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Exactly, he doesn't shoot. He needs to give his markers more things to think about when defending him.(dribble/pass/SHOOT)He also doesn't get into the 18box enough. Even sterling gets into the 18box more, hazard should make more runs into the box now we have fabregas to pick him out.

Haven't commented on this transfer but it sure is painful to watch your best ever Chelsea Legend in a rival shirt. My favorite Chelsea player on my bio is still lamps

I said the regular starting 11 ams need to score more goals if we want the title. Hazard- 15 Oscar/willian- 14 Schurlle/salah - 17 Fabregas -10goals 15assists If we are hoping all the chances in the match must fall to costa before we score, then we are in for a surprise. Oscar will get clear chances like the one against bayern in the supercup that cost us later. Hazard and schurlle will get chances too, and they need to put them away. For all the criticism Mata got, he was a very good finisher was the best in our team at that time.

I have some fears, if our ams don't step up in terms of finishing chances they get, I think we will go into the market in January for another am. We can't just expect only costa to score to land us the title, costa and fabregas/hazard/Oscar/schurlle all our starting ams need 12-17 goals each for us to land the title.

Positive predictions We will score goals this season. Costa will get 27goals in all competition. Hazard to get 18-22assists in all comps Fabregas to score against arsenal. Schurlle to get 17goals in all comps. We win the league with 89points Liverpool finish outside top four Negative predictions Our ams still miss chances and we end up bidding for reus in January. Hazard still doesn't shoot as much. Fabregas to flop in the big games but win MOTM against arsenal. Terry to have a bad season because of a more attacking style. Costa to get injured and Drogba goes for African cup of Nations, so we are forced to play torres

Ronaldo, Ronaldinho then Zidane. Messi is a gifted dribbler with normal skills. Those three above have skills in abundance, and entertain better.

Yea.... He has technical ability on the ball, is strong, good finisher, good linkup play and his back to goal is excellent. I would love him as a second striker.

Not a chance, they'll get their customary 4th place trophy.

Exactly... Because we bought costa, pple forgot that it was only because Aguero was injured a lot that he didn't challenge Suarez. Pple forget that they have jovetic, negredo on the bench, while we have torres and Drogba. Because we bought fabregas, people forgot the best CM in Europe last season still plays for mancity (toure) Our defense is better, but that's it. Infact our defense will get caught out on the counter if we let our fullbacks attack as much as mancity does. That's why Mourinho is keeping the two keepers because they are playing a more important role than they got before so we can afford an injury to one. We improved but they are still stronger.

Today's match was a pre-season training. They were getting fit, while Mourinho was tweaking new formations. It's not that Mourinho can't train the players in attacking movement, it's that he isn't pressing on that training enough. But we lost to the small teams last season bcos when they give us the ball, we pass awfully (hazard dribbles alone without any help for a one-two from teammates, ramires with a poor pass, luiz with a hopefull long pass/shot, ivanovic free to cross to no one all the time and slow movement throughout) we should take the teamplay moves as more of a priority in training this season. 90mins without any one-twos or practiced triangle possession movement is not acceptable this season. We can't only practice moves on the counter and ignore moves in possession play. Annoying to see us play like we are a group of players forced to play together. I don't even care how we beat the big teams, it's just not good if the smaller teams starto becoming confident, knowing if they park the bus, they don't lose.

It was a pre-season training. They were getting fit, while Mourinho was tweaking new formations. We lost to the small teams last season bcos when they give us the ball, we pass awfully (hazard dribbles alone without any help for a one-two from teammates, ramires with a poor pass, luiz with a hopefull long pass/shot, ivanovic free to cross to no one all the time and slow movement throughout) we should take the teamplay moves as more of a priority in training this season. 90mins without any one-twos or practiced triangle possession movement is not acceptable this season. We can't only practice moves on the counter and ignore moves in possession play. I don't even care how we beat the big teams, it's just not good if the smaller teams starto becoming confident, knowing if they park the bus, they don't lose.

Spot on. Exactly what I wanted to say

Exactly. Manutd have crap players in pre-season compared to ours today but I saw team chemistry and linkup play. We clearly have a defensive coordination and counter attack plan perfect, but when the opponent sits back and make us have to break them down, only practiced offensive team moves (one-twos, quick 5passes, pass and movement with both fullbacks moving forward) can break down the team. Or else we are dependent on individual performance from hazard to break through 3 players with pure dribbling and open up space. It's just wrong to watch 90mins and not go "ahh I've seen that play from us before" It's two weeks before the season starts but this is still pre-season so I'll take it like it was a formation training.

It's just the basic linkups I'm looking for. The one-two's, fast interchange of 5passes, at least let me see it once or twice during possession play. Strange imo

Like I said before, we always look like we don't train passing movement, that's why it looks like they are playing with each other for the first time.Mourinho has to start practicing passing movement in training sessions. This lack of linkup play is getting on my nerves

Actually a good question. Same size, Oscar better in tackles. The only reason I can think of is that fabregas has played there before.

Are we playing the diamond again. cech Azpi iva cahill Luis Matic Salah. Vanginkel Fabregas Torres costa Please God

Barbara The practiced moves were poor last season. At times it felt like they haven't played with each other before. No understanding, no teamplays, no 1-2 combination plays, no vision. Maybe rotating the strikers so much didn't allow for more understanding between the ams and the strike. But now we have someone that makes runs constantly, keeping the centerbacks on the run and thinking. Now we have someone who is looking to pick out runs in behind the defence so gameplay will definitely improve now. Hopefully schurlle gets more gametime now so him and costa make runs and add finishing to our team.

Mourinho does hold the record for most goals in laliga. 121 with Madrid in 38games is almost impossible to be beaten. If we play anywhere as good as that 2011/2012 Madrid side, we're in for a cracker. The key is that we needed better finishers because we will concede when attacking like that. That's where costa and fabregas come in, good finishers and hopefully alongside schurlle in attack, we won't find goals difficult to come by. We also need a marcelo to help our Ronaldo(hazard) in attack, that's where Luis comes in. A highly technical left back that can actually dribble his marker and put in dangerous crosses. I'm sure that's why Mourinho feels like keeping cech and Courtois bcos he knows they will be left isolated hence the keeper with the best reflexes on form is critical. Mourinho has a history of fantastic second seasons (Porto, Chelsea, inter, Madrid) he understands what are the missing links in the first season and fixes them in the second. Can't wait for the new season!!

Pls don't scare me. If that happens, we need to go all out for Dimaria to make sure LVG doesn't take manutd above us.

I don't think we can beat bayern/barca to reus, bayern are eyeing him as a Ribery replacement. He is a phenomenal player. On par with hazard, if we get him, we will have the third best team in Europe. costa Reus hazard schurlle Matic fabregas Luis terry chill azpi Courtois/cech Only Madrid and Barcelona front four can compare with that.

Reus?

First of all, we need to keep one manager. Ancelloti liked mcaecran and he got sacked, that was the end for the lad. AVB liked sturridge after he never got a chance. RDM liked Bertrand but now he's gone. Benitez liked Ake and now he rarely plays. When Jose gets his liked player we can't afford to sack him or the cycle continues.

I knew they bought oblak but wasn't sure of his quality. Since u said he's a enough replacement then I'll take your word for it, they have nothing to fear. The rest of their team will do fine as long as they maintain that fantastic defensive record of last season.

Don't forget last season we played with a striker in that never makes runs(torres) and another that is too slow or physically strong to power through epl defenses. Now we'll have costa and schurlle making runs constantly. To defend us will be a serious task next season.