TacticalBlues

Didn't win last game but 11 changes from the last game Mancini could be the stumbling block for them this season.

Haha Villa now 4-2 up against Citeh. Great day indeed.

Yeh midnight tonight, and they are also showing it 3 times tomorrow (10am, 3pm & 8pm) and also at various times throughout the week.

Crawley 2 -1 Swansea!

Damn I missed this game, was a sleep. Goal gave Essien Joint top of the match 4/5 stars. http://www.goal.com/en/match/84987/rayo-vallecano-vs-real-madrid-cf/player-ratings

Pretty much hit the nail on the head:

Former England captain John Terry has announced his retirement from international football. http://www.bbc.co.uk...otball/19695430 Good for us, must've been difficult for him. Gary Lineker ‏@GaryLineker John Terry has retired from international football. He says FA have made his position untenable. Probably a sensible decision.

Mata still the man for Chelsea despite summer splurge The little Spaniard's brilliantly improvised flick created Ashley Cole's winner five minutes from time on Saturday, capping another masterful display of midfield playmaking COMMENT By Liam Twomey When it comes to Saturday’s hard-fought victory over Stoke at Stamford Bridge, Ashley Cole’s first Chelseagoal in over two years has stolen the headlines. And understandably so, given it was the strike which keeps the Blues at the top of the Premier League for another weekend and, perhaps, saves Di Matteo from another training ground visit from Roman Abramovich. Yet, moments before Cole calmly dinked the ball over Asmir Begovic, another Chelsea stalwart provided further evidence to support the supposition that his team’s success this season will be inextricably linked to his ability to showcase his genius when it matters most. For while Chelsea have spent over £80 million this summer – and much of it on some of the world’s most exciting young creative talent – the importance of Juan Mata has not been diminished in the slightest. In fact, it has been enhanced. On Saturday, as Eden Hazard toiled his way to an early withdrawal and Oscar showed the downside to the rawness inherent in his sensational talent, it was the little Spaniard who executed a superbly improvised flick five minutes from time which sent Branislav Ivanovic’s low centre perfectly into Cole’s path and earned the Premier League leaders a potentially crucial three points. In truth, the decisive assist was no less than Mata deserved. He had delivered another masterclass in midfield playmaking, constantly moving, passing, probing, undeterred by Stoke’s immoveable ranks of relative giants. Several times a sudden shift of the hips and slide-rule pass had given his team-mates a brief sight of goal, only to be snuffed out both by good defending and their own failings. Chelsea’s breakthrough should have come with their number 10’s first piece of brilliance just 25 minutes in, when an inch-perfect lob took out the entire Stoke defence before dropping invitingly at the feet of Fernando Torres. The man who lit up Anfield for two glorious years between 2007 and 2009 would have swept the ball home without a second thought, but there is a growing sombre acceptance among the Stamford Bridge faithful that the man Abramovich paid £50m to bring to west London 18 months ago will never again scale such heights. He kicked air, Begovic smothered, and the chance was gone. On the whole, however, the hosts rarely got that close, as Stoke dropped deep, pressed their attackers in numbers and defended as one. Even so, there were enough dazzling combinations between Hazard, Mata and Oscar to suggest they can work – and do so spectacularly – as a trio behind a striker but, as Di Matteo himself afterwards admitted, it will take hours of practice and effort on the training field before they add up to the sum of their incredibly gifted parts. In the centre of the pitch, Ramires produced the kind of all-action display which lends credence to the view that he can be the man to drive Chelsea’s midfield whenever Frank Lampard finally decides to hang up his boots. Whether that is to be alongside John Obi Mikel, who once again raised the ire of the home crowd with some woefully careless passing, remains to be seen. At the back, the same vulnerabilities which were laid devastatingly bare against Atletico Madrid and cost Di Matteo’s men victory against Juventus were again in evidence. Stoke were hardly swift or subtle in their approach, yet they will look back on the Jonathan Walters header which crashed off the crossbar and Michael Kightly’s fumbled first-half shot as evidence of a potential three points lost. Fortunately for Chelsea, issues at both ends of the pitch have been minimised by the exceptional fluidity and creativity of their midfield, and Mata has been central to this success. His assist statistics may not be as prolific as those of Hazard and he cannot boast a strike the equal of Oscar’s against Juventus but, with both new signings set to endure the ups and downs of adapting to life in the Premier League and far tougher tests of this new-look team to come, it is Mata on whom the burden of responsibility will rest. On Saturday, he proved himself more than up to the task. http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2012/09/23/3396774/mata-still-the-man-for-chelsea-despite-summer-splurge

I love it, just a great character.

David Luiz ‏@DavidLuiz_4 After a year and a half in the Blues,the Club and I just extended our contract for more five seasons! #geezers http://lockerz.com/s/246775808

Juan Mata García ‏@juanmata10 Good win to keep us at the top of the Premier thanks a goal from @TherealAC3! Great atmosphere at The Bridge as always! #CFC @chelseafc

Our boys always stay loyal, Drogba, Lamps, Cole etc. have all been offered by big clubs. Once a blue always a blue! :blue scalf:

BBC are strange, the stream said I was watching said we had 64% which seems more likely.

Stoke Singing "Didier Drogba would have scored that" now.

LMFAO "Adeedus" is all in.

Cricket isn't boring, it may be for you but I doubt that your in the majority, especially in India. Maybe your just saying this because India lost to Pakistan. On topic though being in England, I think the answer goes without saying.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRwPRfYLWPE

Gianluigi Buffon on Oscar's goal: "I won’t say it’s nice to concede, but it’s nice to be a part of a great goal like that.Compliments to him." Respect :tophat:

Warren Weir ‏@Warren_Weir Goal again OSCAR Wonderful Goal "Welcome to Chelsea Oscar well deserve #11" (3rd Jamaican Runner - bronze)

OMG OSCAR