@pasarireng- You mean players misused in La Liga because they have teams revolving around a single player, in particular God Messi at Barcelona? Yeah, Henry, Ibrahimovic, Alexis, Pedro... they all suck.
@SteveHyland You say that, I don't. Pedro is a very good player, but right now he's not better than Suarez, Neymar, and of course Messi. Neither were Henry, Ibrahimovic, Alexis...if you compare them to Messi...who are/were all very good players.
Very cool minded play from WBA, with terry red carded. matic on a yellow unable to do extensive tackles, obi mikel not on still. WBA had a good 20 min, with rondon and lambert, but they wasted it like they were playing a practice match. Could have utilized it.
@MiguelSuave- Yep and Mikel is still gets the nod ahead of a young (English- although that is irrelevant) player who is already better defensively AND offensively than him. Mourinho is 2nd in the world only to Pep for what they would call "loyalty" but what the rest of the world call "blinkered favouritism".
@SteveHyland RLC is not at the level as mikel is defensively. Even though I would love him to play over nickel but RLC looks like a dear in headlights a lot of the time. Also when you name the two managers pretty much everyone in football consideres to be the best 2 and name a attribute they share no matter how silly it is it can't possibly be a bad thing.
@hyperion oh I guess since I live in the U.S. I can't support any team in the premier league??? Or is it I just can't support Chelsea, but united is fine considering they have more fans in the U.S. than the UK. Clown.
@Kendev- As a regular starter, possibly. Stones will almost certainly join the club and Zouma is a very promising prospect. Cahill is actually the biggest problem. He should be taking up the mantle of 'senior defender', yet even in an, on-occasion, defensively-minded team where a DM is often sitting in front of the back 4, he still looks crap. With Ivanovic's pace declining, I would move him into the centre, put Azpilicueta at right back and play Rahman at left-back. As deplorable a human being John Terry is (and his whole immediate family are), he is 2nd only to Tony Adams for defensive positioning, organisation and football leadership skills in the history of the premier league imo, so will be a helpful mentor for Stones and Zouma. I'm an Arsenal fan so don't care what Chelsea do, I just hope if Stones signs, he isn't wasted because we (England) aren't exactly knee-deep in quality CBs.
Its funny listening to utd fans saying they never wanted Pedro. My entire family(utd supporters) were convinced that Utd were right to reject Pedro but were at least sensible enough to admit that they still needed world class player on the wings. It was funnier when some utd came out and said how Mata was twice the player and Januzaj would be ten times better than Pedro in a few years. Pedro in 45 minutes of football has scored as many as Utd have managed in more than 270 minutes of football. This serves them right.
@NotBiased- It probably depends on whether they capture Mueller or not. I think Thomas is at his best playing on the right of a front 3 where he invariably finds space in goal scoring positions in-between the left CB & LB (and often actually scores). A 3 of Depay, Mata and Mueller behind a WC striker would transform Utd's attack imo.
@SteveHyland I don't think Mueller would be attainable. Joining utd would be a huge step down for him hell it would be step down if joins any PL club. United's best bet is signing a top youngster or someone who's on the verge of being world class. I really liked the look of Konoplyanka and I was gutted when no PL club moved in for him he could have been picked up for free. But he's a left sided player and they already have Depay there so understandable why United didn't go for him.
@NotBiased- part 2- I too like Konoplianka and assumed Liverpool would buy him given the rumours had persisted for a couple of seasons. Once it was down to Stoke or Sevilla then that's there was a clear winner. He wants to play for Barcelona one day and hopes being a success in La Liga will bring that dream become a reality. His partner in crime, Iarmalenko, may join Everton. It will be good to see him in the Prem.
@NotBiased- It would be a step down joining anybody but Barcelona in terms of current quality however, there are distinct advantages if he joins Utd. Firstly, it's a massive club, close with Bayern although not quite as big. The difference of a 9.5 out of 10 and a 10. No drop in terms of history. He will be playing in front of more fans than he currently does (negligible difference in the league because standing is permitted in Germany, but a considerable one in Europe). He would be guaranteed first XI football- which he isn't under Pep, even when he's in form and he'll get to play in a much more competitive league. Although pro sportsmen want to win, the best ones want to do so against good teams/players playing well. Winning by default isn't too appealing. The passion you find in the EPL and what you clearly do not find in the Bundesliga, save for maybe 4 games a season, is a world apart. I think Mueller will find that aspect of our league addictive.
