dubai_phil Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Crazy busy weekend so far (it involved Golf & beers out in the sticks of RAK) Just back home now rushing out to get to the pub for the game. Gonna be short of numbers today with some of the massive doing Racing, wering stupid expensive hats and quaffing Champers (yeah well nuff said) or just watching on telly quaffing Champers mixed with OSH? WTF Eric? Think we're due a League kicking by a top team. Oh well at least the ref changed
Saint Matty 76 Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Hooiveld seems to be favoured in the more physical games like Stoke and West Ham. However today is a very strange call.
Saint Charlie Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Hooiveld was preferred for Liverpool too - just in better form.
Olallana Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Cork interview coming up on soccer saturday. http://www.wiziwig.tv/broadcast.php?matchid=197035&part=sports
Olallana Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 No Mata or Hazard. And no Ba despite his records against us...... hmm....
Bentley Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Well, no matter what Benitez said about playing a strong team against us: That is a weakened Chelsea team, and it's all up for grabs.
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Don't think our starting line up is particularly weakened by those changes, which is good. Need Puncheon to perform though or we may lack creativity. Chelsea team isn't their strongest but is still extremely competent.
obelisk Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Saints team: Boruc, Clyne, Yoshida, Hooiveld, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Cork, S. Davis, Puncheon, Lambert ©, Rodriguez. Chelsea Team: Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Terry ©, Bertrand; Mikel,Lampard; Moses, Oscar, Marin; Torres.
patred44 Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Don't think our starting line up is particularly weakened by those changes' date=' which is good. Need Puncheon to perform though or we may lack creativity. Chelsea team isn't their strongest but is still extremely competent.[/quote'] Jos for Fonte weakens us
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Saints team: Boruc, Clyne, Yoshida, Hooiveld, Shaw, Schneiderlin, Cork, S. Davis, Puncheon, Lambert ©, Rodriguez. Chelsea Team: Cech; Azpilicueta, Ivanovic, Terry ©, Bertrand; Mikel,Lampard; Moses, Oscar, Marin; Torres. For a weakened team, that's still pretty good. Hoping Mata & Hazard will be a big miss for them. They have been brilliant lately, some of their interplay seems almost telepathetic.
ExSt Peter Saint Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Our bench is pretty pathetic. Subs: K Davis, Fonte, Ramírez, Fox, Forren, Ward-Prowse, Guly. No striker, 2 cbs and 1 lb who's a liability. Only Ramirez offers potential to win match!
for_heaven's_Saint Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Jos for Fonte weakens us I didn't think that was a change since Jos started the last game, but I think he's been ok recently. Probably would prefer Fonte though.
ToreSF Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Two central defenders on the bench, but no striker. The Mayuka mystery remains unsolved.
Hamilton Saint Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Our bench is pretty pathetic. Subs: K Davis, Fonte, Ramírez, Fox, Forren, Ward-Prowse, Guly. No striker, 2 cbs and 1 lb who's a liability. Only Ramirez offers potential to win match! That's the spirit!
niceandfriendly Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Would also much prefer to see Fonte in, strange one. Agree bench looks weak. Come on Saints lets do this
bpsaint Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Fonte is clearly the better defender, madness to start Jos over him.
KelvinsRightGlove Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Fonte is clearly the better defender, madness to start Jos over him. Gaffer must rate him. Seems to pick him a lot. He was an international centre-back himself, so he might know a few things we don't?
Wurzel Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 Just jumped a place before kick off thanks to Sunderland losing. 11th place up for grabs if we win today.
St Chalet Posted 30 March, 2013 Posted 30 March, 2013 http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?43997-Saints-v-Chelsea-MATCH-THREAD
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