agree to drop lampard to the bench.. give josh a chance to show his creative mind.

ramires, david luiz, cech is awesome

for the match against fulham, i am a bit dissapointed but not as dissapointed as the match against liverpool. because i can see torres manage to get some brilliant touches, just that the control is not there.. he perform much better than the game before. so, that is a good sign..

disappointed. i'm done with BPL challenge. hopefully we can qualify for UCL. with the way we play atm, we might end up missing UCL spot. the flow from midfield to attack seem lacking. i think torres missing through pass like gerrard always do in reds color. our midfield department need some changes. with lampard no longer at his best, the best way CA can do is to experimenting on josh. bench lampard and gv game time for josh. time is almost up for the veterans. UCL spot is at stake. i wonder why essien is starting last nite. he didnt play well for the past few games.

hopefully we can bounce back in the UCL. the lads need a win to boost their confidence. i really think CA need to field josh. gv him some game time to grow his confidence. who knows he might hv the same impact with danny at bolton.

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Added on February 15, 2011, 11:08 amoh wait. i forgot bout the fa cup replay this weekend. =p

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Added on February 15, 2011, 11:13 amnot lately la. been 3,4 months. since early nov. the sign of revival last january was a false alarm.

statistic for past 4 months (nov till date)



*total point chelsea managet to get (include win): 20/48 (42%)
Chelsea look more like a mid table team according to the stats.

This post has been edited by kucingmainan: Feb 15 2011, 11:48 AM

y ar so bad like tat .. 28points lost .. bout this time last year, we r unbeatable,enemies scary when heard chelsea, our attacking force,we score 4 5 6 7-0 for fun,drogba was the beast, we started this season with a good performance, then suddenly all going down after tats lose on 7th nov ..

awesome Luiz. best buy

very disappointed...what to say..carlo needs to quickly figure out the best system that suits torres in the game,he can't just stick to the same formation and expecting a different result..

boy a what solid performance by david luiz..steady at the back apart from the foul that leads to penalty...this guy just can play everywhere..cb,rw,dm,am..loves to dribble and a overhead kick lol...great lad...hope our team can get their shit back together...otherwise copenhagen will trash us...huhu

anyone miss the the game last night i got a link for highlight
http://football-360.blogspot.com/2011/02/bpl-week-27.html

I dunno how many of u see yesterday game. Yesterday TORRES did get some creative supply from our midfield just that he did not control it well or finish it. There is a lot of through ball attempt by our player also.

I think the problem is the formation or the way we play. Dont you all think we crowd the opposition half too fast ? Everybody was near the penalty box that push all the opposition player fall back and thus create a bus in front of goal. This will limit our through ball and crosses as there is so many player there to block or clear it. I will prefer our midfield play closer to half way line thus giving our striker have space to maneuver as well as space for cross and though ball.

Just look at MU vs MC game. Most of the MU player was outside the box only ROONEY was running inside. Sometimes he even run wide to let others cut in to confuse the defense. What is the chances of ROONEY doing the overhead kick if there is 10 MC player inside the box ?

We need more width not crowding the penalty box. With MALOUDA, ANELKA, DROGBA, TORRES playing together will only make thing worse. CF tend to play near the box.

This post has been edited by chitchat: Feb 15 2011, 03:50 PM

our 'pull the rabbit out of a hat' type of players used to be lampsy and didier. note the key phrase: USED TO BE.
this season they have been....well below their standards to put it lightly. they're ageing while still involved in their respective country's first team, and that has a taken a huge toll on their energy and dynamism. they can't cope with the strain and its having a detrimental impact on the team. its no coincidence our BEST outfield players yesterday were both below the age of 25 in the form of ramires and luiz.

bad idea. if we adopt the same bus parking tactic even at home, it won't be long before the crowd get restless and jeer, which will make the team nervous, resulting in even more poor touches and lethargic, overly cautious play.

i do wonder though how long a supposedly 'better' coach could get this team 'fired up' so to speak. remember guus was only here for a short while, so there's no telling how long our 'honeymoon' would last before our old squad runs out of gas.


i'm seriously worried. we don't have the players to inspire change through some dynamic performances on the pitch, (or we do actually, but prefer not to use them, instead we just send them out on loan) and carlo seems at a loss to turn things around, while continuing to be apprehensive towards dropping 'star' names such as lampard and essien. losing out on fourth means we'll be stuck with an unhappy 50 million pound signing, while becoming a very unattractive destination for whoever it is we plan to rejuvenate the squad with. forget about the neymars, hazards and lukakus. we'll be lucky if the ashley youngs even give us a second look.

is there a way out of this mess? it doesn't take a football expert to predict that everton will come and park the bus this weekend, and my fear is it'll feel all too familiar after 15 mins. my oh my we're in trouble.

We can't blame Torres after all. Give him more time to adapt with Chelsea's football. Even Berbatov spends a year to be a top scorer like today.

Same goes for Drogba, he's got malaria dude. I think Chelsea will be better next season.

KTBFFH

finishing top 4 in BPL and champ league now is the focus...anyway can torres play for chelsea for champ league.

when zola comin to KL?

maybe the time has come for the new blood..

Luiz, Ramires, Josh, Torres plox..

sure can. pools didnt feature in UCL this season.

why zola coming down to KL? scouting nurshahrul??

its a waste luiz cant play in the champions league for us. and instead torres who is kinda off form at the moment, can.

i hope torres will regain his form in the champions league.

Gianfranco Zola is coming to KL as part of the Heineiken UCL Trophy Tour in KL, starting from next week.

if anyone has the chance to meet the diminutive italian, i'd love to hear his thoughts on our current situation!

Heineiken UCL Trophy Tour

1st stop:
Sunway Pyramid - 26/27 Feb

2nd stop:
Gurney Plaza - 5-6 Mar

3rd stop:
Pavilion - 11-12 Mar

no more Campions League for Chelsea next season.

This post has been edited by bone_me: Feb 15 2011, 09:23 PM

Yup, we definitely won't be playing in Campions League next season.

As for CHampions League, we will definitely stand a chance to finish in Top 4. Spurs are only 2 points ahead of us plus there are 12 games left to play.

LOL. big boss being sarcastic.

anyway, I couldn't find the news on Zola coming to KL. can share the link here? anyone.

http://www.heineken.com/my/ucl/Trophy-Tour...1/Malaysia.aspx

Tour Link