Spike

A man chooses a slave obeys.

So the fact your dad beat you up when Chelsea lost makes you more of a fan...I'm glad it's less real for me then. And father like son you hit your son...well I guess that's a shame. Maybe I should just go support my local club...oh wait the town I live in doesn't have a club...I suppose I could support Brisbane Roar but I wasn't born and bred into that club either...I guess no matter who I support I'm just a plastic. Maybe one day when I have children if I hit my son enough he will be born and bred into a club and be a real supporter.

Peter Osgood Jimmy Greaves Kerry Dixon Terry Venables Ray Wilkins Pat Nevin Bobby Tambling David Speedie Dennis Wise Ron Harris Peter Bonetti Andy Townsend David Webb Colin Pates A few off the top of my head. I didn't get to see any of them play, but at least I know of them.

I made a post in Mats Hummels thread concerning Luiz. I 100% believe he would fail as Defensive Midfielder but a Box To Box Midfielder is another. If RDM were able to convert him to a B2B he would almost be world class.He has all the attributes of a B2B, he can shoot, pass, dribble, run, has bags of energy and has the will and fighting spirit.

I see your a fan of the big physical and imposing CB. While I like my CBs to have the same qualities writing off someon like Howedes because he is a tad smaller is unfair. Ricardo Carvalho was only 183cm which is 4cm shorter than Howedes. Carvalho is one the best CBs I have ever had the pleasure to watch, brilliant. Nobody has mastered the art of fouling quite like Riccy. I also don't really agree with the Luiz and Hummels comparison. Yes Hummels much like Luiz is suspectable to the odd lapse in concentration and silly mistake but Hummels tends not to take it upon himself to do everythings like Luiz. Hummels doesn't charge up the midfield as often, try to Messi his way out of a bad situation or smash the ball upfield to the striker. Hummels isn't perfect but I'd take him over Luiz at the moment. Luiz has bags of potential though, he is almost a carbon of copy of Lucio. And that could very well be a great thing. Actually Luiz would make a terrile CDM however I believe he is more than capable of playing at Fullback or as a Box To Box Midfielder. I believe if RDM can convert Luiz into a B2B midfielder we would have an incredible midfield. What I said earlier about Luiz trying to do everything is perfect for a B2B midfielder, he can shoot, dribble, tackle, run, has bags of energy and is enthusiastic to boot. I'm surprised your not a fully capped member of the Luxembourg national team. They don't exactly have the comfort of choice. Matthias Ginter has been picking up quite a bit of hype recently. I'd sign him.

I minute I saw that Leeds had qualified into the next round I knew Chelsea would be playing them. I just knew it...it's written in the stars as it seems. Now I've less reason to hate Leeds than most of the UK members on here but I'm sure they would be more than happy for me to jump on the bandwagon. FUCK LEEDS SCUM

AMINI! A hopeful future Socceroo! That's what a real Aussie accent sounds like of course it's a tad different from mine but he is from a different part of Oz. My accent is thicker and twangier.

The Bundesliga isn't that far off from the BPL. I think people overrate the BPL in general. Things like "Brazilians can't survive in the physical BPL" really grate my nervs. The BPL isn't more 'physical' than any other league, it's has it's own style which is box to box action but to say it's more physical is weird.

I was joking, mate. I was parodying other people's unrealistic expectations. A bit of verbal irony if you will.

Some of the bastards talk some sense though. This quote really stood out for me:

Nonsense he is clearing scratching his armpits. What if he is a disabled man that can only hold his arms in that position? FAKTS we don't know them, as RAFA says you need all the FAKTS to know all the FAKTS.

For a second there I thought it was a link to redtube.

He sure did rape buttner.

I attribute the belief to the Champions League and FA Cup wins. All the players have to do is look back on those nights and remember that anything is possible.

Scored only one goal. Pathetic, Liverpool player.

A straight red gives a three game suspension, right? Besides I much prefer Azpilicueta to Ivanovic.

I fully agree. The boys are scoring goals from all over the park so a striker isn't needed per sey but it would be a nice luxury. If the defence can be fixed and brought back to the standards of the Mourinho era, there is nothing stopping Chelsea winning the BPL. Howedes Hummels Subotic Papadopoulos Are a few that I'd like to see here. Coincidentally they all play in the Bundesliga. Another point I'd like to make is that a lot of modern CBs tend to be in the David Luiz mold. As in they believe they can do everything all the time, the get carried away and do silly things. Mamadou Sakho one who is similar to Luiz.

They play very nice football so I believe this will be a cracker. 3-1 to Chelsea. Chelsea goals from Mata, Azpilicueta and Oscar Swansea goals from Danny Graham.

I'm not sure if you'll agree with me but when Moses is playing the team just seems to flow a lot more smoothly. Moses is a natural wide outlet for the team, much like Antonio Valencia is for ManUtd. Dragging fullbacks outwide, running behind fullbacks, crossing the ball, harassing fullbacks with aggressive pressing are just a few of the tactical options Moses brings to the team. He isn't the most productive playing terms of assists and goals but he does bring attributes that Hazard, Mata and Oscar lack. With HMO essentially three 10s are playing and while they are completely different players in terms of style and ability they are in the same 'mold'. With Moses two 10s and one winger is played giving slightly more variety to the attack. Moses is quite an interesting player, I don't believe he is capable of playing through the middle like Hazard, Mata and Oscar but he seems to be able to play with ease on both wings which is boon for tactical sake. But including Moses into the starting XI raises a dilemma: who is dropped? I can't in all honestly create any reasons why Hazard, Mata or Oscar should be dropped, it's just not in the realm of sanity. I'd try to elaborate my points further but my right hand is really starting to cramp.

I'd reckon they'd both cost over £30 million. Both great players but are they really woth the outlay? I'm not even sure Chelsea should be paying that much for a new Striker.

Both. They'd make one of the best CB duo in the world.

Gratuitous swearing.

You've my word but only when my right arm heals. It's quite awkward using only the left. And don't think that, I know what's going through your mind, buddy.

They're just premier league stats. I can add the other stats if you like.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chelsea_F.C.%E2%80%93Leeds_United_A.F.C._rivalry