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I do disagree. The first part of my post addressed the fabled switching off that all non-English and usually superior defenders suffer from. I am a firm believer that it is impossible to defend a well placed ball (cross, through etc). The defenders in the box are reacting and as good as they may be at reading the plays, the atrackers can always improvise. So it's not that I disagree that some defenders switch off they certainly do (Iva included), but that it does not matter as much when defending as a tem is concerned.

Reports of his coming as Adidas were pretty off to be honest. Kudos for brand loyalty.Concerning salah vs cuadrado, the exchange makes no sense to me esp because salah is a lot younger. Difficult to know what the laches did not see in salah - perhaps not improving the way they expected him to.

I keep hearing of this lack of concentration which usually comes from England supporters and ironically I think the English team is awful in defense. And it has little to do with concentration but IMO characteristics - just listen to some pundits and you will understand it: hard to defend when your cbs or FBs sit in front of the gk and can/want only hit row Z, but I digress.You and I don't know what Ivanovic is instructed to do before each match, so you are making a lot of assumptions and I suspect they are wrong based on the evidence We have. if jose were indeed telling Him to keep position and Iva would bomb forward Jose would have dropped him in a heartbeat. Is it not safe to assume that Iva has been doing what Jose instructs him to do?

I honestly think you are all fucking crazy around here... Ivanovic is a top player and we are lucky to have him. He is a very good rounded player and a master with set pieces. Is there any other player in the world who is more of a threat in set piece situations? Like it or not, set pieces win games and titles.

exactly! Ironically, many here complain about Oscar general contribution in open play and yet I was never impressed by our former #8 general contribution. Never thought Lampard was particularly quick, defended well enough, or linked up play for an AM. He was a player who won games by scoring goals in key moments. He always struggled for England because they expected him to be a creative source, and he never could - neither could Gerrard. Jose on Lampard,

Agreed He was only behind hazard up front. Fab and costa were well below their normal. This is when having a small squad may hurt us.

Something is off with Oscar as he is clearly not as fit as he was At the start of the season. Not even talking about assists or creativity but workrate itself - he used to do more and used to actually enjoy himself in those big away matches. Once again we will not get the info - not the type of stuff clubs will disclose as it may give a competitive advantage to the opposition.

"Handball not deliberate" and it doesn't matter one bit whether it was deliberate or not - hands stretched out blocking a shot should always get a call.

He was the worst AM on the pitch - need to up his game big time.

nah it's not just you. Though some players are off-limits, while others are fair game, some even clowns.

Matic because he is the best in the world in his position.

Think he's expensive now...

Recently moved to the west coast and rarely watch live games due to the time diff. Sucks but I need to be awake at work. They replay the games on tv but by then I already know the score. Loved that about the east coast: waking up to great EPL matches

Oh no!!! I'm not merely saying that Jose Mourinho knows best as they be obvious... What I am saying is that the club has a number of professionals who know better than any of us; not only because they they are paid professionals, but especially because they have access to information. Sorry aboy dp iPad...

Coutinho was not in the starting XI a month ago. He also started against us in the league and got subbed right away. So, don't say season, but recent games or perhaps 2015. One of the main complaints of people around here is that oscar is inconsistent, but coutinho is far more inconsistent and only recently was able to break into the starting XI of freaking Liverpool And still can't defend to save his life.

Plus remember it's a small squad

Hey if you want to see mikel pattern of development in Oscar I cannot stop you. Now if you are trying to convince me of it, then sorry, I say your evidence (that they are the same) is very very thin and you are missing tons of info only the coaches there have.

That's one of the problems right there: unless you are there in training what you see isn't really that much - but you already know that. Really good games and go missing - isn't that typical of youngsters?Have you perhaps considered that all that defensive work he is told to do by his manager may be preventing him from showing more in attack? Players have only so much energy. We don't really know what he is instructed to do, but my point (and others) is that he seems to be doing what he's been asked to do... Hence the starts and the new deal.

Wow reckon you could make a lot better use of those superpowers... So you claim to see something that all coaches at Chelsea cannot, including Jose? Call me skeptical, but if you really do, you ought to be working in the business instead of chatting on tc.

Fine I just don't know what it has to do with Oscar. Mikel gas not improved the way the club expected him to. That ship has sailed for mikel but it hasn't for Oscar. We are just going in circles.

First I am not the one who claim to know more than the professionals working at the club.Second, mikel does not start often, and reckon it's one of his low seasons in terms of minutes. Oscar does start a lot though. If mikel record of wins increases then I say keep him on the team - my opinion would have been wrong then. So all I have as evidence is fans opinions and personal preferences for players who play in different leagues or for guys like continuo who a month ago was a reserve.

Well that's one theory - that he's lucky to be here. Howerver the evidence - his many starting xi appearances as well the new deal - suggest otherwise. Is it not more logical to just assume there something Oscar does that pleases both the club and the manager? You all may disagree with Jose, but that's not going to change much. Concerning kdb, obviously he wasn't doing much in training. Remember some comments by Jose alluring to that.

Football is not played in vacuum. Oscar has been part of a winning side which makes him a winner too. A different type of player might have indeed provided more in some areas with detriment in others and judging this isn't as easy as it may sound. That's the difference between the professionals and fans like us.

You do realize what you wrote is just an opinion right? No matter how angry you may sound, chelsea and Jose don't really give a crap about your constant rants about Oscar.I dislike some players, like others, but at the end of the day it's about winning and whatever Jose has been doing seems to be working. No we are not challenging Europe and Oscar as of now is not good enough for that, but he may one day be. Others are not good enough for that either such your older beloved Cahill. Chelsea and Jose are obviously betting on that Oscar will improve like it or not.

Only he doesn't start does he? And we are top of the league too. Are you really a fan of the club or of your own agenda. You just strike me as an angry dude.