I want a proper No. 10, someone who can create and score.
Ramires should stay, ultimate squad player.
comment by White Wall (U1078)
posted 5 minutes ago
I want a proper No. 10, someone who can create and score.
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Yeah we definitely need more goals from our attacking midfielders.
I don't want to see both Oscar and Willian in the starting line up next season. It's one or the other unless Oscar is played in CM.
I disagree. What needs work is Mourinho. You can't have a lot of offensive players and grill them on negative defensive tactics all the time. That kills creativity. We need to have a big team mentality. I HATE it when Mourinho sets out defensively against the so called big teams. What does that make us? the Crystal Palace of this world?..sorry no offense meant.
I am a firm believer of attack is the best form of defense. If anything else, we NEED a big game coach that will handle big games for us. Let's leave Mourinho to smaller teams and competition
If anything else, we NEED a big game coach that will handle big games for us. Let's leave Mourinho to smaller teams and competition
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Let's leave the big games to someone other than the manager who has won multiple Champions Leagues and titles in four different countries
Easy to say in hindsight but I think we would've done better if we took off Costa early and put on Remy. Or put Remy on for one of Oscar/Ramires. Bascally, just put Remy on.
comment by tgi fry ★ (U9236)
posted 24 seconds ago
Easy to say in hindsight but I think we would've done better if we took off Costa early and put on Remy. Or put Remy on for one of Oscar/Ramires. Bascally, just put Remy on.
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Oh I totally agree with that. I was saying that during the game on the match thread last night.
Let's not over react, If Thiago Silva's header goes over the bar we all talk about how great Mourinhos tactics were on the night. If we would have attacked last night and lost we'd all be saying Mourinho should have set out defensively.
comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 35 minutes ago
Ramires should stay, ultimate squad player.
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comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 35 minutes ago
Ramires should stay, ultimate squad player.
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comment by Hello, Hello we are The Chelsea Boys! TheChavyOne (U12176)
posted 1 minute ago
Let's not over react, If Thiago Silva's header goes over the bar we all talk about how great Mourinhos tactics were on the night. If we would have attacked last night and lost we'd all be saying Mourinho should have set out defensively.
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Sure and if Cavani doesn't hit the post or Courtois doesn't make that save before the Silva goal we still lose.
comment by Hello, Hello we are The Chelsea Boys! TheCha... (U12176)
posted 2 minutes ago
Let's not over react, If Thiago Silva's header goes over the bar we all talk about how great Mourinhos tactics were on the night. If we would have attacked last night and lost we'd all be saying Mourinho should have set out defensively.
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Sadly I agree with all of that and it pretty much highlights the fickleness within football these days.
There is a very fine line in football between glorious winner and down in the dumps loser. It's all about fine margins.
Yes but even if we went through, we are always hanging in there by the skin of our teeth, always with these backs to the wall performances, 11 men in our penalty box defending for their lives. Dont you lot get bored of watching this?
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 35 minutes ago
If anything else, we NEED a big game coach that will handle big games for us. Let's leave Mourinho to smaller teams and competition
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Let's leave the big games to someone other than the manager who has won multiple Champions Leagues and titles in four different countries
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You can win playing negative football or win playing decent football. I know how i want to win.
What i am trying to say is don't go into a game with a negative tactics from kickoff. 10 mins to the end of the game and your opponent are on top and you are trying to defend a lead...YES
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Players ghost past Ramires like he is not there, a simple shoulder barge and he ends up sprawled on the floor. Coupled with poor ball control and mistimed tackles he is looking more and more out of place in our squad.
What happened to the blistering forward runs at pace that he showed consistently when he first joined?. Many people on here, in the past defended him because of his ability to be so quick to break.
We rarely get to see that from him anymore and without it I am not quite sure what he offers.
Sorry Rami
I agree that the players were poor last night. I'm sure that Jose is just as baffled as many of us as to why so many of our supposedly big name players simply didn't turn up last night regardless of our tactics.
