New thread ! Same old love for the Blues~ Stamford Bridge warriors FTW!

+1..this is what I feared too.. but nevertheless, he has different scenario compared to scolari~ AvB is meant to mould a new, younger , competitive team to last in the long-run, so yea, he will be around..unless bigboss Mourinho comes knocking on Stamford Bridge's door.. hehehe =)

You expect Arsenal v Blackburn scoreline? LoL

Here's how we line-up today:

Cech ©, Ivanovic, Cahill, Luiz, Bosingwa, Essien, Meireles, Malouda, Sturridge, Torres, Mata

Subs: Turnbull, Ferreira, Hutchinson, Bertrand, Romeu, Piazon, Lukaku

From CFC Facebook page... so.. Malouda.. LoL

+1

yeap, his long-range effort ..perfect if the ball went in
IMO, sturridge loss confidence after he 'fouled' Evra.. kinda loss his mood when he 'gave' ManU the first penalty.. should have subbed him earlier for Lukaku~

Was really impressed at the start of the second half when Torres and Mata looking at each other before the whistle start the game, and before you know it.. goal.. that was definitely brilliant

LoL..Rooney from Everton, Ferdinand from West Ham...

IMO, he subbed sturridge cause he lose confidence after giving away the penalty when he challenged Evra..

It'll only happen if Redknapp leaves spurs..otherwise, he's got better plans than to just stay third, Spurs have never been on such a great run in the league.. this season they're on top top gear, definitely a mission impossible to topple them unless their form dips.

Wishing Drogba all the luck in the world, hope he wins the Africa Cup =)

wait...what if Everton won because Malouda not around? ..

No change manager! Stick with AVB until his contract expires, by then, we are champions.. EPL and CL champions!! Hurrah!!

by letting Torres continue, he's showing that he trusts Torres and has faith in him..if every game Torres subbed, his form will dampen even more..so keeping him in is the right thing to do (at least until Drogba comes back).

A managers trust in his players are crucial in getting the best out of the player =)

This.. will be said together by Avram, Scolari..Mourinho.. and maybe Hiddink.. LoL

+1

hopefully they'll be more optimistic instead of pessimists.. pray hard Drogba is really pissed and raging, play aggressive football, muscle his way through EPL defences like a wild raging Elephant !!

Not few .. it's A LOT..he should be deployed in midfield instead of defence..

I wonder in the next game, will AvB bench senior players and let the youngsters have a go since the senior players so pissed at him.. LoL

I will give green light if he chooses to pair Torress with Lukaku up front.

I'm on AvB's side too. IMO, the senior players know their time is almost up as younger players are integrated into the team.

They feel threatened or maybe fear they might get 'disposed' like Anelka and Alex, just dumped aside.. so yea, senior players who have contributed and won silverware will definitely not want AvB around to bench their bums.

When AvB came, his task was not to win silverware but also to rebuild an aging team. Mourinho when he first came, he didn't have to deal with an aging team.. so it's not fair to compare and judge Mourinho and AvB as they inherited totally different teams.

We have youngster capable of replacing current senior players, but they are always loaned out and lack the real chance to experience playing as a team, as a Chelsea team.

The best way to integrate young blood into an aging team is to not just immitate Arsenal but to improve on what Arsene Wenger has done at Arsenal. One cannot keep fielding old heroes in hopes they would bring continuous victory.

It if does, it'll be similar to the Scolari case.. players 'kicked' him out~

AvB = Always Victorious Blues..oh gawd wai

TBH, I have a feeling we'll sail through with no problems..expecting to win either 2-0 or 2-1 at Napoli most important to score away goals to gain strong advantage in case of draw.. LoL