Amblève.

How about you actually start reading what's being posted instead of dismissing every criticism as BS?

No surprises today, we played like we always to vs bigger sides. People will say we weren't fit, which is true to some extent, but we have looked clueless all last season long in the final third against big teams failing to produce offense on a constant basis. It's sad that we manage almost no through balls and don't even get me started talking about our off-ball movement.

So you're telling me an ultra competitive person like Mourinho who plays almost his entire first-11 in pre-season friendlies doesn't care about a cup game? Do pigs fly, too? Am I Jesus? etc etc etc

It doesn't. I'm motivated too and I'd be shit if Chelsea played me.

Hazard didn't even get a corner out of that lol

Of course Gibbs had to score.

Our fans are in mid-season moaning form already

I meant what I said.

The only options here are Madmax, Skips, WHS, Term, and myself.

It's not about width, though. It's simply about having a partner for Eden that defenders won't sag off.

@Kieran., is that a man-bun on your head?

Hazard will not play as our #10 as long as Fabregas is part of the double pivot.

Don't care about bans and reputation as long as Mou fucks the shit out of that Liverpool wanker.

Everytime I saw Luis' name on the team sheet I got reminded that we fucked up with Bertrand. At least that won't happen anymore.

Truly deserved.

Such a mediocre player. Schalke fans have wanted him dropped from the starting-11 for 2 seasons now.

And he proved that he's good enough to play in CL finals. Oh well...

Speak for yourself.

Right, but at the moment JT's starter and judging by his performances last year and the way we set up it's likely he'll be able to play at least 1 full season on a high level. And in case of that I'd like to have an adequate option to rotate with Cesar.

Which would be absolutely wasted here at Chelsea as he'd have to protect JT, though, and couldn't get up and down the flank.

Which would mean that for Mourinho Oscar was the only #10 and therefore a nailed on starter, like I said.

"He [Mourinho, added] continued: "I told him, 'This is Chelsea. You are very young, you have Eden Hazard, you have Mata, you have Willian, you have Schurrle, and I cannot promise you that.'" Lol, seems like Mou saw Oscar as a nailed on starter from the beginning of that season. How depressing is that ffs

Lol, people be trippin' if they think 30m for Stones is too much. Welcome to the real world. The fact that our opponents are busy solving other areas of their weaknesses should have us jumping all over Stones. This summer will be the last one in which we have an open lane to sign this guy instead of fighting 2 or even 3 other English top teams next summer.

Also, that's some Sun Tzu shit right there

Of course "war" is in the book's title lmao