great blog BC, robben can go - we have malouda and young scott sinclair who doesnt seem like a whiner! Let’s get alaves becasue as much as i admire glen johnson’s athleticism his shortcoming is his brain! Go chelsea go BC.

PS: I hope joeblue doesnt contaminate this blog…

Frankly speaking, we’ve got used to Robben not being around. Let’s admit it. It’s not that he played all 60 matches and played really well or something. He’s always on and off. As much as I like him, I’d love to see Alves in Robben’s money.

i dont believe in such top 50s. anyone can come up with a list and get that published. websites like timesonline let one of their sports correspondents run riot with such top 50s. no one is going to agree with anyone’s top 50 etc.

buts still if i have to comment on this top 50, my gripe is that drogba is at 22, which is very given his current form. ronaldo in no.3??? he can’t run 10 metres against good oppositions and he is rated so highly? he has been particularly poor against chelsea, arsenal and liverpool - home and away. he was poor against milan - home and away. lucky him at no.3! And ramos ahead of ruud? i dont think so!

as regards lawro’s predictions, i dont rate them as well, but more and more people have started to believe that this is Chelsea’s season.

i have malouda in my fantasy league team. hope he has a great season ahead!!! robben can go. he doesnt deserve to be a blue anymore but we should get a lot of money with no compromise. he has to make good all those weeks and months he was watching chelsea on tv.

mark my words, ben haim is top class and we won’t miss terry.

scott_sinc well said about the top 50s, but he probably rated Sergio Ramos higher than Ruud because he’s 21, 10 years younger than the Dutchman… I see your point, perhaps, and with Real being my second favorite team, I’ve watched them quite often playing together. I’ve got to say, Van Nistelrooy was one influential player last term. Along with Drogba they were the best 2 strikers in Europe.
Alves on our side whets my appetite… I can’t bear watching Ferreira or Johnson underperform one more season. It’s time to plug the biggest hole in our team, SIGNE ALVES and give us a terrific RB.
They have this little thing about our injury situation as well… seems like Drogba and Sheva will miss the Birmingham game and Terry’s out for a month!! At least we have Cech, Tal Ben Haim, and soon, Alex.

What’s up with the Drenthe deal, BC?

Drenthe is using court in an attempt to force his way out of Feyenoord so as to sign with Real Madrid. That is the latest news from him and it is not encouraging.

adonis - drenthe is mostly going to madrid. it’s like the heinze story. drenthe is planning to sue feyenoord as they are not allowing him to join real madrid. in short, forget about drenthe. let’s see how dani alves deal goes.

kaka is the best player now but why drogba is so low? let’s robben and ballack as well. madrid are offering for 50 million euros. let’s take it and buy alves and deco. end of story. UCL, PL everything is ours!

no i now dont think ballack should be sold. he should be given some more chance to prove himself in this league. he’d do lot better than lamps. let robben go for whatever money.

I’d rather keep Robben so we’re guaranteed some quality width this season. Kalou is evidently not a winger. However inconsistent he is with injuries, when he’s on form we have absolutely no one better.

If we play a flat 442, that would benefit the two strikers immensely.

We don’t need Robben. Like BC said, we are very much accustomed to not having him around because he is injured so frequently. Besides that we have Malouda, a stronger, more determined, and more consistent left-winger. Robben might look great when he’s on form but how often is that?

If we want to win the Premiership we need consistent performers in the squad. I can’t help but think that Jose and Kenyon recognized this, so they brought in Malouda.

Letting him go (which will evidently enable us to snag Alves) is a fantastic move in my opinion. I love the way Ashley links up with Drogba from his LWB position, and here’s to hoping Alves can do the same from the right!

Quick update here: Ashley Cole left training with a thigh injury. Expected back for the Birmingham game.

can sheva/ballack play against birmingham or not ?

