Mohammed Seif

Good to you have you here mate. Looking forward to your posts

LOL. Come on mate you seriously don't really need to win a trophy to have optimism or be positive. It is just a matter of attitude towards things. That include your club

Just one thing though, you got it all wrong when it comes to experience mate. No offense at all. 18 yr olds playing against other 18 yr olds doesn't give you a fair assessment. They need to be tested physically as well as tactically and mentally. The reason Zouma and Salah were brought in is not by all means because they are superstars. It is because they have POTENTIAL. i.e they showed the good foundations as far as physicality, mentality and technicality. It does not guarantee them a starting spot. But they show promising signs of development and being future stars. For them to start they would have to take it to a higher level, and earn it. Again they will need time i.e FURTHER EXPERIENCE with the EPL, the system and the rest of their teammates. They will need to have playtime to prove themselves and they actually have to earn that right. Zouma did pretty well in Ligue 1 and Salah did pretty well in the Swiss league and UCL. Which will be more risky on your opinion, subbing in Zouma or Salah in a game or subbing in a youth who has no experience at all? Please don't tell me it is the same risk cause it ain't . I am quite sure that if a youth from Chelsea was loaned and shinned, the club will be wanting him on the team, but I don't think he will start, just like Salah, Zouma, Schurrle ( who actually has proved that he can be of use to the squad). Unless that kid shows EXCEPTIONAL attributes, I think he should be loaned, get to play for a higher level than the academy's level. Get to test his physicality and mentality in the way he adapts to a new system. What is there to worry about? If any of those youngsters are good, they will shine and will come back to Chelsea for a shot at the first team. Many other teams do the same thing, not only in football, but other sports too. It is basically minimizing risk (as far as the game and matches are concerned) and better financially.

Mate I have been reading your responses. With all due respect, though you are entitled of your own opinion, but that is a lot of negativity. You don't build the team's main spine in a blink. There is a great difference between Salah/Zouma and the youngsters at the academy. These players have competed at decent levels. Swiss league ain't much, but surely it is stronger than the youth competitions. You need to loan out youngsters. They need to get some contact and feel of the game. When you loan them you basically minimize your risks by letting them gain experience (though not extensive) and you get to test their adaptation without having risk on your team's results. The expectations of Chelsea are much higher than Everton's. You cannot compare both. No body, expects Everton to compete for the title every year, or be in the UCL every season. You have to take all things in consideration, not just from one narrow angle.

That is deep man

This might be a lame question for you, but I would really like to know the answer. I understand that the media praises United due to their success with Alex. Why doesn't the British media support Chelsea as much as one would expect? After all Chelsea represents England in the UCL like Manchester.

Someone mentioned in another thread that it will be by 5pm UK time

I think it would be interesting if we have also a voting on this topic.

LOOOL

I think we might witness a historic result today. I don't think it will be a day most manu fans would want to remember. I am not very optimistic when it comes to manu this season.

I agree with you about Cech but I don't think Hazard is going to be key in the usual sense. Most likely he will be marked very closely by more than one man since that right back is in bad shape. The rest of the midfielders need to step up and turn that to our advantage. Ofcourse that is based on the assumption that he would be marked by two men. If not then that should be good news for Chelsea if he and the rest of our offense show up.

So apparently some people think it is a failure because there is now silverware. Though I respect that but it just doesn't make much sense to me. Every team or goes through a life cycle with different phases. They develop and rise, reach their maturity and stability stage, then they decline. Everything in life has a cycle. I believe that in every phase, expectations are different, hence the targets to be achieved. So to fairly judge this season and say whether it is a success or failure, one must know which phase Chelsea is in and what is expected in that phase. Objectively speaking we are not at our peak nor our trough. Jugding on the past 2 seasons, I can say confidently we are doing better this year. So we are definitely in a rising phase ( call it recovery, transitional or anything else). We have a new manager, with a new system, and new young players. We are still going to buy new players by summer. Base on that I can say we are at the early stages of a rising phase. In such a phase, who really expects a team to win one more championships. Certainly not Mourinho or the board. Mourinho said that many times. And though he is not a GOD like some people make him seem to be and he makes mistakes and gets it wrong, but he is still one of the very best managers out there and has proved that many times. If a team in such an early stage wins a trophy, it will basically be a bonus. Next year I expect the board and Mourinho to set different objectives for the team. I doubt it will be winning more than one title, but I can guarantee that the objectives would be higher than this season's. Only when a team reaches high levels of cohesion and maturity, you would expect them to continuously win titles and silverware. If Manchester City does not win more than one trophy, it is failure. They have been building a team and heavily investing for a while now. Arsenal is just a total failure. No stable competitive team since the days of Henry, Berkamp, ljundberg, Pires, Overmars and others. If Manchester United does not manage to qualify to UCL it is a failure. Yes they are in a transitional phase, but they have the same set of developed mature players who won last season's EPL. If they don't qualify then they are definitely in a decline stage and they need to make some major changes to start recovering. If we were in the same position as United, then definitely we can argue that we have failed. I have a question for the people who think that we should win trophies this year. One what basis did you come to that conclusion? Is it on the basis that we have a JUST had one of the top managers this year? Or is it on the basis of the set of players we have who are young and still inconsistent? Or is it on the basis that we FAILED last year to do anything in the UCL, played against much lower teams in Europa and won it and BARELY qualified for this year's UCL? Don't get me wrong, I want us to still win the UCL and EPL this year, but if we don't I would hardly think of it as a failure.

