Chelsea v Fulham Preview: No Wholesale Changes Please?!?!?!?
COME ON CHELSEA
By Since66
May 1 2009
Champions League football is secured for next season. Three points tomorrow, against a revitalised Fulham side who are in themselves are looking for Europa League qualification next season, is a must if we want to finish at least third and automatic CL qualification. 2nd is possible, 1st is highly improbable, but 3rd is certainly acheivable.
With Fulham sandwiched in between the Barca's games, I really don't want HUSS to muck about with the team too much simply because Fulham are a much better team than they were last season, and they are challenging for Europe and THIS is a derby, our 2nd in a week of three successive League derbies - Woolwich to come next Sunday.
Despite the fact that Chelsea were the better team at Craven Cottage earlier in the season, Clint 'The Texan Pow Wow' Dempsey, scored a last gasp equaliser, his 2nd of a one-sided game which proves Fulham's fighting spirit, limited with a very very small squad.
Fulham's last two visits to The Bridge have ended in a point to the visitors - December 2006 the game ended 2-2 and in September 2007 the game ended 0-0.
Fulham's last League victory at The Bridge was way back in 1979, back in the 'old' Second Division - Fulham won 2-0.
HUSS was pragmatic or was he lying about his team selection or formation for tomorrow's affair (heheheh) when he said, "It is always amazing when you start playing in May and players get fitter and fitter.
"So I think it is a very good signal. We don't have problems with injuries unless you call Carvalho and Deco, but they were out already for a period. The rest are all fit, there are just little niggles coming out of the last game but no problem for tomorrow.
"The players don't like to rest that much, but there might be one or two changes in tomorrow's game regarding that. It is not that we are going to decrease the quality with the players coming in because we have some players who were on the bench recently who have the quality to do well.
"The rest of the players will be starting because we take this game very seriously against Fulham, first of all for our own public and also because Fulham have been doing well for weeks and weeks. Then after that we prepare for Barcelona."
As for Barcelona..... don't you start me on them, we will leave them for another day!!!
COME ON CHELSEA!!
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..and there still remains a fragment of hope that we may yet win the league - who knows - should Liverpool and Man Utd drop points? I do believe that we will achieve at least 2nd though.
Because of this, you´re right - we need to put a decent side out that is capable of winning the 3 points. That said, it would be prudent to keep 2-3 fresh for Barcelona.
Anelka should start with Drogba on the bench for example and can we please see Quaresma get a run out?
I have a lot of time for old Woy! He is a much better manager than some may realise and his side have had an excellent season.
This would be a tough game whatever side we put out.
"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.
Chelsea Football club have played ninety times more than Fulham over five years for your maths that's eighteen games a season thats quite incredible isn't it.
I would also like to say that Chelsea fans over the course of a season spend more money watching their team than any other club in England,i`d like somebody to prove me wrong.
That's the price of success.
So for people to spout out about us not supporting our club i think you`d better think before you speak.
After Quaresma's professional display for the reserves on Monday night, he does deserve a run-out today, however I suspect HUSS doesn't reckon him.
We shall see
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Here`s an interesting stat.
Chelsea Football club have played ninety times more than Fulham over five years for your maths that's eighteen games a season thats quite incredible isn't it.
I would also like to say that Chelsea fans over the course of a season spend more money watching their team than any other club in England,i`d like somebody to prove me wrong.
That's the price of success.
Wouldn´t surprise me at all if those stats were correct. Arsenal tickets are pricey mind you, but I think we spend more per supporter according to the annual matchday income of both clubs.
"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.