Swansea Vs. Chelsea: Lineups/Game Thread
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 7:01 PM GMT
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PrintSwansea City starting lineup (4-3-3): Michel Vorm; Neil Taylor, Ashley Willians, Steven Caulker, Angel Rangel; Leon Britton, Joe Allen, Gylfi Sigurdsson; Scott Sinclair, Danny Graham, Nathan Dyer.
Substitutes from: Gerhard Tremmel, Wayne Routledge, Garry Monk, Leroy Lita, Luke Moore, Kemy Agustien, Ashley Richards.
Chelsea starting lineup (4-3-3): Petr Cech; Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Branislav Ivanovic, Jose Bosingwa; Oriol Romeu, Florent Malouda, Raul Meireles; Juan Mata, Fernando Torres, Daniel Sturridge.
Substitutes from: Ross Turnbull, Paulo Ferreira, Gary Cahill, Ryan Bertrand, Michael Essien, Lucas Piazon, Romelu Lukaku.
Still no start for Gary Cahill despite John Terry's absence due to injury. Lucas Piazon makes the bench. Both newcomers to the team could make their debuts tonight, if all goes well.
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I still think it's odd that Cahill is more of a defensive liability than the Bossman.
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They play different positions?
Clearly we’re not basing this on their defenses…otherwise Ivan wouldn’t be in the center, either.
It might be that he just hasn't worked with Luiz enough yet
I imagine we’ll see him tonight
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 7:05 PM GMT up reply actions
If we don't
I’m going to do that thing where I get myself concerned, even if it isn’t entirely warranted. I know it takes some time to adjust, but I’d like him to actually be able to cover for Terry if he has to. Maybe I am just too darned impatient, though.
I think AVB's just not ready to write Bos off completely
What does it say to you/your confidence if a signing of two weeks ago replaces you? You’re essentially done
I mean that Bosingwa at RB to cover for Branko at CB instead of Cahill.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 7:16 PM GMT up reply actions
I thought the same. We went from having a very solid player in every position in the back four
(Bane, Luiz, Terry, Cole) to having dodgy players in two positions (Bosingwa, Bane, Luiz, Cole).
Cahill must not be "integrating" as quickly as we had assumed
A straight swap in for Terry would’ve made so much sense here, otherwise.
Exactly why I'd take Cahill
He’s not lights out, but he’s definitely solid. And Bane out on RB is way better than Bossy. Hopefully we don’t get punished for this.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:08 PM GMT up reply actions
I'm more unhappy about Branislav starting
at CB than I am at Bosingwa at RB. I love Ivan at RB, hate him at CB
by AmericanChelseaFans on Jan 31, 2012 7:20 PM GMT up reply actions
Ivanovic is pretty unreliable at CB.
But I really like him at RB. Bosingwa needs to be benched for this one. And I’d like to see Cahill.
Phew
Thought I was stuck with first row
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 7:09 PM GMT up reply actions
I was ready to blow a lid when I checked FSC.tv and there was NOTHING
Apparently ESPN has the monopoly on this midweek slot. 3 simultaneous streams!
He's probably not fully fit yet
I’m really not that surprised he’s starting on the bench
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 7:11 PM GMT up reply actions
still think it makes more sense to give him 60 minutes and then bring malouda
on as a change as an attacking threat (not that we have a like for like defensive sub to shore things on)
I'd rather do that against United
He’s definitely not going to be ready for two outings like that yet
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 7:16 PM GMT up reply actions
an excellent point
swansea poses the lesser threat.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:17 PM GMT up reply actions
hope bosingwa has the worst game of his life and AVB buys Azpilicueta before time runs out
but we still win like 5-0 with nando scoring all of them and piazon, cahill and lukaku all sub on at some point… also we buy lucas moura haha.
by blue_is_the_colour on Jan 31, 2012 7:10 PM GMT reply actions
Alas, if Bosingwa has the worst game of his life
There is no way we win 5-0.
There is also no way we win 5-0, period. Even if Bosingwa plays like Cafu x 1000.
Torres hat-trick + brace
But Bosingwa own goal hat-trick. We win 5-3.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:15 PM GMT up reply actions
NOOOOOoooOOOOooo
People… we need to stop wishing for Torres hat tricks. I swear every time I see it typed, he barely gets 3 shots on goal, much less near it. It’s like the whole thing about bells ringing and angels getting wings….
Every time you wish for a Torres hat trick, any other striker gets a goal. It is the luck of it, sadly.
I wished for a Torres five-trick!
that’s not a thing.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:19 PM GMT up reply actions
I see...
but you used things that equaled that, that are things. I am confusing myself with this language.
everything is something
composed of smaller somethings
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:21 PM GMT up reply actions
Unless it is nothing
ohhh, soon we’ll start talking about anti-matter, and how it has to be matter by virtue of existing, or some crazy crap like that.
I feel like something psychedelic should be happening and I should have a bong in hand and saying something like “that’s deeeeeep, bro”. That’s how that goes, right?
i was a philosophy major as an undergrad
this is pretty standard conversation for me. and who said i don’t have a bong in hand ;) ?
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:35 PM GMT up reply actions
What if Bosingwa
scores them all?!?!?! And defends like a mofo!??@!?!?!?
That may be the case, but putting in Bosingwa causes us to have to play two dodgy defenders
(the aforementioned Jose, and Branko at CB). If we played Cahill, the dodgy defender count would only be at 1.
BOSINGWA AT CB AT THE LANE
Defending masterclass? :P
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 7:22 PM GMT up reply actions
Or once in a lifetime fluke? : )
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 7:23 PM GMT up reply actions
Maybe we should just keep playing him at CB
He’ll be shocked into playing well. Either that,or we get whipped by the other team.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 7:26 PM GMT up reply actions
The most nail-biting game of my life.
But surprisingly entertaining.
I had a final exam 15 minutes after that ended
I was in no shape mentally to be taking an exam
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:24 PM GMT up reply actions
When i'm feeling down about our other losses
I watch that game because of how awesome everyone played
If only we played that way every game.
