Strike

Great write-up good midfield operator. throws up a number of possible midfield combinations

Graphics Forum Always been a good feature here

Marko Marin. Legend!

For the subcontinent users on here, this game will be aired on Monday 6 pm

Are his high wages a problem for United?

I never got why he was so extensively used in the right-side of the attacking midfield band. He is a central player

^ Also the tackle in stoppage time of the Europa League final Gary's excellent in the 'backs-to-the-wall' last ditch defending stuff but struggles when attackers have lot of space to run into behind him.

Nice. This helps

How far should the club go for Rooney? I'd say 30mil with reduced wages

This reality check maybe a blessing in disguise.

Just seen this. Thanks for the mentions/votes. Especially Rmpr

i see Arsenal defence still piss their pants at the sight of Didier

edit: re - Ankit

Very good in pre-season but that doesn't mean he's a star in the making

Carlo is a father-figure, not at all like Jose in how he handles the players. And the knee-slide bit is not the main point though. Not many managers have that passion for the team like Jose. Tactical skills can only take a manager so far.

he's on high wages though and indicated he wants to stay and fight for his place

Jose is more like a senior player in the team rather than the 'manager' of the team. He is someone who is a representative of the players rather than an authority figure watching over the players (eg - Carlo) When his team scores an important goal, he will sprint down the touchline and knee-slide. Barely any other managers do that. That's what makes him unique

BUMP Now that the season is nearing, post your preferred first-choice team (assuming that Chelsea go into the season with the current crop of players)

just few days ago, same DailyStar said he will wear #23 at Chelsea. definitely bullshit

there is an online site kitbag.com where I got the shirt for cheaper there is no customised print but you do get all the players' names on the back oh and it's perfectly legit

Cheers for the mentions, people

now goal.com take it a step further Jose Mourinho: Chelsea style must change to suit Torres

Foot-tennis?

Lukaku can out-muscle okay defenders like Dawson/Carragher and even give some of the best defenders in the world a hard time but I don't think he can carry the attack for a whole season.There are some areas of Romelu's game that isn't quite up there yet. Plus, the other 2 striker options - Ba and Torres - are not exactly inspiring Steve Clarke used Romelu in a 3-man attack based on counter-attacking which involved a lot of running with the ball down the channels or through the middle. I doubt he will get such space when playing at Chelsea. Ideally, we'd have a starting striker and mould Romelu into the team this season before he takes over. We shouldn't sign sub-standard strikers just for the sake of it though because Romelu is better than the likes of Benteke etc But if a quality striker is available, Chelsea should act.

the fantasy thing may be because chelsea have a double gameweek first up and as far as the overall post goes, Lukaku certainly deserves a chance but this is too early to rely the whole striker-department on him.