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What's the talk of Mourinho out-done tactically? Madrid were in total control and were unlucky not to score 4-5 goals. Fabio Coentrao in particular had two chances, both of which were wonderfully saved by De Gea. Also Ronaldo wasn't far away from his second only to miss the target from close range with his head. United go lucky and were only dangerous during couple of occasions (Van Persie's miss for example) Also they can't play as defensive and as deep when they're at Old Trafford, because it might and most certainly will backfire. It's beyond me how Jones didn't even get booked, was allright but very raw with his challanges. Same could be said about Varane who took down Evra, easily could have been a straight red (last man), credit to the referee though, kept it under control as much as needed. It's men's game, there should be some kind of physical battle allowed.

Exactly, also might keep it interesting for the teams who are on a bad spell in their league and are out of the title challange. Cup is also interesting because you play teams from other leagues

Ah sorry mate, didn't mean to come across like a twat

That's where you're wrong

Goes for every player not just Lukaku. It's part of being a professional footballer. If you can't take criticism then they're on the wrong field of life. There isn't a time set for every player when they're ready.. and I feel Lukaku deserves a chance in a club he has been supporting long before joining it.

Very well said, I think it's about time we started to appreciate our youngsters and giving them chances. It feels weird called Lukaku a youngster, just look at him and his preformances thus far. 10 goals is 23 outing for a 19-year old is amazing in my book. Can't wait to see him given a chance at the Bridge next season.

In a sense you're right but having one of them doesn't rule out the other one and quite frequently one is caused by other

It's not about height and genetics is an excuse mate. Dedication is they key word, just keep on doing what you're doing and give your body time to change. Not sure how old you are either so that can play a big role as well.

We don't need a diva, he's whoring himself out to clubs publicly

Incredible blunder

How many goals does Lampard need now to reach the record?

Azpilicueta is a beast. What a buy. Every game he runs his socks off and what did he cost? 8M, something like that? Brilliant display once again, basically created the goal for Hazard and also Marin with his rocket of a strike. Hazard was brilliant aswell. You can tell he was feeling fresh and rested, dribbling very nicely and calmly taken finish. I feel for Torres. He should have atleast got one goal if not two. Two fantastic saves from the goalkeeper. He was quite good today, nice assist for first goal and looked lively all evening, well done to him.

Couldn't have said it better and if you look at the squads around the Premier League, everyone is becoming even more and more equal in terms of squad levels. Down to sheer luck this game, I agree totally.

That's a good sign. Means he wants to move and more or less his mind is set for moving in the summer, glad he mentioned Chelsea

All he says is "[Carragher] was a key player for us" - what's wrong with that? He WAS in Liverpool so Carragher WAS a key player for him, using past tense not present. It's same as Mourinho would say for example: "Claude Makelele was a key player for us back in 2004/2005".. he said nothing wrong in my eyes.

Can't say Oscar was hyped as much as Hazard or Neymar. tell you the truth, I didn't know much of him until we signed him, same with Ramires. I knew they are brazilian internationals but not much else, and I can't say I don't read football news. Rmpr, I understand you want to "protect" Brazilian league's reputation and make some valid points but that's as far as it goes. If Neymar is anywhere the player he is, he should be ready to move to Europe. All this Europe vs non-Europe comparisons are valid aswell. even in other sports you're considered a world class player more widely if you've for example played in NHL or NBA. It's the same with football. All this lifestyle and friends argument is evolving around money. Doubt he does much thinking himself, doesn't come across as the most intelligent player, he has tons of advisors and sponsors infleuncing his decision - and the main motive is MONEY. It's all business and not even about his skill or urge to play in Europe. Aslong as he doesn't make his move, I see him as a young player with huge potential but never world class.

Congrats Sting

Estonia lost 0:1 to Scotland away at Aberdeen. Not a bad result, they deserved it. Most of Scottish squad is on their peak, because their season is under way but 90% of Estonians are on their pre-season and seemingly off the pace and sloppy in possession (most play in Estonian, Russian, Chinese or USA's leagues) Not bad, had some good chances... the pitch for a footballing country like Scotland was absolute rubbish, worse than Brentford's

Ei mõista sind hukka! Eks ma ka mõtlesin vahepeal seal olles, et kuidas elu nii kiiresti nii perse läks, aga reservi minnes jääb meelde ainult positiivne. "Ütleks, et kogu ajast 99% oli mõttetult passimine ja lootmine, et maja läheks põlema ja saaks kiiremini vabaks." Väga hea

Neymar is a great talent, of course. But I'd prefer if we got some physically strong player into the squad. We're swamped with flare players and they're bullied off the ball far too easily. Has to be a balance. Just a couple of years back we had Anelka, Alex, Malouda, JT, Lampard, Cech, Essien, Ivanovic, Drogba and so on playing together...

Üks tuttav rääkis, kuidas üks tüüp teenistusest pääses. Kui temalt küsiti kus ta elab, ronis ta laua peale ja vaatas aknast välja ning ütles "siit ei paista" - ja oligi korras Tore, et vähemalt sinule meeltmööda asi lahenes, praeguseks. Ise teenisin Jõhvis, vabatahtlikult kohe pärast gümnaasiumi ja enne ülikooli. Asi pole nii hull kui internetis räägitakse. Seal on inimesi, keda sa näiteks tava elus kindlasti ei kohta, igavene kirju kari.. nalja sai palju. Ainuke jama asi on toit. Ja mitte toidu maitse/olemus, vaid kogus. Kogu elu trenni teinud või nii, aga just viimased 4 aastat mõtestatult jõudu teinud. Aga kui süüa ei saa ning 06:00-22:00 oled rakkes, siis võtab kolinal uuesti alla. Muidu oli norm? Palju sul kokku aega läks?

Put yourself in his position. Would you like to read something like this on the Internet (regardless if they'd ever visit this forum) Doubt your first reaction would be "oh what a good banter, this guy is a good laugh" A year ago or so I rarely posted on here beause there were loads of quality posters there who shared my views but now it's being swamped with 16-18 year olds who can only do two things: Mock and whine. No wonder those people who were active don't post anymore. This forum is turning into a popularity contest where only one view is allowed or you'll be shot down whereas someone posting 2 A4's of total crap gets 20 likes. It's the 'like' system that ruins it. People whore likes, as weird as it sounds. I really appreciate what Jim, Alex, Steve and rest of the team are doing. The forum is improving a lot techincally but the community is a reflection of Chelsea's season so far - going from bad to worse. There's only one thing that's funny about your 'joke' and thats you. Well done.

Joking or not, abusing someone over the internet makes you look like a twat, doubt you'd had the guts to say that to someone face to face twice as strong as you are. This is exactly what I mean by getting behind the team. Roman's a major part of it and all I read here is "Fat Spanish Waiter", "Fat Bear Roman", shit player this or that. Who cares what they look like? Please behave, Internet or not

Stingray

I completely agree with you but I think part of the reason why we sold him is his attitude not so much his contribution on the pitch. He is a selfish player, today it paid off but for example in Arsenal game he should have scored when he should have passed and vise-versa... Potential? tremendous but not the best of attitudes