Let Robben go. He’s not shown much loyalty and I think we’ll be better off without him. Malouda is an EXCELLENT replacement for him. Hes strong and good on the wing and can shoot well too. Robben and his ‘glass ankles’ were completely the opposite of Chelsea who prides themselves on being tough (led by the Bison). Malouda is far more suited to Chelsea’s style of play. And I’ll be honest, Robben was the biggest diver in our team: let him go!

As for Ballack, dont let him go in a million years! Once hes fit, he can be back in our team as the playmaker. Lamps having a bit of a bad run so perhaps a bit of a rest might be good. In any case, Ballack acts as a perfect substitute for Lampard. He takes on the role of AMF perfectly and at the same time, can also be an emergency holding midfielder. Hes hits shots hard and just as well from the midfield. And we can forget even mentioning his headers, which are world-class. I’m a big fan of Ballack and i think Ballack, Lampard and Essien can play in the 4-3-3 midfield together.

Lastly, Id just like to say what formation I would love to be used when eveyone is back from injury

Cech
Paulo Terry Carvalho A.Cole
Essien
Lampard Ballack
Shevchenko Malouda
Drogba

with that 4-3-3, weve got Drogba up front and Sheva to the right. Maloudas the left winger. When Joeys in form and Shevas not, then Joey takes the place. Finally, if Alves is brought in, i believe we can smell the Premiership once again!

I worry what getting another right back (alves) does to Diarra. He seems to be anxious to play and is a good, tough player who often found time on the right side. And it’s not to say that Diarra is comparable to Alves, because he is not. I would just hate to see Diarra go someplace else.

Chelsea does not need Robben , I did not think this way first, but after watching Malouda and renewed SWP , I strongly believe we don’t need robben .
I like him , but he is the first player who leaves chelsea just for money . noone did this before , no one. Eduir NO , Duff No , Melchiot No , nobody . now I hate robben he plays just for money and these kind of players won’t succeed. I am sure . he will spend most of games in Real medical department.

I don’t think Alves will flourish in EPL….he moves forward too much but is not that fast to come back quickly in case of any counter-attacks ,hence would provide too much space for fast paced opposition of which there is no dearth in EPL ….we should rather go for someone like Micah Richards.

The Chelsea Team as I see it, is built t be a ” battering ram”.
Now all who say we’re never gonna get the CL , my answer is :

The castle gates will fall sooner or later if we continue smashing at it time and time again but eventually and surely they will fall.

Moulada for Robben is great ( not cos I dislike Rooben ) cos he is tough.

The goal against ManUre proves it

Radical Evans @16: Diarra may not get a starting place but remember, Chelsea’s priority this season is premier league and champions league. Players like Diarra, Sidwell etc would feature in the domestic cups very much apart from being second choice for PL & UCL games. Plus, I dont think Arsenal needs a right back and they dont need a holding midfielder either. I wonder where Diarra could play at Arsenal, that is if he really goes there.

Manish@18: You’re right. Alves is very attacking and he would create space and gap at the back for the opponents to take advantage. But he can work well in teams where something like total football is practised, Chelsea, to some extent I’d say. When Alves gets way too up, Essien should read the game and fill in the empty right back position, until that attack is over. It’s all about defining and adjusting roles, as per the team startegy and individual specialties.

RH@19: Exactly that’s why I’ve started liking Malouda. This guy is tough and he has this never say die attitude. His power, muscle and strength makes up for any gap in skill between him and Robben.

If Robben had got that ball from Ashley, I don’t think he’d have ended up with a goal, may be with any other defender but not with Rio. Rio would have brought him down harmlessly.

I was of the view that what Chelsea practices is antithesis of total football…else we would hadn’t felt Terry’s absence last season…

Manish, I think BC was talking about the fluid movement of players between positions, one covering for another as the play dictates.

fluid movement of players in Chelsea…r u kidding…ours must be the most rigid structure…changing players’ position doesn’t mean fluidity….

BC @ 22, I am not sure that it would have been Rio bringing Robben down so much as Robben taking himself down. It is hard to count how many decent opportunities he has squandered by his historonics. It makes all of his skill and pace hard to watch when you know an arm waving, leg flailing flop is coming at the end of it.

