What a day! Chelsea win and Arsenal lose. Chelsea claw back to the fourth place. Can the Manchester teams lose again on the same matchday? If Gerrard-inspired Liverpool can beat Man City and Newcastle beat Man Utd at St. James’ Park, we could be just 8 points behind. We would be playing Man Utd in January and Man City would play Spurs this month. You know where I’m getting at right?
I liked the starting line-up today. We played a 4-2-3-1 with Torres as the lone striker with Ramires (right), 
Lampard (left) and Mata (centre) behind him. Meireles and Romeu were protecting the defence. I thought this is probably our best formation to get the best from Torres. With Mata moving to centre you could see him getting involved in more attacks than usual. Mata has been our best player this season and he needs get more of the ball and be the hub of all of our attacks. That’s best achieved when he plays in the centre.
The first half was probably more lively than the first halves from recent memory. We were opening up Wolves’ defence pretty regularly. Torres was very busy in the first and last 30 minutes of the match. It was in the middle 30 minutes he went a bit invisible. I must say that Torres’ contribution to the team was superb. His movement was always a problem for Wolves and he also occupies spaces with ease and makes himself available to receive passes. He created atleast 3-4 clear cut opportunities and also aided the goal.
I wonder how long we need to wait for a comfortable Chelsea win. These days every match is a heart stopper. We have made it a habit of making hard work of everything. There’s never a dull moment for the neutrals in the matches involving Chelsea. Today was no different. As soon as we scored, I kinda knew that we were not going to keep a cleansheet. When David Luiz misplaced that pass in the midfield, I thought it was destiny.
When they did equalise, I was mentally consoling myself that an away draw is okay and at least that we aren’t losing. That’s because this Chelsea team has not been resilient. Resilience is something that was in our DNA. If we are beaten or being led, we used to play like a wounded animal. Those days are behind us. I seriously did not expect this Chelsea team to pull out a winner in the last 8 minutes or so. If anything, I was hoping that we don’t concede another one.
Under the circumstances, it was a superb pass from Torres to pierce the defence and let Ashley Cole cross for a Lampard finish. It’s typical for newspapers to scream ‘Lampard rescues Chelsea’ or ‘Lampard saves the blushes’. I’ll tell you what – Torres deserves a lot of credit for his performance today and particularly that pass. The way he was operating in the midfield and creating opportunities for others was like him wanting to show the others how’s it done.
There. Torres does what Lampard is supposed to do and Lampard does what Torres is supposed to do.
Josh McE got 10 minutes. Most importantly, he came on for Juan Mata. I think we can call it a like-for-like substitution. You know I’m a 
big fan of the boy. So you’re not going to be surprised when I say even if he played only for 10 minutes he was quite useful. He is calm on the ball, makes the right pass and knows which spaces to occupy – the boy’s got a good football brain. Hoping to see more of him. To see Josh play alongside Mata would be such a treat. We will know shortly if Josh would go on a loan or if AVB sees some use for a skillful playmaker like him for the rest of this season.
Meanwhile, I was watching the Fulham vs Arsenal game. Can’t believe we lost to this bunch 5-3 at home. The lowest point of this season for me. Anyway, this game at Craven Cottage was very open and was fun to watch – especially because Fulham scored two in the last five minutes to beat Arsenal. We are at fourth now. We have three winnable games – Sunderland, Norwich and Swansea. That’s 9 points and not one point less. Between now and the end of January, when we have collected those 9 points, these are the matches that would have been played – Man City vs Liverpool, Newcastle vs Man Utd, Spurs vs Everton, Man City vs Spurs, Arsenal vs Man Utd, So all that we need to do is to quietly gather our 9 points and get ready for Man Utd on Feb 5. By that time the table could look very differently based on the results of these key matches that played during this January.
While we set out to beat Sunderland, Norwich and Swansea, we might also get some much needed reinforcements this month. We are playing Man Utd on 5th Feb. If we get the new players in the first fortnight of Jan, we could use them in the Man Utd match. Lots of names being linked with Chelsea – Gary Cahill, Hulk, Moutinho, Pereira etc. Can’t wait for the new arrivals.
I saved the cliche for the last – the new year has started off with a win. Hope this is a new beginning and in particular that of a winning streak. AVB can breathe easy for a few days. I can say that about the Chelsea fans too. Let’s win our three matches this months and see how things unfold around us. That’s it for now. Cheers!
I’m delighted we won. Geez, we really needed one too.
