Well. We might just see Ake playing RB in the league cup game. Wrong footed side backs in Chelsea are quite gud. Rmb Gallas playing at LB? Azpi playing at LB? So maybe Ake playing in RB....

On our right wing, yea. Willian is more of a Park Ji Sung. Sort of. He has a lot of stamina and pace. But not the world class winger like Bale/Ronaldo. Which is why we are heavily depending on Hazard on the left wing. Tbh, I see a lot of potential in Salah. Hope Mou can mould him into a Robben. Imagine Hazard on the left, Salah on the right. Both can cut in and shoot. Both can cut in and allow space for our full backs to attack. hhnngghh..

On signings. I feel that Lamela will be a bomb for us on the right. But realistically, I dun think Spurs will sell him. If Mou is bold enuff, he can try Atsu at the right. He is left footed, can do a lot of cut ins.

Shrewsbury

I wont underestimate league 2 clubs.

We got to finish the job professionally

Thin also ok la. See modric, not very buff also, Oscar at least taller iinm. Tackling also chun. But playing deep mid need to be very very intelligent. You can make sparks fly when playing advanced position, but not necessarily can play deep role. Even Lampard couldn't fit in to that role very well.

Wait for unsettled player who will opt for a move cough*Suarez*cough.

Lamela is a possible target coz he's not really give a big impact in Spuds. Just afraid he just another Quaresma though.

i tot quaresma was not bad when he played with us, no?

Hmm, right wing. As far as I remember, CFC havent have great right wing player, is always on the left, Robben, Duff, Hazard.

For William, he is not a wing player that drag ball until the end and cut in / cross.

The next player i can think off can do that role with supervision and training with be on loan Atsu

still could not accept the fact we just got 1 point vs ManUtd.

when does azpli return for our EPL match? Liverpool match able to?

as for the coming CL match, expect azpli to cover RB.

Hmm actually we have Victor Moses... Doing quite well at Stoke City

not up to the expectation. Back then, he is dubbed as one of the most skillful winger.

Probably not fit into Chelsea's style of play.

I tot Victor is also left wing ? when he was loan to Reds and Stoke also playing left side...

To me Victor can't penetrate into the team as not up to the standard... Now remember we have Salah, he play right wing before, but too bad dont have so much chance to give him the run that he needed

Our play and tactic does not suit players who are relying on their creativity to get pass on the opposition defense. Mourinho would not want to take "gamble", 50-50 chance. By the way he deploy his teams and tactics, you can see that he either don't do it or he go all the way. That's why creativity wingers never worked out all these while. The closest we ever had was Robben. Even Hazard does not have the freedom to do what Robben did when he was with us.

Our play is like heavy and slow, with one or two fast runners. We hardly go light and fast or pacy in general because that's not Mourinho's style. You can see it in Madrid, Inter and of course in Chelsea. Trying to outrun player was never his tactic. His ultimate tactic is to outsmart. Which is why so much hatred towards him when he play mind games and such because that's part of his play.

This post has been edited by Belphegor: Oct 28 2014, 12:50 PM

Yup, CFC under Mou play alot diff then the previous coaches we have, bu then there is among of players that is still there do learn alot from the different approach.

Courtois joins Neuer as the two goalkeepers in the 23-man shortlist for the Ballon D'or. Hazard and Costa up for the award as well.

Good observation. I'm not sure if it's a mental block or something. I think everyone knows he has lightning in those boots but he's just reluctant to put his foot through it more often,or better yet place it with his in-step. We know he's capable as he's scored some wonderful goals for us.

Case in point was when herrera or was it blind that got dispossessed by him in midfield, as he was racing towards goal with only smalling / de gea left to beat,he took a heavy touch and smalling took control of the ball without much fuss. Talk about an anti climax

However,hazard is also guilty of this as well. Sometimes he gets past one or two outside the box and there's an opening, but he chooses the safe pass option.

There have been some brilliant team goals from us thus far but i miss the 'security' of knowing that anyone of our star midfield players can just pick up possession,make some space for himself and smash it into the top corner!

Yeah man, kinda miss those sort of long range stunner by Lamps, Belletti and recently David Luiz. Our current set of players either lacking the confidence to shoot from distance or when they did they blast it wide Mikel-esque.

under Mou we focus on stability and the players are less reckless than the previous regime.

Mou first rule : if you dont concede goal, we will never lose.


we work as a unit, so defender can attack, while attacker must defend, not total football style..under Mou the movement of all the players depend on the position of the ball.

agree with some of you that Zouma, Salah, Ake, Dom and few more youths are Mou pet project.

Salah potential is huge with his explosive acceleration..hopefully he patience enough to bid his time.

I think because we play as a unit, that limit some of the players.

If the player can adapt to the system and break free when attacking, we might see a much more fluid play from the lads.

all 3 tridents supposed to be able to do the make some space for himself and smash it into the top corner! but they are tied to the playing system.

Im not saying that the unit system is bad or anything, but players need to adapt and break free according to the situation.

bottom line is, we still need to improve.

(L) Shrewsbury vs Chelsea

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(L) Shrewsbury vs Chelsea

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TQ. Forgot we got midweek game. Time for young and reserved players to shine.

Some fun facts for our match against Shrewsbury Town

Chelsea team
- cost about £300 million
- bankrolled by billionaire
- fan base worldwide of 400 million
- unbeaten for run for the past 6 months

Shrewsbury
- cost 0
- need two temporary stands to accommodate 10,000 people in their stadium
- when manager, Micky Mellon was offered the Shrewsbury job, they had been relegated, and had just five players on the staff
- when they put this match tickets for sale last month, Micky Mellon and some of the players served cups of tea to queuing spectators

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/...al-One-Cup.html

the scale is different, but i always love when football club are have a close relationship with the fans.