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Definitely. I'd love if he retired with Chelsea and then took up a coaching job with us, really epitomises "loyalty".

That'd highlight the inconsistency even more though. 2007/08 - Mourinho > Grant 2008/09 - Scolari > Wilkins > Hiddink 2009/10 - Ancelotti 2010/11 - Ancelotii > ? I'm not sure if we should stick or ditch Carlo. The club made a good job signing him for 3-years instead of 5 (like Scolari). However, if there will be a new manager, he should be allowed to have a season like we're enduring now. Without trophies if there are signs of transition (which we haven't seen).

Voice of reason.

Talk about inconsistent. 2007/08: No trophies, 2nd place, new manager. 2008/09: FA Cup, 3rd place, 2 new managers 2009/10: Premier League, FA Cup, new manager 2010/11: No trophies, 4th/5th place. Common trait? New manager. We must secure a long-term manager!!

Props to Ferriera. He had a solid game.

Waiting for a post like that, spot on Kez. We now know this season is a dead one. Worse than 2008/09 - officially. But now we must support the team to securing 4th position!

Does it bode well for us that Cech saved his last penalty?

Terry to score the winning penalty?

Zhirkov will offer us natural width.

Branislav Ivanovic. Chelsea's answer to Pique.

Great work from Anelka! Lampard's 8th chance of the game, thank god he buried that one

I think with the Champions League you're allowed to register one player who's played in a European Competition after the window. We picked Torres. So in that aspect, there is some leeway.

Sigh. Awful substitution.

The fundamental tactics of football have to lie with possession. If you don't dominate this, you 1) find it harder to create chances & 2) run the risk of conceding. Badly. We must improve this first and foremost.

For me, it makes sense. It's a knock out competition after all so I can see the logic there. Not that I'm a fan though

We've had 2 or 3.

I felt we were totally dominated. Our passing was awful, we didn't create any real goal threats till late on and we're lucky not to be 2-0 down because Everton are looking more and more confident. We're not using the full width of the pitch, our midfield is totally neutralised and our forwards aren't seeing any of the ball.

You watching the same match I am? We were 100% dominated. Took 30minuts for our first real chance. Awful.

Awful half of football from us. Same old Chelsea. Same old tactics. Same old Carlo Ancelotti. Ignoring this "penalty decision" too because it doesn't change that fact, we played, like shit.

Good team line-up. I'm always glad when Mikel is on the team sheet. Anelka & Essien being dropped are also good signs. Looks like a 4-3-3, hope we'll see Zhirkov on for Malouda later and McEachran for Lampard. Either way, should be a good match.

That'd be pointless. He's out of contract this summer, so any chance of getting money off his is gone now. Shame really, he's worth £2million at least.

This is the type of match we should start him in.

Even though Chelsea said he can't?

Yeah, spot on Zolayes.