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that was a bizarre goal... worst penalty I've ever seen Hazard take

he wasn't injured. He had a renal crisis and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance

Azpili . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazard Terry Iva Willian Cesc Oscar

http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11668/9829503/drogba-says-chelsea-players-reacted-after-mourinho-speech people really underestimate the influence he has on this team... not only he put this team together, but he's one of the biggest reasons we're going to win the league. All rail The Special One

I'm so happy for his improvement. In the podcast I sometimes record for Chelsea Brasil it's a known fact I'm no fan of his attacking contributions... but lately I've been conceding time after time - giving him a few MOTM votes in the show - that he isn't as limited attacking as I first assumed and maybe his lack of productivity/return is related to other things rather than lack of talent. When he's playing well, he's a joy to watch although I'm not entirely convinced about this ongoing obsession people have that he's a completely different player in the middle (I've watched matches of him playing there where he was absolutely frustrating - someone with a better memory would probably be able to name a few and he's had very good matches in the wing as well). The thing that probably detracts the most from his game is being a wingback to cover for Iva (still some of the things he does in the attack shouldn't happen when he has the ball). A lot has been said about Hazard carrying us when everyone else bar Terry (even though even JT had a small and short drop of form a couple of months ago), but another player that also rose when everyone went down is Willian. He has a hand in our scrappy results while playing below par. I hope he improves his attacking return - which isn't only about assists and goals. He still needs to catch certain runs and passes that despite obviously the best option and many times not even a difficult pass, he goes for the wrong option. He's a player on his prime and he's been here for two years, I think no transition applies to him anymore, so while I admit being wrong about his limitations, I still wait him to make better decisions, regardless if they're an assist or a goal, his decision making needs improvement and that has little to do with the defensive work he has to put on. Still a player I appreciate much more now than I thought I would.

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Since it fits their views and opinions... also, people were exaggerating saying Soton were relegation candidates (but not surprising based on what they normally assume/predict) ... I do think Koeman did great and exceeded the expectations and I'm inclined to believe he'll get it. Jose doesn't care about it though and will bag home the award that really matters.

yeah, let's put his every single mistake in 90 minutes of football under the microscope so maybe we could be convinced he didn't change our style completely and only when his own form dropped we looked so lost and uninspired. In the same breath let's all agree Coutinho has done much more than Fabregas and has way less deficiencies in his games (assisting seems one of them)... the things those journalists write. He played better some recent matches, but still not to the level of the first half of the season. His level dropped considerably, it's undeniable. It's also undeniable he led us for months in the competition we're about to be crowded champions. He has his shortcomings, but the improvement and quality his bring is much bigger and makes up for it. Bitter people are just that, bitter.

“Arsenal recorded one shot on target in their two league fixtures combined against Chelsea this season.”— BBC Sport 'nuff said

Drogba has been beyond useless for a while now... which is why I supported the lineup we came with. He destroys every play that passes through him #sad

I knew there was a reason for me to have that thrilling feeling before the match.... I think we did must better than we have recently attacking wise. If we had a proper striker we've been dominating even further. Maybe Mourinho will see this and see that we can play this way in big matches - or at least against Arsenal LOL

actually it isn't only Cesc... our passing has been off so far in some moments we could set up good attacks

Cesc seems to be feeling the harsh reception because his passing has been awful

RAMIRES!!!!!!! WTF? And people say we aren't playign well. I can't with some of you and Willian

Oscar is trying hard.... but poor thing... hasn't been enough, he doesn't have the instinct which means we need to involve Hazard more. I'm surprised at how little we've involved him so far.

we're playing well, but we're still missing the reference in the attack. Maybe the boys will figure it out with more minutes, but we're playing better than them... without a striker

It may have not been a pen, but it was far from a dive...

so close!!!!!!

No Fabregas as #9, please. I just hope Oscar and Hazard risk some shots, I want Oscar to play a bit higher than Eden so they can try to link up. When he's on his good days, Oscar has smart movement. Let's hope he is, but I'm much more excited for this match. It feels like it's going to be a thrill. I'll be cursing in 20 minutes from now, but the Fabregas song left me worked up LOL

it's like expecting oranges to come from pineapple bushes. They're immature, childish, think they're smart and really bad at their trolling. I roll my eyes at them and laugh at their expenses more than they annoy me. Actually they can only annoy me when I'm having a really bad day.

yeah, I get that... it's funny because people voted on him probably because they were protecting their team's best performers by avoiding to vote into potential rivals. Thing is he's done nothing, he influenced nothing, but it's nice to talk about him. If he was a Chelsea player he'd be slated even further than Oscar, Willian and Ramires are, I have no doubts. It's just because he isn't. The standards for non-Chelsea players is completely different.

He didn't have a good season... he had a good couple of months - which surprises me you'd say that. Until December he had basically done nothing. So he has a cute screamers scored, didn't create anything relevant for his team, but people say he has had a good season. In 5 months of football he had 2 assists, ELEVEN key passes in more than 1100 minutes of football. Then this year he had 30 key passes and another 2 assists along with a few screamers... in nearly four months of football and over 1200 minutes of football. The 30 key passes in 1200 minutes almost look decent. But this guy is supposed to be a #10 - one that many rate around here. I watch him since he's 16 and I've never seen nothing beyond potential. He hasn't showed any consistency yet, he's young, but I don't see big leaps of development in the years he's spent at Inter and Liverpool. While both teams look a shadow of what they used to be, you'd expect him to have developed further. He hasn't assisted one goal since January!!!!! To say a guy like this, who's played over 2300 minutes of football, had 27 starts had a good season despite offering so little in stats and influencing Liverpool's play so little too is particularly rich coming from people that love to stress how more attacked minded, creative and decisive #10s should be. And that's not a dig, it's just I don't get the standards some of you use... but let's just say he's had a good season because he can finish from the edge of the box and has a couple of dribbles and flicks on his pocket. Okay then...

My goodness.... good thing we actually don't need the result. we don't have any available strikers upper side: will we see long range shots then? We seriously lack them

top, just top. Fabregas song is class

Squawka Football @Squawka · 1h 1 hour ago There are 23 players in the Premier League this season to have created more chances than Philippe Coutinho (45). But for the PFA and some people on this forum, this guy is something special. I wonder what the other 23 are then... edit; although they got the wrong info, according to their own site, he's created 41, not 45