Barbara

fuck yeah HAZARD!!!!!

our midfield has been ridiculous and I had to read that we've been amazing because Oscar isn't playing. I've read it all here...

Surely Schurrle can't make us worse, right? We need to change something, and looking at our bench, that's our best option...

Ivanovic is a beast.... he's been flawless

those referees are making it their job to play Costa out of our match for yellows accumulation, aren't they? They fuck off

Now we're playing some football!!!! Keep it up, boys!!!!

okay, boys, get your shit together. no more conceding here. Come on, Chels!!!!!

I didn't want to be the one to say it, but we've missed Oscar a lot in this match. The way he bites the midfield and holds the ball. You're up 2-0, you hold the ball, don't simply sit waiting the other team... Oscar presses, cancels players from opposition and holds the ball. Exactly what we needed.

it only makes it worse, he's made three capital mistakes in only 45 minutes of football. That linesman should be subbed during half time...

we seemingly started very well, I turned on the tv on the replay to Iva's goal, but ever since we didn't play like we should have. Matic's having a mare, I counted at least FOUR mistakes by him that lead to an Everton attack. That's too much. Our midfield hasn't impressed me and am I the only one who so far this season is never too sure about not conceding? It seems like it's always likely for us to concede - the opposite of last season. I expect and even accept some less solidity in the defense as we move to a more attacking system, but the goals we've been conceding sometimes have nothing to do with how we're playing in the attack, it seems it's just us being shaky... Where was Matic and Ramires in the Everton goal? I suppose Cesc is playing as the third midfielder and we could ask about him too, but it seems like we aren't that solid defensively, which can be worrying if we don't fix soon. I'm not worried yet, but if we don't fix it a month from now, I'll be.

well, there it is

this referee calling our offsides can suck an arse's cock! AGAIN A MISTAKE It was no offside. CUNT!!!!!!!!!

2-0 is the most dangerous scoreline in football. It's misleading because you can get comfortable and boom, the other team reacts.

why do you even bother, love? It's the same as talking to a post or a mule... most people just ignore it. It's reaching bushman's levels (not sure you were already here when bushman was).

We need to keep the ball a bit now... we're allowing too much possession at the moment... Being extra defensive with less than 20 minutes in is counterproductive... (and Matic almost leaves us in a bad position AGAIN)

btw, we have four strikers in the squad if Remy comes. Brana showing why he sometimes won the position over Torres

two Everton attacks in a row that started with Matic making a mistake... and somehow the problem in the pivot is Cesc... Matic has been up and down this start of season...

that was completely OUT OF THE FUCKING BOX!!!!

LOL I had to miss three minutes of the game and there were two goals? LOL

in times like this I'm so fucking happy José is our manager. Nobody despises Pep's attempts to change the history of football more than I do. sorry for being off topic, but couldn't ignore this in my twitter TL. I won't even wish Alonso good luck - and he's one of my all-time fave players, because I can't wish good luck to someone playing for Bayern AND Guardiola.

you came here to brag to have a point, but didn't stop to think that it was weird for him not to be involved in the match at all. Anyone with a little bit of brains would have thought something happened as why else wouldn't he even be in the bench? But no, you had to be the smart ass you somehow think you are, and posted just after someone posted the report. You were so eager to be proved right, that you didn't even try to get your facts straight... we don't know who would have started, we have City in nearly a month from now, come back then with your gaudy theories, we'll be eager to read it. I even said in this very thread, in an answer to you it doesn't surprise me if Mourinho changes the system when playing bigger teams and Oscar is the sacrificed part. It doesn't take too much of brains to understand if we play defensively we need pace in the counter and that's not something Oscar can offer while all other options are very pacey (Schurrle, Hazard, Willian, Salah and Ramires). So it doesn't come to a surprise that Oscar is benched in matches we'll mostly defend and will aim to counter. I mean, it can't be that hard to comprehend, can it?

that's the obvious conclusion anyone with brains would have guessed. It's one thing to have someone chosen over you - and also normal, as I said in his thread last week, if Mourinho has a different plan for a match, it's not that weird he doesn't start. But if he's not even in the bench then you don't need to think too much to conclude he's got some physical issue. There are two different reports as of now, a virus and a knock in the ankle. I hope it's the former. Edit: that said I absolute hate that midfield in the way Chelsea twitter feed reported. I hope it's a 4-3-3 with Ramires BEHIND Cesc... anything else leads me to bang my head on the walls constantly.