stroey 2,525 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Ramires and Mikel both starting. We'll have to rely solely on the front four to creative anything.I've seen some nice long balls from Mikel this season, underrated passer IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcs most wanted 657 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I've seen some nice long balls from Mikel this season, underrated passer IMO. And pretty sure Ramires is a really great attacking midfielder. Some people just don't see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LAM09 7,062 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I've seen some nice long balls from Mikel this season, underrated passer IMO. He is a good passer, but is stifled as a DMF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid Angel 2,130 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Good line-up, aside from Zouma at right-back. Now lets go and win this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stroey 2,525 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 And pretty sure Ramires is a really great attacking midfielder. Some people just don't see it.I am not saying Mikel is Pirlo 2.0, but he certainly can pass, that's my point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DYC. 7,542 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 No Rlc on the bench....run of games in 45 minutes.Why don't people ever learn? Don't listen to the promises.He should go out on loan. His game time at first team level is embarrassing. His peers are leaving him well behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucio 5,418 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 And you guys have all those pretty attack theories as if we had ever played wide in recent years even when we had better FBs and currently look well drilled and with attackers looking great. I mean, the only problem our strikers and AMs (except Willian) have not been nearly close to decent is because we lack a RB like Baba. Yeah, I can see him making a whole big difference.Sorry, but our problems in attack run much deeper than this obsession with width that never, ever, ever in recent years actually happened with Chelsea. Playing baba would make no difference in the attack, that's not how we play and having him in defense would be a nightmare, although ad DYC. said, Zouma may not defend all that well in the right.I'd start with the same lineup, but switched Zouma and Azpilicuetawe had width under ancelotti , malouda and cole , set up loads of goals. and pretty much all our good attacking displays this term , have featured baba (walsall , maccabi , stoke). so i have no idea why he wouldn't improve the attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 What is depressing about this lineup in general is that if you take away Zouma who is only playing because Iva is injured, that's exactly the same team we had two years ago with the exception of Costa (and that's only because we currently don't have any of the strikers we had two seasons ago, thanks God for that).That shows how much we regressed as a team. The same way that team of two seasons ago wasn't good enough, this one won't ever be.Matic, Fabregas, Pedro - who were theoretically our best signings (keeping Costa out of it because he's actually in the team) being all benched (Pedro would have been benched even if not injured), just show how the squad management both by the manager (last two years) and the board (last transfer window) has been poor.We took several steps back and I applaud the posters who saw this coming a long time ago (I couldn't).We overachieved last season with this tactics and players. There are some serious misfits and while I think we might need some new players next season, it's imperative we have a new manager with new ideas. It's not that Mourinho is bad, it's just he needs some time off of football to reinvent himself. He lost the plot, both tactically and emotionally (given the things he says and does). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcs most wanted 657 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I am not saying Mikel is Pirlo 2.0, but he certainly can pass, that's my point. Hey i wasn't using sarcasm, i was supporting your comment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 I thought Ramires sucked guys? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfcs most wanted 657 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 And pretty sure Ramires is a really great attacking midfielder. Some people just don't see it.I proved my point within three minutes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adnane 1,101 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH. WHO NEEEDS BABA WHEN U HAVE AZPI !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara 15,149 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 we had width under ancelotti , malouda and cole , set up loads of goals. and pretty much all our good attacking displays this term , have featured baba (walsall , maccabi , stoke). so i have no idea why he wouldn't improve the attack. I guess you missed the word I used a few times when talking about it: recent. It's been a lifetime since that happened and Malouda had been a rollercoaster, one I'm happy we didn't have to deal with for longer than necessary.Oh yeah, Walsall and Maccabi are just like the challenges we needed to show a good attacking display. Not only I disagree those were our best attacking performances, but giving the attack any credit when they played those teams and didn't score at least 5-6 goals is a travesty.Haven't watched Stoke though, so you might have something there, although I read Hazard (playing through the middle) and Kenedy were the keys to our attack looking better. Haven't read one single mention of Baba. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hutcho 8,443 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Come on boys! Lets do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanicus 5,208 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Ramires scoring the important goals since ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellzfresh 7,229 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Rambooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bethos1 802 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Nice to see Hazard play in the middle again though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Mikel OBE 4,920 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Mikel-Ramires have shown up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sastha 21 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 streams plz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chelsea Buzz 487 Posted October 31, 2015 Share Posted October 31, 2015 Yes Ramires and almost Mikel! Great start!Up with the Chels!! :blue scalf: :blue scalf: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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