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that is a really bad comparison apart from the bit about the forum treating matic as god. Matic is better than mikel. he's better in a game where chelsea are counter attacking but i don't think he's that bad when chelsea are taking the initiative and trying to create openings plus Matic is a DM not a playmaker or a great box to box midfielder

there needs to be a change in the way the team approaches a game where they have lot of the possession. mainly more patience in the build-up. not rushing into long balls and shots from distance

no pal. most of the times he's been lot better

if we get a offer like PSG bidding for Ivanovic last summer, club should take it otherwise I'd keep him around as a squad player

i think chelsea will be lucky on tuesday. survive few close calls and nick it on the break

yeah probably but "he's been poor for years now" is harsh. was decent until 2012

years? Nope. maybe 1-2 at most

please stop this "he's not that bad in passing nonsense". everyone is a decent passer but ramires has many games where his passing is rubbish. in the home game vs galatasaray his pass % was 68 or 69 ffs. the game where chelsea were in total control

current midfield - Matic Ramires Lampard Mikel MvG needs reworking imo to something like Matic DLP (not an attacking midfielder like Barkley but a midfield player. fernandinho type) MvG Ramires and maybe promote RLC re: attack Costa Lukaku (Eto'o or Ba as third choice) would be beast and a proper Left back - left footed and one that combine with Hazard in attack

i'm strangely confident about this. after the holocaust that was yesterday, i'm sure every player is fuckin pissed right now and will come out firing on tuesday

when do chelsea ever get thrashed? last time was atletico but that was a glorified friendly

nope. azpilicueta slid down the side of altidore not looking to win the ball but block the cross like someone above mentioned. if that's a definite pen, then every game will have 2-3 definite pens good luck with survival now. it will be fuckin embarassing if the team that finally defeat Mourinho at the bridge went on to get relegated

yes, first leg?

ofcourse the strikers are not playing well. i wish we'd signed Rooney or anyone in the summer not Eto'o but it is also a myth that with a better striker chelsea have a beast attack that can break down any side. the decisiveness and speed in the attack is not there yet especially in games like Sunderland. against a Schalke or Arsenal, the team stays compact in defense and presses the hell out of the opposition. you can't do that to Sunderland who are more than happy to let you have the ball.

would rest the lot at Anfield and focus on the Atletico games now

eto'o is not the scapegoat here. costa coming in won't magically solve the problems in attack. the attack needs to be better with quicker and decisive plays. re: shots - if you mean only among the shots on target? that sounds right but overall almost 12-15 shots from outside the box. whatever happened to breaking a defence down

everything wasn't eto'o's fault. way too much blame on the strikers when the attacking mids had an average game in truth and btw, chelsea had a lot more than 6 shots from outside the box

LOL keep denying mate. Only 1-2 real chances created and None of the attackers even had a good game and that was a good attacking display? smh. all this at home to the bottom team

at Swansea the finishing was bad and the team had good chances to wrap up the win but today, apart from Ba slipping and 1-2 other half chances, there wasn't many chances created by Chelsea. Lot of harmless long range shots though. that should give a big number in the stats

Lol what the fuck are you talking about. How many shots were from outside the area? Most of them Reality is Chelsea created very few chances and it's not down to the finishing that we lost. Jesus.

i wanted to strangle him when he took that shot from long range

garbage today. and not just in attack

Penalty was BS but guess what Shit happens sometimes. Performance was rubbish. 30 shots is a wrong stat. Only created 1-2 chances not counting long shots, long balls silver lining, i expect Chelsea will come out on Tuesday firing after what happened today

ugh. Liverpool win the league for real