dUMB

Don't see the fuss, hes been a big part of the teams resurgence since Guus came in to be honest. He deserves his place in the team ahead of Matic right now. 

As I said 5 months ago, in an actual attacking system with rehearsed movements and runs and specific roles, Pedro is a very useful player. 

In simpler English,
1. I was saying Mourinho did not turn Ronaldo, Benzema, Higuain, Di Maria and Ozil to TOWNSEND kind of player because:
A. Ronaldo, Benzema, and Higuain all played better under Mourinho than they ever did under attacking minded Pellegrini,
B. Ronaldo, and Benzema, (because Higuain did not play for ANCELOTTI) also played much better and scored more, to SOME EXTENT, under Mourinho than they did under ANCELOTTI.
C. Ozil played much better under Mourinho than he's currently doing under another example of an attacking minded coach.
2. I also said that based on your assumptions, we could also say that Ancelotti also turned Bale into another Townsend last season.
3. I concluded that it all short memories, just like some fans calling Hazard an overrated player simply because their arguments just like yours is totally flawed and baseless.
Now, next time,before calling me or anyone a fan boy, which is not only disrespectful but also downright childish, you should at least come up with a better logical argument probably backed up with statistics too Or you could speak with someone with a better understanding of both the language and the game before posting utter garbage.
I was not even responding (or quoted) your post in the first place

Monaco - Lyon 1-0, Pasalic scored, HT

That tackle on Walcott near the halfway line after he had slipped...

Big ups to GC. I will sometimes make fun of him when he's failing or simply doesn't look the part to me. But he's been really good these past two games. Taking responsibility and defending proactively rather than playing cautiously and waiting to react, to avoid mistakes (even though lack of action is just as bad as making errors).
Maybe the mask brings out his inner superhero. The Blue Falcon. I dig.

You really are too biased sometimes. You overrate a lot of our players and are dismissal of others. It is clear we are not going to agree on this point but you state to me that playing with Balo is a ridiculous point. No it is not. If he had Sturridge with him last season, it would have worked. Balo looked uninterested and of course when you play with average strikers it does not help. But your excuse for Costa is that they do not play to his strengths. Yeah, I agree but going 8 or 9 games and only scoring 1 against Luxembourg of all countries is poor. No excuses there. Stop making these excuses to suit your agenda then dismissing others. You can't even rate Coutinho as a good player which just shows how oblivious you are sometimes.
I even saw you say Costa is more complete than Aguero and I don't know how you formed that conclusion since Aguero has everything. You also said the same about Benzema and while I am not saying Benzema is better you state Costa is more complete as a fact and it is not. Then the way you talk about Oscar, you would think he has been player of the season when in reality he has not been. He has been inconsistent. I think he will turn out to have a quality season when he gets fit but he needs to perform on a consistent basis. While I think Costa is an excellent striker, I don't think he is better than Aguero tbh.
As for Sterling, he has been impressive for City. Pellegrini is happy with his form anyway. Like I said WBA he missed chances but his pace caused problems and all the others he has been very effective. He has not been average at all.
Going to leave it at that because we are not going to agree with each other.

He shouldn't even be playing at u21 level, too good for it.
Many have compared him to Lampard or Ballack, i'd say it's probably a mixture of the two. He's one of my favourite young players.

no they dont, we didnt go top until the 12th matchday in 2004/05

I`m just looking at us getting into some good form,the rest will take care of itself.
the talk of what silverware we have already supposedly lost is extremely premature tho. I`ve no desire to predict where we will be next month,let alone in 8 months time.
back in the day when Forest were putting 7 past us at the city ground..we started singing always look on the bright side of life...football is taken too seriously now...

