Finally there will be some calm until the next storm. Peace not because we won this match as we’re anyway expected to win this match even with 10 men and without a manager. The manner in which we won should make Roman and Avram really comfortable for the next few days at least – fours goals and plenty of shots on target.
Avram got his first win for Chelsea. He should feel lot more confident now, may about his abilities but not about his job. While Chelsea has denied the rumours of offering the job to Marco van Basten, Roman’s patience and determination is really being tested as Jurgen Klinsmann announces that he is available.
Back to the match. This was the team that played. Yes, it had Ben Haim and Shevchenko was in the bench.
23 Carlo Cudicini, 35 Juliano Belletti, 22 Tal Ben-Haim, 26 John Terry (c), 3 Ashley Cole, 24 Shaun Wright-Phillips, 9 Steve Sidwell, 5 Michael Essien, 17 Scott Sinclair, 21 Salomon Kalou, 14 Claudio Pizarro. Substitutes: 23 Carlo Cudicini, 18 Wayne Bridge, 4 Claude Makelele, 10 Joe Cole, 7 Andriy Shevchenko.
I did not get to see this game. With what I’ve made out of the stats, it must have been quite an exciting game. One strange thing is that our now ‘first-choice’ back four has allowed Hull to have 16 shots, of which 8 were on target. All this with just 38% possession. With a team of better quality, things would have been different. Also, the other statistic is that even we had 16 shots of which, believe me, 15 were on target. 4 goals out of 16 shots is a superb conversion ratio too.
Scott Sinclair scored his first goal for Chelsea which is nice. What would be nicer is taking boys like Sinclair beyond the league cup. Kalou got himself and a brace but he should start delivering in the premier league as well. Sidwell did not get too many chances to play and in those chances he was not too convincing but there’s nothing like scoring a goal. Going by the match reports, it appears that SWP, Joe Cole, Pizarro all had a good match.
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Find the match report in BBC Sports.
Let’s put this result in perspective. It was Hull City and this was a match we simply could not have lost, for the situation we are in and for the strength of the competition. If I get to see the highlights of the match, I’ll be able comment much more. If it comforts you, Man Utd have been eliminated from the League Cup again this season. They chose their battles, perhaps. If I’ve to put it like Jose does I’d say
Playing various competitions simultaneously is like juggling lot of balls. If you’re an expert juggler, go for it. If you’re an average juggler, do it with lesser number of balls otherwise you’ll drop everything
That’s why, given the current situation, I had said that this would be a blessing in disguise, if we stay clear of the domestic cups.
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The irony is Scott Sinclair has scored the goal.Why isn’t Alex in the team?? Atleast should have had him in subs.
alex is not game ready
its 3-0 now..
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its 3-0 now..
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its 4-0 now..
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quiet a fast pace game…although pass coompletion is low. can’t wait for lampard to return.
Chelsea won 4-0. A very good game. I wish they they can keep winning on weekend too against Fulham. They played really well and most of the passes are very short and accurate within the midfield. I Hope SWP injury will not keep him of out for so long. The atmosphere is change now and there is a sense of relief a bit tonight. I cant wait to see them play well at the weekend and win by 4 goals margin too . This will surely bring back the confidence and Spirit . The funny part is Manutd lost at home to conventry 2-0.
Up Blues
Alex is perfectly game ready. Personally, I think Avram is being influenced by compatriotism in selecting Ben-Haim. Ben-Haim was a good choice for this particular match, though at the moment I would rather play Alex in the Premier League as the Terry/Tank partnership has proved impressively stubborn so far. Obviously, when Riccy is back, he will select himself, so the other two need to make their impressions now.
Lets wait and see what will happen in the premiership game at the weekend
Definitely agree about Alex over Ben-Haim. I’m not particularly sure I’d even say he was a good choice for this match, because even against Hull he was a liability. Admittedly I was only able to watch the last half of the match, but the few times Hull would push forward, it was to attack, attack, attack Ben-Haim. His positioning on a number of occasions allowed them to squeeze off shots that would have been closed down before they ever got that far by a better caliber defender. With Alex in the side, Ben-Haim is clearly the 4th choice center-back.
i love the game chelsea play against hull city ,they should keep it on
Okay, Chelsea whipped Hull. That was nice. But, Hull would catch hell if they were in the American Major League Soccer. Then again, at least we didn’t look like Man U!
