Chelsea Banter Archive February 25 2012
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25 Feb 2012 22:46:21
Hey everyone, great win. If the first 5m of the first half was what avbs project then i say bring on the project! David luiz had a really good game, that goal was class. Sturridge actually passed the ball a few times today and those passes made a big difference to our attack. I think drogba should keep the striker spot as he is giving us goals, i think torres has had his chance and the only way he'll get back into the starting 11 is if he gets some goals coming on as a sub.
With Cortois, i think he should stay at athletico madrid for another season. After that season he should be loaned out to a premier league club like bolton, sunderland, maybe even newcastle if someone buys tim krul.
A lot of people are asking for cech to go and bring him in as our number 1 or the others are saying bring him in as competition for cech. I reckon that bring him back so he can be a sub for cech will seriously stunt his growth, so i think he should stay in spain where he is playing against strikers like ronaldo, messi, llorente. Then if his form and growth continues take him back from spain then loan him to a epl club so he can get used to the style of the epl
He will be the next number one for the mighty blues, but he needs time.
jono cfc syd
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Bring him back. Cech is past it like quite a few others. Build a new team.
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Rubbish Cech is proven and far from finished. Getting rid would be total madness. We lone a keeper to Spain how good is that league. Look at de gey at united.
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25 Feb 2012 21:56:21
{Ed022's note - brand new player profile on Marko Marin of Werder Bremen. www.player-profiles.co.uk - thanks all.}
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25 Feb 2012 21:55:36
The best thing about this site is every time I post something I win an iPad 2, woo hoo! Oh hang on...
KP
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25 Feb 2012 21:52:05
Looking forward to MOTD for the first time in weeks, funny how one game can make everything seem so much better. I think we may have turned a corner today. Let's push on,beat Napoli, get fourth and win the cup!
KP
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25 Feb 2012 19:57:05
Good win ,but still there is a lack of creativity in central midfield.The passing of the midfielders could be faster ,especially that of Ramires and Lampard.Mata was great as usual. Luiz was brilliant, both going forwards and at the back.The defence looks solid enough to stop Napoli from scoring.Torres looked eager,Drogba got his goal so good signs ahead.If Lampard regains at least some of his old passing abilites we will be well off,but his replacement should be priority number one for Chelsea in the summer transfer window.Because his poor form is the single most important reason why we have struggled this season ,as he has been the engine of the team for such a long time and every thing revolves around him.Lets hope we can do the job against Napoli. It will go a long way in restoring confidence among the players.
PS-Roman looked happy with the performance today.
roan
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Totally agree, but boy it's gonna be hard to replace Lamps.
KP
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No,prioruty number one is to replace Torres,5o millions too much for a guy who just looks eager,need a top class striker ASAP.
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25 Feb 2012 17:01:55
good three points today well played the boys lets push on now to secure at least fourth spot then make a couple of signings in the summer ............ktbffh
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25 Feb 2012 16:54:41
Finally. He got all of the best players on the pitch. No Meirelles, no Bosingwa and no Malouda. You do not have to be a Chelsea manager to realize that those three should be out of the club at the earliest possible date.
Look at the ball movement. Look at the energy of Essien and Ramires. That is the way to play. That is the Chelsea way, Andre.
If you want my advice, - keep this lineup. It might as well save your job.
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25 Feb 2012 15:53:47
Essien off for Torres, switch to
Ramires - - Lampard
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Sturridge Drogba
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Sturridge having some success down the right, would leave him there, Cahill's looking a lot better, Lamps making good runs, still think we'll win sticking as we are though i reckon 1-0 a scrappy goal, could do with putting a few in mind
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Posted this before the goal, still would like get Torres on fairly soon theres a couple more goals in this for us
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25 Feb 2012 15:48:40
No sign of the 5-0 yet then SHED?
KJS
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And your prediction was.....
Melbourne CFC
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Oh David Luiz, i want curly hair too, still time pal, and i said 5-1 by the way
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Predictable predictability and more dropped points I'm afraid
KJS
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You were saying, 2-0, hit the post, hit the bar, couple of dodgy offsides and goal mouth scrambles, could of easily been 5 already pal
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Yep I have to agree.....Looks like Newcastle have the Chelsea script this week!
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25 Feb 2012 15:44:49
A few offsides gone against us that i reckon would have been really good chances, drogba early, then sturridge clean through and onside, then mata.
Frustrating!
Melbourne CFC
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All Luiz long balls, the man has got a terrifc pass on him.
Melbourne CFC
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Not to mention an unbelievable shot
Melbourne CFC
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25 Feb 2012 15:20:51
Looking at our bench today and barring Torres it looks very very weak. Let's hope the Spaniard gets on at some point and puts one or two in the back of the net
FT9
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25 Feb 2012 15:09:48
Personally Gents I think this is our best team.
Cech
Ivanovic Cahill Terry Cole
Romeu
Ramires Lampard/Essien
Sturridge Mata
Drogba/Torres
Whats do you chaps think?
PR!
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25 Feb 2012 15:02:24
Hoorah at last a decent team for the game today, the only change I would make is torres in instead of Drogba.
