Blue Armour

That was no joke I'm serious..the real issue is the lack of creativity from our team's midfield...If we had someone to unlock defenses at will, then players like Kalou would have a brace every other match

Kalou also offers the same

As much as I like Hazard, how do you know we'll get him for that? According to the reports, Lille want at least 40

Why doesn't our club website ever do q&a sessions like that? Sigh...

So its either another Brazilian Willian or another Belgian in Hazard...Belgi-Brazi Chelsea!

Demba BAAAA!!! might be a better option from the list of less recognized players, but our club is turning into a death pit for strikers so...

That remains to be seen though...at this stage last season we were 15 pts from the top, now we're 13. And that's without the horrible slump Carlo suffered for 3 months at a stretch. Anyways, as long as we make the top 3 by the end nothing else really matters.

Ramires and Mata have both mentioned hugs in their latest tweets....another AVB tactic?

Like I said in an earlier page,he just needs to learn to drop his shoulder to turn inside the defender..Then with his incredibly speed (and of course his strength) he can make more runs like we saw yesterday..

I have a simple suggestion as to why the goals have dried up recently despite the fact that the defense has shored up in recent weeks: Ashley Cole and the fact that we lack genuine wingers. Cole after being played week in week out, has started to run out of batteries midway through the season and the only sort of wing play that we had on the left hand side has stopped. Ashely rarely got forward yesterday, and as a result Mata is forced to work extra hard on the left, and tries to drift around instead.' If we had genuine wingers , especially on the right, things might have been a lot different. Bring on Hazard, please.

Yes, it is pointless picking out one player and lay the blame on him alone for yesterdays no-show. Mata and Malouda were also guilty of poor finishing, while Meireles and Sturridge hardly had any impact in the game.

Just disagree with the last part...Meireles, Ramires and later Malouda attempted shots...they just weren't good

Oh, must've missed it....now the transfer window's looking a bit brighter

Say it and it will happen, Serbian Oracle

When Drogba and Ramires (who's doesn't have the duty to score) fail to score from 15 games on the trot, then people WIILL give stick. When the team fails to score, everyone will question the main man Now that's totally beside the point....The fact is Torres played really well yesterday, but if that was his best then its a shame. Chances may be limited in a game, but your world class strikers should make the most of the ones they get. Anyways, I just hope he can at least maintain this level of performance and not sink into anonymity again...

Yeah,wish AVB hadn't subbed him so early, because bar the finishing he was at least involved in the build-up play.....Should've removed Sturridge instead, as he was absent for nearly the entire 2nd half

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A strike partnership is a good idea, because our midfield distribution is generally poor..This is why I suggested a pairing of Drogba and Sturridge back in december. However if Essien can pass the ball like he did in the past 2 games, and can start games, then we could continue to rely on a 3 man midfield. A strike partnership is not just about co-operation however..one of the strikers should also be capable of moving wide or tracking back when needed. Drogba and Anelka used to do this beautifully in Carlo's old diamond formation and they were both good crossers of the ball....Torres has shown a capacity to work hard, and Sturridge can offer similar, so it should be worth trying in at least one game

I don't know...hardly anyone trusts even Sturridge to take up the CF role, because that requires a lot of experience to suit our style of play..Besides Anelka and Drogba, I don't remember anyone excelling in that position in recent times. I would still go with Torres, even if he can't score anything simply because of his footballing knowledge...with Lukaku we don't know what we're going to get and its risky when we need to get as many points as possible from the coming games

Like I said by the end of the first half, Sturridge and Ramires were also not upto speed. The latter hardly made any lung-bursting box to box runs, while Danny just lazed around and made himself an easy target for their LB..Hope this is the worst we ever see of them this season

Apart from the miss in the end, I don't think he was that bad...we gave up the win because of poor finishing

I hope Essien can continue his return to form.. His distribution was good once again, and can be useful in setting up attacks in our upcoming games...Should start some games soon (hopefully)... The race for 3'rd spot aint over yet, so lets hope we would gain a point over the spuds by next week

Yep...that's pretty much it...the overall performance was good, but the finishing was poorer than poor...

I said Torres has been playing well, but if this is as good as it gets then I don't know... We wanted a 50mill pound striker not a pseudo playmaker...Sturridge was cancelled by their LB, and with the only other goal scorer in Lampard removed there's no one to convert the chances which were aplenty...

Chances are there, but Norwich have defended well enough..Love the pace in our game but we should be wary of their quick counters... Torres playing well, Malouda linking up with Mata pretty good,....Want to see more from Ramires and Sturridge...Avb will hopefully introduce Romeu/Essien to bring back solidity to our midfield, since there are big gaps opening up there