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yeah, it's the opposite... can you fix for me please in the article, I'll fix here. And thanks a lot for reviewing it for me, sweetie Of course I did it by myself Sometimes winning a tackle can be vital others just a stupid stat. I'll be doing this analysis for the Chelsea Brazil site sort of often. I'll translate in English if people around here like it too.

for people asking why José hugged André like that (and sort of didn't let him go). Here's what happened the moment Ramires scored. Everyone celebrating and José points to André and then André comes to hug him. José has the same reaction (pointing) at the Lamps goal, but it's not clear (because of the angle, distance and proximity between Willian and Lamps) if he's pointing to Willian or Lampard.

Wankers. it remains to be known how many of those 50k aren't 1) Belgians 2) Other English teams supporters 3) Mourinho haters 4) plastic fans

I Got The Blues Steaua Bucharest 0 x 4 Chelsea – Champions League 2nd round I Got the Blues is a detailed analysis of best chances created, blocked and conceded by Chelsea players during matches. The feature rates the players’ individual contribution in each of those aspects, in addition to any important mistakes and isolated plays that could be highlighted. The rates vary from 1 to 5 [positively] and -5 to -1 [negatively] and are given individually for each player. Collective plays are also rated in terms of team work and team chemistry showed to build them. At the end all positive rates are summed up – as well as the negative - to provide a more precise assessment of individual performances. Stats rates vary depending on the zone where the duel happened. For example, tackles that created a counter-attack are rated higher than tackles in end zones. The ultimate objective in the analysis is to measure the players’ negative and positive contributions to the match, evaluate tactics employed as well as the collective work and how all of it influenced in the final result. Players total rates total amount of contributions; (negative rate/positive rate): § Cech: 5; (0/21) § Ivanovic: 16 (0/72) § Luiz: 25 (-6/104) § Terry: 11 (-6/45) § Cole: 6 (-10/19) § Ramires: 18 (-2/72) § Lampard: 8 (-8/23) § Mata: 15 (-4/58) § Oscar: 20 (-12/67) § Schürrle: 14 (-2/58) § Eto'o: 11 (-3/40) § Azpilicueta: 1 (0/5) § Willian: 1 (0/5) § Torres: 1 (0/5) Team Chemistry § It was showcased 15 plays where the team’s chemistry was evaluated. 13 out of those were rated 5, while one was rated 4 and another was rated 3. Team Work: § One more play was showcased and the stats are similar with 14 plays rated 5, two rated 4 and one rated 1. Individual highlights: § Ivanovic aerial duels: 10 attempts – 10 won, 0 lost. Ivanovic is the only defender not to make one single mistake during the match. He didn’t give the ball away, positioned himself poorly, failed to tackle and especially he didn’t fail to use his head to kill the opposition attempts to keep the ball. § Luiz pro-activeness: 10 times Luiz anticipated his opponents, intercepting the ball and regaining possession for Chelsea. § Ashley Cole partnership with André Schürrle. They concentrated Chelsea's action in the left side of the field being nearly unstoppable Conclusions: § No player contributed more positively to the match than David Luiz. The Brazilian had 25 highlighted contributions, only two of which negatively. The center back contributed with solid defensive skills, good passes to link up with the attack, but the stat that pops among his contributions is the amount of times he moved from his expected position, and anticipated his opponents, intercepting the ball and regaining possession for Chelsea. He did it ten times during the match. § Even if he doesn’t figure among the most highlighted contributors, André Schürrle was the man of the match taking part is almost all creative, dangerous and effective linkups in the attack. No player had more successful dribbles [or take-ons] in the pitch than Schürrle did. He also provided the width Chelsea have been lacking this season when facing deep defenses and overcrowded midfields. § Mourinho’s tactics seem to become clearer and clearer with each match and also more similar to the ones he had at Real Madrid. Chelsea pressed high in Steaua’s field most of the match [there was a certain relaxation from the 70th minute mark on, where the team was sloppier and probably tired already], having all players involved in the match whether Chelsea has the ball or not. it]. Tactical analysis: As briefly explained above the team