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Create a poll?! a. going nowhere b. decent midtable player c. Top club bound (but not us) d. will play for us. ( b ) for me.

Coleman is prob the best attacking fullback in the league. The problem is Jose doesn't like attacking fullback - just take a look at who he employs as our fullbacks and who he signed as well.

If I remember correctly, Ryan has been employed a lot more times as a left winger than left-back for us. He can't defend to save his life; has poor overall technique, showcased by his average passing. His crossing wasn't that great, which is just another consequence of his poor technique. When a player is not good enough it almost always comes down to technique. Pace, power, can give the player an edge, but can't possibly be enough at this level. Once again, IMO he is a fine player for Southampton, but he will never be a starter for chelsea unless he massively improves his game.

While I agree with the overall idea, disagree about oscar. He's rounded enough that he play in any attacking position. It's just down to characteristics; Jose chose to go for counter against city, giving up possession entirely, which was disappointing to some. I can't see us playing the same way against arsenal because our midfield is stronger than theirs.

I see Ryan as an attacking fullback which would already rule him out with Jose. Quite frankly though he just isn't good enough to start for a top club. He's a good player with loads of pace, but just not at the level required. Being 24 kinda nails it too - should sell him so he can make a career elsewhere.

Either we say he's experienced and PL-tried, in which case we've seen plenty of him, or we give him a break because it's his first start. He's not a youngster. I agree it's premature to criticize him as a Chelsea player, but I've seen plenty of him before, and to me as well, yes he's average.

This falla ought to go through a strenghtening program before it's too late.

Gullit was saying (week ago) that if Torres starts scoring like crazy for Milan, which he thinks is possible, it won't bode well for Serie A. It would just show how slow the league is, that a player like Torres can thrive without having much pace left. Gervinho's been doing there what he was never able to do for Arsenal.

Actually they been drawing a lot and have not lost a game in the league. It's their attack that is stuttering. Watched an away game where psg played with 10 men for most of the second half and Luis was one of the better performers. Most of the opposition in the lesgue is too weak though. Still I hardly think Luis is their problem... Actually I'd move him immediately into the midfield because he'd help them more in there. Btw silva hasn't played this season yet and Luis has been doing well without him.

Doesn't that apply to all attacking players though? Especially in the PL? Players who can avoid going to the ground, by pace and/or power, have a massive advantage in football. I wrote a few pages back that Willian has no physical presence and stand by what I said. It's the same problem with Coutinho who is actually a lot smaller and weaker, albeit a bit pacier.

Well, Neville also praised England after that pretty poor WC showing. We had no shot on goal until they lost a man in second half... Another worrying thing: we can only defend when playing 11-men behind the ball.

He was mediocre - needs to improve as he only did something useful once city had 10 players

Defending is what kompany did there. What we did was piling people in front of the goal - defending with 11 behind the ball. I love the nickel. But that Mikel guy is so poor the opposition completely ignores him when he's in possession.

It baffles me that people compare Oscar with Willian - they are completely different players. Oscar is a rounded player who thrives in adversity and plays best when centralized. Willian is a one trick pony, specialist dribbler who plays from wing to center and then shoots. He does that very well but that's it. I honestly don't tjonk William is or will ever be good enough to start for either Brazil or Chelsea. I personally think Jose got the line up against city very wrong; we got lucky with the red, but did not really deserve anything out of this as city dominated from the get go.

We are parking the bus but not playing at all. Dislike willian in center of the pitch.

Ramires has always struggled against Yaya. Luiz was the one who matched him physically - even before Matic arrived.

Chelsea, and talkchelsea, are the only ones who care about FFP rules. Yes Jose is making noise about it, but the fact is until penalties become meaningful, abiding by the FFP rules can become a disadvantage.

From the manager's perspective (starting) 3 players who can't defend in a tough away match seems excessive. Too much of an attacking stance.We have to see how they are positioned and how hard they work, but such players will need 100% concentration as defending for them isn't as natural.

3 players who can't defend seems a bit excessive for an away game against strong opposition - nervous about this one.

There is 100% chance that both Oscar and Ramires will start against City. Their defensive work is needed from the get go. Willian is the player who can come on and bring something different, like a long shot, quick dribble and flick. We will return to a deep defense line for this game, which will help our CBs - still a tough match for sure.

Andre worries me as he has this absolutely awful spells. Need to find some consistency where he still does the bare minimum even when not his day. Oscar has already found that.Oscar was decent in the first half and very good in second. I'd not blame Matic because our mid was overrun and he was constantly under pressure. Ramires fixed that in the second.

Been saying for a while- good player and still 22! Good technique and aggression. Needs to improve on decisions and positioning, but those are the typical areas young players need to work on anyway. A more meaningful deficiency in his game is his lack of concentration. Keep and eye on him.

Our defense line can't play high up - what a fucking surprise

Can't believe pool let shelvey go - good player and still young

Keep Hazard and let them have their Ronaldo. Ronaldo sells more shirts though.