Blue Armour

I thought a manager is supposed to make the best use of the squad he has, and not pick names just for the sake of it...I'm not saying his team selections are always right, but this "respect for the club" is something that has cost a few of our previous managers their job...he should just get on with his job and choose whatever works best (and I mean whatever wins matches) for him, I feel.. This team has dropped too many games and points to afford experimenting this season...

Not saying he was better...was just contesting the "fact" regarding his first touch... Ah hell..its a worthless argument anyway...

Its also possible that he doesn't give a sh** about Torres...He's not the manager that bought him anyways...

Please don't exaggerate.. I agree he's been below-par this season, but its his so-called "horrible" touch that has led to at least two goals in the past two games, namely the one against Bayer and the one that set up Mata's against Wolves..He can still bring down the ball from the air better than anyone else I've seen this season

IF its true, then yeah, it will not go down well with the rest of the squad....

I expect the media to question AVB regarding the matter in the press conf. if there's any truth in the matter.... This whole thing might be exaggerated of course, but if its true, we should find out soon enough

Apparently the media have picked up on it as well: Nic and Alex axed Source: The Sun (Maybe they have a spy on our forum)

Its funny that we have this debate about who should lead the line, when its the defense that screws up game after game....

I wouldn't call him a cunt, but yeah, he looks very disinterested this year and his body language is terrible... Anelka's leaving..no doubt about it,...I will miss the variety he can bring to our play, but on a plus side his departure will create an opening for someone younger....

Schwiensteiger...would have been a welcome addition.. But m'afraid the time to acquire him has long gone...

Hope to see this, but its unlikely... Alternatives: Either Mikel for Meireles, Malouda/Anelka/Kalou for Ramires and Torres for Drogba...

Well, he did say that he had made a failed bid for Alvaro Perierra, so at least he was aware of what we needed..Whether he looked hard enough is another matter, though...

That may or may not be the answer, but what I was trying to say was that our crop of players look nothing like a Mourino team...it just has face and names from that era....

He wasn't that inactive..He bought a lot of targets that are intended for the future, and at the same time was unfortunate to miss out on an important target in Modric. People will argue that he should have off-loaded someone, but removing players without proven replacements will only weaken the squad, which was already very weak after the 2010 season...

Call me crazy, but I like that formation!...I don't think we'll concede, we could easily win back possession and Cole and Bosingwa can transform into wingers to trigger counter-attacks!... Sigh....what a depressing state of affairs...

Yeah true...in fact the first time they played together, against Liverpool, Drogba had sent Torres through on goal...If it hadn't been for a sliding Jamie Carragher, Torres would've scored with his first touch for Chelsea, Drogba and Torres might have established a strike partnership..and we might have won a trophy... Anyway , everything looks good in hindsight I suppose... As for the Drogba-Torres partnership, even if fans are interested in seeing if it may work (I was at one point), I don't think the manager has any faith in that combo..Besides that, it will most likely push Strurridge into the background and, at this point of the season its a very risky experiment...

I'd say whatever spirit of Mourinho was still there has vanished now... The team has lost it guts, desire and winning mentality...

Now take it easy guys...at least its not as negative as the rest of the tripe he puts out...

I wonder what's become of a certain Miroslav Stoch...

Lol..that sounded very funny But on a more serious note, its depressing that it has come down this...hope Sturridge and Mata can stay clear of the plague that has been affecting our club in recent seasons...

True, what we really needed back then was a supporting player like Aguero, or at least have given Sturridge an opportunity...At the least the latter benefited from it....

Drogba and Dzeko are proof of this...

Couldn't give rep because of the quota limitation, but fully agree with your post

Don't forget the +1 rep I gave you on your arrival here! :eyebrows: Just kidding, welcome to the forum friend...