Chelsea Legend 11

If this doesn't warrant an automatic ban I think I'm done with this board. That is HIGHLY offensive!

You'll remember that goal forever now.

But you were wrong weren't you? We have enough nippy fast players, Willian, hazard, Oscar, Fabregas... Drogba provides a physical presence much like Costa, it was clearly the edge we needed. He also is fantastic at clearing set pieces.

eat your humble pie in peace... Admit Drogba still has a lot to give this club and slagging him off is a little short sighted considering what he's done for this club and the heart he has!

Stop you're embarrassing yourself. Just eat your crow in peace

If I EVER hear a Chelsea supporter criticize Drogba again I will track you down and feed you to the pigs! He's a legend because he's a legend! Don't ever forget that new supporters...

How many people gonna eat crow today? Just looking through the prematch drogba hating and laughing my ass off.

quiet! The king is on his thrown...

I always go to the Hand and Flower on Kings road next to the Tesco garage... You better know all the songs if you go though, hardcore Chels supporters in there.

About the same as the Berahino wank a couple weeks ago... We all know how that ended.

You could be right, you could be wrong... The players looked fatigued on the weekend having travelled to Germany and then to the midlands but this game is at home and we'll be more rested than Tottenham. We have no idea where there fitness levels are, Jose does and we need to trust him he knows better than anyone where are fitness levels are and will make choices based on form and fatigue... I haven't lost faith because in Jose I Trust.

It really is a toss up... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwI7hrhmoro

So long as the kit has a Chelsea logo on it i'm game

Goal is never unlikely... We just didn't get it. I like the fact we went trying to look for it, the guys were just tired no need to overanalyze the game. We don't have fast people at the back Brana, Cahill, Terry, Matic and Cesc are not exactly speed demons, when we go looking for goals there is alway a risk we'll get caught out. Nothing to worry about really.

Not sure about that. Tottenham won't defend deep, Remy could get in behind them. Drogba is that last resort type at 75mins...

picked up a knock in training they said.

Because we're trying to score and committing more bodies to the attack. The players were knackered they couldn't be asked to play high press football all match. At about the 70min mark fatigue is a factor and the will to win the ball back and also go forward to score is much less.

Ya you're probably right but he'll have to now, no choice... Someone said last year this is a game we surely would've lost last year and I agree, we really never looked to move the ball and run at them at all. Looked a lot like last year for sure.

We usually score that was the difference imo... Usually we force them out.

Would've liked this for today

Many have tried and failed, the difference today was the lack of rotation after 3 game in 7 days

Brana was a step behind everything today, obviously tired.. Would've been a good game for Luis to come in, in hindsight of course... Azpi wasn't very good either.

Costa couldn't out-run Wes Brown... that is obviously fatigue. Hazard couldn't beat Vergini, again fatigue. 3rd game in 7 days

They needed to use their legs and didn't. Definitely fatigue is a factor

3 games in a week probably a good time to rotate a bit...