ChelseaJosh

Are you running server 2003? O.o

I hadn't seen it, gimmie a chance I'm new here.

As previously mentioned, what JT said wasn't racist. It wasn't the best thing he could have said, but it should be treated as if he said "f*ck off anton". I'll stand by him because he's being misrepresented by the media as a racist. In 2009 El Hadji Diouf said "F*ck off white boy" to an Everton ball-boy, and yet he got off pretty much scott free (a fine doesn't really count as punishment). These are double stands shown by the FA and it's bigger news for the media if the England captain has done something wrong than a foreign player. As for him sleeping with Wayne Bridge's missus. Who the hell cares?! He was Bridge's ex by then anyway and I don't support the club because of the amount of role models that play for them. I support Chelsea because of the great football, fantastic history and passion shown by each player ON THE PITCH.

Welcome! I've just joined too. I found a good way to start is by putting out a post on your general thoughts about the club.

Who would your five in midfield be?

Can you imagine if a Shevchenko and Crespo partnership would have worked? *drooool*

THREE?! We'd be ripped to shreds, plus that means Ash & Bozzy can't make any runs. No way would we work with three at the back. The best formation we've got is 4-1-2-1-2. But the 2 up front is up for debate. I'd have Studge & Lukaku for the rest of the season.

We don't have a lot of luck with skillfull strikers. Our most succesfull strikers in the last 10 years have been Drogba, Anelka, Gudjohnsen and Hasselbaink. None of these players were known for being able to tear a defence apart with skills. They could all finish and all work best as a part of a strike force, not as a single target man. When AVB decides to buy, he needs to be thinking of buying players who work well in a partnership, rather than on their lonesome.

I don't see why Sturridge isn't being played as a middle man. He can twist and turn through any defence and he must be wondering what the hell he has to do to be taken seriously by AVB as a striker. The lad has scored 9 PL goals this season as a WINGER!

The first half hour was hopeless, as was the last 20 minutes. But 30-45 and 45-70 we played out of our skins

I know he's a shareholder, which I suppose could be considered a conflict of interests if he played against them. I'm sure he'd rather sell his stake at Dijon to double his wages at PSG though!

Hayden Pennyfeather is the best ref in the world...

I reckon he's still worth that much if we flog him to the right club this window. PSG possibly? He is French after all!

My name is Josh, I'm 21 and a blues fan since birth. This is my first post, so give me a chance. Like the rest of you, I watched the game this weekend and I've got these main points to cover: Our defence Malouda Torres AVB Our Defence So with JT and Cole out, this weeks back four was always going to look a bit slap dash. And for the first half an hour, we looked awful at the back. I wish someone would tell David Luiz that trickery in the penalty area is fine, as long as it's not YOUR penalty area. Once or twice a simple clearance would have sufficed, but instead he tried to dart in and out of United's strikers. One slip up here and it's last years Champions League QF all over again! Iva looked solid as usual, and was incredibly unlucky to give away the second "penalty". He's probably my favourite player at the club from the last few years. He is consistent and rarely puts a boot out of line. Bosingwa was his usual self and looked very good up in attack. His high line playing style does worry me occasionally though. United play a very good counter attacking game and I don't like the idea of us having one defender down every time he bolts up the right wing. I don't really have a lot to say about Cahill's debut. His tackle on Welbeck in the first half was fantastic (definitely not a penalty), and his dipping shot in the dying minutes of the game was only kept out by a great De Gea save. Malouda I think it's time for Malouda to move on. It's been rumoured for a while that we are looking to offload him, and I've been thinking it since the middle of last season. At the start of last season, he looked amazing. Potentially our most feared player for half a dozen games. But what happened? Every time he gets the ball on the left flank, he tries to dart in and out of the oppositions defence and it is almost never successful. I think it's time to cash in on him, even if we only get £10m for him, it'd be money we could invest in a Hazard or a Ribery. I know AVB doesn't have really much choice but to play him at the moment as he's our only natural left wing player at the club with Mata now (finally) playing in behind the front two. Torres There have been a thousand blog posts about whether or not Torres is value for money. The simple answer is no, BUT, I do think he's worth having on the pitch. You can see how hard he's trying when he's on there, and if he was an attacking midfielder everyone would say that he's one of the best on the planet. His passes are excellent, his movement is very well thought out, and his commitment is very visible. One example yesterday was when he sprinted back to catch up with one of United's midfielders. He dived in and his tackle was absolutely fantastic, but naturally United's 12th man on the pitch thought otherwise and gave them a free-kick. No Chelsea fan can admit that they've stayed loyal to him for the entire past year. It's been hard, but I have warmed to him a lot. In a CTV interview the other day he said his greatest moment at Chelsea was when he was on the bench again Wolves and we were chanting his name because we wanted him on. It says a lot about him to me, and I do feel sorry for him. AVB Now the question every Chelsea fan is asking. Do I want AVB in charge next season, or is the prospect of a Mourinho return too good to turn down? Personally, as much as I'd LOVE to see the special one back, I think AVB deserves another term in charge. Since José left, the spine of the team has hardly changed. Cech, JT, Lamps, Drogs, Essien. No-one can deny how good these players are, but it's not healthy to have players more in control of a team than the manager himself. I don't like seeing Lampard dropped, but I do see the rationale behind it. Since AVB arrived it's been all about authority. He took pictures off the walls of past achievements and hasn't 'buddied up' with any of his players, unlike José with Lamps and JT. Though he is young he wants everyone to know that he is in charge regardless, and dropping a living Chelsea legend from the squad was the perfect way of letting everyone know who's boss. It's good to see a transition. It's not a pretty one at the moment, but with this summer’s transfer window opening, I am very interested to see who he brings in. I don't subscribe to the idea that because he's young and inexperienced, he doesn't know what he's doing. I've enjoyed the attacking football we've played this year, and if he can bring in a new defensive coach (like what was done in the past with our goalkeepers), then I think next season we can look forward to a totally rejuvenated team. With Drogba also leaving in the summer, we can hope to see Lukaku featuring more, and potentially Piazon who looks fantastic for the reserves. KTBFFH (and thanks for reading)