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but with the exception of manchester united, other title hopefuls have dropped atleast 6 points already agree with Moses. Gibbs makes lots of forward runs and Moses can take advantage there

possible. west ham have a goodish defence. i have cazorla, podolski, hazard and terry - something's gotta give

this is a crucial game. not just in terms of the league but in terms of chelsea's run in the next month. we are building a nice little cushion at the top of the league but it could all go awry by the end of october. should sort ourselves for the big games this season

at home thankfully

would love to see mikel and ramires in the pivot. bring on Oscar when we decide to go all out or Romeu if we lead

i hope malouda plays. helps keep the first team fresh for the arsenal game

work in progress but we got the 3 points. good sweeping counter attack for the goal but the lack of penetration is worrying. Moses should start against arsenal. he is much more direct and provides genuine width. defensively sound as well

Oscar Mata and Hazard are good players but together they are way too narrow. tough day again but 3 points in the bag and that's whats important. should kick on now though

Lamps and JT dropped. let's kick some stoke ass now. this is the team everyone wanted right. ramires in the pivot instead of lamps. oscar mata hazard behind torres.. orgasmic

nah. attendances are dwindling and the people here are less and less interested in cricket. before, even an india v zimbabwe game would be packed but now even an india vs newzealand t20 game is not sold out. overdose of cricket i reckon. football is picking up. especially since messi, bayern etc played in India. chelsea being a big club now has gathered a fan base in india. forget blackburn, there aren't many liverpool or manc fans as far as i know. chelsea, manu and arsenal heavily followed though

@, good luck and good bye, mate. re-use this a/c sometime in the future maybe

Cech Ivanovic Luiz Cahill Cole Mikel Oscar Hazard Mata Marin Sturridge i want to see this team play against Stoke - provided Danny's injury was just a knock and that Marin is fit

too casual imo. casual passing throughout the night. have to snap out of this slump ASAP

well it is. the shortest game you can have takes over 3 hours. plus the overdose of cricket in this country has led to increased popularity for football.

the big clubs are heavily covered here in India and thus there has been an exponential increase in the number of Chelsea fans here. that and the general realisation that cricket is such a boring sport

can't turn this into a slump. need to get a move on in the league now. up the ante and pull clear of arsenal and manchester city

first half second half sums up the game, really

don't see the point of dumping it long to torres. the defenders ipass the ball back to cech whenever they are closed down and cech dumps it long for the opposition to gather the ball. plus, it doesn't help when luiz is also dumping the ball long every now and then. better to pass it along the ground and create space/openings

^agree. ramires' passing and decision-making have been shockingly bad

nah. robbie will be too concerned about juve swamping the midfield but expect mata in for bertrand to add that bit of spark we missed at loftus road

Hazard and Mata behind Torres. that's where Juve will get pumped

@KonohasOrangeFlash, kof calm down! but i agree. it's our game to lose

^aye. Frank Lampard. driving force in midfield. way too many goals for a midfield player. catalyst for chelsea's domination in the past decade

i get you. but we are better off this time around. Hazard is a class player we have added to the squad and adds that bit of dynamism needed against the bigger sides. under avb we didn't have that spark or live-wire who would help us get forward against a top side. now we have quite a few of them in hazard, oscar, marin, sturridge etc and if we get the balance of the team sorted, we will be bettter the worry is that it is mid-september and we are still experimenting

cech ivanovic cahill terry cole mikel lampard ramires mata hazard torres . mata switching with hazard . not particularly a fan of ramires on the wings but juve's wing-backs are double edged swords. while we should try and expose them, they could easily double team ivanovic and rape us. ramires, the machine can keep running up and down the right flank all day