Marseille vs Chelsea

[BlueLion. 21,491]

Agreed LDN, that's the thing I like about Kalou - he never gives up and puts in a bigger shift than any one else out there.

[Milan 17,957]

Hey at least we're STILL top of the lea.. oh snap!

Nevermind...

THIS 'top of the table' is completely different. The knock-out comes in February and I believe by that time our form won't be so pathetic. Thank God for that.

[zolayes 14,489]

sry, but carlo has no balls, or he really dont trusts in any young player so ffs sala, kakuta, mellis and bruma just get away from chelsea as far as you can, you will get playingtime anywhere, despite here...

i don't know what carlito was thinking when he was selecting the team...

Is this the Ramires all of us saw at the WC and most of the fans thought would show mikel what a DM should look like (not me, i always was seeing Mikels Talent and his gift and what he gave to the team when he was playing)?

this twat was catched by the course of the seven, just look how the marseille players where bodychecking him like a ping pong ball, he was looking like a little boy, giveing away every sideway pass and couldnt find any pass you would call a killer-pass, he is pure shit for 5 games now and still ppl say, we should give him time to grow into the EPL, all nice and good, but malouda wasnt playing for the most of the time when he was shit, so should ramires, whats the point playing a player whos clearly not ready?

Bane wasnt playing for the first 7 month at all and look what a player he is now.

I can't see a single THING Ramires gives to us, Jacopo Sala, Mellis or Kakuta wouldn't give to us, boy know you can see why i was praying for Cork to stay, he would be so good in this position, he is a leader, a fighter, hes someone like Terry, he leads by example we need someone like him so desperately... look how often he rescues burnley and now they want to buy him, a player rated at 10 000 000 Pounds out of our own academy, probably sold for 2 and a half to burnley in the championchip, even the sky-scout was surprised when he first saw him... you get the feeling our scouts ar blind and stupid, dont you?

Iss Essien afraid of beeing booked again? I have the feeling he isnt on the field at all, he nowhere looks like the bison he is, no determination, no willingness no power looks like he want to be anywhere but not on the field...

WTF is going on with Drogba? He looks more like the Drogs of 2004/05 than the Drogs of 2007/08 or 2009/2010 what a puffy, I don't want gay ppl to get this wrong, but he looks like a gay doll and isn't anymore the ram he used to be to just destroy defences.

Anelka looks like he wants to be a defender, dropping deep in our own half this is ridiculus and he wants to play a streetball match where all is about holding the ball and getting around opposite players, even if hes in the wide areas and gets the ball he runs back to the midfield despite crossing, he cant get a decent ball to Drogba or malouda, and finishes from positions where not even i would try to shoot...

Malouda, boy whats on with you? your play was known for your determination and you're physical power, you where getting around defenders, not by any technique at all, but by you're pure will you luck like a sissi compared to the malouda i know, you cant even stop the ball

Kaloules... get some shooting training with the reserves, maybe you'll hit the goal, even Mikel would hit the target from the positions you waste... by the way, who the fuck is thinking you're a starter? you're a fucking great substitution, but no way you're a starter...

Ferreira... boy a great lad and a super mate to have around, I'm sure of that, but WTF is carlo thinking to start Ferreira on the right and bos on the LEFT despite vAanholt on the bench? are you fucking kidding me? no wait I'm sure Carlo would say: "Aieeh saw somedingeh in da draininge...", yeah, sure you did carlo, sure...

I give a shit about you players KTBFFH....

STILL WEARING MY SHIRT.... AND OTHERWISE THEN YOU I WEAR IT WITH PROUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:goodpost:

so many good points ...

essien and drog are our big players with lamps missing ...essien has missed games thro a stupid tackle leading to the ban and then an injury.#

in the 2 games he has been back he has been invisible...drog back to his very worst...

our midfield where we always looked to dominate is extremely fragile ...this puts pressure on the defence and cuts out the supply to the front players.

agree get Cork back ,,he is a fighter and thats what our midfield needs now...Josh cant do it all on his own

[Laylabelle 9,535]

There is just no confidence out there,mean the ones that we missed a few months ago would've been definate goals!!

Ones thing proven last night that has been shown a number of times is the 5th offical doesnt work!!! Whats the point in having a extra bloke to miss things?

[NattyBlue 44]

5th official doesn't work, yes

We haven't played well since West Brom at home in the first half, yes.

[Madmax 9,219]

This is getting scarily similar to Scolari's last couple of months

[Kostas 1,468]

We haven't played well since West Brom at home in the first half, yes.

