Thor

This forum really cracks me up. Some of you sit here and loathe the fact we sold Mata, when over the course of his stay at Chelsea outside of one splendid season, he proved to be very average, and since he has left, he proved to be even more average than we thought. On the other hand, we have Lukaku, who for some reason is hated on here, and people act as if he had a cry, and didn't want to fight for his spot. Sounds like something Mata did when he couldn't get selected for the team and got dropped. Lukaku on the other hand was a young kid wanting his break. Guess what? Since he got it, he has been fantastic, and one of the best forwards in the league. He has proven to be a great talent, unlike Mata. Once again he sits up near the top of the goal scorers list and is a constant headache for most defenders. He has improved his link up play, is an immense threat in front of goal, and plays within himself. He is clearly a skilled player with a great eye for goal. I would not mind him back at all.

Defence is still one of the areas we do need upgrades and better players. Moses has taken so well to his role, and Azpi is always a back up for that position if he isn't available, but I think a CB and a LB are needed for our team. Pepe would be perfect, but I'm not too sure where this rumour is coming from. A CB, LB, CM, and a winger would be great.

Sure we won. But wait until Pogba and Zlatan start playing for them. They'll be unbeatable!

One of his subs directly influenced the build up in the goal... Not to mention after the subs came on we were creating chances like crazy, and it simply looked like we ran out of time in regards to scoring another.

David Luiz and his f*cking mistakes!!! Oh wait... It was Cahill. Shocked some people actually thought Luiz wasn't somehow going to help our team. Anyway, what to take away from the match... Ref was horrendous. Matic doesn't do much. Ivanovic was solid in defence for once but is the worst player going forward on the team. Our defence in general is sketchy and can leak goals if teams simply pressure. Honestly... How in the world do you call that penalty and then not call the foul on their keeper on Costa which had more contact? Whatever. The one positive is, once Cesc is on, we create chances. A lot of them. Really should have won. Once we get our defence sorted, I'll be extremely happy. We look good going forward, particularly with a playmaker in Matic's spot, instead of... well... Matic.

I'd take Martial here in a heartbeat.

Can I say something that might offend a few on this board? I know a lot of you are very high on Zouma, and fair enough. He is a young, physical and extremely powerful CB prospect at such a young age. I completely agree on that point, but what doesn't impress me so much is his presence on the ball. He doesn't seem very comfortable with the ball at his feet, or making the simple pass at times. It could be just his awkward movement, but he is in fact sure of himself, or it could be something that others have noticed? I will say he is far more sure of himself stopping his man at the back than someone like Cahill is, but at the same time he isn't as good as someone like Cahill in terms of presence on the ball, and passing, and I don't consider Cahill to be all that great at it himself. Am I wrong here, and simply not taking a good enough look at his game, or are these points about his flaws somewhat correct at this point in time? Are these things, such as comfort on the ball something that he can improve on with time? Or is it better to have him and Luiz playing together, both with different strengths to make us more well rounded?

I'll keep saying it... His distribution of the ball in the middle of the pitch is amazing. He is a ridiculously good passer. His one touch passing is the best on the team IMO.

Keep Koulibaly. Enjoy overrating your players and ending up anywhere from 3rd to 8th like you do every year.

Does anyone have any advanced stats for Luiz? Either during his time here or at PSG in regards to interceptions, tackling, duels, etc. I'm not well versed in finding that kind of stuff, but I'd be extremely interested in Luiz and his stats in comparison to the perception that lingers around him.

He is better than Cahill and Terry... Some of you are acting as if we downgraded our defence. He is a different type of CB. A flashy one. One with a whole lot of skill. All his mistakes were overblown when he played here, and I'm sure that won't change now that he is here again. His positioning is lazy at times, but he is a tough player along with the fact he is so skilled. He gives us pace up the back as well which is something we needed. For all the talk of his mistakes, I really don't think he makes any more than someone like Cahill or Kompany in recent years.

I've both watched the player a little bit and asked several Fiorentina fans about him, and we both had the same opinions of him. He simply isn't that good. Like I stated earlier, I'm not overly critical of our signings, though I have seen some of the players linked to us recently. This being one of them, and I know for a fact they aren't the level of player people are going to be happy with for a Chelsea player. Boufal just went for 16 mil.... and this guy is coming over for 27mil...

Sure. How much did Napoli want for Koulibaly? 60 mil? How much do Fiorentina want for Marcos Alonso? 25 mil? De Vrij? 40 mil? In that case, no worries Juventus. 150 mil and he is all yours.

Some of you are nuts saying he is already better than Costa... lol. Although, his work rate and positioning is amazing. It seems he is always in the right place. He is a far more dynamic player than Costa, and has the potential to be better than him, but Costa is a one man wrecking crew. He is the definition of a forward who can win you games by himself. He did it for us in our title year, and it was a common occurrence when he played at Atletico.

I have never been overly critical of our transfers, but these latest players are some I have seen play. Alonso in particular is one I do not want, but Brozovic is not a bad option for squad depth. I just don't like the figure... Boufal just want for 16 mil... They are talking 25 mil for Brozovic? I don't know... Alonso on the other hand is worth 10 mil at best.

16 mil is all it took? FFS... This guy will be worth 4 times that in a season or two... How was he not even worth a look at that price? Can't go wrong...

Well, there has been some attention drawn to it, which I'm happy with. I guess him getting banned will make the Manchester clash more even if anything since City is far and away the better team.

You reckon his every action on the field gets looked at and reviewed like Costa? He is no less dirty. Bet you not a thing is done about that elbow in the face, and he continues on his merry way. If it was Costa, it'd be the only thing mentioned after a win, and he'd subsequently be banned for life, or at the very least close to it.

25 mil... He is barely worth 15... Maybe not even that. I'm not overly critical of our signings, but this guy is at best a back up.

Hmm Kante or Pogba... lol

Hazard has peppered the goal with world class strikes today and they've been stopped. Costa has been good today, but the chips just haven't fallen for him. Their keeper is actually having a phenomenal game.

We should be 13-0 up.

He is so much better when he isn't constantly looking for others out there. When he is selfish, he puts the defence on notice. Hope this style of play sticks around, and not just against the smaller teams.

Kante is playing baby making football out there.

Kante's distribution of the ball in the middle of the pitch is ridiculous... Absolutely ridiculous. The skill it takes to one touch pass some of the balls he does is insane. We haven't had anyone of that calibre here in a while aside from Hazard. I'm such a fanboy right now. The misses keeps telling me to calm down when he is making these very difficult passes in the middle look easy... lol.