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Newcastle United vs Chelsea - 02/02/13 at 3pm (not on TV)


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I'll be fascinated to see how Ba gets on against Colo and Mapou/Saylor.  I'm not convinced that he will get as much out of them as people are reckoning.  But then I am also not convinced that Ba will score quite as many goals at Chelsea as people think either.

 

As for him getting a good reception - I couldn't really care less.  If booing puts him off, boo him.

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                                Krul

Debuchy.        Mbiwa.        Coloccini.    Santon

                                Perch

    Gouffran.      Cabaye.    Sissoko.      Anita.

                                Cisse

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                                Krul

Debuchy.        Mbiwa.        Coloccini.    Santon

                                Perch

    Gouffran.      Cabaye.    Sissoko.      Anita.

                                Cisse

 

Urgh.

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From what I have seen of them recently Chelsea have been very good away from home.  Can only see us losing :(

 

1-3.

Last two away matches:

 

Swansea 0 Chelsea 0

Brentford 2 Chelsea 2

They're a good side, it just depends if they show up. I'd be over the moon with a point as it'll help build some more positive momentum.

 

Counter attack worries me, we're usually unbelievably open to quick counters and Oscar, Moses and Johnny Mata plus whoever is upfront are quick and good manipulators of space and ball.

With Moses gone and Hazard suspended, one of those attacking players is likely to be Ryan Bertrand. Personnel wise there is nothing about this Chelsea team that should be overly intimidating given the talent we will be putting out.

 

I think we will secure a draw on the day.

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From what I have seen of them recently Chelsea have been very good away from home.  Can only see us losing :(

 

1-3.

Last two away matches:

 

Swansea 0 Chelsea 0

Brentford 2 Chelsea 2

They're a good side, it just depends if they show up. I'd be over the moon with a point as it'll help build some more positive momentum.

 

Counter attack worries me, we're usually unbelievably open to quick counters and Oscar, Moses and Johnny Mata plus whoever is upfront are quick and good manipulators of space and ball.

With Moses gone and Hazard suspended, one of those attacking players is likely to be Ryan Bertrand. Personnel wise there is nothing about this Chelsea team that should be overly intimidating given the talent we will be putting out.

 

I think we will secure a draw on the day.

 

Forgot Moses was away, good news. Hopefully Bertrand will play ahead of Marin who although is still not at the same level he carries more of a threat

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                            Turnbull   

Azplioicueta      Ivanovic.        Terry.        Cole

                      Ramires.  Lampard.

    Mata.                Oscar.              Bertrand

                                Ba

   

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                            Turnbull   

Azplioicueta      Ivanovic.        Terry.        Cole

                      Ramires.  Lampard.

    Mata.                Oscar.              Bertrand

                                Ba

 

 

I reckon against that lineup a draw at least is possible.

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From what I have seen of them recently Chelsea have been very good away from home.  Can only see us losing :(

 

1-3.

Last two away matches:

 

Swansea 0 Chelsea 0

Brentford 2 Chelsea 2

They're a good side, it just depends if they show up. I'd be over the moon with a point as it'll help build some more positive momentum.

 

Counter attack worries me, we're usually unbelievably open to quick counters and Oscar, Moses and Johnny Mata plus whoever is upfront are quick and good manipulators of space and ball.

With Moses gone and Hazard suspended, one of those attacking players is likely to be Ryan Bertrand. Personnel wise there is nothing about this Chelsea team that should be overly intimidating given the talent we will be putting out.

 

I think we will secure a draw on the day.

 

I think we'll start well enough and match Chelsea for the first 45 mins, then as the second half progresses, Pardew's clumsy meddling will probably see us lose all shape and direction and we'll end up with nothing.

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I'd be pretty surprised if it wasn't the same formation at Villa but with Mapou in for Taylor. Think we'll lose in some sort of heart-breaking manner due in part to horrible tactics/subs; to churn out some Papiss Demba Cliches it'll be a "spirited loss" with "many positives to take from the game".

 

1-2.

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Think Anita on the left of midfield 5 is worse than Colo at DM tbh :lol:

 

Still 100% better than having Jonas there.

 

 

Now that we are mentioning hilariously misplaced midfielders, I think that Sissoko would make a fantastic wing back in the mould of Kwadwo Asamoah at Juventus. I think Asamoah is actually slightly less talented than Sissoko, but has thrived for a big team in that role.

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I genuinely believe we can win this, we are playing them at a good time and the pressure to a certain degree is off us. Amazing what three points does!

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Is Hazard out?

 

Aye, also does Cech have any chance of making the game or is he ruled out? praying Turnbull plays.

 

Perfect example of a championship keeper looking well out of his depth in the PL.

 

Cech is doubtful and David Luis is ruled out. Think we have a chance in this. A win here would really be a bonus.

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