Ronaldo

Weird how Hatem always seemed to find that extra gear on the ball.

Did you get him, Ash?

Take solace in the fact people that stupid generally have shit lives.

HBA over Hazard? Not in a million years.

Brilliant.

He has, just not in the league. Aha, thanks. Still a pretty weird record, given the squads he's managed and the managers you've had. It's unbelievable, but it's a Chelsea thing rather than just a Mourinho thing. It's been this way from about late 2005/early 2006 iirc. When Mourinho was manager. Since early 2003, really.

A couple of his games up here have been dead rubbers in May (after winning the title in '05 and '06).

I reiterate, ridiculous taking him off. Even completely static he was what we needed out there. Perez was done before 70 minutes.

He has, just not in the league.

Ridiculous taking him off. Absolutely insane.

What a fucking goal. I love him.

You need help.

I know, what an absurd post.

2011. Agree with every word.

Talisman. Shit defender, shit captain. Shame he'll probably start for 2 more years.

I wasn't on about the article. I was on about the scapegoat comment.

It really is stretching things to blame the senior defender and captain for having a utterly shit defence and no on-field leadership, like.

Hyperbole would be saying he's just not very good. Or that time and time again he's been up against sub-average opponents and comfortably come off second best.

I amazed there's still significant discussion on Anita, like. Tidy footballer who's thoroughly unsuited to English football and nobody else in the PL would touch him with a bargepole. A boy in a man's world.

I'm really trying to extend him a chance still but all the evidence so far is screaming that this bunch of fucking gutless arseholes and McClaren's man-management style is a complete and utter wrong fit.

Were they ever this critical of Pardew? Don't recall it if they were.

Exactly how I feel.

.com already against him. Writing might be appearing on the wall.

Oh good, this fucking fool's back.

I stand by that. With the right manager it is, no doubt in my mind. I don't know how you can begin to claim a squad with no goals in it and such shit defenders (with a couple of exceptions) can achieve better than mid-table given how much the 'average' teams in the PL have improved. I think you've spent the last 2 weeks smoking up.