The Official Thread of Chelsea FC

[ross4life]

Jaysus Cech's Darth Vader look is almost complete

[EC Unique]

AVB must be on thin ice.

[ross4life]

I'm too lazy to check but out of interest how many games did Jose Mourinho lose in his time with Chelsea he never lost at home that's for sure.

[Dinny Breen]

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[Orangemac]

I'm too lazy to check but out of interest how many games did Jose Mourinho lose in his time with Chelsea he never lost at home that's for sure.

Think he lost 1 game in his 1st season.

You'd feel for AVB but he was never going to get 2 years to turn things around. Aging team which needs a lot of work and the £70m odd spent in January on Torres and Luiz must rank as the worst day of transfer business ever.

[nrico2006]

Surprised AVB is still at Chelsea, what is his total record so far with the club?

[AQMP]

IMHO, Chelsea's problems have little to do with the manager.  Time for the players to look in the mirror and admit that, based on the season so far, they're overpaid parcels of dung.  A few playing on past memories, too many content to take handy money and hide.  My only gripe with AVB is that it's clear the best striker at the club by a country mile is Daniel Sturridge and he should start every game.

[nrico2006]

IMHO, Chelsea's problems have little to do with the manager.  Time for the players to look in the mirror and admit that, based on the season so far, they're overpaid parcels of dung.  A few playing on past memories, too many content to take handy money and hide.  My only gripe with AVB is that it's clear the best striker at the club by a country mile is Daniel Sturridge and he should start every game.

The buck stops with the manager though.  I do agree with you in that the players are obviously not performing, but its up to the manager to up their performance and select the best 11 and make the correct substitutions and have an adaptable strategy.  He seems to have got a lot more leeway than previous managers so far.  Chelseas problems stem from the fact that no matter what anybody says, their best 3 players (Terry, Lampard & Drogba) of the Abramovich era are only shadows of their former selves.  On top of that, they got rid of the main reason for their success aswell (Mourinho).

[Norf Tyrone]

Worried. No Ashley Cole and Alex on the bench again. I hope you know what you're at AVB.......


Chelsea:

1 Petr Cech
2 Branislav Ivanovic
4 David Luiz
26 John Terry (c)
17 Jose Bosingwa
7 Ramires
16 Raul Meireles
8 Frank Lampard
23 Daniel Sturridge
11 Didier Drogba
10 Juan Mata

Subs: 23 Ross Turnbull, 33 Alex, 12 John Mikel Obi, 20 Josh McEachran, 15 Florent Malouda, 21 Salomon Kalou, 9 Fernando Torres.

[gawa316]

A back 4 of Boswinga Ivan Terry Luiz would be alright. Luiz probably better suited to a fb role or even midfield until he learns to control the bap

[Norf Tyrone]

Shafted again. How did the ref not give that pen nor the free on the edge of the box that took out Drogba.

Blew up a full minute early too!

Typical European night.

[Tony Baloney]

Ballack was great in the second half. Some legs on him still.

Terry is done.

[Forever Green]

    

Well done Leverkusen

[ross4life]

Ballack was great in the second half. Some legs on him still.

Terry is done.

Yeah only for Cech (back to his best) & the post he would have scored a hat-trick.

[EC Unique]

AVB must be on thin ice.

thinner now.

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Ballack was great in the second half. Some legs on him still.

Terry is done.

Yeah only for Cech (back to his best) & the post he would have scored a hat-trick.
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Not for the second goal.