English Freak

It's not ridiculous. Some teams just don't want to play against Barcelona.. I think out of all the Quarter-finalists, only Madrid and Juventus would have caused Barcelona serious problems... Bayern and Dortmund can beat most teams...but over 2 legs, Barcelona would probably be too strong for them..

Yea, went to the petrol station, forgot to put on the handbrake and the car rolled onto his ankle.

Exactly. We lack Makelele in the midfield. Mikel's an okay player...but he'll NEVER be on the same level as Makelele. In terms of a terrier in midfield...maybe someone like Capoué of the French national team....who can play DM/CM...and also put in a decent shift at CB..

The issue is, after a 6-month layoff due to a serious injury...he might take a long time to regain the fitness and confidence required to control the midfield of a top side...

C'mon Chelsea, Lazio and Benfica. Hopefully Spurs progress over Basel..the more games they play, the better for us...maybe an injury or two..

Doubt PSG can defeat Barca over 2 legs.. Hopefully Dortmund or Juventus take on Barcelona in the semi finals..

That's just what we need...a long trip to Russia...

Malaga vs Dortmund --> Dortmund Madrid vs Gala --> Madrid PSG vs Barca --> Barca Bayern Vs Juve --> Either team..

If Mourinho comes back, he could 'help' Kalas become a solid CB...he always does well with defenders

He does 'well' for Brazil because he plays alongside a physical CM/DM in Paulinho or Sandro... I still think a 4-3-3 would be a good option for Chelsea. GK: Cech Defence: Azpi - (X) - Luiz/Cahill - Cole Midfield: Ramires/ Oscar - DLP - Mikel / (X) Attacking Midfield: Mata --- Hazard Striker: (X) Key: (X) just means I'm not sure who will play those positions next season..

Ramires is such a vital player to this football club. Sure, he's not the most technically gifted CM out there...but his work ethic & energy on the pitch is just amazing...he's even a decent goalscorer. We might go after a DLP type of player at the end of the season...but Ramires doesn't deserve to sit on the bench at Chelsea.

yea, I'd go with the same lineup.. except Mata off the bench with Moses starting on the right.. As for Arsenal, I think they'll be pumped up after beating Bayern away 2-0. Hopefully Swansea do us a favour...

Even with a new player like Modric or Moutinho joining our midfield...I'm still concerned about our lack of options at DM.. Romeu is currently the backup DM to Mikel...but he could take a long time to regain his fitness and confidence after that injury..

Hope we get drawn with Lazio or Fenerbache Not sure if we've played either team of recent times...

He still has to leave at the end of this season....don't think 1 good game..after 10-15 pathetic games..changes anything.

Torres is past it...but he can still play well...once every 10 games...which is the reason why we need a new striker.

Good to see Chelsea win...don't understand why Mata/Hazard needed to stay on the pitch for 90 minutes... I bet one of those two will be 'tired' against West Ham..and hence put in a shite performance..

I don't see Cabaye leaving Newcastle..particularly with all those new French players signing up in January.. Moutinho would be great..but Porto would probably make us pay extra for him.. Benat should be available for around 12 million. As for Honda, isn't he an attacking midfielder / supporting striker?

Rafa, his pet, Benayoun, Malouda and Emenalo all need to leave Chelsea at the end of the season. Hopefully our next manager doesn't have to deal with Emenalo.

Who knows..Wallace might never play for Chelsea's first team..seems like he'll be joining the long list of loanees.. As for our RB position, giving Todd Kane the odd chance in cup games wouldn't be a bad option.

Good to see Piazon get a few minutes of UCL football He's done fairly well at Malaga so far..

Bayern almost stuffed it up... Good job by Malaga, what a goal by Isco.

We should put a large buyout into his contract for sure.. I am a bit concerned about a third loan spell at the same club. Regardless of UCL football...Courtois will have to adapt to EPL style football..so provided we find the right club, he could of been loaned out within England... That way...it'd be a much easier transition into Chelsea for Courtois.

John Terry's injury situation could be similar to Ledley King who could only play once a week. Also, from what I recall, Redknapp mentioned multiple times that King couldn't train during the week, all he did was basic drills with his CB partner for the next match he'd be involved in... It'll be a sad day when JT is no longer part of Chelsea's first team.

He should of received a fine at the very least for his seal impression against the Turkish ref.. However, about this assault on Torres...I bet most defenders would love to push him over because he's utterly useless now.