Blue Armour

Loooool!!!!!... That "article" is soooo hilarious...... Rob "BEASTLY" has a tradition of writing crap about Chelsea...He's obviously upset about last night's results in the CL...Heck the Sun even failed to put up match reports even more than 4 hours after the results came out!! This just shows how pathetic, desperate and slimy they are....fabricating an articles about negativity in the Chelsea dressing room...Just look at the timing!! As if Drogba will get fired up after a confrontation like that...

I hope Stamford Bridge will one day have a real Drogba banner

Too STRONG a performance by one man really...

It was what I noticed in the Newcastle game as well...clean sheet, Drogba header, Kalou the impact sub...AVB showing he has few tricks to grind out needed results just like ol' Mourinho

He said he would be going, yes..

I think the new deal won't be discussed anytime soon to be honest, let alone the terms and conditions...The manager and (Drogba himself) will have to wait and see if he can perform consistently from here on out... I agree he will change his playing style to expend minimum energy,like in the Newcastle and Wolves games, but that doesn't make him less motivated or less committed to the cause IMO...

What happened after he signed a 2 yr deal in 2009? Drogba will try to do his best if he feels wanted...However, as age catches up with him, and his energy levels fall, he will need more support. Right now that support is Sturridge and more importantly Mata..The little man and the big man seem to combine very well... I knew back in Jan this year, that what the team really needed was a good support player for Drogba/Anelka rather than a new CF...I hope Torres continues to try hard with the limited chances he's going to get though,..

Nice to see Drogba acknowledge Anelka with his goal celebration...After he was subbed, he went straight to Lampard and hugged him.. Just like Mourinho said, Drogba genuinely cares for his team-mates and managers...

Drogba did well to put us in the lead,Cech and Terry did their best to make sure we held onto it, Kalou may or may not have been a waste of space over the years,but the way the manager and the players celebrated Kalou's goal will tell you all about the importance of that piece of contribution from him.

From the article: "The absence of a specialist, trusted right-back means the line is split – Ashley Cole pushes up on the left, but the more defensive Branislav Ivanovic does not – and the team lacks balance." Hasn't the writer realized that it was after Ivanovic came in for Bosingwa that our defense actually started finding some balance, (without two full-backs bombing forward almost simultaneously)? Wish these armchair tacticians would at least pay more attention...

Even if Sturridge only tucks in (which is false, as he does play on the wing as well) you'll have Mata on the other side who can move all over the place. I guess neither Romeu or Mikel really bomb forward, which is why the attack seems more fluid when Meireles takes on the holding role...If that analysis is right, then we're bound to succeed if Essien comes back fully fit and on form...

Aside from the highlighted part,

Liked RZA, Peace, Warnie666 and francozola's posts past month... However. going with KieranVogel

I don't believe its as bad as people think it is...there was a section of players who decided to act against the coach because he was just too bad, (and for other reasons like dropping Anelka,etc.) and those that didn't want to revolt..I've never heard of the players turning against each other (certainly not from the side of Malouda/Anelka)...I suppose Peace can tell us more though.. Anyways, here's training before the Valencia game: Doesn't look too bad...only Kalou looks unhappy here, .. Edit: (That's the away match btw...thought it was before the upcoming match)

Yes there are groups within groups just like most multi-national/multi-lingual communities...but it doesn't mean there are gang wars going on within the club.. Malouda and Anelka have barely any say in the French squad..especially Anelka who has rarely played for France..There were reportedly disagreements with Ribery and the coach on playing with Gourcuff, but nothing more..

There is no "conspiracy" when its blatantly obvious about what they're doing.

I think you should have put this thread in the "banter section"....No serious discussion will come from this m'afraid..(.seeing as how news about lack of unity in the squad come from a certain Mr. Lipton)

For the same reason he's not going to do it in Jan. No sane manager will give up so many players mid-way through the season without reinforcements. That article is exaggerating and is just trying to make AVB look like some sort of villain who doesn't give any respect to the older players, when he's given enough respect by allowing them to stay beyond the summer transfer window. They know they're not going to tie down a regular starting role and they want to leave..simple as that. Its not as if the manager is hell-bent on getting rid of the dead wood..

Maye not, but some backup is better than nothing...at least he has a future, unlike Kalou...

Not going to pretend that his departure isn't long overdue, but credit where credit is due...Despite all the screw-ups along the way, he HAS pulled the team out of tight spots a lot of times... Even today, within a few minutes of coming on, he sets up Sturridge for a one-on-one with the keeper, and also gives us a two goal lead..Its a shame that not too many people pay much attention to "little" things like these...

I hope this is the last (for now)..any more departures without reinforcements, and our squad won't be able to take it...Maybe its time to recall Kakuta from that pointless loan

Same here...

Happy B'day!

Its almost like the Mourinho days...Clean Sheet, rugged defending from Terry, Drogba header, Kalou as an impact sub!! Edit: Oh and Danny Boy!! (That's the difference)

Torres and Kalou have great chemistry....