seems to be absorbing Mourinho’s philosophy and for the second consecutive time [considering only the second-half against Spurs] they seemed to be solid, objective, fast and determined. At this point Mourinho should be convinced that Ramires is a great addition to the team as long as he strengthens the pivot. Not only the has Brazilian been showing improvement in his first touch and providing a better transition to attack than he did in the past, but he’s also a great presence in the midfield pressing and tackling the opposition. He’s growing into a very effective box-to-box midfielder that relentlessly protects and covers the defense, but who also appears in the attack with one of the team’s best finishing skills. The alternative used by previous managers and twice by Mourinho this season is having Ramires in the right winger, but if anything the first half against Spurs proved that as long as the double-pivot consists of Lampard and Mikel [and probably any combination involving Michael Essien as well], Chelsea can’t control the midfield either because of Lampard slowness or Mikel’s limited vision and ability to buildup attack plays. Also while improved, Ramires first touch isn't good enough for him to be considered a good winger. It’s a lose-lose situation for Chelsea, while having the #7 in the pivot seems like a win-win scenario. With the attacking players pressing high, and the double-pivot covering and protecting the defense, Mourinho’s high pressing plan consists of two stages: 1] try to suffocate the opponent, leading them to resort to long passes and consequently mistakes; 2] regain possession as soon as possible with tackles and interceptions. The first aspect could be seen clearly against Steaua [but also in the second half against Tottenham] and it’s one of the keys for Chelsea to control matches. With a well-posted defense, and David Luiz having freedom to roam around the pitch to offer defensive contributions and anticipate opposition even in the attack field, Chelsea detract the opponents’ possession and pass accuracy. The second aspect of the relentless pressing is to intercept the ball. That’s the main goal and every player in the pitch has to be aware of his surroundings and ready to anticipate the opponents’ move or to get involved in duels, recovering the ball. Mourinho’s style is as far from tiki-taka football as possible and the Portuguese doesn't believe in possession for the sake of it. He wants his team to control the match by putting a lot of pressure on the opponent with and without the ball. With the ball Mourinho wants a fast paced team that will move to the attack objectively, but who also knows how to hold back and start over calmly. Chelsea don’t have and won’t have a target man in the attack in most matches because their manager doesn't like the deep and direct connection [that leads to predictability and is more prone to mistakes] neither does he favor play concentrated in one individual – unless in exceptional talent cases such as Cristiano Ronaldo who he has managed for three years at Real Madrid. As players like his fellow countryman can’t be found at every football academy, Mourinho prefers his team to attack as a block, with as many targets as possible. Here is where the similarities with tikitaka ends. While the never-ending ball possession and pass exchanging aims to have the ball and pass it until a chance presents itself while tiring the opposition [probably also irritating them] and exhausting the defenders as well as the possibilities, Mourinho’s style is much more objective. He doesn't want his team to wait for the chance or the small break to appear, he wants his team to split the opposition apart. Ball possession in his tactics is the mean to the ends, but never the main objective. His team showed today with Ramires, Lampard, Cole, Ivanovic, Terry and Luiz that if the attacking players are well marked, they’ll restart the play in Chelsea's defensive field, only to give time to the attacking players to find the space required to have the play going on forward again – preferably quickly. Mourinho wants his team to favor pace over possession, but not in a predictable and premature way that many times lead to turnovers. Although Schürrle was fixed in the left wing, rarely venturing elsewhere, Oscar and Mata interchanged places between the middle and the right wing. Sometimes one of them even came to the left wing where Schürrle was as a way to offer one more linkup possibilities. Oscar also dropped deeper than Mata – as usual – which strengthens the pivot. While the Spanish seems to