Jase

Am really baffled as to why Benitez only made 1 change. Marin was on the bench FFS! Playing Hazard-Mata-Oscar behind ST is just not working at the moment. All too narrow & at times, Oscar was tasked to play as a winger on RW! As much as Marin hasn't exactly set the world alight, don't think Oscar is exactly doing much better than Marin at the moment. Moses gone to AFCON. We need width and Marin is not even been used provide that and given a chance to claim a spot in starting XI. Additionally, bringing off Lampard(for Torres) was mind boggling! He was poor but he's a goal threat. Oscar should have been the one subbed off. As if our home form isn't bad enough, we have Arsenal on Sunday and Benitez's record against Wenger in PL reads - P12 W3 D4 L5. Rafa Benitez's overall record against Arsene Wenger - P17 W4 D5 L8. And it's a London derby against Arsenal this weekend and we have yet to win one under Benitez - P3 D1 L2. Perhaps the saving grace right now is after Arsenal this Sunday, our next 4 games are all away from SB - Swansea, Brentford, Reading & Newcastle. Overall, it's the 3rd midweek in a row that the Wednesday night & following days have been ruined, thanks to the poor results at home!

THAT!!!! Home form under Benitez now reads - P7 W2 D3 L2 (DDWWLLD). And we have won just 1 of our last 7 league games at Stamford Bridge - W1 D4 L2.

Won't be surprised if we keep Benitez anyway given the lack of options now to appoint as our manager.

Uh oh...

Three words. Bring back Mourinho!

So, Brentford it is then. This should be interesting.

Yeah. Guillem Balague just said Guardiola is in advanced talks with Bayern but haven't sign anything just yet.

Don't he look happy?

Brentford are leading 1-0 against Southend. And...

So weather sensitive!

Well, you were kinda like denying it back then.

You should look to get compensation from Jim then. Otherwise, sue him!

And yet you are forumming away. Focus CHOULO, focus!

So, you do admit that you were being grumpy that day. Should change your username to 'Grumpy Grandpa Rmpr'. It rhymes too.

Funny CHOULO, real funny. You need to do better than that...

By the end of transfer window? If anything, I would hope it'll be done by midnight later!

@Rmpr, seeing all those emoticons back in your post, guess you are not being a grumpy grandpa anymore?

I don't want Torres to play anymore of our games but he's gonna play some even if we all hate it. Can't do anything about it. All we gotta hope is when we do get the chances, we take them.

5 years ago today, we bought Ivanovic and he looked somewhat different then...

Don't think anyone had expected that either but we shot ourselves in the foot on both occasions really. Dominated both games. Had some good chances but never take them and ended up giving goals away because of poor defensive play/lapses in concentration.

Blimey. Talking about the sun, solar system, black hole, how it all works etc in a pub?! You people need to get a life.

True but we are more than capable of winning both games and progress in the Carling Cup. While playing Torres may create a problem for us, we also need to ensure that we take our chances when it comes. Too often this season we have not taken them and we ended up losing games, sometimes undeservedly.

I said that in hope that we will get away with playing Torres tomorrow and get that win. AND as for the Swansea tie, I just do not want us to throw yet another chance to win a trophy this season. We may well get KOed but want to see us give a good go.

We have the second leg against Swansea to come next Wednesday too by the way. Think I would rather have Torres face Southampton and then play Ba against Arsenal and Swansea especially when we face either Brentford or Southend in the FA Cup next weekend. In short, play Torres against Southampton and Brentford/Southend and then Ba against Arsenal and Swansea.