Chelsea Vs Portsmouth Live Stream
Much has been fabricated of the arrangement of “Big Phil” Scolari and I anticipate Chelsea will claiming for the appellation afresh beneath his leadership. However, his actual attentions will be angry appear the appointment of the FA Cup holders tomorrow.
Our almanac at Stamford Bridge is afflicted accepting absent all bristles of our antecedent visits and it will be a sixth beeline defeat if we comedy like we did adjoin Manchester United at Wembley aftermost week.
I apprehend Harry will go with 4-4-2 on the aperture day with annihilation to lose. Peter Crouch will accomplish his aggressive admission but Younes Kaboul will best acceptable alpha on the bank forth with Jerome Thomas.
Other new signings Glen Little and Ben Sahar won’t affection as the above is afflicted and the closing can’t comedy adjoin his ancestor club. Papa Bouba Diop is acceptable to comedy in the centre in abode of the ancient Pedro Mendes.
Pompey will be buoyed be the absense of Didier Drogba, Andriy Shevchenko and Salomon Kalou which agency Nicholas Anelka is acceptable to spearhead the Chelsea attack.
Portuguese duo Deco and Jose Bosingwa will accomplish their debuts for the home ancillary and Shaun Wright-Phillips should additionally comedy adjoin the club who approved (and may still try) to assurance him in pre-season.
I anticipate we will lose this one if I put my astute hat on. People say we may bolt Chelsea algid as Scolari needs time to achieve in but we accept looked actual aimless in pre-season and could booty a lot of time to gel, abnormally the advanced two.
Chelsea
GK: Petr CECH
RB: Jose BOSINGWA
CB: Ricardo CARVALHO
CB: John TERRY
LB: Ashley COLE
CM: Michael ESSIEN
CM: DECO
CM: Frank LAMPARD
RWF: Shaun WRIGHT-PHILLIPS
LWF: Joe COLE
CF: Nicolas ANELKA
Pompey
GK: David JAMES
RB: Glen JOHNSON
CB: Sol CAMPBELL
CB: Sylvain DISTIN
LB: Hermann HREIDARSSON
RM: John UTAKA
CM: Lassana DIARRA
CM: Papa BOUBA DIOP
LM: Niko KRANJCAR
CF: Jermain DEFOE
CF: Peter CROUCH
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Chelsea 4 - Pompey 0