Maybe putting Bosingwa at CB bestows us with special powers.
I agree. I'd rather have Ivanovic in CB than Cahill right now esp: since Cahill has NEVER played for us yet...
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by Iced O on Jan 31, 2012 7:29 PM GMT via mobile up reply actions
Against a newly promoted side seems like a good time
Certainly better than against Man Utd or Arsenal.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:34 PM GMT up reply actions
Window in Italy is closed
Looks like it’s Chelsea if Pogba gets sold. He’s on the bench tonight for United though
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 7:12 PM GMT reply actions
Awesome
glad ESPN3 has it.
And I like the line up, especially the front 6, Meir, Rom, Mal, Danny, Nando and Mata…
with espn3, you can watch all of them in the four-window thingy
I watched 4 euro playoffs simultaneously that way once. it was awesome.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:16 PM GMT up reply actions
I know. I assumed you were talking about which game to put on TV (since those are
the only two choices).
lol that was what I was talking about
confusion by me.
I think I’ll watch America’s team get ripped a new one.
Manure
No Rooney, no De Gea, no Lindegaard, no Nani, no Jones…
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 7:17 PM GMT up reply actions
Utd starting Ben Amos
De Gea is sick (with nerves likely) and Lindegaard is hurt. So Stoke could actually have a chance!
who goes where
do you put Nando up front and Danny behind him?
maybe it is?
I WISH WE WOULD PLAY THAT, JUST ONCE.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:18 PM GMT up reply actions
hmm, i forgot about that
correction: I WISH WE WOULD PLAY THAT MORE THAN JUST ONCE
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:20 PM GMT up reply actions
I'd be content with Malouda never playing in central midfield.
It works about as well as the fun Zhirkov in central midfield experiment.
It's even worse than Lampard-Miereles partnership
which is saying a lot
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:25 PM GMT up reply actions
I don't get why
AVB waits to play this formation. As we’ve witnessed we become much better when Mata goes in the middle even if its Malouda on the left.
But would AVB actually switch to the requisite 4-2-3-1?
I don’t want Mata in the midfield of a 4-3-3. Not enough defensive skills.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:22 PM GMT up reply actions
We'll be able to field the reserves team
as the first team!
I've heard (via Graham)
That’s he’s gone sommat like 6 hrs since conceding.
From what I've heard he's been great.
But isn’t especially great from set pieces.
I'm excited to get him into the first team within the next couple of years.
A great replacement for Cech from what I’ve heard/seen.
Arsenal's undoing was the fact that they had no fullbacks
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 7:27 PM GMT up reply actions
BUT WE HAVE ONE BAC NOW!
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:28 PM GMT up reply actions
Yeah I been trolling the Spurs fans too!
:cP
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:45 PM GMT up reply actions
not available
it tells me that the streaming is not available in india [so unfair :(]
by TD_chelsea4evr on Jan 31, 2012 7:32 PM GMT up reply actions
Allright, so do we think we're going to get
a) beat
b) hammered
c) outclassed
d) or squeak a lucky/boring win?
e) outplayed but back into a lucky draw?
set up shop and a few counterattack goals
like when we came through in the clutch in the last game of Champions League group stage. A comfortable win.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:28 PM GMT up reply actions
I'll join in
And some sort of defensive support dance as well…
Is it okay if I do a torres dance
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 7:38 PM GMT up reply actions
Good Point but an extra person doing a torres dance can only help, cant it?
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 7:41 PM GMT up reply actions
If the opposite happens, I'll know who to blame.
.
.
.
Bosingwa
AVB
Bosingwa can’t help being awful. AVB should know better. I’m only half kidding.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:37 PM GMT up reply actions
Ah crap
Was gonna try to pretend I was listening to music while streaming the game, and realized I have a meeting in 20 mins. Today sucks! Why can’t my sales EOM and meetings have a different day than game and transfer deadline day?!?!
Bosses are out today
We’ve got Ev/Citeh on the big screen over my shoulder and i’ve got Chelsea on ESPN3.
Can you get back for the second half?
I have to miss the second half, since I have a classroom full of undergrads to teach and I can’t use “Chelsea game” as an excuse to cancel on them
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:39 PM GMT up reply actions
Could you have them watch a film
and watch the game on your laptop?
first day of class
I have to go over the syllabus and stuff. It’s a bummer.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:41 PM GMT up reply actions
Hand it out and send em on their way
They’ll thank you and you’ll have the second half!
Nevermind anyway
I forgot that because I am at work, I cant actually watch anything on ESPN3.com. I’ll just have to plan to work from home on these occasions in the future, or hope they feel like putting this match up in the replay section.
AHHH
Live only. No replays. The world hates me. And I hate it back >:(
find a less-than-legal stream
which of course no one on this website endorses. sites like footballstreaming.info and atdhe are frowned upon.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:42 PM GMT up reply actions
They never work for me
frontrow or whatever… I search for others and they all never work either. Pooh.
In fact
I bet they mention it as the year anniversary of his £50m move!
and only three EPL goals since then
or whatever the number is. i bet they have a 17M per goal comment in there.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 7:44 PM GMT up reply actions
This is also right. Commentator just said Graham can score regularly, then they zoomed in
on Torres and the rest was history.
got to be the opening pre-game banter.
TODAY MARKS THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF FERNANDO TORRES
I think they’ll mention it just before the kickoff saying “oh look its the 50 million man who cant score a goal”
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 7:42 PM GMT up reply actions
Does anyone know if it's possible to get espn3 on a Blu-ray player?
My laptop sucks, so I’ve been trying to see if I can get on the actual television.
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I would if my laptop didn't predate common use of HDMI. : )
The problem is that it doesn’t really have the processing power to handle it properly.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 7:46 PM GMT up reply actions
This Spanish stream is great
The way they pronounce English club names is hilarious
You guys
hate to break it, but he’s blessed Torres every game he’s started since the holidays… with the exception of Norwich, I think (or at least there was no photographic evidence). That said, he has played better on all those games where he received the blessing. I think we’ve even won all of them.
That's it,Torres is gonna score a hattrick.
