Diego Simeone, ahead of friday's match:

"hmmm the MATA at hand now is, playing against TORRES is very [b]HAZARD[/b]rous..."

Patiently waiting to cathchup on MOTD. .

one sweet thing about games like this one is that it puts enemies of mikel in SILENT MODE.
good work Chelsea and my blood is getting thicker and thicker with the reigning colour - BLUE.
above all, my mikel is making me smile whenever he is on the pitch doing what he knows how to do best.

HEY GUYS LET ME MAKE THINGS CLEAR ON HERE ESPECIALLY 1025, I DON'T HATE MIKEL BUT HAVE GOT WHOM I LIKE AND DISLIKE AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER . . .

Phuck it! is plays digust me sometimes, but like i said on here if he should replicate the same champions league form then he is mine to appraise..
yesterdays game was awesome from every department, up next ATL.MADRID

“He can play on either wing and wing and will give the team width. He has good dribbling ability, has pace and is powerful."

“We’ve tried very hard to get this player. We like him very much. He’s young and hopefully he’ll be the future of the club.”

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/football/4502967/Victor-Moses-transfer-Roberto-Di-Matteo-says-thanks-to-Wigan.html


Am one who's glad VM was signed. Is RDM thinking of him as a Duff-kinda-reminiscence? iGuess so

These kinda 'small small boys' are the ones that would trouble wings and defences like pests. Am admiring the transition. Last time I checked, the players out on loan are enough to start another match. My fav amongst them was Kevin De Bruyne.

Could this be Torres season? With Hazard, Mata and Marin/Moses roaming behind him in this our new 4-2-3-1 formation, i see Torres clinching Highest Goal Scorer award this season.

Cech
Iva/Azpi-Terry-Cahill/Luiz-Cole
Mikel-Ramires
Moses/Marin-Hazard-Mata
Torres

KTBFFH!

timbros: Could this be Torres season? With Hazard, Mata and Marin/Moses roaming behind him in this our new 4-2-3-1 formation, i see Torres clinching Highest Goal Scorer award this season.

Cech
Iva/Azpi-Terry-Cahill/Luiz-Cole
Mikel-Ramires
Moses/Marin-Hazard-Mata
Torres

KTBFFH!

For the fact that he does not take penalties and free kicks, it is not possible that Torres will emerge as the highest goalscorer at the end of the season.

Andre Uweh:
For the fact that he does not take penalties and free kicks, it is not possible that Torres will emerge as the highest goalscorer at the end of the season.

I dont agree at the bolded. You may say its hard but dont say its not possible. Drogba achieved it without penalty kicks. Free kicks maybe, but without penalty kicks.
It will be hard, but its definitely possible...

timbros:

I dont agree at the bolded. You may say its hard but dont say its not possible. Drogba achieved it without penalty kicks. Free kicks maybe, but without penalty kicks.
It will be hard, but its definitely possible...

Drogba did score some penalties when Lamps wasn't playing. He also scored a penalty against Wigan in the 8-1 demolition of Wigan in the final day.

Champions we shall forever be

Andre Uweh:
Drogba did score some penalties when Lamps wasn't playing. He also scored a penalty against Wigan in the 8-1 demolition of Wigan in the final day.

uncle, na 8 - 0

Andre Uweh:
Drogba did score some penalties when Lamps wasn't playing. He also scored a penalty against Wigan in the 8-1 demolition of Wigan in the final day.

That was the only PK he scored that season i think. And that was only after Lamps have secured the match with a PK to make it 2-0.
The reason Drogba took the other PK is cuz he was level with Rooney that moment (26 goals each). Though later he completed his hat trick.

Remember Torres first season in Liverpool. He came second in the top scorers chart. How many PK and free kicks did he score? We all know that was Gerrard's duty in Liverpool.
So why wont Torres go that one step further to clinch top scorer this time? I'm optimistic he can do it joor..

nateevs:

Look at that zig zag run from El nino.....amazing!

timbros:

Look at that zig zag run from El nino.....amazing!

I know righttt. ..

Its like they practiced in training. . . I'm glad cos of the flexibility of our attackets. . . Hazard Mata or whoever can just easily rotate and be effective. . .

Bring on super cup!! Lets win the first title of the season. .

dyabman: HEY GUYS LET ME MAKE THINGS CLEAR ON HERE ESPECIALLY 1025, I DON'T HATE MIKEL BUT HAVE GOT WHOM I LIKE AND DISLIKE AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER . . .

Phuck it! is plays digust me sometimes, but like i said on here if he should replicate the same champions league form then he is mine to appraise..
yesterdays game was awesome from every department, up next ATL.MADRID

uncle,
chelsea has a coach whose decision is to pick players based on their abilities. mikel is in his good books so it is up to u to change club or flow with us.
at the end of every match, check the players'ratings before u start talking. u know little or nothing about football. if u think u sabi football, how come u are not coaching lobi stars or bcc lions or gbokwe? abegi na jealousy and envy dey scatter ur dada. pls change team until mikel goes. do not forget, mikel plays to pls RDM and not you.

