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You could say that. You could also say that if he got some gametime before he leaves and does good, the interest from other clubs can/would increase.

Because we are stacked with quality midfielders right?

Begovic would be huge tbh. However, we desperatley need a midfielder this window. And I cannot understand that we havent signed one already. Now we will either splash more because its a deadline signing or we wont sign anyone. Both options are stuipid.

What do you expect him to pull off exacly considering how THIN our squad is atm? Especially considering the fact that Moses and Mikel are in Africa? Also, Luiz has been out now and I feel that it is a clear differance when he is played in the pivot. Just imagine someone who is an expert playing there. And another midfielder. And a non-Torres striker. Im not saying Rafa is best and whatnot, as Ive said I dont like him, but many here arent thinking or reasoning objectively.

Because Ba is good even further down the pitch. Because when we clear the ball, Ba has the strenght to take it down, kill time and maybe even keep it. Why Torres? well I hate the guy but we were up 2-0 so... Saying "we would of scored more goals with Ba on" is stuipid in THIS case. Just look at what oscar missed for example. And why Bertrand? Again, we were up 2-0 and had a decent defensive team on.

Blaming Rafa for this just proves that you are ignorant, non-objective, non-thinking and basically brainless. Thats it. (And I'll add I don't like him)

Pardon me but are you fucking stuipid? We were up 2-0 and dominated the game. The fact that we lost 2 points has NOTHING to do with Torres, rafa or Ba. JESUS CHRIST. THIS IGNORANCE AND STUIPIDITY AROUND HERE NEVER STOPS SURPRISING ME

if we drop another 2-0 lead like this again im gonna slit my wrists

whats going on with oscar?!

Drogba will be treated like a GOD in Galatasaray and in Turkey. Good move for him

with balotelli going to milan now, its safe to say that whatever striker we may go after in the summer, city will probably be in the mix aswell

I dont know where to start. 1. Regarding the reckless thing. Cant one argue the same thing about Terry? Or even Drogba back in the days. That doesnt make him a less talented player. 2. You have to realize that luiz and mikel play in TOTALLY different ways. If luiz took the "mikel role" and played those easy, short passes his accuracy would be as high or even higher. 3. You say Mikel is calmer. That might be true. But in being calmer and more "careful" in a way you sometimes lose. Luiz goes in 100% in every situation, sometimes that lead to a faul, other times he stops a really dangerous attack. Also Luiz is alot quicker than Mikel so you cant really compare them like that. I guess what I want to say is that Luiz could evolve to a top CB (he already is imo) but could just as easily become a top class DM. He is versitile in this case and could play both roles tbh.

So? Just because he scored a goal it doesnt mean that his overall preformance was good mate. Thats what Im saying. It was far from good. EVEN if he scored.

That goal would have been good if it was against a premier league team. And his performance wasnt even near good overall considering the opposition

What are you talking about? Who has suggested we should change the shape of the team? All im saying is that hes not supposed to play in the pivot. And regarding the lineups I posted. 1. Mata doesnt play on the wing even if he's there in the lineup and you know it. He's a player that always drifts all over the pitch and usually plays very centrally even if deployed on the wing in the formation. 2. He wont play every single game, thats why I left him out in one of the formations. Why nitpick at everything... ? xD And I dont think that this summer is going to be as big as you are suggesting.

This season is doomed unless we can buy some quality midfielder and perhaps some cheap striker. EL: We can only use Torres so we are screwed there unless some cheap hungry striker comes in. FA cup: Already in serious jeapordy. Top4: Could be in trouble. We play and have played many games and our squad is really thin. Id say what we need badly now is a midfielder...

Are you serious? He was absolute SHIT as usual, even if he scored.

We cannot lose every back bone player of Chelsea all at once. Id say sign Lampard for another year, but of course with less game time and a lower salary. I still think his leadership means alot more, and with Terry being more abscent with injuries, Drogba gone, Cole soon gone aswell probably we need Lampard out there. Im not saying he should be a regular, but at the very moment: who do we have? And should we even buy someone in the summer and recall players, he should still stay for another year. However people need to stop expecting miracles from lampard every game and he should NOT play in the pivot. Cech Azpi - Luiz - Terry - Cole Mikel Oscar - Lampard Moses-------------------Hazard Ba Cech Iva - Luiz - Terry - Cole Ramires - Mikel Mata - Lampard - Hazard Ba etc...

You cannot disregard the fact that Thibaot might not want to play for Chelsea for 15 years. Maybe he doesnt want to stay in London. We dont know that. And if he doesnt, and honestly doesnt, we wont keep him.

I hope you are kidding me.. People need to stop building false hopes because ONE thing they see in one game, but they dont see that in 50 other games. There is NOTHING that Torres will or can do better that Moses, Oscar, Hazard, Mata or even Marin cant do better.

what the fuck is that cunt commentator on ESPN saying? "his arm was only slight out from the body" A CLEAR FUCKING PENALTY. ANYONE EVEN SUGGESTING OTHERWISE IS A FUCKING RETARD. kick him and ban him from commentating ever in his life again. pathetic idiot

HAHAHAHA that makes sense? Azpi for Iva? Oh my FUCKING god We deserve to lose btw

Totally expected. Not surprised at all.

HAHAHAHA how the fuck can they sing "we know who we are champions of europe" not the best choice of chant right now id say

This hasnt got to do with Benitez. Would be dumb thinking so. What this is, is that we seriouley lack heart and passion for the team. We really do. Im sad to say but many in our team are just overpaid footballers. They arent blue yet.