AND miss a sitter,right at the death,so the media can criticise him and say he had a horrible game.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 7:46 PM GMT up reply actions
really hope to see Cahill tonight
hopefully this one won’t be close at all
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My Twittah!
Productivity
Has declined greatly since the game thread went up
and
now will basically stop since the game’s on.
we're actually playing a 6-0-4
rom and raul dropping back
Ok I'm trying to watch the Spurs game and the Chelsea game at the same time and it's confusing
Cus wigan and Chelsea are wearing blue and Spurs and Swans are wearing white!
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:49 PM GMT reply actions
Both white teams are doing well I think
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:50 PM GMT up reply actions
Why's the confusing
You want the white teams to lose and the blue teams to win. easy peasy.
Well it isn't looking good for the blue teams atm
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:50 PM GMT up reply actions
Yeah I hate one of the blue teams
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:51 PM GMT up reply actions
one of the white teams nearly scored
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:52 PM GMT reply actions
THe blue teams really ought to not let the whiteteams get chances like that
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 7:53 PM GMT reply actions
Is it me or do we make every team look like barcelona
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 7:55 PM GMT reply actions
We'd be much better off if we DIDN'T GIVE THE BALL AWAY SO EASILY
This time it’s Mata, in our own half
Chelsea's twitter comments
we havent had a lot of the ball. Surprise, surprise! Not. Seeing as we’ve forgotten how to pass in recent times.
that's his second...
loss of focus in mallorca I see the papers already
Danny just wide from nothing!
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studge can do better than that
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!
Or we could have Florent Malouda put in a leg breaker
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 8:00 PM GMT up reply actions
He spun around with fire!!!???
I misssed that!
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 8:01 PM GMT up reply actions
How the ass?!
How was that not a goal?
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What how'd they not score!?
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 8:02 PM GMT reply actions
Isnt that sort of what Carefree Chronicles suggested?
Only, not really giving it to them, but you know…
You need to shout louder
They’re hard of hearing.
Only reason i'm not dead now
is the multiple defensive clearances there.
the hell is going on out there!
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WHAT ON EARTH WAS THAT?
Who cleared those?
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 8:03 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
luiz and Ivan
and cech wanted to play midfield apparently
They do that sometimes
Swanselona
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 8:04 PM GMT up reply actions
I'll be missing the rest of this one
:c(
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 8:05 PM GMT reply actions
I hope its not ruined
His butt is seriously the bestest. Probably actually the best thing about him right now.
My office just raffled off a Swans jersey
It was signed by Rogers. I feel like I should have tried to nick it…
Which of these is the newly-promoted side again?
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So how bad is it?
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Remember the start of the Chelsea-Spurs match?
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 8:08 PM GMT up reply actions
That bad?!?
Oy…
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:08 PM GMT up reply actions
Mo' Flo-Mo, Mo'problems.
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And its live.
Wait, wrong announcer.
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:11 PM GMT up reply actions
Meireles doesn't hesitate to shoot from 40 yards out
Yet he insists on dribbling inside the penalty box. [Fun].
Of course....
Bit too much there Torres, nice though.
Confession: I'm wearing my new Studge jersey
Its all my fault!!
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:13 PM GMT up reply actions
In case y'all were wondering
Petr Cech in Spanish is “Setch” apparently
This is awesome evidence
Of just why we needed someone new in the transfer window. I’m worried about next match and a top 4 finish!
by Chelsea-Steeler on Jan 31, 2012 8:14 PM GMT reply actions
ffs, someone help DL!
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Seriously David
What are you doing. go up the middle if you’re charging. and don’t nutmeg malouda.
Now might not be the time
But isn’t it supposed to be Nathan Dyer and not Kieran Dyer in the Swansea lineup? Just to diffuse tension from the game,y’see. ;)
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 8:18 PM GMT up reply actions
The commentators
just ripped on torres who played a perfect pass which the defender had to totally lay out for rather than compliment the defender.
Why do they all hate so much
Beauty interception
leads to naught
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Yes.
Last night in FIFA 12.
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:17 PM GMT up reply actions
David Luiz is our best player.
Good or bad?
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:18 PM GMT up reply actions
That and Nando.
JANUARY CRISIS!
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:19 PM GMT up reply actions
That was fabulous from Mata{!}
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The {} denotes sarcasm.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:19 PM GMT up reply actions
Some good positions we've been in today
But it seems we’re clueless about shooting or assisting
Need an atacking midfielder.. already have mereiles and romeu on
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 8:25 PM GMT up reply actions
Buy all the Swans Defence!
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Following on ESPN gamecast sucks
but only 1 shot on goal is even worse.. lame
Sign of the Dave-pocalypse.
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by CanadianBlue on Jan 31, 2012 8:22 PM GMT up reply actions
Damn Vorm.
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Ok, I'm out for the rest of the game. KTBFFH
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Oh, and of course.
Sinclair 1-0
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Yay
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
scotty
respect to him for trying not to celebrate.
To be fair to Sinclair, it was a good finish.
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I just envisioned a goal
for Chelsea. Universe… you got it wrong.
maybe you were thinking a few years back
when scotty was a blue
how the commentator is saying cech should have done better i will never do.
hell of a strike, and he wasnt even looking!
He *could* have taken a step to his right before diving
But the ball was travelling much slower than he probably thought initially.
Does he ever just cross the ball 1st time?
seems to try to beat somebody every time with little success usually!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 8:29 PM GMT up reply actions
Team work
Has our team heard of team work? In the final third it’s 100% about the guy with the ball going 1 vs. 11 and trying to score all by himself. No wonder why we can’t score.
The players arent all that different
I dont get why we’re playing so much differently than we did the last time we played them?
Cole
Cole better calm down. We need all 11 guys.
Goal was a good hit
But Bosingwa should’ve cleared better. No reason for them to have a shot at all there.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 8:31 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
This thread is depressing
Chelsea is making me bummed today. I’m out, and will check back later.
I hope we panic buy a RB. Bosingwa has been so fucking horrible this match (year). I really hate him and Meireles.