What has me excited is the possibility of getting a qualified manager such as van Basten, Hiddink, or Klinsmann. Chelsea needs someone who is fully able to lead them and that the team can have a future with. I believe Grant is NOT THE ANSWER! He had better prove me and other critics wrong or Roman had better have someone suitable by Christmas. Otherwise, Chelsea will loose matches, players, and fans. I can see myself pulling for Juventus (TINKERMAN) until Mr. Abromovich gets a solid manager, begs Mourinho to return, looses the team to his ex-wife in court, or gets hit by a bus or something (just kidding).
i watched the game. for me, first half was terrible. kalou as usual, run with the ball and no end product. same goes to swp. for sinclair, even he scored for he didn’t look comfartable. he delayed in releasing the ball. a.cole looks like take the game for granted. but for the 2nd half, chelsea played well. using the mid to start attacked. pizarro was good but pity him, his not in the scoresheet. overall, 2nd half was good to entire team. cudicini made a superb save once!!come on chelsea!!!!
I watched the game. The passing was way better than before, but it seems that we were only able to be dangerous and score when we were contra-attacking. Otherwise, there were still plenty of meaningless passes/crosses that showed that we did not know how to open Hull when they were not caught off-guard but defending properly. Anyway, good result and encouraging performance.
Hey dnt ya’ll give Avram the credit(hahahaha)
Didnt u hear the story……..Abromovich is the real manager….he jus gave Avram the job as a cover up!!!!
So we wont be getting a new manager:cuz Abromovich is at it already!!!!!!!
hahahahahahah(lol)
the sub gk was hilario..not cudicini!!!!!!!anyway nice breathin space for avram and chelsea……and though i don’t like avram…i believe it is the team and not the manager we cheer for!!!!!!
watched the match and although chelsea had a good game,i wasn’t really impressed cos we played a second division side..what would have happened if we played a PL side…well lets see how far that goes whe we play Fulham…at least Avramovich can savour his first win and hope his boss dont go for Klinsman…
KTBFFH
chelsea will bounce back and now its the start of the blue revolution aftr mourinho!!!!!give grant a try-out…if he does well then keep him as a manager…if nt bring in a gd manager and avram will be the director again
Can you think of any other club that can win 4-0 and still inspire whining from the supporters? Four goals is a tremendous start. That being said, I will join the complaints on TBH. He looks the deadly combination of aggressive and slow, too often playing himself straight out of position.
btw…wat happen….there has been a reduction of match highlight videos in the blog?
TBH..yes u r rite. y Alex is not even on the bench?
Roman must really be having the time of his life. how many bodyguards did he travel with to Hull? 14? what is he scared of? The ghost of Jose? Yesterday the chant of Jose must have sent chills down his spine. But what really gladdened me is not that but the bold message on one of the big banners- it read: “Chelsea is our `club, Roma- not your toy.” Ouchhhh- I am glad our travelling fans have caught the same message we have been posting right here. On sunday, i hope same messages are repeated.
We are all human and therefore make mistakes. Roman clearly made a big one- not so much i getting rid of Jose but not puttin the interest of the club ahaed of his personal feud. I do not want to restate that Roam rather than Jose cost both the league and the CL last season. Yes, Essien our best playerr in midfield had to become a Central defender in crucial moments simply because Roman refused to let us sign a god replacement in January.
Roman must act swiftly to dispel the widespread belief that he is out to toy with our fortunes according to his whims. he may be the owner but without us the fans he has virtually no team.
On the match proper, I must say I am mighty glad that Bridgey is back. loved the way he helped set up the fourth goal. Honestly, i prefer him to A.Cole. His crosses and pfield movements are just brilliant. And piz was really good too.