But this is an English forum. I shouldn't need to keep going to translate. Pretty sure your would feel the same way in you PSG forum mate

Maybe a bit . Pretty sure most people would be if they have no clue what is being said

LOOL. You are not serious are you? . No but a few postings now were typed in french and I don't understand french. I had to PM one of the french people here to get to understand. I am not willing to keep asking him to translate. People should just type in English for the sake of others here. Right?

Now you have to translate what you said

I agree with you it will not an be an easy game for either side and both teams are capable of going through to the semis. No doubt the battle of midfield will be the crucial part of the game. If Chelsea sits, back too deep and gives freedom to your midfield to feed balls to your wingers and strikers, you will win. But as a Chelsea fan I hope we do what we do best an that is putting always putting high pressure on opponents and forcing them to play out of their comfortable tempo. Like most moderate fans said on this thread, it will be very competition with a slight edge for Chelsea based on the fact that we have faced strong opponents this year and we have done well while PSG's defense is yet to be tested. I respect you admitting that Ligue 1 is 2nd tier. I don't know why any person from France or who supports french teams should be offended by it. I wouldn't say it is 2nd tier though, but definitely weaker than the EPL. Again there is no shame in that, teams from 3rd tier teams have beaten world class squads before, all football fans and spectators know that. The team that shows up usually wins and the greatest treat to fans is when both teams show up. Well anyways I am pleased to meet you too, respect your loyalty to your team and hope Chelsea wins both matches Always a pleasure mate and you have a good day too

That is why the rest of the players need to step up. We look pretty bad when all players go down. Every player will have bad days, but the rest of the team needs to step up for their teammates. He has been under pressure the entire season.

Based in this season is it a very successful season. Teams in a transitional stage are always expected to show a lot of inconsistencies and not a lot of character. With young players we are adapting very well. We are facing a lot of challenges and we have failed to deliver sometimes but by far we have succeeded a lot. Not to compare, but the transition stage for Manu is terrible despite having only to change a manager and having a squad of well established players. We have a new manager, with very young players far from being consistent at the moment. Not to mention that we have no real threatening strikers like other teams do. But somehow we are still competing in for two titles. Looking at other teams in this league and other leagues, looking at the players they have and the money the spend and how they are performing, I believe we have established a good foundation for the next years to come. It is a very significant successful season in my opinion.

LOOL at the last few pages, Things really took a rather ugly twist. It is the right for every fan supporter to have a bit of arrogance when supporting their teams. Otherwise they will not be fans, they would be neutrals. No disrespect to the french league or to anyone who has sensitivity issues, but the EPL is just better. The difference is not that great as some people make it seem. As a Chelsea fan I believe we have met top teams this years. I think our defense has been tested very well and will be no walk in the park for Zlatan and Cavani but it will definitely be a challenge for them. And despite of our clear offensive deficiencies, but we have done a pretty decent job scoring against oppositions. Not the best job, but decent enough for us to be in the place we are right now in the EPL and UCL. PSG will have MUCH more pressure on them than our Chelsea team, after all Chelsea is in a transitional phase with young players, a new manager (for those players) and a new system. On the other hand, besides the FFP issue, PSG is a very expensive squad and surely they are expected to win more than just the french league. The only decent opponent they met were Monaco and they failed to beat them. Chelsea will be the SECOND real opponent they meet in this entire year and we are stronger than Monaco. If PSG fails then man what a waste of money that would be. I want to see a good game and I want Chelsea to win home and away. But anyways, my passion will not go beyond the GAME. I don't think PSG fans should be offended because Chelsea fans have confidence in their team, their manager and the league they are in. I don't think Chelsea fans should be offended by PSG's fans think they can win it. I still think we are the better team though

Well I am honored.

Who are you?

Jose after the game. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_haXR153FoU

As much as I would love to see him start, I would rather have him as a sub for now. I would like rather have him develop gradually to reach his peak or potential than see him rise and fall quickly. Remember he is playing beside great players that have a different aspect of the game. I want him to pick up things from his teammates. Especially, Hazard,Oscar and Willian. They have a beautiful aspect that I admire. They themselves need to be consistent with it. Salah loves playing with skillful players. I too have high hopes for him, but I want to be fair to the lad and see him develop gradually.

I was really worried about putting Salah in this game, because of the lack of space and support in midfield, but he made me proud. I hope that he continues like that and every time he gets in a game he performs better. Today he was decent enough. I want to see more creativity from him in those types of matches. I know he has much more to give but only in good time.