Bosingwa is pretty bad today...like every other game.
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 8:33 PM GMT up reply actions
Show me one player who has been good.
People are railing on Bosingwa & Malouda by default. It’s dumb.
Its for a reason. not by default.
Bosingwa beats someone down the flank then crosses the ball into the next defenders chest. This happens game after game. I won’t dispute that there has been anyone good in this game because its been shit.
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 8:36 PM GMT up reply actions
Because he's our player
And we have to defend him for as long as that is the case. Having said that, he doesn’t make it easy.
Theres still alot of games left so id place a bet that there will be worse
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 8:34 PM GMT up reply actions
Malouda off for ANYONE
And Bosingwa off for Cahill. Please please. Sooner rather than later.
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 8:33 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
AVB
I loved the AVB hire and I think his long term vision is needed (and correct) but has any player not dipped in form the longer they’ve been on this team? The only player having a decent year is Lampard and he’s the guy AVB is trying to get the team to wane it’s addiction from.
ramires
that dude is always on form
by blue_is_the_colour on Jan 31, 2012 8:35 PM GMT up reply actions
Seriously
What the fuck is going on?
1970 - 1984 - 2010
"Vamos Fluzão, vamos ganhar
Eu sou do clube tantas vezes campeão!
Vim pra torcer, vim pra gritar
E por você a vida inteira vou cantar!"
Really?
The only difference between Arsenal and us is that Arsenal how how to pass the ball and create chances. Both shit defensively
Wasn't that the first goal we've conceded all month?
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 8:38 PM GMT up reply actions
Doesnt mean anything
We have looked shaky in alot of games where we got clean sheets. I have only been impressed once by our defense and that was against Valencia.
You are overacting
Arsenal can pass they cant create chances. There wingers are way worse then our and even Bosingwa would currently be in their starting 11.
Do we have wingers?
and I would have Sagna before Bosingwa any day!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 8:42 PM GMT up reply actions
preferably Malouda!
He has been the worst player on the pitch tonight, seems to loose the ball every time he gets it!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 8:38 PM GMT up reply actions
it doesn’t really matter that he doesn’t try long shots or long balls if he is constantly loosing the ball anyway!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 8:45 PM GMT up reply actions
How can you guys attack Torres
When the entire team is playing terribly. And everytime any player gets into the final third, they don’t look for him-they just shoot or cross poorly!
by Chelsea-Steeler on Jan 31, 2012 8:35 PM GMT reply actions
Anybody know
What radio stations this is on?
I miss baseball.
by Figgi4life on Jan 31, 2012 8:35 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Woohoo.
I’d like to congratulate Raul Meireles on his amazing inability to properly measure a five yard pass.
Heh. Dan Levene on Twitter.
“Chelsea anonymous, inocuous & hopeless in first half. If, as some reckon, this game is Rodgers’ application for the Blues job – he’s got it.”
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:36 PM GMT reply actions 1 recs
Well that was fucking awful.
And if Malouda stays on the pitch for the second half I may kill a kitten
Meireles
How many passes did Meireles miss that a 10 year old girl could have made? I swear it’s got to be four or five.
Raul has disappointed me terribly this season...
He is a shadow of the player he was at Porto. We used to have players like Ballack. What happened to us?
FFP
We got cheap and cut wages. Deco and Ballack came off the bench. Today we’re starting three MFs who are worse then them. And our bench, an injured Bison and a kid who shouldn’t have left reserves yet.
Speedy Winger
Man we could really use a speedy winger right now. In fact maybe someone like Sinclair… oh wait.
I would take every single one of our players and throw them into an...
…industrial meat grinder right now. Good thing I have neither the grinder, nor the authority to put them in it.
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Some of them might not deserve it, but they fail as a group.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:38 PM GMT up reply actions
In the meat grinder, on the train, off the bridge. In that order. : )
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:41 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh, yeah. 'out the window' goes between the train and bridge.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:44 PM GMT up reply actions
I knew you forgot something ;)
But I always thought that special treatment was reserved for oppo teams … managers … commentators … :D
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
Well, this has tested my resolve never to wish it for Chelsea players. : D
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:46 PM GMT up reply actions
Not how we play
We play 1 vs. 11 eleven times. No team in Chelsea.
ManUre just scored
From a penalty.
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Roman learned the lesson
At least that’s what I hope.
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Bosingwa and malouda
They’re subject of our criticism this season.
And tonight just prove it more.. Im speechless
Allright. My whine threshold has been reached.
Got a meeting at the top of the hour.
Let’s hope we pull out a draw.
C’MON CHELSEA!!!!!
THIS.
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Maybe now that your whine threshold has been reached
You should instead try to find your wine threshold instead…
That's for later tonight.
Meeting’s over…now I get to read the comments, in mostly chronological order to see what has happened. This should be fun. (I have no idea what the final score is at the moment…)
This thread is way too negative, even for me
I’m peacing out. COME ON CHELSEA!
by FootieFromAfar on Jan 31, 2012 8:41 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Being a CFC fan hasn't been this depressing in over 10 years
Im glad I still remember the early 90s because back then we looked just about as disjointed as now.
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AVB's roster options
Look at AVB’s roster options. Other than Cahill (who should be playing) who on this bench in EPL material? We really, really could use Benayoun right now. Benayoun is a CAM and we have zero at the moment.
Agreed
However, you can’t fault Benny from wanting a chance at mroe playing time somewhere else
What?
That’s not why he left. We pushed him out because “we didn’t need him” with Meireles.
I thought we loaned him
after getting Mata. At least that’s whose number he got, and Meireles was deadline day. But then, I don’t remember when Benayoun’s loan went through.
I'd rather have Mata in the middle than Malouda
He’s given the ball away every time he’s touched it.
As bad as we played
We were still probably the better team overall in the first half. I wish we could fucking finish anymore.
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 PM GMT reply actions
I bet at least half of them
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Sounds like I'm better off not watching this one, huh?
by Eyeball Kid on Jan 31, 2012 8:43 PM GMT via Android app reply actions
Switch to 4-2-2-2
Sub Malouda for Lukaku, Cahill for Bosingwa, Ferriera for Meireles.
