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But it's almost the same because Hazard "helping" in defence or doing nothing is exactly the same. He has no clue on how to do it.

It's only because we don't have a decent number 10 and we need to play a CM in the there. In other games we will play a winger there because the oinly number 10 we have is useless.

In other words he did nothing. First of all needs to learn how to defend, because he knows nothing about it. ANd needs also to start doing somethin g in counter attack, because what he shows in this aspect is really limited.

LOL, the moaning in here in every game it's really funny. Ivanovic is our best defender by far, and our players need to start knowing how to counter attack because the way we do it it's realy bad. We are doing an OK game.

It's between Matic, Costa and Cesc. I would choose Cesc because he is the more consistent.

He is all we need. A player with the pace and movement of Schurrle, but he defends well, he is not afraid of taking risks (passing, shooting or 1on 1 situations) and still has good link up play. A player that can do everything well but on counter attack should be really great. Today I think he did wel in the first half, in the second not so well. They parked the bus, it's not the best situation for him but even with that he did OK.

He slowed what? You need to watch the game again, or even better compare the way we played with Willian today, and the way we do it with Oscar... The place of Oscar right now is on the bench. Cuadrado is better than Oscar and Willian on the wing, and Willian is better than Oscar on the number 10 position. It was aways a question of time... like last season.

We already have at least 1 number 10 better than Oscar, in this case Cesc. THe problem of playing Cesc in the number 10 position it's not that he is worst than Oscar, the problem is that if he plays as a number 10 he can't play in the pivot and we are better with him in the pivot. It has nothing to do with Oscar. The number 10 doens't need to be increadible defensively, just needs to do what Isco does for Madrid, Di Maria did for Madrid with Ancelotti, Ozil did for Mourinho, WIllian and Oscar do in CHelsea, Reus also, Koke, etc. What any modern number 10 or AM do.. and there are a lot of examples of that. Oscar did 3 tackles last game... the goal was also his fault, and he was dribbled before that in the same way by the spanish player.The number of tackles for Oscar it's the same story of the number of dribbles of Hazard... normally useless. There is no possible excuse for Oscar, He is young but at this age there are other payers in the League playing better and growing a lot more, I don't understand how a player that played until now something like 2300 minutes is tired in January... Matic played 600 more minutes (more 6 or 7 complete games) and he is not tired or at least he doesn't seem to be. Oscar can't do basic things that any number 10 should, like protect the ball, do good passes, control the game... he can't... and without it he never will be good enough. Oscar will be on the bench again in this second part of the season.

You can al see the importance of a player like POgba when you see how Manchester CIty plays without Yaya Toure.Toure is the best player in the League. There are no players in the world this tall, fast, strong and with this quality with the ball. But not only this... he can pay DM, CM and even CAM or even on the wings.

Maybe he will be sold because of his age. But he is the kind of player every team should have. Hard worker, consistent, good in attack, good defensively, doesn't moan when on the bench, even when we play against teams from lower divisions he always does the same work. He is not the one being dropped from the team, I continue saying that he is the second best AM of this team (I think now he will be the third with Cuadrado being the 2nd), and the more consistent AM of the team by far.

It seems that I am the only one impressed. I didn't watch him play that much but from what I saw he seems to have great shoots, he tries to dribble a lot and with quality but loses the ball a lot too (it's normal), he works hard in defense but not with the quality of Willian, good link up play for a pacy winger even if he misses some passes, better in counter attack and he's really fast. I think he can be like Sterling. I think they are really similar in style and quality. I was expecting him to be more shy in this 10 minutes, and I loved the way he had no problem of going 1 on 1 with the defenders. His pace is increadible, liked his workrate and his movement in attack, I think he will do it really well and he will play almost always. He is the kind of player we should have, hard worker, consistent and with quality. He is aso a lot different when compared with the other 3

One of the only players with the mentality of a true champion. We have some great players like Hazard (or Oscar, and many others) that in this moments we can't rely on them. We have that in Ivanovic.

A lot of games. Yes I know what exponentialy means. It's really interesting how you talk about Luke Shaw (a player that is for example younger than Ake), compared with the way you talk about a average player like Bertrand. I'm not the one talking rubbish in here.

Since I was born. Luke Shaw is a really good player and a lot better than Bertrand. I said here I wouldn't pay that amount for Shaw because it would be to much, and because we had more important buys to do... but he is 19, the kid is a really great player and will improve exponentially. You are all here crying for a bench warmer that showed nothing at Chelsea and he is 25... but at the same time you are really happy that we dodged Shaw... it makes no sense, I'm sorry.

