Madmax

It has served me well :')

Schurrle not as a striker please. Scoring goals when making midfield runs into space is very different to playing as a striker. He started as one against Man U at OT early in the season and did absolutely nothing.

No I know what you mean, but I was speaking in terms of players that - how do I put it - just blow you away. So while Chelsea had guys like the ones you mention - Vialli, Hughes, Gullit then Lamps, Maka, Didier and recently Oscar and Mata - you appreciate them, you know they're in complete control of what they do and what they want to do (look, what a tackle by Claude! I just knew he'd get there or hey, Lamps arriving unmarked in the box, goal no. 10000) but with Zola and Hazard, they just seem to be able to hit heights you didn't think someone could (fuck, how did he manage to do that?!). They are the definition of a fantasy.

Our generation is going to be able to boast about watching Hazard don the Chelsea royal blue just like the one before us boasts about Zola.

+1 This needs to happen. Kid's being wasted at Forest and we need more bodies in midfield.

'This is not Jose's team' - he had more than 2 months to buy the players he wanted - his backup option to Rooney was Eto'o - he assured De Bruyne of opportunities - we allegedly rejected Barcelona offers for Luiz, - loaned Romeu out knowing a single injury would leave us with a midfield of one novice, two pensioners and two other guys with limited facets to their play - Schurrle's signing had his blessing Obviously he hasn't been around to build a squad from scratch but it's not like he's been thrust into a season midway (see Benitez). This group of players is one he had obvious confidence in when he decided to start with them after working with them for 2 months first.

:tophat: You completely missed my point by ignoring the continuation of the parts you quoted. Mourinho himself said it yesterday - it's the same story every game, we're making the same mistakes over and over. So what does that say about his and his coaching staff's work? They're paid mega bucks to sort it out. That the players repeat mistakes is a bigger indictment of the coaches - if they're being well coached they shouldn't make those mistakes; if they're being coached and they still do, drop them. Simple. --------------------------------------------------- For me, when a team plays worse than the sum of of its parts, you have to look at the manager.

This guy is a fucking fraud. Not only are we playing shit, we're regressing game after game. Half the season gone and I can count the number of decent performances on the fingers of one hand. The players make the same mistakes every single game - which begs the question, what do you coach them for and about, fucker? Also, his press releases are tedious as fuck. Stop using the t word and stop trying to pass off grossly incompetent performances all over the pitch as being due to lacking a killer instinct. Notice how he's gone all quiet on his "preparation methods" once we started shipping in those set piece goals from the Sunderland game? Yet he was more than happy to harp about how he had sussed West Ham's style of play after we beat them. Oh and play Mata. Get over yourself you idiot.

Reading the 'PL unproven' guff elsewhere. You'd think that brigade would now better know after seeing Liverpool's travails with 'PL proven' players.

Any of the Indian lads in here know if this is on the telly?

I hear Brendan Rodgers shall be aiming for a top 2 finish ...

Can't seem to embed Youtube videos so here's the link to all his 203 Chelsea goals --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5vvGK5NjE http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cD5vvGK5NjE

Who's another that's underwhelmed. I don't know why they ever let de Jong go tbh.

I don't know, I still think they need a proper commanding defensive midfielder. Fernandinho and Toure aren't those and a pivot of those two in tandem is not going to be disciplined enough. Will they stick with Barry and Rodwell? Mediocre players, at best.

the subject of unnecessary and juvenile rebuke and ridicule by envious rival fans who'd jizz all over their rooms if he played for them instead.

^Bloody hell, lmao.

... That's an ... err ... interesting image.

Far too simple.

That's one hell of a bump.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKtUzcdhhCk Farewell Bally. It was an absolute joy watching you.

I think the one person who'd appreciate that the most would be Mourinho himself.

Good player but you'd think Shaktar are laughing right now. 34 fucking million.

@Terminator X I kinda miss your old avatar. It had become iconic. On topic : Fuck City.

Lol, Radio Kiss Kiss Napoli