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But he has a point with what he said to be fair. Having extra 1-2 players is not exactly bad especially if we were get into a tricky situation with injuries, suspensions, loss of form etc. It's not like we have 30+ players in the squad or something.

Who knows? West Ham could be one of those pesky sides who turn up against the big boys, but then lose to the smaller ones.

If you're going to choose Benteke, then just check out Liverpool's upcoming away fixtures first.

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Maybe but then he got a shirt number immediately. Surely that means he'll stay (at least for now)?

Just saw you added that last bit. Steve Holland was the assistant manager - for AVB and then RDM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Chelsea_F.C._season#Coaching_staff. I don't think there's any way one can be sure it is RDM who came out with the idea. The coaching staffs talk to each other all the time and anyone could have suggested that. Even after RDM left, we still played Ramires out wide, both under Benitez and now Mourinho.

http://www.chelseafc.com/news/latest-news/2015/08/kenedy-signs.html

Hazard's interview with Sky Sports - http://www.skysports.com/watch/video/sports/football/9960549/eden-hazard-extended-interview

To be fair, Cuadrado has never been that good in the first place. Got overhyped because of one World Cup and one Serie A season.

He's looking great in the Bundesliga so far. To think that we actually passed up on Costa and bought Cuadrado instead. As bad as getting Flopres rather than Aguero 4 years ago.

http://www.teamtalk.com/chelsea/9961093/Jose-Mourinho-may-not-sell-any-of-Chelsea-s-players?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter Does that mean we're kinda ditching the 'One Out, One In' policy?

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But that's not going to happen, not this summer.

Think I read that somewhere but I don't think it's going to be a permanent thing. There will be times Benitez will go with an out-and-out striker and they're going to need Benzema. Money is money but Madrid aren't desperate for it and they will be daft to weaken their squad strength with only a week left in the transfer window.

Well, we didn't have too many options out wide back then, did we? And besides, playing Ramires at RW suited the reactive/counter-attack approach of RDM. I don't recall him using Ramires there in the following season when we bought in new players.

Who gives a toss about that? It's just a name on a THREAD TITLE!

Real Madrid will reach a new level of stupidity if they sell their one and only proper striker in Benzema.

But the idea could have easily been suggested by someone else and AVB/RDM was OK with it. Same like how Mourinho is OK with it now as well.

You sure it's Di Matteo? Could have been easily anyone from the backroom staff, like Steve Holland for instance.

Either him or someone else! I remember we first played Ramires out wide when we went to Wolves under AVB, because of some injury problems we had back then.

He might be wearing a face mask on Sunday should he play...

I believe you quoted the wrong article...

Everton fans are running the #fuckoffchelsea hashtag on Twitter...

Mourinho's recent interview with BT Sport...