Caporegime
Massive East Anglian derby today!!!!
Greenlizard0 Weekend Football Thread ** spoilers ** [23rd - 25th August 2014]
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Caporegime
****ing hell. 
Jacqui Oatley @JacquiOatley 59s
A box of free foam Chelsea "hands" await fans as they enter the stands. #cfc #lcfc
Soldato
Not exactly a classic so far, this. We've got the same problem as last week: not enough support for Riviere. I'd either bring De Jong on or keep Cabella behind Riviere instead of having him, Sissoko, and Gouff rotate.
The next player to punt a long ball toward someone being marked by Ron Vlaar should be subbed immediately.
The next player to punt a long ball toward someone being marked by Ron Vlaar should be subbed immediately.
Don
Good game the Ipswich - Norwich game, a lot more entertaining than the PL game as per.
Caporegime
Villa are crap once again.
Caporegime
Suits me, I have a Villa and Newcastle defender in my FF team lol
Caporegime
Bent looks like a big lad these days.
Soldato
Chelsea lineup against Leicester:
Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; D Costa
... so unchanged starting 11 from the Burnley games. I was hoping to see Luis given a start, but after the game that Ivanovic had last week it'd be a mistake to drop him.
Subs are: Cech, Zouma, F Luis, Mikel, Ramires, Willian, Drogba
No Torres on the bench! Probably means nothing, but hell, I'll take any bit of encouragement that he's going to be sold 
Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; D Costa
... so unchanged starting 11 from the Burnley games. I was hoping to see Luis given a start, but after the game that Ivanovic had last week it'd be a mistake to drop him.
Subs are: Cech, Zouma, F Luis, Mikel, Ramires, Willian, Drogba
No Torres on the bench!
Probably means nothing, but hell, I'll take any bit of encouragement that he's going to be sold
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Chelsea lineup against Leicester:
Courtois; Ivanovic, Cahill, Terry (c), Azpilicueta; Matic, Fabregas; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; D Costa
... so unchanged starting 11 from the Burnley games. I was hoping to see Luis given a start, but after the game that Ivanovic had last week it'd be a mistake to drop him.
Subs are: Cech, Zouma, F Luis, Mikel, Ramires, Willian, Drogba
No Torres on the bench!
Luis is a left back, not right back.
Soldato
Yes, and Azpilicueta is a right back who played at left last season. The 'ideal' back four would have Azpi at RB and Luis at LB.
Azpi was our best fullback last season so he's unlikely to be dropped.
Soldato
Thriller at the Villa to start the weekend 
Still not that I care I've got Vlaar in my fantasy football team!
Still not that I care I've got Vlaar in my fantasy football team!
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It's still not a requirement to drop Ivanovic, at right back, for a left back to get a game. As for best full back, that is questionable at best. For me Ivanovic offers a hell of a lot more to the team than Azzy(it's just easier) does.
Ivanovic was better than him against Burnley. I'd play Ivanovic ahead of Azzy every single time if it was a choice between the two.
Soldato
Well, you're entitled to your opinion but you're in a small minority there. Chelsea supporters have overwhelmingly voted Dave (Azpi) as our best fullback. Ivanovic is strong and he's good to have for attacking set pieces, but be can be defensively weak, he's not as fast, and his decision making can be questionable at times. He is, after all, a centreback.
Such a good Chelsea side
Indeed. I will be hugely surprised if this Chelsea side doesn't win the league this season.