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We are really struggling offensively in pl, so my prediction 1-0 Cahill

I like neymar but braziillian does not really thrive in pl, so paying 40 m is too big of a gamble. I think gotze is too expensive for everybody right now. I think we can get Hazard fo 25-30m, so I'll go with hazard

.............Cech............... Bran...Cahill...Luiz..Cole. .....Ramires..Essien....... Danny...Mata....Kalou..... ...........Torres.............. Malouda played okay against Napoli but we need more pace on the wing. Let's try kalou on the left.

I agree with your assessment. our offense really really lack of penetration to penalty box. We either need a winger who can take on player one on one or fullbacks who like to attack the box (cole used to do this for us)

-------------------Hart----------------------- Richards - Ferdinand - Jones - Cole------ -------Parker - Wilshere/Scholes---------- Walcott-------Gerard--------Young--------- ---------Welbeck/Bent/Defoe-------------- Once Rooney is back just move Gerard to DM and put rooney in gerard place.

Good post, it's not just about his signing. If you have watched barca for the past 3 years, he always try to make his team better - Moving messi from right to center so that he can be more influential - Against team that try to press them like Madrid, he put alexis to play as poacher so that Barca has more direct option in attack - In the second-half against madrid, he moved puyol to the right and alves to winger and Barca made a comeback It's true barca has a fantastic squad but guardiola is a very good manager

Bielsa is a great manager but like AVB he like pressing football and as you saw early in the season our players for some reason cannot press properly

I will not count corners and the ball was behind drogba and there was no way drogba will convert that. So we had only 2 good chances.

AVB mentioned that we created plenty of chances, did we really do that ? I saw only 2(Mata goal and ramires shot)

---------Cech--------- Ivan-Cahill-Luiz-Cole ---Ramires-Essien--- Kalou---Mata---Malouda --------Drogba----- How about dropping sturridge for one game

I slightly disagree with you. In MU nobody is bigger than sir alex (he sold beck and stam, because he did not like them) imagine if AVB come to Chelsea and sell lampard,terry and drogba in his first summer. So it is easier for him to motivate the player moreover since the first time I watched MU (yorke/cole/beck) era, MU always play 4-4-2 tactic based on their two great wingers and so for sir alex it's just a matter finding a player that fit into that system.

We all keep blaming our defense+midfielder and deservedly so but our offensive 4 who were supposed to be our main threat have to carry the blame as well. Napoli was poor in defend, and we could only create 2 chances (mata goal - defensive mistake and ramires shot - good play by ramires) - On the left we have malouda who has lost his pace,bad at crossing,and cannot take on player one on one - On the right we have a striker/ winger/top scorer who is pacy,selfish,dribble too much, and cannot take on player one on one - On the center we have mata who roam around and our only main source of creativity, he looked out of idea in the end - On the front, I have no idea what drogba contributed for the whole 90 minutes and his link-up play was just bad

Great post. Danny has been fantastic for us this season in term of goal scoring but he does not offer anything else. He does not penetrate to the box very well when he does, his decision or delivery is just bad.

I heard cole was around 90 % and other that one save, he actually played poorly Essien and Lampard are slow player and Napoli played fast, we will be even worse defensively with those two in midfield. Our major problem was actually is creating chances, the only player who can do that is mata and maybe iva.

I have to agree cole was very poor, maggio keep bombing from the right. to be fair, he saved us one goal. btw we always buy player who score against us : I certainly will not complain if we get cavani and lavezzi. Cavani was outstanding, I don't think luiz and cahill have idea how to handle him

Maybe, but Napoli look the better side. Cavani is more dangerous than drogba and lavezii is better than danny

Danny need to move the ball faster, he dribbled the ball to much

I think we all can see that goal is coming Cole does not like 100%, Maggio keep bombing from the right

U just answered your own question. It was two seasons ago. And remember back then lamp and drog were 31

With more and more bad result, it is getting harder to defend avb but I just don't see any available manager out there that can help us go through this transition period easier - Rafa : ----- - Ray : I still don't know why he was fired So let's just support our manager at least till the end of this year (year not season) Let avb reform our squad this summer and if we are still suck in December, I really have not problem in sacking him.

Barcelona style with Chelsea player, that is going to be hillarous

There are two moves that I saw really special in frank's game: - his timing in term of arriving late into the box - When a winger receive a ball in the edge of the box, Lampard used to run to to the byline to give the winger more option and also give opposite fullback something to think about

If you can get Messi for 80 M, I am sure Messi will be wearing Real Madrid jersey right now. we should try to get both hulk and hazard

I think the only way a coach can have full authority in dressing room is for the club to back him fully.

ah yes he was switched to right wing in the 2nd half, because he was ineffective in the 1st half. like I said danny strength is in his speed and there is no space to run into in the center, he is better of playing as a winger and but he need learn to cross and pass the ball better.