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Mind you, I actually want Iva and Cole to start next Saturday against Spurs. It's just against teams that will park the bus, I think we could use the pace and width that Azpi and Bertrand provide.

I'd imagine he'd be because he can fit in the U21 quota.

How about Kalas, then? He's due one of his "at least 10-15 starts" that Jose supposedly promised him.

I don't think they're dropping him, probably just giving someone else a chance. He was still their number one keeper in their last match.

One more Belgian player and we'll be moving to the Belgian embassy instead of Battery Station

I say the same thing about Joy Sticks

So we were willing to destroy the form of one of the best players in the league last season just so we don't get bad publicity. Let's ignore the ethical side for a moment, don't you think the club is smart enough to realize that that defeats it's own purpose because benching Mata will only create ten times more bad publicity than selling him?

LOL That's why PC will always be better

The let's just wait and see and give the man some time to show us

Yeah, although my ex says that my personality is only one dimensional What's better than a game that you can fit on CD and can run on Pentium II?!

It usually takes about a couple of weeks to crack the game and start selling a patched version for $1 GTA 2 was so much better than everything else at the time. But Vice City was hours of fun as well. I think I played Vice City the most. Must have finished it from start to finish a dozen times

It was. It's actually what the club has been wanting to do since 2011. The philosophy that Jose installed in 2004 stuck with the team and gave us some major success, but it has become out-dated. Of course, AVB's philosophy is different than what Jose is trying to do now. Plus the timing was wrong, he did have the right players, and he seemed unable to make changes to his system even when the flaws were glaringly obvious. Hopefully, Jose will have more luck. Of course you still don't see it, it hardly been a month! Anyway, we've moved way off topic. Apologies for that, guys.

Doesn't seem such a compelling reason to start Iva, tbh. Yes he has the same tendency to go forward as Azpi, but the latter is so much better on the ball. I kinda agree about Cole. He's the kind of player that you would bet on to make a game-saving tackle or save and defensively he's still one of the best in the world, but I don't see much sense in starting him against Fulham at home. But it's not really only in hindsight; some members (my self included) were saying the same thing in the prematch thread, and I even remember you saying that you'd like Bertrand to start this one. I think the thing that affected Jose's decision is maybe that both will be starting today so Cole and Iva had to start on the weekend.

But how long has Klop been with Dortmund to install that philosophy in the team? We don't seem to be willing to give Jose a couple of months to do just that.

But that's not what we've seen on the pitch. We have been keeping possession high up the field except against united and Bayern because our squad is still not ready to face them in midfield. But in all the other games we've dominated possession, we've put and kept pressure on opponents for the whole 90 minutes. In fact our main problem has been how to break down opponents in the final third and that come from the movement of the front four and it will take time. I have no reason to believe that Jose is lying, he has been honest in all his interviews to an extent that has never been matched by any of our previous managers. It's not that black and white. You don't either play Barca or like Stoke. There is middle ground. Defending in numbers does not mean parking the bus, in fact we've rarely had to defend in our own box this season. Jose is trying to implement a philosophy that will stick with the team for years to come. It will take time before you start seeing it clearly on the pitch.

Still hasn't reached Lebanon, but from the teasers I've seen it looks incredible. GTA 2 just has a lot of sentimental value for me. Plus, for it's time, GTA 2 was much more impressive than Vice City was for it's, imo.

No, he played 90 mins against Everton U21 yesterday.

Of course, it's theories, but it is supported with what Jose has said several times in the media. He really has been trying to explain what he's doing. Basically what we're trying to do is play possession football high up the pitch with ball on the ground while still defending in numbers at the back.

It really is worrying when we fans get more upset about players not playing than the players themselves. And I don't just mean Lukaku.

Our performances depend on the team, not individuals. Players that come on play a predetermined system, they don't have the offensive freedom to do whatever they want. I like Kevin very much, but he can't single-handedly change our style of play. Besides, we want width to stretch the opponents, not to actually cross. Who do you want Kevin to cross to? Eto'o who is stuck between Hangeland and Amorebieta?

http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/16825-what-will-jose-mourinhos-chelsea-look-like/

GTA 2 disagrees with both of you!

How about we drop the conspiracy theories for once? I think the simple reason why we said no PSG and didn't sell him is because Jose wants to give him a chance to change his game and prove that he can fit in the current system.

Btw @hjperdeath, how much do you think the job would have been easier with Azpi and Bertrand instead of Iva and Cole?

lol I think it made the TC Hall of Fame.