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Which is why I wanted to read the article. Looks really well and the points you chosed are spot on Feel free to write an article for TC anytime you want, you do it very well, unless of course you don't like doing it on English.

Oh ffs! I dunno why but I thought the game against QPR was today Sad but true.

All things aside, it's been a terrible year for him. It could've went a much better way like SwedishHouseMafia said but it didn't. I will wait for 2 more games and see what can El Nino do. QPR and Swansea. If he fails to impress then there is really not much to say... You are not telling the truth here. Besides Mata and Sturridge, Torres is the player who has dribbled the most players. He is not a player who is supposed to hold the ball like Drogba but even his linkup play has improved comparing it to the last season and he is making runs like crazy, it's just that only Mata has enough vision to spot them and since teams chase and mark Mata like crazy it is more difficult to send that great pass. Next time, watch Torres very very carefully when he plays next time. You'll see him receiving the ball, passing it to someone and then making a fast run forward while that player sends a low risk pass sideways or backwards... But, it is like you being a policeman with great history, amazing kunf fu, deadeye accuracy but failing to arrest anyone. The only way to escape this crazy situation is by doing 3 things: Scoring Scoring Scoring And please, continue disscusion about Torres here and use this thread to respond to SeB's article. It's a shame though it's on French, it looks really good.

Welcome mate and enjoy your stay

Errrmmm yeah

I'm in love!

lol no. 4 years ago maybe.

Do you know how much time it takes to translate something as big as that? I was translating some interview 5 times shorter and it took me more then an hour. Show some respect at least to MGuerreiro by liking his post if you are too lazy to read something good you probably don't know of about our captain. Nobody has anything against you and all members are equally treated so if you have been warmed by an administrator it was done for a good reason.

Still to young to move and not worth above 20m.

His game has dropped a bit, but he has done surprisingly well anyway since he came and even when he is playing poorly he is still influental and creative. Next season he will truly show what he is capable of. Just look at Silva and just how much he is better this season comparing it to the previous one.

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Feruz's agent, Rui Alves, rejected the claims: "It was in Islam's heart to move to Chelsea. The structure at youth level at Chelsea is great."

Good luck with your exams mate!

