Jase

Don't think there's any point in trying to suggest a team vs the smaller teams and one vs the big teams TBH. I mean, it's not like Mourinho specifically played the 4-2-3-1 against the smaller teams last season and then switched to 4-3-3 when playing the top teams. He'll assess the circumstances and decide which is best to use. Against the top 7 last season, only thrice he started with the 4-3-3 in 12 matches - against Arsenal(A), Tottenham(H) and Liverpool(A). And let's not even forget he set us up in the 4-3-3 away against West Ham, one of the lesser teams, and won with ease.

Clearly Benitez knew what he was doing.

Oh look. Dr Serious has just got into the house. Run everybody. Run...

A fine finish to cap his performance tonight.

Right. Had forgetten about that. Hopefully, we'll see improvement in our set piece deliveries. Could maybe hammer in some free kick beauties too!

Never said but you implied it. And knew that reply was coming! Bore off Spike.

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Seems to be having lots of joy operating out wide.

Never said or implied he will fail. Just pointing out things as it is on what look like incompatibility between the two. And that is just the physical side of things. Alonso's style of play was arguably closer, if not suited to what Mourinho wants as opposed to the way Fabregas has been playing.

https://grabyo.com/g/v/9eUyPCoaazG Fabregas's video message after joining us.

Fabregas's stats in the Premier League.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2333213/Cesc-Fabregas-return-Premier-League--Manchester.html

And so probably is Azpi TBF. People are just going with the logic if we get Luis, a proper LB, he will be used there and Azpi goes to RB, a proper RB playing in the right position. Though on the other hand, Mourinho could perhaps stubbornly stick with Azpi at LB and Ivanovic at RB with Luis as the second choice.

Well, Cole is leaving, if not already.

4-2-3-1 Cech/Courtois Azpi-Cahill-Terry-Luis Matic-Fabregas Willian-Oscar-Hazard Costa OR 4-3-3 Cech/Courtois Azpi-Cahill-Terry-Luis Ramires-Matic-Fabregas Willian-Costa-Hazard

The fixtures will be out at 9am UK time next Wednesday.

All jokes aside, am sure I'm not the only one who is intrigued to see how Mourinho deploys Fabregas and how he adapts to playing for us next season. I mean after all, this is a player whose way of playing and ideas of how the game should be played is totally different to that of Mourinho. It sounds cliche but it's like beauty and the beast thing. Moreover, Fabregas isn't exactly one who is blessed with great physical attributes like pace, stamina and his tactical discipline and workrate aren't the best either, things that Mourinho obviously values greatly in his setup. If anything, this all looks like the case with Mata again. That being said, since we are buying a player with quality for a position that we desperately need to fix and Mourinho approving it(hopefully!), then he clearly sees Fabregas as a player he can improve on and work in his system. Anyway all in all, just can't help but to feel weird and strange about this transfer given the history involved between us, Fabregas and Arsenal and even Mourinho himself with Fabregas/Barca. And not to mention, the points stated above. Then again, the last Arsenal player we signed didn't do too badly, did he?

So much for the panic mode...

Where is the Arsenal Fan TV reaction?!

And ooh. He has changed his header on his Twitter profile. https://twitter.com/cesc4official

All reaction here go into this link below.... http://forum.talkchelsea.net/topic/18276-chelsea-officially-sign-cesc-fabregas/#entry921140 Locking this.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news-article/article/3900839/title/fabregas-signs-for-chelsea?WT.mc_id=social_20140612_25848026 OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!