homesteady:


Can you please stop this show of ignorance?
It's very embarrassing!

You claim to know tactics, yet I'm putting one right in your face and you can't still interpret it!

Oscar plays in the hole for Chelsea, that's the No 10 role(attacking midfielder), the same position James play for real madrid!

Remove Cech and Remy, put Courtois and Costa, that's Chelsea standard lineup!

Midfield Maestros
A major reason for the Blues’ assurance and effectiveness this season has been their midfield. The pivot in front of the back 4 of Nemanja Matic and Cesc Fabregas has come together perfectly well for Mourinho, and has been the sole cause for Chelsea dominating the pace of most of their games this season.
While Matic is one of the calmest midfielders in the league when it comes to tackling, intercepting and short-passing, Fabregas adds a vital quality that the side from last season lacked: superlative vision. The Spaniard’s hard work and defensive discipline, which he has has now added to his game under Mourinho, coupled with his perpetual eye for a defence-splitting pass, makes him one of the most dangerous midfielders in the league.

On Friday West Ham, one of the best five teams in the country over the past 18 matches, were pinned back, picked apart and prevented from forcing Thibaut Courtois into a single save. And as ever, fundamental to the balance and control Chelsea exercised was the remarkably flexible and formidable midfield axis forged this season between Cesc Fabregas and Nemanja Matic.
The unlikely duo have only been playing together a matter of months but already boast the kind of understanding some take years to refine and many never manage to strike up at all. And if Chelsea do go on to win a first league title in four years come next May, they will already deserve their mention in the conversation of the Premier League’s greatest double-acts.
First glance suggests a clear division of roles: Matic as the powerful, lumbering destroyer who snuffs out attacks at source to shatter the will of opponents; Fabregas the gliding creator who picks the passes that break the heart. In broad terms such an assessment is true, but in truth the strokes are also a tad broad.

homesteady:
Man city vs chelsea

William is playing the No 10 role, in case you might not know

Honeric01

honeric01:


I gave you 5 consecutive matches Chelsea which featured Fab playing as their 10 4 times from the 5, you're here handpicking games..

Infact, go and check their first 5 matches where Mourinho was still experimenting with the formation until he settled for Fab as the 10. i no need type for you again. [b]NO ONE PLAYED THE 10 POSITION MORE THAN FAB IN THE WHOLE OF THE GAMES PLAYED BY CHELSEA THIS SEASON. [/b]dispute that if you can!

homesteady:

Lmaoooooooooooo! I wasn't handpicking games to suit my argument, I told you earlier that if I should post formations of where Fabregas played behind the No 10, it will fill this whole page

Actually, the 3 games I posted were just separated by one match each - so let me give the lineups of the 3 games, making it 6 games! 6 consecutive games!

honeric01:

You don win, Oscar was their 10 and Fab was their 4.

Gudongan is Dortmund's 10 and the rest (Mitty, kagawa and Reus) were all their "attacking midfielders" in a 4:2:3:1 formation (wondering how Gundogan became the 10 in such position.

case closed.. Meet Seun for your badge

honeric01:

You don win, Oscar was their 10 and Fab was their 4.

Gudongan is Dortmund's 10 and the rest (Mitty, kagawa and Reus) were all their "attacking midfielders" in a 4:2:3:1 formation (wondering how Gundogan became the 10 in such position.

case closed.. Meet Seun for your badge

When asked if playing in a deep role alongside Nemanja Matic was his preferred role, Fabregas was emphatic: “Yes, 100 per cent. 100 per cent,” he replied. “I feel more in control of the game, I touch the ball all the time, I feel happy,

AbuMikey:
Barca to make an offer for 70 million Pounds Aaron Ramsey.

AbuMikey:
Barca to make an offer for 70 million Pounds Aaron Ramsey.

funkyjms:

Where you read am? Complete Sport?

onuwaje:
Is this not spose to b a barca thread? Why I dey c chelsea players?

dmcdad:

Nice. Make everything for end. No need arguing over nothing. When e no be say them wan give price.

AbuMikey:
Barca to make an offer for 70 million Pounds Aaron Ramsey.

funkyjms:


Where you read am? Complete Sport?

honeric01:


To replace who?

ollah1:

To be on the bench

ollah1:

To be on the bench

AbuMikey:



to add more midfield attacking flair with Rakitic.

So I read on one of the websites I listed above.