Unionjack

We are all feeling the same way mate and while injections of fresh blood is ALWAYS necessary and needed (badly bu is right now) our problems lie much deeper than that. Right now everyone knows what we are going to bring to the table. They know how we play and they know who we will play so they know what tactics to use to win. Generally they know if they keep Eden out of the game (when he is awake) most of our creativity is gone. They know if they dont give Cescy time or space the rest of our creativits is buggered. They know if they attack our Bane/Cahill weakspot its their best chance to score. We have become predictable. WE know what players will be selected in 99% of games and IMHO thats not good. The lads NEED to feel their place on the starting team is in jeopardy they need to WANT to play. I dont know if theyre minds and bodies are just knackered but wheres the passion? Players respond in different ways. Some need their egos stroking, some need their heads patting and a hug, some need a size 13 boot up their arse. Why we are all so frustrated and sad is if we can wee our problems without the footballing brains of our powers that be then why dont they see it and sort it? The only conclusions we can come up with (because we have active imaginations and its our best guess) is theres problems behind the scenes. But IF theyre happy to offer £34 mill for Stones the problem surely cant be money. Who knows? Im sure it will all come out in the wash. But it will probably get worse before it gets better so hold on it might get bumpy!

Well you can start off by saying Griezmann then go into comparisons. Its all the same part of the conversation not like going off on a tangent and talking about the price of spuds.

Would have loved to have been around then. Ive had all the stories from me uncle tho. Sounded like fun times. Cant understand why they only flash mobbed clothes shops tho. Everyone shudda been blinged up. I know the Hibs lot did a few.

You know what if we got 2 or 3 shit hot lads and came in the top 4 playing good football I'd be chuffed this season. Build on it again next summer and keep going. Its not asking too much.

Not what he asked you.

Nice. Im much more into original 60s/70s mod/hippyish mix. Nice fitted paisly shirt with a long pointed or jumbo collar. Really into bowling shirts right now, theres great vintage shops around. But then if you open my drawers youll see a rainbow of Lacoste polos lol You cant beat us London lads for style. I stayed up in Mancs fri-mon and theyve got no taste, All some wanted to do was take the shirt off me back. They just cant get the gear haha

The words curtains and wind spring to mind.

To be honest I know absolutely nowt about him apart from Youtube best bits but can you really imagine Mou playing yet another teenager into our first Xi?? I think hes lost the plot to be frank. We've bought Baba who is 21, we bought Kenedy who is 19 and after Stones who is another @ 21. Wheres all the 'complete' players. Wheres the guys thats going to inspire and fill the team with confidence giving us a desperately needed lift? These kids might be ok and I pray to the atoms they can be but ........

Dont have 1 Umbro trackie top but am partial to a old original one. I know you like one/ Couple of weeks ago my Mrs comes home and said got you a prezzie. 2 old Fila ones. 1st one was in Brazil colors. 2nd was Citeh!! She couldnt understand why my jaw dopped. Bless her she took it back and swapped it for a old White Ellesse tracksuit. One of those you wear it once and needs washing. Shame I dont do any sports but a nice pose

Theyve got some Petr but theyre all tossers.

Ill ask Roman to look into it next time he pops round.

Dont get ya? If theres an important offside decision the linesmans missed or some side thinks hes blown incorrectly the ref on pitch is on his mike to the vid ref who in a couple of seconds gives a decision. No waiting around wasting time etc. Cant see a problem

What, a bit like Willian/Cuadrado/Moses ya mean? None of them set the world alight but I know Id play Griezmann without thinking about it.

We specialize in them. I love Costas fighting character. I love his spirit. The guy is a finisher thats 1. not finishing 2. Not being fed the ball enough by our uncreative support team. Tho Sunday he did miss a couple of good crosses because he wa in fighting Costa mode and Im not making no excuses for him but WHEN hes on form I wouldnt swap him for owt. The problem we got is ALL our lads are misfiring at the same time. (We was slagging the fuck out of the north Londoners last seaon for exactly the same prpblem). We got hazard who even when hes not marked out of the game isn't on form. We got Matic who hasn't shown any energy or drive at all this year. Cescy who has always been one of my fave players also has something else going on. Thats without getting into our defenders,RM and CAM. A BIG problem we have is that none of these players have any competition. They dont seem to have the passion or hunger necessary. They KNOW they will be selected as its the only fuckin starting XI Mou does pick. Yet on varios occasions early in the last 2 seasons hes stated he ENJOYS having team selection worries. When these guys fail to turn up then we have absolutely no inspiration or creativity. the lads need either a size 13 aimed for their Khybers or they need someone breathing down their necks fighting for their places.

FFS pay it!!! How many world class players do we get the chance to buy and we desperately need help.

Brother Ive already offered to donate my left dangley for any one of those 3. And theres been a hushed whisper and links saying we are still lookingat Griezmann so I might be in for an op yet!!!

But the off pitch ref has all the evidence in front of him and his decision must be final. Nobody can argue with video evidence. Just imagine how match results might have been different if it had always been availabl. Even goal line technology.

Its exactly for incidents like this we need to bring in an off pitch ref using video playback technolgy. In this day and age its fuckin ridiculous not to take advantage of anything that can help the game.

No to be honest I couldnt see if it was or not but its a case of us vs them mentality at Citeh and youve got to fught for everything we can get.. Difficult getting to grips with new rules. http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11661/9940965/rule-changes-in-the-premier-league-what-is-new-this-season

Did you go FB? Had a good laugh on Saturday night lol But Rami was offside bruv. Didnt let the Ref think that tho. Linesman got a right earful

Why be stuck in the past?? We got problems NOW and harping on about summet that happened years ago is no help to anyone. We all know Mata WAS/is? a great player but for WHATEVER reasons he didnt suit our (Mous) playing mentality,styleat the time (Hes not the 1st and wont be the last) so the lad had to go for the benifit of the team as a whole. We have got BASICALLY the same soddin players as we had at the start of last season. IMHO we played some of the best football I have ever seen a team play, let alone Chelsea. So watching this same group of lads yesterday is like watching a faded shadow of last years team. The team are knackered both phyically and mentally and theres gotta be some reason for it. But at the same time we got some players a year older and 5 years slower. They need replacing. We also need to bring in young creative,fast,fresh blood and if Isco fits that bill we shouldn't be umming and ahhing about it. We should be out buying 3 or 4 GOOD first XI players.

What a great buy. The lads done great for us so far and I'm looking forward to seeing him push Tebo. Its the only position we have where we have multiple players fighting for a starting spot.

Bruv I doubt any single one of us dont love and appreciate each one of the lads. They have all contributed in their own way over the years. But I support Chelsea and not individual players. And when we have a weakness it needs taking care of. Right now we have a few and if we dont look at them and strengthen then I'm afraid we are going to end up a right mess. It has been coming for awhile and we all have seen it. We got thru the 2nd half of last year purely thru tactics and luck. This season we dont have either (yet?)

He was never one of my fave players but great to see him getting into the spirit of things and practicing his Kung Fu. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3200749/Former-Chelsea-striker-Demba-Ba-escapes-red-card-despite-horror-tackle-China.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490