Luiz-Ivanovic-Cahill-Cole
Ferreira-Romeu
Sturridge-Mata
Torres-Lukaku
At least with Cahill and Lukaku we’d have someone to target on corners if Mata could lift the ball off the ground.
Why would you stick a left-footed centre back at right back and a right back at centre back?
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 8:45 PM GMT up reply actions
Sinclair's been terrible
I wouldn’t be overly worried about it
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 8:49 PM GMT up reply actions
Anyone think we come out and destroy them in the second half……..no? Niether do I
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 8:44 PM GMT reply actions
Apparently some nutter's chained himself to the post in the Everton-City match.
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Our lack of everything is plausible.
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Lack of finishing?
We’ve created like half a chance
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 8:46 PM GMT up reply actions
I don't mind not having a lot of possession
we were great against Valencia and Newcastle without much.
But we didn;t do anything with the little possession we had except lose it today
I can deal with us defending deep and counter attacking but we were getting out played
I thought we looked better playing deep than with possession.
We have no idea of how to create a chance.
I think we know how to play it better
But that only works when the other team doesn’t score first. There’s nothing wrong playing deep and on the counter but today we played without possession and then just gave it away. We did nothing with it. We didn’t look in control or even organised.
On other news, someone has handcuffed themselves to the post at the Everton Vs Man City game. What a nutter!
I didn't get it
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Anyone watching the everton man city game?
Some weirdo handcuffed himself to the post
From Stamford Bridge to Wembley, KTBFFH
What?
Did you wake up from a 6 month long coma?
Some Danzel playing in the Liberty Stadium
Ah, nostalgia
the premoted teams this year have to be the best 3 ever right? they all deserve to stay up (perhaps not qpr but they probablly will now with the jan signings)
have all 3 ever stayed up before?
They did once, can't remember when.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 8:50 PM GMT up reply actions
QPR
I still doubt QPR will. Cisse and Barton is going to end in a disaster.
pic of the fan in that everton/city match
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
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Cech
Man even Cech seems to have lost confidence/talent this year. EVERYONE is getting worse minus #7 and #8. Now hopefully #9 is next to get better.
Williams
Williams is due a yellow. He’s done that 3-4 times already (normally advantage is given).
Is Branko the biggest fullback ever?
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Another awful corner. Amazing. Pay £5M for some shitty championship guy who can actually hit a target on corners. I head Downing was worth £20M for this exact same thing.
Yeah amazing skill.
But seriously we need that.
Fuck me
Andy Carrol scores, but Torres don’t.
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Torres needs
a drink (or two) before each match and at the half.
torres is so awkward in the box
he just kind of stands there, looking around. reminds me of myself at the prom.
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Torres
Torres needs a goal to get confidence but he won’t shoot till he;s more confident. Really need an accidental goal off his leg or something.
If we suppose Torres is too hesitant to go for goal
then we can’t fault the rest of the team for being selfish
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
+1
I remember being attacked for saying Raul is not Chelsea talent. This game is the data in my doctorate.
Yeah and the games he did really well in are... what?
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:00 PM GMT up reply actions
Water is wet
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Swansea
Swansea is conceding us the ball and the middle of the pitch. DO SOMETHING WITH IT.
For fuck sakes just put on Lukaku and maybe someone a deflected pass will get in the air in the box and he can get to it. Nothing else seems likely.
Interesting stat from the commentators there
Swansea have only conceded 6 goals at home so far this season.
Chelsea have also only conceded 6 goals at home this season.
Another Corner
Do we even hit a Chelsea head? Survey says….
No other attacking player on the bench
Only other option is bring Bertrand on. But for who?
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 9:05 PM GMT up reply actions
Anyone remember when we were good at corners
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 9:03 PM GMT up reply actions
No
We hit Malouda and David Luiz in the first half. First he completely missed and second was a weak header
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:03 PM GMT up reply actions
Another Liverpool goal
Bellamy this time.
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Man we could use him right about now
Why did we sell him?
I meant kick the ball straight out of play
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:06 PM GMT up reply actions
He wasn't looking like he could crack it at Chelsea at that time
To be honest,he still won’t be able to play regularly once our summer rebuilding et al is done. Maybe he could get into THIS team,but we don’t desperately need him.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 9:07 PM GMT up reply actions
If your gonna play like shit and lose...
You might as well let some of these young guys your so high on get some play time and see what you really have. Never know when something great could happen with them.
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 9:05 PM GMT reply actions
Next corner
Let AVB try. He couldn’t be any worse.
Still
He’s done his job. Doesn’t deserve to be yanked off.
Deserve or not doesn't really matter
Defensive players off, attacking players on please
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:10 PM GMT up reply actions
Another spotkick for ManUre
And Tootsies score their 3rd goal
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Bale was guilty as charged
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Awesome.
Malouda and Meireles are still on the pitch
by Chelsea-Steeler on Jan 31, 2012 9:09 PM GMT reply actions
Wow
Essien in 1 minute has a better scoring chance than the entire team.
So anyone into kpop?
Thought I’d try and cheer myself up and change the subject (jk)
even messi cant score with this midfield :|
stop blaming torres :x
Essien shot...
…goes out for a throw.
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Seriously
Lukaku needs to come in. Nobody can get to a single cross. Put Luakku in for Malouda, move Torres out wide (why not?)
this is exremely awful
absolutely no flair going forward. our best opportunities come when sturridge just tries to beat the entire defense.
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 9:14 PM GMT reply actions
I wish it was flair...
it has just by large looked so horribly disjointed this whole season except for short flashes of looking ok. We used to make our own luck by dominating, right now we’re just hanging in there and every player we have is underperforming. EVERY except maybe Mata.
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by Fredrik Nyman on Jan 31, 2012 9:16 PM GMT up reply actions
Cole
Cole is our best crosser right now. That is pretty sad.
by Kman23 on Jan 31, 2012 9:14 PM GMT reply actions 1 recs
He's total shit
All the time in the world and he hits the first Swansea guy in the knee
For those watching the game..
is Chelsea dominating possession and chances? Gamecast seems to favor Chelsea in possession, corners, and free kicks in second half
Yeah, the numbers are there
but they arent doing a damn thing with it.
by The Rumor Hound on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 PM GMT up reply actions
There aren't any chances really.
