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He doesn't hate Benitez? Are you sure about that?!

I think he has tried to fool the referee a few times in the past, but I don't think he's necessarily a "diver", not in today's game. You look at Bale, Young, Suarez and the likes and those are divers; and that's not even to mention the whole La Liga!

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I think they promised us that he would play last season and didn't deliver. Emanelo said that we won't loan to clubs that didn't previously give our loanees enough game-time.

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Well they did lose Chalobah, but they signed a couple of central midfielders in the summer. Not sure how good they are, though, so I can't judge.

Take it easy buddy. There is no need for this kind language, especially that you don't know half the story. FYI, Butch has a season ticket at the Bridge. He's still a big Chelsea fan. He said so on many occasions.

You should really start looking beyond the tittle, mate or you'll end up believing what they want you to and not what actually is. And that goes for both stories you mentioned above.

Yeah, I have no idea where we would all be without that huge pussy!

I like the idea of him working with Zola...a lot! Best of luck and hopefully he can become a nailed on starter.

Did you even read it before approving it, Jay?

Which thread are you trying to post in, mate? But if it says, it's locked, then the thread has been locked for everyone, not just you.

LOOOL Jose still really hates Benitez, doesn't he?

I actually agree with most of that. I always said that Mikel's weakness is that he is slow. And I don't mean pace, but rather slow in his execution of things. But the speed at which he executes passes is not just down to him and often more due to the receivers. When Oscar and Schurrle play, for example, the make movements and drop deeper to pick the ball up from the pivot players, so naturally Mikel, or any other player in the pivot, can find them quickly with easy low-risk passes. But when Mata and Hazard play instead, they tend to mostly stand between two banks of defenders when the opposition defend with numbers. Mikel, being a holding midfielder, is then forced to keep the ball longer looking for a viable option, and then ends up giving it to the CB or full back because his job is to keep possession not to try near-impossible passes. This is why we did better last season against teams that attack us than against teams that want to defend only (except when we ourselves parked the bus like against Juve and the 3 City games) and that's because there would more spaces in their defense and the pivot players could find Mata and Hazard without them having to drop to receive the ball.

That's the key word, right there: "instead of Bosingwa". That man can make Ross Turnbull look like a decent RB in comparison.

I'm straight, but DAMN, Michael looks so sexy!

Yes, people who follow our youth players on a daily basis like @ChelseaYouth and @daspecial_1. The mail even wrote an article about it IIRC.. Yeah, we specialize in has-beens when we panic, for some reason..

I read he assisted Seville's winner, but didn't actually see it so I'm not entirely sure. EDIT: It looks like he assisted the first and not the second. Still seems to have been the best player on the pitch according to a few people who watched the match.

LOL, didn't see that Anyway, there is plenty of time to panic and buy De Rossi or Felipe Melo before next season

^^ :wub:

No, he's definitely going on loan at some point. Almost everyone that is involved with the Chelsea youth have said so.

Completely agree. We won't be able to bring youth players through as long as we overrate youngsters from other teams and underrate our own.

Incredible. You call me an "indecent person" and say that I don't have a clue, and still claim the moral high ground! But you're right, we should just move on.

Another team that will come to park the bus. Luckily they don't have anywhere near as much quality as Basel or Everton. We absolutely can't not win this one. Best lineup must be up for this one especially that we have Swindon in midweek. I think Hazard needs to be benched to wake up. Plus, he could you use the rest because he looks like he hasn't yet recovered from that injury. I'd like to see people who actually provide width. So something like this: Cech Azpi-Luiz-JT-Bertrand Ramires-Mikel Schurrle-Oscar-Willian/Mata Torres

I don't "like to slag people off", I've never insulted any of our players, in fact I'm always the one defending the ones that are being over-criticized, and that has included Torres on several occasions. I'm not the one who posted the GIF and I don't think I even liked it. I'm just saying that I can't see anything wrong with posting it. I'm sorry, but I can't.