Well it's not to say you'd lose, but it's never easy when you have two top teams back to back. There will be Europa League for you to concentrate on as well so rest in between fixtures is even more imperative.
The more matches that Chelski get the better, more chance of injuries, more chance of suspensions, more chance of being knackered, the more the better. Lets hope the replay goes to extra time and the semi goes to a replay.
People said the same last year but we still coped, players always say they prefer to play rather than train. Mikel, Ramires, Hazard and Oscar have barely played of late so are pretty fresh. We have a big enough squad to cope in most areas.
You didn't cope in the league though, DL. I can't say that I'm convinced by your squad depth, either. If Mata's absent from the side then you look far, far weaker than normal. Your best player this season by a country mile and he's not really been given enough credit for his performances.
Agree re: Mata. I'm amazed he's been overlooked for POTY but like Drogba in 2010 he's fallen victim to the anti-Chelsea bias in the media. If Ramires plays like he did last season and Hazard plays like he has since return from the ban we should be able to cope without Mata for the lesser games. A bit like Spurs, our 4-2-3-1 isn't heavily reliant on a striker
Torres would disagree... But to be fair Defoe and Adebayor can't do it on a Sunday Afternoon at Brentford.
Chelsky are not much different to us. Both potentially with 4 more Europa games. They with at least 2 more FA Cup ties. Given their nasty final 6 PL games, the more congestion for them at that point, the better.
He'll be delighted. 200 mile round trip to and from Sunderland then a 350 mile round trip to London within 2 days
Can't help thinking of City,United and Chelsea battling for the possible final against the mighty Millwall........
