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Cech Ivan Luiz Cahill Cole Lampard Ram Moses Mata Hazard Torres So a big shake up by Rafa. At least we have options like Oscar on the bench if needs be. Mata playing a central role to get him on the ball as much as possible. As an aside, the BBC coverage of this game is absolutely terrible. Robbie Savage knows absolutely nothing, and the presenter is out of his depth. In japan, the roving reporter thought he was on tape when he was live! |
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Just hope Rafa hasn't underestimated Corinthians. Lamps is starting to show his age and Ram is not physically robust enough, so a danger the centre could be overrun,
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The team:
Cech Ivan Luiz Cahill Cole Lampard Ram Moses Mata Hazard Torres So a big shake up by Rafa. At least we have options like Oscar on the bench if needs be. Mata playing a central role to get him on the ball as much as possible. As an aside, the BBC coverage of this game is absolutely terrible. Robbie Savage knows absolutely nothing, and the presenter is out of his depth. In japan, the roving reporter thought he was on tape when he was live! Luiz had a great spell in midfield, now he's back at CB. Oscar left out, imagine how much he had been looking foward to playing against Brazilian opposition in the final. Still, I don't begrudge Frank the chance after all he's done for us. |
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Should have stuck with the winning team!
Cahill should have put us 1-0 up then. |
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Yes, that's one of the main reasons I disliked the idea of Benitez as caretaker manager. He's another "tinkerman" ..as Pat Nevin was saying. He was forever messing around with Liverpool, never willing to leave things alone even when it was working fine.
Luiz had a great spell in midfield, now he's back at CB. Oscar left out, imagine how much he had been looking foward to playing against Brazilian opposition in the final. Still, I don't begrudge Frank the chance after all he's done for us. |
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Benitez should be using these two games to sort out his first XI and formation. The reality is the results really don't matter. If David Luiz played well in midfield he should really be staying there to see if he has a future in that role.
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Benitez should be using these two games to sort out his first XI and formation. The reality is the results really don't matter. If David Luiz played well in midfield he should really be staying there to see if he has a future in that role.
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Agreed, but this IS a final, and you shouldn't really experiment with the team in a final. We have gone all that way to Japan, we need to win it.
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Yes, I agree. I can only think he's a bit more of a sentimentalist than we realise. It's an "event", and giving Lamps the chance to captain the side is a nice gesture..it does appear that it's almost certainly his last season.
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I would seriously have Lampard at Utd if he's going on a free. I don't see why there is such a hurry to usher him out the door.
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Really ? He is 34, 35 on June 20th..same birthdate as mine, but quite a few years separate us.
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15 games a season at £175,000 a week?
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15 games a season at £175,000 a week?
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Sorry, have we offered him that? Must have missed it.
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Well, the first 30 minutes have been disappointing. They don't look like you normal Brazilian team, do they ? I don't think its going to be a feast of football.
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Its what you would have to pay
QPR are linked with him this week, they won't be paying him anywhere near that. |
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Hmm, So he is on £175 k a week - could easily get that in China or the USA or staying at chelsea for another year.
Why on earth would he want to go to QPR on a vastly reduced amount and probably get relegated, or to a big rival in United for less money, even though he will be on a free. |
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Well, the first 30 minutes have been disappointing. They don't look like you normal Brazilian team, do they ? I don't think its going to be a feast of football.
The pitch is terrible by the way. |
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No it isn't. If Lampard wants to cash in he will go elsewhere, if he wants to carry on in England at the top level he won't expect that sort of money.
QPR are linked with him this week, they won't be paying him anywhere near that. ![]() He can't need the money, I would be looking for somewhere in the sun for a couple of years. But there again, I'm not a professional footballer. |
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Hmm, So he is on £175 k a week - could easily get that in China or the USA or staying at chelsea for another year.
Why on earth would he want to go to QPR on a vastly reduced amount and probably get relegated, or to a big rival in United for less money, even though he will be on a free. |
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He has already said he wants to stay in the UK. If he wants the cash then fair enough - go to the USA or China - absolutely no problem with that at all. However if he still feels he can play at the top level that will be what motivates him, not money. Its not always about money.
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If you want him, you need to pay him. But i dont understand why we are talking about this as he would never go to united, he is CFC through and through.
Would you be "Chelsea through and through" in these circumstances? |
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Nothing whatsoever has been decided yet, dont believe the media hype. Lampard has been handed the captaincy in the world cup final today - its hardly treating him badly.
Incidentally, who on earth made Robbie Savage a pundit. The guy is slaughtering Torres for his technical ability - perhaps Torres should show Robbie his medals. Savage is a laughing stock, a joke. |
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Nothing whatsoever has been decided yet, dont believe the media hype.
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Anyway, back to the game - lets hope Rafa has changed things and we have a better 2nd half - and convert our chances.
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