MourofEssien…Abramovich is ready to spend millions but he wants value for his money….. and not because its his money but because as a true fan he wants Chelsea FC to be admired, loved…is he demanding something out of this world…did he ask Mourinho to bring stars and galaxies for him…no…he just demanded what a fan may like to see in his team…flair, pace,skills, dribbling,passes,movement,goals…please tell me what was unfair in his demands…leave alone Abramovich, I would demand same as a fan and every other fan will do same even though I am not paying a single penny….Roman demanded these things as a fan…it was only that he was paying for it his demands were more vocal and visible…do u remeber in his first meeting with Mourinho he told him that he is ready to bring all big stars of Europe to Chelsea…is it not enough to show his committment….du u think Glazers, Hicks etc doing this…not at all…they r here just for profits, same can’t be said for RA…he is ready to pay 100m for Ronaldinho,Kaka etc and then u question him…I have no hesitation in saying that his action was mistimed but one can’t doubt his love for Chelsea FC…and lastly, just tell me had Mourinho arrived at Chelsea if it was not for RA…
jose delivered all that roman asked for – style, flair, trophies everything. now what?
Howdy ppl!!!
Good win for the players and their morale ,atleast they wld be having some confidence come this weekend , so who says Jose delivered style and flair???
hello mr.womanish hav u ever seen flair and style??? its not synonymous with trophies and sucess ,its synonymous with flamboyance and charisma our team under Jose never had!!!
but the past is past and now that Jose is left i just want the good memories to remain and be respected , i dont want to criticize him , after all he is gone and did the best of his abilities and will remain a legend no matter what!!!!
Others who r blaming Roman for not providing the CB , r u stil stuck up at that point??? how much money he coughed up for useless garbage is no secret , especially for some players ‘talented’ enough for Jose but crap for a stylish tem and manager!!!!
All i say is that whats past is past , lets leave this infighting for other teams and look at the future , i dont see us winning any trophy this year , but that does not deter me from being positive , after all we might be getting a coach stylized and charismatic to lead us to greater heights and peaks , with respect and awe all around not contempt and bore!!!!
LETS ROCK EUROPE!!!!!!!!!!
#23…style flair from Mourinho..r u kidding or behaving like an ostrich with head under sand…
blue is the colour…football is the game
if you’re blind, i cant make you see. in his first two seasons he made us play amazing football.
W.H Auden… Mourinho Blues
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone,
Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone,
Silence the pianos and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message He Is gone,
Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves,
Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that love would last for ever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun;
Pour away the ocean and sweep up the wood.
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
do jose’s leaving make you feel likewise?
i took jose’s departure as one takes the death of a dear friend. yes his style wasnt flamboyant, compelling …or any of that rubbish often bandied around, but jose was special…and not just in football terms. we will miss the wit, the daredevil arrogance , the passion, the antics…remember his slide celebrarion at the baca game, the medals cast to the fans at the end of the 05-06 season, his rant to the fans to sing…’why you not sing?’, the finger to his lips at the liverpool game, ’11-11, they never beaten us’.
these things are irreplaceable. these things-even the irrational hatred of us by rival fans-{besides the winning} made it special to be a cfc fan. that is gone now. my heart is not at stamford bridge now. who cares if chelsea get kaka and ronnie and graft them onto the team? they already carry the baca milan brands and so we, sorry, chelsea are stuck with the rebuke of never having developed creative world class talent!why pay $200m for 2 players? is there a sudden dearth of football talent in the world…will women ‘no more be pregnant with sons’ as jose would have said?
the hell with roman, the hell with chelsea. the soul of the team is gone. until the portuguese madman finds a new home i am am orphaned in the epl…but this fallout has benefactors-as the rossaneri are about to find out. go milan go.
DG
Where the hell is Alex?
Just because the **** running the them (temporarily) is Israeli, whe have to be subjected to a clearly inferior Israeli, Ben Haim.
I am sure that Alex is another one that wants out of this mess.
He should be on the field!!!
If he starts for Brasil, he should be good enough to be the 3rd centre-back on the team.
To be honest, he may be better lately than JT.
Guys, no need to go over the moon cos we beat HULL CITY. The real test is in the league. When we play Fulham and beat them say 2-0, then maybe our champions league slot is sure.
joeblue, its shocking to see your attitude at Jose’s Departure. Perhaps we should win a few games against some quality sides before we ‘rock Europe’. And if you really think Avram Grant is one step ahead of Jose, I think its quite funny.
hardly something to be proud of, with a few exceptions, that team could of played in premier league week in week out, oh wait, that team does.
well it dosent ever take u long to come flying at me, longrange , does it????
i was expecting somethin like this , anyhow , if u can read u will see that i havent mentined Grant anywhere , m talking abt Klinsmann or Hiddink or whoever is to arrive out of those contenders and i hav no problems at all with any of theirs credentials!!