Harsh but we've definitely been below our last years standards since October kicked in. That of course rubbishes any connection between Wilkins' sacking and our bad form.

[NattyBlue 44]

Of course, we had our critics even during the Wigan game.

The type of subs that Carlo has made have always been of the nature that it is now, if Wilkins wasn't ex-Chelsea and English, there would be something else to poke a finger at

[Peace. 4,352]

It's the first time of my life I see a ref change his decision, and I think it's the same for many of you guys... And of course, it has to be against us ! Fuck...! I guess against us the referees are forbidden to give us a penalty...

In three games, referees stole us 5 penalties !! 1 against Newcastle (for a handball inside the box), 2 against Everton (for a hanball made inside the box by Distin, and a foul on Cole) and 2 yesterday....

But of course, we can't use this as an excuse since we're ridiculous....

Everything was wrong... Barring the good game of a 17 years-old boy coming from our academy, I can't see something good in this game... If I was one of those players who earn more than £100k a week, I couldn't handle the fact that a kid was far better than me....

My view on Ancelotti's perfomance:

Seriously, what the fuck did you thinking about when you made the lineup ?! It's getting worse and worse, he can't handle the pressure and as a result he is doing absurd things... And unfortunatly, the more he's doing absurd things, the more he has pressure on his back, and the more he's doing absurd things, etc... It's a vicious circle. I can't see a end... I'm fear for his job right now...

And I don't know if you have noticed, but he does trust the youths less and less (just one youth in the most meaningless game of the season)...

So, what was the point in playing Ferreira as a LB ?! It's the more baffling choice imo (yeah, I'm getting used with the special treat toward Kalou)... Seriously, we have a young talented LB and CA doesn't use him...

Kalou: whatever is performances CA always plays him... I would pay to know his secret. And Strurridge doesn't get a start even in the more meaningless match of our season... He should leave.

My view on players performances:

McEachran was our best player by far... Congratulation to him... But this is anormal...

Cech has made nothing wrong. He has rather played well.

Terrry and Ivanovic have both had a decent game. But when you have a non-existent midfield, you can't make miracles.

Ferreira didn't play well, but he deserves respect because he does what the coach ask him to do without say a word, event though he is played out of position (nowadays, many players refuse to play out of position (Gallas)).

i don't have enough courage to speak about the other players, some of them don't even deserve it (Drogba)...

Players don't deserve to be paid at the end of the month... Roman should not give them theirs cheque for November and December...

[Madmax 9,219]

It's the first time of my life I see a ref change his decision, and I think it's the same for many of you guys... And of course, it has to be against us ! Fuck...! I guess against us the referees are forbidden to give us a penalty...

In three games, referees stole us 5 penalties !! 1 against Newcastle (for a handball inside the box), 2 against Everton (for a hanball made inside the box by Distin, and a foul on Cole) and 2 yesterday....

But of course, we can't use this as an excuse since we're ridiculous....

Everything was wrong... Barring the good game of a 17 years-old boy coming from our academy, I can't see something good in this game... If I was one of those players who earn more than £100k a week, I couldn't handle the fact that a kid was far better than me....

My view on Ancelotti's perfomance:

Seriously, what the fuck did you thinking about when you made the lineup ?! It's getting worse and worse, he can't handle the pressure and as a result he is doing absurd things... And unfortunatly, the more he's doing absurd things, the more he has pressure on his back, and the more he's doing absurd things, etc... It's a vicious circle. I can't see a end... I'm fear for his job right now...

And I don't know if you have noticed, but he does trust the youths less and less (just one youth in the most meaningless game of the season)...

So, what was the point in playing Ferreira as a LB ?! It's the more baffling choice imo (yeah, I'm getting used with the special treat toward Kalou)... Seriously, we have a young talented LB and CA doesn't use him...

Kalou: whatever is performances CA always plays him... I would pay to know his secret. And Strurridge doesn't get a start even in the more meaningless match of our season... He should leave.

My view on players performances:

McEachran was our best player by far... Congratulation to him... But this is anormal...

Cech has made nothing wrong. He has rather played well.

Terrry and Ivanovic have both had a decent game. But when you have a non-existent midfield, you can't make miracles.

Ferreira didn't play well, but he deserves respect because he does what the coach ask him to do without say a word, event though he is played out of position (nowadays, many players refuse to play out of position (Gallas)).

i don't have enough courage to speak about the other players, some of them don't even deserve it (Drogba)...

Players don't deserve to be paid at the end of the month... Roman should not give them theirs cheque for November and December...

