CurlyHairLikeLuiz

If we win at porto it's forgivable. If not it's curtains im afraid

Koke plays on the RW for Atletico though doesn't he? Not sure if he would suit our system as well as some people are envisioning. I'd love Gundogan, he was what I wanted last year and I'd still love to have him here BUT I would give serious consideration to simply recalling Pasalic who has been doing the business for Monaco so far this season - he can be a Lampard or a Mikel (yes, that's a good thing), depending on how we need to play. Griezmann would be brilliant too - Costa needs help up top. Courtois Azpi Zouma Terry Baba Matic Pasalic Willian Hazard Costa Griezmann Kenedy can rotate with Baba and the front four and RLC can rotate with one of the midfield pair. If we end up with a team like that I'd be very, very happy.

I would have paid a lot of money to see that team play, oh my...

If we could completely recover form we might well end up getting 60. Anything can happen

We may well have been... It's incredibly hard to deal with so many players not playing to standard and only bit part subs available to the manager. To have 9 of your starting 11 to be dreadful for the first 7 or 8 games is not easy to deal with - I don't think this is appreciated enough, imo.

He'll be back. Although I would like Griezmann here I doubt Costa will be in this funk forever.

Begovic Azpi Zouma Terry Baba Matic RLC Kenedy Willian Hazard Remy

Ok perspective from the stands today: Best performance of the season easily, with only 2 black marks in that Oscar and Fabregas were terrible - the rest of the team today were impressive IMO. Considering City lost 4-1 at home to them and we should have won, yeah I bloody well will take the point. Also 2,000 of us outsang the whole stadium today so that's another positive - the place is a fucking library!

They've beaten us once in 10 matches

His wife is having a baby so he's on leave I'm happy with the lineup.

-----------Begovic Azpi--Cahill- Terry. Baba -------Zouma. Matic --Willian-----------Hazard -- ----Remy--Kenedy

Possibly the most overblown quote of the century

If we lose and they win we're out - I believe that if we draw then it come down to goal difference. Either us and Porto go through or us and Dinamo go through - though in second. Not completely sure though.

Fucking hell though what a fk

For fuck's sake this is all we need

Remy > Costa please, and possibly Pedro or RLC > Oscar

Will always love JT by far and away my fav chelsea player

Would rather Baker come back and Oscar gets sold tbh...

Half want Baba to play but also want Kenedy to play at LB... mmm I'd be happy with either! Is this a Wed or Tues game?

Probably the most attacking fullback setup we've had since Iva-Cole... In smaller games like that at Norwich it's a stroke of genius.

Bego/Courtois Azpi Zouma Terry Baba Matic RLC Cesc Kenedy Hazard Costa I'd expect players like JCS and Aina to make the bench too.

Afaik at the end of the day imo Ivan Azpi is probably the most balanced set of fullbacks we could play and I lay money they will both play next sunday.

Mostly agree but Fabregas, Matic, Pasalic midfield is solid enough and Fabregas is a formidable midfielder in his good six months. We brought Pasalic to be the next Frank Lampard in 13/14 I believe. I hope to see Christensen replace Iva next season, young, excellent ball control, good defender - he will be ready after his borussia loan. Matic-Pasalic in midfield serving as a solid base, John Terry © leading the young defence of Zouma, Dave and Christensen.

Griezmann, Teixeira in Oscar/Mikel, Falcao out In the summer bring back Christensen aka Stones Mk 2 back as well as Pasalic "Lampard's Heir" - I believe the future is brightening just a little. I'm still undecided on Baba, but Christensen should directly replace Brana next year. JT still has it in him imo - he is still essential to the defence. Especially if our backline has potentially 3 people under 22 (Christensen, Baba, Zouma)

Terry was fucking blinding today and saved our skin with that block in the first half. Not finished yet.