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He really wanted to leave Barca although he played 31 matches last season. I don't think he would get more minutes here. Matic and Fábregas seems to be untouchable, Mikel and Ramires are good covers and we have good young players like Aké and Ruben. He is not a bad player and also a homegrown but I don't think signing him would be a good idea.

TORRES SET FOR RETURN? More Chelsea news now which is sure to shock! Fernando Torres could be set for a surprise return to Chelsea if reports in the Daily Express are to be believed. AC Milan are plotting to terminate the Spanish star's two-year loan deal after growing tired of his inconsistent performances. Filippo Inzaghi's is reportedly looking at possible replacements for the striker, who his hit just one Serie A goal in 10 appearances. :D It's ridiculous.. How could he fucked this up? Milan, which is a midtable team now, got a striker for free but he is so bad that they want to send him back...

We have Rambo too. Hull will probably park the bus against us, the Kenians energy and runs could win the match.

He was a right back at Vitesse, wasn't he? Anyway, it's strange that he hasn't played a single minute for Köln. They didn't have world class CB's. We need to cancel his loan and find him a better team to save his carreer.

Kalas isn't even playing for Köln... Also, he only played one match for Chelsea in a whole season while Zouma has already played like 7, Mourinho obviously trusts him more. Back to Varane: forget him already, you guys overrate him so bad...

I hope he'll get a few minutes against Derby too. Impressive debut.

He didn't really prove that he should be on the pitch more often...

Fábregas will not play against Hull and he is likely to miss the Carling Cup-game, I think he will play 90 minutes today, there is no point resting him.

Mikel and Matic in the pivot What a creative duo! Fábregas behind the striker will be interesting though. I am also happy to finally see Filipe and Azpi as fullbacks.

Christensen played 90 minutes this afternoon

I said the same thing about Sinclair and Kakuta. And Di Santo.. and Sahar.. and Jimmy Smith.. and Borini. I would be so happy if any of today's youngsters(Baker, Boga, RLC, Aké, Christensen, Izzy, Musonda) would make it here.. Just one guy pls.

Willian and Hazard are out for tomorrow so Salah is probably gonna start.

Where is Nani? Injured?

José seemed to forget about RLC.. Swift, Solanke and Baker have already made their debuts in the first team, Izzy was on the bench once but Ruben didn't even feature in a pre-season game. I don't think he will only play a few minutes.. Mourinho talked about him for long minutes and RLC spoke in the PC himself. Willian and Hazard are out, I think Oscar will get a rest too, so maybe he could start between Salah and Schürrle or in the pivot.

We all knew he would leave Chelsea months before summer. He wanted to play but Mourinho didn't really trust him. I liked him a lot, he scored some very memorable goals. It's good to read he's having a good time at Besiktas, he is a very nice and humble guy.

It would be such a shame if he missed the Sporting and the Derby game.. I like this guy a lot.

You are right but Everton can be very dangerous when have a good day. I know City are unlikely to drop points this weekend but who knows? Agüero is a human like us, he can have bad days.

City'll have a tough game too. They usually suck against Everton. Let's hope Big Rom, Eto'o and Atsu could help us.

It's a little pathetic though.. We payed 11 million pounds for him and we are surprised when he is sitting on the bench.. I know the Swiss league is much weaker and Salah is still very young but he's been around for a year now and his situation is not getting any better.

TBH, the 2010/11 kit with red collar is one of my favourites. I don't mind a little bit of red.

I think beating Spurs and Hull in Stamford Bridge will mean no problem. The games against Sporting and Derby are unimportant, unused players and youngtsters are likely to feature. The Castle game will be tough though.

Even if we lose against Spurs(which I highly doubt) and City win in Sunderland we'd be on the top of the table.. How is this trouble?

Sucker BVB are losing 2-0 against Frankfurt, after 13 rounds they sit on the bottom of the table

To be fair, Dave would be useful on the right wing. In his first season he had seven assists.

Sunderland played very very well. That's how you play against Chelsea, not like Schalke or WBA did.