I think we'll see:
VDS
O'Shea Smalling Vidic Evra
Scholes
Fletcher Carrick
Nani ------------- Rooney
Berbatov
O'Shea Smalling Vidic Evra
Scholes
Fletcher Carrick
Nani ------------- Rooney
Berbatov
Chelsea vs. Manchester United
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Well, you can bring on the stats decotron, but what I meant was there was a couple times where he was un-pressured, on the right, tried to play a ball to Fletch but it just went out and Sheasy himself put out a hand saying it was a misplaced pass.
If you compare that to his silkiness vs Man Citeh, he was average imo.
Hardly miss-placed a pass that day.
Try comparing that to a dominant game vs Man citeh and it was totally differrent mate, I'm not saying he is a bad defender... But he was that was an average O'shea game, if he was silky he'd be ala the Man citeh game.
This but Rafael for O'Shea.
Rafael and Smalling in the back four against Chelsea is a bad idea. Smalling needs O'Shea
Explain?
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and Chicharito to come in to change the game if needed.
Think his pace would expose the age of the Big Man Terry.
0-2 would be a good result, but seeing how conservative and based on our away form, a 1-1 result would be good to leave the Bridge with.
Terry has just turned 30, no real age for a defender. He's slow because he's always been a slowish CB, just like Vidic, his game isn't based mostly on pace like a Rio or Stam type.
I reckon Hernandez should start or Berbatov, they are our top striker goal scorers. Hope we don't fear Chelsea too much with our lineup as now is the best chance to beat them there in a while.
Got a feeling the ref mike give us a bad decision we don't like after what went on drama wise with Rooney in the media. Any fifty fifties could easily go their way, more so.
VDS
Rafael - Smalling - Vidic - Evra
Nani - Fletcher - Scholes - Carrick - Rooney
Berbatov
Rafael - Smalling - Vidic - Evra
Nani - Fletcher - Scholes - Carrick - Rooney
Berbatov
Really hope the game doesnt swing because of some poor ref'ing decisions. Either way.
I'd take a point. Finishes Chelsea off and keeps us ticking over. A win would be orgasmotime.
Yep. A good old fasioned win the right way would be beautiful.
I'm going for a 3-0 to us.
Hernandez x1, Berba x2
If Giggs is back and fit I don't see the point of starting with Rooney out wide. Big call then on who to start up top considering Berbatov had the weekend off.
I don't think it's that big a call in current form, Berbs has to play
Rooney and berbatov to start please. Can't wait for this one, wish I could go to SB but my gf has to work.
When is Park back?
Wish we had him for tonights game, he is vital in these kind of games and has come up with important goals against Chelsea and Arsenal in the past.
Wish we had him for tonights game, he is vital in these kind of games and has come up with important goals against Chelsea and Arsenal in the past.
Referee: Martin Atkinson
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & Mike Mullarkey
Fourth official: Chris Foy
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup & Mike Mullarkey
Fourth official: Chris Foy
Is Torres allowed to play this game in fact ? He already played for Liverpool for this journey, if I'm not mistaken. Did the rules change ?
I reckon we'll get a red card tonight.
Torres is league tied? Can't play for the rest of the season!
think hes confused about cup tied rules....this is the league dufus 
He would only be preculded from playing if this were an FA Cup tie because he's already played for Liverpool in the 3rd round. This rule doesn't apply to league games.
WTF?
Well the fixture we are talking about (United vs Chelsea - 19 Dec. 2010) is a delayed game.
The same day, many games got postponed because of the snow.
Liverpool played (with Torres) that postponed game on 26th Jan. 2011.
If Torres plays again today, he would have played twice for the same journey.
Before, it was not allowed, but maybe rules have changed, as nobody is raising the point?
Ah really ? I thought it was...
Then if Torres got transfered and was always fit, he could potentially play 39 games and have 1 more chance to score than any other footballer in the league !
Never heard of anything along those lines in the rules.
That's actually a better point you're making than we all first assumed i think.
yep.. that is a good point.
a player could potentially play more than 38 league games in a season if there isnt a rule to address this issue..
Never heard of it tho, so no clue
a player could potentially play more than 38 league games in a season if there isnt a rule to address this issue..
Never heard of it tho, so no clue
Never heard of that rule, however, I can see the logic to it
Goodness - hearing it is Atkinson as ref really makes me nervous. Wasn't he the twat that screwed us over at the bridge last season? No penalty on Valencia, the phantom foul by Fletcher and then no foul in the box given?
Can't put the offside call where Rooney was clean through or the offside for the goal on him but, if it was him last season - he better not feck us over again.
Can't put the offside call where Rooney was clean through or the offside for the goal on him but, if it was him last season - he better not feck us over again.
Aye, the Russian mafia man probably paid good money to the FA to get Atkinson for this match.
fecking hell that's a good point. Would make sense actually to not allow him to play the game.
The only reason a player could be prevented from playing in a specific fixture is in a cup competition when they've already played for a different team in the same competition, or a loanee who is contractually obliged not to play against his own club.
Not sure what you mean by "the same journey" but there's never been any other reason for a player to be prevented from playing a specific fixture.