The Rising Sun

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.

Anyone else thought Herrera from United was complete dogshit? The entire team was horrible, but i didnt know too much about him, and expected the guy to be atleast something good. Weak, slow, not comfortable on the ball, not commanding, almost like a little kid in a big stadium not being able to tie his shoelaces. Cabella is an extraordinary player. Yes, thats an early big call to make, but i think he is phenomenal with his ball control, vision and has a very assured game. Reminded me of hazard at times with the way he glided with the ball. Tadic was impressive but not there yet. He seemed like the type of player who will take time to bed in and start realising his potential over the season. Bertand looked really good for Southampton as well. Happy for him. Cresswell also looks good for west ham Dont remember any other real standout players, but all in all, it is shaping up to be another blockbuster season. The standards of alot of teams have gone up a few notches. The fact that top teams are selling their players further down the pecking order, but who are quality players to lower teams, is fantastic, as the quality of play in lesser sides is a few notches up this season. Gary Neville made a comment on the post match shows that in the last 12 months, United have spent some 140 million quid, and got herrera fellaini shaw mata and maybe another player. For that Money they could have got Bale,Luis, Kroos and Fabregas. Whoever is their sporting director has got to be the biggest fail in the history of United. Also was reading Moyes' targets last summer. Fabregas, Ronaldo, and Bale. Dont know if Moyes was deluded to think he could land those targets, or was he stupid enough to believe his sporting director. Either way, United is on the brink of crumbling. If van gaal cant save them, then i think they will be midtable for a long time. Its not like they can get players by paying huge pay packets. They are already doing that and failing.

oscar was ok today. sad that he has lost the drive and pace from his game

This is precisely the reason one of them has to go. We cant have this constant speculation and unrest that follows having both these guys in our squad. In goalkeeping , there simply has to be an undisputed no. 1, and then another quality keeper who can just about challenge, not usurp. i really hope we deal with this quickly. Its like playing only 1 striker up front, and then having Costa and Cavani in our squad, telling them that only 1 will start the game while the other sits out, Both will get games through rotation. Just doesnt work. You could sometimes go 2 upfront with strikers, but with goalkeepers that isnt happening..

I fully expect us to win and win well. It would be totally understandable if we had the same squad as last season, and people on here were expecting a 1-0, 2-1 sort of result. But with this season's squad, i am quite confident we will win with some flair and command the game. We have simply added too much quality and the fact that the new boys have settled in so effortlessly, there is no unknown quantities in play. Hazard to be better, Oscar to be better, Willian to be better, Schurrle to be a revelation, Fabregas to be a smashing success, Luis to add stability and Costa to Smash! No need to worry.

Correct me if i am wrong. I get that retrospective investigations can happen in the following scenario, but is this a loophole, possibly? Lets say Man city wants to get a 40 million player, but cant because of FFP. So a Non UEFA team, such as New York City, which is owned by the same group, can they buy that player and loan him for very basic amounts to city? I know it will show up as a loss to NYC, but hypothetically, is that something than clubs can do to get around it??

Chelsea Mancity Liverpool Manchester United

So, most of the players in the Indian Cricket team went to the United-Valencia game, Meanwhile Kohli travelled all the way to london to watch the Chelsea game. Respect. All is forgiven from now on..... forever! Remove that frenchie though FFS.

A username and password are being requested by http://chelsea-stage1.adobecqms.com. The site says: "By Invitation Only lol

chelsea tv is back

me as well.... not working anymore

he played really well when he was on the left side of the pitch, where cutting in was not possible. That forced him to beat players with skill and pace, which he is very capable of doing. The problem with him playing right wing is that the option to cut in is always there and he cant naturally dribble to much with his right foot. That means that every time he does cut in, there are 2-3 opponents around to cut the move off, but on the left wing, he was doing quite well.

Not sure if this has already been posted. This is a fantastic photo.... shows how well the new signings have settled in. Good job all around !

Ramires scores 1 great goal per season. Sadly, he has scored this years goal in pre season. CL 2 years ago. Last year a goal into top left corner, dont remember against whom, This year. todays goal

Done! I wonder if that last page too was a test on how likely is someone willing to divulge their personal email address based on the promise of a monetary reward.

You are just 27 posts short of being eligible. Just go to all the topics on the main page and post your point of view, and you should be close to the 50 post requirement.

I would have rather seen him playing for a "smaller" club, rather than city. No assumptions about their fans, they are alright. But currently they are our rivals for the title. Ideally he could have gone anywhere in Europe, but whatever the reasons, sister club etc.... it wont be nice to see him in city's colors playing for them.

Sorry for that! Just thought it needed to be said!! Back on topic!! Lampard will always be a Chelsea Legend! But why on earth did he go to Man City out of all teams!! Should have gone back to West Ham, where it all started for him.... that would have at least made sense. Or controversially gone to QPR with Harry, who kickstarted his career. I guess no one will know why he did what he has done till his contract expires with the city teams, or till he writes a book. Either way, i cant say good luck to him at city.

I hope he does care. I dont care what Term x had been saying but a moderator editing someones post to "im a cunt" cant be considered to be ok.

Does nothing to his Legacy, just adds a bitter spot in regards to the emotional sentiment and his history with the club.