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David Luiz ... the only Chelsea player in history to play like a proper striker! What a legend!

go to http://www.atdhenet.tv .. then click on the QPR v Chelsea link there, I'm watching that stream right now with no problems...... yet!

At least Mourinho, Hiddink and Carlo tried to give the best for Chelsea whatever the situation... it's as if AVB doesn't even give a shit on the outcome this season... an example of poor management plan I say!

Well, according to AVB, next year's project is more important than this one... so don't expect a signing from us this month... maybe qualifying for the Champions League isn't much of an important thing! *sarcasm*

streams anyone! Sky have been so idiotic that they've decided NOT to televise the game!!

I know! If only ...

Am I the only one who thinks that a midfield consisting of Ramires, Meireles and Malouda seems too lightweight? Lampard should be starting!

Oh my god, I've been hypnotised!! Seriously, if that's the real design of the kit (which it probably isn't considering some of the things people have said already) then we will have control on more than just the football on the pitch! The white diagonal lines make the kit look ugly, and don't even get me started on the hypnotic circles around the emblem .. if I was the real critic, I'd say, get rid of the hypnotic circles and change those white lines from diagonal ones to vertical! That would look so much better that way!

you say that now! Imagine what it'll be like this summer if we're still interested in him! Or even Swansea! :Goober:

welcome to talkchelsea dude!

Breaking News on SkySports News saying that QPR have received a "bullet" addressed to Anton Ferdinand... seriously how coincidental is this, especially before the FA Cup tie eh? Seems so strange!

Great... no playmaker in January... I fear for our Champions League qualification!

People seem to be forgetting that Willian was part of a Shakhtar Donetsk side that not only won a Europa League (UEFA Cup as it was called in 2009) but also got to a Champions League quarter final... yes they lost to Barcelona during that year, but they did play an untouchable Barcelona side, and had they have not played them and played someone else, they would have probably made it a lot further than that... possibly a semi-final! Willian will settle in well with us. We have Ramires and Luiz whom he knows really well... it's all about the player's desire to play for us as well.. I like to hear about players taking an admiration for us and wanting to be part of the club's future. Players like Essien showed that desire when he first joined the club, and he's turned into a cult hero to some Chelsea fans... I'm excited about this signing because hopefully, it will be the answer to all of our players and he will help to improve our creativity! If Willian is hungry to play for us, then we should be hungry to take him on... that's the way I see it! I want us to sign Eden Hazard as much as the next person does.. but I doubt it'll happen for obvious reasons.. one of them being, that Lille will probably hold out for as much money for him as possible, meaning that we will be priced out of a move.. for example, I would see us trying to bid around £29m for him, when Lille are holding out for something ridiculous like £40m. The other reason, is that come the summer, if Hazard is STILL at Lille, we won't be the front-runners to sign him because Real Madrid would probably outmuscle us, and if they're not interested in him, we've still got Barcelona and Man City to contest with as well.. ... the third reason, and probably the most crucial one, is his feeling... there's a difference... Willian is keen to join us... Hazard hasn't even specified anything

If Kevin De Bruyne wasn't getting loaned out to Genk after signing for us, I would have agreed with you..

This is Neymar all over again! ... getting sick of it now!

Good luck with all your exams dude

Good player when he was with us.. I kind of see him fitting into a mid-table side like Everton or Villa though!

Don't want us to sign Krasic now... I'm too hyped up for the arrival of either Willian or Hazard, that there would be no purpose in it.. and let's not forget about De Bruyne!

So what will happen if we sign Willian or Hazard, De Bruyne comes back, then what do we do? Play him in the reserves? Either that, or we could be planning to get rid of Kalou and Malouda for good, and have Mata, Sturridge, Willian/Hazard and De Bruyne as rotating wingers for next season! I can only hope that will happen!

Because of course, Drogba is at the ACON.. otherwise I would have chosen him instead of Torres, but I'm trying to make use of what's currently available to us

Just so I can clear some things up, I'm going to state that there are three types of formation I see Willian fitting in with us... 1) There's this idea, where Willian can play as an attacking midfielder, behind Torres, and with Sturridge and Mata either side... this is the one type of formation I'm hoping for in all fairness because in this formation, you have Romeu sitting deep to protect the back four, which he does really well.. give him credit, you've got Ramires being used as the box-to-box midfielder.. the one who engineers pace and speed.. and Willian is used as the provider for Torres, or to the wingers... 2) This formation would also work well, but the only reason why I'm not in favour of it as opposed to the first formation, is because Willian is in place of Sturridge, and depending on how Willian performs for us, if AVB does indeed install him in that position, would push Sturridge down the pecking order... and, seeing as I'm a fan of Sturridge at the moment, I'm not too keen on this idea.. although Willian and Mata as wingers does seem pretty mouth watering if you consider the pace both of them have... 3) This formation provides huge creativity as well... you have Willian dictating the creativity, and you have Mata and Sturridge as wingers, and Torres through the middle.. Lampard can come up and have a crack at goal also if he gets the chance.. though the reason I'm not in favour of this one either, is because... taking into account our poor defending while using the high-line tactic, this approach to a game clearly shows that our defence can be easily breached.. I seem to notice when we play games, Chelsea defend much better when they have a DM sitting back and protecting JT and Luiz/Ivanovic at the back... but the only reason this could prove me wrong, is because of the fact that Ramires is quick enough to get back if need be. ---- In conclusion, I'm in favour of the 1st formation simply because we are evenly balanced in midfield. You have Willian creating the play, a box-to-box midfielder in Ramires to act as either an extra man defensively or offensively, and you have a pacey DM in Romeu who can tackle hard and win the ball, and break up play!

What really doesn't make sense to me, is that... we've let Anelka leave for China, allowed Kalou to go to the ACON, we sign De Bruyne, and now we're loaning him away from us... .. if the club knew any better, surely they would have figured out that De Bruyne is the one replacing deadwood wingers in our side, not just another loaned out player... idiots!

I'm not trying to make that an eyesore for the people on here, I'm only pointing it out.. people have complained about it being the same for Hazard ...

That made me laugh heavily!! HAHA

Great deal for us if this is true, but I'm put off by the "loan back" proposal, especially when we need wingers at the moment! Would make sense however because don't forget De Bruyne is cup-tied in Europe, so he wouldn't be available for Champions League games!