bluelion111

Maybe our alternative to Lukaku is a false 9 with one of the AM's leading the line.

If he goes then this for me would be lower than the sacking of Mourinho, Ancelotti, RDM or the appointment of Benitez as they could all be decisions made on the slightest sliver of truth, Aside from just one bad game last night, for the past 2 years he has been the heartbeat of this team and has consistently proven himself to be one of the best players in the world. His off-field behaviour has been virtually impeccable also and comes across as one of the nicest players in the game. Do we need the money? No we don't. With a manager of Mourinho's caliber, how can we not devise a system which fits both him and Oscar?

Anyone who suggests getting rid of Mata should be excommunicated on grounds of heresy.

How many times have we seen United do the same? Mark of champions, play sh*t and win.

(Mortal Kombat voice) FINISH THEM

Team is : Cech, Ivan, Terry, Cahill, Cole, Lamps, Rami, Oscar, Mata, Hazard, Ba

Bridge's 88th minute winner against the invincible Arsenal side is my first massive moment. Still remember the 1-2 with Gudjonsen and then drilled it into the far corner.

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I would like to see: Cech, Azpi, Ivan, Cahill, Cole, MVG, Essien, KDB, Mata, Schurrle, Lukaku.

Is firstrow.org not working? Worked ok for me sunday night.

Because he looks amazing in a team full of mainly average players and had 1 amazing match back in 2005.

I'd have Mata on the wing and Oscar in the middle, obviously with a lot of interchanging again.

I would still go with Mazacar, the 3 of them bamboozled United last season, Hazard tore them apart numerous times.

Barca 4-0 up inside half an hour. Makes me feel warm inside when I remember what happened when they tried to break the bus.

I personally think their weaker this year. Guardiola dosen't intimidate me, I may be overconfident but to me he is synonymous with lax defensiveness.

I thought Ivanovic was pretty good actually. Cole for me has looked off since Munich.

Ramires, with Terry, Oscar, Hazard and Lampard also impressive. Cole was way off the pace though.

Luiz sighting in the tunnel!

Torres seems to be used to create space by dragging the defenders around more than as a finisher. I love the fact that the goals can come from anywhere, even Cahill can lash one.

Not to sure about the Lampard/Ramires pairing, although Oscar might drop deep to turn it into a 4-3-3 to vary things.

Probably not unless we need a goal (unlikely) as the Villa and United games are both more challenging and gives Oscar time to play as the CAM.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2396535/Roman-Abramovich-writes-message-Chelsea-fans-match-day-programme.html?ito=feeds-newsxml Content wise its nothing surprising, but a nice touch to say the least.

Depends who I was there with. If I was there with another Chelsea fan or on my own then it sounds a lot of fun but if I was there with my girlfriend or my parents (when I was younger) then I'm pretty sure they would rather sit. As much as it takes away from the atmosphere, there's a family zone for a reason.

I share the opinion that he won't ever be as good as he was but I don't think Mourinho would let sentimentality affect his team selection to the point where it was costing us points. He can also alternate with Mikel (DO NOT START THAT DEBATE HERE) and in the event of an injury crisis can play either RB or CB.

If he is half as good as he was when he was the mighty Bison then at the very least we have an experienced defensive minded pivot player who has a great relationship with the manager and the fans and provides us with some much needed physical strength. If not then at least we won't have wasted money on signing another past their prime player.