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I am honestly not seeing this huge dropoff on the cole front. He is not what he was for certain. But he isn't as bad as he is being made out. And having a naturally left footed player there has its own advantages. As for Rami, his engine is what we need in these sort of games. Get back and defend then springboard into attack. Ivans presense at set pieces is kind of off set by his delivery which occurs a lot during the game imo. And i don't think we lose out significantly from Ivan to Azpi at RB. But yeah you make a good point, and i can see it both ways. As for Lampard, having Matic should provide him more freedom so its a viable option, but against City especially Matic could probably use some assistence. But tbh i would honestly put lampard up front pack the midfield and let lampard make his late runs and take shots at his hearts content.

Cech Azpilicueta - Cahill - Terry - Cole Ramires - Matic Willian - Oscar - Hazard Eto'o I hope we go with something like that. Don't want Ivan at RB, as i think Azpi can do the job there, and crucially deliver a half decent final ball. Don't want us to sit back too much otherwise we will get picked apart unless we try to do the full Sit back job like West ham, but we aren't gonna go that far. Hazard can counter extremely quickly, and Rami can get up and down extremely quickly. I think we can win this.

It wasn't the last game of the season. When we pass arsenal is irrelevant providing we do so at some point in the next however many games. And if we put that much effort in, stay solid at the back we will indeed.

We're 3 points behind city. Bit early to start saying we have thrown the title away or whatever BS.

One of those games. Couldn't break them down in the end. Another day and we break through early and we win 5 or 6. It happens. Thought lamps was gonna bury it at the end though.

Fuck me.

Come on. Keep the pressure and intensity.

I know dude. But its got to be better just to give it to someone else to have a bang. Buy anyway, irrelevant now.

Can someone please tell mikel to stop shooting.

Matic for Mikel sounds like a good idea.

Lol. Tony Gale full of shit as always. We just bought Matic you pleb.

Come on Chelsea.

It won't happen. But would be pretty special.

Yeah exactly. Are we really gonna loan him for 3 more years?

Tbh, i expect we will lose courtois at some point, as are we really gonna loan him for 3 years? I can't see Jose dropping Cech within that timeframe especially as he is still performing. It would be ashame to lose a world class keeper who we could have for a decade. But it wouldn't surprise me, Courtois home is Atletico much more than it is here. I'd imagine demba would also be on the way out if this was to happen.

Doesn't get harder than that. Let's go go go.

Winner. Happy with that. Great performance except for the finishing. But can't complain. Hazard and Oscar. :thumbup:

Omg. This will be a funny game if we go on to win or one of the most annoying if they somehow equalise.

Got to be 4-3-3 or rambo on the right for some unknown reason. Looks 4-3-3 to me.

Matic has enabled lamps to roam a lot more freely. When he plays with Ramires especially that will be really useful.

How is this only 1-0.

Fuck me. I can't believe frankie missed. I was already celebrating lol. And Oscar.

Bit late to the party but. Oscar BOOOOM.

Schurrle 's work rate is first class.