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That's what I'm (and I think RDM) not sure of. Criticism of Torres , whilst deserved, has been slightly exaggerated. He still serves as an outlet for the midfield players helping with the passing around the final third, as well as occasionally holding up the ball.

I hope you guys don't. His character isn't as strong as Drogba's....Once he realizes the crowd are on his back, whatever's left of his form will dry up and we'll have to suffer till will we get a replacement.

Yeah our rotation policy is pretty bad...especially when you see that Torres hasn't done enough to seal a guaranteed start every game.

I'm not putting everyone in the same category... I was also encouraged by our run of performances up till that Man Utd game, where I thought RDM, by luck or better judgement, had actually put together a title-winning side...Whilst I still won't write off our side as contenders, the last few performances haven't been very encouraging, and this result (annoying no doubt) typified that...this has a lot to do with the lack of goal threat from our strikers, and shows how woeful our depth is in that department...

Not excusing what they did, but neither of those three are proven goal-scorers...Mata should have passed to Hazard and that was really bad... Torres is trying his best, but this team will NOT bring out the best of him. He will not always get chances delivered on a plate...We need a different type of forward..some one who can drop into midfield like Totti or Rooney and help create their own chances..

Sturridge probably deserves to start, but that doesn't change the fact that he's not exactly an impact sub. At least not in the mold of Kalou or Drogba... The fact is our striking options are woefully limited...we need more firepower..hopefully in Jan.

A lot of you seem to be throwing a fit just because we dropped out of the top 2.. Did you really expect us to be a title-winning side without an in-form forward?

I wonder whether its possible to get these guys on loan now that their season's over: Probably the only way to catch up with Chicarito's and Utd's goal count...

Then I take it you don't remember the start of last season when he was there. To summarize: Ivanovic is a better RB than CB. Luiz is still a VERY good cb. But what annoys me is that he takes things too casually at times, and RDM should tell him to drop his lackadaisical attitude and get on with the game. Cahill is solid, pretty fast and good on the ball.. but his positioning is suspect and this has led to goals,.. although many are quick to ignore this and pile the blame on Luiz.

Hopefully he won't act like he's shot on the pitch..

Really disappointed that it took till the 88th minute for him to be brought on... I guess its not a good time right now for Sturridge at Chelsea...there were even a few jokers on another forum berating him for giving away possession as soon as he came on...

It pains me to say it, but his movement and link-up play has actually been good most of the time this season. This is probably why RDM prefers to start with him. The big negative is that he simply goes to pieces whenever he gets the ball in threatening positions... either failing to control the ball or just running into a defender. Then there's the fact that he won't shoot...I'm guessing Oscar has more shots than he has....

Let's just hope that he at least comes on for Torres and not some other unfortunate soul.

Going with Toronto..

If Carlo can fall for it twice...sure.

Scored 2 good goals today. This guy could be great for Chelsea's central midfield.

Yeah, its sometimes difficult to avoid draws at away games. And Swansea are a good side. Hopefully we can put in a good shift against Donetsk and use it to recover some momentum.

Just love how people love to exaggerate when criticizing players. In case you didn't notice Sturridge scored a similar goal before that to put us in the lead.

Why's everyone getting so upset over a damn list? 50 yrs from now (if humans are still around) there'll be a new list, and hardly anyone will remember this one. And what's the problem with Drogba being No.1? If the best players have made the top 10, who cares whether one is higher or lower than the other? They're all legends in my eyes...

True..his real strength was his creativity, as a director not so much...Which is why Ep5 when directed by someone else, became perhaps the best in the series. And yeah its a shame that there's nothing original coming out. Everything seems to be a rehash of popular stuff from the 80's-90's. While it could be due to the lack of ideas, I think the real reason has more to do with studios looking to avoid risks in trying something different.

Time for this guy to get some rest again. Need him fresh for the midweek clash.

Lacked composure today, although he did well to go around the keeper for the fourth goal. I guess that means we'll see Torres starting as usual against Swansea.

Lmao!...True..

True. Its not the first time Valencia has caused Cole trouble. SAF knows that Cole is one of our main attacking outlets, and instructs him to hound Cole at every opportunity to wear him out.

Absolutely agree...the Carling cup itself may be inconsequential, but a win can put us back in our stride..