XI to play Chelsea

[balggy]

Howard

Neville Heitenga Distin Baines

Arteta Osman Billy Anichebe

Cahill


Saha

Anichebe has to start. There is no way we are going to out pass Cheslea on Wednesday. Our only hope is to play them as Liverpool played us. Get at them. Play dirty if needs be. I would go with Anichebe in a wide role as I would hope he could contribute to the physical battle in the middle of the park. With us all knowing an Osman Cahill central midfield is not creative I would bring billy in out of the cold and play him in his apparent favored position- getting forward joining Cahill in attacks when need be. It is also too soon for Arteta to come into the middle, let him do his damage on the right with hopefully some good crosses. The central midfield looks very light but against Essien and Ballack there is no way without Fellaini we will have any chance of winning it. Trying to patch it up with Neville and moving Heitenga into right back or vice versa would just weaken the defense.

[GhostOfDixie]

Originally Posted by balggy

Howard

Neville Heitenga Distin Baines

Arteta Osman Billy Anichebe

Cahill


Saha

Anichebe has to start. There is no way we are going to out pass Cheslea on Wednesday. Our only hope is to play them as Liverpool played us. Get at them. Play dirty if needs be. I would go with Anichebe in a wide role as I would hope he could contribute to the physical battle in the middle of the park. With us all knowing an Osman Cahill central midfield is not creative I would bring billy in out of the cold and play him in his apparent favored position- getting forward joining Cahill in attacks when need be. It is also too soon for Arteta to come into the middle, let him do his damage on the right with hopefully some good crosses. The central midfield looks very light but against Essien and Ballack there is no way without Fellaini we will have any chance of winning it. Trying to patch it up with Neville and moving Heitenga into right back or vice versa would just weaken the defense.

One small flaw in your plan mate - Anichebe is super gash.

[Brownie]

Originally Posted by GhostOfDixie

Well there's no need for that!

Hehe!

[balggy]

I dont think Boulahrouz or Ricardo Carvalho would agree. He is a tripe finisher but he is physically dominant and his link up play has been an outlet to success in the past.

[Gwladys Nights]

The team's broken without Fellaini and Pienaar. Can't think of an eleven I'm happy with.

[James Martin]

Howard
Neville Heitnga Distin Baines

Anichebe Rodwell Arteta Donovan

Bily Baxter Agard

Saha yak.

I can't think of an 11 I'm happy with either

[swiftyefc]

HOWARD
NEVILLE SENDEROS DISTIN BAINES
DONOVAN HEITINGA OSMAN BILYALETDINOV
CAHILL SAHA

with a bench of
nash
coleman
duffy
arteta
rodwell
yakubu
anichebe

[Great Dane]

Howard

Neville-Heitinga-Distin-Baines

Donavan-Arteta-Osman-Bilyaletdinov

Cahill

Saha

we need to attack, attack and attack. Get at them just like Hull did last week.

[Axlswhk]

Rodwell is still injured?He was out for a month in Decemeber and it's now February.

[ToxtethBlue]

He's back, he was on the bench against Wigan but Moyes left him out of the Derby. I'd expect him to come in against Chelsea, I think he'll be in the squad for the game, not sure if he'll start or be on the bench though.

[Axlswhk]

Hope he start ahead of Osman. Chelsea's physical midfield might be too much for lightweight Osman.