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I think mikel like cahill is an excellent back-up player but i dont think he should be starting week in week out at a club challenging for trophies.

And of course Terry isn't as good as he used to be like but that doesn't mean he isn't good enough to start for us anymore. He's still a beast of a defender and our best defender IMO. Just because he hasn't played in ages people seem to forget just how good he is - it isn't just this season either. It's happened before, spells where Terry was out of the team but he's always proven that he's great enough to come back in the team.
I'm just waiting for Terry to have a consistent run in the team to prove all the doubters wrong.

Let's completely forget he didn't play a competitive game for about a couple of months before that... And let's also pretend that our defending has been absolutely superb during his absence.

That's a lie. Ivanovic and Cahill both play a lot better when they have Terry next to them. Defensive solidity is a lot better whenever Terry is in the side - he doesn't just bring leadership to the table, he's a fine defender.
Because he hasn't played recently, people are forgetting just that. Our defence still hasn't been as strong this season as to when we had JT and Luiz as our starting centre backs.

I'll say it again:
STILL OUR BEST DEFENDER!

Honestly, I don't think he should have been sold, especially not for what I consider a bargain at 12 mil - but it was inevitable considering that Rafa is somehow still sitting pretty in the dugout & that only means our perplexing persistence with Torres will continue regardless of anything else.
Shame he was never really given his chance to shine despite probably deserving it, at least more so than the 'competition' in his position this season. But yes, what's done is done - & although we're probably going to end up regretting it more than we anticipated - we're just going to have to live with the fact that Danny plays for a different team now.
But as for some of these questions being raised over his ability & talent - if you sat down & watched the entire game today - he was actually genuinely world class for the vast majority of it.
& that's not just because he scored a beastly goal either.
For all the complaints of his selfish mentality & his general inconsistency, he made some absolutely gorgeous passes with the kind of intuitive vision I have rarely seen from him before, whilst his composure & intricacy with the ball was simply outstanding at times.
Possibly most impressive of all however, was the fact that he had been carrying an injury since early in the first half - & yet his intelligent runs & all-round movement tormented the entire City backline relentlessly throughout the match. Not to mention that sumptious strike that left Joe Hart for dead.
A truly awesome performance to continue his rich vein of form at his new club; & I can only see him getting better to be honest. That is slightly worrying seeing as he now plays for one of our rivals...
I think few fans of the beautiful game can deny it is a rather wonderful thing to watch the way he just clicks with Suarez & Gerrard as if they've been playing for seasons together. Hard as it may be for me to admit it, Liverpool looked like a team gunning for the top 4 today - part of that being down to Sturridge's individual brilliance & sudden surge in form - & that has me considerably more worried about our own position due to the fact we also have Spurs, Everton & Arsenal all getting results & breathing down our neck's as well...
Just hope our old boy doesn't come back to haunt us when all is said & done.

LOL
Maybe to love another man is more embarassing for her!
I was watching the game in a hotel bar (only place I could find it) and she was like "are you going to watch this?" and then I said "you cant compete with Lamps baby".

I LOVE LAMPARD MORE THAN MY GIRL! :blue scalf:

His long-range one touch passes were brilliant. That is how you play one touch passes, not the Spanish shitty-taka version of it!

Aside from literally a couple of misplaced passes, Lamp's distribution today was absolutely world class - as was that gorgeous finish.
Yet another overwhelming display of evidence that proves anyone's ignorant claims of lacking the passing range to play in a deeper midfield role entirely invalid. It's not like this is the first game he's been able to control possession like that this season either.
I'm sorry but this isn't your average aging 34-year-old has-been running out of steam & legs as some of those posting on here have suggested.
This is the unstoppable immortal legend that is Frank fucking Lampard.
You've really got to be in perplexingly misguided denial if you don't believe he is indisputable first team quality - & still one of the finest midfielders around today.
How can you possibly not only stomach, but actually go so far as to support the idea of getting rid of our one & only goal-scoring match-winning talisman, when our rivals & every other top team in Europe are all salivating at the tantalising thought of being able to capture a player of such class & calibre in the summer - for absolutely nothing?
If you really have this club's very best interests at heart - it simply cannot be anything other than painfully obvious that letting Frank go is not conducive to those ambitions whatsoever.

What a legend, he keeps giving it his all and he's scoring goals too, not offering him a new contract doesn't even make sense.

