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The only GOOD thing about this pathetic match: reality hits under Guus during the WINDOW... for whatever that's worth nowadays. Re-signing Ivanovic? WTH CHelsea?

On to another sport or hobby. All spectator sports get boring eventually.

BEAUTIFUL KENEDY! Magic touch. Just when I was beginning to think this is a total crap match. We seeing RLC at all today? ah, so it's an OG.

Wow, are these referees in the Prem complete morons or is it required to wait for someone re-tying his shoe?

If Chelsea had another quality CM in their entire squad who starts regularly, Matic's supposed shortcomings would not be such an issue for some of you. How do you expect one player to cover the space for 2 slow defenders and a 2nd CM who isn't positioned correctly then have the stamina to contribute anything coherent otherwise? He needs to practice binary fission, I guess.

Your profile pic clearly was used just for this moment

Anyone in this forum who thinks Mikel is just having a bad day has either been in denial for a long time or doesn't understand/see something (again and again and again). Mikel can't run a midfield. Let's see if he gives one away in the 2nd half.

1 shot on target for the 1st half and guess what? best player on the pitch is Darren Fletcher even though Diego is running his socks off. centre midfield is too weak. Pedro is an accessory to ineptitude from CM. Hope you figure it out Guus, CFC.

This is pathetic (again). need a new FB and different CM.

dumb centre midfield and a bad right back again. I guess the only positive from this is that Guus gets to analyze the weakness of the regular starters.

I heard the words "box-to-box" MF from Hiddink's mouth in that last post-match, so I'm thinking that's going to be a buy this month. IMO, we ought be be getting the CM and a fullback. The striker problem might be addressed too, but that's probably going to happen at the last minute. I guess the alternative is to let Bertrand and Bamford fill the FallenCow backup role.

I don't see that there would be a lack of creativity from those three. I'm not a Mikel fan, but I would support that centre midfield trio.

How badly do you want Pogba in London? Just want to see what people say. IN: Pogba ADD: Guinean MF and Gundogan along with a new fullback and one new striker. OUT: Cuadrado, Matic

Same here. In the end, it was a good idea to defeat the opposition in one match with the thought of using the regular starters, but I still get the feeling that it would have been better to use one or two younger players who could have provided something more to kill them off earlier. Cesar can do even better from the right side and we know that Baba puts in excellent crosses. At least there's no 2nd leg. That's a plus.

If we're dumping Oscar for Pogba ITF, can't say I will be sad. I just want solid fullbacks, and CMs to be top priorities (along with a new centre back).

at this point, I feel Quique Sanchez-Flores might be an interesting prospect for manager.

well, I was waking up anyway... or was that just my underlying urge to see young Chelsea players on TV? WTF? Hurry the fuck up and score two goals. sub in someone. >>>>better not be another Chelsea snoozer<<<<

One terrible calendar year under Mourinho with an incomplete squad, a lack of rotation/change, a lack of goalscoring, more slow, inept attacks, etc.... This is NOT a good time to make judgments on this player IMO. One thing we've always known: he's not a great finisher even at his best. In my opinion, Hazard needs to play in a side wherein he is not expected to create so much from dribbling but is still given some liberty to do so. If Chelsea aren't the side to move the ball faster, then he should go elsewhere to realize greater potential. On the other hand, de Bruyne is a more impressive player for me, so... yeah, there's that big mistake (thanks Jose). I feel certain that I would rather spend big wages on Kevin than Eden, but some of this opinion is formed from my view that football should not revolve around single players who are expected to emulate superstars like Messi/Ronaldo. When football becomes a dribbling exhibition with an elevated superstar dribbler in every side, I am far less interested in the sport altogether. Same boring crap in baseball (pitcher) and in American throwball (quarterback).

I'm hoping this match is the most redeeming performance of the season with plenty of young players who haven't had a chance in the starting XI.

Both of these players could be very interesting. Would like to see them play.

Lars Stindl CM/CF might be a good buy. Can anyone here tell us about Gaston Gil Romero? I've been using this player for the past two seasons in FIFA because he's a perfect, young all-rounder. need: CM, fullback, strong striker.

Four more fixtures in January. Does Guus have any say in what CFC do in January? Lots of things could happen this month: Ivanovic to Serie A, a new CM, new defender, returning loanees, a new CF... I can't get my head around buying another attacking midfield shrimp though.

any authentic news that Chelsea want a new CM or FB would be great. waiting.

I don't know who is to blame, but CFC haven't figured out how to build a strong squad yet. I thought good things were underway when we dumped Luiz and Torres, but since then (and years before), I've been waiting to see quality and depth in centre midfield and fullback. I like the suggestion that CFC need people who really know football on the board. Seems that what DYC says on page 1 of this thread is true: appointments have been "all over the place;" meaning Chelsea have not had a coherent vision to go with the constant change of managers and lack of youth integration. Other top clubs put a lot of effort into finding the right players for centre mid and fullback. This one has spent a lot of time (many seasons now) with a thin layer and lack of quality in those positions. Now centre back is looking weaker and we lack strikers, so... like Guardiola said.

BS rumour or Emenalo wants fired.