hazardous17

No daft would be taking on united and arsenal without them.

Get Fab & Matic out of harms way, only need to get past this game without a yellow to avoid 2 game bans for crucial games, also think Cech should get a game, I'd go with: Cech Ivanovic Cahill Terry Azpilicueta Zouma Ramires Hazard Oscar Willian Remy Courtois Luis Zouma Matic Fabregas Cuadrado Drogba

Nowhere near Bale or Reus class, if we are throwing 50 million at someone its one of them or Pogba, over rated.

Costa was very good I thought.

We have played 44 games in all competitions this year and only lost 3 games, sure as hell doesnt feel like we have been that dominant.

Should have won, Remy Terry and Oscar all missed what should have been routine goals, we need to improve big time to take the title.

Oscar needs to come off now if we are going to win this he is a joke, so so so poor.

Fabregas Oscar and Matic have been dire in midfield, no control at all. Our defence have been sluggish and caught out of position afew times we are extremely lucky its only 1-1, Costa with some nice movement up top and Courtois making some nice saves, not much else to say about the players inbetween.

Pogba is exactly what this team needs, i know its aiming high but we do have the financial powers to pull it off, also Varane would be a handy pick up giving the best young CB pairing in world football, imagine: GK - Courtois RB - Ivanovic CB - Zouma CB - Varane LB - Azpilicueta CDM - Matic CM - Pogba CM - Fabregas RW - Cuadrado LW - Hazard ST - Costa 4-3-3 Formation

What are peoples thoughts on Hazard playing the CAM role behind Costa with Willian & Cuadrado on the Wings? Fab & Matic behind them in the pivot?

F*** it, lets go all out attack with pace and send the lads out there with a free reign!! Give Remy a shot Costa needs a breather. GK - Thibaut Courtois CB - Branislav Ivanovic CB - John Terry © CB - Kurt Zouma CDM - Namanja Matic CM - Oscar CM - Cesc Fabregas CAM - Willian LW - Eded Hazard RW - Juan Cuadrado ST - Loic Remy 3-4-3 Diamond Formation, play some tika taka at speed. Stack the midfield and Boss a game for once.

Today could be the day we look back on where the title was lost, ropeable!!

Hazard Costa Fabregas Matic Terry Take your pick, leaning towards Hazard

Love what im seeing from Cuadrado!! We are missing Fabregas and Costa today, both would relish a game like this, i think Drogba should come on for remy, they are parking the bus, our best route through is aerial, get that beautiful Ivorian head in the box between Stones and Jakielka!!

My biggest problem with Oscar & to a lesser extent Willian is their tactical awareness, when Hazard is on the ball its like he has eyes in the back of his head, yet Willian and Oscar both seem to get their pocket picked way to easily and far too often, even Costa loses the ball alot, but he is a striker with 4 defenders around him all day. Matic can power out of trouble, and Rambo uses his pace well to escape, & Fabregas is perfect, near untouchable in possession. I think once Oscar and Willian learn to be aware of their surroundings 360 degrees at all times we will see a vast improvement in both, also whoever mentioned Willian's reluctance to take on defenders is spot on, it amazes me because the rare times he does drive past a left back he normally is successful, just needs to back himself more, he is an amazing dribbler and very technical.

You know when other personalities in the game like Thierry Henry, Micah Richards & Pocchetino are all randomly saying what a quality signing he will be for Chelsea then there must be something good about the guy, all i've seen of him is the world cup and some highlight packages on youtube and as far as i can see he looks the business!!

In the first half tonight he was playing very central, almost like a number 10, and im pretty sure thats where Shakthar and Anzhi used him so effectively, and i must say he looked a peach there, was proberbly his best half in a chelsea shirt, and as stated elsewhere Oscar was very quiet again, perhaps with the Cuardrado signing Willian might be used in the central attacking role Oscar occupies and Juan will play on the right wing?

Great result, we were tired and understrength and mostly outplayed, good showing lads, Azpilicueta needs a skin graft after the amount of times Navas burnt him tonight!! Remy was good, as was Zouma, Willian our best.

Fair result, shame we couldnt hang onto the lead but it was never going to be that easy in such a high stakes fixture, we need goals because i think city have another 1 in them

Thoughts on playing a 3-4-3 to accomodate Juan? Courtois - GK Ivanovic - CB Terry - CB Cahill - CB Cuadrado - RM Matic - CM Fabregas - CM Ramires - LM Willian - RW Costa - ST Hazard - LW Rambo & Juan can run forward on the counter all day and track back like true wing backs, and have the pace to push us up the pitch when we are on the backfoot.

"They know that Ramires is not leaving, but they also know that I'm not interested in any Real Madrid players. Varane and Khedira? I reiterate that I'm not interested in any Real players, and that's the end of the matter" Direct quote from Mou, end thread.