We’re dominating with useless posession and individual errors.
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by Fredrik Nyman on Jan 31, 2012 9:17 PM GMT up reply actions
can't wait for Mikel to come back..
for similar results :(
Love AVB
Any chance he’s gone after this? This team looks like it’s quit.
I would seriously consider firing him
He talks about motivating players all the time, but they’re all playing like idiots
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:18 PM GMT up reply actions
If Jose comes available at any point, I'd consider pulling that trigger.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:19 PM GMT up reply actions
Or even Rodgers.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:19 PM GMT up reply actions
Yeah
I might agree with that. I’d talk to Lambert first though. He has even less in Norwich.
I'd take Rodgers over Lambert.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:21 PM GMT up reply actions
There's a rumour he's coming back this summer.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:20 PM GMT up reply actions
Seriously
GO fuck off. I’m one of his biggest backers. I think we need to change. But this team HAS QUIT.
I don't know if it's quit
But it’sure playing like it
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:21 PM GMT up reply actions
Why do we like AVB again?
I’m only kinda kidding.
malouda isnt the only one who looks bad
the team isnt even keeping their shape
I don't think I've ever seen Chelsea this demotivated.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:20 PM GMT up reply actions
Cahill
Granted we’ve had 100% of the ball this half but why isn’t Cahill playing? He’d allow Ivanovic to play RB and Bran seems to have learned how to cross.
I don't think RB's actually the problem tonight
It’s the midfield, and everyone’s injured
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:24 PM GMT up reply actions
On the plus side..
City just conceded to Everton
Who cares?
4th and 5th is a bigger deal. We don’t want City to lose points unless you want another Man U EPL win (or Tottenham yuck)
Essien's positioning is really good
I wonder if people would be as upset with Luiz’s runs if he’d been playing
i agree that these subs shold have been made way earlier
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 9:23 PM GMT reply actions
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
avb….u wil be rewarded for taking that shit off
Now lets get Piazon on for Raul.
he has been terrible.
by The Rumor Hound on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 PM GMT reply actions
He's still on?
I haven’t noticed since nobody has missed a 5 foot pass by 10 feet
DL's been good.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:25 PM GMT up reply actions
Unfortunately
What little value Malouda once had has now likely been eroded.
PSG
Maybe Carlo still thinks Malouda is the old Malouda. I;m sure some Dubai team wants him. SHip his ass to the desert. That’s real punishment.
Malouda and Torres are complacent.
Hard to score when two thirds of your attacking players look like they’re out on a stroll.
i know graham
u r not a big fan of torres..but believe me..u wil be rewarded for sticking with him
No, we won't
We’ve spent more than he’s worth and the sooner we can get rid of him the better off we’ll be
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:30 PM GMT up reply actions
That was an interesting pass by Nando.
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Torres
Wow he made a good pass? And get ripped by the commentator.
Bossman Shot [tm]
Just over.
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900m
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 PM GMT up reply actions
It's seriously time to blow up this team...mass personnel changes in the summer
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 PM GMT reply actions
At least Bertrand gets time now.
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I say until Bossman starts against Utd.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 PM GMT up reply actions
No way that's gonna happen
Bosingwa plays left back,and Cahill plays right. :P
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 9:30 PM GMT up reply actions
OK fine
now we are one man down, we at least can play well in the last minutes. Wow!
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At least
Bertrand should now get a run out
by G Paine on Jan 31, 2012 9:29 PM GMT via Android app reply actions
Worse than Arsenal.
They created chances and scored goals against Swansea.
Their passing game is so much better then ours.
whats the point of keeping all these young players around if we wont give them a chance to play
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 PM GMT reply actions
Just realized, the times they are a changin
No Frank, no Terry, No drogs. and ash is gone. Embrace change :/
by The Rumor Hound on Jan 31, 2012 9:31 PM GMT reply actions
It couldn't come quick enough. Fire sale the lot of them over 26
and build something new. They are shit anyway. :)
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by Fredrik Nyman on Jan 31, 2012 9:33 PM GMT up reply actions
FA Cup
I guess that’s what matters now. Well and staying top 4.
Maybe
Maybe this game will scare us into buying a decent MF and a RB?
You can kiss a top 4 finish goodbye playing like this.
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by Fredrik Nyman on Jan 31, 2012 9:33 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh project...
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Bale not injured
BAE is Benoit Assou-Ekotto
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:39 PM GMT up reply actions
Cahill
I really don’t get why we bought him if he’s not going to play. This is the game we needed to get him in.
I've long maintained that not good enough to be playing for us
He’s just emergency cover. That said, nobody looks good enough to play for us
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:35 PM GMT up reply actions
People also thought we'd play our young players
Or us winning the CL. People were expecting much :(
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
I dunno
if Hazard saw this he’d probably feel quite confident in his ability to get time on the pittch.
Good play by LUKAKU, poor shot.
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where the FUCK is the urgency
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Torres
Run into the box. He might fumble the shot. What are you waiting for?
Lukaku comes on
And we stop crossing. Fantastic.
I wonder if we'll get past Napoli in the CL
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BOSSMAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Holy. Fuck,
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:36 PM GMT up reply actions
I hope you cry right away
It’ll be better for everyone that way.
Pity.
Without creativity in midfield this is going to happen more often
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by Iced O on Jan 31, 2012 9:36 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
YYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I don't suffer from insanity; I enjoy every minute of it
FUCK
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No
It was a deflection. If it is that’s REALLY harsh.
But it wasn't on target, so own goal.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:38 PM GMT up reply actions
TORRES WE COULD HAVE WON IT RIGHT THERE
YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE FAST YOU … sigh.
I wish you were happy, Nando
He can't even pass
How can he not even pass to an OPEN teammate?
Undeserved
Still, fuck.
