UEFA Champions League: Round of 16

quote shaunie

quote Chelsea Boi

We're awful. Have been for a while. Napoli will beat us.

Can't see any English teams getting to the last 8.

Napoli are 7th in the Serie A right now. Although they are behind some top teams, they aren't exactly playing brilliantly. I reckon it will be a very close tie. I wouldn't write Chelsea off. In saying that, I do hope Napoli thrash them!

We maybe 5th in the Premiership, but we've been awful this season and I'm quite surprised we're there given some of our performances this season.

If we play like we did against Everton, then Napoli will thrash us. I'm just hoping the 'different competition' and whatnot gets the players motivated, but I can't see it. Nothing seems to be motivating the players right now.

Maybe we need a legend back. We should bring back Zola.

quote wba_4_eva

quote Chelsea Boi

I care for the sake of this season, because if we don't get Champions League then it rules us out signing some players. I know we haven't properly sorted ourselves for the future in recent years, and I've been (with other Chelsea fans) wanting to see us bring in some younger players. It didn't happen though, but what can I do? Just support who they do bring in even if I don't always agree. I know we're going through a transitional period which is why I don't mind AVB staying because I think he'll take us places and win us trophies. I only said that he may get the sake, because of recent performances .. Not what I want, but from previous managers it's happened. I know it's something that needs sorting come the summer time, and I'm just hoping that we do finally do something about it because it should've happened a few seasons ago.

I will say fair play to him for making a stand and that, but whether players like Malouda stand behind the project or not .. He's exactly one of the players that SHOULD be going in the summer. He's on the wrong side of 30, and doesn't offer us much.

Edit: Ah crap! We need to focus more in the second half, because we can't afford to concede another.

fair point but if it doesn't happen now when will it? until those players are left out/gone it will be a replica of this situation further down the line.

malouda probably should be leaving in the summer, but a lot of it comes down to how much control AVB has over comings/goings (i suspect not very much) where ultimately he needs full control and not having some cretin of an owner getting involved.

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chelsea are definitely still in this tie, napoli are vulnerable at the back and given the state of chelsea's defensive performance thus far attacking seems like the best way to go imo.

quote lfc 2004

I'm sure I read somewhere that Abramovich ruled out spending big again to overhaul the Chelsea squad? May have made that up but if so I think Chelsea are in trouble personally. Don't think they're up to much and Cahill, Mata and Sturridge are the only players good enough to be playing in a couple of years time for them it seems.