Football The 2013 / 2014 Season Thread

[Lethul]

You are right Chetan, Dortmund won the draw

Barca - City will hopefully be eyecandy though!

 

[Olgaline]

AVB sacked by morning is doing the rounds. He is odds on to go.

http://www.oddschecker.com/football/english/premier-league/next-manager-to-leave-post

Laudrup just skyrocketed from 60 to 6 after AVB's exit.
I still highly doubt it though, Laudrup is not the type to jump in mid-season.

I'd say a guy like Guus Hiddink would be a good stabilizer

 

[CorNokZ]

Season tickets have been reduced in price. Half a season now costs just about 60 quid.

I love my club!!

 

[Shagrat]

didnt realise Zola had resigned as well.

 

[Billargh]

Everyone wants Christmas off it seems

 

[miri]

I really like Schurrle, no clue why Mourinho doesn't play him more.

 

[miri]

Super Hawkie Lampard

 

[Embattle]

Still unable to kill games.

 

[Himse]

God damn it Chelsea.

 

[Billargh]

Hahaha, Borini is becoming a bit of a menace isn't he?

 

[miri]

Fucking useless Chelsea, absolutely toothless.

 

[soze]

Wish we had Chelsea Saturday not fucking Monday

 

[Himse]

sigh.

 

[Billargh]

Whaaaahahaha, as much as it pains me to say it, Sunderland have totally outplayed Chelsea for the last half of the game.

 

[Himse]

Whaaaahahaha, as much as it pains me to say it, Sunderland have totally outplayed Chelsea for the last half of the game.

*last half of extra time.

It's ridiculous how much attacking talent we have and we just can't attack.

 

[Aoami]

AVB to Chelsea?

 

[Billargh]

*last half of extra time.

It's ridiculous how much attacking talent we have and we just can't attack.

They were coming back toward the end of normal time tbh, maybe not as relentlessly as in ET but still.

I don't think there's much most teams could've done against Wes Brown again tonight, he was on top form.

 

[caLLous]

Mourinho out!

 

[Embattle]

I suspect this sort of issue was well discussed before he joined.

 

[Bodhi]

I also suspect that if Jose is struggling to get his head round the issues (publically anyway, I suspect in private he knows exactly what the problem is), then any other manager short of Fergie would have no chance.

For once we can say the manager isn't really the problem, it's our woeful strikers. Torres is past it (although capable of the odd good game), Eto'o also, and Ba just falls down a lot. I doubt Lukaku is the answer either (great finisher, but the rest of his game and his attitude are lacking). Sad thing is, apart from a ridiculous bid for Falcao I can't see who we'd bring in.

 

[Raven]

Mata and cash for Cavani (Who is said to be unhappy)

I don't think there are many forwards that aren't cup tied that are worth getting excited about.

 

[Scouse]

if Jose is struggling to get his head round the issues

He isn't.

He knows your strikers are for shit and his first thought is to go more defensive - which is his natural inclination that he's used it to good success.

But it's not what Abramovich wants - because it's boring as shite watching a winning chelski side. So he's basically saying "I've got the solution - but I can't go there or I'll get sacked (again)"...

 

[Bodhi]

He isn't.

He knows your strikers are for shit and his first thought is to go more defensive - which is his natural inclination that he's used it to good success.

But it's not what Abramovich wants - because it's boring as shite watching a winning chelski side. So he's basically saying "I've got the solution - but I can't go there or I'll get sacked (again)"...

Which is pretty much what I said....

 

[miri]

If the strikers are so bad, just don't play them. Either Mata, Hazard or Schurrle are all capable of playing a False 9 role and it would suit the players we have much better than carrying strikers who just aren't doing their job.

 

[Billargh]

Wonder how many top teams wish they had a defensive mid like this.

 

[miri]

If he actually played that well more than 2-3 games per season, yeah.

 

[caLLous]

Sandro >>>>>> Tiote.

 

[eksdee]

 

[caLLous]

 

[eksdee]