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Fixed. When is he ever up front?

I'm sorry but Ivanovic has underperformed a lot more than once this season. It's only now that people have the guts to say it after that god-awful performance from him tonight.

I'm gonna put something positive out there: How brilliant was that finish from Ba? Magnificent.

If anyone actually thinks that Ivanovic is better at RB than Azpilicueta then they are delusional.

No, I didn't say that. Of course it's not alright. But I'm just so bloody sick of the double standards on here. It's ridiculous.

I can't imagine the abuse Luiz or Mikel would get if they had made only one of those dreadful mistakes tonight. The double standards are unfair. Anyway, Luiz put in a heroic performance tonight. Top class. Oscar and Hazard were also very good, I thought.

I don't think it's time to call for Rafa's head just yet, the team played very well tonight and he got his tactics correct. He was late with the substitutions, but RDM was just the same if not worse with substitutions. Let's not forget that.

Are you kidding me? They were not 'unfortunate.' They were mistakes that came about from his dreadfully casual attitude and he should not escape criticism.

I'll probably get a lot of abuse for this but fuck it. Ivanovic was absolutely disgraceful. Two ridiculous mistakes that cost us and his attitude throughout the whole match was even more of a disgrace. I've been saying this since September but he his performance and attitude has dropped a hell of a lot this season. Not many will admit it because he's one of 'the old guard.' Credit where credit is due, but also criticism where criticism is due. We played very well tonight as a team and he let us down big time. Many will say I'm over-reacting but I don't think so. And this isn't some impulsive complaining either. I've been saying this about Ivanovic since the start of the season. The truth is, if Luiz had made just one of those mistakes, there would be 30+ posts in his thread saying how bad he is. I'm sick of the double standards. And before anyone turns this into a Torres discussion... Torres was also dreadful and does not deserve to wear that badge on his chest.

You can't possibly know that for sure. How do you know how the Chelsea board feels? Is it Mr Emenalo in disguse that I'm talking to?

First of all, Fellaini is a very good player but what suggests that he will fit very well at Chelsea? Secondly, where did I imply that I know better than the Chelsea board? Please, show me where I said or even implied that. I simply said that just because Fellaini is great at Everton, it does not mean he will be great here. Quite simply, you've resorted to a childish argument in saying that I think I know better than the Chelsea board. We're all entitled to our opinions here and I may disagree with you, but that does not mean I know better than the board. So please, don't be so insulting.

According to SkySports, Manchester United confirm they are not interested in signing either Lampard or Cole.

You're missing the point completely. He may be very instrumental to Everton's success this season, but that does not mean that Chelsea needs him. It simply means that a lot of fans want him. Shane Long has been instrumental to West Brom's success this season, does that mean Chelsea need him? No. The same could be said for many other players in the league. We have our own system and other clubs have theirs. The season may be long and laborious but that is nowhere close to being a good enough reason alone to sign Fellaini.

That's irrelevant to how they are doing in La Liga. Have you watched many of their games this season? Trust me, they are a laughing stock. Real Madrid is more of a soap opera than a football team at the moment.

I must get myself a pair of those sandles!

Real Madrid are the laughing stock of La Liga at the moment. When you buy so many top class players that the club doesn't need, a lot of egos clash and the team plays like crap. Hence, Real Madrid's season so far.

A lot of players would be good for Chelsea but that doesn't mean we should sign every one of them. The focus should be on the club's needs.

There isn't one single fan who wants Lampard to go to Chelsea. And on top of that, I seriously doubt that Lampard would want to play for United. The media is basically using the same old trick to make Chelsea look evil by saying we would rather let a club legend go to United than give him a contract. Lampard is probably my favourite player of all time but I can understand why the board might not want to give him a new contract. Whether the majority of people thinks it right or wrong of the board, I can understand. However, if we don't give Lampard a new contract then it is up to him what he wants to do. If he signs for United, I will lose a lot of respect for him (but I seriously doubt this would be the case). Blaming the board for not giving him a new contract is justifiable but blaming them for Lampard going to United makes no sense. That would be completely Lampard's decision, not the board's.

It's possible. And yes, Mikel does have sell-on value but in this case it seems to me that the board have faith in Mikel moreso than they want to sell him. I'm sure that time will come in the future when the board decide they want to sell him, but I doubt it would be in the next three or four years.

Why would the Chelsea board lose your support? If Lampard went to United, the only part the board would play is not giving him a new contract and would have no control over what he does when his contract is up. If Lampard isn't given a contract this summer and then moves to United, it should be Lampard himself that loses your full support, not the board.

I'm not sure what you mean by 'went with Mikel' but I'm assuming you mean Modric playing alongside Mikel. And I agree with you there, it would work very well. But why would Chelsea hand Mikel a new 5 year contract then buy Fellaini to replace him as our starting DM? Again, I'm not entirely sure what you mean but that scenario makes no sense. After Mikel signed a new contract, that suggest one of two things: - Fellaini would provide competition for Mikel - Chelsea are intending to use Fellaini in role higher up the pitch

Fellaini is a great player, but I'm not sure he would fit into our system. Chelsea being interested in Fellaini would make sense if they were planning to use him as a Plan B, someone who gives us another option. But I think we would better off to either persist with moving Oscar deeper or buying someone like Joao Moutinho.

That's a good point. And assuming it will be Guardiola who will be our manager next season, then he will almost certainly play 4-3-3.

Wow, that is just being pessimistic for the sake of it. Mikel just signed a 5 year contract.

I think Oscar will more than likely start with Moses gone to ACON.