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Hopefully no Mikel in the line up today. One can still remember how Diame absolutely ran him ragged in the reverse fixture earlier this season.

If this "Mourinho will come only if Emenalo goes" is true, then its a win-win.

There is only one team formation that I have seen Mikel excel in, PARK THE BUS. I am not knocking down the system but I feel that strategy works mainly in knockout games.

Chelsea were willing to let Malouda go for free, may not be the case with Torres.

LOL. definitely a wum. Even Mikel will not believe that.

He was surely not responsible for the first goal. Carrick's vision and Cahill/Cech's lapse were the ones to blame.

Yes Chelsea 'should' have enough to do both but this season we don't.

Ronaldo also offers the aerial advantage.

Drogba Anelka Thats it. We havent been lucky in the strikers dept but then we have Frank Lampard.

It would be wrong to say we were truly dreadful the first half. Except the two goals they had one other real chance (the Luiz header). We could have scored in the first half itself but for Moses making wrong decisions/ taking woeful kicks. FSW put in Hazard in his place and you could see the difference.

Given that Sturridge is still exhibiting the same greed that we hated him for at Chelsea (and even at ManCity), I wont call your opinion unpopular.

Is 'not too shabby' the kind of player Chelsea should be looking at?

4 tackles and 6 interceptions yesterday (according to whoscored) IMMENSE

Ramires + a new signing (a solid deep lying playmaker)

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PLease ban this WUM, somebody.

One cannot say what is more pointless? This thread or Mikel's contribution to the team (or lack thereof)

Luiz all day long. He was literally begging our 'senior' players to move into spaces and run for ball. His pass for Mata almost won us the game towards the end.