FT9
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25 Feb 2012 14:56:23
Right lads here we go, we need a decent performance today along with the 3pts, I really hope we get it and this site will be a bit more cheerful than it has been in recent times, fingers crossed
Kenny
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25 Feb 2012 14:08:14
Here's the team I'd love to see come next february
----------------Cech/courtois------------------
azpiliqueta Cahill ivanovic Bertrand
-----------Romeu-------Ramires------
--hazard -------götze----------mata
---------------lewandowski------------
personally I feel courtois has proven himself enough to be if not to a constant starter thn at least a give Cech some competition . Bertrand should definitely be given his chance . Lewandowski is doing insanely great in the bundles liga for someone his age and lets face it chances are Torres has had it I think it's time to cut our loses and get rid of him
Nova
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No bosingwa malouda or meireles today? You've got your wish. Trout
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25 Feb 2012 12:43:54
INS:
-RB -------> a quality RB, not any replacement
-Tiote
-Pogba / Rodwell
-Lucas Moura
-Giovinco
-Falcao
Squad:
--------------Cech--------------
(RB)------Cahill---Luiz---Bertrand
--------------Tiote -------------
----Ramirez----------Lucas------
--------------Mata--------------
------Sturridge-----Falcao-------
Subs: Courtios ; Ivanovic , Hutchinson , van Aanholt ; Meireles , Romue , Pogba / Rodwell ; Giovinco , De Bruyne , Lukaku
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Pogba? Mate our current youngsters dont get a shot what makes you think pogba will? And if Romeu stays he is our future DM. Agree with most of the rest, dont rate rodwell though.
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25 Feb 2012 12:31:34
Right boys and girls lets put our different opinions to 1 side today and cheer on our beloved blues (all of them!) CAREFREEE!
BLUEJOHN
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25 Feb 2012 11:23:11
Not a lot of people would agree but if we do not take six points from the next two games Bolton/westbrom.Then AVB has to go.Hes in a similar situation as Torres .I think even if Torres got 10 goals in the remaining games he has too go aswell.We have had managers who have wished to bring in their own players and have not been able to do this because the Chelsea directors think they know more than the manager.For example Scolari-robinho,ancellotti -pato.Mourinho was given the opportunity and brought instant success.So maybe if AVB was backed in January then we wouldn't be struggling like we are.We have players that our on £60k a week that cannot play in more than one posistion.I just think we are not as bad as we are playing at the moment,it's just finding a balance.The players we have are still some of the best in prem.
Cech,cole,luiz,Cahill,ivanovic,romeu,ramires,mata,Sturridge,
Drogba,Torres
4-2-2-2 and let's play football in the opponents half instead of worrying about defending.
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Yeah i think this next run of games has GOT to be used as a platform,
Bolton H
West Brom A
Stoke H
Birmingham A
Napoli H
Cant be any excuses after that we couldnt really ask for better, even if you leave out the players that are moaning, and leave out the deadwood, we should still have more than enough, fingers crossed we'll win the first four and go into the Napoli game flying, its just set up perfectly for the season to turn around. God i love Saturday morning optomism, lets just hope for once it doesnt turn to Saturday evening depression
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25 Feb 2012 09:28:00
Courtios managed to reach 500 minutes unbeaten in la liga during the weekend. Looks mighty promising.
Melbourne CFC
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Cant wait have this lad as our keeper
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Shed do you reckon he is ready to come to the prem? I myself think the summer could be time to give cech a serious challenge for the no.1 spot as he has not been himself the last coupla years! Understandable with the injury he got.
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Yeah mate i really rate him, id say hes about on par with cech already, if we put him straight in i dont see there being a De Gea situation, personally id let cech go next year, like you say hes not his self, i think ive read somewhere the swith will be season after next tho
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^^^switch*
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Yer i've seen that Courtious is open to staying in Spain next year. Ed can you shed any light on whether people at Chelsea expect another loan? Cheers
Melbourne CFC {Ed002's Note - It is expected he will stay on loan for another year but nothing is confirmed - and certainly nothing is set for whether it will be in Spain or England.}
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Cheers mate
Melbourne CFC
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Last time i heard he wanted a loan to the prem
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25 Feb 2012 09:17:58
I think Torres being left out the Spain squad is a good thing hopefully it will give him the motivation to do well
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He will get more despondent and lose what little confidence he has left.
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25 Feb 2012 08:43:31
What's the result gonna be today?agree for good disagree for bad. Trout
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2-0 for me, i reckon we should be able to keep a clean sheet today!
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Got a little suspision we'll put a few in today, no wins in 5, not scoring, its just got to end and we couldnt really ask for a better platform than Bolton at the Bridge, il go 5-1, Mata 2, Cahill, Torres, Essien
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Then again we could just drop points again
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25 Feb 2012 01:13:15
Who would peoples choice creative midfield signing be? Nova
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Gotze or lucas moura or both!
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Gotze all day for me
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Raul Mereiles
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Both would be ideal. i think well be looking for a new left and right back, a striker ad maybe 2 wingers
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