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Contract extension would be the footballing Apollo 1 mission

in the end Torres suffers for that stupid price tag which is our club's fault... shame he has such weak mentality and that our board is so stupid

eerm, Bertrand, anyone? Is he injured... or why are you dismissing him? E: Ignore, I thought you were discussing left-back. Why Ferreira though? We have Ivan..

I rate him higher than Malouda or Kalou, do I need to smoke crack to think that? Rumours of a swap with Sturridge are laughable. Whoever thought of it should pay a visit to an asylum.

Essien and Lampard mid will be slow as fuck, we need Ramires for this. And no Torres please. Otherwise I agree.

Seriously? That's taking things too far. I'd give either or both of them for Walcott any day. He did, in fact, destroy us earlier this season.

This is Lampard's game. I believe last time he knocked a hattrick past them.

Him and Ayew. I think I saw Ayew's last shot with left foot in my dream.. it was that good. And then he scored from corner with head, while being one of the shortest men on the pitch. And most important of all - he showed desire, both of them did. They aren't also megastars and would be available for a fair price. Bring em in.

Our players give us little to none tactical diversity. You bring on Malouda, Kalou, Mikel, Lampard, Meireles or Torres in hope to change things... it's an empty hope.

I so hope it's true. About time Roman stood up for the manager.

ciao!

we always play the same formation (with small variation)... usually we play 4-1-2-2-1 (4-3-3), sometimes we play 4-2-3-1 (we used that at Napoli). At Napoli we played without a defensive midfielder and a man in the "hole" (Mata).. but usually we play Mata on the left wing and 3 deep midfielders without a central playmaker. It's hard to say which one will Boas prefer. It was pretty much suicide to play so attacking in Napoli.. but at home we MUST attack and score without conceding, it's a hard task tactically. I think we'll start with 4-3-3 and change to 4-2-3-1 if we're playing bad.

Since there wasn't a topic about man of the match vs Birmingham (I think), then I thought I'd mention that in my eyes he was the MOM for us in that game.

It's correct decision to bench Lampard. The only worry is that we haven't got much better alternatives, hence why some people changed their minds about that. I still maintain that he needs to play a lesser role. It's a shame he wasn't benched by Modric, but by Meireles.

Somebody new

Terry and Lampard deny the 9/11 accusations.

ROCKY! IT JUST HIT ME.... Boas should put on "eye of the tiger" for pre-match talk. That would be genius. And skip the tactical preparation jibba-jabba, just do a Rocky marathon it will fire everyone up.

But surely it doesn't come as a surprise? I doubt even Abramovich bought the club because he loved it. They are white-collar businessmen at a huge club who are here to take care of financial matters. It's rare when a fan becomes an owner, usually the case with small clubs, not big clubs. Or did you think, until now, that Buck was a "passionate, bleed blue" headhunter and that he would put "KTBFFH" in his career biography? And the wording of that sentence is somewhat unclear to me also. It says "and in the acquisition of Chelsea Football Club by an investment vehicle for Roman Abramovich." which I understand means he helped Roman buy the club by an investment vehicle (whatever that means). It doesn't seem to describe the club as an investment vehicle (which it, of course, is.. truth be told).

Just let it go people, it's over

What's so special about that biography? He's a businessman and a lawyer, that's a well established fact. What exactly should we be reading there? Did it come as a surprise to you or... I don't get it. Pointless topic imho

Actually I remember a commentator saying that SB is 1 metre wider and 2 metres longer. Or was it the other way around?

Talking about Carroll. How many assists does he have? If to sum up Torres's and Carroll's goals and assists in a year, who wins? I think it's still Torres.

Andre Ayew, Cesar Azpilicueta

At what price do you value Cavani? Would you sell him between 30-40 million €?

Cahill must adapt and quick now that Terry is out for 2 months. I believe he can do it, but their relationship with Luiz is shit as seen yesterday. "GARY Cahill's initiation ceremony at Chelsea was more memorable than anything Fernando Torres has done since he moved to Stamford Bridge." Fucking cunts, can't stop loving on Torres "When Yossi Benayoun arrived a few seasons ago, he sang Liverpool anthem You'll Never Walk Alone. That's how to make an impact with your new team-mates..." Lol'd at that bit. Wonder if he sang "Blue is the colour" at Arsenal.