Broadly, there are two types of strikers. Small pacey ones and big strong ones. Most definitely pacey ones will cause the most damage to Chelsea's defence.
Liverpool vs Chelsea 7/11/10
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Broadly, there are two types of strikers. Small pacey ones and big strong ones. Most definitely pacey ones will cause the most damage to Chelsea's defence.
I said we have got to used to having Essien in the side and thats a dangerous thing. I don't see how losing Lampard for the most of this season is counted as lucky.
I wouldn't agree with that because in recent times strikers such as Kevin Davies, Kevin Doyle and Emile Heskey have given us a harder time than strikers such as Agbonlahor and Kenwyne Jones.
Coz you are the least affected side among top teams due to injuries.
We have half the squad with virus plus Rooney out for so long, Rio missing start of the season.
Arsenal missed RVP, Fabregas, In that terms Chelsea are lucky.
I could say something back about scousers but Iwont as im not an ignorant git like you.
Well our top scorer last season Drogba has only played 10 games this season and the last 4 of them being unwell and our 2nd top scorer last season Lampard has only made 4 appearences, so in my eyes that isen't lucky.
Only 10? FFS, he missed 1 game then. Lampard is the only injury concern you have/had.
Like i said he has been unwell for the last 3-4 games. And losing Lampard is a massive blow, im pretty sure if Lampard hadn't have been injured this season we would have scored more goals thats how big of a player he is for Chelsea scoring and creating goals.
you're very quick to say no excuses to other sides, the same can be said of you. spurs liverpool united arsenal have all had worse injury problems than you. at thend of the day its always about the squad and never just the first xi, and your replacements didnt step it up enough
The fact that you've used Kenwyne Jones as an example of a "small, pacey striker" kinda destroys all credibility to your argument.
Terry and Alex are both supremely accomplished aerial defenders. However Terry has the turning circle of a tank and about the same amount of grace. Alex, whilst a marginally better technician and athlete, hardly corners like a housefly. Same is true for Ivanovic. The only reason Heskey gave you a problem this year was because Agbonlahor was out. The opposite is true for the other two examples - Davies and Doyle are both their sides' standout premier strikers, and to drop them against Chelsea would be stupid. Given two strikers of relatively similar ability - take Agbonlahor and Carew, for example - you'd pick Agbonlahor because his strengths play to the weaknesses of the Chelsea defence.
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Im not blaiming injurys they deserved to won the game full stop. All im saying is that we would have been better suited if Essien was fit and playing.
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I added Jones later on and put him at the wrong place in my quote. I would rather play against Agbonlahor than Carew or Heskey. Heskey has always gave us problems wherever he has played. And Wolves could have dropped Doyle for a quicker lad Ebanks Blake if they felt this surely???
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1 man team?
lol
. Nah but Pool are stronger with Stevie G in the side because he is such a sensational footballer. Ok Essien dosen't have the same influence but he makes our team stronger and more fluid without a dout.