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Wasn't the worst performance I've seen, still a lot to improve on though. Still, 3 points and a clean sheet, that's a start. I wasn't expecting any radical change, but the result needed to come any way it could. Outstanding player of the game Willian no doubt. Props to Diego, Ramires and Cesar too, worked their asses off. Baba shaky at first, much better in second half. RLC looked good, but Jose probably saw him as a defensive liability, hence Matic came on to protect the 1-0 and we were more solid defensively with Matic. Disappointment of the game must be Pedro for me, didn't offer anything going forward and I felt he should have been taken off at 65 minute mark for Hazard.

Baba proving Jose right at the moment unfortunately.

RLC kinda lazy off the ball. Doesn't look eager to put in extra metres.

Good line-up :blue scalf: LET'S GO!!!

What hints do you mean?

Nail, meet head. Our wingers' inclination is to go central, we don't have touchline huggers in the team. Solution? I know it does not include Ivanovic or a right-footed left-back. I have always screamed and yelled for us to start employing full-backs properly to bring more options and width in attack, but no, apparently height and clumsiness are more valued by some. Make no mistake, with our playmakerish wingers and non-fullbacks we will never be a team to fully employ width no matter what formation. We will rely on Fabregas to put in chipped passes over parked buses and Hazard to dribble the Chinese wall, because that's how we roll yo, and it worked for a few honeymoon months so obviously it will keep on working forever despite it not working at all anymore. Fuck logic.

We better against Villa. If we are going for the win Baba plays. If Zouma plays then we are treating Villa like Barcelona... and we will never achieve what Mourinho first promised with his big mouth when he first came.

Baba: Greater attacking impetus, more pace, more quality crosses, ability to play fullbacks in natural positions. Zouma: .... height, strength. I'm not a fan of the height argument, I'd much rather Baba played so we would start resembling an actual football team instead of trying to look like some Rugby thugs.

Finding a line-up for a classical 4-3-3 is much easier with our squad imo than to try to fit those players in any other formations. ... Matic/Mikel Oscar/Cesc - RLC/Ramires Willian - Costa - Hazard Basically the two CMs will be doing b2b duties, with one of them more aggressive in terms of running up and down and causing trouble on both ends and the other one taking more emphasis on building play a la Lampard.

Tbh I am quite certain those are articles just to troll Jose. They are basing all this Zouma thing on those same quotes about height they have been recycling for quite a while now and have thrown in Zouma's after he played LB in pre-season. This story seems like a fake, trolled up by some random Chelsea/Jose hating journos and snowballed by others. However, if it turns out to be true... Naah, impossible

Cole's fall was the rise of Azpilicueta. Let's hope Baba grabs this golden opportunity.

4-4-1-1 is just another way of saying 4-2-3-1.

Perhaps, but I'm not trying to ignore or rewrite history. I know how he used to be, I was talking about how he is now.

False. The myth that Mourinho chooses players on merit has been well and truly debunked.

So you pompous English bastards, ready to get your asses kicked tonight?

Fab looks fat as well, don't you think?

So many players speaking out in support of Mourinho. Starting to feel fake now. Either that or they really love him.

He might recover, but if not, I wonder how Mourinho will fix our most glaring issue - height. If RLC replaces Matic then there's no gain in height and we lose super important inches. So he either needs to play Mikel or stuff Zouma at RB.

He wasn't all that last season, was often frustrating to watch, but he started getting better progressively and this season he's been our best winger... or the best attacking player in general. Well done lad, long may it continue.

Our chances against Villa just increased tenfold Provided he will sit it out of course.

Can't they be sued for such mischief?

Yes, my bad for jumping the gun. I'm not used to English media being so cynical, should have known better.

“What’s going on? I do not know. The results with Chelsea at the moment have been really bad. I cannot hide that reality, and I don’t want to. And I struggle to find an explanation." Good to know he still doesn't know what's going on. Maybe because he is incapable of seeing faults in himself? Not encouraging. Mourinho was then asked his opinion of the Leicester City manager, Claudio Ranieri, who he succeeded at Stamford Bridge in 2004. “He has lived for five years in England and still has trouble saying good morning and good afternoon. He is almost 70 [Ranieri is 63], and he has won a Super Cup and another small cup. He’s too old to change mentality.” What the actual fuck? Embarrassing.

Source?

wow, tbh this is very interesting.