Are you guys watching the Falcon (Falcao) in action?

timbros:

Look at that zig zag run from El nino.....amazing!

Exactly why I pasted the gif. It's especially for those who specialise in telling us Torres' movement is sub par with no proof when we continually tell them that the players around him need to be on the same wavelength.

What won't we hear from shekpe keeper cockboys. A player with movement so good no one was on his wavelength for two years not even his Spanish teammates.

Some are easily appeased after two years of abject failure and use sparse good performance from shekpe keeper to bleat every now and then. Let's just thank god for deflection off colocinni and hope shekpe keeper can sustain his play over long period to start to repay even 20million of what we spent on him cos there are boys in our squad that would have established themselves of great renoun if given half the opportunities that shekpe keeper has received. Needless to say if not for the crazy amount spent on shekpe keeper, he woulda been playing on loan at Wigan by now. So please save the adulation till shekpe produces some good returns cos many of us still feel severely shortchanged by that guy. Whilst some are ranting about a 50milla striker just getting by, I'm watching lukakus blistering 20 minute cameo appearances and counting the opportunity cost of Torres.

Ibime: What won't we hear from shekpe keeper cockboys. A player with movement so good no one was on his wavelength for two years not even his Spanish teammates.

Some are easily appeased after two years of abject failure and use sparse good performance from shekpe keeper to bleat every now and then. Let's just thank god for deflection off colocinni and hope shekpe keeper can sustain his play over long period to start to repay even 20million of what we spent on him cos there are boys in our squad that would have established themselves of great renoun if given half the opportunities that shekpe keeper has received. Needless to say if not for the crazy amount spent on shekpe keeper, he woulda been playing on loan at Wigan by now. So please save the adulation till shekpe produces some good returns cos many of us still feel severely shortchanged by that guy. Whilst some are ranting about a 50milla striker just getting by, I'm watching lukakus blistering 20 minute cameo appearances and counting the opportunity cost of Torres.

2 goals already in 3 matches.... El nino certainly will shut many mouths up come May!

You could claim 2 goals in 3 matches but I see one good performance in three matches. Abject against Wigan, poor against reading and one good performance against Newcastle is enough to drive the fanboys out the closet for a fifty mills striker of all people?


What disrespect to all of shekpe keepers teammates over the last two years to claim he has extraterrestrial movement but no one was on his wavelength. What kind of excuses won't cockboys make for shekpe keeper. Someone whose been so ineffective since June 2010 because Gerrard, benayoun, lampard, Mata, iniesta, Xavi, Silva and co couldn't understand his movements. Instead of claiming that they see small improvement in Torres it's everyone's fault over the last two years

Critics would always remain critics and some may see nothing good - the only thing that can prove them wrong is results!

Mustay: Critics would always remain critics and some may see nothing good - the only thing that can prove them wrong is results!

GBAM!

I rest my case.

Ibime: You could claim 2 goals in 3 matches but I see one good performance in three matches. Abject against Wigan, poor against reading and one good performance against Newcastle is enough to drive the fanboys out the closet for a fifty mills striker of all people?

What disrespect to all of shekpe keepers teammates over the last two years to claim he has extraterrestrial movement but no one was on his wavelength. What kind of excuses won't cockboys make for shekpe keeper. Someone whose been so ineffective since June 2010 because Gerrard, benayoun, lampard, Mata, iniesta, Xavi, Silva and co couldn't understand his movements. Instead of claiming that they see small improvement in Torres it's everyone's fault over the last two years

The thing sef tire me ooh! One good game and shekpe keeper suddenly becomes Messi! It shows though that his good games have been few and far between hence the uproar! Me thinks he would have a better season tho simply because of not just the players behind him but because there is no other player vying for his shirt at the moment

A-40:

The thing sef tire me ooh! One good game and shekpe keeper suddenly becomes Messi! It shows though that his good games have been few and far between hence the uproar! Me thinks he would have a better season tho simply because of not just the players behind him but because there is no other player vying for his shirt at the moment

Yeah, Torres fanboys know he cant lose this season. But even if he lose, they'll make excuse for him next season. Last season, they told us he will shine once Mata and Sturridge appear. I got him in ma fantasy team simply cos of the support he has and lack of competition, but I maintain that Studge and Lukaku would do better in similar setting without competition. We have pampered the dude for two years and continue to pamper him cos of the expenditure on him, but like I said, anything less than 30 goals is failure for him after some fanboys were setting 20 goal target for him. God forbid, Torres should ever have to hustle for his place like Berbatov, Rooney, Wellback, Chicarito and RVP or Aguero, Tevez, Balotelli and Dzeko. Last season when DD was in ANC, he had clear run for two months and couldn't produce a single goal, yet had the gall to present ultimatum to the club after the Champions League final that they must play him every game regardless of performance, as if big clubs dont rotate strikers based on form and tactics. Some are telling us about movement as if average strikers cannot score goals unless you feed em on a plate. Lukaku and Studge can do that plus more.

