Comments on: CL: Will Grant Get It Right? http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html News from The Blues Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:47:46 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Mike http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21299 Mike Wed, 05 Mar 2008 20:38:13 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21299 Looks like Grant's got it right so far, up 2-0 at the half. Ashley Cole has been a menace pushing forward and Lampard, Ballack et al, impeccable up front. http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/03/live-blogging-champions-league-chelsea.html Looks like Grant’s got it right so far, up 2-0 at the half. Ashley Cole has been a menace pushing forward and Lampard, Ballack et al, impeccable up front.

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]]> By: Chuck http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21294 Chuck Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:24:11 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21294 Mike, you make a decent point about the Carling Cup not being the CL, FA or PL. But the problem is that it appeared as though Grant was trying genuinely win that match - and not saving the team (Cole and Ballack specifically) for later play. If it was an experiment with the side he fielded, its a curious time to be experimenting. I just think the CC side was poor coaching - given the form that Cole and Ballack have been in, and the form the team has been in with them on the pitch. They were a big part of why Chelsea weathered the storm that you mention. I just didn't understand the tinkering. Mike, you make a decent point about the Carling Cup not being the CL, FA or PL. But the problem is that it appeared as though Grant was trying genuinely win that match – and not saving the team (Cole and Ballack specifically) for later play. If it was an experiment with the side he fielded, its a curious time to be experimenting. I just think the CC side was poor coaching – given the form that Cole and Ballack have been in, and the form the team has been in with them on the pitch. They were a big part of why Chelsea weathered the storm that you mention. I just didn’t understand the tinkering.

]]> By: Chris http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21289 Chris Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:00:49 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21289 really, that is to say really, that is to say

]]> By: Chris http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21288 Chris Wed, 05 Mar 2008 14:00:21 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21288 I like your idea of the 4-1-2-1-2. Ever since Le Sulk's signing was announced, I have been waiting to see Drogba and him *together*--I erally think that pairing will be special. I like your idea of the 4-1-2-1-2. Ever since Le Sulk’s signing was announced, I have been waiting to see Drogba and him *together*–I erally think that pairing will be special.

]]> By: Mike http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21286 Mike Wed, 05 Mar 2008 13:34:27 +0000 http://chelsea.theoffside.com/chelsea/cl-will-grant-get-it-right.html#comment-21286 I suppose a coach and his team are only as good as their next game, but one has to be honest and admit Grant has been a pleasant surprise. This team won nine in a row and lost once in a 17-match stretch from December to the Carling Cup. To crucify him for the Carling Cup is unfair; it's likely they put more emphasis on the Champions League, FA Cup and the Premiership. http://startingeleven.blogspot.com/2008/03/champions-league-chelsea-olympiacos.html I suppose a coach and his team are only as good as their next game, but one has to be honest and admit Grant has been a pleasant surprise. This team won nine in a row and lost once in a 17-match stretch from December to the Carling Cup. To crucify him for the Carling Cup is unfair; it’s likely they put more emphasis on the Champions League, FA Cup and the Premiership.

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