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Capoue and Sandro are better than Mikel for me, Capoue is miles ahead of him and in his first few games he was a monster in midfield. I followed him when he played in France, he'll be a hit in the PL. But i still dont think we need this kind of player.

----------Cech--- ----Iva JT Luiz Ash --------Rami Ess--- Willian Oscar Hazard ----------Eto'o------

@chelseafc Assistant coach Steve Holland says Marco van Ginkel's knee injury doesn't look good but the player will have a scan tomorrow. #CFC

Essien for the pivot.

I dont get why Essien isnt playing and Mikel is... he can actually pass the ball forword, he's so quiet and composed, early to say i know but he looks in good form. Would like to see Ramires-Essien more.

Team v Swindon: Schwarzer; Azpilicueta, D Luiz, Cahill, Bertrand; Essien ©, Van Ginkel; De Bruyne, Mata, Willian; Torres

Believe it or not but i completely gets you. I hate to enter the site after bad games becuase of the reaction of some fans, sometimes i just dont do it and forget about the game. my approach to football is alot more "carefree" like you said than alot of others here and more like you i think. I hate to see people moaning on everything (like Eto'o who havent scored yet, and people saying he's shit already after 3 games), im always trying to look at things at the bright way and in an optimistic way (like- maybe we do have the solution in the squad, thats a part of it), so if im moan about something in this team it got to realy piss me off. Our double pivot situation pisses me off becuase (not like you) i think we could have easily find over the summer some better solutions than what we have, and becuase we all see the hugh problem there but for some reason the manager continue to trust the same players who havent produced in the past. We could have got Hernanes, Pjanic, Witzel, and there are so much others who would make a better double pivot together with Ramires. Even Cabaye, or Paulinho that Spurs got, i think they all could have make us much stronger. Off course my fantasy is someone like Gundogan or a younger Alonso, but those players would have make a difference im sure. i think the situation is that bad that any midfielder with an ability of running a midfield+energy+descent defending would do. Mikel and Ramires are clueless when you talk about building a football game in the top top level. When we'll face some serious teams in Europe it would show even more. I wont moan about that the all season, but now - when im realizing theres nothing new from last season - im disappointed. When im writing an explained post and not just cry "why mou why not buying", i think its ok.

First of all, i dont get the attitude... people who have other opinions than yours surly shouldnt get this semi-angry talk backs. Its all cool, just talking football. like i said earlier, i saw Oscar doing that a nubmer of times (moving deep to get the ball), but he isnt doing that "enough" so we could say: "yeah, it fixes Ramires's and Mikel's problem with their lack of vision". It doesnt imo. Oscar for the very biggest part of the game places himself in the #10 spot, (where he should play in our formation) which leaves Rami and Mikel with the ball. Mourinho definitely had the time. I dont think there's a question about that. Mou talks about watching us when he wasnt here, saying he didnt like things, and this lack of vision in CM was a big problem for us the all previous season and even the season before. Dont know if you were here in the transfer window a year before, but this forum was full of "new DLP" topics and begging for this kind of player. Mou got players in, he wanted a striker - Rooney/Eto'o and he got one, he wanted Van Ginkel and he got him, which realy makes it even more annoying because he did brought a CM but who's clearly not ready. Mou could have got a DLP or a creative CDM like Witzel if he would have wanted. He didnt even tried. For some reason, he thought what we had is enough, thats what kills me because its so far from truth, we certainly dont have enough in those roles. Im the first to make excuses for Jose because i love the guy so much, but in this subject he have non imo. Me and others putting those suggestions of KDB or Oscar in the pivot simply because we want it to change already and we saw enough of our limited CM, and i personally also try to find the logic in Mourinho's desicion to no get a DLP. I dont get that - the man had Alonso who was so important for him and he even got Modric last season, so im hoping he had plans for KDB in this role... Its more of a wishful thinking thing than anything else realy. You said: "...a manager should fix all problems in the squad" The thing is that i thought and still think it is THE main problem in our squad. And he didnt take care of that which is very disappointing.

I can't disagree more. It doesn't work at all, our build up is stupidly slow, creative passes just doesn't come from central midfield unless Luiz is saying "fuck it, I'm going forword", or Oscar is going deep, which not happend a lot this season the way I saw it. There's Mikel/Lamps/Rami, and then defenders, and then Oscar and the others. That's what happend against Basel and Fulham. It supposed to look like that, but the problem is we don't have a CM who can move the ball forword and control our game.If Jose doesn't have a solution for that in the squad, I don't know what he was thinking all summer. Going from Alonso/Modric as DLP's to that is very wierd from him.

We just got Willian, and we also have Schurrle and KDB. If Mata will leave we dont need a replacement.

Sky Italia reported earlier today (like at noon) that Di Canio will be sacked today/tommorow and Di Matteo will take his place. 1/2 for now.

