The League Cup Final Thread

[Guest]

How do we all see this one panning out? Can't see anything other than a Chelsea win myself.

Mourinho is overdue another trophy and if his men can contain the English Pele that is Harry Kane then the Blues should notch up another piece of silverware.

Over to you, fellas. Cheers

[FootballLight]

Chelsea 2-0 Spurs

A typical Chelsea performance where they grind out the win. Although Matic and Mikel are missing, I still think Ramires and Fabregas will have enough in midfield, although Eriksen's strength is finding gaps in the opposition midfield and I think that could happen often, but Ramires' energy and Fabregas' dog, scrap and battle tactics in midfield could see Chelsea through.

I don't think Kane will score, Terry and Cahill will outmuscle him in the air and with both of their tackling abilities along the floor, Kane will find it difficult to get around them and I think he will get marked out of the game. Especially with Chelsea's solid defensive shape where the full backs tuck in like CB's so there is no space to slip through balls into the box.

Spurs could score because of some of the vulnerabilities that Chelsea have ahead of this game, but I stick by my scoreline and I think it becomes unlikely that Spurs will win his trophy.

[Fernando]

Chelsea: Cech,Ivanovic,Terry,Zouma,Azpilicueta, Ramires,Cahill(DM),Fabregas,Willian,Hazard & Diego Costa
Subs: Courtois, Filipe Luis, Ake, Oscar, Cuadrado, Drogba and Remy.

Spurs: Lloris,Walker,Dier,Vertonghen,Rose,Mason,Bentaleb,Townsend,Eriksen,Chadli & Kane
Subs: Vorm, Davies, Fazio, Dembele, Stambouli, Lamela, Soldado

[Ent]

God Costa is an absolute bell end.

[Fernando]

What's he done Ent?

[Guest]

Took to the field, Nando.

[Fernando]

Appears it's Zouma at DM not Cahill

Harry Kane just mugged off 5 Chelsea players

[Fernando]

Eriksen hits the bar with a FK from 22 Yards.

[Ent]

First tackle and he is squaring up to dier.

I hate that constant acting the hard man - he isn't. He is protected by being a professional footballer. Would have had some sense knocked into him if he'd been an amateur for a while.

I can understand losing the head occassionally but he's always at it.

[NickisBHAFC]

Tottenham been the better side so far.

[hampo17]

Costa is always at it, hand in the face of Benteleb in front of the referee who does nothing.

[Guest]

That'll be the Mourinho effect, Hampo.

[Ent]

He'll end up like suarez missing 10 games a season suspended before leaving.

Just an absolute bell end.

[Fernando]

Chelsea 1-0 Spurs - John Terry

Too much space in the box to miss.

[hampo17]

Lucky bounce and Chelsea score, such poor defending.

[Ent]

Shocking goal defensively.

Lazy free kick to give away and then a shambles defending the freekick.

[NickisBHAFC]

Poor defending by Spurs and chelsea get an undeserved half time lead.

[Fernando]

Eric Dier a lucky boy, Last man and kicked Costa after he pinched the ball away on edge of the box...

[Dolphin Ziggler]

How is Zouma doing? Sky has him in midfield

[NickisBHAFC]

Eric Dier a lucky boy, Last man and kicked Costa after he pinched the ball away on edge of the box...

Should of kicked Costa harder the cu*t

[NickisBHAFC]

What an effort by Fabregas!

[CFCNick]

How is Zouma doing? Sky has him in midfield

If he plays there more often and beefs up a bit he could be Essien 2.0.

[Fernando]

Chelsea 2-0 Spurs - Costa with a deflection

Game Over.

[NickisBHAFC]

Harsh on Spurs imo but yeah that's curtains for this afternoon.

[NickisBHAFC]

Dembele on for Townsend. Would of probably started with that.

[Hammersmith harrier]

Chelsea represent all the worst aspects of football to the extreme, it seems a breeding ground for idiots like Costa.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

Personally I love Costa. Fighters are great, proper gritty bastard

[Hammersmith harrier]

He isn't though, a gritty bastard wouldn't be moaning constantly at the ref, going down easily or trying to act all hard.

[Mad for Chelsea]

excellent second half that, as soon as we got the first goal Spurs never looked like coming back.

You'd all love Costa if he was on your team

[Guest]

"has the manager changed in the last 10 years?"

Yeah about 37 times.

[JDizzle]

'Finals are not for playing, they are for winning'. Mourinho pretty much summed himself up there. It doesn't matter how you get there.

[Dolphin Ziggler]

He's a right swine to play against and scores goals

[guildfordbat]

...

You'd all love Costa if he was on your team

He's a battler for sure.

Bob Paisley, arguably the greatest manager of the twentieth century, said of the Kop: ''They were not so concerned with cultured football, but with triers who gave one hundred per cent.'' I believe that goes a large way to explaining why Costa's ugly style can still be so attractive and appealing. He may often be close to and at times over the line but he gives everything for the team cause.

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