Great news for the blues everywhere!!! Even those who slept through out the game or were watching ER….
Having a low ender 2nd Div team beaten by a top flight EPL club is cause for celebration however for moderate and cautious assumption on what we wish to take away from this win; For starters I would take optimism shown by AV and team spirit shown by the boys. AV coming out and supporting statements which show that he might be able to do something with his different style of designing the team play did show some flashes too however having him as a long term solution doesn’t make sense as he would never get the respect of the players as they got more EPL or big league experience than AV…this game also wasn’t such a huge deal anyhow however every win without Jose is an injection to our confidence….let it remain a fact that JM needs a worthy replacement for multiple titles…we have been missing big name strikers finishing first Sheva & now Pizzario…
Secondly Man utd crashing even after such a fan fare for the lill boys before the match was real fun to see…redemption maybe but reaction more so…what did it mean to me it meant that complacency can be killed by a mosquito…
Thirdly I was so glad to see that even if you keep AV for long term we have a passionate Chelsea loyalist in the form of Clarke…The charges against Steve are a testament to his non-fearing love for wining…Good going there when ever I see passion even in the form of abuse to officials for my blues makes me feel certain for a brighter future along with a glimpse of the SPECIAL ONE…
Fourthly I am still unable to understand why Roman does not come out in the open and discuss with the critics what his visions are, what has happened, what will happen or when is it going to happen…. Too much speculations surround him, he would be reading a few comments here and there on his Blackberry (even if he is not logging onto the web)….First Van Basten and now Hiddink, wisdom suggests that he should at least look into addressing some sort of speculation even if it all about denying something or Roman likes to be known as the “mysterious one” whose actions are underground… As in my opinion any worthy replacement for JM at this moment is none other than Klinsman and he makes himself available for EPL so don’t let the Spurs get him while you need a manager as good as him….He is a real long term solution at an age that you can carry on with for years to come…I guess sanity will prevail when threats would reach there limits….So Roman you go the money & the love for the club so make one good choice and they are going to sing for you…
I just hope we don’t end up with a huge name and no place to play him, aren’t we just flooded with such players….I will park it here…
GO on Blues you can do it!!!!
what is flamboyant soccer full of flair if you cannot deliver trophies? I think a few of us should have traded places with gooners over the last three seasons to appreciate this? Flamboyance? That is what I feel when my team wins. we played lots of beautiful football before Jose. we played the football of angels when we demolished Man utd 5-O years back. But for me, that is all nothing to be compared with the need to win trophies- period. as i say always, exhibition football is one thing and serious competitive football is another.
A team like Real madrid can sack Capello for not matching the flair of Barca- they can because they have won everything there is to win at home and in Europe. We hardly could boast of anything until Jose came along. JoeB and Manish, i have no problem with a coach taking us to the next level as long as the supreme work ethics, winning mentality and “team before personality” culture inculcated by Mour is not disturbed.
Manish, Roman has done a lot and has also shown he cares about the club a lot. That does not mean that he is not fallible. What he did last January is not defensible. Gallas left against Mour’s will- he left cos of contractual difficulties. Jose did all to keep him. What replacement did they give Mour? Some Dutch lameduck called Boula- of course you should know who brought him- So when Riccy and terry were down and jose badly needed replacement, why will anyone loving his team refuse to get him badly needed reinforcement? That single decision for me revealed a serious character flaw in Roman. He showed claerly that he was a spoilt brat who will sooner destroy all he has built if he cannot have his way.
Going forward, we the fans must constantly remind him that we do not want him to toy with us. JoeB and manish, today it is Jose that you do not like, who knows who it will be tomorrow if the same behavior does not stop? Nuf said.
By the way, if roman loved flair that much why did not bend over to pay the money that would have kept Robben. Jose even in the last moment stated that he wanted Robben to stay. robben like Gallas left cos Roman and PK did not want to pay them what they asked for. Some commitment to flair and flamboyance indeed!