be incorporating to the work-rate Mourinho demands when Chelsea don’t have the ball, he mostly left to Oscar the responsibility of going behind the midfield line to start the play when Chelsea do have possession. That’s when the design in the field changes and the formation momentarily goes from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3. The double pivot and Oscar drop deep to organize the play and have a panoramic view of the attacking field to distribute the game. Once Chelsea moves forward, the formation switches back to the usual 4-2-3-1 and Oscar has been seen many times linking up with Mata, Lampard, Ivanovic and Eto'o in the middle as well as in the right [although the game didn't pass much to the right wing because of Schürrle’s effective presence in the left]. Many fans may have not understood why at the marks of 78 and 80 minutes Mourinho decided to sub two of his attacking midfielders for one winger and a full back. Some may have thought he wanted to rest Mata and Oscar or that he wanted to give Azpilicueta playing time, but Mourinho may have had an additional agenda. Cole and Schürrle certainly impressed their commander with their constant partnership in the match which was very productive for the team. The same hasn’t been found in the right side and while there could have been many reasons for that, Mourinho may have wanted a more objective answer. Ivanovic’s forte is his defensive skills – reason why he has played countless times as a CB - and while he isn't totally unimpressive attacking, he didn't offer on the right the same Cole offered on the left. The Spaniard full back is a different story. Mourinho used the player that was signed mainly for the right wing [Willian] and the full back that can provide him a more offensive partnership among all options Chelsea have in their current squad. While Azpilicueta seemed to have the freedom to roam around the pitch [he was replacing Oscar after all], most of his actions were concentrated in the right flank where he positioned himself ahead of Ivanovic. Unfortunately in the ten minutes Azpilicueta was there Willian didn't hold position enough to show to Mourinho if he could have the same contribution in the right wing he found in the left with Cole and Schürrle. Mourinho must have ended the day very happy not only with the result – that was vital in Chelsea's Champions League campaign – but also with the answers his team is finally starting to give him. There can still be some individual sharpness issues – especially in the finishing – but tactically the team seemed to finally carry on form and production from one match to the other and seemed more settled and comfortable executing his orders. Below you will find a detailed summary of all plays showcased, in the spoiler tag. Spoiler Data summary First half 0:38 – Fernando Torres tackles the opponent and recovers the ball [this tackle cost him the rest of the match as he got a knee injury in the process]. Ramires and Juan Mata touch the ball before it reaches André Schürrle who fails to complete the cross. Torres 5; Ramires 2; Mata 2; Schürrle 2. Team work and chemistry 3. 1:20 – Branislav Ivanovic wins aerial duel conceding a free throw in a counter-attack. Ivanovic 4 2:14 – Chelsea press Steaua from 1:27 up to 2:14 leading the opponent to leave the attacking half and go back to the defense half, eventually leading to a turnover, as John Terry anticipates the opponent . Terry 5. Team work 5. 2:24 – As Steaua presses and Chelsea can’t move from their defense, David Luiz makes a long pass that reaches Oscar perfectly. A sequence of quick passes is exchanged in the midfield between Oscar, Ramires, Mata and Schürrle, until the German cuts in from the left winger, passes by 4 opponents and shoots. The shot is blocked by the defense and Mata has the rebound, assisting Schürrle whose shot is once again blocked. David Luiz 5, Oscar 3, Ramires 3, Mata 5, Schürrle 5. Team work and chemistry 5. 4:48 – Opponent passes by Ramires entering the box dangerously, but Oscar tackles the opponent, clearing the ball away from the box. Oscar 4. 5:27 – Ashley Cole tackles successfully the opponent in the flank. Cole 5. 5:49 – David Luiz successful long pass to transition from defense to attack, but Oscar’s first touch is weak. Luiz 5. Oscar -3. 7:14 – Luiz clears the ball from the box with a header. Oscar offers yet another turnover, but Ramires recovers the ball. Luiz 5, Oscar -4, Ramires 4. 7:41 – Luiz anticipates his opponent, intercepts the ball, and draws a foul. Luiz 5. 