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Sagna ruled out, with Song on standby for defence duties

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Just a brief blog today, and I’m afraid it’s not good news.  Bacary Sagna has failed to recover from the virus which kept him out Wednesday’s game at Villarreal.  Not only that, but Kieran Gibbs will face a late fitness test over his availability, which means a best case scenario is that we field the same back four that played in the week.  If Gibbs fails to make it, Alex Song will move to centre-back with Mikael Silvestre playing outside of him.

Lukasz Fabianski, who turns 24 tomorrow, would have played regardless of Manuel Almunia’s ankle injury.  To be robbed, however, of the services of Sagna, Clichy, Gallas and Djourou is a huge blow – for a significant spell this season that was list of names represented our first-choice back four.  Didier Drogba’s performances have been excellent since Guus Hiddink arrived, and the likes of Silvestre and Gibbs are going to have to be at their absolute best to keep him quiet tomorrow.

The answer, it seems to me, is to try and remain on the front foot.  Stretched though we are at the back, we have a wealth of options going forward, and one of the talented quintet of Adebayor, Arshavin, Van Persie, Walcott and Nasri will have to miss out tomorrow.  Chelsea have conceded seven goals in their last two games, as we might just have to try and outscore them tomorrow.

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