Rant Box: Genk v. Chelsea

Please don't do this shit to me again Chelsea..

Why is AVB not going all out first to secure the 3 pooints before resting his best players. i.e mata?

the november slump has begun...

deserving draw for genk...malouda was awful throughout the match..anelka hardly wants to play anymore..torres a total disgrace..cant hold up the ball,cant go past anyone n cant get into goal scoring positions..m loosing my patience...defense still needs work..bosingwa exposes the right wing too much...

This the the poorest chelsea team I have ever seen in years. We are in for our worst season !!

I agree with you. Especially if AVB keeps this philosophy of his when no one on the team seems to be scoring with any type of consistency

And Frank misses a sitter.

bring mata

1-1. We've been dreadful in this half.

bring josh on so he can take the damn set pieces...

Barney and I had a small chat at halftime:

"Jack Goodson's back: 'Did you manage to catch Frank Lampard's reaction to David Luiz's missed penalty? I think it's safe to say he shares our view on the Brazilian as a potential midfield partner.' It won't happen. It would be madness. It's real football not a computer game. Full back though, maybe? Sub? Squad man? Out on loan? These would all be excellent positions for him."

Harsh. Very harsh.

Mata for the second half please

Bob takes, and misses, a penalty. Why I ask?

why is Torres not a penalty taker...

Don't think he's taken one in England. Weird.

i would've wanted Mereiles to take it then, cracking game from him again with his long rangers

Yeah, agreed. Raul has been immense. Unlucky not to have already bagged one.

Delightful celebration by Ramires and Luiz. A wonderful assist from Torres, and a well-taken goal by Ramires. 1-0 Chelsea.

Guardian's MBMs are always a lot of fun. This comment at 19.33 - The man John Collins just called "Andre Vowass-Beeyos". At least he got his first name right, right?

Bloody fantastic goal from Ramires! Nando the provider.

Settling in now.

Barney Ronay answered a question of mine in today's Guardian MBM:

"Jack Goodson was doing quite well until the last bit; 'I run a small, profanity-filled Chelsea blog. Many of my readers want to see David Luiz employed as a defensive midfielder. I, however, argue that such a move would be insane. Given that you are a highly esteemed member of the journalistic community, what are your thoughts on this?' Hmm. In all seriousness I would say defensive midfield is a highly technical position that relies on perfect positioning and angles of pass and cover that needs to be learnt over years of playing and training. And that just sticking a very mobile and skilful defender in there will not work. Rio Ferdinand played two games there for Man Utd and never tried it again. He was sent off in the last one, a defeat at Blackburn."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/foot...

For those who don't know, De Bruyne collected a scrumptious hat trick on the weekend. A couple of searing near-post finishes. It'll be interesting to see what he's able to produce at home rather than at the Bridge.

Just heard EBALJT, Frank, and Mata are on the bench. Luiz returns to the defense. 

Added. Romeu holding is very nice indeed.

Only three off from my prediction, I'm satisfied with this lineup. Here's hoping to a comfortable win. 

I just want to see some improvement, not that we're really going to be able to judge much off this one. Give me eight or so goals then.