AVB is too young... I fear that it's hard for him to earn respects from players are their age gap is too small and it's just hard for him to put his strategy/tactics into use if the players don't cooperate.

it not easy for him to gain back his confident.
it have been nightmare for him in these 2 seasons. and we can see what those nightmare can do a high quality player like Torres.
Also our midfield division below standard, imo.
certainly is good to see essien back to game. a big boost for Chelsea.
without xabi Alonso caliber player it hard to fully utilize player like Torres when Xabi Alonso left Liverpool we can see Torres losing it sting. just my opinion though.
Torres now is changing his playing style. mayb it just me.

Chelsea currently lacking off playmaker and a fast winger.

The only difference is that in Chelsea there is no Gerrard for Torres

haha true.

i forgot how long i din come in Chelsea thread, but.. yesterday match really filled many pages..

i was wondering too..

we all know this Fookin' Ref bias ManU all the time, although it cant officially said so, but.. why FA dun let all people feel it is fair, choose some other ref with no arguement???

why they wanna let us know so obviously, they just wan MU to be Champion???
(just like some of our government people.. did everything stupid so obviously and just treat us like an idiot~)

who needs gerrard when u have mata

Who needs Torres when we have Sturridge?

gerrard and mata are different in every way. gerrard is proven with his glorious through ball while mata hasnt really seen his most strong asset yet.

Watch closely past few games and you can notice even Mata don't pass straight to Torres. Quite a few times Torres made a run, but Mata just opted to dummy, then pass to the wings/pass back.

hmm...only one thing makes me sad right now. the thought of malouda starting vs everton. *shock horror*

give more chance for Romeu

Didnt AVB said Lampard starts training today?

I agree Mata and Gerrard are completely different players. Mata is the player who can bring the ball forward by his individual abilities instead of passing the ball toward the forward. We normally see Gerrard and Xabi send the ball forward instead of using pace and tricks to beat his marker. That's what we often call, starting the attack from the back. We need this kind of players too. Lampard used to do that too, but you know. We can't blame him, he has done for us so many years, and we can't expect any more than this at this age.

Essien return is really a BIG BIG boost. I can see him fitting in AVB system really well. I just hope that he can stay fit to help us fight for the trophies until the last game.

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Added on February 6, 2012, 8:59 pmOh finally AVB play 4231.
Malouda on the left wing and Mata behind Torres should be alright though.
Meireles+Essien in the double pivot. I am alright with it.
By the way,

what a shame chelsea.

This post has been edited by ericling: Feb 6 2012, 08:59 PM

^maybe lack of space and thus the short form haha

Roman come to get the list name for summer transfer..and ask AVB do you still need the old guard..

for me..the second penalty claim not legit because the foul committed outside the box..the first one..how come he fall on the different direction of his shirt was pulled?? not a penalty..

the next two penalty not actually a penalty..pure dive..but according to the rules when the ref given the penalty then penalty it is..just admit that that two penalty was a dive..most of the pundits agree that ref was biased toward MU..even after the game discussion..they still talking about Webb biased CHE 1-2 MU..

nothing change..the score will remain 3-3 and a point for both side..just when you blindly defend your side and ignoring the fact..then no point of discussing anything..

CHELSEA

New pairing for CD..room for improvement..a sense a glimpse of Terry in Cahill...maybe his clearance...

Malouda suddenly a decent CM..hahaha

Bosingwa a capable LB..

if we look at our bench..and leading 3-0..we were lucky..with the two deflection goals...


This post has been edited by Ichighost: Feb 6 2012, 09:31 PM

Malouda sure going to start vs Everton.He's the most rubbish player currently in the 25-man squad.As for Romeu,he's slowly learning from Mikel.Look at his slow pass.And Mata,he doesn't even pass to Torres.He will hold up the ball,then pass to the left/right fullbacks.Every player in Chelsea likes to f***ing delay on the ball and take extra unnecessary touches.Against teams that park the bus,there's no way to penetrate.Chelsea has the most negative football ever.I'm a football neutral,I love watching beautiful football.Not some boring shitty ass football that Chelsea play.But yesterday's game was a bit of an exception.It was more fast-paced.Expect business to resume as usual against Everton.

Quite shock to see Lucas Piazon on substitue list...are AVB fastracking him towards 1st team football? or is he just contigency baackup plan last match?

i wonder why people still discussing about the decision that didn't go our way. it was part and parcel of the game. nothing can be done to overcome it. unless some new technologies is introduced into the game. but some people might disagree on this because it will destroy the drama in the game.

and to those manU fans that come here to show your diplomacy or what so ever, it was easy for you to say anything you want because the game simply went in your favor. i said this because 1 point is surely better than nothing. so, what will happen if you actually lose the game? will you came over here and act cool like nothing happen? it is a norm when a team suffer a defeat or a draw, the opposition fans is not welcomed in the thread. you expect people to respect you but you yourself did not respect others.

a neutral here. watched the whole game yesterday. the 2 penalty for Man U should not be given, but then Man U had 2 legitimate penalty should be given before that. on to the game, chelsea play good game.. until the 3rd goal. after that somehow nearly all of the chelsea players become like selfish n nak tunjuk skill.. torres should have buried the one chance he got. conclusion, the result is bad for chelsea and man u

doubt that..

1st claim..also a dive..pull in different direction yet fall in different direction..

2nd claim..committed outside the box..freekick..

not me that state this..the pundits from the AstroSuperSport 3..during the discussion after the game..