Chuck Taylor

The best performers? Plural? Juan Mata, that's it. The only worthy player of any recognition this season.

Look at Sunderland against Arsenal. Watch their players when Arsenal have the ball. Watch each players awareness when they steal the ball. Martin O'Neill could get Malouda playing like Sessegnon. Starting Mikel at home to Birmingham, a holding player that has no scope for creativity. Birmingham, a team that rely on their defensive strengths and away to a premiership team, if anything, will concentrate on set pieces and counter attacks, that is not an opponent that you play a holding midfielder like Mikel. Romeu, Essien or Meireles would be more suited. Capable of playing that role but with attacking abilities in their bag. It took AVB 60 minutes to realise this. Ramires and Meireles playing centre midfield. Fine, I was ok seeing those two in the starting line up. As the game progressed though it was obvious these 2 were the 2 worst on the pitch. How long did both play? 90 minutes. Taking Mata off. Why? Why?? Why??? Oh Yeh, that 10 minutes rest will help against Napoli. Will it f**k. Drogba on for Torres at half time. Well done AVB. Take a f**king bow. AVB is only still in a job as there are no worthy make shift managers out there to see the team till May. Raid Sunderland for MON now!!

No calls for Ramires, Meireles, Mikel or Torres? I don't get the MOTM threads, if Napoli hammer 10 past us in the week will there be a MOTM v Napoli thread?

Sack the coont now!! I'm not an Arsenal fan so it means fook all to me how much it costs, get rid of the inept coont!!! Get Guus in till May and then hound Jose until he returns.

The thread should be burnt.

"We're the middle, we're the middle, we're the middle of the shed" For drinking go to the Goose (friendly and cheap) or the Prince of Wales (diehard)

My team for Everton (its always 1-1) Cech Ivanovic Luiz Terry/Cahill Cole Essien Romeu Meireles Sturridge Torres Mata To relieve Mata of the left Malouda is not the answer. As there is no decent left players bar Mata he has to play there. Malouda, Mikel and Bosingwa have no right to even make the squad let alone the first team.

Romeu was thrown in at the deep end in a fast paced game from United, he never had the chance to integrate into the pace of the game. It was AVBs fault not Romeu's.

Some peculiar team ideas here. Torres/Ivanovic midfielders? Malouda in the first 11? Really? We need to protect the new CB pairing of Luiz and Cahill. What with Swanseas pace I can see an accident waiting to happen with Mr Prone to mistakes partnering Mr Under pressure debutant. Who will lead? I'd promote 2 holding midfielders to cover the full backs in case Dyer/Sinclair go a bit crazy, plus if the classy Sigurdson plays centre to clean up there. Essien and Romeu there for me. I'd set up Man City style 4-2-3-1. Cech Ivanovic Cahill Luiz Cole Essien Romeu Sturridge Meireles Mata Torres

Hey all. 30 year old blue here. Been a fan since Xmas 1986 :) Was a member up until 2009 and was going to 10-15 games a season and then decided my money was best spent elsewhere so by no means a diehard but the blue blood does flow. My 2 favourite personal Chelsea stories..... The Day I became a Blue. My dad's side is Chelsea and my mum's is Spurs. In 86 when I was just 5 my grandad and uncle (mums side) were taking my older brother (7) to Spurs away to Norwich. I wanted to go but was told I was too young and too small, I wouldn't see anything. I threw a strop and locked myself in the toilet. A knock of the door came with my gramps telling me I could go. The stubborn little git I was refused to come out. They went to the match and my brother became a y*d. That day I chose Chelsea without even realising. My dad bought me a Chelsea kit that xmas and I was complete. My first match was in 1990 v Derby, Shilton in goal for Derby (after Italia 90) and Dennis Wises/Andy Townsends home debuts. Chelsea won 2-1. Schooled by a Legend I grew up in Essex. At school we didn't have a uniform so I would always wear my Chelsea shirt. After school one day in about 87/88 I left the gates and crossed the road. An old fella in his garden saw my shirt and stopped me (most shirts at that time in Essex were Liverpool, West Ham or Spurs) and Chelsea was a real rarity. He pointed at my shirt and told me he used to play for Chelsea. Being the age I was this was just a crazy old guy I didn't recognise. He didn't look like Kerry Dixon. He told me to wait and he went inside his house, he returned with an old programme from the 60s and gave it to me. He told me his name was Roy Bentley and that stuck. I told my dad when I got home but I can't recall his response. Then in 2005 (100 year celebrations) old players were doing the rounds in the magazine/programmes and there of course was Mr Roy Bentley, the one and the same. I met Chelseas first ever title winning captain and he even lived opposite my school. Legend. My main hobby these days is Fantasy Sports - you know Sun Dreamteam, fantasy football etc but literally every comp over every sport. I am currently playing.... Football - Sun, Telegraph, Daily Mail, Sky, Elephant, FPL African Cup of Nations Tennis Aus Open Cycling And soon Six Nations x 3 and Golfs European Tour. An addiction you may say. 5 favourite Chelsea players Bentley of course legend Dixon my first fav legend Gullit changed us legend Zola best ever legend Lamps model pro and legend