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Bosingwa crosses straight into Neil Taylor
Who deflects it in
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:38 PM GMT up reply actions
We will be lucky if we finish in the top 4
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by Iced O on Jan 31, 2012 9:38 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
No, still got another hour or so
Time for some panic buys, Roman?
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 9:39 PM GMT up reply actions
Get back soon Drogba and Kalou!
We surely miss you both!
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Ummmm I think I got mixed up
Between being a Mikel apologist and a Bosingwa apologist…but there’s no way I can write a whole report. I’ve been defending Bosingwa all the time,though,so I’m more like an unofficial apologist.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 9:45 PM GMT up reply actions
Ah yeah ... unofficial apologists are those
who come out defending at every comment they see, right? Go!
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Err something like that
I don’t mind constructive criticism though. If its without any really good reason,then I get out my guns and start blazing.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 10:46 PM GMT up reply actions
Torres is a bigger flop than Shevchenko
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by Iced O on Jan 31, 2012 9:39 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
Let's kick Roman out of town!
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Ok
In 1 hour can we buy Inkoom and recall Benayoun?
That was really poor. Glad we got the point but we didnt deserve it at all.
Something is seriously wrong with this team. I dont know Torres will ever succeed in Blue.
by Footy in the USA on Jan 31, 2012 9:39 PM GMT reply actions
Lucky draw
Only positive is that Bertrand will surely be out of the basket,wait….AVB will rather try Boss or Paulo there
I think it will be Bosingwa at LB Ivanovic RB and Luiz+Cahill/Terry depending on Terry’s fitness!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 PM GMT up reply actions
Who is the commentator
Who keeps saying Swansea were over the line? Surely that indicated that the game was finished when it clearly wasn’t. He has done my head in all game. Although Bossy scored/assisted the goal, he was still terrible all game
by G Paine on Jan 31, 2012 9:40 PM GMT via Android app reply actions
I really don't like watching Chelsea at the moment.
I thought Villas-Boas was supposed to create an attractive attacking team. I preferred Ancelotti.
by Chelsea-Steeler on Jan 31, 2012 9:41 PM GMT reply actions
I wish I could be happy but honestly...
It’s just gonna allow people to mask our deficiencies. 1-1 where we were superior in the second half and we’re all gonna forget how disjointed this was and moan about how unlucky we were not to score more.
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How were we unlucky?
Apart from the goal which was barely a chance,I can’t think of a clear cut opportunity we created all night!At QPR at the weekend we created nothing outside of a dodgy penalty!The lack of creativity is really hurting the team right now!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 9:46 PM GMT up reply actions
We Scored Because Bosingwa can't Cross
He missed the guy to cross too again. Luckily it hit a Swansea defender. For fuck sakes. We need to re-learn the basics.
by Kman23 on Jan 31, 2012 9:41 PM GMT reply actions 1 recs
lady luck sure is maling up for lost time isnt she ha
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 9:41 PM GMT reply actions
Torres + Malouda + Kalou for Falcao
Please, please Atletico be dumb enough to take this.
What I'd Give For Chelsea to Have Pulled the
Imagine we could have Aguero and £20M but instead we have Nando
We deserve a point
We were good in the second half but shitty in the first.Essien needs to begin against Man u along with Lampard.
Good?
We had possession but we didn’t resemble anything close to good.
If we had a scoring Torres, we would've won it. If we had a 2008 Cole, we would've won it
If we had a… etc.
Well neither did a scoring Sturridge.
The point is we needed to buy an attacking player this window and we didn’t
On the bright side, we staand a better chance of winning the Europa than CL
So we might as well dropp out of the top 4
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by Iced O on Jan 31, 2012 9:43 PM GMT via mobile reply actions
To be honest and trying to be impartial
I feel a bit for Swansea. That stoppage time goal was a bit Manure-alike odd, so if they feel they were robbed a victory that’s only fair
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
I would love to bench Torres
but if Sturridge is in the center, i don’t know who plays out on the right.
Can I burn Torres?
Preferably on a stick.
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scousers won
but the blues will maintain a 4 point lead over them, still have to see how Arsenal does, traveling to Bolton tomorrow
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Lukaku should be given a chance to start one of these games
He has to be better than torres and malouda, and it will make me feel better that were actually using our youth. Lukaku hasn’t been given nearly enough time on the pitch, and he should be given time
From Stamford Bridge to Wembley, KTBFFH
Agreed
It wasn’t as bad and if you watched it without thread the second half good excluding the crosses and Torres.
u want a scapegoat, blame torres or avb
but be strong n accept swans were a better side if u r a chelsea fan…n stay WITH THE TEAM #hateplasticfans
Swansea was better? No. We just sucked too. Nobody is leaving…. Your comment makes no sense.
AVB or Torres? So they are the only two who sucked?
u dont get what i meant..do u?? :hmph:
i mean they r the ones blamed everytime for team’s failure
Lol this is just airing a few opinions
Swansea from what I heard were not the better side throughout…first half definitely,but we got back into it later. We’re all with the team,we just recognise the need for changes instead of blind belief.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 9:49 PM GMT up reply actions
swansea did come to play and really swarmed our guys in the midfield
chelsea should have won this long before stoppage time but I do agree that swansea does deserve a bit of credit for how well they played
"I was so drunk I thought a tube of toothpaste was astronaut food"
My Twittah!
Torres and Malouda were poor
But that was easily the worst performance I’ve ever seen out of Ashley Cole. I thought Bossy, Luiz, Brani, and Romeu were all excellent today.
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 9:49 PM GMT reply actions
Essien added a lot too, he didn't have too many mistakes beside the wayward volley IMO
From Stamford Bridge to Wembley, KTBFFH
Cole was out of his mind
He for the first time looked like challenging. He was pissed at Dyer’s ugly face.
I thought the Bossman was average at best.
