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In my opinion it depends. When we first won the league, the League Cup was this nice thing on the way to achieving something bigger. A statement that you were on the right track. But if it's all you win and you finish in a disappointing spot in the league then it means a little less. Look at Arsenal. When they lost to Birmingham it became a big deal because it's fun to take the piss out of gooners. But if they'd won it then they'd have 'only won the League Cup'. To me though, the FA Cup is important no matter what. Cup Final Day is Des Lynam and all-day build-ups. When you walk to Wembley you're (sorta) making the same journey thousands of other football fans have made. The whole thing should be in black and white. A semi is still a great day out as well (unless Craig Burley is somehow involved). So one season one might mean more than the other. Personally though, the FA Cup is special every time be it third round day or the final.

It might be hard to understand what the FA Cup means to Chelsea fans, but for a long-time it was our best shot at silverware. Plus it's still got that magic to it. The Europa League has been so devalued that it wouldn't surprise me to see it done away with soon.

The point is it isn't just rest - there's preparation. That's what in-season training is primarily. You run over scenarios that you expect to face in the match. Whoever we face in the final, if we're still fighting for a top four spot then that is paramount. I would rather the first-team spend the week working on how to deal with Leighton Baines's crosses then play in the Europa League Final against any team. The FA Cup is more important than the Europa League in my opinion. Your suggestion of hedging your bets works up until the point it doesn't and then who know's if you're still in a position to remedy it? It's short-termist thinking at it's worst. Again, rest wasn't the right word because preparation comes into it as well. But we're not planning one game at a time. It's a cliche and it carries little truth. Lampard and Ivanovic aren't playing tonight because we have City on Sunday. That isn't taking it one game at a time, but planning ahead. Ultimately it comes down to one thing - I want to be in the Champions League next season. That is all that matters from this point forward. The FA Cup also holds sentimental value and maybe that's a blind spot in my thinking, but since I can remember it's been one of the most important things to this club. The 1970 victory was what I grew up hearing about, the 1994 Semi was my first Chelsea visit to Wembley and I've been to countless ones since. It holds a special spot for us. The Europa League is a joke trophy that is the booby prize for getting knocked out of the CL. It's not won by teams on the way down (which is what we would undeniably be) but teams on the way up. Burying our heads in the sand until it's too late will just see us get fucked in the arse.

I don't think the club is that different. In fact part of the reason Rafa doesn't fit well here is because he's such a boring fucker. Jose embodies a lot of what we are as a club in my opinion, which is why the fit was so good in the first place plus he's still loved here. His fingerprints are still very much on this club. Madrid is tough for any big manager because the club is almost royalty there. They don't want a manager who will impose his personality on the club - they simply want a custodian to maintain the status quo. We need someone to build something, and whilst Jose doesn't have a track record of long stays at clubs one would hope he has changed somewhat after his experience at Madrid. If he hasn't then he won't come back. As for the issue of tactical nous, Di Matteo outdid Guardiola over two legs and when it came to it Pep didn't have a plan B. My point was that by your rationale you would struggle to point to a single manager with 'tactical nous' because it's so arbitrary and serves only to reinforce your view of Mourinho. If your example of someone with strong tactical awareness is 'Arry Pelligrini then you know I'm going to refer to his tenure at Madrid. If it's Pep then he managed to finish last season with nothing.

It means that he's got that arrogance and swagger that this club has had since I can remember. You might want to forget that nonsense, but isn't it the nonsense that makes each club unique? Also you criticised his tactical acumen a while back yet didn't give an example of a manager better than him in this regard. It's very easy to criticise but against whom are you measuring him?

I suppose if 'fuck logic' is the starting point then that's fine. I'm hoping Frank and Bane run the London Marathon course tonight because fuck logic. But when you factor logic into it and take account of liking us play the best teams in Europe, having more time to focus on the league wouldn't be the worst thing in the world.

Question. We reach the final and play that on the Wednesday, but we're tied for fourth spot with Arsenal and play Everton on Sunday. Do you rest the players for the Everton game?

Nope. You're spot on.

Quality result and another fine moment in the recent history of our academy. As other have said, Boga was a different class (has been since I first saw him) and could set a couple of 'youngest player' records.

