Demba Ba

[Milan 17,835]

The blue shirt really suits him

[King11Didier 916]

Can somebody write here the chants that were sang for him.I don't remember if they were some or only one.And from which song comes the melody.I want to sing at school on Monday

[Milan 17,835]

Can somebody write here the chants that were sang for him.I don't remember if they were some or only one.And from which song comes the melody.I want to sing at school on Monday

Essien chant -

Demba Demba Ba

Demba Ba

Demba Demba Ba

Nananananananana

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Torres has 5 away goals in 2 years, Ba has 2 away goals in one match.

[Stats 6,980]

Can't wait to hear this from the Chelsea announcer at Stamford Bridge when Ba starts scoring: "Goalscorer for Chelsea.... number 29: Demba Ba!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

[1chelsea 864]

all headline the name demba ba on it feels good

[CHOULO19 24,332]

Merged the threads. Please continue the discussion here.

[Jase 43,479]

Oh, it felt so good for once to have a proper striker upfront.

Ba did what Torres has failed to do - holding the ball up strongly, attacking the balls in the attacking third and clinically converted the chances that came his way as illustrated in the 2nd goal.

And oh, it took just 61 minutes for Ba to score 2 goals for us compared to Torres, who needed 7 months to score 2 goals.

[didierforever 7,349]

Sad but I guarantee Torres starts next weekend.

against stoke? no way... even rafa is not that dumb...

[didierforever 7,349]

can some1 clarify whether BA is cup tied for capital one cup or not...

[Ryan Fong 2,776]

can some1 clarify whether by is cup tied for capital one cup or not...

nope. Only Europa

[Laylabelle 9,296]

Ba..Ba...Hope he can carry on from today and it not be a one off and leaving us think we have a striker who can score goals but turns out to be Torres mark 2 or a Torres clone in a very good disguise

Maybe can remind Torres of the fact of how to score and that not so long a go he did!Before he forgot and regressed

[Jase 43,479]

against stoke? no way... even rafa is not that dumb...

Something tells me that Ba will start against Swansea on Wednesday because he scored 2 goals today and then be rested against Stoke next weekend as Benitez will probably have the excuse that oh 'Ba has played the 2 previous games and Torres hasn't. He was rested and is fresh now to come back into the team' etc.

[Jase 43,479]

Ba just tweeted this....

Demba Ba ‏@dembabafoot

Could hardly go any better. So happy to play in this club with world class players... Al hamdulilah :-)

[OReillyD36 311]

Ba (Breath of fresh Air) stretching it I know ha. Great to see a striker that does the basics and has a desire to attack the ball, I don't think Ba even played that great today but he was a huge difference to how we played as a team.

[teignman 441]

Ah, the simple pleasures of having a striker that knows how to position himself, what runs to make, and doesn't lose the ball like a bodily function. Excellent debut.

[kellzfresh 7,226]

Demba BA

#29

Signed by interim coach Rafael Benitez in January 2013 for £7 million, Demba Ba may well reignite the Chelsea fires.

With a goals-to-games ratio of one in two in the Premier League, the Senegalese striker has been signed to ease the burden on lone frontman Fernando Torres. A proven goalscorer, much has been said of Ba's supposedly crocked knees; yet the African star has a superb injury record during this time in European football. A man who is as good in the air as he is at holding the play up, Ba's more direct style will offer a second option to having Torres as the sole striker. With Newcastle signing Papiss Cissé last season, Ba also found himself operating on the wing, and this is another string to the new number 29's bow.

Due to the Football League's rules, Ba is eligible for the League Cup semi-finals against Swansea, and having not yet represented Newcastle in the FA Cup, the former Hoffenheim striker will also be available to Benitez in that competition. He will however not be allowed to feature in the Blues' Europa League adventure this term.

You can view the player's official welcome thread here, and view all the preceding speculation here!

i think we can change his jersey into our blue colours now

[Styles 9,790]

Love this guys attitude.