The Rising Sun

This game reminds me of out QPR away game last season.... their crowd is fully into it, and we are being overwhelmed by their pace of play. However, i really believe we will either win or draw this. A loss is not on the cards. A better second half expected.

IMO Ramires Mikel should always be the double pivot, and when playing lampard, he should play CAM....

haha not you.... I made a comment, then removed it out of not wanting to get into some stupid argument, after which i am given a warning by some mod... I am all for HNKS, that moderator who threatened him with a warning just got to me.... completely ridiculous.... He took out the dictionary for the word fag, which is used very loosely and without all that much discriminatory intent.... Well if we were to take out a dictionary on every small thing said here, that would be the end of everything.

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<p>I really hope RDM starts with Mata Oscar Haza

I really hope RDM starts with Mata Oscar Hazard, with Ramires Mikel in the pivot. Torres as striker. Sturridge has simply not had any match practice for him to be starting this one. Defense starts from the front, and with this lineup, it does. Ramires at the wings, is not good theoretically or practically, except a few moments in a game. In the double pivot he still makes the yaya toure runs, while excelling in his defensive role. Mikel Flourishes with ramires next to him and has even shown glimpses that he has some attacking abilities, and can showcase them if he trusts his partner. Certainly not a game for Lampard. (in my view) Cahill Luiz have pace, but JT has passion. But bale will win every time when running at Terry..... so food for thought... But for me, no emotions here, same team as against arsenal at the emirates and we will win the match...... and in style too. If we play with that defensive line-up this game ( bertrand/ramires in wings), it will be a MASSIVE step back for the club. Oscar defends from the front, and hazard too to some extent. Torres too does his fair share of steals and pressuring at important times. Then after this FWd defense, if you have Ramires and Mikel, then our actual defenders will really have the best chance of keeping them from getting close to scoring, while every time the ball reaches any of our Trio's feet....Magic will happen. We've got this, and i hope we dont gift it away by playing defensively. We can beat them at good football, we have a better game than them now, more attractive, more incisive. I am confident RDM will pick the same arsenal lineup. He must.

Well personally, i wanted him out by the time i watched our first ten games, his interviews killed me from inside, with those 3-4 words he used in every sentence "motivation" was one of them. His tactics were random, his man management was ridiculous, and most of all, he was not ready for such a big job, and looked like a deer in headlights. He is a decent guy, but as a manager, he has too much to learn, No manager can have 2 consecutive bad starts with so many off pitch incidents. Lloris friedel is funny. So is adebayor sitting on the bench. So AVB , when he signed spoke so highly of adebayor and how important it is for Totenham to complete the signing, dishes out big bucks for him, then doesnt play him at all. Meanwhile, he missed out on Moutinho because they did not want to shell out an extra mill. While this example is not important, he in general went to a club in trouble ( Chelsea) and screwed it up soooooo much worse, that firing him was the only option. He pushed our club into a corner, and forced to fire him as a solution. Not even half the season had gone , and the guy started talking about the next season and future and all that. He wasnt good enough for our club at the time, and he deserves every bit of criticism that he gets by chelsea fans. While the last

Always on TV, If not, then online. Only been for 1 game Live, at Bolton a few years ago when i was at University in UK. However, Off Topic, Japan is developing a new technology in which they have some 200 cameras in a stadium which cover every angle on the pitch. That then gives a holographic view of the pitch, which is then streamed whatever holographic setup you have. I can foresee Chelsea FC or the Premier League then building a stadium in Big cities around the world, and projecting the holograms on LED pitches, and having 50,000 people watching the game in every big city. Even if they charge 10 pounds for that ticket, and have 5 stadiums around the world, they will make 10-15 million more per week. Just some interesting Food for Thought, and how it will change football.

Great game. Stylish.Classy.Beautiful. and Clinical. Hazard Oscar Mata are make me feel the same way i felt when we watched the Napoli trio last season. Lavezzi Cavani Hamsik. Actually it makes me feel so much better as now i dont feel envy for another teams attacking players, instead we probably have the best Offensive midfield partnership in the world. In a very wierd and unexpected turn of expectations, we seem to have a ridiculously great balance in the team. Even the players coming on as substitutes fit in seemlessly into the team style and balance. The addition of Oscar means that it massively eases the pressure on Mikel and Lampard, as he is our own version of Tevez. Always closing down players, making good interceptions and tackles. Even if a player gets past Oscar, he dooes not have time , and that forces him to pass faster, which in turn gives our DP a much higher probability of winning the ball back. And then begins our Batman Esque onslaught again. At the moment, i think We are the footballing equivalent of "The Avengers". Probably even better.

