Jase

It's only the 1st game of the season right now. Wait till we get to around October or November perhaps and then we would be able to tell who are the 1st team players and who aren't. Perhaps so but at least if we were to do that now, we arguably have adequate replacements to come in and do the job, unlike last season...

You missed out something or rather someone in that Vertonghen part...Daniel Levy! We should know better not to even deal with them pricks after the Modric saga.

@Stingray, your avatar is very dull... *yawns*

True though it must be said members/fans can probably tell what happened in the match, should they miss, if the visit the players' thread especially when there's a lot of bashing going about when we don't win. But it's in their own hands I guess.

Well, that can be done...easily. If I'm gonna do that, I'll likely put it in a spoiler tag. That way, it's up to you of spoiling yourself on the game even further.

Nothing really interesting here but if anyone is interested... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awVstGJc9SI

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Am able to login now. Was getting problem messages when I tried to login earlier. Looks ok now. Strange. Anyway, cheers.

To those that have Twitter, are any of you able to login to it???

Not sure if I can agree with that after watching Ivanovic's passive defending so many times and making poor defensive mistakes. Luiz no doubt also still make mistakes at the back but they are getting lesser compare to when he joined us and it's usually being blown out of proportion when he makes one these days anyway...

I'm not saying Hull aren't a bad side. They are well probably one but all I'm saying regardless of that, we need to make sure we head out on Sunday with the right attitude. Otherwise, we might well come unstuck just like it has happened in the past when we supposedly come up against the bad sides.

Jose Mourinho reveals his beliefs on confrontation, respecting his players and the Premier League

You are basically just repeating my point when yours weren't exactly implying that earlier...

Mate, you're making it sound so easy to replace him right now. Which quality defender is available out there and their club is willing to sell at this point of the transfer window? Even if they are willing to sell, we are likely have to pay a fortune to get that quality centre back especially with clubs then knowing we are desperate to get a new defender. Moreover, I have been saying this a lot, selling Luiz is just a disastrous move. Our defence are already average particularly in the CB area as it is and it's absolutely nonsensical should we sell Luiz and weaken it even further. If anything, we should probably be strengthening by selling the average defenders in Cahill and even Ivanovic and getting better ones to improve that area!

Maybe Hull are a rubbish side but that doesn't really matter does it? I mean, it all comes down to who perform on the day itself. How many times have we said our opponents are poor, rubbish etc only to then come unstuck against them? QPR easily comes to mind after what happened last season. No doubt we should win given the quality we have in our ranks but the players' attitude and mindset need to be spot on here. Otherwise, we aren't going to have it easy on Sunday.

But not all B2B midfielders are one..

http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1520921/chelsea-boss-jose-mourinho-believes-frank-lampard-won-ballon-dor?cc=4716&ghg

Merged with old thread...

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/8868101/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

Perhaps so but I don't think it would hurt having DM specialist, if you like, as having a proper DM would give us the flexibility in midfield to play several roles. Can't play through every game with the kind of midfield setup you mentioned there and expect to escape unscathed especially in the big games where we have been found hopelessly wanting there. Martinez maybe used as a B2B midfielder but he was also a midfield enforcer/destroyer, which I believe was his primary role last season. Khedira is also more or less in the same case there with Martinez.

Having faith is one thing but it's another having faith for the sake of it when it's apparent that we need reinforcements in the defensive midfielder department, and someone like Gustavo arguably fits the bill of what we need.

Chelsea design special scouting app for Abramovich's iPad... Find out why Schurrle, not Falcao, made the cut

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdxcR4tISQA That includes post-match thoughts after the Roma game of Rui Faria, Hazard and 'Bieber boy'...

http://inbedwithmaradona.com/journal/2013/8/11/the-future-of-chelsea-look-to-inter-for-the-real-mourinho-legacy An article written on Mourinho and youth.

Don't think anyone is genuinely calling for that. It's just all jokes and sarcams about that moment, I hope.