BC did not say that we practice total football as such. chelsea normally does not leave even during attacks. alves can attack as he likes!

Guys we need arjen robben the lad is brilliant he is easily one of best players.

Malouda is a great player but Robben is also world class and we need him . He’s got the pace , he’s got the technick , mabye not the strenght but when he get’s in a game he always has a goal or an assist . Jose said we can play Robben and Malouda together and I would really look forward to that . With the new tacticks Mourinho is trying to play with 2 wingers and 2 strikers and this would do … Cech,Ben-Haim,Terry,Ricardo,Cole,Essien,Lampard(Mikel),Robben,Malouda,Drogba and Shevchenko….GO Chelsea and win your crown back :D:D

Cmon guys..Robben is world class without a doubt..he has made a huge impact whever hes played for chelsea..losing Robben will be really bad for us..maluoda is great no doubt..but we have to remember that Robbn is as good as malouda and hes just about 22 or 23..hes a future superstar..Losing robben will be a huge blow no doubt..

Whatever happens..life goes on..chelsea as a club must move ahead..work that bit harder..win back the EPL..win the CL

Cmon BLUES

Robben is great player but may not fit in the Chlesea mentality. He is not as strong as many of the chlesea squad and keep going down regularly. The one thing that he has got is pace and trickery. Moluda looked great in the match that he played and should be easily the player to watch this season. Joe Cole is still not finding the form that we expect of him. I remember the match with ManU during the 2005-2006 where he was great. I hope to see more of him.

But still the right wing is the problem we need fix that with Alves very quickly.

I am now more than ever convined that we should let robben go. The guy clearly is bent on leaving. he fancies he must earn more than a player like essien earns. Can u believe that? He is class, no doubt, and for me easily one of the best in the world. I was chatting with a dutch friend recently who told me that back home they do not rate him as much as they do Van Persie- that should say something. I would have loved to have him and Malouda criss crossing and causing terror, when he is not off injured. but like we say, you can take the horse to the river but cannot force him to drink. lets let him go for a good fee. For me, the money should be used to get Alvez and Quaresma. can anyone tell me why a super player like QUARESMA, who is portuguese has not even come on our radar?

By the way, Longrange, i love the idea of playing Sheva on the right in a 4-3-3. I do not love that 4-3-3 much cos I feel drogs tends to be too lonely in that formation but the idea of Sheva playing right and louda left thrills me to no end.

Robben’s departure should give further opportunities to Sinclair. I rate the lad very highly and bel;ieve he will do the Mikel thing this season.

WHAAT ROBBEN to go, COMMON. hes the most creative player chealsea hav,and young. if we r gonna bcom a great fotball team lyk real madrid, barcelona, liverpoll(of the past), and the current best man utd (lets b real thy r

Have to agree with BC, take the money and let robben go. 20 - 25 million pounds for a player we paid about 12 million, not a bad business at all.though he is top class if hes fullyy fit and be on his feet rather than on the ground, but 20 plus millions,go for the deal.

drogba is not high cos hes only playd well 4 1 season. lets face it hes not in eto, ronaldinhio, ronldo(both), zidane, ronney (in future), van nilserooy, henry, messi, kaka’s class. yes he scored 30 goals, but players lyk kevin philips scored 30 in 1 season. tht DOES NOT mak him class. common guys lets b real, none of chelsea current players r great. i mean our greatest eva was zola( great as he was) thts it.look at otha cubs great players past n present they TRUMP chealsea. tyhm 4 a revolution

We have the second best ( if not the best ) keeper in the world , we have the England’s captain ( a real commander in the pitch ) , we have a superb midfielder like Essien who (as Jose said) will never stop running and a goalanimal in Drogba and to top it all we have the best manager in the world . I heard that Mourinho said “The only star Chelsea need is me” and I agree with him . If you want to say that Chelsea don’t have a player that they are depended on like Milan on Kaka or Arsenal (was) on Henry than that is true but we have a lot of world class players and I think this is better than having a superstar like Porto has in Quaresma and they all depend on him . I am not saying that Milan can’t do nothing without Kaka but I saw a game a couple of days ago with Milan and every player that had the ball was looking for Kaka to pass it to , I am glad we don’t have a team like that .

