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Wycomobe and the Newcastle loss, too. Watched literally every other game. Still raging about the 3-1 loss to Man Utd though. TWO of their goals were offside (Nani received the ball offside, before cutting in and shooting that great goal), while Smalling was offside before he headed in that goal, yet not a SINGLE pundit acknowledged this to my knowledge. We should have gotten 1 point from that game. Shoulda got the 3 points too when we drew 3-3, considering they only deserved one penalty. GRR. Hate them.

Jovetic would work on the right, but only if Mata dropped deeper, and our wingers became 2nd/3rd strikers as well as wingers in my opinion (like Arsenal often do.)

I'm so happy that Lampard will never be in one of those "best players to never win the Champions League" lists. LOVE U LAMPS.

WE'RE ABOUT TO REACH 11MILLION 'likes' ON FACEBOOK! WOO! LET'S GO CRAZYYYY!!!!!!!!

SHUT UP YOU CUNTS! WE'RE GETTING A STATUE OF SCOTT PARKER WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT!

Him staying is good for Serie A, so I'm glad he'll be in Italy next season.

Exactly this ^^

Sorry if already posted, but Abramovich visited the Germany squad apparently before the game vs. The Netherlands to talk to Schweinsteiger "about the Champions League final". This comes from Joachim Löw, Germany's manager.

I'd LOVE to see this team some day (or something similar) - 1) - This starting line-up features 5 British players, which is rare for a top team in England to do (only Manchester United and Tottenham ever seem to achieve this.) This would give us good communication, especially down the left flank. 2) - Bertrand started his career as a winger - Bale started his career as a full-back. They now play those roles reversed. Having them on the same flank would be awe-inspiring. They would switch between being a winger and being a full back throughout the game, constantly keeping the opposition on their toes. The left side would be defended extremely well. Not many players would get in a cross from our left flank! 3) - Luiz COULD in SOME games play as a Libero, bringing the ball out of defence and playmaking, with brilliant long passes reaching Bale/Hazard, or short ones reaching our main playmaker - in this picture, De Bruyne. You will see the arrows coming off of Romeu. When Luiz does go forward, he can go back a bit and reconnect the back 4. 4) - When getting stretched too much in midfield due to the opposition having more/better/faster wingers, Todd Kane would come out of defence and play in his wide-midfield role, while again, Romeu would drop back (but not quite as deep this time, otherwise the centre would be exposed with only De Bruyne there.) 5) - De Bruyne would hold his position in the middle, being our central heartbeat playmaker, dictating tempo, while Hazard and Mata constantly change positions, creating havoc in the final 3rd. They would also both act as advanced playmakers. This gives us a playmaker in every single area of the pitch at all times, meaning we should dominate possession each game. 6) - Sturridge wouldn't do too much. Simply goal poach as I believe that's how we'd get the best out of him, considering his great speed, unpredictability and big balls to try shots that other strikers wouldn't dare doing. 7) - We then have the likes of Ramires, McEachran, Lukaku, Marin, Kalas, Ivanovic (if he's still around), van Aanholt (if he stays as back up, which I doubt) etc. all able to slot into this tactic. This team would have the perfect balance of attack and defence, and would also feature a few home-grown players which is great to see. When up against a daunting opponent such as Real Madrid, Todd Kane would start in midfield as he's naturally more defensive minded, creating a flat four of Bale, De Bruyne, Romeu, Kane, while whoever we have as a rotation option would start at right back. One of Hazard or Mata would then be dropped, and we'd play 1 attacking midfielder behind Sturridge. We then counter attack with amazing pace, and defend in numbers. (Of course these wouldn't be our tactics EVERY game. This would simply be what our other tactics are based on.)

Cannot wait to see him in the Europa League next season. Aside from a few concentration problems this season, he has been outstanding.

