CurlyHairLikeLuiz

So, who's ready to admit sacking Jose was a bad decision?

Sorry but John Terry so far has been MOTM But that's good defending, to a point. A low line is if you don't step up at all.

Injured

Do you define a high line as just behind the half way line or between the 18yd line and half way line because if it's the first then it's not going to happen.

They have just cut us down nearly every time we have attacked the first 10 mins aside it hasn't been that bad

He actually saved Zouma from an almost certain goal with a tackle which seems not to have been noticed. Other than that nothing of note.

We are holding a high line but ok

JT just saved our arses twice in 2 minutes, once by telling pedro to come back and mark and then just now

lol still blaming this on Mourinho

Getting worried now...

Pedro might be the striker. That's an assumed position

Yeah him and Griezmann would work excellently I'd imagine. Him and Costa might not...

I would disagree, I think Zouma-JT was our best pairing but that's probably the blue glasses. I wouldn't, no, we need his leadership still and Varane-JT would still be the best pairing we could field imo. Everybody. EVERYBODY was awful against City. WBA was a harsh red card and Watford the first goal was a Matic hand ball pen and the second was from memory not JT's fault...

I'm a stubborn mother fucker and even I know we need him back here. Need that target man up top.

He has been fine. Not excellent, but fine. The fucking wheels are falling off all around him, I'm not really sure what you are expecting. Plus as Ossie said for me he is the last bit of pure Chelsea left in the squad. Now that Jose, Drogs, Cech, Lamps are all gone I don't think we can afford to get rid of him.

Was he a sort of anti-Lionsden then?

This. The emphasis is on pace and power in England, always has been and always will be. Technical players will give you a chance in the CL but if they can't ride a tackle like Hazard can then you will not be successful.

The ball from Willian was absolutely fantastic too.

false 9 for us then if Remy and Falcao aren't fit? Courtois Azpi Zouma JT -lb- Cesc Matic Oscar RLC Willian Pedro?

I'd imagine JT will see out Cahill because he has the advantage of being a legend of the club and being a better CB.

Because people think they know better than the coach.

We're going to finish mid table this season - we simply can't make up so much ground when all the teams above us are at the strength they are. We can get Europe if we win the CL or the FA Cup. Not at all impossible.

Because we're getting shot in midfield, that's why we need a proper CM. Could do with an upgrade on Matic too, but that is a different topic. KdB will not be an upgrade on Oscar because our midfield will be even more open than before and we will concede even more goals. Fabregas, Hazard and KdB cannot exist in the same team together without equal defending - to make our system work currently we have to deploy orthodox fullbacks and at times 2 holding midfielders, with yet another non defending player we will need to compensate further. I'm adamant that it won't work unless he comes here and proves me wrong.

Suarez is the best striker in the world. KdB isn't even the best RW in England. That argument is akin to Oscar surviving on his Juve game - I think the same points are being made, so I'll leave it there.