Unionjack

After watching him against Sunderland I thought he played brilliant.

I really should remember to take my ad blocker off more often

Tell ya mate it was great to see him come out on the pitch. Even up in MH you could see he was up for it and peeps around me were saying it too. Watching him took me back to going to see him at Highbury. Theres got to be a way to utilize him more whether its in a 3 man CM or a 352 I dunno but the way he played would be a crime not to use him more.

Yeah of course it was a weak analogy and Baker MIGHT have a defensive spark in him but dont you think you need that characteristic in you to begin with? Cescy has an amazing work ethic but never been a great defender. Its not a skill all players have. Radja has trained for that all his footballing life I should think. Hes the standard of player we have to look at bringing in cause we cant do Europe with our current lads. But I got faith in Conte to get who we need. I just hope theres a couple of marquee type starters amongst them.

First game for few weeks but excellent game. Couldn't have been happier for the day. Crowd were good, MH upper were giving it some, All lads in my area I knew all shouting Where the fuck you been! (nice to be missed lol) And seeing Lamps get emotional wiped the burns away from my eyes from seeing him in that shitty blue shirt. Mighta been a bit different if theyd got the Dave penalty tho eh!

Isn't that like saying If Tibo could score goals he could be our next Diego? This lads an animal as a defender. Sod all is going past him if he can help it. Its not something that yopu just add to your profile or everyone could do it..

Up until the 3-4-3 I woulda happily gave it to Cescy but as hes not getting given time then Luiz is my pick. The onlt other fitting candidate is Dave.

I thought that too after Lamps left without one. MIGHT be a Lamps/JT 11 V present 11 eh??? My 1st game for a few weeks today so got me Lamps shirt off the wall on and I'm looking forward to it. I hope we go out poressing from the start and both Eden and Diego got their dancing shoes on. I hope we do give Claud and Meke a shout. Lets just go bonkers today and start the run in off like we rule the fuckin world. Oh well, pubs shouting! Vocal chords need lubricating

UEL display suggests Chelsea may have their Terry replacement in Christensen http://www.footballfancast.com/transfer-in-numbers/uel-display-suggests-chelsea-may-have-their-terry-replacement-in-christensen

With this loan now confirmed And that Conter approached him himself but too late I just dont see any logic to it. It cant be for RW so must be as backup for WB and all the guy can do is dribble fast. No defensive contribution at all and weak crosser.

MAYBE it was Emenalo?

Its a bit of a shame that players have changed so much from the Best/Gascoignes of this world. Theyre now more like athletes I suppose. Not getting in till a hour before kickoff still pissed.

Yeah just read those. He seems to be relaxing moreand finding his feet both at work and home. Anyone know where he lives?

I love the guy. He seems to see alot of things thru very young eyes which is great. This totally did his heead in. You can see him and the lads are getting on well together and are relaxed. Tho I'd love to see them go out onto the pitch like they rule the world. You'll never guess what Diego Costa did in Chelsea training today DIEGO COSTA put one of the Chelsea staff in a cardboard box today. http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/590852/Diego-Costa-Chelsea-training-cardboard-box-sportgalleries

Yes I agree but theres times that we need to look to our best players to step up and take the lead and theres been quite a few times lately where we cant do that with Eden or Diego. And this goes to a big reason why 2 of our our front 3 are left out of the game alot. We do seem to use the right side thru Moses to get the ball up front. Pedro goes outside of him taking a defender and theres ony 2 defenders in the box IF his cross gets thru But as you say I would hope that the lack of any real creativity will be sorted. The RM links just dont stop do they! Eden got some fresh ink yesterday. The red rose from the badge. Is he showing his love for us or maybe its a going away reminder of us. I reckon its the 1st (and his tat artist reckons so too lol).but either way I hope it brings his swagger back Eden Hazard drops huge hint over his future club for next season http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-4250866/Eden-Hazard-enjoys-four-hour-tattoo-session.html

I didn't really think he played all that well the other night. But thought Sidbe really did get those crosses in. Bit of a hot head tho, needs to chill. But reports Ive read say total opposite of both so I'm not seeing summet.

Fulham boss praises Chelsea loanee’s performance in win at Bristol City Fulham boss Slavisa Jokanovic said Lucas Piazon fully deserved the goal he scored in the win at Bristol City for all his hard work this season. http://www.westlondonsport.com/fulham/fulham-boss-praises-chelsea-loanees-performance-win-bristol-city

Now you know how it feels You normally beat me by 5 mins.

Stats show Perisic would be a great signing for Chelsea http://www.footballfancast.com/transfer-in-numbers/stats-show-perisic-would-be-a-great-signing-for-chelsea EXCLUSIVE TMW - Inter, Sunday observers Chelsa to San Siro to Perisic https://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=it&u=http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/serie-a/esclusiva-tmw-inter-domenica-osservatori-del-chelsa-a-san-siro-per-perisic-940537&prev=search

Manchester United strike deal to sign £70m Chelsea target - report http://www.dailystar.co.uk/sport/football/590719/Bernardo-Silva-Manchester-United-transfer-news http://www.le10sport.com/football/mercato/exclu-mercato-asm-mu-a-une-option-pour-bernardo-silva-295276

Totally agree with this tho not sell any of the above IF poss, but I think its very important to add Cahill upgrade We severely lack any creativity in our CBs apart from Luiz and I really cant see either Ake nor Andreas making any major difference. Luiz is our only CB thats got any comfort on the ball and I would like to see him take it out more instead of the big kick. We also lack anyone back there that gets any real air which is another problem. Bonnucci would be great. Even at his age hes still got a good 3 or 5 years being pushed hard and we would get our money back plus some from China more than likely, But Cahill needs upgrading ASAP. Unless of course we could just use him for corners and set pieces.

Looks like a good night. Wouldn't mind going just to see Kerry Dixon to get him to re sign a shirt. I went to a handful of games between 81 and 83 but really started going in 84. My uncle give me a autographed Dixon shirt for my birthday and I stuck it on the wall with thumbtacks (along weith an away supporters scarf collection ) But the shirt fell of me wall and my old dear washed it thinking it was just laundry!! It was still slightly visible but she was banned from my bedroom evermore! Wonder why Rhoda Dakar is Dj'ing?

Theres been many months that Matic was hailed by everyone as the best DM in the league and he couldn't do anything wrong. We know he lacks any real technical quality creative wise and his passing backwards and not being able to take the ball with him does wind me up but has he changed so much or are we looking at him differently? I dont see Cescy and Kante on their own strong enough defensively but in a 3 man CM he would get the time/space he needs for his magic passes. Or do we see Chalobah as any alternative right now? Hes quite creative and defensive. I would like us to try that option more. Or as Conte lseems he likes to build a break from the back and get it up to the WB maybe utilize Luiz into a deep pocket playmaker/CB. Hes comfortable on the ball and can do more creative wise than boot it upfield trying to find a forward. Just questions I ask myself when we play.

Sign would be nice at times maybe We know the 3 4 3 isn't engraved in stone and it gets fluid but similar in a game but if we/he sees that what we are doing just isn't working then you would expect a change to happen formatio/player wise yes? Maybe its because we just lack the options and depth we need for any real changes to happen?