Shane

For me I cried when we lost to Liverpool on penaltys in the CL, Moscow as most people already mentioned and the Barca game. Think I cried more for the Barca game then Moscow.

Get over it TX, Stop crying like a little baby.

Ever made you cry?

1. Buy a season ticket 2. Buy a house in London 3. Go to Austrailla and other countrys around the world 4. Fund a playground or something for my village 5. Invest.

I'm satisfied, Nothing more. I'd like to see can we grind out a result without scoring though, Our midfield is brilliant, Our strength in depth is superb, Our strikeforce is good. We're playing very well without Zhirkov and Joey which is good, But I'd like to see us against some of the top teams. I'd also like to see how we get on against European opposition. Playing nice football is good if we're winning, Which at the moment we are. We already have a head start over United and Liverpool as they already lost matches, I know there is along way to go but its nice to not have to play catch up early on. One thing is when the hetic Christmas period comes in and the ACON our terrific strength in depth will come into play.

For the Diamond I think we'll go -------------Essien------------ ----Ballack---------------Malouda --------------Super Frank--------- Think Ballack will play narrow and The Boss will bombard forward.

How is slating the team at every oppurtuinty passion? The only time I can remember when the more senior members were slating the time was the 3-0 against United, when we deserved it, But now when we go 1-0 down before 30 minutes people writing us off for the league is riduclous.

Yes but IMO, If Liverpool went 1 goal behind in the games the drew last season, They would have won the league easily, It gives you a kick up the arse. Most of the time we go behind early on, Which is better than going behind in the 86th minute.

Michael Essien empited his pockets Steven Gerrard likes this.

Is it just me or is anyone else getting sick of fans on here basing the team when go a goal down? Its happened against Reading (People saying we're going to win fuck all because of it), Man United, Hull, and Sunderland. I thought that the whole concept of supporting a club is you beleive in them, When they go 1 down you think they'll come back, Your heart says they will but your head doesn't. You don't start slating the team, The formation and the manager. Even if we lost the game against Hull, We had the chances to win it, So I would have said Ancelloti did a good job, He isn't Anelka, Drogba etc, He can't tell the players how to finish. So I would advise some fans to start believing in the team and not slate them at every oppurtuinty, The Premiership is a Maraton, Not a sprint.

Nah, Thats not good enough mate. Fuck it, We only won 3-1, We should be beating Sunderland 7/8 -0, With Mourinho we would have been anyways. ANCELLOTI OUT!

<br /><br /><br />There isn't Chelsea blood in Roman, Ancelloti, Drogba, etc. Good at his commercial job but a cunt, He was smiling walking up the steps at Moscow because he realised his medal is worth a few quid.

You are one glory hunter. I find it funny how you say Ancelloti is wasting our chances, He's not on the pitch mate

I can see us switching from 4-4-2 to 4-3-3 tonight, Dropping Lampard back into centre midfield and Kalou on the right and Deco on the left. Then Sturridge and Niko come on.

Too slow lads

We will have plenty to aim for with corners if him and Ivanovic start

Sunderland: Fulop, Bardsley, Ferdinand, Collins, McCartney, Henderson, Cattermole, Cana, Richardson, Jones, Bent. Subs: Gordon, Nosworthy, Edwards, Campbell, Leadbitter, Reid, Healy. Chelsea: Cech, Bosingwa, Ivanovic, Terry, Ashley Cole, Essien, Ballack, Lampard, Kalou, Drogba, Deco. Subs: Hilario, Carvalho, Shevchenko, Mikel, Malouda, Sturridge, Anelka. Really is showing our strength in depth.

The diamond should work aslong as we get some wingers in, Michael Essien is not a winger! Zhirkov over Malouda when he is fit, Malouda is very incosistent. People say it doesn't suit Frank but when you look at it is lethal with shots from outside the box, The diamond will posistion him there. All he has to do is make the space for himself. I think it will be like Frank's usual role without the tracking back and defending, Shooting from outside the box and playing 1-2s with Drogba and Anelka.

Fuck no, I'd rather Deco that Bollack!

I thought Ballack changed the Diamond when he came on, It gave Essien the holding role and let him on the right, Which worked out well. We created a number of chances and should have finished 4 or 5 of them, Drogba getting them both is the best possible start for us, He is a player that excells with confidence. Lampard looked good in possesion but needs to stop taking so much time on the ball, He needs to get the ball with his back to goal and look over his shoulder. All in all a great way to start the season, Two great goals, Solid defensivly, Bosingwa and Ashley getting forward.

He is different for Ukraine, always on form and won't bother him about not playing as he is certain to start for them.

-------Lampard--------- Zhirkov - - - - - Ribery ---------Essien---------

Really looking forward to the game, Can see us having ALOT of the ball, Hull's defensive line being deep. We have a fantastic chance of scoring If we can get Lampard out wide to cross, Cross deep and Drogba to head the ball in. Similar to the goal he scored against WBA on boxing day.

I don't want to sound like Terminator X here but I'd rather sell Anelka for a younger striker that is capable of scoring goals.

I hope there planned for next summer.