Tomo

You were in the Ivanovic thread earlier moaning because he is shit at crossing. If the defenders are partly judged on what they offer going forward then why can't that be the case vice versa?

I remember April last year when Bertrand got his run off games in Cole's absence and that's when people started to say he won't be Cole's long term successor. Ferreira hardly ever had a terrible game for us yet that didn't stop people pining for a new RB for pretty much his whole time here. I don't agree with the loan because he is a very good squad player but this is yet another case off a players reputation being enchanced by not playing.

I have family in Reading and i was up there a lot when Ryan was at the club on loan and from that time i said what im saying now, he's decent at everything but isnt outstanding at anything, that formula makes for a good squad player.

You have taken this way way out off context, do you really think that any one is discriminating against RR because he is Swiss? With any country in the world, a home grown core is important at a football club or in any walk off live for that matter, whether in England, Spain or Bulgaria, all have a home grown core which is key to success. Also with the homegrown rules in place if 2 players (like Shaw and RR) are on similar standing it's best to go for the homegrown player because that will free up a future non homegrown spot, and im mean that for any country.

So if Mancienne waited and showed loyalty he would be in the team now ? Cole has been in decline since 2010 and since then we have had 5 managers and not one made the change full time, you would think if he was THAT good then atleast one would have done it. Bertrand is a good, solid dependable squad player but that's his ceiling.

Well that escalated quickly.

God how shit must Saints fans feel about this, building a very good side that's young and on the up with a class manager who had good ideas and a philosophy in place, now it's coming crashing down infront off there eyes. However my ruthless Chelsea fan side comes first, lets strike while the iron is hot.

How the fuck is BMK not banned ? really don't know what's worse his trolling or people biting, im not one to actively call for bans but this muppet is dragging this quality forum down, if i was admin he would have been gone months ago. Back to Matic absolutely buzzing, Jose saw a weakness in our team and fixed it i love how proactive he is, compared to Januarys gone by where we just left things and hoped there fix themselves.

Maybe not risks in terms off 3 at the back but i can see us going for it late on if level and risk a united player doing a Flamini.

He stuck an extra forward on so it was clear he was going for the win vs City. Also in his last spell vs Arsenal at home we went all out for the win then Flamini suker punched us, then when we levelled we continued to throw the kitchen sink at them and should have won. If its level late on Jose will go for the win, maybe not 3 defenders but we will risk losing to win, for sure.

When Monaco get Champions League football they will be one off the most attractive propositions in football. If players go to Russia if the price is right Monaco will have players queing up to go there.

Would quite like Kalas to go Benfica on loan, i can't see him getting many games right now, that injury at the start off the season was the worst timing ever.

Im not talking solely this season im talking his whole career here, his attitude at times last season especially was horrendouz, the West Brom away game under RDM he might as well have been playing hide and seek, if he wasn't anyway.

What like the 5-3 Arsenal match when he hid after the first 10 minutes when things didn't go his way ? Where does this Torres always work hard come from ? He does sometimes but even that is nothing Eto'o or Ba doesn't do, but when Torres has lazy days and he has more than his fair share off them he makes Berbatov look hard working.

Why?

i would like to add that i never said Luiz was the worst bit off January buisness, Torres yes, Luiz no.

Although i think he will turn into a top player the only way we will regret it is if he turns on Messi or Ronaldo level. As good as he is he's not better than Hazard or Oscar. especially in Mourinho's system. I like the lad and will watch his progress with interest, his situation here is a case off right place, wrong time. I do wonder what would have happened if we lost in Munich,Hazard would almost certainly not joined and Oscar maybe too (although i think we would have got him) KDB might have got brought in there and then, guess were never know . Unfortunate for him, but that's the way the cookie crumbles.

Jose is doing it cause off current lack off options not because he wants to, he wants Luiz in midfield about as much as he wanted Essien atCB in 2007. When MVG returns to go along with the hopeful arrival off Matic, only a injury crisis will mean Luiz ever returns to midfield. Luiz in midfield is a plaster on the wound solution, at best.

In the summer maybe but not now, one in (Matic) and one out (KDB) is enough for the midseason window, anymore could disrupt the squad and we are starting to go up the geers.

I was thinking more further afield, some MLS team might see a great chance to improve their brand like Toronto with Defoe. If not, role on 2016.

There be some mugs somewhere, City managed to flog Adebayor in the end.

Im waiting for the excuse to keep him this summer, by 2016 it will be he has scored more than Ferreira did for us so (deserves yet another) final chance.

My point was extreme, what im trying to say is i want the decision to be made in what is best for the club going forward. If Mourinho chooses Courtois, it's not out of disrespect for Cech (just like choosing Cech in 04 wasnt disrespect for Carlo) it will be because he believes it's best for Chelsea going forward. There are many ways we can respect and appreciate Petr without him playing for Chelsea indefinitely until he decides otherwise. Continual evolution is the key to a successful and stable club (after 10/11 we know that as much as anyone ) and if Jose believe this change is the next step in the process then he has my backing.

even in the unbeaten season they conceded a fair few silly goals, (for example Gudjohnsen in the Champions League qf) if they had Cech there figures would have been on the level off ours the yeas later. Whenever i have watched Leti games withAsenjo the defense played much more within themselves knowing that theres an error in the keeper, the same happened to us when we lost Carlo and Cech vsReading. Plus Courtois played with a weak defense at Genk, i saw the last 5 minutes off their title decider and he made 3 top saves in that period alone.

Lionsden behind every defence is a great keeper , do you thinkLeti would have such a great record if Asenjo was number1 ?