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We'll need our squad players to get as sharp as possible. I know André has been sucking, but one among our three AMs (maybe not Oscar) should make room for him, we need André to improve some.

I did... multiple But I'm a girl, the sky is the limit so bring it on

Well, I'll be fair to his criticizers (the ones that have common sense, there are a lot of nonsense people in this thread)... they do have a point. I think the level he played today just proves further that he should be more consistent. I just think people who gave up on him made a mistake. And every time I saw a post here I quoted them disagreeing. How can you give up on a 23yo that is able to play that well? He was involved in three of our goals, with two goals and a pre-assist pass, he's been linking up well, he dared. So if he's capable of doing it sometimes, why would people give up on him doing it more consistently as he progresses? I do support the idea he needs to be more consistent (although some people here wrote some very extreme, stupid an unfair things). See what happens when our CAM plays like a proper CAM? That's why we need him to step up and learn how to do this week in, week out. I don't get tired of saying we should wait and see him progress. I hope it gives him a boost of confidence. This is the time of the year he struggles and I think after that HORRENDOUS first half against Newcastle, he woke up in the second and today he's been great. So I hope the boy can finally play during winter and stop with the inconsistency and slumps.

wow... just wow. rinse and repeat Chels

now how in the fuck hell did Willian miss that goal? and what was that pass by Cesc? This is orgasmic Chels

what a finishing by Oscar. Again.

I'm loving it lol lol lol lol

our pressing is bloody amazing today keep it up, boys (also, you can see what those players can do when they're rested)

Poor Willian. That was a very well taken shot... too bad it hit the post. Would have been a beauty

you missed more than that We're up there with the West Ham match... playing some mesmerizing football. High amazing pressing, great link up with a lot of our attacking players... Amazing beginning so far

HOW IN THE BLOODY HELL IS A PASS BY OPPOSITION AN OFFSIDE? fuck Chelsea life with those referees

DIEGO GOAL CESC ASSIST I'VE MISSED IT

brilliant link up between Eden and Oscar... .Eden deserved to score... THAT'S OUR CHELS

Oscar is back in the zone (thankfully!) he just tackled/passed in the midfield with a back heel straight to whoever was there to receive He seems better this match than in a long while. Too bad he and Eden missed the perfect timing for that counter a couple of minutes ago when he passed a second behind Eden

and people dare to compare him to Willian and favor the latter over him... For such a deft CAM he has assisted five in the last nine, a walking contradiction Involved directly in 7 goals in the last 9 matches is more than Willian has probably done in his career here

so Oscar... the always useless and crappy player that compromises our chances to win the league yet again is the first goalscorer for us (again under a couple of minutes)? Nice to know he's so crappy and keeps scoring Oh, another poor stat by Oscar...

missed the goal, lol but of course just when I turn the TV on Willian is destroying another attack

oh Jose... why one step forward and another back? I hope having Cahill doesn't bite us in the arse... it probably will though

LOLLLLLLLLLL Also, if this deal was done by Chelsea, we'd wait until Swansea played City and signed him the following week, so we wouldn't weaken the team playing our main rivals. They're stupid and Bony with this 15 years comment is no better, lol

Isn't there such a thing as pay-per-view in UK? Here if I'd want I could watch all 38 rounds of my Brazilian club in our league. I've paid for it for years, until I completely gave up on Brazilian football.. And that included the state championship - which is the equivalent of one of the domestic cups. Gosh how I hate those state leagues. They make our calendar impossible.

Thank God actually that Willian doesn't play there. I can only imagine the amount of waste opportunities would come from him if he was behind the striker. He's nearly useless in the final third... I hope when Rami recovers form he comes back the same level he was at the beginning of this season. Never thought I'd say that, but that Ramires >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any version of Willian. The key element here though is if Rami actually recovers that form. Because Ramires is the very true definition of Hyde and Jekyll...

but no one helped you - as usual You can use the spoiler tag just write spoiler between brackets [] before the first gif and then /spoiler also between brackets [] after the last one. If they open the spoiler tag is on their own. It should look like below without the spaces after the first bracket [ spoiler] gif1 gif2 gif3 ... [ /spoiler]

Honestly, has he ever been a possibility? Only in Chelsea fans dreams and in the nonsense rumour machine in England to sell papers.I love Isco, but I don't think he improves us as much as we need, first because CAM isn't among the critical positions we need. When Oscar ain't doing a job we can move Cesc there. Second, Isco is very young and it's completely unpredictable to say how long it'll take for him to adapt. This is the kind of transaction that can wait. We need a RW preferably Willian' age, a backup for Cesc and maybe a cb. If Zouma pulls an Azpilicueta on us, we can even wait and evaluate if we have a good CB in our ranks/loaned or just get a new one closer to Terry's retirement. Isco could maybe be an improvement to Oscar, but not to Cesc, we'd still have a RW problem and less money to spend, so as much as I love him, he doesn't solve our most critical problems and who knows how his adaptation would go...

I personally think that excuse became a myth that conveniently covers Willian's limitations. I agree we need more work rate in our right side because Iva and Cahill are walking liabilities, but that doesn't excuse the stupid things Willian doesHe doesn't have vision, his football IQ is very low and that has absolutely nothing to do with the amount of defensive work he does and fearing to lose possession near the corner flag is a ridiculous idea. Maybe in the midfield, yes, it could be dangerous, but look at our second goal against Watford. He's between the box and the sidelines, he doesn't have a clue about what to do with the ball and that's the problem, way too many times when he's in the final third he has no idea of what to do. Sorry, mate... there are absolutely no excuse for a 27yo player to still do that. The system, they tactics, the responsibilities influence in ZERO percent in his decision making around the box. People say he doesn't attack better because he has a lot of defending to do, but has anyone ever thought maybe he defends so much because he can't influence the attack? Maybe the cause and the consequence are reversed in this equation.

dude, that's crazy half of his (huge) body is above the closest player to him who's also a bit off the pitch. But compare him to the the guy with the back to the camera - who's standing on his feet - and Zouma is nearly all his height above the player. That's insane