Aside from literally a couple of misplaced passes, Lamp's distribution today was absolutely world class - as was that gorgeous finish.
Yet another overwhelming display of evidence that proves anyone's ignorant claims of lacking the passing range to play in a deeper midfield role entirely invalid. It's not like this is the first game he's been able to control possession like that this season either.
I'm sorry but this isn't your average aging 34-year-old has-been running out of steam & legs as some of those posting on here have suggested.
This is the unstoppable immortal legend that is Frank fucking Lampard.
You've really got to be in perplexingly misguided denial if you don't believe he is indisputable first team quality - & still one of the finest midfielders around today.
How can you possibly not only stomach, but actually go so far as to support the idea of getting rid of our one & only goal-scoring match-winning talisman, when our rivals & every other top team in Europe are all salivating at the tantalising thought of being able to capture a player of such class & calibre in the summer - for absolutely nothing?
If you really have this club's very best interests at heart - it simply cannot be anything other than painfully obvious that letting Frank go is not conducive to those ambitions whatsoever.

Legend, best Chelsea player ever, would still pick him over Xavi,Iniesta,Ronaldo,Messi etc..
Please Abramovich be smart and give him new contract, please,please,please!!!!

Good news if true, not just because it means he'll stick around for another year but it coincides nicely with reports of someone special texting him lately.

Oh please be true. Please... It would be amazing.

Neil Ashton ‏@neilashton_
Roman makes his move: he wants Frank Lampard to stay another year. It had to happen. On Sportsmail Online soon.





He's a reliable journo who is usually right about Chelsea stuff!!!

Unreal strike today, one of his finest & literally made out of nothing but his class, composure & unrivalled ability to put the ball in the back of the net from well outside the box.
It wasn't an absolutely stellar overall performance, but the sublime goal more than made up for it & I don't understand how anyone can say he had an average game seeing as himself along with Mata & Oscar controlled the match in the second half & were easily the best players on the pitch besides that fucking beast Sissoko.
So what if he misplaced a couple of passes? I recall Mata giving it away on about 7+ occasions today (that happens pretty much every match btw due to his adventurous risk-taking playing style) & I still think he had a great game; same thing applies to Oscar (though he was somewhat at fault for the 3rd goal). Such trivial matters are entirely arbitrary when they ultimately produce the goods, & if we'd had a little more luck they easily could have won us the match based on their individual brilliance alone.
Shame that most of the rest of the team couldn't raise their game in the same way...

Scored a winner against unbeaten Spain

Scored a winner against Brazil

No matter what, no matter it was just a friendly, no matter who played for Brazil or Spain. The history will remember England won and Lampard scored a winner. Love it!

I honestly can't understand anybody that would say 'no' to Jose.. The guy was fucking epic! Could you imagine how he would have handled John Terrys sex scandal?
"yeah i don't blame John, we all had the sex with her"

I bet the sex was great though. That's exactly what we need now!! More passion, more drive, more faith, more heart .... So yeah, more sex on the pitch (metaphorically speaking lol) . Oscar, Hazard and all the other young talents can play well enough. I want a manager that gives hem a soul. That pitch. So imma gonna go yes on Mourinho :-)

There, it's correct now. :-)

The Sun
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4777341/Jose-Mourinho-wants-Chelsea-return.html
Daily Mail
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2272975/Jose-Mourinho-latest-Chelsea-start-court-manager.html

This!!!
World Class Strikers find space, link-up play and then get into the box or a goal scoring position...
We've just watched too much Torres...
I thought Danny was amazing today, held the ball up well, played in his team mates and got MOTM.
Yes, the right thing to do was sell him as he wasnt going to be played for whatever reason - I'm fine that he had an attitude problem, if you were a gifted striker made to sit on the bench whilst Goldibollox played week in week out - wouldn't you be pissed off? I know I would.
So I think it was a 'forced' mistake (only option) I wish him well - especially for England!!!
Just think people need to stop slagging him off - he's proved everybody wrong with a good run of games - shame we couldn't do it
Bringing Duff + Bridge into it is silly, this is a young player, not a has-been

Nothing wrong with drifting out wide at all IMO. Doesn't mean you're a winger.
1) It allows and creates space for the likes of Suarez and Gerrard who are lethal around the box.
2) It's a trademark move of a famous Arsenal legend. Didn't make him any less of a striker!