08:07 – Luiz tries a long pass from the defense in an attempt to find Torres in the box. The pass isn’t completed because the defender clears the ball, offering a corner. Luiz 3. 09:16 – Smart exchanged between Oscar and Schürrle near the sideline and Oscar tries a splitting pass for Schürrle, but the goalkeeper is faster and anticipates it. Oscar 4, Schürrle 4. Team work and chemistry 4. 09:38 – Terry wins aerial duel, recovering possession. Terry 5. 10:06 – Ramires can’t control the ball and offers a turnover. Ramires -2. 11:08 – Lampard concedes a turnover. Lampard -3. 11:20 – Ivanovic successful tackle. Ivanovic 5. 11:37 – Mata concedes a turnover. Mata -4 12:41 – Schürrle concedes a turnover in the attack. Schürrle -2. 12:59 – Ramires and Mata press the defenders and earn a throw-in. Team work 5. Ramires 5, Mata 5. 14:18 – Luiz anticipates the opponent intercepting the ball, setting up a counter-attack. Luiz 5. 16:01 – Ivanovic clears a free kick from the box in an aerial duel. Ivanovic 5. 17:08 – Lampard anticipates the opponent clearing the ball to the side line. In the throw-in Ramires anticipates the opponent and recovers possession. Lampard 3, Ramires 4. 17:14 – Lampard concedes a turnover. Lampard -5. 17:23 – Luiz clears the ball from the box with a header. Luiz 5. 17:26 – Schürrle has a successful tackle, recovering possession. Schürrle 5. 18:41 – Ramires intercepts the ball successfully and starts the counter-attack that created Chelsea’s first goal. He passes to Mata who links the play with Schürrle, who advances in the flank and successfully crosses to Eto'o that has trouble controlling the ball, but somehow completes a pass for Ramires to score. Team work 5 and chemistry 5. Ramires 5, Mata 4, Schürrle 5, Eto'o 4. 20:00 – Luiz intercepts the ball successfully feeding a counter-attack. Luiz 5. 20:54 – Another long pass by Luiz attempting to find Eto'o in the box, who was marked by two opponents that were able to clear the ball. Luiz 3. 21:36 – Eto'o, Luiz and Oscar press the opponent until Oscar is able to intercept the ball and start a counter attack. Team work 5. Eto'o 3, Luiz 5, Oscar 5. 22:25 – Ivanovic anticipates the opponent and clears the ball from the box. Ivanovic 5. 23:18 – Luiz interception. Luiz 5. 24:35 – Ramires makes the transition between the defense and the final third, reaching Ivanovic who links up for Oscar to cross, but the ball is cleared by the opponents defense. Chemistry 5. Ramires 5, Ivanovic 4, Oscar 4. 25:31 – Luiz wins aerial duel in the midfield, but Eto'o gives the ball away. Luiz 3, Eto'o -3. 26:17 – Luiz anticipates the opponent in the final third, recovering possession and advancing towards the box, finding Mata who tries to chip the ball over the defense for Oscar, but the defense clears it. Luiz 5, Mata 5. 26:30 – Schürrle successfully tackles the ball inside box, and Lampard links with Eto'o that assists him back, but the defense blocks the shot. Team work 5. Schürrle 5, Lampard 4, Eto'o 4. 26:51 – Schürrle advances in the flank, making a 2-1 play with Mata and shoots at the end of the box way over the goal. Chemistry 5. Schürrle 4, Mata 5. 27:19 – Ivanovic wins aerial duel. Ivanovic 4. 27:35 – Ramires interception completed by Luiz. Ramires 4, Luiz 4 27:52 – Ramires interception. Ramires 4. 28:31 – Successful tackle by Terry. Terry 5. 29:07 – Mata and Eto'o exchange passes in front of the box, and Mata shoots to the goal, but without much danger. Chemistry 5. Mata 4, Eto'o 4. 29: 48 – Mata anticipates the opponent, links with Ramires that passes to Ivanovic who links with Oscar. The Brazilian tries to find Eto'o in the box, but the defense blocks the pass. Chemistry 5. Mata 5, Ramires 3, Ivanovic 4, Oscar 4. 30:06 – Mata anticipates the opponent after Ramires presses. Team work 5. Mata 5, Ramires 4. 31:23 – Terry anticipates the opponents inside Chelsea's box. Terry 5. 33:34 – Oscar wins aerial duel. Oscar 3. 33:50 – Schürrle advances through the flank, passing by an opponent and then by three more, finding Oscar at the edge of the box who shoots poorly. Schürrle 5. Oscar 1. 34:17 – Lampard wins aerial duel. Lampard 5. 38:52 – Luiz and Terry clear the ball away from the box both of which with headers. Team work 5. Luiz 4, Terry 5. 38:57 – Petr Cech punches the ball away from a cross by Steaua. Cech 4. 39:18 – Ivanovic wins aerial duel. Ivanovic 5. 39:22 – Oscar successfully tackles the opponent and links the counter-attack. Oscar 5. 39:47 – Sloppy pass by Oscar offers Steaua dangerous counter-attack, but Cech anticipates it. Oscar -5, Cech 5. 40:24 – Luiz anticipates the opponent and recovers possession. Luiz 5. 