thesmiths89

We can all finally put down our gadgets and rest knowing we have our club back :)))))

I don't see why JT isn't playing we look a lot stronger with him at the back, sloppy half can't believe we ain't killed this team off over the two legs:-)

What top European side would have Mikel in their line up...none. We seem to just persist with him, he offers nothing at all I mean sure he puts in the odd tackle but so do most average midfielders, his passes are backwards or to the full backs, he gets walked past with ease I really don't see what he offers yet year after year he's there, I just go back to what top European side who are looking to win league and champions league would have him in their line up

Ramires has had a shocker! Been some half decent performances but just seem void of that spark and no creativity which is criminal when you have the midfield we have. Rafa will get away with it because its city away but just seems like there's nothing there...we don't defend particularly well and we don't create enough chances against decent opposition

I love cech and he's been a top goalkeeper for us prolly the best ever? (I'm only 24 so I haven't seen em all obviously) but I fear if we stick with him which he rightly deserves then Courtois may not wait to get his chance cuz he's already a top keeper at 20? And prolly thinks he's too good to have his future undecided. But if barca are interested like we think then who's to say we bring him back to Chelsea and he has a great season that barca wont come in and make an offer and he's off cuz all players seem to book the plane tickets to Spain soon as barca and madrid especially over the last few years, then where does that leave us...no Cech and a Courtois who's had his head turned

Good debut from him, nothing spectacular but did what good strikers are supposed to do, made decent runs, looked strong, put away the chances (apart from one that one headed chance but he was there in the right place) and didn't look like bambi getting shot at, surely did enough to start the next match

Let's hope he gets off to a good start so we ain't stuck with Fernando for league games while Demba is just used for cup clashes, having said that Demba can't play in the Europa for us so Fernando will be rested for them games...shame I wanted to win the Europa as well

I know he ain't that 'big' name signing but really got a good feeling about it, excited to see what he can do and see what a real striker could have been doing with the little maestros behind them, be like Rafa not to start him tomorrow and spoil everyone's excitement and have to watch Bambi tackle himself for 90 minutes.

Trying to keep my cool for my own sanity but that was embarrassing! Typical Chelsea get on a good run and then slip up at HOME to the worst team in the premier league and it also happens to be QPR...that all needed striker may have come one game too late to save the title bid, mata came out publicly and stated he wants to play he's enjoying his football and gets rested, I've tried not to get too annoyed about the Rafa appointment but criminal not to start mata, one of his famous Liverpool rotation blunders tonight...gutted!

For me Luiz, so calm in possession and solid in the tackles as you'd expect from a cb, obviously not the toughest opposition but from what we've seen he looks quality in that position and I haven't mentioned the free kick...but yh great all round performances

Am I watching brazil? Nice when your first post is on such a memorable performance!