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Looking capable means nothing to me. Couldn't care less about Coutinho tbh. Not a Chelsea player and is not on Brazilian nt.

(Courinho) prob went missing - happens a lot with himWhen Oscar is uninspired, which unfortunately can last for a long time, he still does the work. When Coutinho vanishes he completely vanishes.

At 26/27... Too early...But not just that - his lack of discipline and dedication negatively affected his performances at the highest stage - Esp for Brazil. He was actually better when very young - I saw him at gremio and played with him for fun a couple of times too-I'm from Porto alegre as well. He could have done more. Don't think hazard is like that, but hazard is no C.Ronaldo either imo.

Worst united player against PSG - shocking performance. Almost as bad as Ashley Young, but Ashley is "hors concours."

In a crisis we revisit all the known issues as if they were new.Barcelona plays in a completely different system with miltiple layers in midfield itself - don't think we d be employing mascherano as z cb in the Epl either. We have other defenders who also need a lot protection and no space left behind em, but we don't talk about it. They also don't contribute as much in attack as ivsnovic does. Remember it's not just our D that is suffering all our stats and down from last season. Less attacking less possession more being attacked and do on.

Of of they are trying, but whatever they did it did not do on vacation is costing them right now. For me the main problem is fitness or the lack thereof, and that will still take a couple few weeks to get sorted. another prob is Pedro who is great in attack and terrible in D. Ivsnovic is getting even less cover becsuse of that. Or at the very least Pedro is new and still needs to gel in.

I thought we had already established that we don't have a squad but a team with little rotation potential. What has changed esp after a quiet transfer window and injuries? Now the idea that the youngsters will come and fix things just does not happen. At least not like this. Don't throw the likes of RLC under the bus... I also cannot believe I am debating the existence of unity and teamwork... It was so very nicely explained on the video above. So what do all top coaches at Chelsea, our top manager and our top players do between games? Play videogames? If the team selection is the main thing then Jose is and has always been useless - should def tell roman might save him a few bucks. Also, New players need to gel in and make positional mistakes in relation to the team, because they don't yet belong in that unity neither do they have trust. He has already made a couple of changes to no effect. Nothing drastic will happen - never does. You are assuming that he who does not play is better than the one who does, or would have been better. But we don't really know that. You may claim you do, and you write as if you did, but you don't. And Neither do I.

If the team selection is the Main variable like you say, how did the same players won the league last season? You see the problem with your reasoning here?

How about I produce proof of my intelligence and you produce proof of your elegance? Hmm guess I will have to settle for fewer (can't be too greedy) insults from now on?

Just to be clear once again, you are saying (with all the elegance we know you for) that all underperforming players should have been replaced by youngsters and squad players, which at this time would mean at least half of the team, to play in the premiere league against millionaires.... Really?!It's not that I find the whole idea crazy, but rather that it has been done/tried before and it never works. I've seen it done a number of times and it fails for a number of reasons including the obvious fact that the senior players, highest salaries, hold power (again in a number of ways). So what you want cant happen. Btw did you watch the video? Do you think team selection is the only variable? Do you think really that Jose is not making changes even though the same players start? Wow!

Let me just quote this for people in general to know exactly who and what comments you are referring to.Stay classy!

Wow who would have thought all players have to defend?! And that our problems are not just in D! W have players in poor form, but their mistakes are made worse by the lack of teamwork. Or their collective lack of form is hurting teamwork - goes both ways. We were in the same situation 2 seasons back. Luiz got replaced by Gary in D and nothing really changed until the protection got sorted eventually. Point being is that the selection is less important than the unity, tactics, and teamwork. Sort that and even ivanovic will perform better. Sometimes replacing a player in bad form hurts unity because the other players may think they are next... Sometimes that's a good thing sometimes it isn't - spec when confidence is low. I don't know if ppl around here are that naive to think that with a sub here and there, or by bringing Moses back, we'd be top of the league, but I suspect it's just wishful thinking. Thankfully football is bit more nuanced than that.

Wow hyperboles are running rampant around here. Moses had a good game against poor opposition... Great! From that to being a solution at Chelsea goes a long way. Now if the argument is Moses instead of cuadrado as a squad player, then no argument from me; besides, the counter attack he pulled would never happen when playing for Chelsea unless facing barca or buyers and at this time he's not good enough to play against them. But then again at that price point, cuadrado wasn't meant to be a squad player was he? Moses is at a place where he can play and shine, as opposed to sitting (if so) on the bench waiting for those scarce minutes that would never come.

The travesty isn't Ivanovic starting, but Jose making all that money while some members here are clearly better at picking the starting XI team.

Slight disagreement on the bolded part as I think that if Ronaldo had as much technique as messi does, Ronaldo would've been better than messi - he's got better physique and is more driven. Agree on Hazard being a bit on the laid back side, though I'd put Ronaldinho in the "wasted talent" category despite all the awards won. Jose actually helps Hazard develop in that area.

perfect time for a solid bid in jan...

When the team is losing the best players are always the ones who do not play... Remy is the best striker in Europe and Mikel would've solved all our defense frailty just a TC article ago. Next we will drop Ivanovic and the fabled RB (who doesn't really exist) will take his place and give world class performances... yes, it goes both ways.

Fair enough. First we must all agree he's in poor form - like a lot of our players Second we will disagree concerning characteristics. You are complaining about his characteristics as a rb and that hasn't changed. You may dislike him as a Rb but that's not up to us...Jose and managers before him do like him in that position even though some of us here don't value what he normally brings as a RB. Many here love azpi and would like another on of him on the other side, but I don't. Teams need players with different characteristics.

That (the signing of a new deal) was bizarre to say the least - didn't he have 2 more years left?

Mikel starting should have *allowed* him more freedom, or at least that was probably the idea and the instructions from the manager hence him playing in wider areas and scoring a great goal. For the little to nothing that Mikel brings to attacking, his defensive contribution isn't that impressive either. Matic was the best Chelsea player on the pitch for me - was the best one against City too. When the mechanics are wrong everything looks off, but I see him winning most of his tackles and moving the ball well. Honest question: is you think Matic did not play well, how would you rate Mikel? Just curious...

I still think he's not the quack in defense as people make him out to be, but I was wrong in thinking that he is a great defender; he is a great player IMO esp in midfield, and I don't even think he's a CDM but more like a ball-winning cm. However, like someone else wrote, he just doesn't have the brain to read the game as a defender - Thiago Silva is almost just as dumb btw. In moments like this I think the 50mil don't mean much if anything at all.

perhaps... it did not have that much pace and power and it was from afar... Of course it was a great shot, so not his fault in any way. Also, if i remember correctly, the shot came a bit from the left.

Great match, but I'd expect a top keeper to have stopped the shot for the second. He's a very good GK, but a level below Courtois.

Great player and performance - he's already better than our defenders because he's got both pace and technique something none of our defenders possesses. But Roman saved a few peanuts which makes us very savvy in the transfer market - strangely enough it seems important to some folks here.

That's exactly how I feel about Mikel. However mikel plays - when he happens to play - in a far more important area of the pitch, which is the reason I feel people are blaming ivanovic without reason. Even though I thought mikel was Terrible as usual I'd not blame him either. Ivanovic is exposed just like the rest of the defense. We have a single player in front of them playing well, Matic; the others are all well below their normal. Would azpi have been able to do a better job defending ? Probably, so? Would that have been enough? most certainly not. Have we been having poor performances or do we have a player (a RB nonetheless) costing us games? Can't have it both ways. But people do need their scapegoat so I guess ivanovic will do just fine.