Chelsea Banter Archive January 21 2012

 

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21 Jan 2012 22:06:53
who we are bringing in this window apart from cahil please? {Ed018's Note - let me call roman really quick and then i'll get back to you}

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21 Jan 2012 21:24:14
I looked at all the old comments n we have been linked with a fair few players... Wht do u reckon the probability of signing other player this window.... Coz we don't really look like a force going forward anymore! mata should play as a attacking mid with a free role! He look more dangerous , he def ain't a winger!

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21 Jan 2012 19:52:14
Guys lay off Torres and support the bloke, he just needs a goal. Remember Chelsea isn't a one person team. Let's just hope for his sake and ours Chelsea sign a a decent couple of players this Jan

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It is bloody obvious Mata is trying to get some creativity going but he can't it on his own. Must get one creative midfielder NOW.

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Agree with not a one man team. saw something posted online today from one of the papers (not sure which probably a dodgy one like mirror, sun etc) that arsenal would be 15th without rvps goals! and were still ahead of them in the real league even with him so shows we have a better squad.

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Just think where we would be with a striker who can score goals,Torres scoring record is pathetic,he has the chances but fails to put them away,time to cut our losses and get shut.

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21 Jan 2012 17:38:09
Yes as much as I hate to admit it, Torres is finished as far as we are concerned. Time for both CFC and Torres to go separate ways.

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21 Jan 2012 17:35:20
Yes agree with the last post. Today, all I saw was a bunch of footballers running aimlessly with no plan in mind, a Bonsingwa trying to do some tricks which fool nobody, a Sturridge pretending to face Norwich all on his own, Malouda no comment, and generally lack of drive to push forward and I don't mean passing the centre and then turn back?

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21 Jan 2012 16:32:33
My opinion on not only this game but in general what I have seen this season.
I've noticed people keep saying two things lately. 1 - play luiz at rb/dm. this simply isn't going to happen so forget about it. and 2 - we need a winger so mata can play in a more central position. well today when malouda came on, a natural lw, he was moved into midfield so it is clear that avb prefers mata on the wing.
Torres for me is finished, i dont want to say it but its true. last season it was because we didnt have anyone to pass it to him, we then buy mata and malouda drops to the bench. then the reason now is because he is unlucky. you cannot be unlucky a whole year. To be honest I think a midfield 3 of romeu ramires and essien is fine with lampard and merireles on the bench and mceachran hopefully being ready for next season. cole has always been one of my favourite players but has been very poor this season, we need to intergrate bertrand more. then as everyone knows we need another rb, winger and striker.
as long as we finish in the top 4 I will let this season slide and give avb time but changes need to be made in the summer which is why id rather wait for someone like hazard in the summer rather than buy willian for eg this window

Vincent

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Two wingers left and rut mat play behind Torres or sturridge

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Agree with u vincent..we seem really hard to find goals not even a single goal..poor played so far..torres is finised.

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21 Jan 2012 16:22:09
Anyone else think Sturridge is overrated because he's scored a few tap ins? not sure his overall play warrants the hype, dont get me wrong hes handy to have in the squad and i know he'd rather be main striker, but it bugs me we could get much more out of that position than he gives, interested to see what everyone else thinks so get clicking agree and disagree

SHED END

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Dreadful again today ... hardly any contribution. Too often selfish/chooses wrong option. Has pace and, though again v wasteful, had half decent game against Newcastle. But not going to create much for Torres it would seem. Please God we get someone like Hazard to complement or back up Mata.

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He just needs to work on his right foot. He gets caught running and then hesitates when it comes to making a decision. He usually slows down and then makes an awkward pass with his left foot when he should just blasting with his right.

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Torres needs to be sold,must be the worst striker in ths prem,15 games now without a goal,that aint a dip in form,its a chasm,without Drogba were toothless,needs sorting.

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Chelsea players are the laziest in prem..much walk than run..no space to pass n really hard to get into the rival penalty box..not like past seasons..haish..

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21 Jan 2012 15:28:26
We can say players are slow,players are to old but it comes down to management skills.Look at mourinho at inter,probably the oldest players in europe when they won the treble.If we want to be the best we need to start at the top BRING BACK MOURINHO!!
If someone could give us fourth spot now I would bite there hand off.Playinv 4-3-3 doesn't suit us as our play is so slow.We have no pace throughout the whole team.Torres looks lost as he can be man marked by two centre backs.
Would like to see us back in for Modric or maybe sneijder.
Cech,cole,Cahill,terry,ivanovic,romeu,ramires,Modric,mata,
Torres,Sturridge.
Then a major overhaul in summer:
Hamsik
Cavani
Hazard
To name a few.
Sturridge,mata,ramires,luiz,cech are the only players I would keep for next season.All other players places are up for debate.