Bluchampion ,

Ur blogs democracy is two faced , u can check my earlier comments i hav never abused without provocation , which has always been the case , and more than the word sh** i hav never used other abusive words like wanker etc as far as i cld help it!!!

On the other hand ppl r writing abt Jose being god and such , hav they been shown yellow cards????many ppl were impersonating me and getting away with it , did u do anything??? they still abused me and went away and u deleted my retaliations, why?????

And u say we agreed only on 5-10 percent , which is a joke , we both support Chelsea and that accounts for abt 99 perecent , i dont consider Jose and his jokes 90-95 percent of Chelsea sorry to say!!!!
U say there r restrictions , r they on everyone????praising and worshipping Jose is good but abusing or defying him leads to red cards and all that crap????

What r u trying to prove with all this in the end???? i hav supported u all the time i hav been on the blog , but u stil say we wld get banned etc for commenting on wat we want????And abt M_D , i dont kno if u realized it or not but he was by far the most intelectually gifted person on this blog , yes he did hav a short temper , but can u blame him if ppl like Bingo and such were busy abusing him , why shldnt he fight back?????

In a nutshell BC , i hav no probs with ur rules if they apply to everybody , and banning ppl over fighting their case or discussing other topic , is a complete excuse , i m sorry to say but since now u hav made such a big hit with ur blog u dont give a damn abt the ones who hav been with u as ur blog became a hit , i am not trying to take any credit , its all urs and ur hardwork , but atleast ppl like me, RH , BB58 and M_D shld atleast hav some respect , we r being shunned for ur bandwagon boys!!!!

But i cant blame u , now u r sucessful , why wld u need ppl like us anymore???? u can do as u please , the blog wil still enjoy sucess and i hope for the best for u , ur family this blog and everybody else i hav ever known on this blog!!!
Cheers blue fans and goodbye BC , i hav been faithful to the end , atleast dont forget me , that wld be enough for me!!!!

Anybody interested to contact me——-jyotirmay_24@hotmail.com

mendim

thts tru, chealse hav EFFECTIVE players, thts hav impacts on all games, small or big. but i ask r ne of thm great. NOOOO!. THEY ALL LACK THE FLAIR, as individuals thy do nt put da fear into players, mayb mediocre players ie. championship, or championsleauge qualifyin grps from countires no-1 has heard of. (but thy do so as a team). non of the players com under the same category as the greats of the past and present

Maysam @ 17… I have to disagree with you, Robben is NOT just leaving for the money. Are you kidding? Real Madrid is the most prestigious club in the world. If I was a player, I’d certainly prefer playing in a terrific city, in a prestigious place, making more money, and just having a change of scenary. I don’t think Jose has the best relationship in the world with him because of his poor health, and in his mind (as was in millions of people’s) Malouda was brought in to REPLACE him. So he’s not going JUST for the money. And trust me, we don’t need him. Take the money and get Alves, Total Football or not, this kid can play. At least it’ll give us another alternative for free-kicks, as Lampard started going off at the end of the year and Ballack never shined from dead-ball situations.
And guys, you’re telling me we don’t have A superstar?? I’m telling you, Terry is a superstar. He’s a legend. Essien is a super-star and a legend. Cech is only 25, but soon enough… In my opinion he is second only to Buffon and still has a lot of room for improvement. And someone said thank God we don’t have Kaka or a player like him for everyone to look for… Are you kidding?? Kaka is the best player in the world, what do you mean you don’t wish he played for Chelsea?! And how many games have you seen for Milan??? 2? 3? I see about 75% of their games as they’re my favorite Italian team, and they DON’T only look for Kaka… He’s a central part of their team of course, but Pirlo, Seedorf, Gattuso, Seginho, and Ambrosini are all terrific midflielders that can create and play and don’t JUST look for Kaka.