I can't think of one player who played even remotely well last night and I think a lot more of the blame should be going to the players for an inept performance.
What I will say and I've been saying for a while is let's not make the mistake of disrespecting PSG. They are a very good side full of excellent players assembled at huge expense.
Luiz, Pastore and Cavani alone cost them the best part of 150 million.
This is a side that has been bought together after spending hundreds of millions and they are much better than some people are giving them credit for.
Last year we had an excuse for defending on our 18 yard line, we didn't have a goal scoring striker and Matic was cup tied. This year we have a defensive shield and have added to cracking players too, I'm not trying to sound spoiled, We have no right to win football matches but at what point to we see progression in our play instead of this scraping through no matter who it's against.
comment by Bridge-Banter ✫ (with a silent D) (U12349)
posted 11 minutes ago
Players ghost past Ramires like he is not there, a simple shoulder barge and he ends up sprawled on the floor. Coupled with poor ball control and mistimed tackles he is looking more and more out of place in our squad.
What happened to the blistering forward runs at pace that he showed consistently when he first joined?. Many people on here, in the past defended him because of his ability to be so quick to break.
We rarely get to see that from him anymore and without it I am not quite sure what he offers.
Sorry Rami
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Are you seeing anyone attack with the same ferocity that theyve been known for besides Hazard? Ramires has replaced Mikel as the scapegoat. Why is it that Jose has drilled our team to be more defensive and to hold back but when its down to Ramires "why isnt he bombing forward with the ball from midfield?"
He hasnt been very good for a while with the injury he was carrying but aside from yesterday he has been making strides towards getting back to what he was and I think thats an important piece of the puzzle to this squad. Jose seems to think so too.
OP, I will give Jose nexr season to sort things with this present squad, just like as Texan said, you can't have so much attacking talents and they keep defending. I watched the game on Bein Sports yesterday, Salgado in the studio was harsh on us but he spoke the truth when he said Chelsea is not use in dominating games, had we been an attacking side, PSG would have been demolished. We have sold Schurlle, KDB loan Salah and even don't know what to do with other of our attacking loanees .
Superb, we don't need to buy anyone, for God sake RLC is as good as any Mason of Spurs, why is he not having even a regular cameo appearance in our matches? Like I said, I'll judge JM next season, god willing when we would have won the league and he may be under less pressure.
comment by Hello, Hello we are The Chelsea Boys! TheCha... (U12176)
posted 6 minutes ago
Last year we had an excuse for defending on our 18 yard line, we didn't have a goal scoring striker and Matic was cup tied. This year we have a defensive shield and have added to cracking players too, I'm not trying to sound spoiled, We have no right to win football matches but at what point to we see progression in our play instead of this scraping through no matter who it's against.
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Matic was playing through injury.
Costa was denied a stonewaller/ignored when elbowed in the face.
Tell me these things wouldve not made a difference if they were rectified.
Oscar was also useless and earned himself an idiotic yellow. Basically asking to be taken off.
Superb, we don't need to buy anyone, for God sake RLC is as good as any Mason of Spurs, why is he not having even a regular cameo appearance in our matches?
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Oh I totally agree with playing Loftus-Cheek more.
Loftus-Cheek should have been used way more than he has this season, he's going to be a big name in the PL in future years whether it's with us or with someone else, no doubt whatsoever.
My other gripe is that Remy hasn't been used anywhere near enough as he should have been this season. Not bringing him on yesterday was a blunder.
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posted on 12/3/15
I want a proper No. 10, someone who can create and score.
posted on 12/3/15
Ramires should stay, ultimate squad player.
posted on 12/3/15
comment by White Wall (U1078)
posted 5 minutes ago
I want a proper No. 10, someone who can create and score.
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Yeah we definitely need more goals from our attacking midfielders.
