so much that he's woken up but that they're finally playing to his strengths. Before, the likes of Oscar, Mata and Hazard were playing it into his feet so that they could get the ball back. He's not a hold up player. Now they're playing the ball into space for him to run onto and he's looked a totally different player as a result.
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I think we'll get a draw tomorrow. What is most important is the performance and that we carry on being committed to the overall plan and vision. If we can get through this game and Spurs unbeaten it will really hold us in great stead for what appears a very decent run of games.
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any one got any tips where i can watch the game in NY?
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Our responses to the inevitable crap about their extremely luck euro cup win
When we won the cup
when we won the cuuuup
we were Champions
when we won the cup
you only drew in the final
drew in the final
you only drew in the final
Just reply "Plastic Champions of Europe" or "You bought the trophy"...something like that. I genuinely don't accept them as a proper European Cup winning team.
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Just seen Lambert on Kensington High St, didn't have the balls to ask for a pic
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any one got any tips where i can watch the game in NY?
Nevada Smiths , the New York Villains watch the games in there.Think they still do.
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The Guardian really is growing on me
Best football coverage, IMO.
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Our responses to the inevitable crap about their extremely luck euro cup win
When we won the cup
when we won the cuuuup
we were Champions
when we won the cup
you only drew in the final
drew in the final
you only drew in the final
Just reply "Plastic Champions of Europe" or "You bought the trophy"...something like that. I genuinely don't accept them as a proper European Cup winning team.
Teams with money, spend money. If Randy suddenly gave us 200m to spend over the next couple of seasons then we wouldn't say no.
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Draw away followed by a couple of home wins will do us just fine.
The one I really want to win is boxing day against the deluded arrogant tossers. Why are all spurs fans ars*hol*s?
They aren't. All fans have some a-holes as fans but I know a lot of decent Spurs fans (mostly family).
I still want to beat them more than other teams though, due to most of the family supporting them.
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A flat performance after an excellent couple of weeks.
2-0 Chelsea.
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any one got any tips where i can watch the game in NY?
On the telly ;D
Get on the net and contact New York Villains. They meet somewhere near the Empire State builing in a bar.
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I'd rather smash Spurs than Chelsea and think it might be more likely too. 2-1 to the Blose.
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Draw away followed by a couple of home wins will do us just fine.
The one I really want to win is boxing day against the deluded arrogant tossers. Why are all spurs fans ars*hol*s?
I want to beat Spurs as well. I dont think that are that bad but they sure have got above their station the past couple of years. They need to be put back in their place :)
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I'd be happy with 6 points from the next 3 games .
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A flat performance after an excellent couple of weeks.
2-0 Chelsea.
Exactly what i was thinking when i woke up this morning feeling like shit. Hopefully we're both wrong.
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any one got any tips where i can watch the game in NY?
On the telly ;D
Get on the net and contact New York Villains. They meet somewhere near the Empire State builing in a bar.
I think the bar they go to is called Legends but i'm not sure. There's also Nevada Smith's which is a decent place to watch footy.
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Hello our referee for Saturday
(http://images.icnetwork.co.uk/upl/liverpoolecho/oct2010/6/3/phil-dowd-460-239332735.jpg)
Oh for God's sake. All my pre-Christmas cheer just evaporated.
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A flat performance after an excellent couple of weeks.
2-0 Chelsea.
Yes after being totally hyped up all week by the media,I can see this happening
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Only thing going for us is the their journey back home from that little cup competition and the game against Leeds only a few days after, they might be a little tired. But I'm still not very optimistic.
We've had a great run, things I think are starting to work for us but I feel we are still susceptible to a hiding from someone. We'll bounce back for sure but I think 3-0 to Chelsea. This isn't a doom and gloom prediction. I'm very proud of the villa team and what they're producing at the moment.
Then we'll come back and beat spurs.
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Draw
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Only thing going for us is the their journey back home from that little cup competition and the game against Leeds only a few days after, they might be a little tired. But I'm still not very optimistic.
We've had a great run, things I think are starting to work for us but I feel we are still susceptible to a hiding from someone. We'll bounce back for sure but I think 3-0 to Chelsea. This isn't a doom and gloom prediction. I'm very proud of the villa team and what they're producing at the moment.
