Mourinho could pick Hilario as a striker at Wembley

• anhydrouscoppersulphate

  16 May 07, 04:04

  Mourinho could pick Hilario as a striker at Wembley
  
  Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea's injury problems are so bad he will consider picking goalkeeper Hilario as a substitute striker for the FA Cup final on Saturday.
  
  Mourinho could have only 15 senior players fit for the clash against Manchester United at the new Wembley Stadium, with John Obi Mikel expected to miss the showpiece after limping off against Everton on Sunday.
  
  Andriy Shevchenko, Michael Ballack, Ricardo Carvalho and Arjen Robben are undergoing treatment, while Ashley Cole is facing a race against time to be fit, meaning Mourinho could have goalkeepers Hilario and Carlo Cudicini on the bench.
  
  "If Ashley is ready we have 15 players for the final," Mourinho said. "I will have to choose between Hilario because he is not bad playing forward, or I'll bring one of the kids to make 16."
  Michael Essien and Claude Makelele were rested against Everton on the final day of the Premiership season, with Mourinho using youngsters Sam Hutchinson, Ben Sahar and Nuno Morais off the bench.
  
  Mikel picked up a muscle injury in the 1-1 draw and limped off with 16 minutes remaining, making him a doubt for the United clash. "We will see but I think he is out of the game," said Mourinho.
  
  
• used

  16 May 07, 07:20

  i don think its that bad
  he is just exaggerating
• babymac13

  16 May 07, 07:51

  You hear him talk kok....
  
  Just another piece of his mind game .....
• sand king

  16 May 07, 07:51

  i would hope to see it happen.
• Rock^Star

  16 May 07, 08:01

  If he wins, then he will claim his managerial genius.
  
  If he loses, he will blame it on injuries.
  
  Win-win
• iceFatboy

  16 May 07, 09:36

  like the CHICKEN.. TOK TOK TOK TOK...
• The man who was death

  16 May 07, 11:31

  lurve to see scott sinclair
• stellazio

  16 May 07, 11:33

  Originally posted by The man who was death:

  lurve to see scott sinclair

  injured ma.
• Xtrider

  16 May 07, 11:38

  thought he played last wk?
• allentyb

  16 May 07, 11:46

  
  
  wtf?
• zocoss

  16 May 07, 13:29

  Oh man... this is so clear another or mourinho's bluff but this is stretching it too far liao lah...
  
  Where got not enough players? Pity Khalid Boulahrouz won't be able to take part in the FA cup...
  
  Petr Cech
  
  Ashley Cole
  John Terry
  Carvalho or Essien
  Ferreira
  
  Essien or Robben
  Makelele
  Lampard
  Joe Cole
  
  Drogba
  Robben or Kalou
  
  Shaun Wright-Phillips
  Kalou
  Sahar
  Ballack
  Bridge
  Geremi
  Cudicini
  
  
• iceFatboy

  16 May 07, 17:00

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  Oh man... this is so clear another or mourinho's bluff but this is stretching it too far liao lah...
  
  Where got not enough players? Pity Khalid Boulahrouz won't be able to take part in the FA cup...
  
  Petr Cech
  
  Ashley Cole
  John Terry
  Carvalho or Essien
  Ferreira
  
  Essien or Robben
  Makelele
  Lampard
  Joe Cole
  
  Drogba
  Robben or Kalou
  
  Shaun Wright-Phillips
  Kalou
  Sahar
  Ballack
  Bridge
  Geremi
  Cudicini
  
  

  oh ya, must take out ballack, Shev, Carvalho.. still got?
  
  
• stellazio

  16 May 07, 17:01

  Originally posted by zocoss:

  Oh man... this is so clear another or mourinho's bluff but this is stretching it too far liao lah...
  
  Where got not enough players? Pity Khalid Boulahrouz won't be able to take part in the FA cup...
  
  Petr Cech
  
  Ashley Cole
  John Terry
  Carvalho or Essien
  Ferreira
  
  Essien or Robben
  Makelele
  Lampard
  Joe Cole
  
  Drogba
  Robben or Kalou
  
  Shaun Wright-Phillips
  Kalou
  Sahar
  Ballack
  Bridge
  Geremi
  Cudicini
  
  

  Its not enough fit available players.