Chelsea Sack Andre Villas-Boas

[Fabriccfc 21]

I like many things about him, but the thing that I like most about him is his passion. It's definitely rubbing off on the players, but I hope it's rubs off on the fans a bit more. It's been very flat at the Bridge this season, even though we've got plenty to be positive about.

[Waterfall 893]

The thing I like the most is his youth. It's like seeing the manager-version of Lionel Messi

[Kojo 4,676]

I think we would get battered by Barcelona in the final, we are still a team developing, untill we are on a good run of good victories then maybe we could give Barcelona a good game. At the moment i think we would all be embarrassed, i dare not say what the result would be.

[Tomo 21,751]

As long as we don't try a you shot, we shot, you pass, we pass against Barca i think we will beat them.

TBH time will change that but right now we aint ready to play that game against Arsenal let alone Barca.

[warnie_666 1,081]

As long as we don't try a you shot, we shot, you pass, we pass against Barca i think we will beat them.

TBH time will change that but right now we aint ready to play that game against Arsenal let alone Barca.

I think you are underestimating our team. Or may be you are over estimating Arsenal

[bombayblue™ 55]

As long as we don't try a you shot, we shot, you pass, we pass against Barca i think we will beat them.

TBH time will change that but right now we aint ready to play that game against Arsenal let alone Barca.

I might have understood where you're coming from before the United game but I don't see why would you doubt our chances against Arsenal at this moment.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Andre is a breath of fresh air... he fights fire with fire and isn't afraid to brush away the egos.

Take note, Mancini.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

I might have understood where you're coming from before the United game but I don't see why would you doubt our chances against Arsenal at this moment.

That's because he's worried we'll try to use the same open tactics we used against Man Utd, and play into Arsenal's hands...

All our recent victories against them were down to us maintaining an iron grip on the match, and playing on the counter. Hopefully our defense will be a lot more solid, (the way it used to be) when we do meet them

[BlueLion. 21,491]

With how frail Arsenal are defensively at the minute, I wouldn't bet against us being able to out-score them. They are lacking on creativity with Fabregas and Nasri having left, and if you nullify the wide players then van Persie becomes a lot quieter.

[Blue Armour 4,436]

With how frail Arsenal are defensively at the minute, I wouldn't bet against us being able to out-score them. They are lacking on creativity with Fabregas and Nasri having left, and if you nullify the wide players then van Persie becomes a lot quieter.

Yeah...if we can nullify Van Persie, Arteta and Arshavin/Gervinho the job should be half done.

BTW Yossi can't play against us can he?

[francozola 2,040]

Arsenal are shite. If you want to talk about their "key players", then you should also talk about ours, and we have far more and better of those players.

[termninja 5,290]

[warnie_666 1,081]

With how frail Arsenal are defensively at the minute, I wouldn't bet against us being able to out-score them. They are lacking on creativity with Fabregas and Nasri having left, and if you nullify the wide players then van Persie becomes a lot quieter.

Van Persie is made of glass and will be injured by the time we meet in nov.

[warnie_666 1,081]

AVB gives me an impression that he is getting riled up by the rags. The sooner he learns to tell them "fuck off I don't owe you an explanation" the better.

He can't keep explaining or defending himself for the shit that the tabloids post to increase their sales

[Tomo 21,751]

I think you all have mistaken me here, i dont think Arsenal are better than us far from it, but right now our strength for most players is the phisical side of things. Arsenal have been playing pretty you pass we pass you shoot we shoot for years. We might get away with it now Cesc and Samir have done one but had those 2 still been there playing an open match against them would be Wenger's wet dream.

Barca are the best side in the world but if they even tried to take us on in the phisical in your face aspect we would muller them.

They hate players getting in their faces, if it aint broke don't fix it (for now), let's not try to do too much too soon, lets stick to the blue print from 09-10 that helped us do the double over them without even breaking sweat, then when we get the suitable players gradully change that.

If we get int Arsenal's faces i'd say we are 95% likely to win, right now if we play the you shoot we shoot match with them i'd say it was 40-60 in their favour. Sorry if i upset a few but im just being honest.