I don't want to see both Oscar and Willian in the starting line up next season. It's one or the other unless Oscar is played in CM.
posted on 12/3/15
I disagree. What needs work is Mourinho. You can't have a lot of offensive players and grill them on negative defensive tactics all the time. That kills creativity. We need to have a big team mentality. I HATE it when Mourinho sets out defensively against the so called big teams. What does that make us? the Crystal Palace of this world?..sorry no offense meant.
I am a firm believer of attack is the best form of defense. If anything else, we NEED a big game coach that will handle big games for us. Let's leave Mourinho to smaller teams and competition
posted on 12/3/15
If anything else, we NEED a big game coach that will handle big games for us. Let's leave Mourinho to smaller teams and competition
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Let's leave the big games to someone other than the manager who has won multiple Champions Leagues and titles in four different countries
posted on 12/3/15
Easy to say in hindsight but I think we would've done better if we took off Costa early and put on Remy. Or put Remy on for one of Oscar/Ramires. Bascally, just put Remy on.
posted on 12/3/15
comment by tgi fry ★ (U9236)
posted 24 seconds ago
Easy to say in hindsight but I think we would've done better if we took off Costa early and put on Remy. Or put Remy on for one of Oscar/Ramires. Bascally, just put Remy on.
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Oh I totally agree with that. I was saying that during the game on the match thread last night.
posted on 12/3/15
Let's not over react, If Thiago Silva's header goes over the bar we all talk about how great Mourinhos tactics were on the night. If we would have attacked last night and lost we'd all be saying Mourinho should have set out defensively.
posted on 12/3/15
comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 35 minutes ago
Ramires should stay, ultimate squad player.
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posted on 12/3/15
comment by Mr Chelsea ✪ (U3579)
posted 47 seconds ago
comment by Kings Road (U1762)
posted 35 minutes ago
Ramires should stay, ultimate squad player.
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posted on 12/3/15
comment by Hello, Hello we are The Chelsea Boys! TheChavyOne (U12176)
posted 1 minute ago
Let's not over react, If Thiago Silva's header goes over the bar we all talk about how great Mourinhos tactics were on the night. If we would have attacked last night and lost we'd all be saying Mourinho should have set out defensively.
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Sure and if Cavani doesn't hit the post or Courtois doesn't make that save before the Silva goal we still lose.
posted on 12/3/15
comment by Hello, Hello we are The Chelsea Boys! TheCha... (U12176)
posted 2 minutes ago
Let's not over react, If Thiago Silva's header goes over the bar we all talk about how great Mourinhos tactics were on the night. If we would have attacked last night and lost we'd all be saying Mourinho should have set out defensively.
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Sadly I agree with all of that and it pretty much highlights the fickleness within football these days.
posted on 12/3/15
There is a very fine line in football between glorious winner and down in the dumps loser. It's all about fine margins.
posted on 12/3/15
Yes but even if we went through, we are always hanging in there by the skin of our teeth, always with these backs to the wall performances, 11 men in our penalty box defending for their lives. Dont you lot get bored of watching this?
posted on 12/3/15
comment by Superb (U6486)
posted 35 minutes ago
If anything else, we NEED a big game coach that will handle big games for us. Let's leave Mourinho to smaller teams and competition
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Let's leave the big games to someone other than the manager who has won multiple Champions Leagues and titles in four different countries
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You can win playing negative football or win playing decent football. I know how i want to win.
What i am trying to say is don't go into a game with a negative tactics from kickoff. 10 mins to the end of the game and your opponent are on top and you are trying to defend a lead...YES
posted on 12/3/15
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posted on 12/3/15
Players ghost past Ramires like he is not there, a simple shoulder barge and he ends up sprawled on the floor. Coupled with poor ball control and mistimed tackles he is looking more and more out of place in our squad.
What happened to the blistering forward runs at pace that he showed consistently when he first joined?. Many people on here, in the past defended him because of his ability to be so quick to break.
