[Archived] Chelsea Vs Blackburn Rovers Preview 4pm Sunday 17th May 2009

[DannyKeg]

Samba up front again.

Andrews RB (Oijer out - not on bench)

Tugay plays

[dopper69]

Looks like our only recognisable striker and leading goal scorer is on the bench again

[Tom]

Nice to see Carlos start maybe sam is giving him a chance to earn a contract

[Manc Rover]

No Benni

[Stuart]

Well Liverpool's win today renders our final game effectively meaningless and Chelsea now have to batter someone to have any chance of second place...

* gulp *

[Mr. E]

Not sure what's the point of this line-up, we've seen what all of these can and can't do.

Gonna be a long one today.

[philipl]

Absolutely full strength Chelsea- I think only Joe Cole is missing.

Big Big Test. Here's hoping Sam doesn't have the excuse of the players not doing what was asked of them but we look awfully lightweight. Samba is hardly going to see the ball but will do a lot of running about!

[jonv]

todays team,

MGP

Tugay, Givet, Nelsen, Diouf

Samba, Grella, Villanueva

Warnock, Andrews, Robbo

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Why is everybody listing Carlos on the wing? The BBC have listed them as they will be playing.

Robinson

Andrews, Nelsen, Givet, Warnock

Diouf, Kerimoglu, Grella, Pedersen

Samba, Villanueva.

[jonv]

Why is everybody listing Carlos on the wing? The BBC have listed them as they will be playing.

Robinson

Andrews, Nelsen, Givet, Warnock

Diouf, Kerimoglu, Grella, Pedersen

Samba, Villanueva.

same with official site...

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

Yeah because that's how they are playing. Not MGP up front with Carlos behind him. It's a simple 4-4-2 OR Carlos is playing behind Samba.

[rovers1993]

king carlos starting up front with samba and hopefully he'll make a point to big sam for a contract.

come on rovers... lets go out and enjoy! (plz don't get trash! we're being televised )

[ThatRabbitsDynamite]

There's no pressure here or shouldn't be. With the news from modes98 that we can't be caught. Just relax and go out and have fun. Play smart, play hard, play like you can beat these also rans.

[Tom]

I'm looking forward to this, no pressure game for the first time in a long long time.

Still think 3-1 chelsea though

[sambo]

Chelsea will win by 3 or 4. If Tugay gets injured I will not be happy. Come on Rovers.

[Tom]

Woohoo at shot on target within a minute this is better than Anfield already

[bennyboyt11]

malouda 1 - 0chelsea

[Tom]

I take it back

Great header though to be fair

[sambo]

This is going to be an embarassment, worse than Anfield.

[Eddie]

Very poor positioning from Givet there. No way that they should be able to put in crosses like that and be totally uncontested. Caught in total no-man's land.

[Tom]

And you know what sambo I couldn't care less, not one bit

[RoverRich]

Just simply gave them too much space. No pressure on the ball but fair play nice finish

[modes98]

MGP should be shot for losing that ball. Then Warnock doesn't bother to track back which throws the entire defence out and means Andrews should pick up Malouda but doesn't.

I don't think this will be as bad as everyone says but they are lethal on the break.

[Anti-Dingle-Brigade]

I don't care. We're safe! :) We can lose 100-0 and I'll still not be bothered. It's been too long a season.

[Exiled in Toronto]

Cut open due to Pedersen's complete inability to control a simple ball from Warnock, leaving the LHS exposed, Givet had to go out there, leaving the middle wide open.

I am so sick of MGP's awful technique