The Rising Sun

We were not aggressive enough or fast enough. Sunderland were well organised and fair play to them. We are a team which need rythm, that too with pace. From the beginning they slowed the game down by packing players back. That being said, our play was too contemplative throughout the game. Within the first 30 minutes it was pretty clear we were not going to get through balls down the middle, so that is the only thing i can fault Jose for. Instead of shooting from way out, the strategy should have changed to bombarding aerial crosses at every chance we got. That makes the chances of your player winning the ball 50/50, and with crosses, mistakes happen and chances come. That would have also completely negated their gameplan. Well done Sunderland. You did great! Could have won it. And for Chelsea - pace. We didnt have it from the beginning, and thats when we effectively lost the battle. Dont know if this result calls for some rotation or not, but these players looked worn out, for whatever reason. I expect a rip roaring performance against spurs though. We will have more space to play, and as long as we start fast, i believe we should win it.

Ballack - we could have used him for a few more years.

southampton away

Alcohol bro. Have lots of it. Send a few drunk texts.

Danny murphy is the worst PL Commentator i have heard . Seriously. So negative. In a game which is actually fun to watch, he is making it annoying to hear. This player is shit, the referee is soft. The manager is not acting. Tiring to hear. Never again. Hopefully.

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http://arsenal-mania.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=324513&start=300 That 'game' showcased everything that's wrong with this team under Wenger. It was actually perfect in that sense, yet absolutely fvcking disgusting in every way. ...capped of with petulance and yet another touchline skirmish with another manager from Wenger. This isn't a man in control. Özil though??? I think Özil should only play home games for us from now. He is not up to the scrap of the premiership YET. We should never have bought Özil he is not played in his favoured position very often and he is not cut out to be on the wings running up and down the pitch, I would not be surprised if Özil wants to leave the club in the near future the way Arsène is playing him just makes him look an awful player, It's a pity that we did not wait for Fabregas and we could have got Costa as well we were linked to him often enough, Wenger really has no clue when it comes to implementing different players for different roles and situations. Seeing Özil trot out on the wing today only to be pushed off the ball or play a 5 yard pass made me want to poke my eyes out

whore mother is the literal translation ( motherf__r) but after searching a bit, this is another meaning, "All over Spain, "de puta madre" means "extremely good", "appealing", "desirable". It applies to people, situations, experiences, anything." In the north of Spain, if the article "la" (meaning "the") is added to the beginning of the phrase ("la puta madre"), it becomes a high compliment meaning that something is the coolest of its kind (similar to calling it the bomb, or the shit.)

Facosmascaz Habrecoscatic Had to give Oscar MOTM. He has really come back to life the past few games. The energy and dynamism is finally back. Glad for him and for the team. They believe that this is their year, and it really shows. KTBFFH!!

We have 2. it all comes down to quality in the end. England has and still produces some really good defenders but ahead of that its never really CL winning quality. there are a few anomalies ofcourse in the last generation

I have started to feel bad for west ham fans....they can sign whoever they want, big sam is just a boring non footballing manager.

Gastazard ? Hulk - Loki - Iron man

chelsea on fb : Cesar Azpilicueta has signed a new five year-contract! Great news Dave! http://che.lc/UtNhti Dave!! Officially~!

welbeck is no better than borini.....joke signing .

Anyone remember Ballack going absolutely crazy running after the Referee when a handball wasnt given against Barca? Diego is the first Chelsea player since then who i imagine will do the same. Passionate, ballsy and commanding. We missed that sort of personality the last few years. Fabregas, Costa, Luis and Remy. We are single handedly carrying the PL mantle and honour among Europe for some years now, and long may that last.

Not going to blame or criticise the defense or goalie in this one. This was just simply a bizzare game, and can be chalked off as a one off. But what a performance going forward. Definitely one of my favorite chelsea games of all time. Exhilarating!!

Im in the same boat as most others on here.... no idea what his style pf play or strengths are, even after watching his youtube videos. However, just like costa has done this season, we need a goalscorer, dont care about any other qualities. Just score goals. That being said, i dont know enough about the guy and youtube hasnt impressed me( which is wierd because every player looks amazing on youtube), i cant judge him. but on the other hand if Remy is available at 8.5 million, we should be doing everything to get him in. Anyways, we have scouts for a reason, and surely they have seen something in this guy which we dont know about. Lets hope it works out!

Gotta disagree on Ramires starting this one! Not because he isnt good enough, but this is the sort of game where he could get red carded via 2 yellows. everton play real quick and ramires does make rash tackles ....

I agree, they are quite decent, but we are making them look way better than they really are. The two reasons for that are that players arent playing fast enough, and when we do have the ball, apart from schurrle making runs, no one really has. Secondly, when we have had the ball, players are too immobile, therefore no quick passes , 1-2's etc.

Not happy with this first half performance. Jose should remind the boys they are playing a promoted team, and WE are at home. Players are too slow. too slow.

Wow! Never realised Courtois is so much taller and bigger than Cech!

Mourinho was fired once. We all know what happened since then. Yes we won trophies, but that was with Jose's ageing squad, and we were never able to get a "team" again, no balance. All it took Jose was 1 YEAR. The way he has fixed our squad has been nothing short of phenomenal. I think the club and Roman have both realised how important a good manager is and the stability he brings. Jose by design is a winner, and while he is here, we will win trophies. His style of play has also improved, and he is much less negative as he was before. He has also matured over time and is not as confrontational as he was in his first stint. Meanwhile , Roman has also matured and doesnt desire the level of control he wanted in his first few years as an owner. Too many things have changed at this football club for Mou to be fired for coming second, why btw wont happen. I am more confident than ever, that we will win the title this year and should have a long run in the FA Cup and CL. Not too sure how highly Jose will treat the COC, as the priority this year will be the league over every other competition.

Dont think anyone can be loyal even before playing for the club. He was being real, and that is perfectly fine. Just because we signed him from genk and sent him out on loan doesnt mean he is suddenly loyal to us, he is contractually tied to us, that is all. Anyways, he became probably the best or 2nd best goalkeeper in the world in those 2 years. It would have been a total joke if we made the 2nd best keeper in the world warm the bench. Sometimes, decisions have to be made which are rational rather than emotional and im glad mourinho made the decision to start with him.

Thats actually exactly what we needed. Being over cautious last season got us the least goals conceded, but in the end, we couldnt do enough to score and win games, and ended up losing the title. I think most of us will gladly accept letting in an extra 10 goals, if that allows us to score and extra 30 goals. The perfect example of this change, is the fact that last season even if schurrle made that run, and oscar was somewhere else, our pivot midfielder would have been close to halfway line and not close to the box, for fabregas to be where he was and play that through ball that killed the game. Clean sheets are more important in games against the big boys, where perhaps there will be less goals and better defensive performances. Against the lesser sides, conceding a goal a game, but scoring 3-4 is exactly what we need. I can remember how bad i felt every time last season when we had a clean sheet, but it was only 1-0 at the 80th minute, when the other team went on and scored a goal. And we either drew the game or lost. Not anymore with this style. It will allow us to score enough to have a 2 goal or more cushion towards the end of the game, and avoid the pressure and uncertainty.