César Azpilicueta

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

[xPetrCechx 13,570]

After training with #JT Filipe Luis Thibaut Courtois Fernando 9 Torres André Schürrle #CFCfamily

[Jase 43,479]

After training with #JT Filipe Luis Thibaut Courtois Fernando 9 Torres André Schürrle #CFCfamily

Courtois has been learning well from Azpi on how to be creepy in pictures...

[termninja 5,290]

After training with #JT Filipe Luis Thibaut Courtois Fernando 9 Torres André Schürrle #CFCfamily

It's funny how twitter exists for some time now, yet with Mourinho at the club, only now we see shitload of these pictures of the team and them spending time together. Jose is really doing well creating a great team spirit and a stable dressing room. Absolutely love it!

[Jase 43,479]

It's funny how twitter exists for some time now, yet with Mourinho at the club, only now we see shitload of these pictures of the team and them spending time together. Jose is really doing well creating a great team spirit and a stable dressing room. Absolutely love it!

I know Mourinho is great and all but we're suddenly crediting him for creating a great team spirit? Really?!

[termninja 5,290]

I know Mourinho is great and all but we're suddenly crediting him for creating a great team spirit? Really?!

Well actually I do. Every fucking time he was speaking to the media he promoted that idea, sometimes directly, sometimes indirectly. Didier's transfer was also an important part to it. He managed to keep a happy dressing room even after Lampard left, Mata was benched, Torress was benched...almost every time we looked as a team and not as a team of mercenary footballers. Even when we were playing badly or struggling to get the result, team never stopped going for it.

Obviously it's not all Jose, but I can't say he isn't the mastermind behind it all.

[Jase 43,479]

Well actually I do. Every fucking time he was speaking to the media he promoted that idea, sometimes directly, sometimes indirectly. Didier's transfer was also an important part to it. He managed to keep a happy dressing room even after Lampard left, Mata was benched, Torress was benched...almost every time we looked as a team and not as a team of mercenary footballers. Even when we were playing badly or struggling to get the result, team never stopped going for it.

Obviously it's not all Jose, but I can't say he isn't the mastermind behind it all.

Well if you put it that way...then, okay.

[termninja 5,290]

Well if you put it that way...then, okay.

Oh come on homie, we are talking about a coach who sticks it up opposition's or ref's arse whenever he feels his team was damaged by a bad decision, dangerous tackle or similar. The amount of fines he payed so far is quite a number That alone inspires unity and good squad harmony. Players can talk all they want, but all of them want to win and that's what Jose lives for. He will kick their asses and they will either win or die trying to do it.

And this?

I never had a bigger buzz before a coming season then this one, and I'm actually rather down to earth when it comes to these things. At the start of previous 2 seasons I've said I would be satisfied with a season without a single trophy if we manage to improve on our football and replace our aging stars. For this season I will not be satisfied at all unless we don't win either PL or CL. Anything less then that is a complete failure.

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Playing Ivanovic will defy all logic. No way he starts ahead of Azpilicueta.

Ivanovic will start at RB against the "big teams" for that extra defensive resilience and assuredness, I reckon. Only time will tell, but José has a soft spot for Branna, as apparent from the fact he wasn't dropped at all last season despite starting it horrifically inconsistently. Fair enough he improved from February onwards, but it was hardly sterling Ivanovic.

[Gilvorak 3,734]

He'd be far and away the best RB in the World if he was more comfortable on the ball. Not saying he needs to play like Lahm or bomb down the flanks like Ashley Cole in his prime but a little more composure on the ball to help retain possession would be helpful.

[HarryCFC 23]

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[BlueLyon 9,359]

Then again Hazard did nothing to help him defend when Leicester were attacking. If there is one thing that will make us title winners is if team as whole will work together, attack together, defend togeher. That includes Hazard and everyone else.

And Azpi is RB, he is more composed on that side than on left. On left he doesnt even try to go forward.

[TheIceMan 596]

Remember when we bought him for 7 mil.!!!

[zolayes 14,489]

Then again Hazard did nothing to help him defend when Leicester were attacking. If there is one thing that will make us title winners is if team as whole will work together, attack together, defend togeher. That includes Hazard and everyone else.

And Azpi is RB, he is more composed on that side than on left. On left he doesnt even try to go forward.

even in the first half when a lot were poor I thought EVERYBODY tried to recover and get back..

it was about 20 minutes before we managed to get the ball to Hazard

[Henrique 9,133]

Our left side is an avenue. I predict we will see Luis starting the next games.