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rather that Chelsea bought B2B CMs plural in the last 4 or 5 windows.

God, MIkel you are shit.

If Hazard continues like this, I can't make a good argument about keeping him this summer. The guy was never a great finisher, so now he dribbles and does nothing.

I was thinking Koeman and vanDijk, maybe steal Blind, grab Kouyate from Hammers... but I'm excited now about Conte. decisive.

...a player worth buying, I think.

start getting the ball into the box early and often. stop dribbling and waiting.

That is beautiful, xPetrCechx. I was hoping for something like a Koeman or Klopp (but not actually Klopp, I think, because it seems he was meant to go elsewhere) myself, but it's honestly hard for me to make a decision as I've watched less and less football in the past 5 years. I am sucking up the Conte hype to give my football a good feeling again for the future. Selling Luiz and finally dumping Torres were excellent moments in recent years, but the return of sour Mourinho was always going to feel like a mix of positive and negative emotions for me. Conte seems as good a choice as any out there! I certainly wanted a less-aged manager and this one has very good experience so far!

Conte is from the south of Italy. This is the most encouraging article I've seen written on a potential Chelsea manager ever. I typically ignore Juventus, so I cannot comment on its content. http://weaintgotnohistory.sbnation.com/features/2016/2/25/11116880/antonio-conte-chelsea-profile Except that this, I know, rings true: " If Andrea Pirlo is marked and an out ball to a wingback or a centre forward is not on, then Conte will ask his centre back to gallop forward with the ball. This is something Leonardo Bonucci did wonderfully while at Juventus. It is one of the easiest ways to disrupt an opponent's defensive structure - as they do not anticipate the centre back stepping beyond both the lone forward and the number ten. " Even if you don't want to read this entire article, take a look at the section called "Profile of Player."

that's stupid. not every damn logo on the planet needs to be reduced or minimalised as such. The current full lion body is perfect, as is. Contrary to what seems to be the prevailing view among designers, minimalism retaining uniqueness does not equal "refinement."

I hope that someone at this club has noticed that Mikel and Oscar aren't worth keeping.

At the moment, it looks pretty good given the lack of quality in centre midfield. But it would be nice if Chelsea could keep up this play for the rest of this calendar year while adding better CMs and some depth at fullback during the summer. Now that we have SOME momentum, it will be nice to see us not shrink against real opposition in the Prem. If the PSG match is any indication though, I think our midfield will prevent us from dominating matches in the Premier League against strong opponents.

I hope we continue to use these two fullbacks for the rest of the season. When there's no space in the EPL, those FB areas are often the only place to find an edge. Excellent match from Pedro and Fabregas. so happy for Traore --again-- we can be criticized for not taking more advantage in the 1st half, but when you have Mikel and this Hazard playing, you're basically playing like 10 men. (-0.5 + -0.5 = -1)

Yes. Traore on for Hazard pls.

With Kenedy, Musonda, Traore, etc. waiting, it's good to know that Chelsea simply need to start building from the back and through CM for the future (IF Chelsea really WANT to be a top tier contender again). Hopefully the logic in the January window was simply wait until the new manager to sign the players for the spine and additional fullbacks.

Exactly. Djilobodji. Chelsea's idiocy in transfers and lack of youth development on display again. Big Club.

Can't wait to see how crap Mikel was again. Total Passenger, can't run a midfield. Why was he picked?

This is not a video game, Jason. The big clubs of Europe are real.

I would rather not be playing CL right about now. Rest is better. I see zero benefit in CL for Chelsea right now. Keep the momentum by staying fit and rested.

Nice to know we're not going down. How about we see more of these fullbacks? Happy, happy for Traore!

There's absolutely nothing left to discuss with this club and this season at this point. Better off waiting until August. Clueless shambles.

Bravo! All correct! A new CM who knows how to run a midfield and a different fullback setup. Should put in bids for Gundogan and Kouyate (Hammers) ASAP (and get the manager committed soon).

Should be time to try the right back at right back. Watford have more box-to-box MFs than Chelsea. What is this? Hiddink thinks it's not worth trying a different lineup? Outings like this inspire zero confidence for the players, Guus. And the fans feel sickened. Pathetic, but I'm not blaming the players. Blame the organization and the management for not setting this club up to win. CFC, the club that takes on no venture. Shrinking away.

our new CM, JT XD

Wow, CM and fullback... FC Shite 'n Crap. What are we watching?