Preview : Everton v Chelsea - This one still matters.
I guess you could forgive both sides for taking it easy today with nothing to play for and to see out the 2010/11 Premier League season. You...
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I guess you could forgive both sides for taking it easy today with nothing to play for and to see out the 2010/11 Premier League season. You wouldn't be surprised if this one turns out to be a dull affair with not much happening as much of the interest will be on other games that affect the bottom of the league.
However, David Moyes and Carlo Ancelotti are two managers who want to win every game and every game matters so it will be no surprise if our strongest teams take to the pitch today.
Carlo Ancelotti has already confirmed that Petr Cech and Ashley Cole will start today and will equal a record that Frank Lampard set a few seasons ago by featuring in all 38 league games.
Also confirmed starting the game are John Terry, Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres. We will only know an hour before kick off who else plays?. We saw last week Yossi Benayoun and Josh McEachran get a run out but I am not so sure they will start today.
I believe Carlo will want to end the season on a high so the likes of Florent Malouda, Ramires, Essien and Didier Drogba will also start. It's a perfect chance for Carlo to try the 4-4-2 again with Torres and Drogba up front and it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
I could be totally wrong but I would give it a go. This would mean that Ramires will be asked to play down the right. I would stick David Luiz at right back and play Alex next to JT.
So I would go with Essien next to Lampard, Ramires right and Malouda left with Drogba and Torres up front. This would leave us with plenty of options on the bench to change the game with the likes of Kalou, Mikel and Anelka to choose from.
It's never an easy game there. Carlo hasn't won against Everton in his two seasons as manager and would love to get his first today. Everton at home will want to play for their supporters to give them a good send off and will come out all guns blazing against us.
Whoever plays needs to work hard. Chelsea cannot afford to carry anyone today because if we do it could cost us dearly.
I would love Chelsea to put on the kind of performance we all know they are capable of and for Fernando Torres to score again today.
However, as we all know with what's happened this season, it depends on the Chelsea that turns up and takes to the field.
Come on Chelsea, finish off the season in style please!
KTBFFH
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However, David Moyes and Carlo Ancelotti are two managers who want to win every game and every game matters so it will be no surprise if our strongest teams take to the pitch today.
Carlo Ancelotti has already confirmed that Petr Cech and Ashley Cole will start today and will equal a record that Frank Lampard set a few seasons ago by featuring in all 38 league games.
Also confirmed starting the game are John Terry, Frank Lampard and Fernando Torres. We will only know an hour before kick off who else plays?. We saw last week Yossi Benayoun and Josh McEachran get a run out but I am not so sure they will start today.
I believe Carlo will want to end the season on a high so the likes of Florent Malouda, Ramires, Essien and Didier Drogba will also start. It's a perfect chance for Carlo to try the 4-4-2 again with Torres and Drogba up front and it wouldn't surprise me if he did.
I could be totally wrong but I would give it a go. This would mean that Ramires will be asked to play down the right. I would stick David Luiz at right back and play Alex next to JT.
So I would go with Essien next to Lampard, Ramires right and Malouda left with Drogba and Torres up front. This would leave us with plenty of options on the bench to change the game with the likes of Kalou, Mikel and Anelka to choose from.
It's never an easy game there. Carlo hasn't won against Everton in his two seasons as manager and would love to get his first today. Everton at home will want to play for their supporters to give them a good send off and will come out all guns blazing against us.
Whoever plays needs to work hard. Chelsea cannot afford to carry anyone today because if we do it could cost us dearly.
I would love Chelsea to put on the kind of performance we all know they are capable of and for Fernando Torres to score again today.
However, as we all know with what's happened this season, it depends on the Chelsea that turns up and takes to the field.
Come on Chelsea, finish off the season in style please!
KTBFFH
Check out my blog posts on the Official Chelsea Website - http://bit.ly/mRUOqw
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