Mourofessien , u say flair and trophies , i say aint there a coach who can do both??? why yes , Schuster is delevering at Real , u say they hav won everything , but anywhere do u see that the hunger is dead??? i see them as the most hungry club in the world , the money they spend , the football they expect , the players they have……….world class , do u see slack Real??? no , a player does not perform , does he stay there??? no , winning trophies is their second nature , and it has always been , look at the expectations of the fans and the directors , if the team fails all of the management get the kick!!!
Do they still say , hail this or we love that??? no , cuz all they care abt is great football , their clubs prestige and trophies , and mind u they DO get that!!!
What of Barca???? hav u seen them play???? hav u seen the trophies in their hands???? 1 bad season , but right now…….if we meet them or does any other team , huh , need i say any further???? Messi , Deco , Iniesta, Henry , Eto’o’ i can go on and on , but look at their football , look at their cabinet , do u see s**t football as an excuse for trophies???? if Riijkard tries that he wld be slammed to the moon , he CANNOT , dare to offer that garbage , their fans expect amazing football and they wld get it no matter what!!!!
U say both these teams hav won everythin , but did they EVER play s*** football???? i kno for a fact that flamboyance and flair , style and charisma hav been synonmous with the names REAL and BARCA since the day they were established!!!!! no excuses r taken ,none r given , so nuf chit chat , time to show that even WE can do it !!!!
joeblue
here is my answer – yes there are coaches who can play with flair and bring trophies too. one of them was Jose Mourinho. In the title winning seasons, we were the most entertaining team in England.
and you’re saying schuster is delivering??? this is where things getting ridiculous!! i wont blame you. some guys want to get involved with football but lacks in-depth knowledge and history of the game which brings out such statements. if it’s for others you’ll start appreciating them after just a few matches???
schuster was and will be a failure. dont even compare him to any other coach. schuster is no-brainer, poor man manager and is just a waste of space.
when will u understand that you cannot compare chelsea and barca? barca can play however they want and still go on without a trophy. whereas roman wanted trophies and he wanted them with no time wasted. jose came here delivered two trophies in two seasons by playing beautiful football. if you dont think that was not beautiful football, i’m sorry.
Jose Mourinho is the best coach in the world. now you guys will get what you deserve. and then the true fans will stay back. i’ll wait for that day.
my question: in your opinion, when has Chelsea played beautiful football? say your answer is X. did you enjoy X or did you enjoy the 04-05 and 05-06 seasons with chelsea? if you enjoyed neither why are you a chelsea fan????? i know you have a reputation to run away. answer me.
Guys – Post is now updated with the goal video package.
this game means nothing.
life goes on…good win, KJTBFF
womanish made a good point.
Think about it for a minute:
wouldn’t u rather be thrilled a whole season whatching CFC trying to dispute all competitions (cups,leage and europe) and watching the team trying to cope with injuries, surprise comebacks from defeats, and all that rollercoast of emotions that happen last seasson trying to catch MU in the league?
Even if it means that sometimes the team is playing for a draw because its all that matters to get to a next stage on european competitions.
THAT was the real reason why i was glued to the TVset on the weekends the past seasson.
Or do u rather watch some “entertaining” football matches knowing deep down its a half way to disaster and just isn’t sustainable to play all competitions like that?If the team drops from Europe and Cup or looses a few games and misses its chances in the league WHO will watch CFC games besides hard core fans?
I will not say that I am an expert on what goes into retaining/selling of players but after putting in considerable efforts over a period of time in tracking these affairs I can say its manager not the owner who plays major role in these issues…infact thats what is called man-management and manager ought to be really good in it…and hence its quite wrong to say that Roman played spoilsport in Gallas and Robben cases….owner just have to pay and its manager who tells club hierarchy which players he really needs….y do u think Drogba is still here despite dropping all hints of moving to greener pastures…simply because Jose told club that he needs him in any cost…same with Lampard,Terry,Carvalho etc….these players fit into his designs and so he retained them no matter what…he let go Robben because he was simply not part of his plans no matter how many times he publicly said abt his wish to retain Robben….so people stop acting gullible…don’t put blame on Roman for everything bad happened in past…
Mourofessien u say wining trophies is topmost priority…I also think same but who says that it can’t be done by playing ‘proper’ football…haven’t been Barca,Milan,Real,Arsenal etc doing same since long time..I am really scared and irritated to see the sort of thinking Mourinho has imbibed into Chelsea supporters..that u can’t win by playing good football…its really scary….good that Jose left so that fans can now start thinking differently….
