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I'm working so I won't find out till I get home. Don't think I could bear watching it though.

Err.. Wow. Fuck me. Nice way to insult half of europe fuckwits. Bet Mags Serbia will love this thread

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Luke Youngs goal was mental.

I like habib!

That was always the case. Exactly. Anyone expecting higher that 8th is deluded. The club is Fucked. Killed by bad management. Its going to take more than a season to fix it.

The faster we replace him with a big strong striker the better. He stops us playing 4-3-3 and can't pay his game here.

Thats a spirit we lack (if not the best english). Our team has no bollocks. Half of them are f****** s*** and don't care. Owen was talking to James at H.T. fucks sake man. Talk after the game.

Bout time our performances this season were summed up in a game. Its gonna take some balls to come back from this. Something our team lacks.

They shouldn't complain, they must earn a HUGE amount of Tax off these "obscene" salaries.

His job is bad positioning then a last ditch tackle.

Drog is immense.

Toure by a mile. Strong, Powerful, Composed, Good footballer too.

A close call between Cesc and Essien for me. As said by Apisith, Essien is essential for Chelsea to funtion. Hard working, box to box, versatile and gets stuck in. For me Cesc is the better of the two mainly as he has *it* that little extra bit which he can use to influence games.

Says it all I reckon - there's going to be some unhappy weel-ends in store... To be fair as long as we balance out top 10 by the end of the season we have no right to complain. Even with a few additions in Jan we could push ourselves top 8. Sam needs time and the early moves are in the right direction. Now he needs to learn from his mistakes against Derby, Reading and Man City and bring the side on as a whole.

Its should be the latter. I could see what Sam was trying to do yesterday. Keep it on the ground, reduce crosses in the box as Dangleberry and the other Mammoth CB would dominate Owen/Oba in the air, get the ball to feet and in the channels hitting them on the break. IT just didn't work as he planned.

I think its more down to the fact away is much more hard work. Be tempted to stick Roz or Faye in.

Agree at home. Emre Barton away we need more in the middle. Emre doesn't offer enough away, nor does Butt.

Roze. Looks the better on the ball, works hard, pace, height.

I would try Roze there. blueyes.gif I suppose he is our most footballing CB but Faye has played more in CM than Roze. Roze would be a better option than butt away. Looks good on the ball and works very hard. Also puts some height in the middle.

"Right, remember lads - keep it in single figures" Seriously though, I'm not going to slate Sam yet until he shows he's never going to learn from mistakes like yesterday. One thing he should learn is Butt/Cacapa are no-no's for away games. Neither of them looked up for it against Reading or Derby. We badly need creativity in the middle and a striker to hold it up. Here's to hoping these problems are adressed in January. I have a lot of time for Sam though he will do well if given the chance. We sit 8th and to be honest i'd be *very* happy with that come the end of the season.

Agree. Posted further up It could work but its asking for a very high workrate from the fullbacks.

Where are Zog and Milner? Maybe the aim is not going to be to get crosses in but keep it on the ground? A narrow diamond will help with this. Just hope Geremi/Emre provide protection for the fullbacks.

:-/ Narrow diamond? ..............Given............ Beye.Ccac..Faye.Enrique .............Butt.................. .....Geremi.Emre............ ...........Barton............... Would be easier to keep it on the ground and supply the strikers? ?

So if Big Sam won the Super Cup, Spanish cup, Uefa Cup twice and was within 2 weeks of winning the league that wouldnt be impressive? To be fair Seville had a good set up before he arrived.