César Azpilicueta

[Amblève. 4,995]

I don't think so...

You must have missed the last couple of years then if you seriously think we haven't been treated less favourably.

[The Skipper 20,593]

I don't think so...

So because of one incident we should forget that a lot of referees haven't royally fucked us over in the last couple of years? Laugh. Out. Loud.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

I don't think so...

• The Suarez bite
• Sturridge still being on the pitch despite his two-footer on Berty.
• SIX minutes of stoppage time?
• The "penalty" against Basel yesterday.
• The "penalty" against Bucharest.
• Aguero's stamp on Luiz.
• Chicarito's offside goal.
• Torres sent off for diving - clear second yellow for Evans.

They are just isolated incidents I can think of from this season alone.

[IkE 267]

Hey, VS Kazan there was another stupid nonsense penalty, right?

[Tomo 21,681]

Too reckless, should play defensive midfield

[Jase 43,479]

Pundit forced to eat rat on live radio after doubting Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta

[The only place to be 11,313]

Pundit forced to eat rat on live radio after doubting Chelsea’s Cesar Azpilicueta

Scousers looking on with envy.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Scousers looking on with envy.

Why would they?After all they have the league's best RB in johnson.

[Mr. Ziggles 110]

Scousers looking on with envy.

They practise cannibalism?

[Martina 210]

I really don't understand why some players are so positive about Benitez.

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta believes that the club have benefited from Rafa Benitez's appointment as team manager, and admits he was disappointed with his start at Stamford Bridge under Roberto Di Matteo.

"Rafa Benítez has given more tactical rigour to Chelsea. Until his arrival we were conceding lots of goals and we were not as solid as we should have been. Now we try to play like a team both in defence and in attack, and that's the most important thing."

http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/04/27/3935385/azpilicueta-benitez-has-given-chelsea-more-tactical-rigour

[Jase 43,479]

I really don't understand why some players are so positive about Benitez.

Chelsea defender Cesar Azpilicueta believes that the club have benefited from Rafa Benitez's appointment as team manager, and admits he was disappointed with his start at Stamford Bridge under Roberto Di Matteo.

"Rafa Benítez has given more tactical rigour to Chelsea. Until his arrival we were conceding lots of goals and we were not as solid as we should have been. Now we try to play like a team both in defence and in attack, and that's the most important thing."

http://www.goal.com/en-my/news/3890/england/2013/04/27/3935385/azpilicueta-benitez-has-given-chelsea-more-tactical-rigour

Some just come out and give a diplomatic answer. Can't be saying something bad about Benitez, even if they don't like him and/or we want them to.

As for what Azpi said there about being tactically better, don't think anyone can really deny that. Under RDM, we may have played the best football this season but tactically, we were a mess. Defensively, especially, we were all over the place and conceding ridiculous goals on a regulas basis. There's just no shape, cohesion and organization to the team then and it's one of the reasons, if not THE reason why we got KOed of the group stage in the Champions League. Even though we still give away silly goals under Benitez, at least the team don't look as open and exposed as before giving us a bit more solidity.

[Martina 210]

Some just come out and give a diplomatic answer. Can't be saying something bad about Benitez, even if they don't like him and/or we want them to.

As for what Azpi said there about being tactically better, don't think anyone can really deny that. Under RDM, we may have played the best football this season but tactically, we were a mess. Defensively, especially, we were all over the place and conceding ridiculous goals on a regulas basis. There's just no shape, cohesion and organization to the team then and it's one of the reasons, if not THE reason why we got KOed of the group stage in the Champions League. Even though we still give away silly goals under Benitez, at least the team don't look as open and exposed as before giving us a bit more solidity.

I can't really disagree with you - the irony is though that even if we didn't go through the group stage we were the club that scored most goals (and it was all down to home vs away goals). I believe RDM was under pressure (Roman apparently didn't appreciate parking-the-bus style and wanted more Barcelona way of football) and RDM proved last year he was capable of good defensive tactics. It just seems a bit unfair coming from new players who didn't really know Robbie.

[Mufassir08 2,400]

Another good performance by him today.

[CHOULO19 24,332]

This is just brilliant, a French pundit who said that Azpi is would never make it is forced to eat a rat on live air: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2316464/Eric-di-Meco-eats-rat-live-TV-Chelseas-Cesar-Azpilicueta.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball

[Jase 43,479]

This is just brilliant, a French pundit who said that Azpi is would never make it is forced to eat a rat on live air: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2316464/Eric-di-Meco-eats-rat-live-TV-Chelseas-Cesar-Azpilicueta.html?ITO=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=socialnet-twitter-mailfootball

Oh Choulo....have already posted that news 2 days ago.

[Milan 17,835]

Oh Choulo....have already posted that news 2 days ago.

How dare you talk to CHOULO like that, when you post Azpi's birthday wish to Juan in Mata's thread even though I posted it before you in the very same place??

[Jase 43,479]

How dare you talk to CHOULO like that, when you post Azpi's birthday wish to Juan in Mata's thread even though I posted it before you in the very same place??

Huh? What are you talking about??

[JDY 1,290]

Good performance yesterday. His timing of the tackle is impeccable, but there was one tackle where my instant reaction was red card. Not sure how it looked on TV.