LDN Blue

Impressive to think James holds that record. Cech surely must have reached this target in less games?

I think Oscar will be quite disappointed by that. Probably wanted to play, but the kid needs a rest. Absolute machine, 194 matches for Chelsea & Brazil since 2012?

Lord Mikel!

Hm. I'm inclined to give the club the benefit of doubt on striking good bargains, on the evidence of Mourinho's return. Clyne & Sterling will be on their last year of their contracts so they could be brought down.. Clyne is perhaps accurate but not Sterling. I'm sure we can get Begovic for a bit under if Mourinho can convince him.

Nope. Dad's a Liverpool fan since the 60s.. I'm the only Chelsea fan I really know in my area (and considering I'm from London )

Courtois Clyne - Varane - Terry - Azpi Matic - Fabregas Sterling - Willian - Hazard Costa Begovic, Loftus-Cheek, Luis, Lacazette, Zouma, Ramire

Imagine he continues this form next season..

Please Rogers, please play Steven Gerrard. It will be absolutely priceless when he gives us a Guard of Honour, considering last season!!

1. Hazard 2. Terry 3. Azpilicueta

Please give us a Wigan type result. 8-1 would be beautiful.

Glad he's getting his recognition from guys like Carragher and even Rio, which surprised me. I used to get annoyed when Fergie's players would retire from the England squad but seeing first hand how much of an impact it makes I completely understand it. John Terry will go down as the best English CB by any plaudit & he deserves the title. Sure, he's been a twat also over the years, but he's never let it affect his professional game.

Fair play from Pellegrini.

In the grand scheme of things, this will now remain a blip in his career, it will be just a blip. If City had won the PL then maybe it would be a different story, both in the media and amongst Chelsea fans alike. But the fact is, City have disappeared from the title race and so has Lampard being in our faces all the time. I don't forgive him for going, but I think in about 10-15 years (or less) it won't matter because it wasn't significant.

I agree with you. Football these days is completely about individual awards imo. The enormous reception the Ballon d'Or gets, PFA Player of the Year always throws up one controversy or another. They don't care. As long as the cheques are signed and the awards and titles keep coming in, they don't have a burden to be a 'good person'. Of course they care about winning matches, but they'll also want to be the best person on the pitch. Ronaldo didn't get a dream move to Real Madrid and make the money he has and will by being a humble guy. He doesn't need to be. It's not that deep, these guys aren't our friends.

The world isn't fair. However that's already a known issue, UEFA and football generally is a business and they need to continue growing their business.. That's why UEFA won't expel giants out the CL like Real, PSG, City, Chelsea etc. They simply can't afford not to have these clubs, with their sponsors and massive fan bases, in the Champions League. FFP has only come about because of external pressures for UEFA and FIFA to sort out their financial messes as highlighted by Portsmouth et al. At the end of the day, clubs can choose to live within or beyond the FFP restrictions. And to be fair, it does look like clubs are trying to comply with it, but they know they can push the boundaries of it and not face exclusion from the CL. Unless they push it too far..

Meh. Ronaldo's whole game has been about scoring the most goals he can, that's why he always has the most shots in a game and why he gets so many goals. Usual from him, nothing to see here.. I guess when you're that good

Yeah and he'd also be financially sound and it would set up a great meeting back at the Bridge when we draw them again in Europe I hope we get to hold him a testimonial.

PSG would be a good destination from him. It seems Chelsea and PSG are forming a sort of friendly rivalry with the UCL matches and transfer dealings they've had with us & it's of course no secret regarding their coveting of Mourinho in the past. It'll be a good place for Petr, he'll win titles & it won't be in our faces either. Wherever he goes, I hope he'll be their #1.

Had a worldie yesterday. I still think he needs consistency in playing this way, it's something to see with these short bursts of pace accompanied with a ton of control. It's a hard skill and he's learned it well, just needs more application in matches. No doubt he's done well to see off competition from Salah, Schurrle and now Cuadrado.. But how long will it last I question?

I really do hope, with a ton of respect for him, Drogba isn't a third-choice striker for us next season. I hope he's at the club in a coaching capacity, because he does seem to be an influence in the team. But I feel overall he's been quite poor. He's gotten goals, which no-one can dispute, but you can see his decline is just become more and more prominent. He's 37 now and you can see the effect it is having on him, his touch is poor and his decision making has become a black mark on his game these days. Even if we don't use Solanke and Bamford, I'm sure there's other guys that can come in and play that bit-part role. But if we have this situation next season, where our only fit striker is a 37-year old.. Then we'll be in trouble.

Thank you mate!

Match of the Day highlights anyone?

Yeah it's more for the fact I missed the match as opposed to the punditry

If anyone can get the MOTD highlights, I'd be eternally grateful

Scenes when Cesc scores..