Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 The 4 & 2 minutes are for 'appearances sake' only, humiliating amount of game time for Lukaku especially.Possibly, for Lukaku personally, but the importance of the team and the club should take precedence. Torres needs to hit form, he's the one who supposed to spearhead our attack with Drogba gone, and perhaps the management saw this game as one where he could put in a good performance against weaker opposition (not sure if he did or not however). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullabletype 987 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 did I say that? But some decent passing and movement would be nice. Even the Chelsea TV commentators were frustrated by our awful passing in the 1st half and kept saying over and over that there was simply no precision passing, attacking movement, etc.The three goals at the end definitely seem to flatter us. Job done. Move on. But a creative midfielder is a must.I can agree with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 After 12mins i was watching the game alone.. I had no Kompany Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Next round draw in a half hour or so right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 After 12mins i was watching the game alone.. I had no Kompany ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
francozola 2,040 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Next round draw in a half hour or so right? yeh think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laylabelle 9,535 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 (edited) Next round draw in a half hour or so right?Ya ya..we'll get someone horrible no doubt Edited January 8, 2012 by Laylabelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I still back him, but André's lack of trust in some of our youth players is disillusioning. Bertrand gets 4 minutes, Lukaku gets 2?My friend is all about the team state of mind.I am not sure if I can put that in better word, but I will simply give some examples and illustration.Take example Bolton Owen Coyle. The last two seasons he had two loan players, one was Wilshere, and the next one was Sturridge.During that time these two kids excell, but when they excell how was the team doing?They where up on the rise, very organized, and good spirit.In this new season, when Kakuta got loaned to that same team, it was harder because the team was in shambles. They are fighting for a relegatin spot, and this type of environment is very hard for a youngster to take part.It is why as frustating a lot of people where with Carlo, by not putting too much preassure on the youngster it might have helped them.Right now Chelsea is also in a same situation. Going through a tough time, and i don't think it would be wise to put these youngs kids in the fire and risk the chance of hindering their growth for the coming years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rising Sun 711 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Will Chelsea TV sHOW the draw live>?>?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lecter 84 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Hope Manure lands the Arsenal fixture. Either of the teams against Manure will be fun to watch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badboy 1,526 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 A much improved second half from what i heard on the radio, Ramires with 2 Mata with a goal and guess who got the last goal ? Torres got 2 assists and the only player who had a shocker from what i heard was Raul but then again it was Burley who was commentating. How can a former Chelsea player be that bitter against the club ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 60 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Was Josh not on the Bench?If he was fit, I cant believe he hasnt played in a game like this!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Was Josh not on the Bench?If he was fit, I cant believe he hasnt played in a game like this!!!He was on the bench. Didn't want to cup-tie him for Swansea (which is where he looks to be going as of today) i'd assume. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZanSnake 1,211 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Torres has the same amount of assists he has got for Chelsea in 12 months, then he has for his seven seasons at At. Madrid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldo 868 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Chelsea youngster does not not want to return to Stamford Bridge in the summerhttp://www.london24....mmer_1_1171615?Surprise?!Seriously?He knows he wouldn't get the same amout of game time as at HSV. We have Luiz,Terry, Ivanovic and possibly Cahill playing there. Staying there is better for him and us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 My friend is all about the team state of mind.I am not sure if I can put that in better word, but I will simply give some examples and illustration.Take example Bolton Owen Coyle. The last two seasons he had two loan players, one was Wilshere, and the next one was Sturridge.During that time these two kids excell, but when they excell how was the team doing?They where up on the rise, very organized, and good spirit.In this new season, when Kakuta got loaned to that same team, it was harder because the team was in shambles. They are fighting for a relegatin spot, and this type of environment is very hard for a youngster to take part.It is why as frustating a lot of people where with Carlo, by not putting too much preassure on the youngster it might have helped them.Right now Chelsea is also in a same situation. Going through a tough time, and i don't think it would be wise to put these youngs kids in the fire and risk the chance of hindering their growth for the coming years.I would completely understand if this were a league fixture. However his is an FA Cup fixture v. Portsmouth. They're not a serious threat, they're not hard tackling and the pressure wouldn't be too great. We're not even saying they should all start but come on, Bertrand for Cole makes sense. Cole's played every game, virtually! Ryan's 22, he's got tons of experience etc. But no. André brings him on in the 86th minute! What's the point? Why not bring him on a bit earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiclasCFC 2,582 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Someone with a Highlights video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I would completely understand if this were a league fixture. However his is an FA Cup fixture v. Portsmouth. They're not a serious threat, they're not hard tackling and the pressure wouldn't be too great. We're not even saying they should all start but come on, Bertrand for Cole makes sense. Cole's played every game, virtually! Ryan's 22, he's got tons of experience etc. But no. André brings him on in the 86th minute! What's the point? Why not bring him on a bit earlier?Well the only way to answer this sort of question, is to go back to a similar scenario last year when where in some sort of same predicament with Carlo. Qualified for the next CL stage, and instead of playing nothing but younger players we played the majority of the older core team.Why was this done?Well I think for the same reason it was done today..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slam Dunk 1,442 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 In a way, Bertrand not playing for longer was the only one that didn't make sense to me. He's unfortunate in the fact that we have one of the best LBs in the world who is consistently good. His attacking prowess seems to be a little wayward this season, but his defending is still solid and his fitness is unquestionable. Also begs the question of Van Aanholt's future at the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kojo 4,676 Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 I would completely understand if this were a league fixture. However his is an FA Cup fixture v. Portsmouth. They're not a serious threat, they're not hard tackling and the pressure wouldn't be too great. We're not even saying they should all start but come on, Bertrand for Cole makes sense. Cole's played every game, virtually! Ryan's 22, he's got tons of experience etc. But no. André brings him on in the 86th minute! What's the point? Why not bring him on a bit earlier?Bertrand gets treated as a backup player rather than a prospect it's fucking ridiculus, and McEachran never comes on because if he plays for longer than 10 minutes he will get burned out for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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