Southend Preview: A Titanic Banana Skin?
COME ON CHELSEA
By Since66
January 13 2009
Is this a game that Chelsea need right now or is this a game that Chelsea need to get their recent bad form and past away results out of the way? I not to sure of either, all I and every Chelsea fan know is that Chelsea got a 'tonking' at Old Trafford on Sunday and prior to that two draws away at Everton and Fulham - at Fulham conceding a last minute equaliser from the problematic set-piece.
At Man Utd on Sunday, Chelsea conceded two goals from the problematic set-piece and against Southend United at Stamford Bridge ten days ago, Chelsea were undone from a long throw which wasn't defended at all and Peter Clarke stooped in low to head past the diving Cech. Lets make one thing clear, Roots Hall will be packed to the rafters with 12,500 fans and these League One footballers will be up for it and Chelsea HAVE to make sure that they ARE up for it too. NO player must be found wanting, each and every player wearing the Blue shirt will have to match and better the effort that their counterparts will produce. We have to be better in every department than Southend and we will have to cover, as a team as as unit, every single blade of grass and battle for nintey minutes and hopefully extra-time will not be an option - penalties yuk - we do not want penalties. Burnley and Man Utd spring to mind as classic penalty failures! After the game on Sunday Mikel gave an insight of Scolari's plans for Wednesday night. He said, "I know the manager wants to rest a couple of players." Michael Mancienne and Franco Di Santo were both given forty-five minute run outs in the 1-1 reserve draw against Fulham on Monday night and to me this suggests they will both be in the squad and it wouldn't surprise me if Di Santo starts. Di Santo was unlucky when he came on for the last minutes ten days ago, and almost scored a dramatic last-minute winner but Steve Mildenhall saved well to his right. Wednesday night IS Southend's FA Cup Final, they are no mugs and not so long ago they dumped Man Utd out of the Carling Cup. Chelsea beware!! 
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Both in my opinion. The sooner we get out on a pitch again the better for one and a positive result will help us pychologically. In fact, I would go one further and say that as a team like ours are expected to win against Southend we also need a convincing victory at home to Stoke before we can start to say that we have finally climbed the hill.
Agreed re Di Santo and Mancienne. Di Santo has been asked to miss the U21 tournament by Scolari and Mancienne has been called back from Wolves where he was doing well - to do that and not give them SUBSTANTIAL playing time at least would almost be an insult.
If Di Santo does start then who will partner him? Drogba who still isn´t 100% fit (imo) or Anelka who has been sidelined and is frustrated?
As you say, they will tear into us.
I´ve more or less defended Scolari so far but I must admit, if we lose this one I will start to have real doubts - there can be no excuse for his one.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
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"It is born out of hypocrisy and fundamental insecurity. There have been two kids on the block for the past 12 years. Suddenly, there is a third and that one is threatening to be more successful than the others and they don’t like it." P Kenyon.
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