[Kiz]

said numerous times that luiz isn't a defender. he's a midfielder. he doesn't have the concentration to be a defender. his lapses will kill you all the time.

cahill/terry should be the 1st choice pairing, then slot luiz in front with mikel. creativity through luiz with defense too, and further defence through mikel. it will also allow luiz to go on those runs without leaving a hole in the middle of defence.

[Rush]

Yeah, Luiz would be better suited further up the pitch imo. Also based off his performance Joel, you can keep Sturridge

[Tyler Durden]

AWW YEAAAAA!

Epic match once again, would have prefer a win in the league than this, but still awesome perseverance.

[Tyler Durden]

My hat are totally off for hazard's assist. What a move !!!

[Destiny]

Originally Posted by Rush

Not really. Look at the side we put out, where do you see goals getting created by/from? Cole is woeful, Downing is shite, Hendo isn't creative, Allen isn't creative (he distributes the ball and controls things well), Assaidi is new, Yesil is young, and i still don't rate Shelvey. He's clumsy as fuck.

You make a good point. They did play full squad and I iguess it just comes down to lack of squad depth for us. It's always nice to do well in the cups but id rather focus on the league.

I'm a little surprised you still don't rate shelvey. He can be clumsy at times but he's proven that he can play

Must win this week.

[Rush]

Shelvey has shown moments of brilliance against lowly teams but against anyone half decent its like he's playing without a brain in his head. Put it this way, i rate Hendo more than i rate Shelvey. Hendo isn't going to win you a match but he's not going to do anything to cost you one either.

We just desperately need someone who can finish. Would love to have a real goal threat up from with Suarez playing a little wider and Sterling on the wings. Suso playing in front of allen/sahin/gerrard/lucas when fit would be better than him on the wing.

[Samoon]

Which striker would you want?
How long is Borini going to be injured btw?

[JOAL.com]

even uninjured i wouldnt depend on borini

there is a reason we developed him and never kept him

[Razor King]

Chelsea should just repeat their 2011 January transfer window.

[Rush]

Originally Posted by Samoon

Which striker would you want?
How long is Borini going to be injured btw?

Who i'd want (Llorente or Huntelaar) and who we'd get are 2 completely different things.

edit: Borini is still injured for another couple of months.