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Lampard - Luiz in midfield = Double suicide. I would put Ramires next to Luiz and Lampard further ahead.

It's too easy for Benfica. Way too easy. Wake up Chelsea?

Luiz in midfield

2 games in a row now. Adebayor and Benteke.

Is Mikel fit for this?

Is it useful though? Has it in any way helped with your issue?

Whatsapp is free for 1 year. What about BBM? That will be a big sticking point for the common person

Is it really happening though?

He doesn't speak English but there are a fair number of Spanish speakers at Chelsea. Should be fine

Inferno just arrived in the mail today. Not really looking forward to it as I didn't like any of DB's books after Angels and Demons but I'm hoping he proves me wrong here

Your trying to play devil's advocate here but in the end, it's yet another excuse for Torres being the shitbag he is

Ah. Got a lot of time though. You kept a low profile these few months. thought it was the exams again

@Madmax, All your exams done mate?

That was a shot you know. He has told several times that it was a shot and that he practices that in training

You may be right but very very unlikely that City just gave up or anything. anyway, Mancini and Fergie was box-office material. Moyes and Pellegrini will be too formal i think

Ok, what about City players 'not turning up', isn't that another assumptoon? Whatever the case, it was a trophy to win. I don't think they'd throw it away.

Good call. Rumours are gathering pace now http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/130514/chelsea-claimed-be-closing-cavani-197542

Lot's of ifs and assumptions in that though. You just don't want to credit Wigan!

Forever the skeptic.

They were promoted in 2005 and they never pushed towards top half of the table inspite of 7 seasons in the Premier League. Martinez came in 09, that's 4 years now and he's finished 16th 16th 15th and will finish 14th or lower this season. His league record is pretty ordinary for large parts of the season

That is a very biased point of view, City were in good form heading into the FA Cup final. Wigan played a very good game. You have to credit Martinez for that. But I get your point. Martinez is hyped up even though his work at Wigan is strictly ordinary. You could say keeping them 17th every year should count as an acievement but why does everyone focus on 'late-season form' and ignore the first 2/3rds of the season?

Choulo is a bit like that. When everyone's finding faults with Benitez, he's looking for positives. When everyone and their milkman thinks that Mourinho is coming to Chelsea, he is thinking Man City

You have me convinced and you haven't even touched upon the London is greater than Manchester debate