1 - 0 defeat to fiorentina,perhaps we should be a bit worried?it seems traore,falcao,cuadrado and loftus cheek all started.

Match report emphasising that we dominated the game without applying the necessary finish. Swansea are going to be a real test.

Brace yourselves guys. It's our biggest signing this season. And i mean BIGGEST:

Hmm suddenly that foul on Costa looks more like a penalty than ever

Anyone start putting up eden hazard 'missing' posters yet? Practically invisible for the whole game so far

Falco warming up. Looks like we're going for broke here. Montero's off,now's the time to really pressure them!

Whoops double post.

This post has been edited by Kerplunk: Aug 9 2015, 02:02 AM

Longballl tiiiimmmeeeeeeeeee

Haha these days defenders get to do anything to stop Costa. Red won't bat an eyelid.

BTW,iva's flop of the match by a country mile.

Well. 3 points vs city and all will be forgotten

Hehe OK fine it's a tall order getting all 3 points vs city,but it's definitely doable.

Strange how we really dropped a level in the second half. Still disappointed at how anonymous hazard was. Still needs a ton of improvement in terms of shooting and decision making.

Haha really takes the sting out of yesterday's result doesn't it?man oh man the EPL sure is back with a bang!

Makes it all the more entertaining that it's just happened to the team which for some reason has been most pundits' choice as the Champions elect this year.

Reality check for each and every team really,including us.

Anyone watching the stoke game?Van ginkel starting in midfield

Actually I think we did really2 well in the first half vs the swans,but dropped off considerably in the second. No doubt it was due to the sending off but some of our passing was really poor,and it was unfortunate that we had to sacrifice Oscar.

Is the squad good enough to defend the league title?I'd say definitely. Moses and cuadrado are like two new signings and the squad isn't exactly weaker. I suppose it's been quite an underwhelming transfer window so far,but there's still time for some last minute wheeling and dealing


This is my kind of dream 😄

Okay there’s just so much being bandied about this carneiro ‘transfer’ thingy (had to happen in the transfer window as well,huhu) , let’s get a few things straight:-

Was she right to run on to the pitch to attend to hazard? Yes. Players’ safety and wellbeing is part of her job description and as many here have mentioned, it was the officials who waved her on.

Was jose right to get upset? 9 men down. Closing stages of the game. First home fixture against a very2 slick Swansea team that were beginning to pull our back four apart. As a manager, wouldn’t you be? But of course criticising the medical team in public was a bit overboard, and this should’ve been settled behind closed doors instead. A bit of a PR disaster so to speak, but this wouldn’t be the first time and blues fans are pretty much used to this by now.

Now we come to the gist of the incident. Did the club be ‘fair’ by reducing her role to off-filed duty after this little fiasco? As ‘unjust’ as it sounds, this was the most likely outcome. Eva should know the boss by now. This isn’t her first month at CFC and that post-match interview with a clearly annoyed jose should’ve sent alarm bells ringing through her head. I think one of our ex-physios put it rather aptly: “She could’ve played it down or played to it.”

Clearly she played to it, and got ‘taken in’ by the overwhelming support from the social media crowd. Events on the field vs Swansea were the catalyst but that totally naïve “Thanks for the support” tweet she posted sealed her fate imo. It hinted that she believed she did the right thing (which by all accounts, she did) and chose to make a ‘public’ stand out of the whole thing.

A simple post to ‘play it down’ would be something along the lines of “Just a simple misunderstanding. Let’s get the 3 points vs City!” or a “Hard earned point vs Swansea. Clean bill of health for everyone..” etc. To go up against your own boss who by now is well known to anyone with an inkling of interest in the EPL to have a bit of an ego (to put it mildly) is just silly.

The only reason we’re being heavily criticised by it is because Chelsea are a globally recognised brand, and I guess some people expect all staff related to the club to walk with halos and rainbows on their head. Wake up and smell the thorns, this is still a working environment and incidents of employees stepping out of line on social media and being punished for it, happen on a fairly regular basis these days.

Big boss versus employee, come on, what did she realistically expect to achieve with that statement? Even keeping mum would’ve been a good choice, as things would probably be settled by the time we visit the Etihad.

In a week where west ham’s sakho is being investigated for assault and jamie vardy reprimanded for a racist slur, isn’t it typical of the media to keep the spotlight on us?

This post has been edited by Kerplunk: Aug 14 2015, 07:08 PM

Pretty sure Ramires will start

Haha El cashico. Cheh. We've been spending a lot less dude. United will outbid us for any player these days

Wow. Defense needs to calm down. Kill the pace a little

I think Costa played for that. Shoul've been stronger there and stood up. City are leaving some gaps behind already..if we can just be a little more composed with our passing

Someone close down kolarov please. Those crosses are killing us!

Okay looks like we've settled down a bit. Willian needs to buck up,his passing has been really awful.