Great to see a new formation and great to see Torres used effectively this time.
One disturbing trend I’ve noticed: we keep blowing leads. Not just today but against Arsenal (twice), Wigan, Fulham and Villa.
And in the CL leads vanished against Genk, Leverkusen and Valencia (all the away games). We need to lock those leads up moving forward!
We played well today but we really need to sort out our defence. We also need to start killing games off. I’d have Torres over Drogba nowadays but even though he tries for his best for the team unlike, from what I can tell, Drogba he is never in a great goalscoring positions. He’s always on the wing or in centre of the pitch to get the ball more but he needs to be more patient. He played well but we paid amazing money for goals. We need a regular goalscorer this January. I’d go for Cavani but it doesn’t look likely he’ll move this Jan but I think Higuain coming is very likely. I say get Higuain and play a 4-2-3-1 with Romeu sitting, Ramires next to him playing a box-to-box role with Mata and Danny on the wings and Torres playing just slightly in behind Higuain like Citeh play with their strikers. And in the summer we should try getting a winger which I think will end up being Hulk but my first choice would be Hazard but he’ll probably go to Madrid or Citeh. We should also then try getting a another right-back and depending on how things go maybe we should also go for a creative midfielder.
great game….result felt better after ASSNAL lost….cant wait for the new arrivals….KTBFFH
glad that both torres and lampard played well. the media has crucified torres and to an extent lampard, well lampard has been treated badly by the fans recently. almost disgracefully..asking for his head and what not for one mistake against villa..forgetting that he was the only player who looked like opening up the defense in the second half after he came on in the last game. im glad for fernando as well, he’s a much better overall player then drogba..yea sure drogba scores but he does nothing to convince you that he deserves to be in the team. torres does. torres tries. i think maybe now avb has an idea of what the first team should be..a 4 2 3 1 with lampard more in the center and mata on the left with constant rotation.
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The reasons why we have lost so many points and have been struggling lately are AVB’s wrong formations and then horrible tactics.
If I were in AVB’s position my ideal formation given the players we have would be the following:
——————————Cech—————————-
Bosingwa——Ivanovic——-Terry————Cole
———————Luiz————–Romeu————–
—-Ramirez———–McEachran———–Mata—
———————–Torres/Sturridge——————-
This formation releases David Luiz from being a defender (which he is dreadful at) and gives him a chance to tackle opposition in midfield and go forward when needed leaving Romeu at the back. The trio Ramirez-Josh-Mata has sufficient dynamics and creativity to open up defences and create chances for a lone striker, Torres or Sturridge.
The problem arises when we play Lampard and/or Meireles as neither of them is creative or dynamic. Both of them can run into the final third to turn a cross into a goal (as against City and Wolves yesterday) but overall they don’t help the team as midfielders. It’s not a coincidence that Torres has to drop deep to take the ball as he doesn’t get sufficient service from the midfield.
Great analysis and I second you on Torres’ performance. He did such a brilliant job as our striker. Yes, no goal from him, but without him, no goal from Lampard or even Ramires (it’s Torres’ movement who made Wolves gave Mata’s corner kick).
About JME, I was a little bit disappointed when he replaced Mata. I think he needed to replace Lampard instead. But hey, then where would our 2nd goal came from? Anyway, I also expect more play from JME especially when we face Portsmouth this weekend.
I just can’t believe, how poor our defence has become. I could have literally counted with my fingers the number of crosses that went into our box and to put it mildly, not even one was cleared safely. The last second throw-in was a disgrace, it was the final second, the only thing we could have done was put men in the boxes and mark all. But what do we do? allow two players to be unmarked with space where in we could have fit Roman’s yatch. Pathetic.
Till now, I didnt believe in the dressing room discontent and all. But, yesterday they kind of re-inforce media speculation. As in the celebration after the 1st goal was so bloody artificial and forced upon, that it would make Jim Carrey look good. And what is with AVB feeling that a win against wolves makes us title contenders. Even the eternal optimist Mr. Wenger has thrown away his toys. Hope this win doesn’t make him feel, that we don’t need reinforcements.
On a positive side, it is a last minute victory like this, that changes a season around as it brings back a sense of confidence and belief.
Hi Bluechampion and Blues Supporters,
A very good article to read.
I did not watch the match, as I was out with my friends so I’m going to go on what you’ve written in your article.
The formation we used today was and still is my favourite to use during a football match. I think this was the same formation that Roberto Di Mateo used while he was the manager of West Brom.
