Closed West Ham v Chelsea

[Jase 43,479]

Mourinho is not Benitez. With everything he's given our club in the past, I would say IT IS fair to judge him on slightly different standards and give him the benefit of the doubt more so than we gave the others. In my opinion, he's earned that.

But then the funny thing is that these Mourinho defenders will use the excuse (which is not wrong) that he watches the players train, prepare for games etc and he knows best in who to pick and yet the same wasn't apply for Benitez. In fact, think he still got slammed in the past for playing Ramires at RW or even Bertrand LW even when we win while we have Mourinho being let go when he has done the same.

[Roquila 1,335]

Dat Oscar boy!

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

Great performance from Oscar so far. Absolutely blinding work rate!

Side note: Niall Quinn is an absolutely awful commentator.

[NishC300 1,865]

Meanwhile if you're unable to watch Der Klassiker.

Despite all of Dortmund's injuries at the back, they've done extremely well! Dortmund should be leading at HT. They've had a great 1st half! Lewandowski had a great opportunity and should have scored early in the game. Dortmund raping Bayern on the counter. A little quarrel near the end of the half.

[Toli 977]

until the goal we was bad. after that clearly better, but west ham is awful. oscar MOTM so far.

[haranr 485]

We still haven't won. We need more goals.

[Barbara 15,149]

Mourinho is not Benitez. With everything he's given our club in the past, I would say IT IS fair to judge him on slightly different standards and give him the benefit of the doubt more so than we gave the others. In my opinion, he's earned that.

most of all, he silenced all of us with the formation. It actually worked. I still believe would have worked better with Willian, but man, he shut us up there.

Also I don't know what's Jason problem with people supporting Mourinho, if anything tons of people reacted negatively towards the lineup and all of us - me included - were proved wrong in our criticism by that first half performance. I guess he just chose the wrong day to go against Mourinho's fans because everyone who criticized his choices today were just wrong.

I still defend our right to complain about a lineup though. It's great to be proved wrong when it works

[Strike 6,961]

Best half of football since Hull on opening day

[Eidur the Spider 4,515]

This is what I'm talking about. Cashback!!!

[ChelseasMessiah 304]

See the difference it makes having players who actually can play in the pivot? For once Lampard is out of there, Mikel and Ramires haven been great.

I for one hope to never see him again there. Enough of that torture.

[Thendo 1,088]

Picture of the year!

[NishC300 1,865]

BORIS BECKER IS DOING ANALYSIS FOR FOOTBALL ON BT! I REPEAT TENNIS LEGEND BORIS BECKER!

[iceboy 992]

Oscar and Hazard are fantastic tonight. well done boys.

[Magic Lamps 11,449]

we are very assured and consequent today

[Sidzeret 2,257]

Big Sam's reverse psychology definitely back fired.

[Strike 6,961]

But then the funny thing is that these Mourinho defenders will use the excuse (which is not wrong) that he watches the players train, prepare for games etc and he knows best in who to pick and yet the same wasn't apply for Benitez. In fact, think he still got slammed in the past for playing Ramires at RW or even Bertrand LW even when we win while we have Mourinho being let go when he has done the same.

not entirely connected to your post but is Ramires even playing Right Mid? Seems to be central

[Chelsea? 892]

what formation we playing? Oscar is a superstar, top 5 in the EPL

[NishC300 1,865]

Hazard's lay-off for Oscar!