ChelsPrad2000

Being a Chels for all these years, I don't feel parking the bus (in tactical words, playing an extreme low block) is a panic tactic, sorry. That tactic has won us trophies. But prudence is all that matters in a predicament.

Sorry mate, told you I agree with you on this whole stuff. I meant to write that loan part, but missed out. Cheers fella.

Don't think we were ever strongly linked with him.

Nope I would have played Luiz there (not a good decision, but would have dealt the flanks). Or even Cahill (as he played good once he played there for Bolton), or even Essien. All depends on the circumstances.

Well, then I think we will continue the same harsh story for the youths. Agree with you totally mate, about the loan part. But that deals with a prolonged time. If you keep track of TheChelsOrg.com and their youth handle @chelseayouth on twitter (they can be on here too), then you would read an article by @chelseayouth. There he showed us, all the youths of other teams are flourishing more than ours. Like, Gibbs and Bertrand are of same age, but the latter has flourished more (leave out his injury problems). So other teams are showing more confidence in their youths, than us.

But if you bring in the likes of VDW, they will have to sit out in favor of Ivanovic. Surely, they won't like that?

We would have accepted his quotes, if he only moaned about his playing time. Yes ok, he didn't play in the UCL, he didn't perform to win, but does that mean to get that trophy out of his lap? Noway. Plus go to that article, and see the comment thread, done by the Bindippers.

Are you ok, mate?

Yes, what he had said about his playing time is acceptable, but that ’keep the trophy off my lap’ is unacceptable, and its disgraceful to be honest. Your club has won it, you play for it, you shouldn't say like this or do like this.

Moreover Kane is pretty much promising. Play Branna for most of the matches. But where we need to attack a low-block opponent, we should play Ramires as a right-back.

Didn't get that, mate. Can you explain it? Sorry for being a nutter here. lol

Can't blame, but he can't say like that against the club. Sorry.

Well mate, we need to buy a right back, as I take your words. But who is it? Van der Wiel or Azpillicueta? No need mate.

Disgraceful! disgraceful! Utterly disgraceful. Is this the way how he loves the club? Shame. If this is true, I will hate him for sure. Shame.

Lukaku right? Hang on. Checking the link.

Is there a real need to buy a right-back? I don't think so. Play Sam as Ivanovic’s back-up. Promote Todd Kane for League Cup ties. Agree?

You can start it, with not buying another right-back. Hutchinson will be a back-up and its time to promote Kane. Sell Malouda, Bertrand will play as a wing-back. But we need a stable manager, to see our youths flourishing, first.

Well I think, I want to see Torres starting for the first 3 matches. If he doesn't score (or appropriately he doesn't show the glimpses) I will drop him to the bench, with Ramires starting at the right flank. Hulk upfront.

Surely rotation is the only policy. When you have a big squad you can do it. Like playing Ramires at the right back (maybe this topic has been discussed?) against teams playing with low block against us.

Correct. Double pivot is all about intercepting the balls, disrupting the opponents in the channels, drop down to help the backline, distributing the ball properly for the attack. Lampard and Mikel did that pretty well for RDM.

I don't play FIFA mate. last time I played it, that was back in 2007. But yes, we need Hulk anyway. Good forward and hitman.

Cahill over Luiz, with his current form, mate. Think we have got a new Riccy in Gary. Reliable

If we play a double pivot, we should start Lampard. He lacks all that energy and stamina of Ramires, but still his range of passing and distributing is better.

Yeah, I know what you are talking about. Napoli plays with the latter formation. In that case, the formation becomes 3-4-3. Maybe the widemen of that 4, will be occupied by wingbacks. But selecting the CMs here are a different ask too. Because their roles will be different than that of the Double pivot.

What I was saying, is Ramires and Hulk can play together. But not Torres. Ramires right-shuttler. Hulk up front. Hazard and Mata behind him. I don't want to see that key double-pivot duo changed.