Andre Villas-Boas was being very creative by playing Mereilles in a denfensive slot, thus allowing him to unlock Wolverhampton’s defence with his creative through ball passes, with the purpose in mind setup Frank Lampard or Juan Mata with an accurate shot or Ramires with a pass shot in the box.
Plus, we had the orthodox forward in Fernando Torres to score goals. Dah!
Josh Mceachran
Now, Josh McEachran. I like this lad. I don’t believe that he should be loaned out. If he was at Barcelona he would have been playing in the Barcelona B – squad. And with their coaching and the match experience gained in that reserve team he would then be ready for the first team.
Sometimes sending out a football player on loan to teams that are prone to losing can dent a player’s mentality in their growth as a
professional football player.
Yes experience is needed but, develop your Academy instead. Then play these future professional football players against other Premier League reserve team clubs, for example Cristiano Ronaldo, Cesc Fabrigas or Lionel Messi etc.
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Congrats, to Chelsea on the win. Here’s to a successful 2012.
Very well put. Completely agree. It’s a gamble but AVB must take these gambles and that would the value of him.
One game and, see, 2012 maybe looking better :-) or this is just me beeing silly? Anyway, good feeling after this game. I agree with what have been said here, no need to repeat. Not sure we will be able to add any good strikers, but ready for a surprise. Mr. Emenalo, some more magic, please…
chelsito,
Don’t agree with you mate on guys’ celebration been artificial. There are in crisis and celebrating a goal that gives some hope is only natural in my book, I would celebrate together with them if I could. AVB is under tremendous pressure and stress, so they wanted to show him their support, there is nothing wrong with that. But I have to agree with you on our defensive problems, they are very worrying indeed. We almost allowed another goal at the dying seconds…we don’t have a calming presence on the field, it’s all going very hysterical at defense at the moment (Cole “craziness” being just one example), 20 year old kid Romeu sometimes seems to be most mature person in the team. I was thinking Terry or Lampard were supposed to play such leading and directing role, but it’s going haywire for some reason.
midfield_decider,
this seems to be a good solution, i am just a little apprehensive about McE being in the CAM role, but otherwise, its a great formation to work upon, it could be very pacy, and If torres can be unleashed and he plays to his full potential ( i m not gonna say the torres of 2008, I am sick of hearing that)… we cud have a player in the league of ronaldo or messi… well.. that wud take time.. but we seriously need a spark like that now more than ever…!!!
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I agree with you whole-heartedly. I also don’t think that the celebration was artificial.
Andre Villas-Boas is under a tremendous amount of pressure, but I think that Chelsea’s Board have come to the realisation that this is his first time experiencing being the manager in an elite European football league, for example Premier League, La Liga or Serie A.
Well done, on Chelsea’s Board and more importantly Chelsea’s owner owner being prepared to invest in a very promising manager.
The lads just needs to get a couple of wins in a row to get their confidence back and resume their normal Champions of England and Europe tag again.
Andre Villas-Boas I believe that you have the talent to turn our fortunes around.
midfield_decider
Agree with you mate. Although I feel that Luiz could be tried on in midfield but his natural position is as a centreback. He just needs to tone it down a bit but he is a good natural defender. Plus he is tall, strong and cocky (a little too much but that can be changed). Plus he is young and one for the future. He must be groomed appropriately. I do criticize him a lot and rightly so in my opinion. But we need someone to carry the mantle from Terry. He could be the one.
A good win. We played well, controlled the majority of the game and i noticed Andre reverted back to his “Barca- mode” philosophy. I have stated countless times on this blog that the reason we cant replicate Barca’s football is our personel and our “wing backs”, Ash and Bosingwa, are not good enough. Our system dictates that these guys are our primary source of chances in the box. Ash does this well enough but not consistently enough and Bosingwa is worse. It’s difficult for our central midfielders to break through unless the opposition is super tired. Bosingwa ,especially is a liability and is getting paid to do skit in the team. We leak goals whenever he plays. He is our single worst player and every opposition know this. We need a decent right back. See how Danny Alves and even Micah Richards affect games for their teams. For a club like Chelsea it’s appalling they way we spend so much on players we dont actually need yet neglect areas we do. Our season is shot. We need to get better full backs. Period. If we get more midfielders, then we have to let a few go.
