Iggy Doonican

Pre season or not there's some worrying signs. In 180 minutes of football an Oscar free kick and two weak Cahill headers have been the only things we've managed to get on target. The build up is pedestrian the movement from the forwards is easily contained just look at Remy on Sunday. But one thing is fact the jury is not out on Cuadrado it's a unanimous verdict he's guilty of being the worse footballer i've seen playing for Chelsea since the late 70's. Weaker then a pint of Sainsburys basic range lager and easier to brush off then dandruff.

Anyone else think 30 quid for a pre season friendly is a bit steep ?

Fucking hell mate is he a relative of yours or something. Don't be so po-faced lighten up a bit.

Fuck it's easy to forget that Alan Brazil used to be a pro footballer look at the size of him. He looks like Baron Greenback from Dangermouse.

https://youtu.be/2PFRdEUN240

And don't forget we are the only team to win both domestic cups in one season in two different grounds in fact two different countries 2007.

These pre season tours to the States or the Far East have to be looked at. On the one hand and i suppose from the clubs point of view the most important money. Also exposure and the chance for overseas fans to see the team. On the flip side the players travelling for inordinate amounts of time and risking injury. This season especially it would appear that money was the only consideration because with the Charity Shield and an early start to the season why is this game against Fiorentina being shoe horned in? Got to say i'm a natural pessimist but i do think this is going to be a rocky season. What Mourinho has to take into account is it's ok winning and playing lets face it pretty dull football. Playing that sort of football and losing well that's a different matter. The squad is looking paper thin and if it's a sort of one in one out transfer policy then we are pretty short of saleable assets. We have to bite Juventus's hand off if we can get some or most of Cuadrado's fee back. I love Ivan but he's no right back and i would switch Dave to right back and spend any money gained in the transfer market on a left back even though we had a perfectly good one in Bertrand.

Let's be honest Mourinho and Wenger don't come out of yesterday very well. They were both petulant and it's all unnecessary just shake hands that's the end of it. Boxers knock the living shit out of each other yet touch gloves in the final round and embrace each other after the fight. And the early handshake by Mourinho is rubbing the opponents nose in it. Win or lose shake hands at the end of the game and do your gloating or moaning after the game.

From The Guardian Daily Email. Following a week in which he childishly criticised another manager’s weight, José Mourinho could scarcely have been more dignified. The Chelsea manager patiently waited at the bottom of the Wembley steps to shake the hand of each and every Arsenal player as they returned from collecting their medals, with some cynics suggesting it was all the better to draw attention to the manner in which he turned away from Arsène Wenger. He needn’t have bothered; descending the steps behind his players, the Arsenal manager appeared to be visibly distracted by something going on to his left, some unspecified incident that appeared to demand his urgent attention … even if other cynics would later suggest it was all the better to veer out of range of the handshake that was not being offered by his opposite number. José Mourinho is 52 years old. Arsène Wenger is 65 years old. In pubs, on radio phone-ins and all over the internet, people with far too much time on their own hands, used those hands to point fingers in the direction of both men in the clamour to judge who exactly was behaving more like a petulant six-year-old. While Chelsea fans might disagree, their manager appears to have edged it on points for expecting us all to believe, in the face of all visual evidence to the contrary, that his was the better team on the day and that, in defending their own goal while 1-0 up, Arsenal had committed some grave act of despicably unsportsmanlike behaviour to rank up their with that of an American weirdo shooting an unarmed lion with a crossbow. After all, this philosophy of defending your own goal while 1-0 up is not a tactic Mourinho would ever dream of embracing. “A team that leave their philosophy in the dressing room, and change their attitude and their philosophy, and accumulate 10 players behind the ball every time, play all the second half with nine players in front of the box – this is football, this is very good tactical organisation,” miaowed José, suggesting the only way in which Arsenal could beat his team was by flying in the face of everything they stand for and playing like his team. Of course anyone with a modicum of football intelligence knows deep down that Arsenal’s betrayal of their heritage wasn’t the only reason for Chelsea’s defeat. As their manager was quick to point out, the pitch and weather also conspired against them

Good post and sorry about your dad mate.

Just I just remembered we lost in 2006 and 2007 under Mou so i don't see why he'll be to cut up about it.We didn't play well we lost that's the end of it. The Charity Shield up until the new Wembley was built rarely sold out 65,000 when we played Man Utd in 2000 and 73,000 when we played them in 1997. It's just the media building up the hype as usual

Sorry mate but it is a friendly all be it one that's a bit more competitive then the average one. We lost in 2007 when Mou was the manager so i don't see the relevance of that. I'm always happy when Chelsea win trophies but the Charity Shield and Super Cup are just by product competitions you've won a major trophy so your obligated to play an arranged friendly.

Bit of an exaggeration to call it a trophy. When we lost to Man City in 2012 i don't remember there being a massive outcry after that. It's because it's played at Wembley that makes it a bit more prestigious. How many did we bring to Villa Park in 2012 not many we barely filled half the Holte End.

The most worrying thing for me is our crossing. Absolutely piss poor. Got to say Willian was excellent and is really starting to impress in every game he plays.

Sol Campbell was on 5live earlier he really is an inarticulate twat. When he was asked whether or not he would consider managing in the lower leagues he laughed !. Inferring that i'm Sol Campbell as if i'd consider something beneath me. When he was at Spurs they had a nickname for him that i can't remember but it was basically taking the piss out of how dim he is. At Arsenal apparently he hardly spoke a word and showed zero leadership credentials yet he believes he should have been England captain. He's taking his coaching badges and so we can look forward to the inevitable i have not been offered a job because i'm black. It's got nothing to do with racism Sol it's got everything to do with you being an utter fuckwitt.

You have a head so big it could block out the sun and you spend money like your playing Monopoly you are: Louis Van Gaal. You look like your always reliving a painful childhood experience and you could burst into tears at any moment You are : Manuel Pellegrini. You are some how immune from any criticism from the media because you have built up a nice guy facade You are : Roberto Martinez. You are just another in a long list of managers who have had one good season and with your pigeon English innit Arry You are : Mauricio Pochettino You look like a Irish pub landlord who after hours says ''yah lets spark up that fat doobie'' you are : Ronald Koeman You are a double glazing salesman who's just had an acrimonious split from some ungrateful Northern inbred : You are Alan Pardew. You are an uncle who you sort of like but completely forgot about you are: Claudio Ranieri. You are the epitome of rabbit in the headlights massive eyeballed this is going to end suddenly you are : Slaven Billic You manage a team that begins with S, Stoke, Sunderland, Swansea you are : Irrelevant. You go on continually about your history you are ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ You are a smug French Cunt you are ?

Is that a request !

No don't bother mate he's just another middle class bedwetting mummy's boy ignore him and his type.

The only man for the job.

No it wouldn't. Everton would really dig there heels in and of course the British media would get involved. They hate as it is and they'd make sure Stones would become a pantomime villain just for the heinous crime of having ambition and wanting to further his career.

Better the devil you know !

Good luck son and always

'' So Mr Wenger will you be doing any buying in the transfer window ?. '' No not in this one but in the January window i'll be on the lookout for a coat that fits me and more importantly that has a zip i can master and doesn't make me look like a cack handed twat''.

Never rated Anton myself.