El Diego

American owners?! Scouse forum? What planet are you on? I've followed Chelsea for 21 long, hard years. I don't like where the club is at the moment and yes, our football is UGLY compared to the likes of Barcelona, Man United, Arsenal, hell, even Spurs! We lack passion on and off the pitch, we've got far too many plastic supporters (and flags) which simply embarass me. Just because you don't like my opinons doesn't mean you have to resort to your insults, I've probably been to more Chelsea matches home & away than you. I just dont feel we have the passion like other clubs do i.e. the Mancs, Spurs, Liverpool etc.

I've been to four league matches, an FA Cup tie and one European game so far this season (at home). Atmosphere is terrible, probably the worst in the league - it's even worse than The Emirates and that is saying something! I know the "bigger clubs" have quiet grounds compared to the likes of Stoke but come on, our atmosphere is non-existent. I could hear everything the players were saying in one of the games I went to this season, it's ridiculous. Lower the ticket prices and get the real supporters (who sing and get behind the team) back please Roman, the current crop that attend home matches are an embarrassment.

Chelsea at least had soul before Roman arrived. Now we've got lots of money and nothing else. Awful support at home matches, ageing players, nearly on our 7th manager, ugly playing style, STILL no European Cup. I could go on & on, I don't blame Roman for the state of things but he has to realise that throwing money around will only bring you mercenary players i.e. the Tevez and Ballacks of this world. We need passionate players in the mould of Wayne Rooney or Fernando Torres.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/...-face-chop.html A furious Roman Abramovich has turned on his Chelsea players, asking them if they are at the club only to pocket his money. The billionaire, who sat stony-faced during the Champions League loss to Jose Mourinho’s Inter Milan on Tuesday, challenged the players during a two-hour meeting yesterday. He asked them: Are you good players or are you well-paid players? The comprehensive defeat by Inter has also left manager Carlo Ancelotti fighting for his future. He has been made aware that he must deliver the Barclays Premier League title to be certain of avoiding the sack. Abramovich is already understood to be considering the possibility of looking for his seventh manager since taking over in 2003 if the Italian fails to respond to a huge setback by not landing a third English championship. Ancelotti admitted on Tuesday night that losing to his most prominent predecessor had put him in a precarious position. ‘I’ve worked for a long time in this environment and I know exactly what the expectations are,’ he said. ‘It’s normal that a manager is going to come under pressure if he loses a few matches.’ Abramovich turned to Ancelotti because he had won the Champions League twice as AC Milan manager. He did not expect the Italian to fail to get beyond the last 16. The Russian owner fears his side could be declining in much the same manner as AC Milan and accepts that further investment is needed. Fernando Torres will be a target if Liverpool miss the Champions League places, while there is also continued interest in players such as Franck Ribery, David Villa and Marek Hamsik. Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder could also soon be on Chelsea’s wish-list, given how impressive the Dutchman was on Tuesday night.

What was that all about last night? I wasn't at the game but could tell on television that it was terrible. All I heard was the Inter fans singing all match. Surely the home team could do with some support, some fresh songs, something to make the hairs on the back of their necks stand up? The atmosphere at the San Siro 3 weeks ago was incredible, last night was the total opposite. Something has do be done about the atmosphere at Stamford Bridge, it's the same week in, week out there these days. It seems that everyone only gets excited if Arsenal or Spurs are coming to town. [/moan over]

Good result for Inter, poor for Chelsea. Mourinho got his tactics spot on as usual and managed to get Drogba frustrated, just as intended.