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He made them look easy, but I thought he made 3 very difficult saves. In the air, he was as awesome as ever. Great boost to have him back especially for Stoke away.

Can't risk resting our main creative spark against team that is likely to defend deep against us at the Bridge.

The love I have for this man cannot be put into words :wub:

His house would be the first I'd search if there were several murders in the neighborhood!

Adam is one of those few players that I wouldn't be upset to see get injured. Did you see the one late on when he was trying to elbow both Schurrle and Costa at the same time?!

You obviously don't watch Stoke very much Believe it or not, they had a 'soft' game tonight!

I'm pretty certain that I can write better reports in his native language than he can in mine ....but probably not by much! PS: I think you'll like either of those headlines much more than the one that the guardian went for: http://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/dec/22/chelsea-harness-matic-mikel-stoke-city-tactics

9 and 7, actually. Not bad for a useless piece of junk, right?

Matic and Mikel had SIXTEEN successful tackles between them! That's just got to be the highest for a midfield duo this season!

Yeah, I saw them too. EDIT: Just checked Statszone, and it says 2 interceptions and 11 ball recoveries. But of course the most impressive part is the 9 successful tackles!

re·cal·ci·trantHaving an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline. Fuck, I had to look up the definition of the definition of that word!

Think you mixed up the numbers for interceptions and possession gained, mate.

Should have gone with "Mourinho completes quadruple with win at Stoke"

Even our players at the time say that they never felt he was really part of the team. Not directly, but I've heard Wise and Gus imply it on a couple of occasions in interviews with CTV.

I'm hoping that the hit was on the bone on the side ankle (not sure what it's called in English). That is usually painful but not dangerous.

I think the aim was clear which was to win knock downs for Drogba and Schurrle, but it's a amusing because only Jose would even consider doing that!

How in the world does Matic get 9 successful tackles in a single match?!

Cesc's awareness and first touch for his goal....

Can't judge today because I've missed most of the match, but on his past few performances, if he's been as bad as you claim, how come he keeps getting starts and has established himself as the main rotation player? Weren't you just saying: Well, Jose has put a lot of trust in the past month in Mikel.

You couldn't even let a small praise by Jose go without making a comment that really added nothing (because Jose mentioned Mikel as an example of a squad player so he is actually saying that he is a bench player, but you just had to say it in a mean way) but insults the players abilities and efforts. If that is not hate then what do you call it? Dislike? Over-criticism? Obsession??

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As always, so much hate! I do think he was the best payer against Newcastle along with Didier and so did a lot of people, including, obviously, Jose. Obviously we have better options than him in that position in the team and so he is not going to be more than a squad player, but that doesn't take away from the fact that he was excellent in that game and has overall done good in the last 4 matches for us. You, and everyone, should be absolutely delighted that we have squad players who are willing to accept minor roles, cause no trouble about it and still train hard everyday, and then come up with good performances when called upon in the team. That's practically every manager's dream!

That's an understandable opinion but it's certainly not a fact. I think Eden is indeed our best player followed closely by Cesc. Even now despite all the talent we have in the team, he is still, more often than not, the main source of danger and the catalyst to most of our moves. Even when he is not contributing goals and assists, his dribbling is still arguably our main method of creating space in the final third and the FKs he wins are invaluable to our attack. Heck, his mere presence just standing there creates spaces for others because teams always have someone marking him and another ready to close down when the ball comes near him. I think we tend to take for granted what Eden does on a regular basis that most players can only dream of. I know stats are never the whole story, but just look at the dribbles/ take-ons, passing in final third, chances created and fouls won stats; they're no coincidence. It is very clear to me that if this has a standout star it's obviously Eden.

The pundits hailed them as "a joy to watch" and called them "amazing" They needed a 95th minute goal to get a point!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvo-QmHqcW8 I seriously worry about Brendan's mental health....