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1) Not always, but quite often. 2) No. 3) I do mind, you can't win anything by being passive. No I don't want it to be part of the itentity, it's for losers. And by passive I don't mean cautious or defensive, I mean lazy. I think after this season there will be no gloryhunters left. Being bottom of the barrel in some sense cleanses the club.

That looks glorious. Wish it was true.

If the gameplans included several teams pissing away golden opportunities and penalties against us, then yes, there was no luck. I disagree with it though, I still maintain that that year we won heavily thanks to some divine intervention (being an atheist though, the other word for that is 'luck' or simply 'Cech').

That year was a freak show, and indeed we lucked our way to glory. Such luck doesn't strike twice.

Dude, don't confuse Chelsea with Estonian national team A club of Chelsea's stature shouldn't feel proud for "not losing by a bigger margin" against 10 men. I don't think anybody is claiming that the best team didn't win, it's about how they won (or rather how we lost) that is still bugging people and rightfully so, because our approach was atrocious and it is a valid concern in regards to big European games.

What are the rumours exactly besides the Ivanovic one?

As a scientist, how did you get to the conclusion that he is the only one who knows how to sort this mess out? Genuinely curious.

This "he is the only one" notion has been thrown around a lot. Why do people say that? Where is the proof? So far he has looked absolutely clueless. I don't understand why people think he is able to fix the mess he created. Tbf we have been saying this since August. So far nobody has started doing anything. The players look like they don't want to play at all, wonder why is that.

Could the accumulation of injuries be getting to him? He has lost the sharpness he used to have, but it keeps getting worse after every injury he gets.

something something vitesse.

I think the same. Overhaul is a bit drastic, we've already done that, but there are glaring holes that have slipped into the team somehow and need to be filled. We absolutely need at least one CB, FB and CM who slot nicely into our starting XI. Everything else can wait but those 3 positions are where we are getting outdone game after game.

Why should we? For a long time he was nowhere near the quality of a 30M player, only recently has he become one. Hindsight, again, is a funny old thing, but it doesn't mean prior criticism wasn't justified. I think you just don't remember how frustrating he could be. Next step in his evolution will be maintaining this quality consistently.

It's simple for me. He used to be better, in fact before and a little after we signed him he was a beast. And he was young, hence the huge expectations. He was the main spark in Brazil along with Neymar, absolutely lethal and he looked very promising for us at first. I was watching him play for Brazil when it was confirmed he'd sign for us and I remember being more excited about him than... was it Hazard maybe? I think they signed in the same window, don't remember. Anyway, fast forward some years and he has regressed, that's what enables us to say things like you said in hindsight.

After reading that article from WAGNH I can't take stats seriously anymore. Looking at ratings and stats is maybe not the last thing that should be brought up in a debate, but certainly not the first and shouldn't be the main point. This is in reference to Pacquiao and didi4ever argument, you guys like talking about numbers too much imo.

Deserves a song/chant. Instead of constantly hearing "Diego Diego" when he does nothing, it would be nice to hear Willian's name once in a while.

He used to be bloody awful at set pieces, now he's the best. That's what I call determination.

"My dream, let us say my ambition, is to be Chelsea manager some day in the future," Zola told Sky Sports. "However, I realise that I need to improve as a manager if I want to get there. And I am working hard to achieve my goal. Qatar is helping me a lot in this regard. "I try to make my side play football in the way I want to see the game played. I have made a small start with Al Arabi and I am confident the results will be seen in the near future." "The club has it in them to turn around their fortunes," Zola said. "A good result in the UEFA Champions League game against Dynamo Kiev followed by a couple of league wins will do the trick. "There is no one compelling reason for the poor start to the season. The poor form of key offensive players Eden Hazard and Diego Costa has not helped. Defensively as well the team dropped the standards set last year so the players have lost confidence as a group and this has led to poor results." "Every day I see a lot of wonderful things happening in preparation for the big event," he said. "Doha is already a great city and I think in four or five years this is going to be an extraordinary place to be in. The World Cup will be massive. "With the tournament to be staged in November and December the weather at the time is perfect for football. The stadium cooling technology developed by Qatar will make it a good experience for players and fans alike. I have been to the Al Sadd stadium where the air conditioning system is truly amazing. "I played in the 1994 World Cup in the United States and it was very tough out there with the heat and humidity. I am sure the players will find it much easier in Qatar in 2022." http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11668/10054505/gianfranco-zola-hopes-to-be-chelsea-boss-one-day

She's a doctor, not a coach or a manager. Her job is to treat those who are injured, not understand game situations. Hazard appeared to be injured indicated by the ref evaluating the situation and calling on the medics. If Mourinho was so sure that he was faking it, then the first thing he should have done was turn to his bench and TELL his staff what they need to do... you know, actually MANAGED instead of going berzerk at people who were fulfilling their hippocratic oath. He considers himself to be the biggest genius of all time, does he expect other people to be the same? Or is his ego too big to share his brilliance with those who he's working with? In my eyes this situation was 100% on Mourinho. Absolutely unnecessary and now he's reaping the "rewards" for his big mouth and telepathic powers. Father, son, husband, manager, psychic. Tbf we should reserve judgement until we learn something from the actual trials. Right now it's all thin air speculation and our best source is a fucking lip reader.

My prediction is that we will take a 1-0 lead through a set-piece, then drop deep, invite pressure, concede, collapse mentally and hold on to our dear lives in the dying moments. In desperation we'll appoint Begovic as team playmaker and make him hoof the ball to Costa, who will win exactly zero headers give or take. 1-1 draw.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E0la6kn5n0

anti-Jose is anti-Chelsea as long as he is a Chelsea manager, you don't need to contest that line of thought as it is my view only. I can't follow your logic, but if you consider that puke by eurosport a well-thought report then that's fine.. I guess. And also my point on freedom of speech abuse was exampled by, but not limited to that particular story. Look at it in general, on global reach and not only football. Anyway, I won't be dragging this discussion any further as I have the feeling it won't lead us anywhere meaningful, only more stress and negativity. Shit day as it is already I will try to relax instead. Good day to you :tophat:

So controversial FYI before now I considered you one of the best posters on here. But your insistence in protecting anti-Chelsea journalism and instead attacking me when I didn't say a word about you, has me reconsidering.

Do you need to show more dignity, asks BBC sports editor Dan Roan? "This moment the way I am going to show my dignity is not to answer you." Phishing for headlines. Yeah, their shit may stink less, but it's still shit and I wouldn't eat it. I understood it was meant to be funny in whatever way, but the author failed badly. The only ones considering it a worthwile read and time investment will be him and his anti-Chelsea buddies. Instead of losing faith in humanity because I am not amused by this garbage, you should instead lose faith in humanity because media are grossly abusing "freedom of speech" to earn themselves bigger paychecks by producing mind-numbing gibberish like this.

BBC is also full of shit. There are no credible outlets left anymore, even sky has gone down the shitter. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBeUiTpM4rE