Perfect time to raid Tottenham. To be honest, it would actually be better for us to get a left winger than right winger in my opinion. Hazard on the left means cutting in and probably shooting (not good for Torres), where-as on the right wing he could easily whip in a cross and be more comfortable. Torres Bale--Mata--Hazard That would destroy any team's defence. Literally any. Bale is pacey and direct, with bundles of stamina AND defends well (which Hulk does not) as he started out as a defender, while Hazard has trickery and awe-inspiring dribbling skills. Mata is Mata; one of the best in his position, where-as Torres, well, people know my thoughts on him. Would be a very happy man if we got Bale instead of Hulk. It would probably make me stop my Torres moaning too! He's British too, which is a plus.

As said above, Jovetic IS very versatile. However, he is indeed a SS like Del Piero and Totti (hence Juventus chasing him to, to replace Del Piero.) I've watched him all season, as he almost single handedly kept Fiorentina away from relegation. Do I think he can make it at a big club? Yes..kinda. But I don't believe he'll ever be a star player at a big club. He'll be on the bench most games, and then pundits will all scream - "WHY ISN'T HE STARTING!?!?", and then when he does start, they'll see why. Horribly inconsistent. Needs either an experienced manager (ala Ferguson) or a top Serie A boss to mould him into a diamond.

Bale vs. Inter Milan was one of the greatest individual performances I have ever seen. The way he man-handled Maicon was crazy. Of course, Inter Milan weren't exactly at their best back then as with Mourinho gone they had dipped, but still. It was extraordinary. He does look like a monkey and can be inconsistent, but he simply is outstanding when you consider his age. EDIT: Crap, wrong thread.

We rejected him. He then went on to become one of the best English central midfielders in the country. I want him back

Right, let's go shopping. Parker and Walker please. Parker IS what we need right now in the double pivot (I really don't like him though), and Walker would be a nice addition at the back, giving as an English back four which I'd love. Walker--Cahill--Terry--Cole = Decent. Very decent.

Di Matteo >>> Jose Mourinho. Yeah bitches, I said it.

I don't want to be a total poo head, but I wish we'd replace Steve Holland now with someone who used to play with the club. With both Di Matteo and Eddie Newton (assuming he stays) having played for the club and now being part of the management, I wish we'd do similar with other parts of the club staff structure. He also rarely smiles which isn't nice to see It'd be brilliant if we could get someone like Zola, Vialli, Wise etc. being part of the DoF board set up.

I hope Eddie stays his assistant!

THERE'S ONLY ONE DI MATTEEEEOOOO!!!

Drogba is a legend, yes, but he would have never come here if it wasn't for the money. He originally never even wanted to come here. Tambling and Osgood are products of our youth system and are English. Tambling is our all time top scorer. Osgood is known as King Of Stamford Bridge. Zola is the finest import pre-Abramovich. Drogba is not the greatest Chelsea striker of all time. It's disrespectful to Tambling, Ossy and Zola to even think that.

lol, now he's calling Drogba our greatest ever striker ahead of the likes of Tambling, Osgood and Zola. Surely he's ?

"as much as any other player in the team! Fact!" Ah yes, forget Terry, Cole, Lampard, Cech and Drogba. TORRES IS THE REAL CHELSEA MAN! HE LOVES THE CLUB AND DESERVES THIS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TRIUMPH JUST AS MUCH! FUCK OSGOOD, TORRES IS DA RAEL KING OV STAMFORD BRIDGE! XOXOX

Torres doesn't deserve a CL medal. Makes me feel sick knowing that we've given this Liverpool through-and-through player the most prestigious medal in club football, while the other 10 men on the pitch for us worked their arses off every game, while he just jogged around with his odd striker's tackle, fluffing chances, missing key passes etc. Oh and please - No BS about how he scored against QPR, Swansea, Genk etc. Maybe if he scored against a top side, things wouldn't be so bitter with me.

jmarlow referred to people as "haters". That instantly discredits anything he has said. Sorry.

I believe there is literally zero substance to this story. Wouldn't fit in this team at all, and there is no reason why the board would want him that I can think of. Malaga also wouldn't want/need to sell. Great poacher though.