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Was at the game and thought Kennedy held his own against a good england under 21 winger Redmond, it was nice to see someone bombing on past on the over lap and gave Hazard and willian extra options.
Even put a great ball into the box which Costa stood and watched while standing on the penalty spot.

Call me crazy but I actually liked the move to LB. It could turn out to be a stroke of genius or a complete & utter failure but for at least he's trying something new for once. A proper attacking fullback can impact games almost as much as wingers. Dani Alves, Alaba, Lahm, Marcelo, Maicon, Ashley Cole etc were all invaluable to their respective teams and the majority of them didn't even begin their careers at fullback.
I'm not not fully convinced by Kenedy as a winger. He lacks the close control, ball retention and passing abilities of Eden, Pedro & Willian at this stage of his career. You look at his strongest attributes pace, strength, workrate and maybe fullback would be the best position for him to play. His one-footedness & previously mentioned deficiencies would be less of a problem in that role. I mean at least he's getting game-time.

Can't we be happy that we have a young exciting prospect who can play more than one position? That we now have actual proof that Jose is in fact able to surprise us all, something we have been crying out for. That he is using the squad beyond the usual suspects. Since when is it so unusual for wingers to play wing-back anyway? Why all this over-analyzing? The kid got a great experience and we won, so we are ruining him? If anything he earned himself more game time by proving he can be good in more than one position and be useful tactically.
The more I think about it, the more I like what Jose did. It was VERY rare for him to make such a call in a premier league must-win game. It also shows that if you're good enough no matter your age, you will play.

Was at the game and thought Kennedy held his own against a good england under 21 winger Redmond, it was nice to see someone bombing on past on the over lap and gave Hazard and willian extra options.
Even put a great ball into the box which Costa stood and watched while standing on the penalty spot.

they really should given our lack of quality cover in their positions anyway. If they turnout just as they should, we might not even have to buy more hyped and expensive youngsters like Stones or Pogba in their positions. What impresses me most about Pasalic is his consistency. Apart from a a handful odd games, he racks up a 7/10 performance every week with a goal every 3 or 4 games. He could still improve on his tackling and passing but his confidence and ability on the ball is excellent for that age. IMO there should be much space in midfield for him next season. We should revert to 4-3-3 as it suits us best whilst Fabregas, Mikel, Ramires, Oscar all should not be starters at a club like Chelsea so there should be chances for him even if we sign some other mids.

In the air defiently he's hopeless but the other two aren't anywhere near as bad as is made out, if I had to pluck examples out of thin air, his part in Schurrles goal at The Ehtiad last year and his part in the move where Hazard had that guilt edged chance at the Same stadium this season.You're last line I can't argue with, we haven't had two top strikers here at the same time since Drogba and Anelka before they tailed off.

Exactly. Ivanovic made us all think that it was some sort of Mourinho tactics to be a crossing aimlessly.

thought he he had a pretty good game, nervous start which is natural but i thought he grew more confident as the game went on. on the plus side did you notice how well Azi did bombing down the right with pace and not putting aimless crosses into the box.

Surprise, fabregas does something in attack when oscar is on the pitch. Fabregas should pray he stays on.

He is already better than Ivanovic and can only improve his game. Come on Jose, take another step in the right direction and start him and Azpi so we can have additional attacking outlet in our two 'natural' full-backs.

I love away days I must confess.
unless it`s against a big side who happen to be extra hard to beat at home. I`m always happy with an away tie..i`m 12 grounds away from joining the 92 club. but unfortunately Walsall isn`t one of the 12.i was closer to the 92 before teams like Grimsby,Wrexham,Darlington,Halifax etc got relegated out of the football league.
I love the charm of a shitty lower league stadium. the despair in the eyes of the less fortunate natives,the lunatic fringe of colourful local characters .the familiar aroma of old decaying wood,kidney pies and stale piss. the magic of the cup.
the bescott stadium isn`t as old as some..it looks like a MFI,IKEA or B & Q store from the outside...inside it looks like it was assembled with the products from such stores.typical 90`s lower division produced football ground,with the pillar obstructions being the most noteworthy feature..they really stick in your mind like "wtf were they thinking" when they constructed it. you still get the same kind of characters that lower league clubs attract tho.

It will like going back to the 1970's lol the toilet will pissing against an old corrugated fence lol.

What's the point in dribbling if your end product is shit? If he can't improve in that area I'd rather see Oscar play there.

Bit like most wingers these days.

I'm a big Willian fan.... his play in central midfield yesterday was excellent, ok he missed a sitter but so did Costa. he missed 2 chances right opposite where i was sitting in the second half. He was lively and link up play and distribution was good as was his tracking back. I think Oscar will struggle to get his spot back.

Townsend is more of an attacking threat than Willian. He HAS to watch Pedro's performance yesterday. Costa's goal would have never come about had Willian been playing there instead.

Willian does put fear into opposition. I am not sure how you gathered that conclusion. Even players that don't score like Townsend, full backs hate coming up against direct and fast players. I am a massive fan of Bolasie but you do realise Bolasie is known for the same thing Willian is doing. A lot of dribbling, going past players but poor end product...

Don't make me laugh Willian has never been a goal scorer or assister even when playing in shit leagues what do think will change now at 27?? Oscar on form is way better than Willian in every aspect bar dribbling. Oscar is a better pressed of the ball, better striker of the ball, has better vision, and can actually score goals something very important for our number 10 to do since we only play 1 striker

Fucking vultures the Mail aren't they!
Soon as they get an 'inkling' about any unsettlement around him, they're straight in! Fuckers!
JT must not leave our club to anyone! He has to remain Chelsea captain until he retires! ... I've had to look on while Lampard, Cole and Cech have left for rival clubs (Cole not so much), but JT is the only symbol left at Chelsea! Seeing him leave would be heartbreaking!

Lampard did what he thought was best for Lampard just as he did last year .

That's ridiculous imo.
The player should never have more power than the manager. Even if AVB was wrong, players have no right to show they think they know better. He did what was best for the club by sulking? Come on now.

I spent last night having a beer with a couple of the old Shed End Boys and I know its probably very un PC for me to say this but god I wish I was around to follow us in the 60s/70s/80s. My uncle was an old Head from the early 70s and travelled on the old coachs/trains and he spent years telling me of all their old exploits. It may sound very basic to some but spending a night in a bar with Babs,Hicky,Mickey G and the rest of them might not be everyones idea of a good night out but theyre all (or the ones who are still with us) good lads and part of the clubs history. Like it or not. And you get to hear the bits that dont make the books.

Just wondering why he never had surgery on his hamstring at the end of the season if it's that bad

winning ANY game would be a start

Moses must have a knock for him not to be on the bench, Cuadrado i hoping will come off the bench a play a stormer and 2 goals(i can dream)