Steve

Mikel what a shot! How was that not a penalty....

Better come on lads!

Come on lads better second half.

Good effort Nando! Playing well!

Shawcross yellow card.

Boss almost haha

Good boy Nando

Brilliant Ramires, quality!

So am i mate.

Come on Chels! Lets start this season with a win.

TEAM NEWS: STOKE CITY V CHELSEA Fernando Torres starts in a front three with Salomon Kalou and Florent Malouda out wide. Didier Drogba is on the bench. Ramires gets the nod on the right of midfield, Yossi Benayoun and Josh McEachran are among the subs. Jose Bosingwa is at right-back, with Alex in the middle. Branislav Ivanovic is fit enough to be on the bench. Stoke made one change from their Europa League qualifier. Rory Delap replaces Dean Whitehead. Chelsea will line-up in the following 4-3-3 formation: 1 Petr Cech17 Jose Bosingwa 33 Alex 26 John Terry © 3 Ashley Cole 7 Ramires 12 John Mikel Obi 8 Frank Lampard 21 Salomon Kalou 9 Fernando Torres 15 Florent Malouda Subs: 40 Hilario, 19 Paulo Ferreira, 2 Branislav Ivanovic, 20 Josh McEachran, 10 Yossi Benayoun, 39 Nicolas Anelka, 11 Didier Drogba. Stoke (4-4-2): Begovic; Huth, Shawcross, Woodgate, Wilson; Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington; Jones, Walters. Subs: Sorensen, Pugh, Collins, Diao, Whitehead, Shotton, Wilksinson. The referee is Mark Halsey.

Torres starting with Drogba on the bench.

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I would prefer him to sign for us now so he can learn off one of the best strikers to play the game. Didier clearly wants him at the club also and i think him Romelu, Fernando and Daniel can make a nice partnership up front in years to come. Andre is clearly building a squad for the future so i hope he is just given time to prove himself.