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I wouldn't keep Sturbridge we need to play with two natural wingers

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Mourinho played 4-3-3 with robben on the left drogba in the middle and duff on the right and we have been playing that formation for the past 4-5 years apart from when we had a short spell playing the diamond with drogba and anelka upfront, stop living in then past, how would mourinho be the answer , AVB is like his prodigy and this is his only like second proper season, what if mourinho came back didnt do well for the first five or so months and everyone got on his back would he still be the 'special one', no, get a grip. Note -

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Mourinho is more of a 4 5 1

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Yeah,keep Torres in for his proliic goalscoring abilities eh,get a grip.

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21 Jan 2012 15:20:13
First time poster and a huge Chelsea fan, love this site visit it at least five times a day . Can't help but ask who here except me thinks Fernando Torres is finished, trust me I have supported him from the very minute he wore a Chelsea jersey up until he missed another huge opportunity. I mean what else does this dude need to score a goal. Real sad and frustrating, I love the club and I'm gonna keep supporting them just hope AVB knows what his doing.

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21 Jan 2012 14:53:51
Why cant we play a different formation 4 3 3 just isnt working i think the team should be
Cech
Luiz. Cahill. Terry. Cole

Romeu

Ramires. Essien. Malouda

Mata
Torres/sturridge

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Malouda, no.

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Torres no.

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21 Jan 2012 14:53:21
I can only assume AVB keeps using Malouda to put him in the shop window? Ain't gonna work, cos he just is not performing! And try new things, by this I mean take a wide forward off and go 4-4-2 for last 20 mins of a game to give the oposition something to think about. Too many times substitutions are made, but only to replace like for like. i.e - forward for forward etc.

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21 Jan 2012 14:50:50
In my opinion Torres, needs to be sold he is just so bad and f u watched the game today Lukaku looked like a monster, Ed, are any teams interested in HIM? {Ed002's Note - In who?}

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Presume he meant torres, from saying "torres needs to be sold" {Ed002's Note - You don't think he meant Lukaku who he had just mentioned then?}

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Torres is who i ment {Ed002's Note - Torres is not for sale.}

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If he isnt he ought to be. {Ed018's Note - i don't think any striker can come into this team and score goals consistently right now. i know torres has had very good chances to score this season, but the slow methodical build up will never favor a striker. not to mention consistent poor crosses. chelsea do not have a player who can open up defenses. mata is a very good passer and has good vision but he is not the type of player to take people on to open them up. sturridge has shown that at times but his final pass is not that good yet. im not defending torres. he should probably have 4 or 5 more goals this season that were easier finishes. but you could bring in cavani or hiquain and i dont believe a whole lot would change. they need someone to take players on, with pace, and open these defenses up, we can't keep passing the ball backwards or sideways when countering or attacking}

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Well spoken Ed. So the obvious question is what are we going to do about it besides saying it? Because I do not see the will to decisively address this issue. Foe example, I think Tevez is one of those players that can open defenses. We are just falling short of getting what we want.

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21 Jan 2012 14:45:14
Every cloud...

Hopefully there'll realize we need Hazard. So many times we got it out wide and hit the first man or lost it.

OsgoodIsKing

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21 Jan 2012 14:41:29
Just seen Mr Torres get taken off i thought he was going to cry..Woeful striker if we get 15 million for him i will be amazed.

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He's worth more than that commercially

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21 Jan 2012 14:40:02
Hope that utterly depressing performance gives AVB the push he needs to go ahead with bids for Hazard, Azpilicueta, Wilian etc.. we need change!

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21 Jan 2012 14:36:48
Bring mourinho back to the bridge !!

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21 Jan 2012 13:40:00
Everyone on here keeps saying that if CfC purchase a winger , then it frees up mata to play off Torres.
So why today when lamps goes off and he brings malouda on doesn't he play malouda wide and mata central ? perfect opportunity to try it and he hasn't so far upto half time. Lets see 2nd half.
Cfc Matt.

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Because AVB is insistent upon playing a 433.

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21 Jan 2012 13:37:18
It's halftime.Things need changing we should go 4-1-2-1-2,bring mereiles off for essien.Why malouda is on when he is useless.would of liked to have seen romeu behind essien and ramires with mata behind Torres and Sturridge.

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Essien looks as yet and unsurprisingly far from old self -- if he ever gets there which I really hope he can -- Sturridge v disappointing today, only one decent pass.. I'd have brought Lukaku on for DS and left Torres on

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21 Jan 2012 12:20:50
Chelsea's Lineup :
Cech; Bosingwa, Luiz, Terry, Cole; Ramires, Meireles, Lampard; Sturridge, Torres, Mata

Romeu and Ivanovic on bench ,, Cahill doesn't even make to the Subs

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20 Jan 2012 19:48:47
OsgoodIsKing, a Liverpool fan here. Thanks for the post on our page the what I've heard was a pretty bad indictment on LFC fan's by Rainfish muppet. When you post on our page its always worth a read because its proper banter. Ye,a bit of a wind up merchant but with no malice. Proper football fan mate you are. I read your post Re KK when you'd seen what KK did for the club following the tragedy at Hillsborough which showed you to be a true football fan. Admittedly I never read his,well I should say the muppets post.

Jonson

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No worries Jonson mate. Think the person has been blocked, lets hope so anyway

OsgoodIsKing

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