Phil Driver

great football country . and you are highlighting that with your knowledge .

No but we just beat India in India .

Tendulkar was good .

Jose on Chelsea TV after the game saying" clubs are obsessed with small no 10's",Emenalo needs to get his finger out and stop playing football manager ,to many no 10s at our club inc the academy .

well founded not laughable he is useless . He was awful v Basle (dropped today) and had it easy at West Ham , i dont care what thousands of muppets say ,zeez eez facts .

Him and JT have the shirts ,very solid and the goals are a welcome bonus. The centre back pairing looks decided for Christmas and the new year .

The arguments (cough) get worse ......................

Had it easy at West Ham and was far form decent v Basle ,hence Lampard came on and not him . try to follow the game as it unfolds .

Messiah every post reveals your lack of understanding, Oscar and Mata are both no 10s ,not 8's . Mikel is a 13 .

No rested and dropped are very different explanations ,unless the 25 year old Mikel needed a rest as well ? after hardly playing this season .

I speak for Jose on here . Mikel was in his best position today ,did well .

Lampard - Ramires confirmed . Thread closed .

Essien was a class player ,Mikel is a .

Terrible mistake for goal but that can happen ,overall though he was a much better option than Mikel in that role even at his age with all his injuries ,he presses and drives us forward when he can and does not just standstill and play negative passes that slow us down . He will be in the Champions League squad for the next stage and his experience could be very useful . The dive was not him either ,must be a Madrid habit he has learned.

Out injured for six weeks ,flatters to deceive and Liverpool about his level ,not a Chelsea player Liverpool are not in Europe and the easy schedule will suit this fragile soul . Too left footed to be great and will be sussed in time . Ba scored a good goal today .

Lets not dress this up , he was woeful first half BUT his class started to show second half when we got our noses in front ,I would like to see him get a run now in the No 10 position .

The great thing about the club and Mourinho is that the fans in England at the games appreciate him ,the forums are less appreciative and more about their fav fanboy players getting in the team . Mourinho is here for the long term ,the fans in the ground do not want another Avram ,Scholari or Rafa .

Class act ,was Emenalo at the game? great going forward and very athletic ,Klyne was dreadful on the right side .

Rubbish ,I dont think the injury was serious he played on ,it was a tired performance ,he needs a rest and Mata should get a run ,good lad though .

Yep always best to pass to an unmarked player ,gawd you are desperate on here ,passing to a marked player never the best strategy in football . Or a slow sideways/backwards one .

Dont be so harsh on Obi !! He is not that incessant . He gives up very easily most times.

Desperate stuff............................

yawn ,know when you are made to look a mug . Retire gracefully ,tomorrow is another day and you can spout your rubbish all over again .

Mourinho is special, great today and changed it when needed ,the Ba substitution was great as was Lampard for a tired Oscar ,that is why he is manager and a lot on here are forum mugs for questioning him.

He never touched the ball ,good for him though and played in his proper position for Eighty minutes . Mourinho got team selection and tactics spot on and he was not the right player to replace Oscar after his dreadful performance in Basle .