CHOULO19

Fake Madrid 0-0 Nour FC. Though I got 5 stars and Alex only got 3 (I feel like a 5yo saying that! )

Hey Artinho. Do you feel like losing on Saturday? I sent a match invitation.

Fair point. But it still annoys me that that arrogant, disrespectful cunt is compared to someone as professional and legendary as Raul.

Explanation: Wigan always play much better at home than away. Plus they were still very much in the game till they had a man (wrongly) sent off in the 40th minute or so.

Should we give bossingwa Zola's 25 jersey? The number holds some meaning and memories to the fans who expect it's next holder to live up to the standards and earn the right to wear the shirt that means so much to them. Ronaldo will never, in my opinion, be half the player that Raul was when he wore that shirt.

I think Arsenal are ahead in the race. I'm hoping he ends up in Italy or something, he's been on excellent form this season, and probably has (along with Van persie) the strongest left foot among footballer in Europe.

I thought he had agreed terms with PSG. This is surprising. I don't like him. but you can't hate watching Henry play, some of the things he do are just magic.

Good shout. He was excellent against us in the CL (hit the post at SB if I remember correctly) and gave Iva a hard time in the last match, which is really saying something.

But that's what always sets Chelsea apart from other teams like Arsenal, we always have a team effort and performance. Even in terms of scoring goals, our tally is always divided among our middle and forwards.

Can't we delay the loan move till after the FA cup meating with Portsmouth? I'd love to see him play against them.

When was that?

I think he will get a chance in the FA cup. He has playing well for the reserves, he's earned a chance.

He actually did very well to react quick enough to get a leg to it. The keeper got very lucky because he knew very little about that.

Not literally obviously, but that is what many fans are acting like. Saying that he is the perfect signing for us, and that if we don't get Hazard in Jan we won't make the CL....I don't mean people on this forum, but Chelsea fans in general. I was expressing general frustration, not directed at any one in particular.

It was an attacking sub. Ferreira spent all his time on the pitch in Fullham's half, he was practically playing a wingers role. AVB could not have brought on Kalou because we already had 2 striker on the field and needed someone to cross from the right.

Why do we insist on deluding ourselves that the solutions to all our problems lie in one place? He may be a great player that is destined for greatness, and sure it would unbelievably awesome if we managed to sign him, BUT (and that is a very big butt ) he will not solve all of our problems and turn us back into one of the most feared teams in Europe, nor is he the only great signing for this club. We did this with modric in the summer, and now, once again, we are turning Hazard into the chosen one so we could all blame the club and manager for not winning the league when we don't sign him in Jan. To sum up: Hazard is a great player, but he is not our lord and savior.

Unless he comes with a time machine that takes him 5 years back in time, NO Thank you.

I think yesterday's draw, unlike the one at wigan where the players were not even trying, has to be AVB's fault. He got his tactics all wrong for the first half: We were sitting too deep allowing them to pass the ball in the back with no pressure on murphy who had the ball more than any one else on the field, and most annoyingly, we had all of our back four marki ng their single lone striker which meant we were attacking with 4 men(Romeu and Raul rarely advanced in the first half), while they were defending with 10 men (you do the math). But in the second half, AVB did every thing right in term of tactics and substitutions. I can't blame him for taking bossingwa off, if I were the manager I would've taken him off after the first cross he put in. But in the end it was a group of individual errors that cost us the goal and the win.

I agree. It would've been better for him had he stayed in Dortmund. In a year or so, he won't be able to even make the Turkish national team with this appearance rate.

Thank you. I hate when people make such comparisons. By that logic, City beat utd 6-1, and we beat city 2-1, so we should've won at old traford 8-2??

He was not that bad yesterday, fullham defended very well. He actually was much better than Raul in my opinion. In the first half AVB got the tactics all wrong which led to everyone in the middle "disappearing". Even Mata did very little in the first 45mins.

His agent has confirmed today that he will be leaving Juve next month. http://www.footballpress.net/?action=read&idsel=96171 http://www.football-italia.net/node/13855 Does that mean he does not want a loan move?

Hilarious

He's more handsome than I remember...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xya_rFHjqIQ&feature=g-u&context=G28d67c3FUAAAAAAAAAA That last sentence really worries me. I hope he's bluffing.