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Yes his positioning and movement was very poor for Chicarito's goal BUT you have to fault the midfielders just as much for not keeping their concentration in the first bloody minute and allowing Giggs and Park that much space

Oh, I see. So who plays?

Exactly what I was about to say. What a joke! and I seem to remember Japan thrashing them in baseball a few years ago :rolleyes:

Anyone have the full video of the Mata presser?

Love his columns. Both he and Nevin write REALLY well

The cunt has accepted the charge and will be banned for 4 games

They had to make sure Malouda didn't have any hair appointments scheduled for that time

LMAO. Jesus Christ.... I shouldve expected something of that sort :doh:

Haha yeah I didn't really mean it like that its just that the tone of the tweets suggested some transfer (or contract) news etc. But yeah i guess the price reduction is likely since they will have seen the poor attendance yesterday and know that if they don't change things, the Genk game will be a disaster!

That's not really "exciting" though, is it? But who knows...

I wouldn't go that far lol

Possibly Drogba getting a new contract? Think that's the most likely...

I think Alex will be leaving in Jan. I don't know much about this guy but between him and Hummels, which is the better player and would suit our team? Of course, I'm not sure if Hummels will want to leave Dortmund but for the sake of argument...?

:lol: Love his goal celebrations!

from the official chelsea twitter: chelseafc Chelsea FC We're not teasing, just waiting for final confirmation before we leak the big news....Be patient! #CFC 6 minutes ago chelseafc Chelsea FC We've got some really exciting news to share with you today....watch this space! #CFC

He was good last night. I wish he had taken a first time shot when Mata (?) crossed it low but was an alright attempt and forced a very good save by the goalie. A few unlucky moments as well; the shot in the first minute, the goal that was ruled out for offside, the great header from the Cole cross where he managed to twist his body to get the header but unfortunately couldn't get enough power on it. The second assist in particular was quality!! He just needs to get a couple of goals in a match and he will be much better. Obviously, I hope Man Utd will be that match but I think Fulham in the CC next week would be a decent shout! Know that there'll probably be rotation but I'd like to see Torres play some part if he doesn't score against Utd.

rumours that we offered Sturridge to Liverpool in Jan as part of the Torres deal and they 'laughed it off'. I remember reading the scumpool forums and they were having a ball of a time. Mugs. REALLY thankful that it didn't happen if it's true

The OP is the one who compared them. I was merely giving my opinion that at least Lamps is trying unlike Drogba who has strolled around the pitch during the (limited) time he has played.

He's getting better. And while he's not the same, imo he shouldn't be dropped altogether. But he should be subbed off in the 60th minute mark if he isn't making any impact, etc. I do think that AVB will start doing this in a while. and personally, no way has Drogba been better than Lamps... but I see what you mean as he's been 'dropped' for Torres who hasn't done much to justify that selection choice. but then again Torres was dropped too. I think things will settle down in a few weeks.

Apart from the obvious JT & Lamps, I know you said you don't wanna jinx him but I think Mata 10 looks absolutely fantastic. That's class! My favourite looking shirt right now.

Watched the whole match again and actually we were in complete control of the match for 88mins. When watching live, I thought we were poor from the 70th or 75th minute but while our energy levels did drop a little, we still kept the ball well and dictated the tempo. Only in the last 5 minutes did they get possession and string a few passes together. So a very good job done overall by the team. IMO the best performance in a year because you can finally see that we are improving what we were so poor in last season. And also what AVB wants us to do. Mata and especially Raul were top class.

Luiz shouldn't start.. Too risky. And I prefer iva to Alex at CB.

Really hope we don't play the high line we used at home against WBA and Norwich. We need to be defensively rigid because their attack is scary. Mata will be the key. He needs to have a superb game

Okay enough of this torres talk from me. Very happy with the overall performance. It was much better than WBA & Norwich. Mata is a genius!

NO. I HAVE SAID THIS TWICE. maybe bring on Torres 10min earlier and take off Mata in the 70th min. Might as well have brought on kalou who couldn't have done worse. We got 3points in the end and played well for 65-70mins so I'm happy overall. I think unless Torres does well against Leverkusen, he shouldn't start against Utd.