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Chelsea Still Strong in Clash
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Despite Chelsea having some key players out they still fielded a strong side in the Carling Cup Semi Final at The Bridge.
We showed again an inability to be able to keep the ball and pass it fluently, surely this must be a training session priority ? Tim Cahill although I'm aware not fit just does not fit in to a 4-4-2 midfield role, its not his game and he was absent for long spells in the match. I would have been looking at a 4-1-4-1 with Tim pushing on behind the Yak and Johnson playing out and out right wing, Hibbert pushing him up as the game dictated.
Lescott had an awesome game and has learned the hard way that you must concentrate until the final whistle. I don't think it was Howard's ball to claim from where he was, if in doubt, get rid of it.
Yak gave away too much possession in the first half and the makeshift Chelsea defence didnt have too many problems with our best two strikers.
All in all, I'm feeling a 2-1 loss with a possible crucial away goal isnt a bad result considering we didnt play well at all.
Andrew Fletcher, Posted 09/01/2008 at 08:59:21
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Perhaps you should research before making statements about other readers posts.
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1 Posted 09/01/2008 at 10:27:06
Howard Neville Lescott Jagielka Baines Arteta Fernades Carsley Osman (Faddy if not fit) Cahill Anichebe (not Johnson - we need someone who can hold the ball up).
I know I have made a major assumtion - that of Fernandes being ours but I think we have to pull out all the stops now to get him (or someone of his ilk) here asap and blood then before 23rd....