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A short interview with Azpilicueta, from 1:00 onwards. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRw9KxtEYOM&feature=plcp

This.

I believe he is just comparing them in terms of what they bring to the team. He did not defend Torres in such way that he wants him to stay.

You sure Seb actually said that? I believe he's just giving Torres credit where it is due and nothing more. Someone like Seb will know that we need another striker in this team.

My bad. You were spot on there, well almost. Though my main point is that I can't be bothered what others think of us when getting rid of Torres. And even if we may not have enough budget to buy his replacement, I'm sure we could have forked a small figure to buy another striker back in the summer. It doesn't necessarily have to be a big name. Makes no difference now anyway since we look like getting another striker with a big price tag.

Del Bosque is pathetic. Of all times, he decided to recall Mata and now starts him in a worthless friendly AT Panama!

You're being too kind Ryan. I would rather have Turnbull playing as the 'False 9'...

Eh? Think you misunderstood what I said originally.

His lack of movement has been a problem since he joined and yet people back then were constantly finding excuses for him saying that our style of play doesn't suit him...

What's with us targeting out of form strikers?! He's not the striker that we should be getting and if Juventus are really intending of selling him, that I think says it all.

Think it's fair to say we can now all agree that Torres MUST be sold, unlike previously...

You're just generalizing things there. There will be Japanese Chelsea fans there watching us and this is also a chance for the Chelsea fans from other Asian countries to travel there and watch us play.

Hence, that is one of the reasons why I will be pissed off if we mess this competition up after what happened in the Community Shield and UEFA Super Cup. Not the biggest and most important trophy to be won but it's still something that we should look to win and it's a chance for us to plant the winning mentality into this new team of ours.

For the sake of the club, think I can take that. Can't be bothered with what others think of us. After all, we already look idiotic enough to persist with him.

The Club World Cup will be held in Japan.

At this point, I really couldn't care less which club we are gonna sell Torres to. I just want to see him leave the club once and for all!

Going by that logic, we should just wave the white flag then. Why bother wasting our energy against West Brom? And against United and City...

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/nov/12/daniel-sturridge-goals-season-chelsea?CMP=twt_gu Sturridge believes that he can score 20 goals a season if given a proper run in the team.

Just can't see the logic in letting him go in January. He is our only DM apart from Mikel and we need him in January. Why try to create another problem for ourselves by having to purchase another DM(a potentially expensive one!) in the winter transfer window when we should be focusing on getting a striker first and foremost?!

Seriously, what do people want from Hazard? If he doesn't do his defensive duties, people will then be complaining that he doesn't track back and leaves his FB exposed to 2 vs 1 situation. If you shift Mikel or Ramires across, then we will leave more space than before exposed in the middle(in our current 4-2-3-1 setup). If he is defending more, then people are complaining that he doesn't attack enough. I don't see much wrong with him tracking back. You play for the team, not just for yourself. Even Ronaldo at Madrid also help to track back and does his fair share of defensive work. And while I do agree with your point about Hazard should look to dribble more and get more shots away but to put the blame on RDM for curbing his attacking instincts is just plain silly. How can you come up with such conclusion? Hazard has said before that he plays for the team and he doesn't care about personal glory unless if the situation really calls for it, then he will try to win the game by himself. Adding to that, think some people are forgetting that this is Hazard's first season in English football and is still adapting to the changes from Ligue 1. Also, what's with the obsession about possession stats all of a sudden? People seem to have become nitpicking about it after the Liverpool game. Is it really important to have more possession than the opposition in every game?! You can't expect a team to dominate and have more possession than the opposition every time(unless you're Barcelona)! Furthermore with our current group players, we are nowhere near enough to become a possession based team yet. Can't just expect to dominate the ball every time with just the trio of Hazard-Oscar-Mata. We would also need a creative midfielder who is comfortable on the ball playing in the double pivot and it will take time for us to become a team that is comfortable on the ball.

Marin played the full 90 minutes. Looked lively from what I've read. Scored a goal with his head(!) and assisted Kane for our opening goal.

No point having the trio if the striker is just so static and not offering any sort of movement upfront. Much better to have a fluid frontline and that includes the striker.

Think what we need is a striker who can involve himself in buildup play and also convert the chances. Huntelaar is just a goal poacher. We need a more all-round striker.

The referee for this game... We have won both of our games in the league when Michael Oliver is the referee - 3-0 home win over Bolton last season and the 1-0 home win against Stoke this season.

So much for endorsing his good crosses before this! Damn you Dave!! One good thing though is that he isn't afraid or rather not mind crossing with his left foot. Have seen that a couple of times already when the opposition doesn't give him time and space to cross with his right football. True but he still did well against a much more experienced FB in Enrique. He hardly got any joy coming up against Azpi.