Just got to watch the game, had to tape it (I live in California USA)
I have a few thoughts:
Sinclair-refreshing, this kid can play. If the youth and reserves keep producing kids like this, Chelsea will be all right.
Ben Haim-too slow to close on crosses, poor in the air. Better than last year’s centre-back coverage, but overall I am not impressed. Alex is better.
Terry-JM was on to something when he criticised JT. Not his usual self. Looks a bit slow, not closing on some crossed balls, missing clearance kicks, etc.
Balletti-Class, professional, very good for a last resort/bargain signing.
Sidwell-Better this time, but still tentative, slow and indecisive. Makes me miss Lamps.
Joe Cole-in-form. dangerous.
SWP-flashes of brilliance, great individual skills, but still suffers from terrible decision making. He forces passes when he should dribble, hard low cross when he needs a chip, seems to lack the finish almost every time.
Kalou-quality backup, but lacks the quality finish to be a starter for a “top 4 team”. Could it be that he is just too nice? Did you see how he consoled the defender who headed in the own goal.
Essien-one of my favorites, but he is not an attacking midfielder. Best suited for holding midfield spot. Tentative and generally not very dangerous on the offensive end.
Ashley-on form, seems to play every game. Glad to see Wayne back in 2nd half, Ashley needs a breather.
Pizarro-quality, makes good decisions, lacks pace, but good finisher. Still not in Drog’s class, but the 2nd best striker in the club.
Malouda-Where is he??? Is he in the dog house because he was one of JM’s boys??
CFC is not the same without Drog and Lamps. Can’t wait until they return.
Nice to see 4 goals, but remember this was Hull City.
Manishchandra,
You are missing the point about JM. He didn’t say that you can’t win by playing beautiful football, he just felt he had a better formula for winning, given the players he had.
His philosophy was based on defense, and on finding players with heart and toughness.
He wasn’t against beautiful football or scoring goals, he was simply more interested in winning.
He used the strengths of the players he had at his disposal.
Does anyone here think that CFC can compete right now with ManU if they play a high scoring, open, offensive brand of football? “beautiful football”
With the current group of players. Not a chance.
JM’s brilliance was in taking the players he had, and molding a strategy to beat any team on the planet. And it usually worked. He was also a master motivator, as long as the players he had were able to be motivated. That is where the problem came up. Sheva and Ballack. These were not Morurinho type players, and they didn’t fit into his system. Is that his fault? No. Because he didn’t recruit and sign them, the owner did.
Mourinho’s legacy is not about boring football. It is about heart and character, and most of all about winning. And that was beautiful to me.
He will be missed. We can debate all we want this season about beautiful football, but unfortunately I am worried that what we will see lots is many losses and draws. That is not beautiful.
manish – please understand this for god’s sake
flair football and trophies can both be delivered. if avram is going to make us play different kind of football and win nothing this season, useless.
any change in philosophy will take some time and that time will have draws and losses. you should have the patience to accept that unfruitful period.
you should have given the same time to Jose himself. this season he changed the way we played football. all the 6 or 7 games under Jose this season, we played well.
sack Avram and bring back Jose. Agree?
#46…’Does anyone here think that CFC can compete right now with ManU if they play a high scoring, open, offensive brand of football? “beautiful football”’…you have yourself summarised the problem, I needn’t say more…thats what owner and fans want…defeat teams like these with their own medicine..create fear in their hearts and minds…make them to sit in their boxes rather than doing reverse….don’t let them breath…and thats the way ManU played last season…and isn’t it surprising(though not for me) that they had one of the best defensive records too last season..simply because they played most of the time in opposition box…how can opposition score…can’t us see this simple fact..and their defensive record itself smashes Jose’s and yours point that attacking football deteriorates defence…now how can u say that a team has best soring and defensive records simultaneously…this itself is sufficient to prove hollowness of Jose’s and your argument….
