Closed Chelsea v Fulham

[Stingray 9,441]

I'm not ready for third consecutive loss.

Nobody is .....

[Chelsea Legend 11 4,062]

Oh Lawrenson you fucking tit....

You wonder if one or two people are now starting to realise what a good job Rafa Benitez did at Stamford Bridge last season.

Chelsea have an excellent record in this derby, though, and I cannot see that changing this weekend. If Fulham do win, then some Chelsea fans might be crying for Benitez to come back.

I'm really starting to lose my shit when I see this sort of nonsense... Fuck that!

Do you remember what it was like the first few games under Rafa??? Jose is working with a young group and new players. It will take TIME just as it did with Rafa.

[Jase 43,479]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9cUJrW_Ym8

[The Skipper 20,593]

I seriously think people need to have more faith in this team. How anyone can completely write off a team after 5 games is pretty ridiculous IMO. Acting as if the Basel performance is how we always play. This team is playing at 50% right now, of course things will improve.

I have a feeling we'll trounce these lot.

[Special Juan 27,429]

Barring Oscar I thought Willian was good against Basel so would like to see him start again.

The players will be up for this and the crowd need to play their part, no grunts or negative vibes just full vocal support and three points will be ours.

Things aren't as bad as being painted.

[Jase 43,479]

I seriously think people need to have more faith in this team. How anyone can completely write off a team after 5 games is pretty ridiculous IMO. Acting as if the Basel performance is how we always play. This team is playing at 50% right now, of course things will improve.

I have a feeling we'll trounce these lot.

Many said that after last weekend and look what happened..

[The Skipper 20,593]

Many said that after last weekend and look what happened..

I didn't though, so we will see.

[Barbara 15,149]

I didn't though, so we will see.

neither did I. I predicted a 2x0 win over Basel and a 4x0 over Fulham. Despite the terrible results in the UCL I stand by both predictions. I think we had team to have beat Basel and I think have Mourinho not made the wrong subs, we would have... maybe not the 2-0 (although the goal was maturing [as we say in Portuguese] when the subs came), but definitely the maintenance of the 1x0.

[Laylabelle 9,359]

We have to win. I'm not ready for third consecutive loss.

Prepare yourself lol nah surely not...then again didnt think we'd loose to Basel then surprise

[trilogy999 4]

My line up for Fulham would be

Cech

Ivanovic - Cahill - Terry - Cole

Ramires - Lampard

De Bryune - Mata - Hazard

Torres

[cripji 16]

I think Ba needs a fair chance also. Wud'nt b suprise if he ends up as our best striker dis season. Eto'o has passed his peak and Nino isnt helping matters either. Our strikers need to start scoring..

[CHOULO19 24,332]

I seriously think people need to have more faith in this team. How anyone can completely write off a team after 5 games is pretty ridiculous IMO. Acting as if the Basel performance is how we always play. This team is playing at 50% right now, of course things will improve.

I have a feeling we'll trounce these lot.

I actually like that most people are underrating the squad now. Low expectations means that there are less overreactions if we lose or draw and no one calling to sack Jose. It's certainly better than the overrating that was going on up until a week or so ago, imho.

[Sidzeret 2,257]

If any of you fancy a laugh just have a browse through this guy's tweets:

https://twitter.com/Ifield74

absolute comedy gold. I never thought Fulham fans could get slightly agitated? Anyway, complete bollocks, taking the piss out of our support when they can't sell out 3,000 tickets for a local derby and what is basically their cup final. Absolute tin pot shite. This is the same bunch, taking the piss out of us, who don't often take more than 1,000 to away games and have bollocks for home support. Honestly, I'd be embarrassed to be a home fan at Craven Cottage- they are the quietest home fans you will ever see.

But they have a fancy statue outside:-P

I mean, who does that?

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Brace yourself for a thrilling one-niller.

[McIntosh 0]

Excuse a fan from far off Scotland but can I suggest that Luiz is not a centre back?

[Sidzeret 2,257]

My squad in 4-3-3

.............Cech.............

Azpi.....CLL.....Luiz.....Bert

............Mikel.............

.......Oscar.......Rambo......

...Mata.................KDB/Shurr/Will.i

.............Torr..........

[didierforever 7,349]

Excuse a fan from far off Scotland but can I suggest that Luiz is not a centre back?

oh dear... u r in for a rough ride... rule no. 1 on this forum is luiz and hazard are untouchable. any criticism about them will be dealt very harshly.

so best of luck.

[Jase 43,479]

According to the Sun, Mourinho will apparently ditch Luiz from the squad to face Fulham..