Leeds V Chelsea on SBS

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Leeds V Chelsea is the SBS Match of the Week.

Geez i love being a Chelsea fan, by having Foxtel and SBS i see them live almost every week.
 

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Sir Bobby has ordered our players to get their necks massaged and to take the extraordinary step of wearing helmets in preparation for the Houllier version of Jogo Bonito...
 

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Actually lads I dunno...

I reckon Leeds will be well up for this one especially at Elland Road following their away victory at Charlton, and will of course be treating the Chelsea circus in town as their cup final. And who knows? The Russian Revolution might well be a little complacent following that gritty and somewhat fortunate win over United...

A shock Leeds win would not surprise me at all.
 

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Should mention as well that the financial situation at Leeds has had a short term improvement. With the prospect of the sheik getting involved with the club a bit more likely, the financiers have agreed to allow the club to trade at least until January. Before that I believe the club were days away from being placed in administration.

Still a lot to do, and doubts persist about the genuine ability of the sheik to do what he is saying he can do, but on the whole looking a lot more positive for Leeds. If all goes well for them Strachan is back on the agenda, and there may even be some money to spend in January.

If not, they are back to square one.

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Originally posted by dyertribe
Actually lads I dunno...

I reckon Leeds will be well up for this one especially at Elland Road following their away victory at Charlton, and will of course be treating the Chelsea circus in town as their cup final. And who knows? The Russian Revolution might well be a little complacent following that gritty and somewhat fortunate win over United...

A shock Leeds win would not surprise me at all.
That's what Tommy Smyth said on Press Pass.
 
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Originally posted by TheNextBigThing
Leeds V Chelsea is the SBS Match of the Week.

Geez i love being a Chelsea fan, by having Foxtel and SBS i see them live almost every week.
exactly...it'll be a close match though...we'll knock off Leeds by a coupla goals i reckon
 

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Chelsea vs Leeds has always been a big rivalry and I'm sure the Leeds players will be really fired up for this. Should be an interesting game this one.
 

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Depends how well the V-Bomber plays. He has manhandled a lot of those chelsea defenders in the past.

Saying that i think chelsea 4-1
 

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Leeds United v Chelsea

Saturday 6 December 2003 15:00

SMITH WANTS GRAY TO GET JOB



Alan Smith has urged the Leeds board not to ignore Eddie Gray’s love for the club and to hand the Elland Road legend the full-time manager’s post.

After a run of six successive defeats, with five of those in the Barclaycard Premiership sending Leeds to the foot of the table, Gray finally coaxed a win with last Saturday’s 1-0 victory at Charlton.

In terms of attempting to build on the confidence gained from such a success, Gray could not have wished for a harder task than with the visit of Barclaycard Premiership leaders Chelsea.

But ahead of his third game in caretaker charge following the sacking of Peter Reid, Gray has been assured he has the 100% backing of the players.

Smith, who despite being just 23 can now be regarded as one of the more senior players at the club, has joined forces with front line partner Mark Viduka who also gave Gray his support this week.

“If we keep winning, keep him in charge - I see no reason why not,” stated Smith.

“I just hope the club don’t use Eddie, until they find someone else, because of his loyalty.

“I’ve known Eddie since I was a kid and he would take the job if we were bottom and had no way of getting out of it because he loves Leeds United. That’s the way it is.

“If he does do a good job then he deserves to stay in charge. For the time being he is enjoying being in charge and he’s had to wait a long time to do it.

“Hopefully, his loyalty can be justified in our performances and the results we pick up.

“But he definitely has the backing of the players. Anyone who questioned that and then saw the game last Saturday will now realise everybody is 100% with him.”

Leeds and Gray must find a way of stopping a rampant Chelsea side unbeaten in their last 10 matches and who have not conceded a goal in their last seven.

Gray said: “You wouldn’t have thought a few years ago that a Chelsea v Leeds game would be top v bottom, but that’s what it is.

“But the players are starting to believe they can get out of trouble. I know they (Chelsea) are a top-class side, but we don’t fear them in any way.”

Gray looks likely to name an unchanged starting line-up, although there is a doubt over David Batty who went over on his ankle in training.

Meanwhile, Chelsea boss Claudio Ranieri insists he will not embark on a major new year spending spree as he moved to reassure his existing squad of his faith in them.

Ranieri invested more than £100million last summer and Roman Abramovich's vast fortune remains at his disposal for the right player when the transfer window opens.

However, Ranieri has stressed there will be no major upheavals to his squad next month as he has been so impressed with the way that his existing players have gelled as a unit.

Indeed, Chelsea travel to Leeds with victory at home to Manchester United last weekend having underlined their genuine title credentials.

Ranieri declared: "I have a lot of champions. My players understand my philosophy and I believe in all of my players.

"It is important to be focused on my team. I have 21 players plus the goalkeepers and for me that is enough.

"I want to try to win every match. I want to win the respect of opponents and the opponents' crowd."

Not that Ranieri can categorically rule out any new arrivals at Stamford Bridge during the transfer window if he manages to unload one or two fringe figures.

However, he clearly does not wish to unsettle the team spirit which has carried Chelsea to the top of the table and into the Champions League knock-out stages on the back of seven consecutive clean sheets.

"We want to be strong and show good football. We are top of the league but we do not think about it, we are thinking about continuing, working hard and being consistent," he maintained.

"I said at the beginning of this year that it is important for us to build the group and to build the foundations.

"Now we want to continue. I am seeing a good attitude on the training pitch and that is important for me because my idea is you train in the same way that you play."

Ranieri recalls the way in which Chelsea's title challenge was undermined last season at Elland Road, when he admitted an error in making seven changes to his starting line-up only to lose 2-0.

"Leeds against Chelsea are always hard matches but I remember last season very well as we played very badly in Leeds," he said.

Chelsea will be without Emmanuel Petit and Juan Sebastian Veron through injury as Ranieri considers whether to restore William Gallas to the side at the expense of Marcel Desailly.

Leeds United (from): Robinson, Kelly, Harte, Matteo, Radebe, Morris, Camara, Barmby, Bridges, Viduka, Pennant, Chapuis, Wilcox, Johnson, Duberry, Batty, Olembe, McPhail, Lennon, Domi, Milner, Carson.

Chelsea (from): Cudicini, Ambrosio, Sullivan, Johnson, Melchiot, Bridge, Babayaro, Terry, Gallas, Desailly, Huth, Lampard, Makelele, Geremi, J Cole, Gronkjaer, Duff, Stanic, Crespo, Mutu, Hasselbaink, Gudjohnsen.
 

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#18
Originally posted by David Votoupal
The big question: who, exactly, is going to provide Viduka with the service he needs?
I think that is somewhat of a myth that Viduka is a target man. He played as the lone striker last week and it was his best game all season. He was made to get the ball himself and with his brilliant skills was able to torment the Charlton defence and he brought the wingers Milner and Pennant into the game.

Reid played him as a target man and all he did was stand up front in the hope that someone could find him with a pass, which rarely happened. He proved last week what he can do with some space and combining with Milner worked wonders for both players.

Does any of that make any sense? ;)

I'm quietly confident we could get a result from this one. But we could also get flogged. :D
 
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