lionsden

Absolutely agree, for me Yossi was the man of the match. . even Josh had a bad game. overall a dissapointing match if AVB still thinks this current team can challenge for the title then he must be delusional

I'm not so looking forward to next season unless I see major encouraging signs during the asia tour. same ole piss poor amateurish performance pfffftt

It's not just about buying quality players. . .it's more about changing the kick and follow mentality that is embedded in the team. I was watching barca in a recent U-13 tournament and those toddlers makes our senior team look like amateurs with their passing and moving style of play.

Basically you need match fitness, time and world class players in order to make accurate 5 yard passes and retain possession for more than 20 seconds. . .you learn something new everyday.

I know it's pre- season and all. . . but is this the attacking/beautiful football we were promised.

Henrique would hate that

I don't think u understand my point. he has always played as a right wing forward for england and chelsea, a position he has settled into, so why's he been made to operate from the left side in this match

Why is AVB playing sturridge and malouda out of position. . . .Sturridge rarely plays as a left wing forward

thanks. I really can't wait.

Damn you lol. . . I almost fell for it

There's growing rumor that AVB rates kakuta very highly and he may become a key member of the team next season anyone else heard the rumor?

Basically the same line up as the wycombe match. how can sturridge not be involved in this match

Joe hart has been the best keeper in the epl for the second year running.

The bottomline is Lukaku is not a better player than sturridge. atleast for now

There's nothing wrong with adding depth to the squad but why buy a player that has a similar output and to an extent a lesser technical ability to Sturridge?we should buy a striker but only if that striker is better than the ones we already have at our disposal

I absolutely agree with the first sentence but not so much with the highlighted part. Why would an ambitious club aiming to challenge for all major titles and become the best look forward to welcoming back a "faded" player into the starting 11? can a faded player be that difficult to permanently replace? p.s sentimental reasons aside please.

perceived quantity signings can work if you have a manager of fergie's quality. Dalglish certainly doesn't belong to that league

Liverpool are buying quantity rather than quality

What happens when Cech is injured

:goodpost: Damn you should post more often. saying it as it is with no sentimental bullshit.

I agree. Aguero has confirmed his desire to leave AM and falcao hasn't made his wish to reunite with AVB a secret. . . .we could realistically get either players but it seems AVB, being an optimist, would stick with the current strikers at his disposal. it would be a dream come true if AM could agree a straight swap for Torres with Aguero and Falcao replacing Drogba and Anelka.

A 33 year old player who has reached the twilight of his career vs a £50m flop who has failed to meet expectations since his injury 2 years ago. I could only vote if there's a "none of the above" option up there.

If mikel has always been below Chelsea's standard as your posts and pov directly or indirectly suggests then how did he manage to cop a total of 158 appearances for chelsea under 5 different world class and experienced managers including mourinho,Ancelotti and Guus Hiddink?

You can count on godzola to come back with "stats are overrated and doesn't always paint an accurate picture"

Why judge a DM based on his goal scoring ability when that is not one of his primary and direct responsibilities? it's equivalent to criticizing Torres or Drogba for not breaking up play,making enough tackles and giving the back four sufficient defensive cover when their job is to actually score goals. Makalele is regarded as one of the best defensive midfielders despite scoring only two goals for Chelsea, why is that?