Well we'll find out Sunday. I don't think it will take that much out of them playing Sunday, the big clubs are used to it. They've been doing it for years
But you ain't taking into account the players hoping for a place in the 2nd leg and them not risking injury and or not over exerting themselves, Chelsea's foreign brigade know that next season's CL qualification is already guaranteed and like Maureen they'd prefer a CL medal.
Chelsea u12s can't play.... They need to be home for tea so I guess mourinho does actually have much option here
If he doesn't play two of Willian, Azpilicueta and Cahill, I'll be happy and won't call him a liar on this occasion. But I bet you he will play 2 of those 3.
Even if that is the team - It cost a hell of a lot more than our team. Weakened team my arse. It's weakened because Cech and Terry are injured, other than that whatever team they play will be strong. For a start bringing Matiic into midfield stregthen's that position straight away. #typcalmindgames
-----------Schwarzer------------ -???---???-------Ivanovic--Cole- -------Matic---???------------- --Salah---Lampard---Schurrle--- -------------Ba---------------- All in all that could be his starting 11 for a regular match. I read somewhere that his B team would have cost 135m while our first team would have cost half a million less (forget the exact lineup). Like Sky said, Cech and Terry are injured, while Hazard was always a doubt for this match anyway. Yeah maybe he'll rest Oscar, Willian, and Azpilicueta but so would we if we were in their European position (Though we'd probably not give up on the league). Mindgames, but Rodgers has learned from the best and doesn't seem to be biting, or caring at all for that matter.
Really don't care who he picks or if they will/may play in the cl semi - that's their problem. Now I'm not being arrogant and I am expecting a hard game. However, all season we have concentrated upon our team, how we will play and then gone out and dominated on the pitch. So this is just one more game like that. Let them worry about what they are going to face this afternoon!
I reckon we'll go Schwarzer Iva/Azpi - Kalas - Cahill - Cole Mikel - Matic -Lampard Salah - Torres - Schurrle Don't expect to see many of the youth side as it's the Youth cup final Monday so i'd expect them to play in that instead. Mikel and Lampard in the same team is a car crash and i fancy you to beat us if so. Would like to see Van Ginkel instead but it's still a side good enough to get something from the game. Good luck!
