El Guapo: I Kept blaring out for the acquisition of either De Rossi or Gustavo,

I questioned the luring in of Willian.

Lets keep watching as this whole piece unfolds

Ibime:

Ancelotti played attacking footie from central midfield. All football starts in the centre. [b]You cannot dictate the pulse of a game from the wings. [/b]3 managers in a row facing similar issues is enough evidence of a structural problem with the makeup of the team. It's an unbalanced piece of trash.

GustavoFring:

It's too late now mate...

My knees are not quite what they used to be

debosky: The midfield excuses are just that - excuses. As JM himself has said, they keep creating chances but not finishing them off. Whose fault?

Who brought in Eto'o, kept Ba and let Lukaku go on loan instead?

The reality of football is that if you don't take your chances when you're on top, the opposition will inevitably have a good spell and may catch you out when that happens. Yes the midfield centre is deficient, but prime difference between Citeh and Chelski right now is the potency of their forwards.

Haywire transfers i'd put it.

One reserved for fanatics.

El Guapo:

Though i'm at absent of knowledge of how the calls are made in the 'glass house', dont you think that Mou who is renowned for his visceral decisions would really love to shop for a DM when its glaring clear that we're in need of one?

Just a second to think along with Ibime.

FBS:
did rafa win the euopa cup mid season? or need we mention his failure at the CWF?
Season aint over yet folks are already crying. fans sha

GustavoFring: Speaking of Moses, I guess it's safe to assume he's part of the impending summer clearout...

Sad.

The boy has shown so much promise.

GustavoFring:

Oh I thought you were trying to sign me...

You know calls to sign Gustavo and all

Personally I'm not convinced that we need a new DM as such.

And if the Guarin rumours are to believed, then it would appear that JM thinks so as well.

Our defence is poor. Very poor. Ivanovic and Luiz seem to have forgotten their football brains in an ashy joint.

Our major problems this season have been a lack of verve in the final third and the disturbingly regular brainfarts in defence.

We have had the majority of Possesion in most games we've played.

Creating the chances and seeing games off are the things we can't seem to do- which is hardly surprising when our best midfielder has had to ride the bench for long stretches and our best striker was shipped out.

lalaboi:

Now you are changing tones. smh

GustavoFring:

How am I changing tones?

lalaboi:

Earlier on you were prepared to say Mr mourinho is the cause.

Now you are saying what I and others have been pointing out about the stupid defending and individual mistakes causing the team to loose.

cut out the silly defending and we would be in a much better place. We are not too bad offensively, we are just not taking chances when they come

FBS:
did rafa win the euopa cup mid season? or need we mention his failure at the CWF?
Season aint over yet folks are already crying. fans sha

lalaboi:

You dey mind that one/.? He/She thought Chelsea lost to Sunderland twice

sephia:

Shut your gob. Whether Sunderland or Stoke or whatever, it is a shame for the special one to be losing cheap games.

GustavoFring:

Who is responsible for the team selection?

Who is responsible for tactics?

Who is responsible for drilling players offensively and defensively?

Abegi come correct.

Mr Mourinho is still the primary culprit

lalaboi:

Sometimes i wonder where you get this your thinking from.

Let me guess, Ivanovic Terry and Cahill are all kids and just started defending.
The players are letting Mou and the team down and folks thinks mourinho should be d blame.

sephia:

How laughable. It is the players letting Mou down. If we were leading the league and finishing up teams it will be because we have a manager who is the special one.
Bloody hypocrites. If we could call him the special one when he was conquering Europe it is only fair to call him the not-so-special one when he is messing up.

sephia:

How laughable. It is the players letting Mou down. If we were leading the league and finishing up teams it will be because we have a manager who is the special one.
Bloody hypocrites. If we could call him the special one when he was conquering Europe it is only fair to call him the not-so-special one when he is messing up.

GustavoFring:

Exactly my point to Mr lalaboi

When we win Mou is the Jesus Christ of Tactics

When we lose, It's the defender's fault.

lalaboi's logic belongs in lala-land

sephia: JM was demystified in Spain. Bottom team managers now see him as just an ordinary manager. Mou has done nothing special this season. The JM of before would make crazy subs and use crazy formations just to outwit his opponents.
What we have now is just a run of the mill manager.I never ever thought the day will come when i would say these things about my beloved JM. The difference between me and other JM fans is that i say it like i see it. Others are too busy sniffing JM's arrss to see that he has become a toothless bulldog.

