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Chelsea Supporters Thread (Part 3)
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NinjyBear
30-12-2012
This is a result to judge the manager on. Nicely done.
dend
30-12-2012
Good result, surprised Turnbull never conceded! Great to beat Everton on their own turf today. Rafa got it spot on, fair play to him.
Butterflies
30-12-2012
Nicely done Chelsea.
Jokanovic
30-12-2012
Great result. Lamps again.
If Ba signs I can see him getting plenty of games as Torres is still a bit iffy.
RichmondBlue
30-12-2012
Great 3 points. It was a tough game against a very good team, and we showed some fighting spirit. I respect Everton and Moyes, it was hard but fair, and there was none of the "nonsense" we've seen from some teams recently.
dend
30-12-2012
Is Demba Ba off to the ACON too? He wont be available for us until late Jan/Feb if so.
NinjyBear
30-12-2012
Don't think they qualified.
Ambassador
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by dend:
“Is Demba Ba off to the ACON too? He wont be available for us until late Jan/Feb if so.”

No. Senegal lost to Ivory Coast
RichmondBlue
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by Jokanovic:
“Great result. Lamps again.
If Ba signs I can see him getting plenty of games as Torres is still a bit iffy.”

Yes, Torres didn't touch the ball in the first 20 minutes.
He was much better in the 2nd half, but the "old" Torres would have lashed that ball from Oscar into the net.
It seems to me that he is happier playing in the secondary strikers role these days, despite all the talk about him wanting to lead the attack.
He actually links up well with players around him, but as a lone front man he doesn't appear to offer much of a threat and is easily contained ?
highlight
30-12-2012
Sucks you won (joke) if you are letting Lampard go although I know you don't want him to go - which I don't blame you. Would like him to come to us. Haha He was the difference in the end...
batdude_uk1
30-12-2012
If you guys did sign Ba, what sort of team would you play? I presume that someone would have to be dropped to make way for him?
Would you play two up top then?
dend
30-12-2012
No, same team just replace Ba with Torres. Or Ba can come off the bench. Whatever happens he gives us a different option to Torres, a stronger presence upfront.
batdude_uk1
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by dend:
“No, same team just replace Ba with Torres. Or Ba can come off the bench. Whatever happens he gives us a different option to Torres, a stronger presence upfront.”

I guess that could work, would either player be hapy dropping to the bench?
RichmondBlue
30-12-2012
They could play together, depends on the set-up really..and the opposition, form of other players etc. Hazard was poor today..and I've defended him against criticism in the past. It just gives us another option, and I never like the idea that any player cannot be dropped..breeds complacency.
batdude_uk1
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“They could play together, depends on the set-up really..and the opposition, form of other players etc. Hazard was poor today..and I've defended him against criticism in the past. It just gives us another option, and I never like the idea that any player cannot be dropped..breeds complacency. ”

Can Torres play with a partner? He didn't do to well when played with Drogba did he?
It will be interwsting to see what happens.

By the way, what was the problem with Cech? Why was he subbed?
roddydogs
30-12-2012
Injured Foot
NinjyBear
30-12-2012
Torres and Drogba never really played together. I'd stick Ba in ahead of Torres, but I can't see Benitez doing that. As long as we don't stick Ba on either wing I imagine he'll be happy to trade starting every game for more money.

Hazard was anonymous today. The only time I really noticed him was a header before Lampard's second.
batdude_uk1
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by roddydogs:
“Injured Foot”

Ahh, many thanks, I missed the start of the second half, and didn't hear the reason.
RichmondBlue
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“Can Torres play with a partner? He didn't do to well when played with Drogba did he?
It will be interwsting to see what happens.

By the way, what was the problem with Cech? Why was he subbed?”

Cech had an ankle injury, he didn't look right when he was making clearances.

No, it didn't work with Drogba. But Drogba was a real target man, doesn't Ba like to drift around more ? Actually even Torres does some of his best work these days as a provider.
I don't see why 4-2-3-1 has to be set in stone anyway, we could mix things up a bit. We could go 4-3-1-2 with Mata just behind a front two.
Butterflies
30-12-2012
Ba is such a better option than trying to get Villa. £7m? Great bargain!
batdude_uk1
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by RichmondBlue:
“Cech had an ankle injury, he didn't look right when he was making clearances.

No, it didn't work with Drogba. But Drogba was a real target man, doesn't Ba like to drift around more ? Actually even Torres does some of his best work these days as a provider.
I don't see why 4-2-3-1 has to be set in stone anyway, we could mix things up a bit. We could go 4-3-1-2 with Mata just behind a front two.”

You are the experts here, I am just looking at this from an outsiders perspective.
Playing Mata behind a frobt two, would that mean Hazard being dropped?
It is a good deal for Ba, don't get me wrong there, but it is just the actual implimentation that intreagues me, that is all.
NinjyBear
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by Butterflies:
“Ba is such a better option than trying to get Villa. £7m? Great bargain!”

Indeed. Hopefully he'll have the same impact as the rest of our 'cheaper' players. (Cahill, Moses, and Azpil)
RichmondBlue
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by batdude_uk1:
“You are the experts here, I am just looking at this from an outsiders perspective.
Playing Mata behind a frobt two, would that mean Hazard being dropped?
It is a good deal for Ba, don't get me wrong there, but it is just the actual implimentation that intreagues me, that is all.”

I wouldn't necessarily call it "dropped".. a kinder term these days is "rested".
I'm really just saying that it gives us more options, starting the game and coming off the bench aren't so different as they used to be..in my opinion anyway. Players have to get used to the idea that the personnel can change game by game, or even during a game, as the needs arise. It's no reflection on the player, just tactics.
Butterflies
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by NinjyBear:
“Indeed. Hopefully he'll have the same impact as the rest of our 'cheaper' players. (Cahill, Moses, and Azpil)”

Yeah with Falcao wanting to stay put at Atletico for the time being, the board has actually done a good job! The other day I had a dream that Falcao went to Man U in the January transfer window and my god...it was the most horrible dream ever. The sight of Van Persie and Falcao ripping up the PL was too much to bare!
batdude_uk1
30-12-2012
Originally Posted by Butterflies:
“Yeah with Falcao wanting to stay put at Atletico for the time being, the board has actually done a good job! The other day I had a dream that Falcao went to Man U in the January transfer window and my god...it was the most horrible dream ever. The sight of Van Persie and Falcao ripping up the PL was too much to bare! ”

Just to confirm your dream, that partnership has won myself plenty of trophies on FM13!
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