Can already see the difference

[warnie_666 1,081]

Is this thread about Torres? Cus thats the only difference I saw from last year. Best man on the pitch by far. Kalou should NEVER EVER START!!!!....Yossi should have started.

Malouda needs to go. He looks like a midfielder converted into a winger. We need fast, pacy wide players and we got one in Studge, we just need another on the left in place of malouda. Get in Mata or Turan along with Modric and we are set but if we continue with players like anelka and malouda on left, we are looking at another poor season.

Lampard, Malouda, Kalou were all poor today.

Torres, Ramirez, Bosingwa, Alex, Mikel were on their game.

Cech didnt have to do much apart from catching those crosses from Delap while Terry and Cole were decent enough.

16 days to go, and if we dont bring in Modric and Mata/Turan, we can kiss the title good bye.

[Rambo 1,729]

Malouda, Kalou as shit as usual

Indeed. Shocking.

[MetsajCFC 1,255]

Is this thread about Torres? Cus thats the only difference I saw from last year. Best man on the pitch by far. Kalou should NEVER EVER START!!!!....Yossi should have started.

Malouda needs to go. He looks like a midfielder converted into a winger. We need fast, pacy wide players and we got one in Studge, we just need another on the left in place of malouda. Get in Mata or Turan along with Modric and we are set but if we continue with players like anelka and malouda on left, we are looking at another poor season.

Lampard, Malouda, Kalou were all poor today.

Torres, Ramirez, Bosingwa, Alex, Mikel were on their game.

Cech didnt have to do much apart from catching those crosses from Delap while Terry and Cole were decent enough.

16 days to go, and if we dont bring in Modric and Mata/Turan, we can kiss the title good bye.

Turan has already signed for Atlectio Madrid - a substitue for Agüero

Otherwise spot on

[magic weeds 446]

Hazard is our answer to Kalou. Gosh, I have never seen a player that clueless. Lampard = Bench.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

We need to sign one winger, the other players will pick up their game with the increased competition - plus, Sturridge is better than the rest.

[Beast 85]

How Malouda and Kalou continue to do it season after season is something that no one will ever know the answer to.

[Styles 9,790]

There was nothing different at all from last season.Same team with the exact same lack of quality in wide areas and no creative ability in midfield.

If you wanted changes then you should have watched the Man Utd game, who even after winning the league comfortably, improved their squad and promoted young players into the starting line-up.

Chelsea don't do change.

[Tomo 21,751]

There was nothing different at all from last season.Same team with the exact same lack of quality in wide areas and no creative ability in midfield.

If you wanted changes then you should have watched the Man Utd game, who even after winning the league comfortably, improved their squad and promoted young players into the starting line-up.

Chelsea don't do change.

Sorry but i can't agree with that.

3 players (all with not one single CL game between them may i add) have came in and 6 very expierenced players have gone out (Brown, O Shea, Scholes, VDS, Neville, Hargreavs). remember what happened to us when we tried a similar squad cutting exercise last season? Also not forgetting VDS single handedly won United 15 points last season atleast, can you really see De Gea doing the same? this season anyway.

[Styles 9,790]

Sorry but i can't agree with that.

3 players (all with not one single CL game between them may i add) have came in and 6 very expierenced players have gone out (Brown, O Shea, Scholes, VDS, Neville, Hargreavs). remember what happened to us when we tried a similar squad cutting exercise last season? Also not forgetting VDS single handedly won United 15 points last season atleast, can you really see De Gea doing the same? this season anyway.

Brown, O'Shea were marginal figures. Smalling and Evans will give you the same if not more.

Neville was useless and hardly played. Hargreaves was always injured and hardly played.

De Gea will get better. He is one of the top young keepers in the world and is only 20.

They only really had to replace VdS and Scholes. Not the other 4 players you are including to try and beef up your argument.

[Tomo 21,751]

Brown, O'Shea were marginal figures. Smalling and Evans will give you the same if not more.

Neville was useless and hardly played. Hargreaves was always injured and hardly played.

De Gea will get better. He is one of the top young keepers in the world and is only 20.

They only really had to replace VdS and Scholes. Not the other 4 players you are including to try and beef up your argument.

Brown and O Shea were still decent squad players that would fill in and never dis-apoint, Hargreavs and Neville may not have played that much but they were still key figures in the dressing room.

Also i don't think they are as strong defensively, Rio and Vidic ain't the same as they were in 2008 and a few years back they had VDS one of the best keepers around with Kuzsack and Foster (two proven premier goallie's as back up) now they have the nervous De Gea with Lindegard (who even the great dane said aint good enough to be number one) and Amos (who didn't even imprese in league one) as back up. A few injuries could leave them looking thin and say Rio and Vidic have similar injury problems to JT and Alex last season could Smalling, JOnes, De Gea and Cleverly really turn it around when the chips are down?

They won it last season because every one else was shit more than anything else, this year imo they are there for the taking just depends on whether there is a team that could grab the opportunity by both hands, if Fergie was not incharge i would have said they don't stand a chance.

[GodZola 630]

We came away with a very fortunate draw there last season so yesterdays performance was a step in the right direction despite only drawing, Stoke are a tough nut to crack on their on patch so not too disappointed - there won't be many teams going there & coming away with 3 points judging on that defensive display.

The performance by Torres should give us all confidence - he looked so Sharp. I think AVB's hands were tied a little with the fact Sturridge was unavailable but he has highlighted what we have all been saying for weeks/months in that winger(s) & a creative midfielder is so badly needed. Let's hope that we acquire those targets by the end of August.

[Styles 9,790]

Brown and O Shea were still decent squad players that would fill in and never dis-apoint, Hargreavs and Neville may not have played that much but they were still key figures in the dressing room.

Also i don't think they are as strong defensively, Rio and Vidic ain't the same as they were in 2008 and a few years back they had VDS one of the best keepers around with Kuzsack and Foster (two proven premier goallie's as back up) now they have the nervous De Gea with Lindegard (who even the great dane said aint good enough to be number one) and Amos (who didn't even imprese in league one) as back up. A few injuries could leave them looking thin and say Rio and Vidic have similar injury problems to JT and Alex last season could Smalling, JOnes, De Gea and Cleverly really turn it around when the chips are down?

They won it last season because every one else was shit more than anything else, this year imo they are there for the taking just depends on whether there is a team that could grab the opportunity by both hands, if Fergie was not incharge i would have said they don't stand a chance.

Ok, fair enough. But you have to admire their ability to constantly change and still manage to remain on top right? Why are we so afraid of change? Why can't we get some new players in?

[Tomo 21,751]

Ok, fair enough. But you have to admire their ability to constantly change and still manage to remain on top right? Why are we so afraid of change? Why can't we get some new players in?

Last few season's we have stood still a bit granted, but i think were slowly heading in the right direction and the summer signing's prove that.

If we can sign that creative player and winger (Nasri and Hazard and ill be Roman and Andre's salve for 6 monthS) and imho we should be favroites, no-one is giving us a chance but no-one gave Andre's Porto a chance last season at this time.

Next year there be another step in the right direction, Anelka and most likely Malouda wil finally be off the wage bill and it would not have come a day to soon.

[eldo 868]

Ok, fair enough. But you have to admire their ability to constantly change and still manage to remain on top right? Why are we so afraid of change? Why can't we get some new players in?

That's because Fergie is in charge.

[Styles 9,790]

That's because Fergie is in charge.

True. He is both manager and director of football. Total and absolute control. But if Boas doesn't even recognize Kalou's lack of ability then he shouldn't have any control either.