You got it wrong. Jose was very clear about Oscar as the No 10, and he said Mata and him could play together when Mata (not Oscar) will get used to his new role AKA the wing. In the summer, when asked about if he'll get another CM to the squad, he said 'no, i have Mikel, Lamps, MVG, Ess, Rami and also KDB can play there'. Thats the only glimpse of hope.

Annoyed that no one asks him about the double pivot. Media arent that sophisticated for those questions i guess. And well the English media see Lampard there.. they wouldnt speek about him too badly right? not when he scores goals at least. Im a hugh Mourinho fan, probably one his biggests, but i think him ignoring the double pivot issues over the summer is the biggest disappointment i had from a manager in a transfer window. I was sure and said to myself "Jose comes, he had freaking Alonso in Madrid, and then even got Modric for the same role, he cant leave us with those Lampard/Ramires/Mikel combo's...he'll get a DLP or at least someone like Witzel". And well, seeing Mikel-Rami starting the game today got me thinking again - is this what Jose wanted to see this all summer? thats the big plan? talking non-stop about change, "change style", "be proactive, no reactive", with this midfield Jose? Im not even talking about Lampard, because i wasnt surprised that Jose will put him as the main man in midfield and completely ignoring his huge failures in that role. Jose and Lampard is a love story, he cant bench him that quickly, he will sometime, but for now Lamps will get his fair share of game time no matter what. Back to the subject, im talking about Jose agreeing to the option that he will start the Mikel-Ramires DP many times this season. That could make me furious in a few weeks if it goes on. Starting Mikel-Ramires is like Jose would start Essien-Khedira in his Madrid days. IT NEVER HAPPEND. Not in the league or CL at least. Our central midfield is ok with no creativity and players to give the key forword pass and in Real it cant happen? i dont get it. Bollocks. If KDB isnt going to move deeper in a few weeks-month or two, its a hugh shocker from Jose, huge.

Im quite annoyed by the way things turend out with Ess... although i dont know the all story and havent seen him practice like Jose did. In pre-season, Essien was the only CM who looked comfortable finding the right pass forword, which is by far our biggest problem imo. It also left a bad taste when Jose left him out of the CL squad, you know after he went to Madrid for him and then came back with him. But im sure things are fine between them, its just sad to see him coming back to the team with this non-existing role as the 5th CM. When Jose havent got a CM i hoped he can get the spot near Ramires, at least until KDB or Oscar will move there, thats what i thought then.. oh the double pivot shit will kill me at the end.

Cahill with his usual error today, luckily Bent is still a bit row and it didnt cost us a goal. hmm.. what the media would have said if it was Luiz there...?

Jose on Swindon—"The people who didn't play today are going to play. Juan and David Luiz & Michael Essien, Bertrand, and Azpilicueta."

----Essien-KDB---- Willian-Mata-Shurlle ----------Ba----------- What do you say Jose? i actually only care for KDB in the pivot. thats that.

Wonder what Jose thinks when he writes Ramires's and Mikel's names in his line up for the CM positions... is it "hmmm thats what i was waiting for all summer!!!" Such a poor desicion by him. Unbelievable.

Team v Fulham: Cech; Ivanovic, Cahill, JT ©, Cole; Ramires, Mikel; Schurrle, Oscar, Hazard; Eto’o. No willian, no KDB in the pivot... well.

Eto'o starts. (Chelsea TV)

Recently im more excited about the line up than the actuall game...

Hulk adds almost nothing to Brazil, i think both team should play with Willian, Chelsea and Brazil. I dont like what i see from Shurrle till now, seems very limited and it realy sticks out when he play with the like of Oscar, Hazard and co...

I look at it also in this way: Will Mata as the no 10 will allow us to play KDB/Oscar or Lampard in the pivot? i think that in Jose's eyes it wont. Its too soft he thinks. Oscar allow's that. well i hope, about KDB, but you cant say Lampard and Mata as 2/3 from the players in the middle never sounded weak defensively. In the last few years we were easily broken, out of shape, realy soft in the middle of the park, and Mou thinks part of it is Mata and what he doesent do when he doesnt score or creat. I say lets see the progress, lets see what Mou is talking about. Bottom line, Mata could still show is brilliance from RW. Got some competition there but its up to him.

Ok, with Oscar as 10# on his head, this boy got to start playing in the pivot, if we dont want to keep seeing this slow/non-existent build up from midfield. I personally cant see those Mikel/Ramires/Lampard combo's anymore.

Are you sure? i thought he speaks about Oscar and Ramires on the wings. thats what he said: “One thing is to play with Ramires and Oscar in the side, them closing each flank". I thought he means he didnt liked to see Ramires and Oscar playing on the wings, what happend last season. But when he speaks about Oscar as the no 10 that way, it surely means he wont play in the pivot. So... come on KDB? save us?