WORDS WITH: BRANISLAV IVANOVIC his month sees Branislav Ivanovic celebrate four years as a Chelsea player, and the versatile defender spoke to the club's website in order to take stock, and look back at what has been an eventful, enjoyable and largely rewarding time in the capital... Four years into his Chelsea career, Branislav Ivanovic is in a happy place. With trophies in his collection, medals cluttering up the mantelpiece and having cemented his position as an integral member of one of the strongest squads in Europe, few could have predicted the impact he has made when he made the transition from Russia to England in January 2008. The Serbian defender is a popular figure among fans and it's not difficult to understand why; solid, reliable and with an uncanny knack of popping up with vital goals, Ivanovic is the modern manager's dream. But while the majority of his time at Chelsea has been punctuated with success, silverware and smiles, it hasn't always been that way. When Ivanovic signed for Chelsea from Lokomotiv Moscow he endured a difficult start to his Stamford Bridge career. Involvement with the first team on his arrival was virtually non-existent, and it was a brutal introduction to life in England, as the defender tells the official Chelsea website. 'Signing for Chelsea was a big step in my career at the time,' he says. 'But my fitness wasn't so good and I picked up a hamstring injury. 'Within the club I was okay, I adapted quickly because everybody wanted to help me so I felt happy and confident. My problem was the fact I wasn't playing, so that made it difficult. It was a tough time for me, but I passed through it and it made me stronger.' Ivanovic reserves nothing but praise for the players and management at the club for the way in which they helped him come through a difficult period, both on and off the pitch. But there was one player in particular, who was struggling with his own performances at the time, that became Ivanovic's close confidant, and whose words of advice and encouragement played a vital role in him reversing his fortunes. 'Andriy Shevchenko helped me a great deal,' he admits. 'When I arrived I didn't speak very good English and he gave me a lot of confidence. 'I worked closely with him and he explained what I needed to do, not just in terms of football but away from the pitch as well, the whole way of life over here. 'I will always be grateful to him for that and he is one of the most important people in my career, he changed my outlook on various things and we speak a lot still.' After a long, hard pre-season, in which Ivanovic worked tirelessly in order to force his way into the then manager Luiz Felipe Scolari's plans, he was finally handed his Chelsea debut during a Carling Cup tie away at Portsmouth in September 2008. It had been a long time coming, and while the early stages of the Carling Cup are hardly the pinnacle of an international footballer's career, that game represents a turning point in Ivanovic's Chelsea story. 'I lost trust in the fact I would ever get my opportunity at the club. January until September is a long time, the only games I had played in that period were for the national team, which was important to me and helped keep me focused. Making my debut against Portsmouth was my reward for all the hard work I had put in since my arrival,' he says. Shortly after, having gradually become accustomed to the demands of English football, Ivanovic was beginning to look the part at the heart of the Blues defence. Injuries to both Ricardo Carvalho and Alex afforded him the opportunity to play alongside John Terry, and following a string of impressive performances he endeared himself to the Chelsea faithful even further with two crucial goals in a 3-1 Champions League win at Anfield in 2009. An injury to Jose Bosingwa at the start of the following season gave Ivanovic a sustained spell in the side at right-back and, to his credit, he grabbed the opportunity with both hands, establishing himself as an important member of a team which went on to win the Double for the first time in our history, while putting the gloss on a memorable campaign by being voted in to the PFA Team of the Season. 'For me, it was the greatest season in my life, it was fantastic,' he insists.'We played with pleasure, we played with confidence and we had a great squad. 'We deserved to win the league and then we won the FA Cup final as well. That achievement isn't just for the supporters and the club itself, for the players personally it's a golden moment, I'm very proud of it. 'Personal awards in football are important in the sense that they give you confidence and belief, but we played that season as a team; being voted in to the PFA team was a personal award but the whole team deserved to be selected.' Last season began in a similar vein to how the previous one had ended, with the side scoring goals for fun and brushing teams aside with consummate ease, but thanks to a three-month period in which we struggled to find any kind of form, we ended the campaign without adding to the trophy cabinet, signalling the departure of Carlo Ancelotti. The arrival of a new manager in the shape of Andre Villas-Boas has inevitably seen the implementation of fresh ideas as he looks to stamp his mark on the side, and while Ivanovic acknowledges there is plenty of room for improvement, he insists the whole squad are united as one going into a crucial part of the season. 'This season at the club has been slightly different because obviously we have a new manager. There are a lot of things which have changed and we are still trying to adapt, we have played brilliantly in some games but dropped a lot of points, particularly at home,' says Ivanovic. 'I still believe we can improve this season and I'm sure we will do. The manager is doing a great job, he is trying to make sure everything is perfect for us, we are giving him our full support, we believe in him and we are trying to make good things happen.' Having played under a succession of managers during his time in west London, and learnt something from all of them, Ivanovic has taken his own game to a level he could only have dreamed of when growing up as a youngster. But it's the lessons he has taken on board from working alongside some of the most talented players in the world every day which he believes has been the key to his development and progression at the club, as he explained. 'When I came here I realised that training with these guys is how you improve,' he says. 'All of the players are very professional, I didn't know it would be like that before I came so that was a bit of a shock. 'Training with this squad every day is an absolute pleasure. A lot of the players do extra work in order to help them improve on the pitch and that is the big difference.' To see Ivanovic in and around the training ground on a daily basis is to see a man who clearly appreciates the position he is in; helpful, humorous and engaging, his is an interesting story, and having recently put pen to paper on a five-and-a-half year contract, you get the feeling there are a few more chapters yet to be written. 'Signing a new contract was very important and I see it as reward for the hard work I have put in since joining the club,' he says. 'Winning trophies is what motivates me and I will do everything possible to do that every season, we know that will be very tough but I am very happy here, my first wish was to stay here and hopefully that will be for as long as possible.' By Mark Conlon.

You did not understand me. First, Essien, Drogba, Robben, Cole and Carvalho transfers have happened some time ago. Second, I did not say we have never made a good transfer. Point is that instead of bringing a player to help the team to a top 4 finish which is essential for our club right now we will loan him back. We played Anelka off position. Now we do the same to Sturridge. We brought Zhirkov and kept him on the bench. We brought Torres who was well known not to be at his best and look what's the situation now. So many youngsters before and now and yet our old Jose spine remains the key. I am not saying that De Bruyne transfer is a bad one. He may turn out to be the bargain of the season. He is young and has a natural ability. It's just annoying to see him loaned back when we lack depth and quality at the wing positions.

Good old CFC...either buy youngsters and dump them on loan or buy superstars who are past it...

My eye for players has never disappointed me and this kid has it. There is a loooong road ahead of him, but he has the tools required to go through it. I will follow him very carefully from now on.

As I said I don't follow it on a regular basis and therefore my opinion is based on what I know and follow. I can't understand the mentality and how true Madrid fans feel about Real, but what I can't say is that they have started to get on my nerves. Football used to be so much more interesting with the likes of Milan, Inter, Bayern, Arsenal, Liverpool, Chelsea, United were all up there fighting for a CL trophy equally and now it's Barca and Real who are the dream clubs of every young player and the clubs that usually get the best players. They really get on my tits...

Aw look who's laughing now :toke:

Eh I don't follow Spain football on regular basis, but since Jose came Real has turned into a meat grinding machine. I didn't want to compare them with us, just to say that it would be wiser for them to keep Jose as he is not your regular bloke. If they bring someone to replace him and he overthrows Barca then fair enough, good work but that probably won't happen. Besides that, I am really tired of both Madrid and Barcelona, media talk and their El Classicos...

What about the TV broadcast? Will there be any?

King Kalou would've scored a lucky tap in if he was available against Norwich

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