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Next Season's starting XI
meant 9 games away there above from the clean sheet
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Next Season's starting XI
Just a reminder that Petr Cech is about 9 goals away from setting the Premier League for clean sheets. He averages a clean sheet every other game which is 10% quicker than the next 2 quickest, Seaman and Schmeichel, and near double near everyone else in the top 10.He has 3 League titles and a CL, which were a bit...er... uncommon here before he arrived. TC looks really promising but seriously how quickly people are to throw away a goalkeeping legend well in the making is shocking.
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Player ratings vs Hull (H) (PL)
Great idea. Cech - 9/10 Ivanovic - 8/10 Cahill - 8/10 Terry -8/10 Cole -6/10 Lampard - 8/10 Ramires - 8/10 Kevin - 7/10 Oscar - 8/10 Eden - 7/10 Torres - 4/10 Van Ginkel - 8/10 Schurrle - 7/10 Lukaku - 7/10
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How would you fix our defence?
Fire Rafa, is how it is fixed. Under RDM we had 4 shutouts in the first 7 matches, only 4 goals against and six wins in seven, on the way to our best start in 4 years, then both Supah and JT go out for an extended time, not to mention the reffing against ManUre and the scouse, actual excuses, and yet only 4 out of first, and then the powers that be hit the self-destruct button... If you have heard or read any of Rafa's crap, between the not my fault, squad too thin if only we had Reading or Brentford's deep talented squads, Torres is brilliant and gaining confidence, we are playing better and more consistent-just not winning at end-easily fixed soon, the ref's fault, the rest of team, city of London, free people of the world not doing enough to help and service Torres,....blah, blah, blah... he has constantly talking about having immediately identified the problems, which in his words and delusional world, are the mf was not playing deep enough, needing more distance between them and the striker, they need more deep and long passes to free the prolific and lightening quick Torres, so don't blame the players for not pressing and doing just what they were ordered to do.
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The Frank Lampard goal scoring record thread
Rooney is a central and box to box midfielder ???
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Opinion: Your strongest starting 11.
-----------Cech Ivan----Caill---JT--Ash --------Mikel------------- ----------------Lamp -------Mata--------- Moses----Stur----Haz
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Is it time to look at a new captain?
No. (that aside Ivano has the stuff I think for far down the road)
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The Rafa Benitez Thread (merged)
about sums it up for me as my own words would violate tos
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You can have one (just one!) player sign for Chelsea, who would it be?
Jovetic
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New manager
apparently we paid two million each for their releases as well
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New manager
rumors are he will bring in his fitness guy, and his version of the old him, his opposition intelligence guy in order Jose Mario Rocha and Daniel Sousa,
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New manager
We had 69 League goals last year, had little service, trouble scoring and people are ready to chuck out the door two players who in the League had combined 22 goals and 19 assists despite either missing near half the season or being malaria ridden, let some players come and prove first they can out perform Drogs and Lamps first I'm very excited about AVB and think a new gaffer and better decisions with more passion and drive will get far more out of Drogs, Lamp and the rest, my main hope is he will go more off form and proper use, than big names, but despite the lack of trophies and the dire bland assault on the eyes, after Jan 15 we had the best results in the League through the end of the season so we are not as inherently bad nor uncompetitive as assumed, but do need 2- 4 of the right players, ie. width and attacking midfielder or # 10 type with some attacking creative dynamic skills to add to the new manager to chase the high club ambitions
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New manager
precisely, plus by all reports he already has our older players respect, and was well liked,, from his time here; he was the one that put together all those detailed reports, Jose was famous for, on every player and team about 3 divisions down while here, and did the opposition scouting and was a significant part of opposition game planning. He has an English grandmother and speaks fluently, got his first badges in Scoltland and has repeatedly said it was his ultimate dream to manage in the Premier League. If it happens, probably the best hire that could have been made
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Our next manager - who would you want?
He should be our manager "...Steve Clarke, once of Chelsea, is Zola’s right-hand man and the West Ham players consider his input crucial as they continue to advance up the Barclays Premier League table.... While the little Italian is eager to play ball, Clarke takes all the sessions, organises the drills, calls the shots.... [coaches]closing down and hunting the ball in hungry packs,... Significantly, it was Clarke who ran the set-piece drills under Scolari’s predecessors..... Judging by the way Clarke has quickly earned the respect of his new charges with the quality of his coaching, few players at either club would dispute the fact that Chelsea’s loss has very much been West Ham’s gain" http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...h-strength.html