42:07 – Ivanovic clears good linkup by Steaua’s attack. Ivanovic 5. 42:25 – Successful tackle by Ramires gives Chelsea a counter attack involving Oscar, Mata, Ramires himself and Schürrle. It ends with Oscar’s shot going a bit too high. Team work 5, chemistry 5. Ramires 5, Schürrle 4, Oscar 4, Mata 3. 43:35 – Ivanovic clears free kick inside the box with a header. Ivanovic 5. 43:36 – Cole takes Ivanovic clearance and links up the counter. Mata gives a superb pass to Eto'o to go in the run. The goalkeeper blocks the striker’s shot, but the defender ends up conceding an own goal in the rebound. Team work 5. Mata 5, Cole 4, Eto'o 4. Second half 45:34 – Ivanovic wins aerial duel. Ivanovic 3. 46:06 – Bad long pass by Luiz. Luiz -2 46:26 – Long pass by Terry. Terry 5. 46:56 – Bad long pass by Terry. Terry -3. 47:27 – Successful tackle by Luiz at the edge of box and pass for counter attack led by Mata who passes to Eto'o to shoot without offering any danger to the keeper. Luiz 5, Mata 4, Eto'o 3. 48:03 – Ramires tackles successfully the ball offering Chelsea a counter-attack. Ramires 5. 49:00 – Luiz anticipates the opposition and recovers possession at the edge of the box starting the counter-attack. Luiz 5. 49:30 – Great pass by Oscar to Mata who runs towards the box and crosses for Lampard, but he can’t finish. Oscar 5, Mata 4. 50:30 – Luiz leaves the box to tackle the opponent and Ramires offering the cover, regains possession. Team work 5. Luiz 4, Ramires 5. 51:28 – Great linkup play between Schürrle and Eto'o, but Lampard can’t control the ball to finish. Chemistry 5, Schürrle 5, Eto'o 5, Lampard 1. 52:24 – Shaky positioning by Terry nearly offers Steaua a chance to score, but the opponent was offside. Terry -3. 53:57 – Successful tackle by Oscar recovering the ball. Oscar 5. 54:25 – Schürrle gets rid of one opponent and advances quickly towards the box. He passes to Oscar, who assists Ramires in the third goal by the Blues. Chemistry 5. Schürrle 5, Oscar 5, Ramires 5. 55:46 – Luiz anticipates the opponent and recovers ball possession. Luiz 5. 57:18 – Oscar wins aerial duel. Oscar 2. 57:41 – Two back heels consecutively by Oscar finding first Ivanovic inside the box and then Mata even higher, but the Spaniard is unlucky by hitting the post. Chemistry 5. Oscar 5, Mata 5, Ivanovic 5. 58:08 – Terry inside the box clears a shot by Steaua. Terry 5. 58:15 – Also inside the box Cole anticipates the opposition and passes to Terry to clear the danger completely. Team work 5. Cole 5, Terry 5. 58:41 – Opponent tries to chip the ball over Cech who recovers quickly making a good save. Cech 4. 62:23 – Oscar anticipates the opponent in the midfield linking a counter-attack. Oscar 5. 62:52 – Luiz wins a tackle in the defensive field. Luiz 5. 63:04 – Long pass by Luiz finding Eto'o in the counter attack with Eto'o who finds Schürrle. The German passes by two opponents, but the finish is poor. Luiz 5, Eto'o 4, Schürrle 3. 65:44 – Ivanovic wins an aerial duel, setting up a counter-attack. Ivanovic 5. 69:09 – Ivanovic wins aerial duel at the edge of the box. Ivanovic 5. 69:37 – Good linkup play started by Mata to Oscar, then to Ramires and finally to Schürrle, who couldn’t shoot on target. Chemistry 5. Mata 3, Oscar 3, Ramires 4, Schürrle 3. 70:33 – Ivanovic wins aerial duel in the midfield. Ivanovic 3. 72:02 – Terry anticipates the opponent recovering ball possession. Terry 5. 72:25 – Luiz blocks opponent cross/shoot at the edge of the box, after shaky positioning by him. Luiz 3. 72:35 – Cole loses aerial duel in the box, offering a dangerous chance for Steaua, but Cech saves. Cole -5. Cech 4. 74:26 – Ivanovic wins aerial duel in the defense. Ivanovic 5. 75:32 – Good ball control and link up involving all attacking and midfield players, ending with Eto'o finishing with a volley in an assist by Lampard, saved by the goalkeeper. Team work 5, chemistry 5, Eto'o 4, Lampard 5. 78:54 – Luiz anticipates the opponent and recovers possession in the midfield. Luiz 5. 82:50 – Ramires wins a tackle in the defensive half. Ramires 5. 83:06 – Ashley Cole intercepts the ball. Cole 5. 84:06 – Cole can't complete a pass, offering a counter attack, demanding a good defense by Cech. Cole -5, Cech 4. 86:24 – Sloppy pass by Luiz in the attack half gives the ball away. Luiz -4. 89:02 – César Azpilicueta anticipates the ball and links the counter-attack with Eto'o who links the play by crossing to Willian at the other side of the box. The Brazilian passes back to Lampard to score. Team work 5, chemistry 5. Azpilicueta 5, Eto'o 5, Willian 5, Lampard 5. Click here to view the article

