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I don't think Drogba enjoyed playing under Scolari. He's been injured for much of the season and he wasn't being given a solid run in the team under Scolari. Under Mourinho in his first two seasons, we played with wingers that actually went to the by-line and pulled balls back for Didier to do his business - either score or lay it off for the likes of Lampard and Tiago and Essien who were supporting him at the time. Then, he totally flourished when he was partnered with another top striker who he could lay the ball off to. Now, Andrei Shevchenko didn't exactly find his feet at Chelsea but he was certainly another attacking outlet and he had a brilliant understanding with Drogba in my opinion - in the two years they were at the club together, they banged away 70 goals in total. It worked brilliantly because players marked Shevchenko because of his reputation, giving Drogba the chance to bring down long balls and feed it to Ballack, Lampard, Robben and so on. He was suited to playing in that formation and because players marked Shevchenko, he had space to get a shot away. In games like the Watford home match which we won 4-0, Drogba scored a hat-trick and Shevchenko scored the other, and in that game they played together so well it looked like another Hasselbaink-Gudjohnsen scenario. Didier enjoyed it under Mourinho because not only was he moreorless worshipped by Mourinho (he was constantly lauding him and singing his praises), but the systems he played in suited him and we had the right players to utilise those systems to the maximum. Even under Grant, we were playing a similar system and Drogba still banged away 15 goals - not bad considering he was at the Cup of Nations and injured for a part of the campaign as well! Scolari again played a system with wingers - but Kalou and Malouda are not Damien Duff and Arjen Robben. Sure, the formations worked at the start and we were beating teams out of sight, but the system did not suit Drogba. Scolari would try bringing him off the bench but he rarely scored because either he or Anelka was forced to play up top. Drogba prefers the ball being pumped up long - Scolari didn't like that. Scolari thought Drogba was his plan B but bringing him off the bench to play out wide was never going to work. Okay, it worked when it needed to against Cluj, but Drogba has scored only three goals due to injury, lack of form and being played in the wrong position with the wrong players in the wrong system. Malouda shits himself when someone comes to tackle him - how often do we see him beat a defender and run to the by-line and whip a cross in? How often does Kalou actually pull of a decent centre to one of his own teammates? Hopefully, Hiddink will play a decent system that is beneficial to the player - because on his day, Drogba is the best striker in world football.

Merged the topics together Brap brap I've always wanted to say that

At least you're honest. But I agree we could do with a few more people contributing, even if its just the people who come on, read, and don't post anything, as TB says.

I am quite aware of what John Terry means to the supporters of Chelsea Football Club. If Manchester City came with an offer that exceeds £30 million we would be IDIOTS not to accept it.

Of course. If the right amount of money is offered I think we should sell. No player is bigger than the club, and they all can be replaced.

In all honesty, I'll be disappointed if we don't get a result tomorrow, we are the better side out of the two even if recent results contradict that. Plus its the first game under Hiddink, which may be a massive incentive for the players to go out and perform.

In all honesty, I don't John Terry would ever leave the club anyway...

For £50 million plus Robinho, Joe Hart, Michael Johnson and Valeri Bojinov, sure.

Here we go again. I don't want him to leave because he is a phenomenal player on his day, and when he plays well the team does as well.

I think we should start a START STOCH campaign

Exactly. It won't hurt anyone.

I doubt we will be able to get £16 million for Riccy, he is 31 in the summer.

That zebra should of gone to specsavers

Personally I think Coventry away would be a potentially more difficult match than Blackburn. Either way, will hope to go to this one.

I wouldn't be so sure.

I'm worried about Young tbh. He'll do Bosingwa and Paulo so many times we'll lose count. We need Cech to be ready to come and get the crosses ahead of Carew and Agbonlahor.

Zhirkov is actually a good player, but I just can't stop myself from calling him Jerkoff.

You're cruisin' for a bruisin' saying that on here

I don't give a fuck if we were labelled boring or not. I can tell my grandchildren I was alive when Chelsea won the title for the first time in 50 years.

Well if he wants to come back then let him, it won't do any harm if he puts another 2 goals away...

A win of any kind would be most welcome.

One season we'll have some games against the likes of Burton Albion and Telford. Much more exciting.

That's quite true. However, in regards to the previous page where someone said a diamond 4-4-2 would mean no width was only due to Mourinho playing a narrow midfield to field Makelele, Essien, Lampard and Ballack whenever possible. Most diamonds midfields have two wingers sandwiched between DM and an AM.

I wouldn't mind him back tbh, especially since Birmingham look like they're coming back up