Meireles was a shitty transfer which hindered the development of McEachran. Now another potential shitty transfer in Cahill might be coming through. Seriously why do we need this overrated average center-back from a relegation zone team? Just take a look how well Bruma is performing in Hamburg. We cannot call him back until the end of the season but if we buy Cahill now then we’ll stall development of our young CBs. Meanwhile we can use Hutchinson and Chalobah as back-ups to Terry, Ivanovic and Luiz. Why does AVB keep calling youngsters to the senior squad if he’s not gonna play them? Just to keep the bench warm or what? Sometimes I think AVB has no clue about football.
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Well written comment. Don’t worry everyone knows that we need to strenghten that department. I’m sure they will get it soughted out.
My two African football players, my first and second best players after Yaya Toure are currently on trial at Crystal Palace at the same time. They could have easily made the Chelsea first team. Anyway?
Keep the Blue flag flying high!
I agree that Boswingwa is dreadful. His marking at the back post, in particular, is horrendous. Opposing managers are beginning to direct their players to chip balls to the far right post to take advantage of his slack marking. Wolves’ equalizer is an example.
Unfortunately, there aren’t a lot of great right backs on the market right now, at least ones I can think of. We need to move Ivanovic to that position once he’s healthy. In the summer, I see no option but to dive into the transfer market to bring a proper RB in.
I love the 4-2-3-1 formation you have and agree that moving Luiz to defense mid is a smart move.
However, as my previous post made clear, I’m no fan of Bosingwa. He can’t mark, he can’t get into position and he can’t attack effectively. He makes our side weaker and should be dropped. Even a 33 year old Ferreira is a considerably better option than Bosingwa.
Also, I don’t think McE is ready for the big-time. He should be sent on loan for the remainder of the season and then be brought back into the fold next year.
Saw a rumor that we might bring Krasic in from Juventus. He’s a winger/dribbler who apparently impressed for Juve before falling out of the manager’s favor there.
Wondering if anyone has seen much of him? Other Blues’ fans seem to think he’s complete crap (runs blindly with his head down and then dives at the slightest touch).
Rors21,
very much like Queresma.
xerxesk,
Ugh, well in that case let’s take a pass!
Rors21,
No kidding.
Okay I am impressed with your analysis, indeed torres Was somewhat fantastic in his performances in the last Game. However does chelsea really need another striker?
One of the major problems chelsea has is regularly fielding Their players hence players do not get the necessary game Time to make a positive impact.
Finally chelsea has cut down on the competition for starts At least we might see more of Torres (el nino),Lukaku, and Hopefully Josh may get more game time(that is if he is not Loaned out).
However facts are that chelsea need a signing or two more And I would prefer a signing in defense. Maybe Cahill or Godin (recalling Bruma might not be a bad idea) and then Then a big name signing in the midfield preferably and Attacking midfielder seeing that we are stocked in defensive Players and might need to offload(Mikel) and we can still Work with Romeu, Ramires,Meireless and soon enough Essien However in the attacking midfield we have Lampard , Josh (Who rarely starts) Mata and maybe Piazon.I am also considering That Malouda will tranfer in January.
Okay no need for more strikers. Lukaku /Torres and Sturridge need the gametime
Need another defender and hope josh does not go out on Loan
Need an attacking midfielder not necessarily Krasic maybe DeBruyne is
Not so bad
Need to offload some players ie Malouda and Mikel
How about the idea that we offer a swap: Mikel for Lassana Diarra? Jose is a big Mikel fan and Diarra stated that would one day return to Chelsea. Sounds like a good deal to me.
Now i know that this might seem like a conspiracy theory, but why do stories like this come only for the chelsea dressing room..
http://www.goal.com/en/news/9/england/2012/01/05/2831841/andre-villas-boas-in-power-struggle-with-senior-chelsea
and i really think the other clubs would be having some journos on their payroll to print such bullshit in the papers just to unsettle the players at CFC and create a bad image for us !!!
i want to see this formation mabye is good why not to play torres every match?? torres he need to play and i hope to return back in form how u like this formation guys??
—————–Cech——————
D.Luiz—–Cahill-Terry——A.Cole
———–Romeu–Ramires———-
—Sturridge—Lampard—Mata—-
——————-Torres——————-
i likee this formation and Defenders ??
I like it. Diarra is definitely an upgrade over Mikel.
Kaz,
I agree that the press seems to focus more on CFC than it does on other clubs. For example, when Arsenal melted down for large portions of 2011, nothing was made of the dressing room situation there.
However, I’m not too worried about it. I think the supposed strife and tension is overblown.
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Chelsea is doing a good job.
