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He's really screwed because how often do we play teams that don't play deep? There are very few teams that will open up against us and play.

Nope. If you read the comments and not the spin by the writer then Jose is very damning with his appraisal of Torres. He confirms everything that we have known, and that previous Chelsea managers were afraid to say, and all but confirms his playing time will be reduced significantly. Read just the quotes and nothing else and you'll understand perfectly what Mourinho is saying about Torres. He will be gone within a year.

He speaks better English than most Brits.

Great penalty yesterday and he looked very fit, even more when compared to last pre-season when he looked really big. I think he played it very safe yesterday, when he received the ball with his back to goal he mainly just laid it back to whoever passed him the ball initially. There were a few times he could have played a more adventurous pass into a runners path or turned himself. Maybe he was just trying to impress Mourinho and keep things simple which fairness wasn't a bad idea. But hopefully he is more confident and ambitious when he receives the ball with his back to goal, that has to be a big part of his game in the future.

This De Laurentiis guy has a fascination with Chelsea. He is always mentioning the club somehow.

He didn't/doesn't/has never looked fat. Hazard is 5'7 and a very, very powerfully built. He may be carrying a few extra pounds - most players are at this stage - but from what I saw yesterday he isn't far from his optimal weight. Compare him to another 5'7 player like Mata who doesn't have anywhere near the same level of acceleration, explosive speed and power. Hazard has big glutes and thighs which explains his ridiculous balance and acceleration. Look at most 100m sprinters, they have massive legs and arses and they're the quickest people in the world! I bet Hazard could squat more than most of the Chelsea team. Maybe Oscar, Josh etc need to get on that Hazard diet plan.

There was virtually no space for him to run into. I'm not sure if you noticed but the opposition were camped inside their own half from start to finish. Why clog things up further by running into a congested area? Smart on his part to play restrained and probe from deeper. I thought he looked OK. He made some decent passes and he looked very mobile and quick.

He's with the U21 team in New York.

Hazard vs Mata in 2009

Damn Hiddink has put on a lot of weight.

Interesting. From those comments I believe Oscar will end up centrally with Mata playing right. Mata/Moses - Oscar/KDB - Hazard/Schurrle Striker The bold is very, very important especially after the madness of last season. There will be genuine competition for places, rotation, depth, multifunctional players etc.This is how it should be.

Please mods close this thread, I'm sick of seeing this cunts name on the forum

Hope he takes his time and ends up with a good club he can develop with, and that won't discard him at the first sign of trouble.

We are the absolute last club that should be talking about transfer fees after spending 50m on that pos.

Best friend or not he's an awful rapper.

Damn, KDB's friend is a shit rapper.

Bertrand Traore - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Traoré

Especially more so in comparison to Terry who looks barely 3 inches off the ground. Kalas is a very good athlete, he's very mobile and quick.

Chelsea supporter with Drogba tattoo got onto the pitch today!

The fear on Mourinho's face upon realising Lukaku is about to run into straight through him.

Winger and maybe striker. Here's the unofficial game he was allowed to played in:

Yup. Seriously cannot wait until he leaves the club. I'm throwing a party and you're all invited.

Bertrand Traore at the back with Feruz in this photo Hear good things about this kid. I think I saw some footage of him playing Arsenal in a friendly and he looked very good.

Better believe it!