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And not forgetting Tore Andre Flo. He was my favourite player ever during that period. Flo's magnificent Champions league goal against Barcelona at the Bridge in 2000. Brings back memories, even though we did go on to lose that tie! :blue scalf:

Great idea, let's bring a whole bunch of 0ver 30 players for free

If people say that Steven Gerrard is better than Frank Lampard then they know fuck all about football.

Pienaar is a quality player. I'm not likening him to Yossi Benayoun because he's the sort of winger that we need at this club! He's very quick as well and he'll give us a huge presence down the right side. Excellent snatch for £3 million if you ask me!

he's a wheeler dealer

Unless Harry says to us, "Here, you have Kranjcar if you let us have Pienaar!"

Pienaar would be an excellent addition for Chelsea as far as I'm concerned. He's a very quick player, and he plays on the right side as well, which is vital. Spurs don't even need him, so I don't know why they're planning a move for him.

is Kranjcar a winger by any chance??

That clip never ceases to amaze me

4-2 they beat us and it was Terry who scored one of our goals that day :eyebrows:

Kenya maybe?? Ramires is known as "The Blue Kenyan" so it makes sense

No doubt, we had a good game yesterday and we won well with a 2-0 score. But it will take some time for us to turn everything around. Right now, we have a group of players who just... "don't really care" ... at the moment. Players like Essien for instance. In previous years, bar injuries, he was the battering ram of our team, getting play going, creating space, and giving Lampard the freedom to roam and pass to attacking players. Nowadays he just gets crowded out by everyone, and he makes sloppy passes in the middle, as if he doesn't give a shit. The understanding of all this, is the fact that, although Essien is built to be a fast, individual, he's not a playmaker at all. It's no wonder that Carlo is threatening him of his place with McEachran because the way players like him are built, he is just like a playmaker. And that's what we need, players who can create, not players who can get immediate bookings and suspensions. Another thing about Essien I hate nowadays is the way he dives into challenges when he doesn't even need to. He got sent off for a two-footed tackle against Fulham (causing him to get two yellows), and when he gave Aston Villa a penalty for a horrific challenge (don't remember who it was he brought down) but yeah, nowadays, rather than just get on with the game, he's grown to be a more agressive player than a creative one. Drogba and Malouda are exactly the same as Essien. They play like they don't give a shit. Malouda tends to find no space at all, and he either just hoofs it in the penalty box and no-one is there, or he just gives it away while we're attacking. Drogba isn't as quick on the ball as he was before. There were times in the Blackburn game, where he could have easily slotted the ball past Paul Robinson. It feels nowadays, as though he plays like he doesn't have anything left in the tank. However, If we gave Sturridge a chance (give him more minutes on the pitch. More than 4 minutes at least) Maybe replace Drogba for some games and see how he gets on. If results are not going our way, then bring Drogba on early or something. On the positive side however, I think Ramires had a fantastic game yesterday, and we got to see some of his excelling runs in the middle of the park, which is his speciality. As long as he does more of this on a regular basis, we might have a chance of turning games in our favour. It takes time for players like him to adjust in the squad. The morale to all of this, is the fact that we just don't have enough depth. We don't have enough players to fill every position, therefore competition for places is very low. Remember when Mourinho first came to Chelsea. He felt that having at least 2 players to fill every position on the pitch was imperative, and he won us the league that year. Before this season however, we got rid of 4 heavy players; Ballack, Joe Cole, Deco (yes I will include him) and Carvalho, and we failed to replace any of them. Benayoun has been injured for most of this season, and Ramires (bar yesterday) is still learning the Premier League. Also, I hate to say it, but I think we've relied on youngsters a bit too much and we're trying to raise them too quickly. That's why I believe that signing a defencer (Cahill/David Luiz) and a striker (Neymar/Aguero) and a winger (Schweinsteiger/Alexis) is important this January. That's only if we can tempt Abramovich to inject some more cash. But that's hard to call if we're trying to contemplate to UEFA's new rules for next season and try to break even!

totally agree!

I don't think you've actually seen him in action have you? Every time he plays he has a fresh approach in attack. Compared to our first choice starters. The only reason why people say he won't be as good as Pato, is because Chelsea hardly start him! I've seen the way he plays! He's a lot better than people might think. Zilina (okay it's a small team) but you're getting games and impressing at least. He played well in that game... I should know because I went to the Bridge to watch that game. As for his loyalty. That depends on Ancelotti playing him. If not, then yes I suspect a loan move somewhere would be a second option. But that's something I don't want to see Sturridge doing this month... going out on loan.

very true indeed!

He will be if we can start him regularly and keep him away from Liverpool

I must admit, I agree with you to some extent, but we need the depth in our squad sooner rather than later. Other clubs have been able to do better than us this season because they have been able to strengthen... we haven't... all we've been doing is selling our players.

Should be able to win this one regardless of our form. I think the win over Blackburn will give us some belief that we can revive ourselves to go on and start winning again. The fact that we haven't conceded against them at the Reebok in 7 years is some record

3 points :blue scalf: Let's hope for results like that from now on!

he should be getting more than that!

Malouda OFF Sturridge ON FINALLY!!

Man City 4-3 Wolves :lol:

Carlo is a mug if he doesn't give Sturridge a chance! Disgraceful

Kalou comes on for Anelka!

FUCKING BRANO AGAIN!! 2-0 :blue scalf: :blue scalf: or was it Anelka??