Stop fixating on the midfield. [Our needs are at the back].

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Our defense has taken a sharp downward turn since losing Mikel to the ACON and DL to the trainer's table. The combo of Ramires and Lampard aren't doing an effective job of shielding the back 4. No ball winner in midfield right now.

And the situation is not going to get any better unless we start to improve our defensive capabilities, Ashley Cole is still one of the top left backs in the world but he is losing pace [ admittedly from a very high level] and as his strength is as an attacking full back his ability to recover his position is suspect when the ball is lost high up the pitch. Is Bertrand the answer? I don't know it is still a little early to tell. David Luiz is showing signs of becoming a major asset as an attacking midfielder, thank god because my cardiologist was recommending that I shouldn't watch him playing in the back four anymore if I wanted to continue living... JT is Chelsea rather like Frank Lampard but who is going to replace them. JT provides all the drive and grit that makes Chelsea who we are, a team that plays tremendous attacking football and plays defence like fighting in a phone box, close in and very personal.