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De bruyne for Schurlle. Willian for Hazard.

Mata and Hazard had a great link last season. I don't think anyone can doubt that...

Hazard is not doing great. And our mikel ramires midfield is as bad as it was last year. We can still do this though. Just need a bit more penetration in the final third.

Probably true (don't remember the lineups), but we were even worse whenever mata didn't start last season as well. There are countless comments from games when he wasn't playing about how we needed him. My point being we were bad last season with mata and worse in general without him. And its not like all of a sudden this season we arn't playing great.

People have short memories. We were shit last season and the season before. Remember the games vs QPR Fulham away and countless others etc. We are definitely not playing worse than we were there.

It won't happen. But we have 6 of them, why not try playing Oscar or KDB alongside Mikel/Essien or something. Adapt them to a DLP. That way as well we reduce our 6 players for 3 positions problem, strengthen our CM, and have creativity across the midfield.

Lamps will be on shortly. Maybe not. He is up.

Fuck me...

Lets go boys.

theres 6. But yes.

What. Last time i checked this was chelsea fc. Not Mata fc.

Well at least he is honest.

Come on chelsea. Team should be good enough. Lets get the job done.

Because we have 6 world class AM/wingers and only 3 spots.

My sessegnon gamble might work though. He just scored.

Just get the win.

Benteke just limped off after 27mins. My fantasy team is going from bad to worse.

Mata over oscar in the CAM. 2 seasons time it will probably be different. But mata has shown more than enough in the last 2 seasons to warrant being number 1.

Don't be the guy taking the picture.

Petr Azpi Luiz JT Cole MvG Rambo Willian Mata Oscar Torres Is what i would probably go with. Eto i don't think should start 3 games in a row especially with 1 in midweek and torres is at least fresh. Hazard benched to show he is not unbenchable and to give him a reminder that he needs to pick it up a bit. MvG i think should work fairly well with the energy of Rambo. Azpi because he deserves to start there. Luiz and JT because i think thats our best 2 even if it hasn't looked great in the one time we saw it. Cole hasn't been great either but we simply don't really have anyone close imo. Bertrand could play, but i still rate an off form cole > Bertrand.

I think Mourinho needs to pick a best 11 type side and then make smaller adjustments and rotations from there. I know we have so much depth in certain areas that some players will miss out. But even hazard and mata Wern't on the same wave length and last season those 2 effectively carried the teams attack. I'm not saying don't make changes and rotate because it needs to be done. But some continuity needs to be there imo. Look at the other top teams. They make 1 or 2 changes each week. But they have a core team. I go into our games knowing that Cech cole and hazard will start. The rest i have no idea.

If we had bought a benzema/higuain/rooney etc type player I wouldn't mind. I don't think the loan will do lukaku any harm at all in fact it will probably do wonders for him. But when we are struggling there is no reason why he couldn't lead the line for us. He has got to be at least as good as the rest with the other advantage of being really young and able to improve greatly.

We have 6 wingers/CAMS most of whom would want onto the majority if great teams. Yet why is it the only person I ever see crossing it into the box is Ivanovic. Like seriously. Every single time.

Lol. Are those 2 people being ironic or is their love of hazard that deep. Don't get me wrong I think he is amazing and on form probably our best player. But he isn't showing it right now.

Not great. Hazard needs to step up. Been pretty poor so far this season. He still has it obviously, but not shown it. I never really thought of there being a problem having too much depth, but we lack continuity in the team which could be a contributor to our problems. Central midfield is still an issue and Eto didn't show to much. Improvements definitely need to be made. I suppose the only bright side is that it happened now and can easily be rectified with a couple of away wins but we have made it a lot harder.