Supermonkey92

that's a big if!

Cuadrado not a fit for chelsea squad or just overplaying it?

I'm sorry but every club who is interested in cuadrado will know if we have interest in him or not. Just because fans are kept in the dark you think club executives are? Not a chance. United will know what's happening, as we will with Reus. It's like people think clubs are waking up one day and seeing transfers happen with players they might be interested in and say ' well I never saw that coming!'

Willian and cuadrado will both play together in the CL. They can actually compliment each other in the big games.

All we can do is wave goodbye in the summer when we buy a replacement, he'll be decent on the bench

Time for me to post again and it should be in this thread. I was always sceptical of how far we could go with oscar in our team, which was weird because I really like him. I hoped if it didn't work out in the 10 role because of limitations or whatnot, he could still make it as a box to box midfielder, but I think it's time to come out and say I was wrong. This season he has taken the trajectory I wanted him to. Consistency is improving, his link up play has become way more consistent, though I think it has improved it was always a case of consistency with him. When I stopped and thought of his goals yesterday for this season, how many rank as our top individual goals? The team play has been our biggest strength this year and the cesc/costa relationship is the gem, but when you look at individual goals which help to open the game, Oscar has in all honesty been our best player, in objective terms. Most goals after costa, and how many were blinders? QPR was world class, palace free kick was art, both goals yesterday were of the highest order. His assist are improving, particularly his crossing from the left. Of course, he isn't finished. His passing can be frustratingly sloppy at times and as noted these Performances are mainly against lower opposition. Having said that, isn't this the trajectory that we expect? Become a small team killer and steadily improve to take it to the bigger stage. Having said all of this, his performance against arsenal at home was electric. Of course, I'll still take a hypocritical step back and say I'm not so sure how far he can go! I'd be happy for him to be a level under world class, say a kind of berbatov. Someone who is a really good player, wins games for the tea, but isn't someone you look to to provide the spark. InB4 berbatov wasn't world class! The guy had the touch of silk!

You are hereby known as prime minister

Schurrle at his best tonight, intelligent, direct and superb shots as well annoyingly over greedy!!

This is the one lightly shining light when we lose, people go and swing to far and say how bad we are, but they then go the other way when we have a good start like we did this year, suddenly we are amazingly good! This thread is the most representative of that. When things go bad, Oscar is terrible! When they are good, don't even dare to criticise!! We are where we are. Which is a team along with Manchester city who are a level or two above the rest. In Europe, we are good enough to beat absolutely everyone, but over a number of games we simply aren't at the level of the juggernauts of Munich and Madrid. Saying that I think we probably will win the league still and quite comfortably too as most of the hard games are out if the way.

To be fair, if you bring on Luis you bring on drogba for his crosses.

Has Jose lost that spark to change a game no matter what minute of the game? I remember joe cole coming of 15 minutes in lol. Modric against United when there was a red card was a fine example. Really hasn't done that this year.

Would really appreciate if you guys could give a link for iPad? Cheers

I think he should be given good consideration to start some away games

Courtois Iva Cahill terry Luis Matic cesc Ramires oscar hazard Remy Please for the love of Zola stop playing remy on the right it never works

Why even bring 2 strikers on if there's no supply for them? Just rely on corners I guess, great tactics, that's why we haven't won tonight

Hazard has been bang in average but you can't take him off, I think Ramires running will be more affective than what Oscar brings

This is bullshit. What's the point of playing a striker if you don't look for him? Keep trying to walk it in why don't you

Ramires, drogba or schurrle

Forget it, if you think you can compare a struggling North English team like Sunderland who are playing to be physical to Real Madrid we may as well leave the talk there. No middle ground to be had

I would agree normally but I think a fiery North England match is probably the right reason for him not to play. Too rough and fast for him I think.

Really bad movement when we get to the final third so the decision is always for the simple one

Conor wickham. Playing well

Need costa to have more movement when we have them penned in

I think he will leave Spain and I don't think it's impossible for him to come, but it's bugging me how we have such a balance to the squad, and to be honest I think if someone questions his tracking back they are right because his attitude stinks! Me rally strikes me as someone who wants to be the main guy, just because he plays more as a team player than Ronaldo doesn't Change that, he wants to feel like the main macho, can't see him liking be told by mourinho to track back and protect the bloody RB when we defend deep. HE DOESNT DO THAT. Yes, he is my favourite player ever, but for the good of the team, I'm not sure we can strike a balance. Costa is doing great, do we stick him on the bench and player messi up top? If anything we'd have to play a 4-3-3 with Oscar playing completely as a cm or someone is losing their place either way!!!!!! Adidas will have to finance the deal, we'd have to get around FFP by going to court about the freedom of trade. But I guess he'd be more productive than willian Either way, I admit I'm intrigued if reports are true that barca are aiming to build around neymar when they can buy again in 2016, messi is reportedly unhappy this year no matter what records he breaks because of barca's reaction to his tax scandal and supposedly chelsea abs addidas had a lawyer approach barca at the end of 2013. If true then he's definitely coming here!!!!!!!!!!! But probably I just read too much newspaper

That pass from matic will be the best of the game