Ibime: What won't we hear from shekpe keeper cockboys. A player with movement so good no one was on his wavelength for two years not even his Spanish teammates.

and he won the golden boot for spain despite playing the fewest minutes of all the great strikers in the tournament. torres finished ahead of ronaldo, gomez, klose, balotelli, etc. so from whose delivery did he cop those goals? his opponents?

Some are easily appeased after two years of abject failure and use sparse good performance from shekpe keeper to bleat every now and then. Let's just thank god for deflection off colocinni and hope shekpe keeper can sustain his play over long period to start to repay even 20million of what we spent on him cos there are boys in our squad that would have established themselves of great renoun if given half the opportunities that shekpe keeper has received. Needless to say if not for the crazy amount spent on shekpe keeper, he woulda been playing on loan at Wigan by now. So please save the adulation till shekpe produces some good returns cos many of us still feel severely shortchanged by that guy. Whilst some are ranting about a 50milla striker just getting by, I'm watching lukakus blistering 20 minute cameo appearances and counting the opportunity cost of Torres.

just admit you are a fat fool......
with elusive footballers like hazard, mata and oscar now in the chelsea team, torres is flourishing. last season, lampard wouldn't have had the intelligence or athleticism to back heel the ball like hazard did for torres goal against newcastle!

coogar:

and he won the golden boot for spain despite playing the fewest minutes of all the great strikers in the tournament. torres finished ahead of ronaldo, gomez, klose, balotelli, etc. so from whose delivery did he cop those goals? his opponents?

How about the one year before that when he didnt score a single goal for his national team.

Coogar, you better go start deleting all your posts about "Xavi and Iniesta play too slowly for Torres" before I expose you here!

coogar:
just admit you are a fat fool......
with elusive footballers like hazard, mata and oscar now in the chelsea team, torres is flourishing. last season, lampard wouldn't have had the intelligence or athleticism to back heel the ball like hazard did for torres goal against newcastle!

So you mean that back-heel is the reason he scored with 4 defenders ahead of him. Silly me, I thought it was the deflection off Coloccini!

Is it only Torres that would be happy with such service and such options as we have this season? Even Michael Owen will back himself with such players behind him. What are we paying Torres for?

ibime on a roll.....getting battered left, right and centre!

Ibime:
How about the one year before that when he didnt score a single goal for his national team.

he was injured, out of form and spain over-relied on tiki-taka which does not suit nando torres by any means! david villa's injury forced del bosque's hand to mix it a bit with pragmatism and play on a quick break when necessary!

Coogar, you better go start deleting all your posts about "Xavi and Iniesta play too slowly for Torres" before I expose you here!

they did before euro 2012 - every football fan and his dog would testify to that but del bosque knew that pure tiki-taka would not work without torres. go and watch spain's games in euro 2012 again....the tactics changed each time torres was on the pitch!

So you mean that back-heel is the reason he scored with 4 defenders ahead of him. Silly me, I thought it was the deflection off Coloccini!

the back heel found torres, torres took the shot(on target)! whatever happened to the ball after that is out of nando's hand to control! the key moves here are torres' movement, hazard's disguise pass and nando's toe-poked shot!

Is it only Torres that would be happy with such service and such options as we have this season? Even Michael Owen will back himself with such players behind him. What are we paying Torres for?

oh mi gosh!
what is barcelona paying messi for with the best midfielders(cesc, xavi, iniesta, busquets, thiago, etc) playing behind messi? you look foolish when you come up with these ridiculous theories....

coogar:
oh mi gosh!
what is barcelona paying messi for with the best midfielders(cesc, xavi, iniesta, busquets, thiago, etc) playing behind messi? you look foolish when you come up with these ridiculous theories....

At least 50% of Messi's goals show some self reliance, strength, balance or skill.

But it seems Torres teammates would always be blamed for not giving him tap-ins.

coogar:
he was injured, out of form

Oh, I thought you said its because Chelsea weren't spoon-feeding him easy tap-ins. He was "out-of-form, confidence and injured" - thats simply it - not the silly nonsense you fed us with last year about no one laying it on a plate for him.

Ibime:
At least 50% of Messi's goals show some self reliance, strength, balance or skill.
But it seems Torres teammates would always be blamed for not giving him tap-ins.

which begs the question - why did chelsea sign this dud when it's obvious he has no strength, balance or self reliance?? and again - how did rafa benitez get the best out of torres with a squad poorer than chelsea's? no matter how you look at it, the fault lies with chelsea - not with torres!!

Oh, I thought you said its because Chelsea weren't spoon-feeding him easy tap-ins. He was "out-of-form, confidence and injured" - thats simply it - not the silly nonsense you fed us with last year about no one laying it on a plate for him.

don't be daft - torres joined chelsea in january 2011. he was injured, out of form and badly managed in that 2nd half of the penultimate season. last season, he was up for it and then you signed villas-boas who was so idiotic to play mata on the left in a 4-3-3 formation! lampard being an idiotic midfielder who is currently out of his depth failed to supply the ammo torres needed to score goals!