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by Kevin Kostka on Jan 31, 2012 9:50 PM GMT up reply actions
Cole produced one good cross the whole game
And no one attacked that. It was only good thing he did in the whole match and Sturridge didn’t bother to get to it.
it better be bertrand or shits gonna go down
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 9:52 PM GMT up reply actions
hope hazard or lucas didnt pick tonight to watch us and see what kind of a team we were
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 9:53 PM GMT up reply actions
I thought Mata and Sturridge were ok
Not particularly good, but they weren’t overly awful either
by Stephen Schmidt on Jan 31, 2012 9:55 PM GMT up reply actions
Apart from Sturridge taking some over ambitious shots
I thought he played well. I think we need to start scoring an extra goal every match. Then we’d be fine.
No way we deserved a point
We looked awful – and Torres will continue to struggle while we play in this formation. When he receives the ball on the wing he is completely out of position but the run of play forces him over there. THANK GOD COLE SAW RED SO WE CAN FINALLY PLAY BERTRAND or someone else in that position.
Very lucky, but sometimes, everyone needs a little luck.
by CFCBlueBlood on Jan 31, 2012 9:58 PM GMT up reply actions
yea i agree i just meant that at the time i coulndt see where the goal was gonna come from just didnt seem like our night
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 10:00 PM GMT up reply actions
What is AVB saying?
Besides the usual “we were unlucky and didn’t take our chances”.
hat could you say to motivate that bunch
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 10:03 PM GMT up reply actions
Well at least since he is constantly mentioning motivation ...
he at least seems to know he needs to do something …
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
He is saying
‘FT Sucks and this whole team is full of shit They can’t even win for their lives’
You wanna hear something like that
Or something like ‘Only Roman can save us.Let’s make another panic buy’ (and then will again cry next year)
by Archit Arya on Jan 31, 2012 10:04 PM GMT up reply actions
Let's knock again on Liverpool's door
and see what they have to offer on deadline day?
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
100 mil for
Maxi,Carrol,Henderson and Downing.
by Archit Arya on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 PM GMT up reply actions
If I was Abramovic!
I would try to sign at least 7 top class players before the start of next season!I mean players to actually start matches not just add to the squad!That’s what it is going to take to turn Chelsea into title challengers again!
We just need maybe 2-3 players actually....
A playmaker and a winger,primarily. And a right back. 7….???
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 10:07 PM GMT up reply actions
Do you really believe we could win the league by adding just 2-3 players?
Maybe I’m overreacting since I’m pissed off at that performance and we probably don’t need 7(a few hours ago I would have thought 3 would do the job). Right back is an obvious requirement but I feel we could also do with a left back since Cole has been getting gradually worse for a year and a half now and really struggles against anyone with pace, so perhaps we should replace him rather than let the downward spiral continue. I have given up hope of Torres ever becoming a world class striker again so I feel that’s another position that needs filling. Cech hasn’t been a world class keeper since the head injury and cost us numerous points this season,nearly cost a goal tonight too with that clanger in the first half. Somebody in the Modric mould in midfield might not be completely necessary but it would be nice!And since I’m in fantasy land here I’ll throw in Hazard and Lucas for the craic!
by conorjmartin on Jan 31, 2012 10:27 PM GMT up reply actions
Ah, fuck it, let's just buy a new team.
I’m sure they’ll play like the Magical Magyars right away. 5 years unbeaten, here we come!
until saturday when he does something stupid and costs us a goal agianst united
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 10:06 PM GMT up reply actions
NEVER!
In all seriousness, Bosingwa tends to up his game for the “big” matches. Man City at home was pretty great. Spurs away was pretty great.
sorry i just cant share your enthusiasm bout boss. He scares me just about as much as Luiz
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 10:09 PM GMT up reply actions
I fail to see how any of those two can scare you when A.Cole is frolicking around on the left
His greatest skill nowadays is looking even more jackass-y by constantly bitching out the ref.
When he doesnt lose the ball in the middle of the pitch or makes rash tackles which could get him sent off
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 10:17 PM GMT up reply actions
I am with you
I am feeling cheerful, don’t have a clue why but I am enjoying it.
by Archit Arya on Jan 31, 2012 10:07 PM GMT up reply actions
Because this was always going to be a tough game
That many people failed to understand for some reason.
And then we played like absolute shit.
And yet we got a point!
Fuck yeah!
Only Man u won this fixture
And every one know how they win (not deservingly).
by Archit Arya on Jan 31, 2012 10:10 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh Good Lord
I am feeling a lot bad about the draw now.
by Archit Arya on Jan 31, 2012 10:09 PM GMT up reply actions
Sinclair opened the scoring for them
And Bosingwa hit a cross in off Taylor (think its an OG now) in like the 93rd minute for us to draw. Oh,and we played like shit.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 10:13 PM GMT up reply actions
Holy shit.
That is way to close to being a loss. I’m kind of glad I had a 3 hour lab during the game now. Way to stressful.
Sinclair and An OG from their defendee from a bosinwa cross and we didnt play great
by Blue Till I Die!!! on Jan 31, 2012 10:13 PM GMT up reply actions
Careful what?
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 10:16 PM GMT up reply actions
Yeah 1-1
But Bossman scored at the death so that can only be a good thing!
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 10:17 PM GMT up reply actions
And everyone was mad he was in the team before kick-off
That’ll teach ya!
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 10:18 PM GMT up reply actions
Total bull
I’ve always backed the Bossman. Bossman is class.
by Avinash Mohan on Jan 31, 2012 10:19 PM GMT up reply actions
I remember reading a bunch of comments
saying they’d much rather Ivanovic at RB.
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 10:20 PM GMT up reply actions
Bosingwa divides fans
like Torres. The fact we’re calling for an Bosingwa apologist is much proof of that :D
Tor ilisar'thera'nal!
You say Arshavin shouldn't be starting or you
He scored the winner against Barca
by Archit Arya on Jan 31, 2012 10:22 PM GMT up reply actions
He doesn't have to start to score :cP
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 10:24 PM GMT up reply actions
Oh never mind
It doesn’t look good…
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by Sabrina Dessipe on Jan 31, 2012 10:15 PM GMT reply actions
He did flatten a defender in the process though
That was neat
by Graham MacAree on Jan 31, 2012 10:22 PM GMT up reply actions
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