vlad-the-impaling-gunner
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Ryan Bertrand really impressed me though. Hardly put a foot wrong. He looks pretty good.
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Kerim Frei looks also like really good prospect who'll end up somewhere if he keeps this up.
Thought Berty was great.
We were very poor. We rested a few because of the stupid fixture congestion next week but it's no excuse. Can't see us getting 4th now even if we beat Newcastle, Spurs have to drop more points.
Going to be very depressing next season watching the Champions League not being in it..
We were very poor. We rested a few because of the stupid fixture congestion next week but it's no excuse. Can't see us getting 4th now even if we beat Newcastle, Spurs have to drop more points.
Going to be very depressing next season watching the Champions League not being in it..
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I don't think it was your defence that let you down today.
Ya, sad but true, hopefully we collect a nice fee and buy a striker because that is what we were lacking today.
Worth noting about 25% of these are penalties.
Yeah, I think we've got a few more years of him yet. Needs to grow a bit more, tore Ivanovic apart tonight. Shame he didn't get much support when he went on a few great runs.
Was pretty frustrating going one down after playing so well in the first half. Terry was the only Chelsea player to really impress me with some great blocks and headers. It's a shame as this was probably the weakest Chelsea have been in years so it was a great chance to win. Another annoying thing was the amount of cynical fouls Chelsea were doing when we had the ball. Meireles was one and Lampard another, often when they lost the ball, Lampard went to foul Dembele every time he breezed past him. Meireles was just very insignificant. Pleased with our performance though and a good point earnt.
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Ye maybe it wasn't our defence but we always concede, in the attacking third we lacked creativity, it was painful watching tonight.
Alan Shearer scored 260 Premier League goals, 58 of which came from the spot. Where is your criticism for him???
From the moment the full time whistle ran out at White Hart Lane it was inevitable what was going to happen here in true Chelsea style. Only positives we can take is that we didn't end up losing the game, our defence looked ok and that Bertand played very well yet again.
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Not a criticism, just something to bear in mind when looking at stats
Lampard's performances have been quite insignificant at times but the penalty will gloss over that. Ramires is wasted on the right.
Not a criticism, just something to bear in mind when looking at stats
Lampard's performances have been quite insignificant at times but the penalty will gloss over that. Ramires is wasted on the right.
I totally agree he has been pretty poor this season but we don't have anyone else who is currently better than him in the side. Most of the top scorers in Premier League history took a fair percentage of penalties, even if you take away the penalties 112 goals from centre midfield is something quite remarkable.
Ramires has played the role quite well at times this season but was pretty poor tonight, his touch looked very heavy indeed. Its a tough one with Ramires because you need him in the side 100% but he dose't fit in the two in this 4-2-3-1 as both centre mids are usually defensive/deep creative minded and he is neither.
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just on jovetic bit of late news but he scored against ac milan on the weekend and really looks like a player we need, i would much rather him then lucas moura just because i can see lucas becoming more of a robinho and less of a ramires in terms of adapting to the league and his work rate.
Not necessarily. When Lampard plays there he doesn't play that way; he drives forward still, and then the other player sits. Obviously against better teams it's not wise to play that way though. Ramires contributed nothing tonight on the right hand side, unfortunately, usually he does though. I don't think he should play there every game, only when it will suit the game.
I don't see that with Lucas Moura; they're different. Jovetic may well want to play as a striker, too. I know he can play as an AM, but he also plays as a striker, I'm not aware which he prefers, though.
The way i see it is we have a player of Lampard's stature and experience or Meireles who has been woeful or Essien who tragically looks less than quarter of the player he once was. Lampard wins hands down at the moment for me.
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well i dont want us to take that gamble especially because he wont be cheap at all. Honestly i dont see anything wrong with Jovetic wanting to play striker it gives us that extra option and depth we need. If Lukaku goes out on loan next season and Drogba leaves aswell we will need some some back-ups, of course he wont be first or second choice but could fill in during cup games or congested fixture space.
Also to add to my earlier comment the thing i find so annoying is this. Like i said with this 4-2-3-1 we look set on playing i said about the 2 centre mids needing to be a certain type. One for me needs to be a destroyer/keep the possession which for me Mikel fits that bill. But then i believe the other needs to be a defensive play maker, someone who can start attacks from deep with a sly pass/through ball. But we don't have one of those at the club at the moment, but we do have one on our books but he is currently at Swansea getting splinters in his ****. I personally think playing in that two as the deep lying play maker would suit McEachran so much and i hope he has the chance to play in this formation with the new manager.
Fulham were good, definitely deserved the draw. Chelsea again did not look great, Lampard is hopeless these days, clutching at straws with him in the side. All he done in the game was score a penalty to be honest. Chelsea did look vulnerable in defence again like against Wigan, I think Barcelona will be far too much for this Chelsea side, needs a lot of improving in the summer.
It needed to start being improved last summer but AVB wanted to give everyone a chance which some didnt merrit.
If Chelsea do not qualify for Champions League I doubt these players will want to even sign for them. So the improving in the summer would be very hard as you will not have the players to choose from due to not being in the Champions League. Obviously Chelsea still have a good chance but I think Newcastle look most likely at the moment, they look a better team. (Not saying they are individually, havibng said that I would probably take Ba and Cisse at the moment over Torres and Drogba and I would definitely take Tiote/Cabaye/Ben Arfa over Essien/Meireles/Lampard).
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Fiorentina are 15th in the league - only 5 points away from relegation. Jovetic would definitely go to Chelsea. Even if he wasn't happy with no CL football, the money would be a factor. Plus he isn't the kind of world renowned player who can demand CL football because all clubs in the world would want to sign him.
If you are specifically speaking about Jovetic from Fiorentina then you may have a chance, but I do not know where this has come from because I have not even heard any links with Chelsea and Jovetic. Would be a great signing if you got him though.