Let me repeat what i said, I dont think Lampard is bad. He is still really good. I personally feel he doesnt fit into our system in such a way that he can command a starting spot anymore, He probably even realises that. Its only natural at an age of 34 that things always dont stay the same, and new players come in and offer something completely different. No bias against him or wanting him to be bad. I just said he is not a confirmed starter anymore and he has also accepted this before the season began that he doesnt expect to be starting every game. This has also allowed our style to change a bit since other players have showcased different skills and gameplay since they have got the chance , the same as with Drogba leaving and now we dont just kick the ball up and wait for drogba to hold it up and set up an attack. Now we play more on the ground and fast one touch football. Every club goes through periods of change, no one is slating lampard. I just think it is a good change and is affecting our club positively. And lastly, i dont think he has the legs anymore, and im not implying that he slows down play, but 'off the ball' he is not able to do enough. there is nothing negative i noticed in yesterdays gane , except this. Then again thats my opinion, and i want him to keep playing for us, but i think it is time he took up the Scholes Giggs Role in our team.

There are moments when you realise that a player doesnt really fit in anymore, and no one knew when that moment will come with Lampard. I think that moment has finally happened. He will always be a legend, but with the team style and players we have now, he is no more a value addition as a starter.

Are you trying to promote your website on here? You have done this in other Matchday threads as well. Nothing wrong in trying to give Chelsea fans links to their club goals, but you need to contribute as a member, as THIS FORUM IS NOT A VESSEL FOR YOUR ECONOMIC GROWTH.

LOL! great one! Really tempted to do one of these score bets but im pretty sure if i do it, some crazy result will happen and none of my scorelines will come true. What a week you;ve had....Wow.

Hazard had given interviews saying that while he had interest from Madrid and Barca, he wanted to go and develop at a club in which he got playing time and the premiership is perfect in that sense. He said a lot more too, not coming to my mind at the moment..... Based on that i think he will head to Spain in a few years time.

My accumulator for the evening..... i dont usually put in big amounts as even if i lose then i dont feel bad, so slow growth is my motto!!

dont think hazard will be here for more than 3 years, maximum 4 years, IMO he is using the PL as a springboard for the spanish giants. Therefore i dont think we should build our team around anyone in particular, but a particular style of football, where players can come and instantly fit into the ethos and style of football played. Like Michu has for swansea. Not the best example, but it is one none the less.

Was reading an article yesterday, dont remember where, but it said the Nordsjaelland play extremely attacking football, and their play is based on one touch move and pass. It is supposedly very similar to the way swansea played at home last season. Now even though we are chelsea and all that, going to Swansea away is never an easy fixture. The same applies to Nordsjaelland. The longer we dont score, the more likely they will. They are not a team who will sit back and defend, hoping that 1 point will get them through the group. As a club, they know they have no chance qualifying through this group, so their primary motivation is to show quality and cause an upset and make the world take notice of them. They have nothing to lose, and will treat the game that way. We have everything to lose, and we should approach the game that way. If we underestimate them, and they QPR us like last season at Loftus, when we did not know what to expect, and if we do not come away with 3 points, that is BIG TROUBLE. So, to finish, a few of you guys are being way too overconfident. If you have seen Nordsjaellan play and know that they are in the CL by some fluke, then alright, but if you dont know enough, then dont underestimate a starving pet, he will bite.

Great Win and more importantly great performance from the team! Dont understand why people are saying Oscar Mata Hazard cant play together. We went to Arsenal and Arsenal'd them. i think their interplay is fantastic, as well as their one touch passing, In addition their movement and vision is spectacular. Victor Moses provides something completely different, but i think he is much much better when he comes on around the 60th minute mark, when opposition players are a bit tired and he is at that moment faster and stronger than them. havent seen marin in any proper match yet, so can not say much about him. Otherwise we really dont have anyone else to fill that gap, as our depth is not great beyond the 14-15 people on our first team. Anyhow, amazing win.

i guess that was before i joined the forum... im not saying there is anything wrong with people saying " this guy doesnt deserve to play for chelsea" or " i hope he is sold:" Earlier many people had strong views about torres which were negative, but now at times those strong negative views are very distasteful. It is not his fault that the board did not get another striker, which they should have. There is something wrong with his head and he is not the same torres he was, and Chelsea is simply a very very wrong fit for him as a club. It doesnt work, as he is not the golden boy who everyone is looking to put as a poster boy. Yes, we should sell him, but without dishing out abuse on an almost daiily basis.

Sadly, that ship has sailed. Not even Torres supporters will say the "He's back" phrase anymore, me included. When someone slates him or makes jokes and witty remarks just for the heck of it and because of the over aggressive hatred they have towards him, then that is wrong on every level. Nowdays many on here have referred to him as "blond cunt" and a few other distasteful titles. He might be shit, and the ship has sailed for the "he's back: optimism, but he is still a chelsea player and deserves some level of respect. Not aimed at you, but the mood on here in general, at times it seems malicious towards him. Even Kalou didnt have it that bad.

What a brilliant result! 60 quid in and 300 quid out! Congratulations! Was a risky one but you pulled it off!!

TORRES!!

are we becoming the diving types??

Torres moses terry all start

i seem to have found a site that claims to be showing the match live. Lets see if it is real. Then will post the link. Right now i think its a fake.