M99 wrote:Chelsea will advance by away goals. Think the tie will similarly play out to the Barca/PSG last year.

People are underrating PSG. There is no way this will be a walk in the park for Chelsea.

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Its why Ibra has to drop so deep in big games... because the rest of the midfield don't know how to impact the game beyond the half way line.

And his ability to almost become a 10 and get the ball from just beyond the half way line and into the attacking third was a clear miss.

Arquitescu wrote:For a whole week now I've further and further envisaged the 2-0 comeback that I predict for Chelsea. Never have I see Jose so sure of a comeback and frequently I have seen even worse Chelsea teams worm themselves out of such situations.

Paris are an elite team yet lack the experience in the form of Blanc and their core squad in such situations as already Paris' style of play is an unfortunate measure of Chelsea to whom type of tactics they struggle against. Yet like Allegri's Milan twice or Napoli or any other team who come in from their home defending a lead in their oppositions' the large predicament of how to attack, when to defend or an overall cohesive plan is always their biggest enemy to which can result fatal unless a 3 goal lead is fashioned without that oh so crucial away goal.

Mourinho I am certain has taken a few tactical struts from the last game and will have a plan to which can thwart a potentially complacent Paris.

When the camera zooms into the start of play, the atmosphere shakes the PSG players more than it should and Chelsea play like they have nothing to lose; I wouldn't be surprised.

Expecting an early goal from Chelsea after a series of individual blunders by Paris followed by a goal late into the 2nd half, Paris won't score.

I hope to god that I am dead wrong. Why does this advantage of Paris look so nimble to what it actually is?

sportsczy wrote:Ibra v. Cahill... that went well last time

PSG midfield v Chelsea midfield

Wonder who PSG will draw in the semis....

Arquitescu wrote:

Arquitescu wrote:For a whole week now I've further and further envisaged the 2-0 comeback that I predict for Chelsea. Never have I see Jose so sure of a comeback and frequently I have seen even worse Chelsea teams worm themselves out of such situations.

Paris are an elite team yet lack the experience in the form of Blanc and their core squad in such situations as already Paris' style of play is an unfortunate measure of Chelsea to whom type of tactics they struggle against. Yet like Allegri's Milan twice or Napoli or any other team who come in from their home defending a lead in their oppositions' the large predicament of how to attack, when to defend or an overall cohesive plan is always their biggest enemy to which can result fatal unless a 3 goal lead is fashioned without that oh so crucial away goal.

Mourinho I am certain has taken a few tactical struts from the last game and will have a plan to which can thwart a potentially complacent Paris.

When the camera zooms into the start of play, the atmosphere shakes the PSG players more than it should and Chelsea play like they have nothing to lose; I wouldn't be surprised.

Expecting an early goal from Chelsea after a series of individual blunders by Paris followed by a goal late into the 2nd half, Paris won't score.

I hope to god that I am dead wrong. Why does this advantage of Paris look so nimble to what it actually is?

Not even gloating on my prediction. I've seen situations like this happen so many times that its sickening, and no less from Mourinho and Chelsea. Had the same feeling as I did vs Napoli as the worst predicament a manager can actually face is how to preserve the lead at the oppositions home in the 2nd tie. Paris and Blanc simply lacked the experience in these situations and it cost them dearly.

crius73 wrote:

Great Leader Sprucenuce wrote:Its why Ibra has to drop so deep in big games... because the rest of the midfield don't know how to impact the game beyond the half way line.

And his ability to almost become a 10 and get the ball from just beyond the half way line and into the attacking third was a clear miss.

IBRA is their most important player when it comes to through balls and final passes. But its not only the midfield that is the problem. Cavani lavezzi and Lucas all have pretty bad vision and passning skills.

EL Patron wrote:Laurent Blanc bottled this hard. Parking the bus with 15 mins to go and inviting pressure at Stanford bridge  

Gil wrote:Verratti and Matuidi were both absolutely awful. They got dominated by a *bleep* CB. Even when Lampard went off Luiz was still controlling the game. They were even worse in the first leg but we failed to take advantage of the chances they gifted to us.

Mole is right.

Yohan Modric wrote:5 - José Mourinho have now reached the Champions League semi-finals in the last five seasons.

Mr Nick09 wrote:The problem of PSG is that they have no played 1 team all year that was able to pin them back like chelsea, so they never saw how average Verratti could be in that context and how limited Matuidi is. they will learn, but not surprised at all they are out.

Art Morte wrote:Mourinho on Sky: "You always believe. It is part of our nature. You know how football is."

For the last couple of weeks on the Premier League title race: "We're out of it."

jibers wrote:

Yohan Modric wrote:5 - José Mourinho have now reached the Champions League semi-finals in the last five seasons.

5 - The amount of goals Pepcelona put past Moudrid's first classico

Lex wrote:Imagine being Jose's wife, having to hear that shit ALL day, every day, 24/7, annually

Lex wrote:Imagine being Jose's wife, having to hear that shit ALL day, every day, 24/7, annually