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Ivanovic was fine against Arsenal last season.

There's plenty of season left with practically all the games against the top teams yet to be played. Everything is just still really close right now.

After the Swansea game, we were in second. In other words, it's too early to worry about it.

At least he's had plenty of matches to see exactly what it is he shouldn't be doing...

Well, if he's worthy of being in the first team, it definitely isn't as striker. He did maybe 1 or 2 things and then jogged around for the rest of the time.

But I don't get outrage of him saying he expects to return to a place where he spent important years and clearly enjoyed it. He didn't say he didn't like Chelsea. He didn't say he wanted to return now. He didn't tell his boss to go fuck himself. Just that he expects to go back to Spain and that when he contract ends (IN 3 YEARS), that's a good time to consider if he still wants the move. I honestly don't get how that can be bad in any way.

Just last Friday, the team was unable to come back, so let's not get ahead of ourselves. Cahill seems to just get worse doesn't he? He wasn't able to cover when Luiz went out for challenges and found himself looking lost a few times. Really hope Zouma comes back soon. I remember in the summer Conte said he was ahead of schedule, which put him at September...

I love that he's completely honest in his thoughts. The same goes for Hazard. I'm tired of hearing the same crap that circles around a question. Courtois honestly answered a question about if he would want to go back to Spain. Not that if he wants to go back now.

Nothing amazing, but it's his first match. I don't know if he'll replace Ivanovic in the next couple of games, but he probably will eventually.

If Luiz is going to try to win those, Cahill HAS to be ready to clean that up.

It's not optimistic, it's realistic. We were absolute shit last season. We're not going to bring in a new manager and a couple players and be a title-winning side again. It's going to take time and patience. Last night was not good, but EVERYONE has bad games. It's not like we haven't won a match this season. It's been one bad week.

Sounds like some people are going on the policy of a manager should be sacked the first match he loses

Fucks sake, get a grip We didn't lose 6-0. Everything else being the same, a freak strike from Henderson separated the two teams. The way you are all talking, we were laughed off the pitch. We weren't going to get a new manager and instantly challenge for the title. The early wins really inflated some expectations for this team, but Conte isn't going to just come in and flip a switch that makes us a title contender. He's working things out, the players are working things out.

In before the meltdowns. The gegenpress killed us tonight I don't know why subs weren't made earlier But it's still early.

Gullit with some interesting remarks

The sooner the fans stop feeding the rumor mill the "journalists" create, the sooner they'll be treated more like real people.

Now that the transfer window is closed, what is everyone's thoughts now? I think we've got a good squad at the moment. Some of the players who under performed last season have stepped it up this season. Batshuayi and Kante have made instant impacts in games. Time will tell how the defense stands up, but it's definitely improved from last season. That's not to say everything is great, but compared to last season, there's plenty to be happy about. I love what I see from the chemistry of the team. Of course, when the team is losing people aren't going to be happy, but it's been a while since the players have seemed to get along so well. One of the bonuses of signing David Luiz over the other CB targets is his attitude and sense of humor. Players are making jokes on social media, having fun in training, and seem to genuinely buy into Conte.

Every transfer is a gamble. The other CB targets could have been massive failures for any number of reasons. In Luiz, we at least know he is a player that likes the club and has played in the Premier League before.

I get that he hasn't exactly done well at Real, but he's on a far higher level than Musonda and Boga.

Waste of a transfer window? Batshuayi and Kante have been two of the biggest impacts on the team this season. Just because we didn't get everyone we wanted doesn't mean it's a waste of a transfer window. It takes two clubs to make a deal. I couldn't care less that Luiz celebrated. I don't care how much I cared about Chelsea, I'd be celebrating taking my club through to the next round of the Champions League.

Just because there haven't been any rumors doesn't mean nothing is going to get done. The Batshuayi transfer surprised everyone.

It's not evidence, but you were making the point that the managers that came after mourinho have made the same choices, but they didn't have the choice of picking Felipe Luis. Mourinho stuck with a lineup nearly every week. He may have thought Ivanovic was the better choice. We don't know what they looked like in training. But there has to be a certain level of rotation to keep players fresh and fighting for their places.

When Cole left, I was really worried about the fullback positions. It doesn't seem like there's many truly world class fullbacks. They either are great attackers and suspect defenders or good defenders and suspect attackers. They're out there, but clubs want to hold on to them. Filipe Luis was an exception, but he never got a chance with Mourinho playing favorites. If only he was available this summer instead of a couple summers ago.

Have you seen him play? I haven't, but it's not too hard to look better than Ivanovic or Baba. Conte seems a little more flexible with players than Mourinho. Mourinho had his favorite, who were the best defense in the league, and unless they weren't able to play, he picked them. Conte seems like he will adapt to what's needed. Not to mention that first choices aren't always going to work out. There's been enough examples of that this window alone. It's better to find other suitable players that the club can get than just saying "screw it" when they don't get their first choice.

Because he's probably better than Ivanovic and Baba