Miguelito

it was nice to see ramires to play today, but i would like benayoun to have some game time and start. think he will be a more attacking, creative dimension to the midfield. also, maybe sturridge to come in as a sub

kalou's goal will win the goal of the season!! easily haha

i think Drogba or essien are the best choices. but my view of leaders is that if u are a true leader, u lead with or without the armband. that's the one (or ones) who makes the real difference on the field

with the ivanovic thing. i think it's kind of weird to have 2-6 weeks. thats a huge difference. u would think they would no a lil better but i mean i dont know the full situation like the doctors do

i do think that going to the diamond might be ok for a lil while but the way our formation is working now i dont see a reason to change it. if we do go to the diamond i think benayoun will go in a the tip of the diamond and mikel at dm and essien at RM

who do u think should or will replace lampard while he is injured? i know he will only be out for like 2 weeks but who to replace him? ramires, benayoun, zhirkov, or maybe even kalou starting with malouda going back into midfield? my vote is benayoun or ramires

yes thank you guys, we (americans) just dont think of that kind of stuff at first

oh good one...

haha now i feel stupid. never thought of that. i dont know why i didnt cause i am one of the most sarcastic people. my bad then haha

i deleted cause i still feel stupid for posting it now

yea i saw that article. i figure it is complete crap. stop with the neymar stuff!! he pledged his future for the time being. im tired of it

ok thanks, i'll be watching the highlights for the games there

does anyone have a website or anything that you can watch all or most of the reserve games? i love watching them and seeing how our young players are progressing and want to keep up with them more this season

i'm going for 5-0 with essien having one, Drogba 2, and lampard one. i also want sturridge ramires and benayoun to come on and one of them to score the fifth

agreed mostly. +1

i think kalou will 15 or 16 goals in total this season. hopefully he can keep improving

i think overreacting quite a bit. he can be really good at times just is inconsistent. he will be very important for us in a couple years and the years to come unless we buy some experienced forwards. and obviously u have never watched him because he is very quick. i dont like kalou but i am liking him more and more all the time. every team needs players like him that can make an impact coming off the bench and dont complain about match time.

Sorry if this is long, but i couldnt put it any shorter. Our trio up top are all 30 years or older with droba 32, anelka 31, and malouda 30. i dont have a problem with this age as i think they can still be great for a couple or a few more years. what is weird to me are the ages of the people that are behind them. Kalou 25, sturridge 20, kakuta 19, borini 19. The only one aged over 20 is kalou. Now i dont like kalou just like most chelsea fans but i do think he is improving every year and really needs to be more consistence. Sometimes he can be brilliant when he uses his speed to the best of his ability, but usually he is just so frustrating and annoying. he wastes so many chances and just isnt effective enough most of the time. Even though i don't like kalou that much, i think he may be essential to our team going forward once Drogba anelka and malouda are getting nearer and nearer to the end of their careers. I think and hope that sturridge is ready but with kalou the one in the middle age and experience wise i think he is crucial. He will have to lead the line when the others are done or almost done and i hope he can take that charge. what do you guys think? should we buy someone else once Drogba, anelka, and malouda are done or almost done? can kalou take charge?

is that 9:30 in brazil or where? do u know?

that is so true and be awesome. very funny to see how it could all pan out.

hopefully we can just pay the clause and get it over with already, even though i dont want to pay over the odds

agree completely, just think about our attack in the future...sturridge, borini, kakuta, neymar, hopefully lukaku that would be unstoppable

carlo absolutely loves having a few brazilians in his team. and i think if carlo is going to buy someone for that much he will play him some

i agree that i think santos are raising the price and getting everything they can. i think we're paying a little too much but in long run (as long as he doesnt flop, which he might) he will pay it back

yea it's risky but with players u gotta sometimes take risks and with players as skilled as he is, it is the type of player that u should and need to take a risk on