Hopefully somebody sits 'Arry down and suggest we go for the win, rather than avoiding defeat. It would be an improvement over the Arsenal and Man Utd games...
Chav's seem more nervous than us about the game,a lot of seem to think their going to lose-hope they are right!
I think last time we won at the Bridge, we finished third with Arsenal fourth and Chelsea fifth. That would be a nice omen...
I'd like to think us stopping the rot against Stoke could motivate us today. I doubt it though - as Chelsea have looked better these past few games, we've gotten worse. I'll stick with my prediction - 3-0 Chelsea (Drogba (2), Mata)
Team to play Chelsea: Friedel, Assou-Ekotto, Kaboul, Gallas, Walker, Bale, Parker, Sandro, Modric, Van der Vaart, Adebayor Subs: Defoe, Saha, Kranjcar, Cudicini, Rose, Livermore, Nelsen ------------------------ 2 holding midfields, Modric on the wing... Gonna be a loooong afternoon...
Friedel; Assou-Ekotto, Kaboul, Gallas, Walker; Bale, Parker, Sandro, Modric; Van der Vaart, Abebayor Subs: Defoe, Saha, Kranjcar, Cudicini, Rose, Livemore, Nelsen Somebody sitting 'Arry down was too much to hope for...
I'm hoping that it's actually Modric in the middle with van der Vaart on the wing, but that's still far from ideal. Should be extremely congested in the centre of the park.
I'd rather it be a 4-2-3-1 with Bale, Van der Vaart and Modric playing behind Ade It won't be though - it's the formation we want (4-4-1-1) just with the incorrect players. Like me making a Ferrari with parts from a Fiat Panda and expecting the same performance.
No, let's play a negative game, as that got us into a good position in the first place, didn't it? Oh, wait, it didn't at all, did it?
This is our strongest team, but only if we've managed to work out how to play 4231 ie Modric in the middle of the attacking three and Sandro covering the other side from where Bale is.
If it was 4231 it would be more attacking than our usual 4411 as Modric and Bale get freed up. But I'm expecting the usual 4411 with Modric out of position, Bale on the wrong side and too little creativity in the centre.