We rarely get to see that from him anymore and without it I am not quite sure what he offers.
Sorry Rami
posted on 12/3/15
I agree that the players were poor last night. I'm sure that Jose is just as baffled as many of us as to why so many of our supposedly big name players simply didn't turn up last night regardless of our tactics.
I can't think of one player who played even remotely well last night and I think a lot more of the blame should be going to the players for an inept performance.
What I will say and I've been saying for a while is let's not make the mistake of disrespecting PSG. They are a very good side full of excellent players assembled at huge expense.
Luiz, Pastore and Cavani alone cost them the best part of 150 million.
This is a side that has been bought together after spending hundreds of millions and they are much better than some people are giving them credit for.
posted on 12/3/15
Last year we had an excuse for defending on our 18 yard line, we didn't have a goal scoring striker and Matic was cup tied. This year we have a defensive shield and have added to cracking players too, I'm not trying to sound spoiled, We have no right to win football matches but at what point to we see progression in our play instead of this scraping through no matter who it's against.
posted on 12/3/15
comment by Bridge-Banter ✫ (with a silent D) (U12349)
posted 11 minutes ago
Players ghost past Ramires like he is not there, a simple shoulder barge and he ends up sprawled on the floor. Coupled with poor ball control and mistimed tackles he is looking more and more out of place in our squad.
What happened to the blistering forward runs at pace that he showed consistently when he first joined?. Many people on here, in the past defended him because of his ability to be so quick to break.
We rarely get to see that from him anymore and without it I am not quite sure what he offers.
Sorry Rami
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Are you seeing anyone attack with the same ferocity that theyve been known for besides Hazard? Ramires has replaced Mikel as the scapegoat. Why is it that Jose has drilled our team to be more defensive and to hold back but when its down to Ramires "why isnt he bombing forward with the ball from midfield?"
He hasnt been very good for a while with the injury he was carrying but aside from yesterday he has been making strides towards getting back to what he was and I think thats an important piece of the puzzle to this squad. Jose seems to think so too.
posted on 12/3/15
OP, I will give Jose nexr season to sort things with this present squad, just like as Texan said, you can't have so much attacking talents and they keep defending. I watched the game on Bein Sports yesterday, Salgado in the studio was harsh on us but he spoke the truth when he said Chelsea is not use in dominating games, had we been an attacking side, PSG would have been demolished. We have sold Schurlle, KDB loan Salah and even don't know what to do with other of our attacking loanees .
Superb, we don't need to buy anyone, for God sake RLC is as good as any Mason of Spurs, why is he not having even a regular cameo appearance in our matches? Like I said, I'll judge JM next season, god willing when we would have won the league and he may be under less pressure.
posted on 12/3/15
comment by Hello, Hello we are The Chelsea Boys! TheCha... (U12176)
posted 6 minutes ago
Last year we had an excuse for defending on our 18 yard line, we didn't have a goal scoring striker and Matic was cup tied. This year we have a defensive shield and have added to cracking players too, I'm not trying to sound spoiled, We have no right to win football matches but at what point to we see progression in our play instead of this scraping through no matter who it's against.
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Matic was playing through injury.
Costa was denied a stonewaller/ignored when elbowed in the face.
Tell me these things wouldve not made a difference if they were rectified.
posted on 12/3/15
as Mason*
posted on 12/3/15
Oscar was also useless and earned himself an idiotic yellow. Basically asking to be taken off.
posted on 12/3/15
Superb, we don't need to buy anyone, for God sake RLC is as good as any Mason of Spurs, why is he not having even a regular cameo appearance in our matches?
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Oh I totally agree with playing Loftus-Cheek more.
Loftus-Cheek should have been used way more than he has this season, he's going to be a big name in the PL in future years whether it's with us or with someone else, no doubt whatsoever.
My other gripe is that Remy hasn't been used anywhere near enough as he should have been this season. Not bringing him on yesterday was a blunder.
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