Fernando

Good job on keeping this place running. But I have to ask, is it me or does it always seems to be the same members starting some type of problem? And I'm not talking about some new members, but members that have been here for a long time......

It will be funny if City screw up again and don't qualified. For United, yeah they should have no problem. Neither us, and at one point I thought Arsenal would screw up. But with Ozil it seems everything changes. If City does not screw up I feel like all English team qualified to the next round.

It's wrong if we are not going to fill some of the unfilled position with young product. By now it's obvious that we won't fill anything for our AM positions. But CM, DM and defense I think we have a lot of young talents that will need to slowly blood in the coming seasons.

I think this article speaks louder then any words I can say: http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/14305-the-mourinho-thread/page-417

City, and United did not wanted him. In fact I heard a lot of how Mourinho really wanted to go to United but was not considered for it. Thus he ended coming back to Chelsea as his second choice. As far for us, I think Benitez was starting to do a good job, especially after all the shenanigans that happen at the club. Under that immense pressure any coach would have caved in but Benitez stuck there like a champ and continue doing his job. Can you explain to me how getting a record point of tally is any achievement in La Liga???? Especially when a woeful Barcelona got the same amount of points the following year? The same Barcelona that we beat and that Bayern humble......Not a strong league if you ask me! Barcelona was at their peek in the first year, cause the next two years it wasn't like that. We eliminated Barcelona the following season with one of the worst squad Chelsea ever had in the Roman era and last season Barcelona got humiliated by Bayern. So it was only strong one year to be fair. The fanaticism of people here tends to fail to look at the obvious. And that is that anyone who is giving an expensive squad a lot will be require from them. Does not matter if you get to 3 semifinals. With that money you spend on the squad you are building a team to win trophies and play awesome. If that can't be done then you did not had success. And that is what Florentino said upon getting rid of him. That at Madrid a certain standard is required. In England people don't care if they win shit, while in Spain is more of a spectacle. You have to win playing great!

Well at least Mikel now get the stick. Cause last season it was always Benitez and Torres fault!

Okay so this is my opinion and I will stated as is. If you want to say something say something but don't come insulting me please. Thank you: Well I think it was more of a desperation for Jose coming back then Chelsea really needing him. Cause after his Madrid stint not many team wanted him. So he needed to come back to nurture his spirit once again. While at Chelsea we where doing good. Heck we could have continued with Benitez and still been good. We didn't need him anymore as it was the first couple of years where the "shadow of Mourinho" hunted every manager. I think after we hit that dead low with AVB and then had the magnificent turn around with RDM to win the CL something change. Now Chelsea is more about being sexy and young. You know that younger product brand and trying to play a more attractive style. Mourinho said when he came he wanted to take this challenge. He wanted to give stability to help push these younger players into the next level. And a top manager like him deserves the chance to prove if he can do it. But come the end of the season if Chelsea ain't playing good, or not many youth have develop as thought then his chances of long term longevity will be in jeopardy, or as you state by Christmas but I think that would be too soon to be calling his head.

Yeah and I think that's the problem. We are not going to get that great futbol match we wanted to see. Last season when we played against Arsenal and Tottenham I was very excited. There was some mistakes and things to fix, but that if we did got them fix we would become a real machine. Now with this counter attacking system is like we gone in reverse.

I'm still fucking annoyed that the club helps out Liverpool. Sturridge and now Moses. Especially after they did us bad with Torres!

I remember them during the EL last season. They where a really good team. So I would remain very cautious about the team. Don't lose respect or they might surprise us!

Watching the game and romeu is doing good. He is doing everything that mikel does not do. Faster, aggressive, and makes forward passes! Hopefully he can keep picking up his game this season so he can come back next season. Edit: he did made a lot of mistakes. Not sure if that will cost him his place but he did look promising.

LMAO That shit is hilarious!

That is actually the best time to see how our current coach and team is doing cause by November/December the true nature of the squad and coaches is revealed.

Total garbage! Still the same Chelsea where we would get lost and go shit when the opposing team press us.

Torres and his fail dribbling all the time. He needs to stop that as he ain't Messi to be dribbling like that. Just pass and go.

Really great substitute with Torres on for cole! One thing I like about this manager as compared to Benítez is that he takes risk! I remember no matter what, Benítez never changed the formation and that was painful to watch.

To me is still the same mikel that slow down our plays and his millions side ways passing.

Men I was happy when Benitez realized the truth about Mikel and had him bench. Now Mourinho putting Mikel back on......

What a crock of shit.

The ref really fucked up with blowing the whistle and not letting the play go. Had altidore scored that goal arsenal would have panic and crumble! Damn!

Well well this season should be harder if teams like Arsenal, Liverpool and Tottenham push the other top 3 till the end of the season.

The only Suárez comparison I put that is just like people defend terry here, so to as the Liverpool fans towards Suárez. But outside of the club not many people can stand either one. Don't need a whole break down of the difference in offense each player made. It doesn't matter because they both get little sympathy from fans not attached to the club they play for.

Still has nothing to do with what I said. So if it's not aim at me then don't quote me!

Dude, you need to read cause the only comparison I made is that not many people outside of the club can stand Suarez or Terry. Is that not right? All this other stuff you bring is nowhere near implied in my quotes. Next time read well before quoting me. Thanks.

Just like Suárez apart from the clubs fan not many people can stand him. But I'm glad that petrov has seen a great side to the always vilified terry.