[bloody 209]

[NattyBlue 44]

Agree on the players not being paid, that would spark them up surely!

[The Big Drog 1,110]

Im as disappointed as any with our recent form but I think the reaction to what was essential a nothing game on here is way over the top.

Ok it was hardly a vintage performance but I thought we played well in parts of it, while there was negatives (Drogba's continued slump in form, Bosingwa's injury and Kalou in general) I thought there was also positives and none more so than Josh McEachran who was our best player by a long distance, his passing, his willingness to get on the ball and his determination to win back the ball were all on show last night, rather than soley concentrating on the negatives, why not look at the positives because right now at the club there is nothing more positive than Josh McEachran because you are looking at the future of Chelsea FC right there and England's next great midfielder, a wonderful talent.

Speaking of midfielders, the criticism of Ramires is not warranted at all. McEachran aside I thought he was our best player last night, he played a few absolute gems of passes, which had Ozil or Iniesta played them, the fans of their respective clubs would be raving about them, I thuoght he tackled and got about the pitch quite well last night too, infact aside from his performance against Arsenal, I thought that was his best game for the club so far. Unfortunately he has been typecast in the fall guy role so no matter how well he plays everyone will get on to him anyway but at the end of the day what we are missing is Frank Lampard in our midfield and its not our fault that he is not, nor did we sign him with the intention of him being, Frank Lampard.

[Madmax 9,219]

Speaking of midfielders, the criticism of Ramires is not warranted at all. McEachran aside I thought he was our best player last night, he played a few absolute gems of passes, which had Ozil or Iniesta played them, the fans of their respective clubs would be raving about them, I thuoght he tackled and got about the pitch quite well last night too, infact aside from his performance against Arsenal, I thought that was his best game for the club so far. Unfortunately he has been typecast in the fall guy role so no matter how well he plays everyone will get on to him anyway but at the end of the day what we are missing is Frank Lampard in our midfield and its not our fault that he is not, nor did we sign him with the intention of him being, Frank Lampard.

This.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Speaking of midfielders, the criticism of Ramires is not warranted at all. McEachran aside I thought he was our best player last night, he played a few absolute gems of passes, which had Ozil or Iniesta played them, the fans of their respective clubs would be raving about them, I thuoght he tackled and got about the pitch quite well last night too, infact aside from his performance against Arsenal, I thought that was his best game for the club so far. Unfortunately he has been typecast in the fall guy role so no matter how well he plays everyone will get on to him anyway but at the end of the day what we are missing is Frank Lampard in our midfield and its not our fault that he is not, nor did we sign him with the intention of him being, Frank Lampard.

I don't hate on Ramires. I hate on his type of player. Too defensive, gives no creativity to the team. He's fantastic at what he does, but we didn't/still don't need him.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I don't hate on Ramires. I hate on his type of player. Too defensive, gives no creativity to the team. He's fantastic at what he does, but we didn't/still don't need him.

Thats not his fault though and personally I think he is better defensively than our defensive midfielder Mikel.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

Thats not his fault though and personally I think he is better defensively than our defensive midfielder Mikel.

I know it's not, I recognised that. He was the wrong player for us to sign to be honest.

Mikel > Ramires.

Mikel's passing out does Ramires (and most the team) any day.

[The Big Drog 1,110]

I know it's not, I recognised that. He was the wrong player for us to sign to be honest.

Mikel > Ramires.

Mikel's passing out does Ramires (and most the team) any day.

Im not saying it doesn't but from a purely defensive standpoint I think Ramires is the better player.

[LDN Blue 7,903]

from a purely defensive standpoint I think Ramires is the better player.

Hmm.. Maybe. With Brazil his defensive role was based on a partnership with Felipé Melo, so it was kind of hard to tell. Right now Mikel has established that position as his, and so, Ramires was a wasteful signing by us. (In my opinion)

He's a good player, as I've said repeatedly, but he's surplus to requirements.

[Tommy10 478]

OLYMPIQUE DE MARSEILLE VS FC CHELSEA LONDON 1:0

goalkeeper: cech

defense: bosingwa (van aanholt 79min.) - ivanovic - terry (bruma 71min.) - ferreira

midfield: ramires - essien - mceachran

attack: kalou - Drogba (sturridge 61min.) - malouda

damn.. 6 champions league games, 6 champions league wins,

this was the target, but we lost vs olympique de marseille!!

cool.. my african didier Drogba

played vs his ex club olympique de marseille in the stade velodrome, must be a special feeling!!