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In a way this game reminds me of the first game last year against Hull. I have to say though the football we played in the first half beats anything we've played for years, it was amazing to watch.

Courtois starts.

Ki is a decent player, his passing is pretty good and he can control the tempo of games, I could see him joining a side like Everton in the future.

In the first half he was one of our best players, this pre season he's really surprised me, I used to thinkn he was kind of slow and doesn't offer much going forward but how wrong was I.

His passing is amazing, whether it's from deep or behind the striker. Yesterday he basically controlled the game from deep. I can't believe anyone would say his 'general passing' isn't great lol that's his main asset.

Apparently Southampton are about to sign Long for £12 million

This mach would be perfect for Cesc.

1. It's Pre season 2. It's our second team ffs, 3. You should be happy tbh... Torres is playing, it's going to be a rarity next season so you better make the most of it.

Lol Drogba with his trademark limp Edit - He may actually be injured.

Torres ffs

Why didn't Courtois play?

Did Cesc play the whole game? i could only watch the first half.

He's decent, I've been watching him since his days at Crystal Palace, i think right now he should be playing for a mid table side, he's not really good enough to play Chelsea in all honesty.

Term-X trying his best to be the most 'controversial' member on TC...

Honestly who cares? Proper football fans know he's a Chelsea legend.

Remember a few years ago when everybody was raving about the Bundesliga, 'it was so unpredictable', 'any team can win' etc.. now look. Fucking Bayern doing what they've always done, they did it with Leverkusen now Dortmund...

At first i was confused and pretty disappointed but right now i couldn't give a toss, i admit it's going to be weird seeing him in a City shirt but it's only a loan, i doubt he'll play much.

I like him, i know he's not worth 30 million and he should score and assist more but he suits our high pressing system so well. He works hard for the team and i think he's going to improve this season.

Hernandez' overall play is pretty poor though, in all honesty he is just a poacher. I would much rather buy Remy who's not only cheaper but a better all around player that can add more than just goals.

? We all know PSG paid FAR too much for Luiz, it's no secret. Juventus are well within their rights to ask for that amount but until he consistently proves he's one of the best midfielders than we shouldn't offer that much. He's still inconsistent as fuck, why the hell would we splash £60 million on potential? he's good and as i said has the potential to be one of the best, but i'm sorry he's not worth £60 million, no fucking way, £35-40 million tops. I love how £60 million is the norm these days, Jesus Christ even £35-40 million is a bit steep.

One of the most overrated players in the world at the moment, £60 million for him? get outta here.

He may be over hyped but i personally think his aggressive playing style would suit our high pressing. His passing is also very underrated. Mikel is a decent defensive midfielder, he's reliable so in theory he'll be a good squad player, but for me I just think Romeu has the potential to fight for first team football.

I can go as far as to say he's a decent CDM, but one of the best? fucking hell mate, not even close.

People need to look at the game again, you can say Cesc was ineffective today while playing as a number 10, but why do you think that is? our midfielders have to play more risky balls into Cesc. Matic tried if occasional but more often than not they (Matic,MVG+defence) would pass it out to the wings. We need to pass it into Cesc when he's further up the pitch and able to cause damage. I agree that Cesc should be our deep lying playmaker, although we struggled creative wise last season i think it was more to do with our midfielders failing to consistently play the risky ball into our attackers, again remember how Hazard and Oscar had to drop deep to get a touch. The advantage with Cesc playing in the pivot means the likes of Hazard, Willian and Oscar can receive the ball when they are higher up the pitch and in space.