This is utter, unadulterated bollocks. Sorry, but it bears no relation to reality. Our midfielders do move the ball on but there are two problems - Torres and the opposition. Teams who come to the Bridge sit deeper. They look to defend first and that wouldn't be a problem if we had someone like Drogba up front who can occupy multiple defenders or simply use his strength to overpower them. Instead we have our biggest problem - Fernando. He simply doesn't do the things a striker should. He doesn't run the channels properly, he doesn't stay on the last man and when the ball is passed to him he struggles to hold it up. Even when the ball is played beyond defences, he lacks the pace to get onto balls although there is less of an opportunity nowadays because as I said earlier defences play deeper. Now I'll put some of the blame on the middle two of Lampard and Ramires because they simply don't do enough with possession in my opinion, but you referred to the ones immune from criticism and by that I assume you mean Hazard, Mata, Oscar and Moses. These guys (Mata and Hazard in particular) create more chances than almost anyone else in the league yet every time a ball is fizzed across the six-yard box, Torres is nowhere to be seen. It happens in literally every game. It's been more successful with Ba in the team but he's simply not been given enough game time. The problem you have is that you say our midfield holds onto the ball, but you don't seem to understand why - who the fuck should they pass it to? Who's the guy running the channels? Who's the guy they can trust to hold it up? When that guy isn't available then should they simply lump it to the opposition and let them attack us? The thing you're bemoaning isn't the cause of our problems - it's a symptom.

Wowing us with your impressive knowledge of football again?

So we have to bombard the goal for him to score? He can't simply make a run into the six yard box and meet the ball put across? I've lost count of the number of times Azpi or Hazard has whipped one across goal and Torres has been on the penalty spot - but do tell me more about his fantastic positioning. I'll give Torres credit for when he's done well. Against Sunderland and Nordsjaellend he actually made runs into the six yard box and guess what? He scored. But that's a freak occurrence and just shows what we could do if we had a striker who played like a striker and made the right runs. Ba did it on his debut but he's not got a consistent run since. Our midfield is not selfish by any means - in fact I wish Hazard would take the ball on more himself - but it's hard to pass the ball for Torres when he doesn't run the channels properly. He struggles to lose markers too which is pathetic in all honesty. The mark of a truly great player is that he makes the players around him better. Torres actually makes the team worse because he fails to do the most basic things you'd expect of a striker. Take off the blinkers and watch the game with both eyes open and both hands where they can be seen.

He was never renowned for his positioning. Here's the problem with you - you're not a Chelsea fan, you're a Torres fan. When you see him fucking up you look for excuses and blame the rest of the team. How many times has the ball gone across the six yard box and Torres not been in the correct position, splitting the centre-backs and tapping in? How many times has he been outrun to balls by players like Ryan fucking Nelson?? And criticising Mata's creativity? He's got the most assists in the league and creates more chances than almost anyone else in the league. Then you've got Hazard who is joint third in the assists table, and even Azpi has chipped in with 4 in the league. Yes we have problems in our midfield but your boy Torres compounds them by not offering a goal threat at the other end. He doesn't stretch teams and he's so one-dimensional that they really don't have to worry about him. Torres is simply done in the Premier League. He's lost that explosive pace and he's been found out by defences. Even when he can get away from defences like he did against Vermaelen, he fucks up. It's sad to watch and a lot of supporters pity him, but when people like you talk complete shit to defend him it just creates anger towards him. We just want him out of the club now, as soon as possible.

You're the one who came out with the bollocks about us not deserving to win. Cup competitions come down to who turns up on the day and here's a little secret for you - we probably didn't 'deserve' to beat Barca or Bayern on chances created or possession or simply who had the better team. But we won those games because we fronted up on the day. We went into those games believing we could win if we showed more heart. You need to figure out what that is.

No. No they're not. Not even close. Okay, maybe Lamps with the shooting.

Got to give Wenger respect for what he achieved in his first few years at Arsenal, but he's the classic example of staying too long at one club. The board were too comfortable just qualifying for the CL and their lack of ambition means that the eventual transition will be much harder than it would have been a few years ago.

Is that a fact? The only band the FSW needs to be involved with is a gastric band.

Are you a Chelsea supporter?

All that matters is who deserves it on the day. They might have a superior team, manager and board (although I wouldn't want those fucking Glazer parasites near this club, but to each their own) but on our day we're capable of beating anyone in this country. As for your certainty, that's fine. But I'll be amongst those travelling to Old Trafford (hopefully) fully expecting this team to show up. That's all that matters and only then can we decide who deserves what from the game. Fuck going into a game expecting (or wanting) to lose a game. When that time comes I won't be cancelling my registration to some site, I'd simply stop supporting the club.

How many operations do you watch live? Who's your favourite surgeon to control on FIFA Eye Surgery 2013? Which surgeon's name have you got on the back of your white coat? Do you use Adidas Predator Stethoscopes?

What is the appeal of Pelligrini?

He's about 60, won only one trophy of note and his greatest achievement seems to be getting a 'smaller' team into the Champions League. Does he conduct interviews from his Range Rover window and think every single player on Earth is t'riffic?

What the fuck has 'deserve' got to do with it??? It comes down to who's better on the day and we've got every chance of beating them.

Excuse me if I'm wrong, but is it correct to say that Mr 'Surprisingly Reasonable Decision' is 59 and the only thing he's won in Europe is the Intertoto Cup? If we're going to go with someone 'surprisingly reasonable' then wouldn't it be better to go with someone who knows the Premier League already? Or by 'surprisingly reasonable' did you mean he's probably going to be cheap?

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