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Ake, Zouma & Salah will suffer now. Hopefully they START in the other cup competitions, unless Schalke slip up.

Tbf football can be pretty emotive and players can 'step it up' for big occasions. However, the sentimentality surrounding Drogba isn't going to help us and why it's detrimental he's back.

Yea, that was nice. Looking back on those kits with the gold, the novelty wore off fast, quite shiny and looked a bit off in certain lighting conditions.

He took a risk starting him, and it backfired. Now we won't be able to play youth players later on, as 1st place may not be guaranteed; no games for Zouma etc. Drogba's last ever kick for us was the CL winner, THAT'S what our last memory of him should have been.

I was against this move from the start, this is no way to end his legacy.. coming back like this. Cost us 3 points today, I blame Jose for starting him though.

It's the best goalkeeper kit in Chelsea history, stunning.

That result will paper over the cracks at Real..

Before the Swansea game, Willian posted a picture of himself next to the Swansea logo with the date. He played zero minutes.

I've got the post to end all posts here, (from another forum, submitted by a Newcastle fan), how we compare with City and how it correlates with English players: This is in response to a Man-City fan complaining about a 'supposed' media agenda against City...

Nice article on Ozil being the loser in Wengers new system.. http://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/irked-ozil-loser-wengers-new-system-and-its-unlikely-change-anytime-soon £42.4m well spent

Mike Dean?.. Wow, they really don't like Chelsea do they.. clearly not happy with how well we've started the season.

. If Eden Hazard signs a new 5-year deal at £220k pw (£200k + bonus), his annual FFP hit actually decreases from £16m to £15.3m. . Hazard's £32m fee is currently amortised at £6.4m py on FFP books. New 5-year deal would re-amortise the remaining £19.2m to just £3.84m py. - Jake Cohen

Well of course it matters, you don't pay 300k if you don't have to, Rooney's deal is not a barometer.

This new deal would make him the highest paid Chelsea player of all-time.

I know you're only joking but Ancelotti has always had his eye on the Roma job. "I'd love to manage Roma" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1219447/Chelsea-boss-Carlo-Ancelotti-admits-Id-love-manage-Roma.html

We've been with Samsung for almost a decade, I'm so used to it that it's almost as if it's not even there, this is like Inter losing Pirelli. Unlike Samsung, this sponsor will be two words and will take up more space on the shirt, not guaranteed they won't use their shitty bird logo or the colour red either.

Oscar was visibly frustrated, and Hazard could have had a much deserved goal.. he got into the space expecting the pass, not cheerleading Remy.

Never change Jose, never change...

Has any Chelsea player ever had a better start to their career than this?, unbelievable..

He could have had two assists today, one for Hazard and one for Oscar, very selfish.. It's his first game, and it was becoming an exhibition.. so I can understand why, but still.

I posted in the wrong thread, hence the edit.

Great result if Arsenal can hold on here, every point City drops will be important for us, even at this early stage

It doesn't stem from his 'ability' it stems from the 'principle' of it, he's not Salomon Kalou he's Frank-Fucking Lampard.. Chelsea personified.. and he's playing for our title rivals. It was thought that Lampard had an affinity with the club, like JT.. but in actual fact he doesn't; actions speaks louder than words.

If we delve deeper into it yes, I was thinking more from a tourism/economic point of view.