Jase 43,479 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Di Matteo. Although it worked against Liverpool, Napoli and Barcelona. You sure it's Di Matteo? Could have been easily anyone from the backroom staff, like Steve Holland for instance. iseah100 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 You sure it's Di Matteo? Could have been easily anyone from the backroom staff, like Steve Holland for instance.What do you mean you sure it's Di Matteo haha? He was in charge at the time and he put him on the left against Napoli and Barcelona at the Bridge, then on the right against Liverpool in the FA cup final too. Even against Juventus the season after before he got sacked I'm sure he played Ramires on the wing at the Bridge and then Azpi on the wing in Turin. So it was probably Di Matteo. It's not like he wasn't picking the team at those times. Plus Steve Holland wasn't even assistant manager at the time was he? Think it was Eddie Newton? I'm sure he was assistant first team coach if that's any different. Kieran. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Well it was Di Matteo who was in charge at the time and he put him on the left against Napoli and Barcelona, then on the right against Liverpool in the FA cup final too as well as the games against Arsenal. Even against Juventus before he got sacked I'm sure he played Ramires on the wing. So it was probably Di Matteo. It's not like he wasn't picking the team.But the idea could have easily been suggested by someone else and AVB/RDM was OK with it. Same like how Mourinho is OK with it now as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoSalah 8,886 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 But the idea could have easily been suggested by someone else and AVB/RDM was OK with it. Same like how Mourinho is OK with it now as well.Maybe but he was the guy in charge and he used Ramires there like so many times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Maybe but he was the guy in charge and he used Ramires there like so many timesWell, we didn't have too many options out wide back then, did we? And besides, playing Ramires at RW suited the reactive/counter-attack approach of RDM. I don't recall him using Ramires there in the following season when we bought in new players. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kieran. 6,317 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 What do you mean you sure it's Di Matteo haha? He was in charge at the time and he put him on the left against Napoli and Barcelona at the Bridge, then on the right against Liverpool in the FA cup final too. Even against Juventus the season after before he got sacked I'm sure he played Ramires on the wing at the Bridge and then Azpi on the wing in Turin. So it was probably Di Matteo. It's not like he wasn't picking the team at those times. Plus Steve Holland wasn't even assistant manager at the time was he? Think it was Eddie Newton? I'm sure he was assistant first team coach if that's any different.It was pretty obviously Di Matteo. He loved that defensive option on the wing, Ex. Ramires, Bertrand..even Azpi on occasion. OneMoSalah 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase 43,479 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 What do you mean you sure it's Di Matteo haha? He was in charge at the time and he put him on the left against Napoli and Barcelona at the Bridge, then on the right against Liverpool in the FA cup final too. Even against Juventus the season after before he got sacked I'm sure he played Ramires on the wing at the Bridge and then Azpi on the wing in Turin. So it was probably Di Matteo. It's not like he wasn't picking the team at those times. Plus Steve Holland wasn't even assistant manager at the time was he? Think it was Eddie Newton? I'm sure he was assistant first team coach if that's any different.Just saw you added that last bit. Steve Holland was the assistant manager - for AVB and then RDM - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_Chelsea_F.C._season#Coaching_staff. I don't think there's any way one can be sure it is RDM who came out with the idea. The coaching staffs talk to each other all the time and anyone could have suggested that. Even after RDM left, we still played Ramires out wide, both under Benitez and now Mourinho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDN Blue 7,903 Posted August 22, 2015 Share Posted August 22, 2015 Thing is, Ramires does have the basic attributes to play out wide. He's got the pace on most PL fullbacks and he's got the stamina to match it too. Unfortunately he suffers a sever lack of concentration when it comes to passing a football.For the life of me, I don't know how Mourinho hasn't made Ramires stay back in training to practice passing a ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonsFinest 692 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 While I firmly believe Cuadrado is a goner, him not being in the squad really IS too much of a coincidence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xPetrCechx 13,571 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Where he was today?... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strike 7,491 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 if fit, he would surely take Bertrand Traore's place on the bench Wonder if it's an injury or he's actually on the way out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iseah100 5,612 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 You sure it's Di Matteo? Could have been easily anyone from the backroom staff, like Steve Holland for instance.Lol poor Steve holland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
termninja 5,290 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Who are Santos and Nascimento and what have they done with Ramires!? killer1257 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fernando 6,585 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Lol someone put the full name of the players after Terminator X was complaining about it. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unionjack 7,531 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Not being nasty but I'm hoping he will be in the Ex Blues thread very soon. lucio and bethos1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego 433 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Was it ever explained why he wasn't in the squad yesterday? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roquila 1,335 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Nice one Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueLion. 21,491 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Nice one Alex Who/what/how/why/when/where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roquila 1,335 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Who/what/how/why/when/where? Don't pretend innocent BlueLion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. 2,742 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Was it ever explained why he wasn't in the squad yesterday?stained bollocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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