Then we'll come back and beat spurs.
Wise words I think, I would agree totally. I hope we are both completely wrong of course as this is my local derby so to speak - surrounded as I am by their johnny come lately, gloryhunting 'fans' - and I use the term very loosely as most of them probably don't even know they are playing today
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I wouldn't be surprised if we got beaten soundly today - it'd be a come down after last week, but really, it is going to be like that, ups and downs, for this whole season.
We haven't suddenly become brilliant, like we were never actually totally shit.
This is one of the toughest fixtures all year, and whatever happens, if we lose, we need to not take it too much to heart, we just need to keep backing the manager and the players.
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I wouldn't be surprised if we got beaten soundly today - it'd be a come down after last week, but really, it is going to be like that, ups and downs, for this whole season.
We haven't suddenly become brilliant, like we were never actually totally shit.
This is one of the toughest fixtures all year, and whatever happens, we just need to keep backing the manager and the players.
Yup.
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Yes there is no need to think that only a win or a draw today will do us today. We are more than likely to lose and that's ok. Just keep moving. I game I would love to see us win is on Boxing Day.
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A flat performance after an excellent couple of weeks.
2-0 Chelsea.
Yes after being totally hyped up all week by the media,I can see this happening
A dubious penalty and a 2nd that is miles offside. Ref (you know who) too far away to see it.
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Paul Lambert on key midfield duo.
Paul Lambert has hailed his midfield duo of Ashley Westwood and Barry Bannan on the eve of the Chelsea game, insisting: "They're in exceptional form."
In fact, Lambert believes they aren't getting the full credit they deserve.
Lambert thinks Westwood is a "Mini Scholes" in central midfield, keeping the ball moving beautifully and hardly ever giving it away in the process.
And he says Bannan is on cloud nine at present, forming, as he is, a wonderful partnership with Westwood in the middle ground.
Lambert said: "Ashley has been exceptional. He probably doesn't get the credit he deserves because he's got a great art of giving the ball to someone in the same colour of shirt.
"People think that's easy but I know from my own experience that it's not.
"He knows how to do it and he's been brilliant for us. He's been like that since we threw him in at Sunderland. He's been exceptional.
"His pass completion rate goes under the radar. People tend to focus on different things. But Ashley has come from Crewe and had a great upbringing. He's been exceptional for us.
"I called him a Mini Scholes. I stand by it. I still believe it because of the way he passes the ball.
"Sometimes the five-yard pass is the most difficult because no-one wants to play it. He does it brilliantly well.
"He's a top, top player. He moves the ball quickly. No-one is going to outrun a football. Nobody is quicker than the football. He uses that to great effect.
"Barry has been excellent also. He's another one who probably doesn't get the credit he deserves.
"He's got a great knack like Ashley of not giving the ball away.
"People can look at his height and think he's not strong enough but what he can do is he can play football, he can manoeuvre that ball.
"Barry is playing really, really well at the minute"
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If we give Chelsea the room we gave Liverpool in the first 25 mins we could get heavily punished.
Hopefuly we will grow into the game, impose ourselves and give them a good twatting...
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I'd expect an unchanged team today.
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I wouldn't be surprised if we got beaten soundly today - it'd be a come down after last week, but really, it is going to be like that, ups and downs, for this whole season.
We haven't suddenly become brilliant, like we were never actually totally shit.
This is one of the toughest fixtures all year, and whatever happens, if we lose, we need to not take it too much to heart, we just need to keep backing the manager and the players.
Agreed and the bonus is that we have a 3 point cushion on the bottom 3.
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I stand by my earlier comment, a draw today would be a very good result and not beyond the bounds of possibility.
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I wouldn't be surprised if we got beaten soundly today - it'd be a come down after last week, but really, it is going to be like that, ups and downs, for this whole season.
We haven't suddenly become brilliant, like we were never actually totally shit.
This is one of the toughest fixtures all year, and whatever happens, if we lose, we need to not take it too much to heart, we just need to keep backing the manager and the players.
Agreed and the bonus is that we have a 3 point cushion on the bottom 3.
