Phil Driver

On the bench today . He could now be in place to start should Rammy or Lamps need a break ?

I am discussing the same ,there were no long balls ,they are high balls that are hit and hope balls that a forward fights for ,Lampard saw the space behind their back four and played Demba in this meant their back four had to drop off ,slow sideways balls have the opposite effect ,sorry mate but fans are ignorant about the game and jouranlists have prejudice opinions I am nore than happy to share a view with Mourinho,although I saw it a long time ago ,but Jose was always going to see that Mikel is our problem (and I know you dont want to talk about him) but seeing as him and Lampard seem to be in competition for a start it does seem relevant and from what I can see Essien is next in line to play now.

Dominic who in the Guardian? ,dont make me laugh . I am reading Jose Mourinho and his team selection . Lets not take this to farcical levels now ,the Guardian? who does he support Spurs or Arsenal ?

He is . But his strength is he gets forward and can recover his position ,he is a runner he will not be playing further forward his strength is powerful runs from deep and an abiltiy to break up play .

Phewwww you fanboys are still in denial . Which match are we saving Mikel for now?

You can talk all you want squire ,Jose picks the team and he knows class when he sees it ,hence Lampard will play and the fanboys can make their excuses ,he was class today and controlled the midfield . He has cemented his place in the team now,Jose has worked things out ,even if some fans have not. zeez are facts. Not surprised you do not want to talk about Mikel mate

Who was training alone at Cobham ? You really do not do perception do you ? Essien was on the bench ,Mikel is out of the picture ,what game are we supposed to be saving him for now? Mourinho has sussed him . Mourinho has Essien in front of Mikel now and he is right ,he is a special manager who agrees with me .

Yes Mikel could not even be trusted on the bench v Norwich ,I know reality is tough for you fanboys ,but you will learn He has been dropped . Jose saw "a big problem in the first half " v Spurs ,the problem has now been rectified and the action is plain to see for all those who have their eyes open .

This debate is now closed . Lampard and Rammy Jose has decided and he is right ,I did not think it would take him long and it has not ,Essien now is back up by the look of the subs today.

What is it with you Mikel fanboys? Jose picks on performance and results ,not on mythical attributes like 90% sideways passes ,surely you will wise up soon ? Class is permanent and rubbish trains alone at Cobham .

Another one with poor reading of a game ,still sounds like you are pining for Mikel,who was not even on the bench . Jose has got this spot on since Mikel was dropped we have been on a great run and Lampard has been class. Special managers work things out and Jose has worked this one out very quickly as I expected.

Jose at his best ,superb today got the team and the subs 100% right ,those who have been playing well started ,those who have not were watching and when the subs came on they knew they were playing for places.

Did you see Rammy against Fulham in the forward position and the first half at White Hart Lane? Jose did and so did I .

Capt ,Leader,Legend has been brilliant this season ,when does he get that new contract?

Erratic and was caught out on the goal ,needs to watch how JT positions himself ,but has the ability to be great if he learns the percentage game.

He was certainly on the pitch ,you may have noticed he was not even on the bench today ,you think that being in a winning team a year ago guarantees a place in the team today?. No the performance at Spurs this season has more relevance.

Great energy and industry, Rammy and Frank are a great pair who controlled the game if we had not been so wasteful further forward today we win this 4-0 at a canter,they press together and we play higher up the pitch and they both recover their position when we lose posession .

He could have of course played a 95% slow sideways pass game . But is that really what we need? I Jose obviously doesnt hink so ,him and Rammy bossed it again and with better play from our front 4 we win this easily ,they were wasteful Frank set up Ba four or five times with great first time vision.

chouou ,give up son ,Mikel was not even in the squad and rightly so ,he was at Cobham Essien was sub ,what game are we saving him for now ?

You must be p1ssed or a mug,he ran the game ,two passes for Ba in the first ten minutes could have put us 2 up. What a load of bullshit .

Argument over ,if there ever was one. Lampard and Rammy controlled it ,the running and tackling of Rammy and the class of Frank and yes they do interchange and press together ,they work very well together and that is the key. Frank had already provided two goascoring chances for Ba within 10 mins with first time passes into his path ,this means Norwich cant press us like they could if we were playing slow sideways passes in our half,this is when they can push up and press,like Spurs did in the first half.

Mikel has got away with it for far too long at Chelsea ,Mourinho is in charge of team selection now and if you perform you play ,if you do not you should be training at Cobham. Realisation must be starting to manifest now ,there is no saving players who do not perform for Norwich . Essien played well and showed a great attitude v Swindon and he is rightly on the bench ,Mikel needs to wake up and perform ,the message should now be loud and clear to all . We will not carry passengers anymore ,Jose is back. Maybe we are saving him for Nigeria ? Ouch . since the Spurs game where he played in the first half and we lost 1-0 (subbed) 2nd Half we won 1-0 we have played 3 away games Swindon won,Steau won and Norwich won ,his stats really do not get any better ,what does this add up to,? training alone at Cobham and rightly so, maybe Jose has noticed the effect he has on us . The writing is surely on the wall for him when Essien is on the bench and a Christmas exit could be on the cards because Jose has sussed him. I wish him all the best for Nigeria though . What do we think,kick in the orchestras for him yesterday,with Essien on the bench,I think if Jose can get rid,he will at Christmas. He slows us down and Jose has seen this ,it is very obvious and Jose was always going to see it quickly,Spurs away was the final nail for Obi,he needs a new club. Essien on the bench yesterday must have told him something?

Agree with Blues Master and have been saying so for some time.

The day will come Flash,but world class footballers are hard to find and JT still has a big role to play both on the pitch as his performances have shown and more importantly off of it ,where he can give so much guidance to players like Chalobert. I hope he is given a 2 year deal,he has shown he is far from finished.

JT proved him well wrong , he had there centre forward in his pocket and got the goal ,I think there centre back pair will be there weakness,Dawson is a donkey and Vertonghen has yet to convince me . Funny how fans have a negative opinion of England players ,Chelsea's English players have always lead this club with JT and Lamps at the front.