It’s good to see there is conformation that negotiations are taking place between Chelsea and Kevin De Bruyne a talented football player. A link is a waste of a comment and the webpage will expire.
Chelsea are still in the hunt for Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne, according to the man himself.
The Blues were keen to take the talented 20-year-old to Stamford Bridge during the summer but refused to meet Genk’s asking price.
The failure to agree a fee caused the deal to collapse, leaving De Bruyne with the Belgium league runners-up for at least a few more months.
Now the midfielder, who best operates in a wide attacking position, has revealed Chelsea will be come back for him before the start of next season.
Kevin De Bruyne said: ‘Chelsea are still interested in me and already have a plan in place for me. Staying at Genk for another season is not an option for me. Chelsea were serious about signing me but maybe Genk’s asking price was too high.’
Kevin De Bruyne failed to impress in two games against Andre Villas-Boas’s side in the Champions League earlier this season.
Hi Bluechampion, and Blues Supporters
Football News website
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Chelsea is doing a good job.
It’s good to see there is conformation that negotiations are taking place between Chelsea and Kevin De Bruyne a talented football player. A link is a waste of a comment and the webpage will expire.
Chelsea are still in the hunt for Belgian star Kevin De Bruyne, according to the man himself.
The Blues were keen to take the talented 20-year-old to Stamford Bridge during the summer but refused to meet Genk’s asking price.
The failure to agree a fee caused the deal to collapse, leaving De Bruyne with the Belgium league runners-up for at least a few more months.
Now the midfielder, who best operates in a wide attacking position, has revealed Chelsea will be come back for him before the start of next season.
Kevin De Bruyne had this to say.
“Chelsea are still interested in me and already have a plan in place for me. Staying at Genk for another season is not an option for me. Chelsea were serious about signing me but maybe Genk’s asking price was too high.”
Kevin De Bruyne failed to impress in two games against Andre Villas-Boas’s side in the Champions League earlier this season.
i am actually against the thing of buying cahill.. as i love the defenders we have and we should really use chalobah and bruma.. we should send out McE on loan.. that would be the best option for him and the club too.. and i am even liking the fact that we are not paying the wages as per the players but as per AVB wants it to be. all we need is a right back and a winger may be.. nothing much in the january trasnfer unless we are selling players like mikel, malouda and kalou..
8 reasons why signing Cahill is a big mistake. http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/1012915-chelsea-transfer-rumors-eight-reasons-not-to-sign-gary-cahill
Here are some free agents worth looking at:
1-Jussi Jasskelainen: the Bolton legend and goalkeeper would be a fantastic addition if we sell Turnbull or if Hilario leaves.
2-Eric Abidal: one of the best left backs in the world, I’m a huge fan since he was in Lyon.
3- Walter Samuel: Without a doubt one of the best if not the best Seria A defenders in the past decade. I could see him as a great addition.
4- two players for right wing: Barnetta and Hoilett, both pacy an tricky wingers with an eye for goal. Hoilett is already an established player in EPL.
5-Daniel de Rossi: enough said. He would solve the defending midfield crisis.
6-Ricardo Montolivo: the Fiorentina captain is a fantastic playmaker. Modric for 50£ mil? No thanks.
7- Rene Adler: Germany’s no.2 would be great for Petr’s back up. Turnbullshit should be sold.
8-Jefferson Farfan: the best possible choice for our right wing problem. Plenty of experience and had played in UCL numerous times.
Xerxesk,
Thanks for sharing the article. Very interesting analysis, particularly his page about the number of offsides traps Cahill wins per game. Disturbingly, it would appear AVB wants to continue with the high-line strategy if this is one of Cahill’s stirling qualities.
However, I think the author was a little harsh on him. Surely all of the goals Bolton have conceded aren’t Cahill’s fault.
Also, his assumption that tackles per game is an indicator of defensive ability is just plain wrong. Statisticians calculated that Paulo Maldini’s overall tackling numbers were very low, yet he was one of the all time defensive greats. It turns out his positioning was so exceptional that he didn’t need to make many tackles in the first place! I’m not saying Cahill’s a brilliant defender. He’s certainly not Maldini anyway. But using tackles as a gauge of worth isn’t really useful.
Rors21,
My pleasure mate. I agree with everything you said. Me personally I’m not a fan of Cahill, I would prefer Subotic or Jan Verthonghen, and my number one choice is Hummels but thats out of the picture.
Xerxesk,
Big No to Jussi. Overrated completely. Great for Bolton, a legend for them but not exactly Van Der Sar.
