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Good performance though he still misses that something more he had last season, most likely caused by a lack of confidence. Hope he can build on this performance and won't let the result get him down too much. Chelsea needs him, sparkling, flashing and going for goal.

Besides the fact that we lost and really, really needed a win I thought this was a fairly good performance. Everybody showed heart and was willing to put in the extra effort. We have been playing better since the Liverpool game, sadly it doesn't show in the result. Our attacking compartment was going at it quite hard but they missed that extra bit of creativity. No Willian freekick or Hazard magic to save us today. Only player really below par was Costa, we need a reinforcement.

Your reaction seems more emotional than rational. Understandable since you're propably a huge Mou-fan, but a bit unfair towards Carneiro. As an employee she has every right to fight the way she was handled by her employer. While strictly speaking the employer is not Mou, he is in an important position and was instrumental in her departure from the club. Every employee has the right to challenge such situations be it the Chelsea team doctor or a factory worker. This has nothing to do with egocentrism or a cry for attention, it's about justice.

Carneiro isn't in de club anymore so she can sue however andere whomever she likes. Apparently there must be a chance that she could win this case otherwise she wouldn't have taken it to court. Imo considering the vile way Mou handled her dismissal, she has every right to do so.

Mou did the honorable thing yesterday, no hitting out or punishing of players, no he protected them. Finally a positive approach, maybe there's still a glimmer of hope. Pool will be quite decisive. An important match cause both Mou and Klopp are looking for vital wins. If we win this could be the beginning of a resurgence, if we lose it's further down the spiral for Mou, for the team and even for the fans. The vitrol and squabbling is quite prominent on the forum these days. Let's all stand in unison saturday!

Save that last attempt at being funny, I agree with you.

So you wouldn't play him anymore because he doesn't live up to the 'star expectations' eventhough he's propably still a better option than Kenedy and Traoré. That would be stupid. Not saying that it wouldn't be a good idea to give these young ones more chances. It would give them more space to grow and Hazard a chance to take a break. But I really doubt they will ever be a better option, even now.

You are saying it yourself, 'I think'. So you're condemning a player on the basis of pure speculation. There are no credible indications that he's going to or wanting to go to Real. I don't know about his attitude really, on the field and in interviews he seems quite aware of his bad form and he seems willing to change it. My guess is that he himself doesnt really know what is going wrong right now. Chelsea are in crisis and we're searching for scapegoats. The two most important people who won us the title last season, José and Eden, are now the easy victims.

I envy your telepatic gifts. Looking in Hazards head, knowing what drives him and all that...

I fear that match will come too soon for Hazard. He looked absultely shattered after his pen. They (player and coach) have to figure out how to 'fix' him.

We knew, he knew, everybody knew. Pitty, this will be devestating for his confidence. Hope he can get out of this.

Goalkeepers 1. Asmir Begovic -7- Good keeper, saved us a couple of times but feel a lot more confident with Courtois in the goal. 13. Thibaut Courtois x Defenders 2. Branislav Ivanovic -3- Definitely our worst player. 5. Kurt Zouma -6- Solid defending, a lot of promise though he still seems erratic at times 6. Abdul Baba Rahman -5- Also very erratic, isn't afraid of going forward, didn't get enough chances 24. Gary Cahill -6.5- Reasonably good performances. 26. John Terry -5- Slow, not the Terry of last season 28. Cesar Azpilicueta -8- Our best defender, confident and a good fighting spirit. Midfielders 4. Cesc Fabregas -6- Not as good as first half last season, still has his qualities though he is very slow 7. Ramires -6.5- Better than last season, fighting spirit and the occasional flash goal. 8. Oscar -5- Know he's talented but don't know how , bit vague I know but so is Oscar. 10. Eden Hazard -5.5- Slump, no confidence, not enough willpower, though i still got THAT feeling when he is on the ball. 12. John Mikel Obi x Didn't really notice him. 16. Kenedy -6- A lot of promise, didn't get enough chances. 17. Pedro -5.5- Had a good start, dissapointing afterwards. 21. Nemanja Matic -5- Is this the same Matic? 22. Willian -8.5- Without a doubt our best player atm. 36. Ruben Loftus-Cheek -6.5- Promising young player, has shown that he is able, has to get more chances. Forwards 9. Radamel Falcao -5- Not that different from ManU Falcao, didnt get a lot of chances though 18. Loic Remy -5 19. Diego Costa -6- Has to concentrate more on scoring goals.

He is but unlike Hazard second half of last season Willian isn't able to carry us to victory, he is not a match-winner. Don't want to downgrade his good performances though, the team's recent form has a lot to do with that too.

He was better than De Bruyne, now he isn't, in 4 months he could be better again, or not. Always difficult comparing players, there are so many factors, just like every human they are constantly changing depending on the situation etc.... I still think Hazard is more talented though and certainly more watchable...IF he shows up.

True, was just giving the US posters above a taste of their own medicine

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Don't think it is improbable that Real Madrid wil go for him. Zidane is a great fan and they aren't so shortsighted to turn down a BPL player of the year just because he is in a short slump.

Annie Clark is too hot, I can barely concentrate slagging off Mou.

Lack of confidence, form and willpower in combination with a failing team and manager. He isn't the only one of course but since he was player of the year he's under the spotlight.

Although I am all for 'the Mourinho out-camp', I hope the press can give him a bit of a break. The guy has been stigmatized ( of course, partly because of his own behaviour) to the extreme. This pressure can't be healthy, even for Mou, he seems a bit lost right now.

Don't know why you're complaining. His performance was not bad at all today.Yes he is not as sharp and fast as last season, no denying about that, but in his last game for Belgium and also this game he seems to be improving.Long way to go but it's just a question of finding a spark, you need games for that. I say give him the time he'll get there. He certainly is no worse than Pedro, on the contrary.

I'll come back when I want to which is now. I am taking a piss out of people who find it necessary to accuse a large part of the fan community of not being true fans. My "argument" may have been in the form of a comical hyperbole but I think it does quite a decent job of pointing out how repugnant and irrational such reasoning(true vs false fans) is. If I get likes for that it propably means a lot of people agree with this asessement. If it'd make you glad I'll make sure to put unpopular remarks beneath my posts in the future. Mourinho can win, but his recent tactical decisions and media appearences are making it quite dificult. Arsenal is the best team in the world.

Yeah Hazard is a real liability, attracting al those plastic pseudo fans, unterfans, mudbloods. Once he's gone we'll have only true fans of the purest blue, Uberfans. How to recognize a true fan: > Both parents where Chelsea fans > Has a picture of Lampard tatooed on right butt cheek > Has been a fan for a minimum of 25 years > Lives in a 100 mile radius of the Bridge > Has an oilpainting of Mourinho in dining room > Has only Chelsea FC branded clothes. > Should be suspicious cause false chelsea fans are everywhere! > Goal: fanclub dominated by true uberfans. > If you haven't met with these critirea your opinion is worth nothing.

KDB, Mata, Salah, Cuadrado, Shurrle... Hazard? How long will Pedro last? And what about Kenedy and Traore, such promising players but I fear for their future cause Mourinho propably is a pathological serial killer of the attacking midfield. It's getting ridiculous, he's become a caricature of himself.

Someone on here posted a good article/video on how financial gains and bonuses only work up unto a certain level. If that level is reached money won't motivate employees, in this case players, anymore. On the contrary it is counterproductive. Why would a player who earns tens of millions still care anymore? Thats where the manager comes in, he(or she) has to find other ways to motivate the players, more freedom,autonomy and joint decision making for instance.