steve5221

Spot on, if Luiz plays at centre back for this game we will concede at least 2 goals.....Don't think we will score more than 2 as the ref is bound to be on thier side and we may have Torres up front!. Need to keep this game tight for 60 mins - put Luiz on the bench, we could introduce him at some stage...his problem is he just can't resist not standing the attacker up, he dives in 80% of the time...

If you are comparing him to his Liverpool days he had more strength and pace then...the main problem with him has been his touch and shooting, simply woeful at times.

Thats difficult, give us a clue....

I to think lampard should play this game at the expense of Mikel......I base this purely on the fact that it is at old Trafford. if you look at previous seasons of our games up there, the ref always gives fouls against Mikel that would not be given at the bridge....this inevitabely leads to yellow and red cards for him... I think a midfeild 3 of Mierlies, Ramires and Lampard is good for this game...Ramires does the job of 2 players purely on his running and offers options both going forward and in the tackle. Mierlies should start in the holding role, starting attacks with his range of passing, he can come into the game later on - like he did providing the pass for Sturidges goal v Sunderland. Lampard has good experience of these games and he is physical and will ensure we wont be muscled out in midfield in Mikels absense, he also has good shooting ability and the eye for a pass..Although he slows the tempo of our play down he is required for this game.

Not sure why Vidic keeps getting mentioned, lets not waste our energy on that wanker.....No one is saying he is not a great player and we are thankful and lucky to have him at Chelsea....A good discussion point however is Centre back or not????

Im not basing him, he is a fantastic player. He will be fine as a CB in most PL games and europe but against Man U and Man City I think he will be a liability as CB......We have a great player on our hands no doubt about it but I would like to see him in midfield with protection behind him when he charges up field

He can't play as a centre back in the PL against the best sides - his concentration is not good enough over 90 mins and he is too reckless.... Look at last year agianst Man U, yes he did score in the home game but was lucky to still be on the field at that point. In the away fixture he was at fault for the first goal... For those reasons I dont think AVB will not play him on Sunday.....

He is a very good player but the problem is he is not a centre back. He will cost us to many goals in that position. He should be used as a holding midfielder...

I like the way Redknapp implies that Torres has a "mystery Illness" in this article....

Cheers....I also like the way it is coming together regarding player purchases.. The Modric situation showed we are not the mugs of old when it comes to splashing Roman's dough..... I like the way that we are trying to play attractive football to....really enjoyed the Bayern game the other night....Mierlies is a very good underated player, look how long he holds onto the ball - Hardly ever takes more than 2 touches before passing it.... Watching us play has defo became a joy again under AVB in the last few games compared the the drivel we had for the second half of last season...

We are 3/1 to win this game with some bookies - amazing...I think we have a good chance but I would be happy with a point. For me Anelka should start ahead of Torres and let Torres come on in the last 30 mins, look at him at the start v Bayern, caused them real problems.... If Luiz plays at Centre back for this game then we will lose, for all his ability he is not a centre half.....i would also leave Mikel out of this as he is likely to pickup 2 bookings, as rememeber the ref is always ManUre's 12th man at the theatre of wank... Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Cole, Mierlies, Lampard, Ramires, Mata, Anelka, Sturridge...

Lets look on the bright side to even things up..... 12mill for Mierlies and 25mill for Mata are very good buys....plus how much did we pay for sturridge 5million??.....Romeu for 5 is a good buy to....It could be worse, we could have paid 40 mill for Modric and would then be stuck with him and Torres....the wages of Mierlies and mata are good for the club to, £50 and £65k a week....nearly matches Fulhams Broadways Talk Chelsea salary!!!!

True - it is fuck all to Roman, but the dough we paid for him and his wages will count towards this financial fair play bollocks so the deal will hurt us in the long run. Even if we loan him can't see anyone matching his wages....I do feel sorry for him though, I have never seen one player get so much stick for such a long period of time by the press. Fourth question in Mata's PC was about Torres. Has anyone seen a recent article about Chelsea that does not mention the name Torres???

Wise words from your "experienced" head there FB. I've got a feeling the stick he gets will ultimately send him out of this country and the English media will be to blame. That said I think he will b a better option up front than Drogba with our new style of playing. If Drogba starts trying to display his "footballing" skills it will be embarrising. Think Anelka should be our CF on current form...

I have only seen the Stoke and West Brom games this season. Against Stoke he was fantastic and I thought he did well to against West Brom and was unlucky to be subbed. Indeed his perfomance in that game was much better than his replacement(Drogba). I did not see the Norwich or Sunderland game, and after these two it seems the stick has started again. Can someone give me an unbiased view of his performance in those 2 games in comparison to the first 2?? Also in regards to judging his Chelsea career, I think when we bought him he inital performances were poor, but to be fair wankers like Malouda were going out of thier way to make him look bad. I try to give an impartial view on all Chelsea players but what always sticks in my mind re: Torres was that great finish from the corner in the 1st champs league game against Man Ure last year, that was incorrectly disallowed. Had that gone in I really think that could have been the lift off for him...

Did anyone really think Lampard would be dropped by AVB??. It will take at least 5 consecutive poor performances until he is dropped. As for Josh, Im surprised he is even on the bench ahead of yossi and Romeu.

Think they will put him on the bench for this one ahead of Kalou....With Mata and Orioul likely on the bench to, no place for Yossi and Josh.....

Says on Chelsea's twitter account that Mata has been given the number 10 shirt. Maybe that is what Yossi was refering to on twitter this week?

Think AVB may bring in Ivanovic for Alex at centre half and Anelka for Kalou with Malouda on the left. Hope he stays with Torres up front as he looks more threatening than Drogba....... Would like to see us play 4-5-1 with Yossi on the left with Mata in a free role behind Torres like Liverpool used to do with Gerrard. Ramires could play right with Lampard and Mikel in the middle, but obviously that won't happen...........

I would be very surprised if he tweets anything again on the subject. Am sure the club would have got wind of it and told him off.....

For me it is who wears the most pride wearing the shirt. Since AVB arrived it is Anelka...

Someone will have to go first if we do get Mata and Modric(please not Alex)

So if we play 4-3-3 he could be in theory 4th choice CF after Torres, Drogba, Anleka....

Does anyone know if Lukaku could play wide left up front as a replacement for Malouda, or is he purely through the middle???

He deserves to keep his place for this game.......just hope that we can get the ball infront of him..