#47….’you should have given the same time to Jose himself. this season he changed the way we played football. all the 6 or 7 games under Jose this season, we played well.’…jose was not given time?…r u kidding…everybody knew of problems between Jose and Roman for a long time…why do u think he was not fired then itself…how much more time do u need…
and u say we play good football this season…not at all…ur definition of good football is out if sync with reality….
run away??? me , from U????? what a rididculous dream!!!!
U see womanish making u understand is not easy since u r part of ‘ we love Jose more than anything’ club ,u want to fight a football history debate with me??? try it!!!!
now when u mention Jose and flair , there is a terible desire to puke , entertaining football , with Jose???? ok lets see the players who PLAYED entertaining football
1.Gudjohnsen……..NOT signed by Jose but sold by him , excellent utility player and an out and out Chelsea man , unhappy , sold!!!
2.Robben………….NOT signed by Jose , neither is he one of my fav players but everybody knows his quality and the impact he had , sold by Jose again!!!
3.Joey Cole………..NOT signed by Jose , but my fav player at Chelsea , by far the most creative and intelligent , never favoured by Jose , infact fell out with him quite a few times, lost his place in the team despite his reservoir of talent and ability , and not given enugh chances!!!
4.Gallas………….NOT signed by Jose, another amazing player , versatile and smart , cld play anywhere and was instrumental in both the title wins , was always played out of position , unhappy and sold to arch rivals!!!
5.Crespo………..NOT signed by Jose , the best striker in the world acc to me, he has everything , scord stunners and clinical goals all the time , great foil for Drogba , numerous fall outs with Jose , has been loaned till contract end!!!
6.Duff………….NOT signed by Jose , speed and intelligence , full backs used to cry just looking at him cmn in , scored vital goals and assisted quite a many , unhappy and finally sold!!!!
This is wat happens to entertainers in Jose’s team , they neither last nor remain , instead he replaced them with players having nearly no brains , creativity or intelligence , but who cld run around all day , working like donkeys ,r those the players we want???? i dont think so , they r not players who can play beautiful football , where were we heading exactly???? were we getting better??? no , we were getting worse by every season , by every match , look at us now , r we title contenders??? wat a joke if u say yes!!!!
and womanish after reading ur comment that we played well under Jose this season , i hav no doubt that u kno nothing abt football , playing well is conceding goals from all oppositions???? or that the strikers cant score???? or that the defence is invisible????or the midfield cant play without Lampard???? beautiful???? only for u!!!!!
joeblue you’re the most boring person on earth. do you have such lists for any other managers than jose? you won’t because you don’t follow football. we all know that you’re a man utd fan in disguise and you’re here only to flame up things.
all that you use is question marks and exclamation marks. i’ll try your style!!!!!!!! first you called the africans ‘stupid’ and now you’re calling them ‘donkeys’?????????????? BC – let’s kick racism out of football!!!!! guys this is racism at its worst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jose played the best football possible in the first seasons and you didnt see that?????????????? as you dont follow football you find it impossible to understand or realise that!!!!!!!!!!! roman started screwing up from the 06-06 season itself!!! despite roman being the pain in the neck, jose delivered us the second title too by playing beautiful football and you dont realise that??????????????????
it’s an insult for me to have a serious debate with you!!!!!!!!!!!!!! as you dont seem to have no knowledge of football!!!!! go see cricket!!!!!!!!!
joe????????blue!!!!!!!!!! lol
joe!!!!!!!!blue!!!!!!!!!! go!!!!!!!!support!!!!!!!!your!!!!!! man utd!!!! leave !!! our!!!!happy!!!!!!!!family!!!!!!alone!!!!!!!
joeblue and manish – serious question
what are your expectations for this season?
please answer.
and even if roman pays trillions, he can’t take away the jose effect on players. jose is god and roman was blasphemous. whatever we have now, the brilliant squad of which 8 of them are nominated for fifpro awards, was all jose’s efforts. hail jose, the king, the god.
joeblue @ 49
For your cheap insults on Chelsea players in your comment # 49, you get a serious warning. One more such thing, it will be a month long ban and then 3 months and so on. The last one was only a week long ban, if you remember.
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