Probably agree with Drogba starting, especially against the lesser teams, as we can be even more direct with long balls with him in the team instead of Costa. 442 also could work in this situation.

Don't know about Schrulle, I don't think he is far away though given how wasteful Willian has been the last few games. I would have licked to have seen more of Salah.

Schurlle has looked awful whenever he's come on in recent games.

If there is a player who deserves a run of games then it's Remy. He always makes an impression when he comes on and more often than not scores.

Remy can play wide right and I'd like to see him given a run there instead of Willian who's played a lot of football this season and who isn't in the best of form right at this moment.

Remy wide right gives us much more goal threat as well and away from home this is something we've been struggling with of late.

I also want to see Luis start at left back as he gives us much more natural width and will be able to get forward and help Hazard down that left flank.

Cech
Brana Cahill Terry Luis
Matic Cesc
Remy Oscar Hazard
Costa

Remy isn't a right winger though, If we want to see Remy in full effect he needs to be playing as the #9. I agree that I would like to seen Schurrle get a run of games, last season we were drawing 0-0 with Fulham and he grabbed a Hattrick and som of the finishes were sublime, Against teams who park the bus we won't really need Willians legs, In the bigger games then yes perhaps.

I agree with Chavy and Kevin De Bryune!

I think that Costa and Remy could really work as a regular starting pair, Jose likes to stick to one up front though

Remy isn't a right winger though

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Remy played most of his career as a winger before he was moved up front:

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/scouting-report-is-loic-remy-the-man-1527868

Remy is very Henry like. He can play well drifting in from the left in the same way Schrulle does. Don't know how he will fair right wing, but worth a shout if we never going to try Salah there.

Agree with Luis, he brings a lot more threat with his crosses. Only problem is Azpi has been amazing. Although against the teams that sit deep, surely Luis will be a better option?

I don't think we played that badly against Newcastle, just wasted the good opportunities we had, could have been 2 up in the first half. Against Sunderland we struggled.

Kev yeah I like Azpi defensively but against teams that sit deep he offers next to nothing and leaves Hazard isolated.

Luis at LB against those kind of teams would give us an added dimension and would free up Hazard I think.

As for Remy I just want to see him in the team somewhere, even if it's just as a very regular supersub.

He's too good to be playing as smaller part as he is now. Injuries haven't helped his cause though but Jose needs to start showing more faith in him.

Clearly the team needs freshening up in a couple of positions and Luis and Remy are definitely the players to do it in my opinion.

And yes I think Remy wide right or left would work well.

I dont really see Luis as an answer to our attacking problems as teams sitting back usually tuck their wingers in these days.

We are allowed to cross from a deeper position, and also it would be Hazards job to distract the opposition winger or full back to leave Luis isolated with the opposition full back or winger. Even if they bring players in from the middle to stop our attacking threat, it leaves holes in the middle for us to then expose. United were really good at playing this way with Fergie against all oppositions. Bombarding opposition area with crosses, which led to goals.

Playing with width against these teams gives them problems, we are not Barcelona, we actually have good height up front and players that are willing to play on the touch line. Shouldn't be as easy for the opposition to pack the middle against us and get away with it.

Superb

Didn't watch Remy much in the French league to be fair. If he played right wing and it worked out then great but if I had a choice id prefer Schurrle and Willian.

I advocated usd signing Remy early last year (along with Bony)
It's a shame now we have him he doesn't feature more...not expecting him to be ahead of Costa, but he could be used more as a sub..& earlier than Jose tends to bring him on

Also Luis is better attacking than Azpi, & could be used more

Schurlle I like, but i'd say theres little between him Willian & Oscar on any given day

KDB stealing my post about remy being henry like.

Agree with superb, Remy needs to start, id even drop hazard for a few games. I hate the fact he probably thinks hes immune to being dropped and hes one of the main reasons for our stuttering performances recently.

Nick I think that some of our players are feeling undroppable at the moment and that cannot be a good thing.

A bit of a shake up is required. Teams seemed to have worked us out a bit now and they've realised that simply sticking men behind the ball gives us a lot of problems.

