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LOL because Diego Forlan was a stunning success in English football.

Pedro: "I am very, very happy to be here. I was looking for something new, something better. I think this is a great team" #CFC (Chelsea TV)
Pedro: "I had many options, but this was the best option. You have won many titles & I think I have the opportunity to win more titles here"
Pedro: "We have great, great players, with the best manager." #CFC (Chelsea TV)
Pedro: "Jose got in touch & phoned me several times. He said it was very important for me to be here, to make the team a stronger team" #CFC
Pedro on Mourinho (1/2): "I would really like to say thank you to him because he was there for me and..." #CFC (Chelsea TV)
Pedro on Mourinho (2/2): "...he kept in touch with me. That's why I took the decision to come to this club" #CFC (Chelsea TV)
Pedro: "I'm coming here to support the team, I want to play well. I'm a player that supports others in the team, to try & help others score"
Pedro: "I want to be an important part of the team...I hope the fans will like me when they see me play" #CFC (Chelsea TV)
Pedro: I always want to win & that is one of the reasons I'm here because I think #CFC are a winning team & I'm going to achieve more titles
Pedro: "You're always looking forward to try and win more titles because end of the day when you look back on your life that's what you see"
Pedro: "You look at all the titles [at the end of your career] you have gained. That's why I'm here. I want to win" #CFC (Chelsea TV)

Mr 'Centre of attention' Ballague should just shut the fuck up, seriously. 2-3 months to be a starter at a club that has problems at RW? Do me a favour Ballague. He's more annoyed that his predictions of Pedro going to City/United didn't come off and it's another scar on his face.

I love players who look happy to be at our club!

And they have jinxed us alright. We still haven't won with them as our sponsors.

Chelsea FC = Mr StealYoTransfers

Wow

Perfect player to receive through balls from Cesc, + 5 assists for Cesc this season guaranteed.

Welcome Pedro!

We finally have a attacking midfielder besides from Hazard who has the capability to get a considerable amount of goals. Just what we needed, great stuff!

I knew we could do it! Now please take care of my second wish and ship Cuadrado out!

(@Jason, it's also poetic justice that you're creating this thread considering your 'it's all tabloid BS guaranteed' comments! )

Small side note to pre season. One of Joses assistants, Jose Morais is back with the group after a one year sabbatical coaching.

DM and its delusive headlines

no way! Drogba, Eto'o and Villa were always better then Torres

That quote simply isn't true lol.

Arsenal have their coaches, can't see them rocking the boat, we all know Wenger is a stubborn man and wouldn't agree to that even if Cech kicks his heels in.
Although if he does go we have a ready made replacement in Silvino Louro so while it will be a blow it won't be the end of the world.

Chelsea should play hardball here. Get a really good deal.
Who are Arsenal going to get who is better than Cech? They may take a while but eventually they'll resist and give us what we want. Which should be a HG player + cash. And if Cech really wants to go there, do it.

I would find it hard to accept him going to Arsenal, but at least he never said he wouldn't play for another English club

Eddie Newton has been joined by Paulo Ferreira in helping to keep track of and keep in touch with Chelsea's many loanees. #CFC

Every opportunity a fringe player gets to impress the manager must be met with hard work and enthusiasm. It shouldn't matter if it's a friendly, cup or league game. When mikel is cited for working harder than you and covering more space that is a problem.
At least now he knows you don't go in front of Jose mourinho and give a half assed performance. He's in the squad but to get playing time he needs to work A LOT harder.

I might agree with the public thing, although it's the Mourinho method : going to the extreme.
But as for your second point, Mourinho said that RLC is exactly the type of players which needs to show full commitment in this kind of games since he is a starter on the team, the thing is, if even in these games Matic and Hazard show more desire than you, there is a problem.
Finally, that's again the Mourinho method, he's not taking tactically aware players and just putting them into the team, since he came back here, he's taking gifted players and making them work, improving their weaknesses which includes work off the ball, the method has worked brilliantly with Hazard and Willian, and I feel that RLC is tough enough mentally ( mostly by his body language from what I've seen so far ), so I guess José knows what he's doing on this one.
He doesn't do that to everyone, he could've smashed Filipe for his lack of defensive efforts compared to Azpi on the start of the season, but he didn't, he could also slam Fabregas publicly week in week out for that, I trust him on this one, I guess he gambles, but knows there are more chances it does RLC good than harm.

Jose criticizing him can only mean a good thing, and that is that Jose feels RLC is part of the first team, and as such he needs to work his socks off whenever he's on the pitch. If RLC can't understand that then he simply won't cut it here. If he does understand, he will bounce back and fight good way back into the light.
The moment Jose starts not to care about RLC's work rate or some other aspect of his game is the moment he needs to be afraid for his career here.
I know a certain Belgian who got criticized for not working hard enough, but he's doing pretty fine now though