Its only a few weeks into the 2015/16 Premier League season but many pundits are already saying that Chelsea will not be able to retain the title. People should not be so quick to make such bold judgements. It hasn't been the best of starts for the reigning champions but Chelsea fans know that their manager and team have what it takes to bounce back from this slow start and prove the doubters wrong. Here is a look at why Chelsea will win the Premier League again this season.
The Special One
Chelsea have one of the best managers of all time at the helm. Some statistics surrounding Jose Mourinho will come as great comfort to the fans. Over his managerial career he now averages a trophy every 34 matches. When Mourinho has won the league with a team, he usually retains the title the following year. The only time this hasn't happened was with Real Madrid in 2012/13 when they finished second. The teams he successfully won back-to-back league titles with were Porto (2002/03 & 2003/04), Chelsea (2004/05 & 2005/6), and Inter Milan (2008/09 & 2009/10). At the time of writing, 32red are giving odds of 7/2 on Mourinho producing this again. When The Special One finds the winning formula within a team, it is very hard to knock that team of its perch.
Good Signings
When Mourinho made his return to Chelsea in 2013, many thought that he would instantly take the Premier League by storm again, but even he admitted that he needed some time to build his team. They finished third that season, and in the following transfer window the manager addressed the key areas in which the team were weak. The two main signings were Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas, who instantly made up where the team were lacking and were pivotal in the race for the title. After winning the league so emphatically, it didn't seem like the team really needed any big name reinforcements. However, after the poor start to the new campaign, it quickly became apparent that some signings would have to be made.
With concern over the fitness of Oscar, and with Costas hamstring issues, Chelsea needed back up in their attack. The acquisition of Pedro (see below) looks to be a very shrewd move indeed, as he made his transition to the Premier League seamlessly. In the win against West Bromwich Albion, Pedro provided extra pace to the attack, and chipped in with a goal and an assist as well. The former Barcelona talisman can play in any of the attacking midfield positions and will be very useful indeed.
Chelsea havent been so solid defensively so far this season, and this is an area that needs refreshing. The transfer saga of Everton centre-back John Stones dragged on and the likes of 10bet at one stage had him at 1/11 to join Chelsea before the window closed. However, Everton held firm. Chelsea instead turned their attention to bringing in Michael Hector from Reading and Papy Djilobodji from Nantes. These arrivals and the signing of left-back Abdul Rahman Baba will help freshen up a back line that remained very much unchanged throughout last season. It could do the current defenders some good to have some competition for places. As it stands, nobody is a definite starter in the back four.
Favourable Fixtures
Up to the end of December, Chelsea have a very favourable run of fixtures. They only meet one of last seasons top four teams (Arsenal) until they play Manchester United on 28th December. This is the perfect opportunity to put the shaky start behind them and gain some serious momentum. If they were to put together an unbeaten run until Christmas, things could look a lot differently indeed. 32red and others have Manchester City as Chelseas biggest rivals for the title, and they have a slightly tougher run of games up to the New Year. This should allow the reigning champions to gain up some lost ground on them.
Without any real competition, last season was just too easy for Chelsea, and this had allowed them to relax. It is fair to say that this campaign wont be so much of a walk in the Park for Mourinho's men, but there is no reason that they cant turn things around and retain the title. They are perfectly capable of doing it.
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Its funny., cause he will get his game up soon. He always does/did - in Lille and Chels. He only had one season in which he started on fire - his debut season. This is also the season he went down later on.
I predict him growing the next few weeks and in a month he will be up there.
Ps: too little talk about what the Eva thing did to the team. Since that happened, all motivation went to shambles.

NO NO NO NO NO NO NO! We'll get crushed out wide in the PL with only 1 wide player on each flank!


No need to change formation, just put the right pieces into it! One of the most important aspects of football is the full back bombing forward on the overlap and there is no way that can happen with this formation.

We need to add more width to our game and going with 3 centre backs would be a disaster!

Hahahahahaha!
Also, the original awkward Star Wars kid!

My reaction When I first entered the This Thread!

But Damnt it I like it! Gonna name my first child Wulfer Cornelius!

Cringe thread?

It's is an incredible and convenient opportunity for fans to learn full player names! We (staff) are also debating whether to send official mail to Chelsea and ask them to put full player names everywhere.

We can always change the names in the Ex Blues section. @...

Shame we don't have yossi still , for some hebrew alphabet madness

It just looks like Hannah Montana to me.

1 day with the team and directly develops instant understanding with hazard. i remember one pundit said his football intelligence was his main quality. so true. the way he runs through the lines and links up with the others is just so smooth and intuitive.

I had the same thought. At Monaco he starts next to toulalan and mourinho-wants-one-more-signing who made very similar to matic and fabregas. Would be a balanced mid I hope for the opposiye would be great. He is very different to mikel thoug. Far more adventurous with his dribbling.Pasalic is tall, quick, decent strength, a very good dribbler already, confident on the ball. His passing, goalscoring and tackling look promising but require some further development. Surely one step ahead of rlc tho.

First game that I see of him, and left me a very good impression. Good at positioning, good with the ball, good height to win aerial balls, and when he steps in the rival area, makes it with very good criterion.
All preseason he was headline, and now in the official games too. Be a headline in one UCL team and candidate to win league, with only 20 years, will be amazing for him and his development and hence, for us.

By the way, I like this Monaco. Good squad, equilibrated, with very good combination of promising young players and experienced men, good trainer, seems very solid. I see them as the typical team who the people sees in a big matches as the cinderella and then.... surprise! This team can embitter the night to any team in a direct match of UCL, and in league, I think that can win the title.

we cant keep loaning out this fella get him in the 2016/17 squad