Kostas

Afaik we've managed a clean sheet only once in our last 10 encounters, therefore I'm expecting us to score goals instead of going for the clean sheet.

*Raises hand*

Didn't expect you to. Anyway you should keep going, don't let truth get in the way of whatever bullshit you spout.

Will you ever stop spreading false info?

Every big player has been linked with a move to the MLS. If I had to bet I'd put my money on a return to Marseille by 12/13.

And at the right time.

Feeling strangely confident about this. We can't afford to defend like we did against Stoke but I'm sure Ancelotti will instruct the team to be more cautious as he has on most of our "big" games. Drogba's performance against Stoke is probably the reason I'm confident, the man is so good on his day that his game affects the whole team to a level only Lampard can claim to have achieved. Drogba along with this being a Corrupt League game should make most of our players play out of their skins. We should dominate this as long as we don't give Hernandez any cheap goals in the first half.

Amazing record and it's a shame it had to end this way. I still can't believe he lost that record to Gijón out of all teams..

This has to be the most random thing ever

Mikel too and even he came closer to scoring that Torres.

Anelka assisting Drogba from open play. Can't remember when was the last time that happened.

I remember reading back in the day that Ballack's contract with Adidas played a huge role in his transfer so I wouldn't rule that out.

Their away kit is great but I'm surprised Pirelli agreed on a reduced size of their Logo. This could affect their deal.

Funny how last year's sensation isn't even mentioned .. A 17 year old took his place

All this noise after a fricking friendly. Don't want to think about what will happen once the transfer window is open.

Hit the nail right on the head.As good as Lukaku could be and no matter how effective Drogba-type strikers are I understand that both Abramovich and Carletto want to move away from the old "boring, boring Chelsea" and to achive that we'll have to get forwards with a different style of play.

I'm struggling to believe that. If I recall correctly Santos gave him the same wages we offered when he signed a new contract back in August. I doubt a 30m player would get such a cheap (for our standards) contract.

While a good shout the cynic in me can't but point to the painfully similar threads we had last year about Sturridge, Borini, Kakuta, Stoch, Bruma and PvA. And we all know how that worked out..

Annoying games. Would like to know what wages he'll demand the next time we come knocking Santos' door. Not to mention his current pricetag..

Anything but 09/10 as fas as I'm concerned.

Cosign every single word. The only thing about Mikel that hasn't tremendously improved is his reputation. Most opposition fans (who probably watch him like twice a year) still fail to recognize the numerous qualities he has and are quick to say he's limited and his game mediocre. That is probably the biggest Chelsea related lie after Cech never being the same since his injury.

You've barely seen them play! That's not faith that's football muppetry.

Absolutely, however in Ancelotti's defense while Mikel is (currently) generally better than Lampard or Essien, his game offers less to our attacking play in terms of runs and exploiting space, which our team probably needs more than Mikel's passing ability due to all our attackers having a terrible touch. +1'ed the wrong post

Apparently goal.com isn't completely useless. I read an article about Brazilian prospects some time ago and they mentioned this Lucas kid. Brazilian Scouting Special @goal.com