Magic Lamps

In hindsight one can say, Essien probably never should have started this match. We know what Ba coming in means...Lamps in the pivot

1. Oscar did not even had to leap to reach that cross 2. Lampard is taller than Oscar 3. Lampard is the better finisher 4. Lampard is the better header 5. Lampard probably has the better leap.

I think Essien's and Mata's performances pretty much tells us why players like Mikel, Lampard and Oscar are picked over them respectively.

Lampard would have buried that Oscar chance

perfect result for us. Halts both teams' bid of eventually entering the title race some day.

walker is having an amazing game. what a ball in.

Should have a shot in the next 3 games, that's for sure, the 4-3-3 is as good for him as for Lamps or Rami

what a blunder

That Utd Tottenham game is a nice piece of good old fashioned English football so far. I wonder what reesult would benefit us most?

This is about the most ridiculous lineup I have ever seen posted on this forum.

Well, both should have enough free time at their hands^^ Anyway, amazing to see his recovery going ahead so quickly, I really loved what he brought to us and the determination he always showed on the pitch even in some pointless friendlies, just remember how he bullied Khedira off the ball time and time again in that match vs Real. I bet his swift progress in reha is just as much courtesy of that equally strong will to get back onto the pitch. This injury might throw him back in his physical development but surely will make him stronger in the head. btw how ugly is KDB's sweatshirt?

I got no doubts we are able to beat Arsenal twice, cos they fit us. They make the game, we score the goals. Hopefully they don't have more than 6 points on us then.

no one wants to build a system around lamps

I strongly doubt that Mata would have made much of a difference cos with his lack of pace he would have struggled with BAsel's pressing even more. He is not. He is classy but not good enough for a club like Chelsea to build a system around him.

No one gives a shit that we lost vs BAsel twice. In a fortnight we will be top of the group and qualified. NO idea, why BAsel players always are suddenly in the form of their lives when they see a blue shirt. The problem was why did we play Lampard, oscar etc who were clearly overplayed when we could have rested them considering apoint would have sufficed and could have easily been secured with a fresh b-team. Jose surely is not the über-manager many make him out to be. Still a very good one but yesterday he once again made mistakes. The question is how many mistakes will he be allowd to make.

Good Lineup, Agree with everything except the bold part. it is only Lallana FFS. Neither fast nor too skilfull. We indeed looked tired vs BAsel, no fuckin idea why Jose started almost the same team like the one vs WHam in such an unimportant match, when he could have rested for this much more crucial fixture. If we lose to Southampton them and Citeh will overhaul us, so absolute must win. Last season this fixture was a disaster. Thank we are at home, oscar would be instrumental in that fixture so I am sure Jose will start him, unfortunately.

BAsel are shit but we make nothing of our chances

this seredie guy is everywhere

still 0-0. Now just reset and just push those ugly fuckers back into the alps.

oh shit pls not eto'o

we are getting better

TBF none of our players except Cech is covering himself in glory. All too easy the mistakes we make

Lampard is abysmal. No idea why Mou has played him in the first place. He ran so much against WHam, he has not the capacity to do this against Basel, too.

Lampard is abysmal. No idea why Mou has played him in the first place. He ran so much against WHam, he has not the capacity to do this against Basel, too.

Lol. The swiss commentator: Ivanovic is the man for the quality crosses