The rest of the list sounds nice. But they are all expensive buys. Would be difficult to get those players. Is Abidal unsetteled at Barca ?? Can’t see why he would wanna join Chelsea ?? Now that Citeh can offer him more cash.
As for Gary Cahill. We shoudn’t buy him in my opinion. I really donot believe he is bad but the sad truth is that England internationals are highly overrated. I believe that for 7-10 mill chelsea can find a better defender with lesser wage demands. People look at only transfer fees whereas its wages that actually eat up the club if the player does not perform. That is why Joe Cole was not exactly the ‘coup’ excited Pool fans were claiming him to be. Even though he came for free he was a disaster due to 90 k per week wages (My god !!!). Cahill apparently wants 100k per week. Its a huge risk. A potential 4 year deal with that kind of money could be very bad business.
@bluebrother: Same feeling here. I only hope we don’t sign Cahill. Too old, too greedy and too average. We’re better off with our own young defenders.
@Michael: I’m okay for you to promote your website but I’m sure you can try to be more subtle :)
@derick defao: Mate! There seems to be something wrong with the paragraphing of your comments. Can you check what it is.
I don’t know from where this story of Fergie willing to let go Rooney came from. Probably something they want to float ahead of the Manchester derby and take the focus of the press away from another possible mauling for Man Utd.
I’m surprised so many supporters seem against the idea of buying Cahill, he isn’t phenomenal but he’s a solid player and his record for England with Terry is promising. If you compare his stats and percentages for tackles/headers/offsides won with most other defenders in the league then he definitely stands out. Also if you consider he surely won’t displace Terry or Luiz, I’d say he’s as good a third choice centre half as you could reasonably ask for.
@Ronin: The reason is, Gary Cahill is 26-years old and has played mostly for a team that’s a relegation struggler. If not for his expiring contract, he wouldn’t even be near the list of most sought out defenders. He’s a good useful squad player but not the replacement for Carvalho that we’ve been struggling to find.
Fact is, ever since Carvalho left, we’ve not managed to find a good goal-tight centre back pairing. For some reason, I don’t think Cahill would be that. In my view, Gary Cahill is a gamble. If we are prepared to gamble, we might as well gamble with our own youth defenders. We might unearth our own Phil Jones.
@BlueChampion: I disagree we need to find a new Carvalho at this moment, I think David Luiz before long can be every bit as good as Ricky was defensively and he already is a much more useful attacking player. I could be wrong but I dont think Cahill will ever be a first team regular at Chelsea. When Terry retires I think its very possible any one of Kalas or Bruma or Chalobah could be ready to step straight into the first XI with Luiz.
By the way, I know Vital chelsea is a bit of a rival for your blog but I found an article on their today I think every Chelsea fan should have to read: http://www.chelsea.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=527210
@BlueChampion:
I hear you. I only checked my mail this afternoon.
Guys…
1) Why would Wayne Rooney leave Manchester United?
2) Which football club would he want to join in any case?
3) Can he make the same amount of money he is making now, since he is at the most marketable football club in the world?
Ps. Wouldn’t there be a small bit of tension between the man that had you been fined £200, 000 pounds and made you train on your off day?
And guys, remember there were three points dropped against Blackburn Rovers!
Anyway this is my favourite football blog. The articles are brilliant and the comments are worth reading!
@Ronin: Well well, I’m not able to see David Luiz as the next Riccy. I would say Riccy came across like a natural defender, like he was born to defend and that was visible from his instinctive way of defending. Honestly, David Luiz comes across more as a defensive midfielder than a defender. When he’s one on one with an attacker, I’m not too confident of David Luiz reading the attacker or playing in the mind of the attacker to win the ball. Whereas in the midfield, his ability to win the ball is quite something. Let me put it this way – I think David Luiz sees reads the game better than how he reads the oncoming player. For this reason, I think he has a lot of hard work before talked alongside Riccy.
So if you think Gary Cahill won’t be a first team regular and that a young defender will rise up to partner with David Luiz ultimately, there’s something we agree then!
And the article on VitalChelsea was really good! I kinda see that AVB is a good man so such stories only further confirm the same. For me, the slight worry is, the media portrayal of how Anelka and Alex were dealt with does not sit well with my image of AVB and the one that’s captured in the VitalChelsea article.
Speaking of defenders, does anyone know how Bruma has been doing at Hamburg this season? Might he be a potential solution to our defensive woes…at least some day?