JoeBlue.. i hold you in high regards and would like you to be here. i have been following this blog for a year now and its relishing to read your comments.
What BC has done was required …a new visitor should not feel as if he has visited a man utd blog.. regarding baning of M_D i have no comments.. but if it was you i would have felt bad..
As we all say club is important(blue champions) … players not!! i love the club and its in right hands… success ensured!!!
cheers

Joeblue, you know I respect you man, but I’ve got to say that you are wronging BC by telling him he has two faced democracy and all this stuff. He treated everyone equally, the people that appologized he forgave and warned, and the people that kept fighting he stopped. It was all getting out of hand and becoming too silly and below this blog’s standards, so someone had to step in and it could only be him. You guys started having personal insults (I’m not saying it was anyone’s fault or whoever started it or whatever…) It had to end and BC ended it, end of story. You guys should have just stopped the fight and went back to the good old discussions we used to have. Too bad it’s come to this, you know?? We used to have some terrific talks!

Sorry, Serginho, not Seginho

adonis

common bro, TERRY is fantastic n the heart of the team. but ledgend? common… nt yet, mayb not ever. he will b i chelsea’s history bcos he is the heart of the team, but cos they aint tht many legends in chelseas history. u no i right n the world of football knows it. this is da tym 2 change fings, if missd the chance will neva com again. greater players and beautiful football is required. ESSIEN, DROGBA N TERRY, kind of football (ie. no technique or flair) dont cut da mustard. please tell me im wrong?.. n read dis objectively nt as a chealsea fan, as i hav written it

Hey Adonis , i kno there were ruff tiffs , but self defense is not wrong , even right now chelseaconcrack had a go at me , normally i wld hav responded , and then the fight wld hav begun , is it my fault???? why dosent he get banned or yellow carded or whatever????

Its always been this way on this blog , ppl abuse u , if u beat the hell outta them wid both arguments and abuses , BC comes heavy on us!!!!

I dont pretend to be any angel or something , but everybody shld face the same thing , this is a blog debates wld happen , ppl wld fight , but u dont go and ban ppl who hav bben there for so long , M_D wasant passing his time!!!
He had great arguments and everything , go and hav a look at the arsenal blogs or Manure blogs , they fight like hell, but ppl love it , its the passion wid football!!! if u ban the passion there is nothing remaining!!!

New ppl on the blog hav come and gone, sometimes accusing , sometimes abusing , sometimes doing nothing , while we here hav fought for Chelsea all this time , and they get the prefrence????they shldnt be made to feel out of place???? at our costs???? , our allegiance is far proved equal if not more than anyone who has ever visited this blog!!!!

I kno its a shame , but its a shame on BC , for acting like a judge or some great god!!!! its not right!!!!

i think 4 the reason of the money($50 or $54 million) robben should leave 4 madrid. no doubt he his a classy player who gives chealsea a lot flair and create chances wit his dribbles but he’s spent more time wit the medics than on the pitch. malouda is a stronger though a little bit less skillful player than robben. the money wuld come in handy to get daniel alves who 4 me is best right back player in the world. robben or no robben chelsae still is ready to claim back our PL trophy and elusive UCL

And another thing , if ppl expect me to be herded like the rest of the cattle to eat Jose-loves-u grass , then i aint part of it , BC i dont think u hav any explanations for any of this, for being so irrational , u shldnt try to be a god here even if u made this blog , but then why wld u listen to me , who am i???
wat right do i hv to question u???? on top of it according to ur rules its not even based on the topic here!!!!
I m now just a frog of the well u started from , now that u hav the ocean and all the big fishes with u , ppl like MD and me r discardable!!!!
And to think once i thoght this place home!!!!

………….and u my brother-in-arms!!!!!

JB look fella iv said this b4 u make good sensible comments that are both thort provoking and well backed up, the only reason u get the responses and critisism u do is due to the irrational and irritating responses EVERY1 AND ANY1 recieves for not agreeing with you, and please please please stop the guilt trip you are tryin