Anything today is a bonus but I think we will have a real crack at getting 6 points from our 2 home games this week- exciting time with 6 games in the next 16 days.
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I worry we've been a bit over hyped this week. Like others, I can see us coming back down to earth today. A good, energetic, confident start would be nice. But we might get done 5-0 today. We just need to avoid slitting our wrists if we do. We're making progress.
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I think the Wigan game is going to be tough as well. They deserved a point at least yesterday and might have got one had the ref been doing his job properly.
As for today, we've got a decent record down there. There's no reason why we can't get at least a point.
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I worry we've been a bit over hyped this week. Like others, I can see us coming back down to earth today. A good, energetic, confident start would be nice. But we might get done 5-0 today. We just need to avoid slitting our wrists if we do. We're making progress.
This as well.
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Big worry for me today is phil dowd being referee, he is a dreadful official and I fear he will be very biased towards Chelsea .
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This is a tough tough game. Even Torres has woke up !! would be happy with a draw. 1-1 Weiman ..........
Its not so much that he's woken up but that they're finally playing to his strengths. Before, the likes of Oscar, Mata and Hazard were playing it into his feet so that they could get the ball back. He's not a hold up player. Now they're playing the ball into space for him to run onto and he's looked a totally different player as a result.
Whatever way you are playing chances are chances and he was missing plenty of them. It has been more about confidence than tactics .....
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Cockney Gobshite on CFC wrote
I hate Villa, I hate their fans and I hate Stan Collymore.
Three points off them sends them closer to to Championship.
Another Cockney Gobshite on CFC wrote
Add to that: I hate Ashley Young and Gareth Barry.
Take 'em out, CFC!
Topical
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Stamford Bridge still has the most over the top level of stewarding/security at the Away entrance. Three banks of stewards before even reaching the pat down bloke.
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Chelsea are in the top 5 of scummy teams along with Leeds, Milwall, MK Dons and Birmingham City. They are a malignancy on the face of the English game.
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Basically what Pauliewalnuts said, after the surge in optimism from the last two results and the cup draw, we have to remember we're probably not suddenly world beaters. I suspect we may be in for a slight reality check today, and we shouldn't get too down about it if it happens. I hope I'm wrong though, and we certainly go into this game with a lot more hope than I would have expected a few weeks ago. I'll look upon it as a brucie bonus if we get anything.
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I'm looking forward to SKY's pundits sudden discovery of Christian Benteke and how he's all of a sudden on the radar of bigger clubs.
>:(
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Tim Lovejoy is a Chelsea 'fan'. This should be all the motivation we need to hammer these classless lottery winners.
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I wouldn't be surprised if we got beaten soundly today - it'd be a come down after last week, but really, it is going to be like that, ups and downs, for this whole season.
We haven't suddenly become brilliant, like we were never actually totally shit.
This is one of the toughest fixtures all year, and whatever happens, we just need to keep backing the manager and the players.
Yup.
I said pretty much the same thing. Today is more about direction we are travelling than the result. At the end can we all say we took a step forward in terms of overall play and attitude? Lambert will send us out to play disciplined football, but to win the game. What comes of that remains to be seen. Chelsea are a top side, apparently champions of Europe and we all need to take a breath and not forget that.
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Talentless, Z list, cockney bell end is a Chelsea 'fan'. This should be all the motivation we need to hammer these classless lottery winners.
Fixed
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I'll be happy with a point. Extatic with 3. and beating spuds would be a very nice present please Father Christmas.
I have been good(ish), honest.
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Talentless, Z list, cockney bell end is a Chelsea 'fan'. This should be all the motivation we need to hammer these classless lottery winners.
Fixed
Thank you, that was quite remiss of me, for which I apologise.
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Benteke is 12/1 on skybet to score first goal, just put a fiver on, plus a quid on Clark at 28/1
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Chavski:
Cech
Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, That Bolton Defender, Cole
Lampard, Luiz
Moses, Mata, Hazard
Torres
Villa:
Guzan
Lowton, Herd, Clark, Baker, Leee-ha!
Westwood, Bannan, Holman
Weimann, Benteke.