ChelseasMessiah

I thought he had a good game, looked sharp and lithe, linked up well with Eden and Oscar.

10/10 performance. This lad is pure gold. World class player.

Not a sniff again today, if Lampard is gonna move to an attacking role as he played today, that'll mean even less chances for Kevin.

He was stealthily awesome today I thought. Great link up play with Oscar and Eto'o, very unselfish and played from start to finish for the team.

Boy is he quick. He can play anywhere, top class again.

Yet another good one from Mikel, immaculate performance.

That was in the first 10 minutes, after that we went 4-2-3-1 as usual.

Not today, that's where Lampard played today. Oscar played mostly out wide, while Ramires and Mikel sat. We would be even better with Mata there tonight.

As I've said, let us never see Lampard in the pivot again.

To our sake, he should never be in the pivot again, let him compete with Mata for the ACM spot. We've been tortured enough.

After the first 10 minutes, the same 4-2-3-1 with Lampard being the ACM, imagine how good we'd be with Mata there as well. Ramires - Mikel as a pair really make the difference in the pivot.

My whole point about Lampard is that he should be nowhere near the pivots, see the difference with Mikel and Ramires today. The back four is bullet proof.

See the difference it makes having players who actually can play in the pivot? For once Lampard is out of there, Mikel and Ramires haven been great. I for one hope to never see him again there. Enough of that torture.

Finally, after months of torture, Lampard is out of the pivot for once. Mikel and Ramires are top notch for now there. Frank should be competing with the ACMs. pivot never again, it's just painfully suicidal.

On the evidence so far, we are still playing 4-2-3-1 with Lampard being the ACM, I wonder how Mata feels on the bench knowing that...

What a mess of a game, mess of a formation. Oscar is playing well. Lampard doing what he's done for the past two seasons, being anonymous and taking penalties. At least he hasn't missed this one. Mikel is covering the back four well so far.

Yes, because a fucking goal is gonna make him 25 again isn't it? A goal means nothing, he can't move, he shouldn't be playing at this level.

He's been beyond atrocious, everywhere you go, most Chelsea fans are saying the same thing, even fans of other clubs find it mind boggling how he keeps playing despite being a complete and utter passenger. He's finished and there's nothing you can that could change it.

Lampard will cost Mourinho his job if that doesn't change soon. Make no fucking mistake about that.

Lampard with the best seat in the house again, literally right in the middle of the field. We might win tonight, Frank might score, but he cannot cut it any more, we're playing with 10 men.

Farcical. Another dagger to the back of an attacking player while Lampard's status is unscathed despite being completely atrocious throughout the season. Even Hodgson knows he can't do it any more, why can't Mourinho grow a pair and do the right thing. We might win today, and Frank might even score, but that won't mask his overall inefficiency and acute lack of mobility.

They are very different players.

I am anxious to see our starting line up. If we play with the right team we'll batter them.

I say fuck it, a point means virtually nothing. I'd sooner see us risking a defeat for a win.

Gustavo cost Wolfsburg 14 million Euros or so, it was reported he had offers from English clubs, possibly from us as we were reported to have been interested, but he just did not want to gamble not being a definite starter or struggling to adapt to a new league which would cause him to lose his spot in Brazil's first 11. We need someone in centre midfield in January, be it a CM/DM/B2B or whatever. it's a must.