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Torres plays with no passing, no service midfield and wingers who aren't wingers...and gets taken off at 60. Cue the tabloid headlines. This one falls on AVB's lap. Awful team selection. Hopefully the subs will get something out of this game now.

I trust AVB in the longterm and think he's got ideas but the first half is due to his team selection. What was the point of Kalou? Now, Chelsea are down to 2 subs when it's clear the team needs a lot more than that. Drogba on won't help the midfield to do much of anything. Maybe he and Torres can combine to play midfield, wing and striker roles.

And some people want Yossi to go? This team needs more skilled players not less of them. Lampard was great in his day but his legs aren't there anymore and his technique can't save him. He's not Scholes, who was probably the most technically gifted English player of recent memory.

Will AVB have the guts to take Lampard off?

Henrique, you're right it's more than Kalou. AVB is trying to play a brand of football that Lampard shouldn't be the midfield engine for. Same midfield as last week and same non-service, non-passing shit to watch.

How shit is the right when Torres has to play there?

Torres please, please go deep and play creative midfielder.

Wonder why Spurs want Yossi and not Kalou for Modric?

By choosing Kalou to start and now subbing in the 1st half, AVB wasted a player there.

Lampard contributes.

AVB lineup too conservative again.

Torres to get taken off and blamed for this game by the pundits.

Chelsea need more than Modric and Mata. Midfield is anonyomous.

My god, what point is AVB trying to make with Kalou?

Kalou should have passed to Torres there. Did you see him open there? He was angry.

Alex was terrible on that goal but you could see it happening as the passes were sideways and slow. The fact teh defense couldn't get the ball out of their half is what contributed to that goal. Hopefully the guys have woken up and will play quicker and sharper. No one can pass right now. Why oh why did AVB leave the passers on the bench?

Hodgson will have 4X4 in front the keeper. Let's hope there's enough guile in Chelsea's lineup to break the fortress. If Torres is followed by 2 or 3 defenders, hopefully others will take advantage of the space left open. That didn't happen last week. I don't see Mata?

Yeah, instead of minding the game against WBA, AVB is at a reception. I hope Brad slips down the stairs today. Someone tweet that.

I think Brad is having a bit of fun...

So he's just some random Twitter user? Not anything wrong with that, just wasn't if we were referring to someone in the media, etc.

Who's Brad?

Meh. Would have liked to have seen a bit more creativity in the midfield. What did they create last week? I guess Anelka will take on the creative bits.

I'd be surprised if it's really Mata. Have read he's very respectful of and grateful to Valencia and I think it would be a bit tacky for him to show up at the Bridge before an official announcement.

Eh, if they wanna go, they wanna go. The good news is if either of those teams want a player, he must be awesome. Won't have to worry about Torres--can't play tiki taka and he won't go to RM.

Okay boys, let's impress tomorrow.