Queen’s Park Rangers Vs Chelsea F.C FA Cup 4th Round – LINE UPS
This is set to be a highly contested derby. With matters of alleged racist abuse gaining all the attention, the focus will be fully on John Terry and Anton Ferdinand.
Chelsea lost on their last visit to Loftus Road, with the Blues having two men sent off in the first half; by a ref who has came under question all season.
Both chairmen have issued statements warning fans not to engage in behaviour that will be deemed as unacceptable. The fans will be hyped up all throughout the match and both clubs are hoping to avoid any confrontation outside the stadium.
Chelsea will be touted as favourites for this match, but this does not mean QPR will not threaten throughout. Joey Barton will look to dominate the midfield and possibly try to wind up our players. It is our players job not to react to his mind games.
Gary Cahill looks likely to make his début in this game and with Salomon Kalou and Didier Drogba still on Africa Cup of Nations duty, it again leaves Romelu Lukaku and Fernando Torres in a battle for the centre forward position with Juan Mata and Daniel Sturridge set to provide support on the wings.
Confirmed Chelsea XI-
Cech, Ivanovic, Luiz, Terry, Cole, Ramires, Meireles, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Mata.
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Why Speed Is The Key Against Wolves Today!
Right so after the Aston Villa debacle we now travel to Wolverhampton to face a side scrambling for points at the other end of the table.
In recent years this would be an away banker with the bookies but after a brief rally against Newcastle and Man City, confidence has again vanished and Wolves will fancy their chances.
Today seems to have added importance than a usual away fixture as we are desperate for a win to maintain our sanity and avoid sliding further down the league.
I hope to see Fernando Torres start against Wolves; he has performed well in his last few games despite not scoring and with Drogba off to the African Cup Of Nations, now is as good a time as any.
Like most of our rivals we can expect Wolves to park the metaphorical bus today, playing 5 in midfield and looking for a 0-0.
Therefore we need to move the ball quickly and avoid playing into Wolves’ hands by slowing the ball down and looking for the perfect pass.
We need to use the whole width of the pitch to stretch Wolves and look to counter quickly should they apply any pressure at our end.
In summary speed is the key, come on the Chels, lets get back on track today!
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Defeat To Aston Villa – Initial Reactions
Despondent, frustrated and upset sum up how I feel at the end of 2011 with Chelsea ending it how they started in a bad run of form and low on ideas.
The result today has been symptomatic of our season so far, dominating the possession and play but lacking a cutting edge. This is interspersed with frequent lapses in concentration across the playing squad that are invariably pounced on by our opposition costing us points.
I really don’t want to dwell on today too much but I attempted to find some but the only one I could think of was Fernando Torres.
He came off the bench and looked sharp at one point hitting the bar, the African Cup of Nations could come at just the right time for the Spaniard as he will shoulder the responsibility to lead the line.
Win or lose up the blue, hopefully 2012 will be a true transitional year.
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Drogba or Torres To Start Against Villa?
Earlier today FamousCFC.com asked you who should start upfront for against Aston Villa and the split was almost bang on 50/50 with everyone unsure whether to put their faith in the Spaniard or the Ivorian.
So who should start against Aston Villa the powerhouse Didier Drogba who has blown hot and cold during the campaign so far, or the misfiring Torres who has shown glimpses of a return to form but not quite pushed on to silence his doubters?
Like those in our survey I cannot decide between the two, both have their merits particularly with Drogba going off to the African Cup of Nations pretty soon.
Normally when I cannot make a decision I flip a coin, however I hope that AVB does not result to the same tactic to make his decision.
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Initial Reactions After Fulham Game
Having just gotten back from the game and my initial reactions are those of frustration at another lacklustre performance at Stamford Bridge.
Overview
We dominated the first half however could not create any real penetration creating only one or two chances of note.
We got the goal early on in the second half and then decided to sit back and let Fulham have the ball and for the second time in a week we conceded a goal with a cross right in front of Petr Cech put in by Clint Dempsey.
Overall we had plenty of the ball today but we lacked a cutting edge to get behind Fulham who were relatively comfortable defensively.
Players
Having regained a starting berth Frank Lampard was ineffectual in the middle of the park as Daniel Sturridge who failed to get much joy down the channels and for the large part Juan Mata (excluding his goal)
There were some good performances thou; Oriol Romeu was solid and looks calm and assured in defensive midfield.
There was also a positive performance from the much maligned Fernando Torres, recalled to the starting line up he looked sharp and up for the fight and battling for the team.
He was unlucky not to score in the first half and gave an encouraging performance all is not lost with Mr Torres in my eyes.
Final Conclusion
A poor performance and another disappointing result, improvement is needed if we are to qualify for the Champions League next season, let alone challenge for any honours.
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