The difference between me and other JM fans is that i say it like i see it. Others are too busy sniffing JM's arrss to see that he has become a toothless bulldog

debosky:

More bollocks from Ibime - pray tell, how did Man United 'dictate the pulse of the game' over the past 2 seasons except from the wings? Or did their weak central midfield do that for them?

No one is saying your central midfield is fantastic, but it isn't and cannot be an excuse for lack of attacking football.

nitlad:

Lol. . . Dem Wu Lei, Chong-Yong, even bloody Kerzhakov nko?
I just think they are trying their best to pick a player from every crevice of the globe.


A-40, like you stated a the beginning of the 'strange sightings', turns out Sammy was actually pulling a publicity stunt afterall.

Ibime:
Malouda was on beastmode cos Ballack, Lamps, Deco and Essien (till Afcon injury) won every midfield battle, allowing Malouda freedom to play close to goal.

Ibime:
Mourinho got the summer very wrong. I don't believe he's been watching Chelsea closely at Madrid otherwise he would know the greatest need is in central midfield and no9. Lukaku would solve most of the no9 problem so all this talk of needing a striker carries no weight with me. He must bite the bullet till Lukaku returns. On the other hand, Willian and Schurrle are long-time targets so JM was just just being diplomatic as the incompetent Emenalo carried on the same foolishness that epitomizes his abysmal failure as Technical Director. The way JM is ranting and raving recently, you can tell he is not having it his way with transfer targets and is trying to put media pressure on the owner. But his approach is all wrong. He spent all summer ranting about Rooney instead of trusting Lukaku and ranting about the midfield instead. Now he is ranting for new striker but he's already missed his chance with Lukaku. It's time for him to rant about the midfield, strengthen that area and manage the rest of the season with 1-0 wins. I give him till summer to sort out the midfield and bring Lukaku back. That would end all this aggro.

lalaboi:



The both of you are the hypocrites. . You cannot force down how y'all think on me! Its bull.
If you cannot tell the difference between a tactical error or and individual error/display by certain players then i cannot help you.

Just because you would praise a manager when the team win and players play well does not mean i or someone else will. E.G. We had a decent run with Avram Grant. How many of y'all fancied grant then? huh? How many of you fancied Benitez despite the fact that he won the europa league?


I dont know about the pair of you, but the world i come from gives credit to players (not managers) who play well and not blame the manager when they dont.

Show me any of my posts that has praised mourinho as messiah or has confidently said he would succeed in his second coming. Rather it has been cautious and has no sort of expectation attached. I am simple giving him a chance. He was sacked the last time when we were in a bad patch of form. He's back now and you are expecting him to light up the league? Abeg. Make una go park somewhere.

GustavoFring:

Lalaboi

1.)What is the point of a manager?
2.) When does the manager deserve credit?
3.) When does the manager deserve to be jeered at?

Katsumoto:

Players are credited for their individual abilities but manager gets credit for success or failure of the team. The magnitude of such credit is dependent on the resources at the disposal of the manager. Martinez would be more lauded if he wins the premiership than Mourinho if Mourinho were to win.

I dont know about the pair of you, but the world i come from gives credit to players (not managers) who play well and not blame the manager when they dont.

debosky: The midfield excuses are just that - excuses. As JM himself has said, they keep creating chances but not finishing them off. Whose fault?

Who brought in Eto'o, kept Ba and let Lukaku go on loan instead?

The reality of football is that if you don't take your chances when you're on top, the opposition will inevitably have a good spell and may catch you out when that happens. Yes the midfield centre is deficient, but prime difference between Citeh and Chelski right now is the potency of their forwards.

lalaboi:



The both of you are the hypocrites. . You cannot force down how y'all think on me! Its bull.
If you cannot tell the difference between a tactical error or and individual error/display by certain players then i cannot help you.

Just because you would praise a manager when the team win and players play well does not mean i or someone else will. E.G. We had a decent run with Avram Grant. How many of y'all fancied grant then? huh? How many of you fancied Benitez despite the fact that he won the europa league?


I dont know about the pair of you, but the world i come from gives credit to players (not managers) who play well and not blame the manager when they dont.

Show me any of my posts that has praised mourinho as messiah or has confidently said he would succeed in his second coming. Rather it has been cautious and has no sort of expectation attached. I am simple giving him a chance. He was sacked the last time when we were in a bad patch of form. He's back now and you are expecting him to light up the league? Abeg. Make una go park somewhere.

A-40:

Its not the sole excuse I think that is where I disagree with Ibime. However it is one of the excuses