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i liked that one too!

the poster who said that Chelsea without Jose isn't Chelsea just makes me sit & wonder... will i ever be able to hate them as much as i have without arrogant Moanrinho at the helm sprouting off his usual mindless drivel?

full on meltdown... please!!

something along that line i'm sure!

true, he's 24 but i think under the right sort of guidance & better decision-making on his part, he could actually become a player worth a 20mil price-tag.

definitely has the potential to up his game... the skill & ability is there.

its true... not enough shots on goal! best crossers: Aurelio, Pennant, Finnan... glad to have Aurelio back!

Gack - i agree that Carra has been hoofing the ball forward A LOT this season... same goes w/ Reina as you mentioned. hopefully its something Rafa has (or will) address thoroughly b/c we have been conceding possession very cheaply lately... better ball retention please!

Kuyt was his usual hardworking self again... fantastic display from him... any striker would be lucky to have a strike partner like him! how some on here can rate Voronin (who i like - as our 3rd choice striker) ahead of Kuyt just leaves me flabbergasted!

exactly!

^can't really argue w/ that... just say no to drugs! the long-term implications are not worth the risk... let the break heal first, ffs.

if we were to sell Crouch, then we might resort to Babel &/or Benayoun filling in the void up front... this could potentially see us bring in a pure out & out winger for the left flank (as mentioned above)... OR... we could leave Babel & Benayoun in midfield - & simply get a direct replacement for Crouch... this leads me to believe that there might well have been something in all those Baptista rumors near the close of the transfer window...

what's Second-Choice Steve is up to during the time gaps?

utter t***.

in a Kuyt-Torres partnership, we have two strong, hardworking, & skillful strikers who can really put pressure on defenders... Voronin is quality & no push-over either... i'm stoked that the team's make-up, from back to front, is as hard as f*ckin' nails!

if that figure is indeed true, then i reckon it'd be 20mil well spent... his price-tag will skyrocket out of the roof if we wait 2-3 years... Dos Santos is regarded as Ronaldinho's natural replacement at Barcelona.

Liverpool raid Real Madrid juniors for Hernandez Barcelona rattled as bid to arrive for Chelsea, Liverpool target Dos Santos if the Giovani dos Santos rumor is true, then i really wish that its us... the guy just oozes quality!!

in terms of highest return on least money spent, i'd say Arbeloa is Rafa's best signing!

same here... the guy really calms my nerves! bad tackles & bad games just aren't a part of his game.

1. Torres - a handful w/ two very well-taken goals 2. Pennant - was surprisingly good out on the left! 3. Alonso - good all-around display - honorable mention: Mascherano & Arbeloa

Robson's comments come across as ridiculously naive... what a joker!

the truth is out there!

neat article... very insightful!

Pennant's been exceptional this season... picked up right where he left off last season. Rafa really seems to believe in him too - which bodes very well for his confidence.

Pennant on the right, Benayoun on the left... for me anyways.