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Bertrand instead of Oscar? Against Stoke, where will have most of the possession.

No one is forcing you to insult him. You have a right to make your own decisions, as does everyone else. In fact, if you can find a post on here where I insulted him then please, let me know. But yeah, I'm done arguing with you. Take care!

I explained why many fans feel the need to insult him. But because you say 'there is no need to insult him. Get it?' we should all just listen to you and do what you tell us? If you can't see why fans insult him, then you are blind.

For most fans there is a need to insult him, of course there is. Can't you see why? This isn't just a player who has played badly for so long now but a player who sulks constantly and doesn't give 100% for the badge on his chest. And that's why fans will always feel the need to insult him for as long as he's here. The fans feel insulted by his attitude to the badge.

When a player consistently plays terribly for two years, then the fans have every right to criticize him. I don't agree with insulting him but I can understand why many fans do it. We have to vent our frustration about Torres somehow. He has let the club and every single fan down since he joined.

I think I would give that title to Liverpool fans, to be honest. United fans would be a close second though.

It's funny how a lot of Chelsea fans seem to go through the five stages of grief coming up to a match. This one must be denial.

Ah I see. Thanks for clearing that up.

I thought Mata had played there last season?

Yes, but there are many other factors to consider as to why that happened. Suggesting that we shouldn't have signed any of those players because potentially could have been knocked out of a few cups is madness.

You mean we signed Hazard and Oscar, who are two of the biggest prospects in football? Yeah, that was an idiotic decision. How about Moses, who has been one of our best players over the past two months, and all for 10 million? Yeah, another stupid decision. Azpilicueta for 7 million when we had no other right-back? Who has also been playing extremely well and has been the best right-back we've had in a long time. Another idiotic decision, I suppose? You're just being a miserable twat for the sake of it at this point.

We haven't even signed him. You're just looking for something to complain about.

I seriously doubt Barcelona would sell him unfortunately. He hasn't quite broken into the first-team like Thiago has but Sergi Roberto is seen as Xavi's replacement.

Everything will be in its right place then.

Thom Yorke for manager, anyone?

Fuck. Now we'll have to sign Fellaini.

I'm guessing Swansea would sell him in the summer for 10-15 million.

I'm with you there. Negredo is a good player, good at what he does. And having Ba + Negredo would be a lot better than Torres + Ba, but he's not worth what Sevilla want for him. Which is why Chelsea moved on and bought Ba (a fantastic decision in my opinion).

Well that was out of the blue.

That's the last thing this thread needed!!!

Maybe so. But a lot of people have this myth about David Villa that he is finished or past it. He's not. He's Barca's second top scorer this season in all competitions and that's without being a guaranteed starter.

That's irrelevant. Both of those goals (especially the first) need a very high amount of ability to pull off. Whether you're playing a Liga Adelante team or a Primera Liga team, it doesn't matter. A player doesn't simply just lose those abilities. His positioning, skill, technique and instincts make up for his apparent lack of pace.

For those who said David Villa is 'too old' or 'lacks pace' or has 'lost it,' I hope you're watching the Barcelona vs Cordoba game right now. After 25 minutes, David Villa has already scored two insanely good goals. Goals that Torres couldn't even dream of scoring.

I'm not suggesting JT is bad on the ball, just that he's on old-fashioned centre-back who will happy stand around the box all day long and throw his body/face/legs in front of every shot coming in and heading away anything that gets near the box. Why I think he won't have a place in the squad after another year or two is because of his injury problems at the moment and his lack of pace. With possession football comes a high line and every defender needs to be quick. I could be wrong about Terry fitting into this system though because his positioning and anticipation is so good that it almost makes up for his lack of pace.

Don't be a hypocrite. What happened to 'not forcing your opinions on others?'