Kids need to play competitive football. In Spain they have Castilla, Barceona B, Sevilla B, etc and they play against real teams against professional players in second division. The place of players with more than 18 years old is playing against professionals not in the under 21 team. I think that's one of the main problems in England. In Chelsea, Man City, Man City there are no place for many kids, especially if they aren't amazing. The other teams have a lot of money, many more than other really good teams from Holland, Portugal, Spain, Greece... there is no incentive to produce players in that teams. Other problem is that the players are not that good. About CHelsea I think we should know what we want. We cant have Christensen, ZOuma and Kala and give playing time to all of that players. Choose the better, in this case it seems that Mourinho likes Zouma. If Zouma confirms all his potential or if he fails in 1 seasons we can give another oportunity to Kalas or Christensen. Now we have Ake and Loftus maybe both for the midfield. Ake had no luck until now... next season send him on loan and give the chance to Loftus. Now we have Bamford, Solank and Izzy (I think all of them are ST)... again choose one, we shouldn't give 10 minutes to one, 20 to another, and 30 to the other one. Choose the better and go with him for at leasst 1 season. Like we did with Ake and Zouma. It's better to have 2 players with a good amount of minutes, than 15 with 10 minutes each one.

He is 25... Luke Shaw is 19,and Shaw is a better player, it's normal that Luke Shaw cost a lot more money. I dont know what you saw in this player here or in Southampton... Salah was the star of Basel, Willian was the star of Shaktar and Anzhi, Oscar was a the star in Internacional, Schurrle was a star of Leverkusen... all our players were stars somewhere else. Some play well here, some can't do it. The ones that can't performe are sold and we buy new ones. It's how it is. Luis (the best LB of last season in the world) cost 16M£,it's dificult do get more than 10M£ for a player that no one knows who he is. Many here were saying that Cuadrado for more than 15M£ would be a bad business... You need to start watching more than CHelsea games, and CHelsea players.

There is no place for LB in the team for the next years. Ake will go too since he can't play as a CB because for that he would need to be taller, and even in the DM its not the best think to have a player like that. The only option for him would be LB but in there we have 2 great players. Good luck for Bertrand.

Ask in Koln.

That's a lie. Just here I am a Sporting fan, and there are another one in here from Portugal. You go to Sporting forum and can see that 80 or 90% of peolple adores Mourinho (it's not 100% because Mourinho did something wrong with the shirt of the club one time). The same with Benfica fans. In reality he worked in the 3 bigger clubs of Portugal. He was assistant of Robson in Sporting and Porto, and coached Benfica and Porto... For the press Mourinho is God in Portugal like Cristiano. The problems of Mourinho were with the press in Madrid, and maybe more with press and the organization in Italy. The press in Spain is horrible, the papers of Catalunia are disgusting, As from Madrid had a problem with the President of Real Madrid because the company that ownes As (Grupo Prisa) wanted to buy Real Madrid and FLorentino didn't let that to happen and they will atack everything Florentino does.They are really bad professionals. In Italy is different because they are really agressive, many times they defend their teams but they are fair. In Italy Mourinho had more problems with the organization. In here there is less pressure from the press, and they treat everyone the same way, they just want a good story. And the FA is not that bad in reality compared with the others.

Saying that portuguese peope doesn't like Mourinho is something stupid and a lie. Obviously many people doesn't like him...like many people doesn't like Messi in Argentina or Cristiano in Portugal (just bcause they are the best) bit 90% of the people loves them. About the other countries... yes, England is a lot easier than Italy or Spain mostly because of the press.

I wouldn't buy anyone. With Remy, Hazard, OScar, Cuadrado and Willian we have what we need, Fabregas also can play as number 10 and Ramires if necessary can play in the right wing. Maybe bringing Atsu back until the end of the season would be ok. DOn't spend more money on AM players, next season give the chance to Boga or other loaned player and improve other areas (mnaybe the CB with a great buy, or the CM if we can get a great oportunity to buy Pogba or other great player, or even try Bale or other super class attacking player that the big 3 clubs don't want anymore). We are in an increadible position right now. We have 80 or 90% or our team completed with great players and we can spend all the money in just one player or 2 or give the oportunity to the kids. We don't need to spend a lot of money to have different options since we now have a great base with 15 or 16 great players.

We still need a CB, Terry will soon be over. It will be exactly like Carvalho, started declining in CHelsea did a great season in Real Madrid and then was over. We need another CB, and a word class CB.

Cuadrado played as a RB and that was the reason why Barcelona and Bayern wanted him...they wanted him to pay as a Right Back since he couldn0t play as a winger in those teams. If needed Cuadrado can play as a RB for us, he won't but he can without problem.

The reality is... in the Bridge people go to the cinema and to make a party to a traitor. We have great fans.,, Do the new stadium in a cemetery we would have better atmosphere.

That's why you have an horrible atmosphere in the stadium, and you can't help the team at all, I think it's better to play away from home than at the Bridge. Congratulations for him for taking his opportunity, I don't care at all. But in reality he is traitor.