that was exactly the pass I meant. Thanks boys

and he had a first-touch turned long-pass that was really brilliant. something that I hope someone can put in a vid or gif. He was in the left-mid and put the ball in the edge of the box in the right, right in Iva (I guess, not sure) foot. Magic.

there are classy finishers and then there's Rambo another level

in one word: brilliant everything we haven't had in that left wing so far this season and some more. Defensively he was also very good. He has a never-die attitude that I love. Working his tits off every match. He did everything else today (except finish that is), he even got to get Cole involved

wow, I'm actually shocked to read it because I thought he was good. I could see someone saying he was at most decent or okay or even maybe bad, but terrible and rating him 1? way too harsh I think he did very well and I'm starting to allow myself to be slightly more positive about the prospect of our strikers this season. they are clearly progressing and showing that with a bit more of sharpness and luck they can actually deliver it. notice the reluctance - which is entitled, but I guess I'm just too happy with us finally showing what I expect this team to deliver week in and out once Mourinho's new tactics are finally settled and consolidated

Thanks for this stat. I'm so proud of him. I'm actually tearing up a bit. Gotta love, the Special Juan. He's really the best guy ever - no one has better attitude and more class than our Maestro. Still not there to his own level offensively (creatively), but he still has his moments of amazing passes and he's giving his blood and heart to defend. isn't that like calling me a stupid girl who only has looks? excuse my precarious English, but I'm so happy, so go ahead

great match by us tonight. As I said in the live thread, André showed what Eden failed to do for us this season and was absolutely immense, both offensively and defensively. By far the MOTM. I'm very happy with him and hopefully at any day he'll finally score and carry on from then on. Mata and Oscar were good as well and had a few good linkups in the attack, but they paled in comparison to the German. Oscar also had a couple of nonsense turnovers, one of them very dangerous, btw. Very sad for Fernando, especially because the knock that took him out of the match was when he was bravely tackling two Steua players to recover the ball for us under 2 minutes of play. Ramires was also immense, not only because of the goals (and the additional times he presented himself in the attack), but he also made up for a few mistakes and Lamps' slowness at some points. Lamps wasn't bad, but I still don't like to see him playing 2x a week. I remember at least 2 times where he compromised, one of them dangerous in the first half as again he watched the opponent pass by him. Just like in the goal we conceded to Spurs. Terry and Luiz were very solid as well. Very happy with our CB partnership. Sorry, Cahill, but I don't see you getting important matches for us if both are physically fit and I hope they carry on form. Eto'o was again very active in the match - almost like Torres has been in the last two. He had some very good runs and I think we're finally headed to a better place with our strikers. They're progressing and hopefully they'll blossom in EPL this weekend and carry on from there. And to make Cole justice. I complain a lot about how he leaves Hazard isolated, but he was always present to help Mr. MOTM today and really contributed with André. Iva was solid in the back, but completely anonymous in the attack, but I guess that's because we concentrated most of our actions in the left and then in the middle. Very happy, very proud, looking forward to this form to carry on. Hazard wasn't missed at all and if he doesn't step up and André continues to play like this (Mou said in the conference chances for Eden to recover for Sunday are slim), I'll be very pissed on Mourinho if he drops André. We were finally efficient in counter-attack and it passes a lot through him.

actually it could be today who knows when the first goes in he won't stop anymore. write my words AKE!!!