@SteveHyland I think he can be persuaded but he's still quite young and has the best football ahead of him so it very unlikely that Bayern will sell him unless they receive a world record bid. With Schweinsteiger you had a player who had won everything in Germany and being 30 wanted to play and link up with a manager who did a world of good for him before he finally hangs up his boots. But Mueller is so young that Bayern will look naive if they sell him. Maybe when he's 29 or 30 but right now I think its next to impossible.
@LionelJ In case you're wondering if I'm a united fan I'm not. If I was i'd be putting up "GGMU" , lol look I'm from (put a non European country here) but I'm a mostest truest manc ever" and all those useless tags towards the end of in my post.
@NotBiased Let's just say having seen some of your posts I don't believe you in the slightest. You claim to be 'unbiased' but you're clearly a blinkered United fan as you don't hide it well at all. Why don't you admit you're a United fan, are you embarrassed of the team you support?
@LionelJ I don't like or support any of the top teams. I support my local club. I just want the English teams to do well in Europe for England's sake and when they don't , it pisses me off to no end. On the Utd part , I've a bit of a spot for Utd because of their history but you could easily say that it is only since my entire family support united I have things like "United are a proper club mate" , "we're the real pride of England" thrown to my throat for years. This is why you may think that I'm biased but in reality I'm just a bit less harsh towards United.
West Bromwich Albion are yet to find the back of the net in their opening 2 Premier League matches, and will struggle to penetrate CHELSEA in this match. CHE have lost their last 2 Premier League away matches 3-0 so will come out firing with great intensity here.
Chelsea will get something from this match. Berahino not playing, neither Lescott. Seems like West Brom will hold back and play long balls, which Ivanovic and Terry can handle. Chelsea has done it poor recently because of the pace in Gomis (Swansea) and Citys attack, so I guess Chelsea can get something here as both Ivanovic and Terry are good in duels. 0-2 og 0-3 to Chelsea.
25 minutes aavant le coup d'envoi vous etes pas capable de mettre la vrai composition d'equipe ! Cahill : remplacant / Zouma joue !!!! pas terrible pour un site de composition ! lol
I hope we take points from the match, but the fact I have taken my WBA players out of my fantasy football team, probably reveals how I think this match will end up. Come on you baggies!!
Courtois
Dave Terry Cahill Baba
Fabregas Magic
Pedro Willian/Oscar Hazard
Costa
PTB and counter in the extreme -i.e- 'Parking the 747'
[Falcao, Moses, Remy, Traore, Cuadrado, Loftus-Cheek, Begovic]
Extremely important game for Chelsea. Zouma for Terry, Baba for Ivanovic - these are obligatory changes. If the visitors fail to score in the first half, we may see Pedro's debut in the BPL in the second. Fortunately for Chelsea, WBA started their season awfully as well. Considering they have lesser players, it should end with 3 points for the champions.
West Brom to get a fluke goal after Chelsea trying to break them for 90 minutes. West Brom 1:0 JOse to hit crisis point and become laughing stock around the world! haha
I really think WBA will get something out of this. Both teams need points already. The biggest question is how well Terry react to his substitution last game?
West Bromwich Albion will get get something out of this match, the blues look a bit uncomfortable and hopefully West Bromwich Albion can take advantage of it, and yes i am a man utd fan
Hahaha, Pedrito is gonna be the best player in the Peemier league.
@Lulzovich even substitute players from Barcelona/La Liga can be star in Chelsea/EPL
@pasarireng- You mean players misused in La Liga because they have teams revolving around a single player, in particular God Messi at Barcelona? Yeah, Henry, Ibrahimovic, Alexis, Pedro... they all suck.
@SteveHyland You say that, I don't. Pedro is a very good player, but right now he's not better than Suarez, Neymar, and of course Messi. Neither were Henry, Ibrahimovic, Alexis...if you compare them to Messi...who are/were all very good players.
good debut from pedro he could be a gamechanger
If not William missed,two assists for Pedro.Man of the match for Pedro.
Assist for Pedro also, need an update
Very cool minded play from WBA, with terry red carded. matic on a yellow unable to do extensive tackles, obi mikel not on still. WBA had a good 20 min, with rondon and lambert, but they wasted it like they were playing a practice match. Could have utilized it.
strange to take mcmanaman and Morrison off
And he puts falcao instead of remy yet again.. needs to stop playing favorites
@MiguelSuave- Yep and Mikel is still gets the nod ahead of a young (English- although that is irrelevant) player who is already better defensively AND offensively than him. Mourinho is 2nd in the world only to Pep for what they would call "loyalty" but what the rest of the world call "blinkered favouritism".
