Blue Armour

Well said Zolayes: Anton and JT both face ban: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4428868/John-Terry-not-guilty-of-Anton-Ferdinand-race-slur-but-still-faces-FA-ban.html

Well I guess its time for a new Anelkalouda...probably 3-4 months from now by my guess.

These things happen. Daniel Sturridge is ex-Man City for instance. If Borini were here, Sturridge wouldn't. Now I don't want to enter into a debate regarding who's better, but that's how things are. Move on.

But isn't the context in which he said "black cunt" the issue here?

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Anyone try that new horror game called Slender? Quite thrilling. Its available for free download.

After seeing the reactions here...what do you think?

It would be great if you could post updates on Drogba and Anelka

One of the worst forms of criticism leveled against Mikel in recent times, is that Oriol Romeu makes more forward passes than he does.

Is this discussion really necessary? The only talking point is that he and Roman disagreed on the direction in which the club had to move in during the middle of the season. Nowhere does he "claim credit" for the club's success. And he goes on to say that no-one really had faith in the squad at the start (people commenting on how old it was, how Torres was flopping) yet the same squad goes on to win 2 trophies. That's pretty much it. He could have said something more vehement, but this is trivial.

Took the words right out of my head.

I think loaning him to a championship side would be a lot worse. He's supposed to be a midfield creator that thrives on the clever runs made by other players. This is why I think he'll be more successful playing alongside members of the senior team (just like his pre-season form showed). Sending him to a side like Burnley would only make him dull and ineffective.

Completely agree. It also means that the 2 in midfield don't often join in attack. Rather they stay behind and dictate play from the deep, setting up the wingers and full-backs. The end result is you'll have more attackers around the opposition area than a 4-3-3 or a 4-2-3-1

You can get a 4-3-3 from a 4-2-3-1:

Championship is hardly any better when it comes to physicality. What SeB is suggesting is that playing against grown professionals at this age might not be a good idea.

Haha,,same here. More so because I don't think Sturridge will ever succeed here as a lone striker.

Ideally no. And Chelsea rarely releases players on contract. But if they make a transfer request, the club won't stand in the way.

Even though its expensive, and probably not the most important type of player required by the team, I can see why Roman would go for him. There's no certainty over who among Hazard, Marin, Oscar, Josh or Piazon is going to become a mainstay and solve our problems regarding creativity. The club will most likely evaluate each of their performances this season, and decide who to keep next season. In short, this is just phase one of Chelsea's revival.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't Victor Moses a physical player? EDIT: Oscar is probably why we haven't signed Hulk already...

Yay...Madrid signs another midfielder to unlock defenses..

Its so amusing seeing this sort of case dealt with in a pubic courthouse...its something parents would have to go through after being called by the school headmaster.

Interesting point...Carlos Tevez is another player who is known to be lazy while training, but gives it his all during the match.

Ah, I wish this guy was there when Drogba was still playing...they both speak French, would've made a great combo.

He's a lot more skilled than Gomez though, but yeah agree with pretty much everything else.

This would be on my list of unrealistic transfers...If there was one from that list I would want to be made possible, it would be Schweinsteiger.