We need to be more attacking with a quicker tempo otherwise we're going to keep having problems from now on I fear.

Superb

Next two games perfect time for some circulation of players i'd say...

Bet he doesn't though

We'll see Sheriff. Jose does seem a bit OCD with his team selections sometimes in the PL.

I've never been a fan of playing the same 11 in every PL game. We have a squad with some excellent players like Luis and Remy who are basically doing nothing at the moment, so let's use them.

I'm sure we'll see some changes for Sporting and the League Cup though.

comment by Nickalopodis-BoomsObsession (U9257)
posted 20 minutes ago
KDB stealing my post about remy being henry like.

Agree with superb, Remy needs to start, id even drop hazard for a few games. I hate the fact he probably thinks hes immune to being dropped and hes one of the main reasons for our stuttering performances recently.
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I'm pretty sure I did a post in the summer confused as to why Arsenal didn't go in for him earlier as his style of attacking play is very elegant and Henry like.

Also Hazard and Matic are two players we can't afford to drop, as no one else can provide what they do for the team, and the way in which opposition approach us because of them being in our team.

of course we can afford to drop hazard dont buy into that myth.
nobody is doubting hazards qualities but I think mentally his attitude is poor at times.
If we can sell our best player in mata(who was much more reliable and consistent in terms of assists and goals and more of a game winner) then we can definately drop hazard for a few games.
it wont happen though.

It won't happen because it would be stupid to. Hazard still remains our biggest attacking threat, regularly drawing 2-3 opponents towards him. Mata flourished under a different system, so comparisons there are null. And finally we have no one else in the team that can do what Hazard can do. Willian is the logical choice to be dropped.

comment by The Chavy One ✔️ (U12176)
posted 3 hours, 26 minutes ago
Remy isn't a right winger though, If we want to see Remy in full effect he needs to be playing as the #9. I agree that I would like to seen Schurrle get a run of games, last season we were drawing 0-0 with Fulham and he grabbed a Hattrick and som of the finishes were sublime, Against teams who park the bus we won't really need Willians legs, In the bigger games then yes perhaps.
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Remy played on the left a lot for Newcastle and it's where he caused us so many problems at St James' last season

comment by Kevin De Bruyne #BurritoBaconSushiRoll (U14678)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
It won't happen because it would be stupid to. Hazard still remains our biggest attacking threat, regularly drawing 2-3 opponents towards him. Mata flourished under a different system, so comparisons there are null. And finally we have no one else in the team that can do what Hazard can do. Willian is the logical choice to be dropped.
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so many flaws in ur argument as usual KDB.
Hazard is still our biggest attacking threat? No that is costa, or drogba, or remy when there on. For the amount hazard sees the ball, there is minimal finishing product.
Im comparing footballers, doesnt matter what system they play in, mata was more productive in every way for chelsea bar a bit of defensive duty(even though do we concede that much less nowadays then we did with mata?) and he got sold. There is no reason hazard should not be dropped other than scrhulles poor form and reluctance to give salah or remy a chance.

comment by Nickalopodis-BoomsObsession (U9257)
posted 16 minutes ago
comment by Kevin De Bruyne #BurritoBaconSushiRoll (U14678)
posted 1 hour, 42 minutes ago
It won't happen because it would be stupid to. Hazard still remains our biggest attacking threat, regularly drawing 2-3 opponents towards him. Mata flourished under a different system, so comparisons there are null. And finally we have no one else in the team that can do what Hazard can do. Willian is the logical choice to be dropped.
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so many flaws in ur argument as usual KDB.
Hazard is still our biggest attacking threat? No that is costa, or drogba, or remy when there on. For the amount hazard sees the ball, there is minimal finishing product.
Im comparing footballers, doesnt matter what system they play in, mata was more productive in every way for chelsea bar a bit of defensive duty(even though do we concede that much less nowadays then we did with mata?) and he got sold. There is no reason hazard should not be dropped other than scrhulles poor form and reluctance to give salah or remy a chance.
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I would have to agree...no reason we also can't change to 442 in any given game & leave Haz on the bench...& then bring him on to change the focus