@SteveHyland RLC is not at the level as mikel is defensively. Even though I would love him to play over nickel but RLC looks like a dear in headlights a lot of the time. Also when you name the two managers pretty much everyone in football consideres to be the best 2 and name a attribute they share no matter how silly it is it can't possibly be a bad thing.
There is nothing more sad and pathetic than poor people or people that don't live in West London supporting Chelsea.
@hyperion oh I guess since I live in the U.S. I can't support any team in the premier league??? Or is it I just can't support Chelsea, but united is fine considering they have more fans in the U.S. than the UK. Clown.
@hyperion wut
Chelsea reverting to Bus parking technique...
Early in the season, but im gonna say its the season too much for Terry...
@Kendev- As a regular starter, possibly. Stones will almost certainly join the club and Zouma is a very promising prospect. Cahill is actually the biggest problem. He should be taking up the mantle of 'senior defender', yet even in an, on-occasion, defensively-minded team where a DM is often sitting in front of the back 4, he still looks crap. With Ivanovic's pace declining, I would move him into the centre, put Azpilicueta at right back and play Rahman at left-back. As deplorable a human being John Terry is (and his whole immediate family are), he is 2nd only to Tony Adams for defensive positioning, organisation and football leadership skills in the history of the premier league imo, so will be a helpful mentor for Stones and Zouma. I'm an Arsenal fan so don't care what Chelsea do, I just hope if Stones signs, he isn't wasted because we (England) aren't exactly knee-deep in quality CBs.
Assist for Pedro?
Was looking like a comfortable win for Chelsea but this game just got interesting.
Its funny listening to utd fans saying they never wanted Pedro. My entire family(utd supporters) were convinced that Utd were right to reject Pedro but were at least sensible enough to admit that they still needed world class player on the wings. It was funnier when some utd came out and said how Mata was twice the player and Januzaj would be ten times better than Pedro in a few years. Pedro in 45 minutes of football has scored as many as Utd have managed in more than 270 minutes of football. This serves them right.
@NotBiased- It probably depends on whether they capture Mueller or not. I think Thomas is at his best playing on the right of a front 3 where he invariably finds space in goal scoring positions in-between the left CB & LB (and often actually scores). A 3 of Depay, Mata and Mueller behind a WC striker would transform Utd's attack imo.
@SteveHyland I don't think Mueller would be attainable. Joining utd would be a huge step down for him hell it would be step down if joins any PL club. United's best bet is signing a top youngster or someone who's on the verge of being world class. I really liked the look of Konoplyanka and I was gutted when no PL club moved in for him he could have been picked up for free. But he's a left sided player and they already have Depay there so understandable why United didn't go for him.
@NotBiased- part 2- I too like Konoplianka and assumed Liverpool would buy him given the rumours had persisted for a couple of seasons. Once it was down to Stoke or Sevilla then that's there was a clear winner. He wants to play for Barcelona one day and hopes being a success in La Liga will bring that dream become a reality. His partner in crime, Iarmalenko, may join Everton. It will be good to see him in the Prem.
@NotBiased- It would be a step down joining anybody but Barcelona in terms of current quality however, there are distinct advantages if he joins Utd. Firstly, it's a massive club, close with Bayern although not quite as big. The difference of a 9.5 out of 10 and a 10. No drop in terms of history. He will be playing in front of more fans than he currently does (negligible difference in the league because standing is permitted in Germany, but a considerable one in Europe). He would be guaranteed first XI football- which he isn't under Pep, even when he's in form and he'll get to play in a much more competitive league. Although pro sportsmen want to win, the best ones want to do so against good teams/players playing well. Winning by default isn't too appealing. The passion you find in the EPL and what you clearly do not find in the Bundesliga, save for maybe 4 games a season, is a world apart. I think Mueller will find that aspect of our league addictive.
@SteveHyland I think he can be persuaded but he's still quite young and has the best football ahead of him so it very unlikely that Bayern will sell him unless they receive a world record bid. With Schweinsteiger you had a player who had won everything in Germany and being 30 wanted to play and link up with a manager who did a world of good for him before he finally hangs up his boots. But Mueller is so young that Bayern will look naive if they sell him. Maybe when he's 29 or 30 but right now I think its next to impossible.
@NotBiased *some utd fans
Costa's goal was assisted by Pedro! com on guys. give him the credit
@HichemFerrah they did but took it away, it wasn't intentional, he shot but scuffed it and it went to costa
@JTD_98 intention is irrelevant you muppet
@JTD_98 but costa gets the assist? he divded and the ball bounced of his chest
Goal and assist in the first 30mins, what a class signing Pedro is.
