The Skipper

I thought Lampard was quiet today, and I like the Mikel sub simply because it means we have Ramires on the counter and it removes his shackles.

Can you believe it! Early subs from Benitez! Hazard and Mikel on. Ramires given a more attacking role. Not bad Rafa, for once.

Can you believe it! Early subs from Benitez! Hazard and Mikel on.

Their goals were too easy. We've made it too easy for them, by the reflection on the game so far it certainly isn't THAT deserved. Both goals were soft IMO.

This. If you want defensive solidity, you play a regular back 4. You don't chop and change every time.

Cahill is having a terrible game IMO, putting a strain on the whole defence. Him and Luiz do not go together whatsoever, when will Rafa see this? Blind fat bastard.

One thing though, Hazard will be great to take off the bench. Let's hope we grab one before HT.

Why is Oscar on the wing? Makes no sense at all. On the left wing as well? WTF ARE YOU DOING BENITEZ.

We had the right to be optimistic about this game. 2-0 scoreline is flattering IMO, our defending has just been calamitous in general. Way too easy for United. There's barely any passion in these lads.

Haha. This is a joke.

We need to settle down and get the passing game going.

CFC Fans taking over Old Trafford. Love it.

Come on lads.

1-0 SUAREZ.

Exactly.

Not really. It's only been recently when Oscar's been starting, and deservedly so. He's been one of our better players over the last few weeks.

Roy Keane spot on with his Terry analysis. Terry needs to play to gain match fitness, and like he said, our best defender when fit.

Chelsea team vs. Manchester United: Cech; Azpilicueta, Cahill, Luiz, Cole; Lampard, Ramires; Oscar, Mata, Moses; Ba. #CFC

Can someone post the starting line ups...

I'm hardly defending him with my life , just think the stick he gets is unfair, that's all.

I really don't think so. Mark it that Luiz and Thiago Silva are Brazil's starting CBs. I guess Oscar's shit as well then since starting for Brazil is "nothing" these days. Honestly amazing what length people will go to to discredit Luiz as a player. Yes, Luiz has been caught out many times this season but so has our whole defence. Guys like Ivanovic and Cahill have been far more erratic than Luiz overall this season but because the media have tagged him as an erratic player people refuse to look beyond that.

I agree that we might need another top class CB soon, but I don't think that is to replace Luiz, rather to replace Terry. Chalobah right now is being moulded into a DM, same can be said for Ake. I don't think their long term future is at CB IMO. Still to this day, the CB pairing of Luiz and Terry at the start of the season has been the best by far. We haven't really had another chance to consistently see this partnership grow because of injuries mainly, so I think it's unfair to say we've had a long enough look at Luiz at CB. People forget that he's only 25 so as a CB he still has time to grow. Personally I look beyond the tag the media has given him as an erratic player - like I've said before, you don't start at CB for Brazil if you haven't got any sort of quality about you.

I completely disagree, but each one to their own. Apparently even being a starting CB for Brazil isn't good enough for our first team. I know people will never look beyond Luiz mistakes and always tend to over exaggerate them so yeah like I said, each one to their own.

"Colorful". Hahahahaha.

Yet he's captaining Brazil.