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Some of the overreactions are hilarious. Are people honestly questioning Mourinho's coaching credentials now?? The guy is in a different league to almost every other manager currently coaching yet because we lose to Palace people are actually talking about red flags?? Fuck off. We're a team without a striker. That's the truth of the matter. Without someone to stretch the play we're always going to be hamstrung and until that's solved we're not going to see the best of the rest of the players. But people demanding trophies now like little babies need to give themselves a slap because they are EVERYTHING that was wrong with this club over the last few years, prioritising short-term 'success' over long-term stability. We're a team who are still in the building stages, and some of the pieces simply aren't here yet. Players like Hazard and Oscar are still young so consistency is going to be an issue whilst others like Matic and Salah are still learning exactly what the coach wants from him. All this requires patience. It's not too much to ask is it?

Enjoy this game. UEFA will hopefully kick you out of European competitions for breaching FFP rules next year.

Bamford might actually not be that good. He was a reserve striker and he did well, so he got a chance in League One. He did well there so he got a chance in the Championship. He's done well there so next what? Third striker spot for us where he gets no chances? How about a Premier League loan to find out, ooh I don't know, if he can put the ball in the back of the net at that level?? Now If you'd have said Lukaku then I might've agreed. Yes because Matic, Zouma and Salah are all approaching retirement age aren't they? Should we organise individual testimonials or have a joint one for the three old boys who have played about a dozen games between them for us? i support Jose because I think he's the best man for this club. I'll wait on the Liverpool result before I start looking for bright sides mate....need Spurs to do us a massive favour.

I agree, but I'm not really going to judge him until next season. He's young, it's a new league, a new country, a new system....just like I urged caution when he wasn't pulling up trees in his first few appearances I'm going to hold off on building him up too soon. But that speed

He contributed to the equalising goal, is about as much as anyone gives him credit for. Anyway his transfer has quite simply held the club back financially for three years now. We're finally approaching a point where we can actually sell him without it fucking us over financially and there seems to be a real desire to get rid of a lot of the dead wood we've accumulated. Torres needs to be at the top of that list.

Just putting it out there, but does anyone notice how much shit is raked up when a player has a bad 90 minutes where everything else they do throughout the season is excluded? Ivanovic, Cahill, Matic....

Everyone pressed against Arsenal, and a lot of the time that was high up the pitch. But I agree we need more of it on the pitch and that's something the players are still getting to grips with. Schurrle is getting there after 6 months here and hopefully Salah follows suit next season. It's very much a building process and I think Ramires is currently a necessary evil, but I really hope that doesn't continue into next season. I'd like to think we have ambitions for more in midfield quite honestly.

Maybe you should try watching the sodding matches and see the new style we're building rather than looking at the result and getting your dick hard whenever you see us have a dodgy result. I swear you only ever pipe up when we've had a loss and the gleeful reaction is utterly pathetic. Yet you still want trophies now....grow up. We had trophies over the last couple of years but were ultimately directionless which was more detrimental to youth development than anything else. Now we actually have a solid core being built and that's when you can start incorporating young players. The fact that you're using Bamford as an example shows how little you actually understand the current situation. His development has been handled perfectly thus far. He's made the step up asked of him and fingers crossed he'll do it again. Chalobah actually might have a chance next year because we now have Matic in midfield so there's a solid partner for him. But the simple fact is that you never wanted Jose here and you've put your ego ahead of wanting what's best for this club, and you're so far out of touch with the majority of Chelsea supporters that I know it's not even funny. Your impudent whines of 'trophy now' belong in a creche, not a football club.

The lack of Oscar for the first-half is probably more to do with that than Ramires. It's much too easy to look at today's result in isolation, and ignore the demolition job we did on Arsenal or the ineffectivness of Ramires in the Villa (and numerous other) game.

In short - Jose cost us the title by loaning out Lukaku.

I'll take the Russian guy who lives and dies with every kick of the ball rather than being one part of a middle-eastern conglomerate who have about as much interest in football as they do English supermarkets.

The guy's had a good season for us. He's scored important goals and he's been a cornerstone of the team, but I think we definitely need to look to get someone in on the left-side to allow Azpi the chance to move back to the right. Can't think of many better right-back/centre-back covers going into next season.

Fuck off does he. We have a guy here who is being afforded the chance to build something that lasts longer than a season. The impatience some people show is ridiculous.

Let's be honest, there's been a few games that could've gone that way this season. We should probably have been having this type of discussion after the Everton game but for the late goal. We do need a bit more grit in the team, especially up front. Hazard, Schurrle, Willian, Oscar....a bit too choirboyish. Maybe we need a big old cunt like Costa up there to beat teams down a bit.

Because it's not just about one season but something being built for the next few seasons. Jose said we wouldn't win it so it's not like he's under-delivered. What we have is a very stable platform to build on, mainly in the striking department. The simple fact is that the Torres deal has held us back for three years now.

On their day, any team can upset another team. Cardiff did it to City, Hull did it to Liverpool and every cunt has done it to United this season. There are no easy games (except for Arsenal at home).

No, he's a decent Chelsea supporter like the vast majority of people on this forum. You know what you are.

You're the biggest joke on this forum and probably everything wrong with the success that this club has had in recent years.

This is what happens when you play in one of the most competitive leagues in the world. That's what makes it so beautiful. You're just a advertising board for some middle east country. Enjoy.

No fucking chance. Liverpool winning the title would be horrendous on every single level. City are going to contend no matter what but having those murdering cunts celebrate a title would be a sickening sight.

Yes. In fact his crossing has been pretty good for the last couple of months, but that all gets forgotten as the toys get thrown out of the pram.

Simply papered over the cracks. What we have now is a proper team being built and stability. If you would rather have Rafa Benitez in charge taking us to a Europa League then goody for you. This club is in the best shape it's been in for years.

Yeah....fuck the truth. Last season was worse. The season before it we finished 6th.

Same problem that's been there all season. No striker. Eto'o papered over the cracks but the obsession with getting Rooney has ultimately cost us. Next season was always the target and hopefully city finish above Liverpool. We're a work in progress, Jose's said it from the start.