I guess you're harsh on Samuel... he was really good in the second goal... was unlucky in the finish, but his run was very good.

ESPN just showed a promo for Bundesliga and it shows André celebrating a goal by back flipping in the air. Can't wait to see it here

amazing play by Eto'o who cares about the own goal.

André is doing everything Hazard hasn't in the left wing so far this season

Terry and Luiz is an amazing partnership I feel so safe with them in our defense. Oscar is about to make a splitting pass for an assist here. He tried three times already and was a bit unlucky. I'm very happy with our team now

RAMI!!!!

Torres is so unlucky he got a knock in the first touch he had in the match, by tackling the opponent. poor thing

that pass by Oscar was

this away kit is so pretty

http://www.streamhun...ming-video.html http://www.kofss.tv/ http://www.footballs...inks/index.html there are plenty of streams in those, no idea of the quality though folks, but in so many I'm sure there's some good ones

Mourinho actually chose the same team I did... no wonder I'm a Mou fangirl

I used the NT to show you Oscar isn't a nobody. He's actually a very good player. If you go pages back in this very thread you'll see me defending de Bruyne, asking things about him that I don't know (such as his abilities to play as a CM), you'll see me longing to see him playing more and just worshiping him in the Hull's match and complaining about his absence in the following game against Villa. Also my favorite player happens to be Eden Hazard (reason why my home kit is his and not Oscar's). Momentarily I'm favoring Oscar because Eden is struggling, and my faves will always be based on their performances. There isn't much of a fangirl bone in my body in my teams' players - unless when the ones I have soft spots for are also performing on high level (I fangirl to no end on Cris, but when he had his shitty streak last season I bitched about him during the matches to no end). Also I didn't mean all Belgians, I made that clear... I like and look forward to reading many of them. Weckerz, Hamilton, mediator, and a few others. It doesn't change the fact many of you are very defensive of the players, which is okay actually (I defend Chelsea as a crazy girl in general forums in Portuguese I'm part of), but it makes criticizing a bad performance or bad form sort of entering a mined field because then we're accused of not knowing the players well, of being unfair, of talking about we don't know, or in Kev's case the most used argument is that he's the most talented player in Belgium NT, miles ahead of Eddie. Well, it doesn't translate into club form then. Eden had an amazing season for us (considering he had some issues adapting, as expected) and for Chelsea FC he is the best of all Belgians we have (including the loaned) imo. I do agree with you about others having bad performances and not being dropped from the team. The biggest example of that is exactly Hazard, but it could be said about Lampard too when Mou insists on playing him twice a week and compromising our midfield. Cole has also been alternating some horror matches with decent ones. Kev is much more talented than André imo, but André has been showing much more will, clutch, and relentless work for us than Kev is, and that makes up for the technical part if the guy is giving his all. Any manager values those things. As for who's better, let's agree we disagree? I admit I don't know Kev as well as you guys do, so I can't say who will end up being the best player, but right now for the club Oscar is better and he's very good in our NT as well. As I have a huge soft spot for Belgium I've watched 3 of your last 4 matches (missed exactly the one Kev seemingly played the best as I didn't watch the match against Scotland, in comparison including the CC I've watched only 2 and a half Brazil's matches in the last 10), I saw him playing very well, but nothing out of this world as made out here most time. Maybe I wasn't lucky to watch his best matches or maybe it's just different perceptions.

I think the thing with Willian is lack of form. He's been training with us for a month, but prior to that he spent 45 without an official match. It's like this past month with us was his 'pre-season' and the far and apart matches he's played this month definitely don't help, but with our fixtures now we can't afford much. As someone posted here - or somewhere else - we'll have much doable matches coming next and with the team's chemistry improving as well as the squad getting more used to Mourinho's tactics I can see Willian (and de Bruyne) getting more chances in EPL. We had some challenges starting the season with Bayern, and then ManU, Everton and Spurs away. Now except for the City match (and maybe the Arsenal for the League Cup as who knows which team they'll bring as they have some complicated EPL and UCL matches around that time) we have a good streak in EPL so that might offer chances for Willian.