Magic Lamps

Its such a shame that a player with his attributes and potential is halted by injuires all the time.

Utd is the team with even fewer centre midfielders than us, so it could be nice to overpower them there but imo any of our midfielders could play both games and still get the better of that ginger fella. Like the idea of Lamps playing in the hole against shakthar, they'll probably not prepared for this, as lamps usually goes deep to help build-up play we mostly will have an extra man in midfield. IMO we need width in that game, when we can not avail ourseleves of our creative players. Marin and moses can offer exactly that rather than mata and the others. IMO Torres should not get a game at all. Bet sturride would have done better all the time. cech azpi-cahill-terry-Bertrand ------Romeu-Mikel------- Moses----Lamps----Marin ------------Studge---------- should give them a game and us a narrow win. Tactics are crucial

Ronnie had his best year 2005. Lamps was better then and more consistent over the years. No idea why people go on about Ronaldinho in that tone. Lamps never had that south-american magic but was not second to Maradonna, zidane, pele or anyone in terms of brillance. At the same time he is superior in terms of effect and consistency

Just watched the match of the day records. Lukaku should have killed City.

Mikel scored a goal... DAFUQ?

I've not been online since weeks due to moving, but what is that "Mikel to score" about? The usual anti Mikel stuff or something recent? The longer the wait for the game the more I am longing for it... International football is so bloody redundant, glad some of our important players are not involved. We always struggle against them at the Lane, This game is always a nice story for me cos one of our last wins there in 2004 was the first Chelsea game I attended. Not really a great game but remember that Hasselbaink goal. A point would be okay, a win great they conceded against every half decent opposition, so they still are a bit shaky which could serve us when our engine gets on running. I do not really worry about our creativity rather about our conversion. Torres might score recently but he wastes twice as many 100% chances. No idea how his evolvement from a great to a pathetic to a tolerable striker will continue. These are the games we can confirm our title bid early days so bring it on!

sry quoted instead of edited

For years, It has been pretty clear to me that Frank's our best player ever and I can tell he's the favourite player of the major part of all chelsea fans I've met. Drogba and Terry have let us down on several occasions in big games, Lampard never did, his reliablility is kind of superhuman. But he's not only our best player ever but simply belongs in the same category as Zidane or Maradonna and probably the greatest guy who has ever graced English football. He simply still deserves a World Footballer of the Year and a EPL-topscorer award but he has won so many individual and team honours, he won't care. Hopefully he amkes it another 20 goals this season and smashes that Bobby Tambling record. No idea why he cannot take successive one-year extensions, He can still have a big money move afterwards. Btw. terrific(triffic) article, I am a big Lamps fan and could not have put it better

lol that's it with playing a b-team in the capital one cup

Indeed, he would look really nice, even handsome if he wouldn't put on that scary psycho smile on all the time. Romeu can put on any face, he wil look like Frankenstein's monster all the time. Both will become great footballers too.

particularly liked bertrand's goal, precise, strong shot, that's why he will come better than ashley cole: he can shoot

how unnecessary to put on hazard now.

torres marin is so altruistic not trying himself but torres really should score this... well no idea what really happened

victor moses with a goal at his full debut. becoming a nice evening

German Messi gets his competitive debut.

pezko seems to be a good finisher

romeu lol

penalty, got luck with this one. which taker?

could've been some more goals, but as long as we progress and get no injuries, it's okay. Hope mata, Ramy get their deserved rest asap

20 mins no goals . BOOOORING

Torres has found his level against teams like QPR (3goals last season), Genk (2) and Leicester (2).

some cameraman should stream this game for protest

+1. IMO Lamps is still our midfielder for a 4-3-3

still best English defender since years and for now.

Chelsea players have always been the best for England and have nonetheless never been treated with the deserved respect. The F.A., the fans the media have all done their best to badmouth Cole's, Lamps's and Jt's role in the England team and heaped praises on their replacements. All those biased arsenal, spud, man or mostly pool dyslexics even booing motm performances from our players. i can't remember any of our England trio ever having not given their all for England but can't remember Rooney ever having done so or Gerrard having put on a performance which Lamps would not have exceeded with ease. It would be great if Lamps and ash would also call time upon their england career and be solidary against the F.a. but i can understand when they want to make the 100 full first