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Is he a LW or CAM nowadays? Certainly not a centre forward. Actually this is what Torres used to do all the time - hiding and shying away from the box.

He's a fantastic squad player, a Park Ji Sung if you like. But he shouldn't be starting for us.. i'm still a big fan because he gives his all, pressing, tackling, good feet and never stops running but honestly he's like a fish out of water when he gets into the box, cant score or pass... really getting frustrating. Against West Ham how many times was Costa through on goal and he completey messed up the pass? its really not good enough.

Long as ake and kalas get minutes I don't care.

They simply outplayed us, nothing to be ashamed of. Good luck to the. We'll come back stronger!

don't get the 4-3-3 talk. stick to 4-2-3-1 similar to yesterday



Cech

Ivan Cahill Terry Azpi

Luiz Matic

Schurrle Oscar Hazard

Eto'o

I hate it when Moruinho says he doesn't want Mata to leave. he's been saying that for a while now. he also said he doesn't want KDB and Essien to leave. I'm starting to doubt what he's on this year, because it's no brainer some players have been treated like crap this year. those 3 didn't get a fair chance to compete for their places. Lukaku was going on the same road as Mata and KDB if he stayed.
I still can't believe Jose never tried Oscar in CM, what do Ramires and Lampard offer that Oscar doesn't? he passes better than both and he tackles just as much Ramires does. like someone said a couple of pages ago, it's called compensation. you play a creative player and use his full offensive ability and you lose a bit of the tracking back/pressing enigma that Jose has in mind.
Mata was injured in pre season, and I'm starting to feel that destroyed his career here.

called up by scolari

For the sake of the balance of the team, it should be Willian and Schurrle fighting for one spot while Mata, Oscar, Hazard and KDB fight for the other two.

If i wasn't religious i'd say "some people talk like shit". He had a great game for me. He very effectively contributed to three goals(ramires first goal, the own goal, and the intelligent pass to willian for his assist for lampards goal), in addition he had three good shots on target and worked had linking up play where he could. If he had scored it would have been excellent but i am convinced he is definitely what we needed, Experience and class, the goals will come.

We made a mistake. Daniel should have stayed. Torres should have been shown the door.

We made a mistake. Daniel should have stayed. Torres should have been shown the door.

We made a mistake. Daniel should have stayed. Torres should have been shown the door.

We made a mistake. Daniel should have stayed. Torres should have been shown the door.

Hazard will become even better when a) he has a striker better than Torres to play with and
b ) the midfielders are able to supply him the ball consistently in dangerous areas
At the moment when Torres plays we have no focal point so he can't look forward or play one-twos because Torres always loses the ball.
Our current group of midfielders only play obvious balls. When Hazard roams and finds space in dangerous areas he very rarely receives the right ball at the right time because our midfielders are either incapable of playing the pass or just don't see it. We need better ball-playing central midfielders who can pass to our forward players when they find these spaces. Hazard only gets the ball when he drops very deep or stands on the touchline. When he finds little gaps in-between the lines the ball rarely comes to him. Look at some of the Spanish teams that people always rave about; when players find space in-between the lines they receive the ball almost immediately because their midfielders are actively looking to find them in those positions.

We need to buy another striker. Ba alone is not enough. Shoulda kept Sturridge and rotated him with Ba. There is no way Torres deserves even a single more game for Chelsea.

Next season, how about a little 4-4-2 action with Ba and Lukaku... Now that would be a powerful front line...

So apparently, we are going to offload Lampard, Cole and Sturidge...all homegrown players. If this is true, I hope they have backup for this. I doubt we will see McEchran, Van Anholt, or Feruz, Bamford or someone else from our youth in the first team next season. I wish him luck if he really leaves, and I am sure he will shine in Liverpool...

This imaginary attitude that Sturridge has isn't what has prevented him from the CF spot this season. It's his injuries.Also, how many times has Danny come out to say he wants to play CF? Don't act like its every interview - it's usually the press asking him the same question, not him screaming every week that he wants to play upfront. Plus to say that all Sturridge has done is "hog the ball and do nothing" is a bit over the top and mainstream, I'm sure you know better than that Ryan, you have pretty good football knowledge.
He's started twice this season only and has only come on for the last 10 minutes in most games. It's hard to judge someone fairly on that basis. It'll be a good move for him in my opinion, just a shame it couldn't work out here if true.

I'd start Sturridge against United, he's fresher and hungrier than Fernando. Torres has looked poorer since his return from Spain, he's no longer chasing balls or hurrying defenders. He needs rest but I doubt Di Mateo would take that risk but he should at least take Torres off a lot earlier if he is flopping.

Dani Sturridge - Min Played : 65







Dani Sturridge ... a young talented guy in Chelsea, but has only played for less than a full game this season .



Dani specially grew up when AVB was chelsea's coach . He played in a lot of games as a right wing and sometimes as a forward and scored some goals too.



The only negative thing about Dani is him being sometimes a selfish player in the pitch. ( AGAIN : sometimes ) but if we ignore that, we can find him a really talented player who is good at dribbling .



Why RDM doesnt give him a change ???



Trust me, if he doesnt get a chance to play ... soon he is going to leave the team and as all of you know he had an offer from Liverpool in summer. And if this happens, I just gotta tell that we lost a very significance player .

Probably best if we sell him in January irrespective of his performances in the next 3 months.A good form Torres will only increase the market value and help us finance the move for a true striker.

a very easy solution to every problem related to torres.
SELL HIM FOR WHATEVER AMOUNT ANY CLUB WOULD PAY AND THEN BUY EITHER FALCAO/CAVANI.

Torres' problem is that he doesn't excel at anything. There isn't a single aspect of his game that can be considered a strong point. He can't hold the ball up, his touch is inconsistent, he is a weak minded player with no courage physically or mentally, he doesn't have pace anymore, no awareness...I can go on all day. He doesn't have a single reliable quality to fall back on. His all round game is pathetic. He is completely irrelevant to the team game and it's like playing with 10 men with a stranger upfront doing his own thing. I can't believe just how poor a player he actually is. Disappointed isn't even the half of it. He's awful.

His real problem is he's a pussy.

A good player doesn't need an entire team to adapt and change in order to meet HIS style. A good player can adapt and change his game to meet the team's style.
This isn't Fernando Torres FC it is Chelsea FC.