@Kendev assist was taken away and u can't judge a good signing by 30 mins, di maria had an amazing start for united then faded off
@JTD_98 let's be real, it wasn't Di Maria that faded off, they never knew how to use him then they just benched him.
Chelsea do love a jammy goal.
Chelsea fans as creative and intelligent as ever with their chants.
@NotBiased Now I understand why you are a CR lover. Man Utd fan ;)
@NotBiased "Are you watching in Manchester"
@LionelJ In case you're wondering if I'm a united fan I'm not. If I was i'd be putting up "GGMU" , lol look I'm from (put a non European country here) but I'm a mostest truest manc ever" and all those useless tags towards the end of in my post.
@NotBiased Let's just say having seen some of your posts I don't believe you in the slightest. You claim to be 'unbiased' but you're clearly a blinkered United fan as you don't hide it well at all. Why don't you admit you're a United fan, are you embarrassed of the team you support?
@LionelJ I don't like or support any of the top teams. I support my local club. I just want the English teams to do well in Europe for England's sake and when they don't , it pisses me off to no end. On the Utd part , I've a bit of a spot for Utd because of their history but you could easily say that it is only since my entire family support united I have things like "United are a proper club mate" , "we're the real pride of England" thrown to my throat for years. This is why you may think that I'm biased but in reality I'm just a bit less harsh towards United.
lucky save
What a save by courtois
Go Pedro Go!
West Bromwich Albion are yet to find the back of the net in their opening 2 Premier League matches, and will struggle to penetrate CHELSEA in this match. CHE have lost their last 2 Premier League away matches 3-0 so will come out firing with great intensity here.
Chelsea will get something from this match. Berahino not playing, neither Lescott. Seems like West Brom will hold back and play long balls, which Ivanovic and Terry can handle. Chelsea has done it poor recently because of the pace in Gomis (Swansea) and Citys attack, so I guess Chelsea can get something here as both Ivanovic and Terry are good in duels. 0-2 og 0-3 to Chelsea.
25 minutes aavant le coup d'envoi vous etes pas capable de mettre la vrai composition d'equipe ! Cahill : remplacant / Zouma joue !!!! pas terrible pour un site de composition ! lol
I hope we take points from the match, but the fact I have taken my WBA players out of my fantasy football team, probably reveals how I think this match will end up. Come on you baggies!!
Courtois Dave Terry Cahill Baba Fabregas Magic Pedro Willian/Oscar Hazard Costa PTB and counter in the extreme -i.e- 'Parking the 747' [Falcao, Moses, Remy, Traore, Cuadrado, Loftus-Cheek, Begovic]
Extremely important game for Chelsea. Zouma for Terry, Baba for Ivanovic - these are obligatory changes. If the visitors fail to score in the first half, we may see Pedro's debut in the BPL in the second. Fortunately for Chelsea, WBA started their season awfully as well. Considering they have lesser players, it should end with 3 points for the champions.
Chelsea against the wall. 3:0 for The Blues
Top prediction here is 15-0
Hazard will be the key player in this match. 0-1
It will be very hard for Chelsea but whatever the score, they will be the winner in the game hopefully
West Brom to get a fluke goal after Chelsea trying to break them for 90 minutes. West Brom 1:0 JOse to hit crisis point and become laughing stock around the world! haha
Despite the recent poor performances, Chelsea should be able to secure all 3 points here. There is simply too much at stake...
Mourinho will try to win this whatever way he can and West Brom will park the bus. 0-1
Can Courtois play this match?
@phuchoa yes
Pedro will start in place of Willian.
I really think WBA will get something out of this. Both teams need points already. The biggest question is how well Terry react to his substitution last game?
West Bromwich Albion will get get something out of this match, the blues look a bit uncomfortable and hopefully West Bromwich Albion can take advantage of it, and yes i am a man utd fan
0-4. The season starts now for Chelsea.
@Ferit22 and 0 - 4 is outrageous for the form these teams are in, Chelsea looks awful, like poops.
@coty415 hahahahaha liked your comment
@Ferit22 no, the season started 2 matches ago. Chelsea have lost 1 and drawn 1, where have you been?
@coty415- He meant figuratively not literally.
A team who's home kit is blue and white will score, then park the bus.
@SteveHyland more like both teams will park the bus and a team who's home kit is white and blue might score.
0-1 Chelsea , Hazard MoTM