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3 Players Who Mourinho Should Drop After Stoke Loss

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After struggling to beat a resilient Sunderland side at the Stadium of Light in the week, Chelsea travelled to Stoke to try and close the gap between themselves and leaders Arsenal, but it didn’t go to plan for the west London side. A last gasp goal from Oussama Assaidi handed Jose Mourinho’s men a 3-2 defeat and saw them return to the capital with no points. Following the loss, here are three players who should be dropped, in my opinion.

1) John Terry

The skipper had a strong start to the season but has been woeful over the two games this week. The Blues have now conceded six goals in a matter of days to lesser opposition and Terry has been at the heart of that. Usually a domineering player in the air, Terry won just three of his 10 headed duels this afternoon.

2) Branislav Ivanovic

For me, Mourinho has to either drop the Serbia international or stick him in the middle of the defence. He has looked as though he needs a kick up the rear end for some time now, so perhaps a back four of Azpilicueta, Luiz, Cahill and Cole should be used next time out.

3) Fernando Torres

We are now 15 games into the Premier League season, and Fernando Torres has scored once. The Spaniard offered nothing up top at the Britannia and should be dropped from the side, in my eyes.

Chelsea fans, who would you drop?

14 responses to “3 Players Who Mourinho Should Drop After Stoke Loss”

  1. Justin Avatar
    Justin

    Agree that ivanovic should be dropped & aspilicueta be reinstated at right back, thus giving the chance for cole to return to left back. Also agree in part with Torres, but who the hell do we drop him for? Eto has done bugger all and Ba only looks good for 10 minutes every game and that's about it! Terry has been fine all season whilst not looking amazing like he used to, but Chelsea are a better side as a whole with his leadership. I don't think Cech has been great for 3 or 4 seasons & I would like to give Courtious a chance next season, the reviews he has been getting have been superb from all corners! I do think our defence has been poor, largely down to a 2 man central midfield pair who are getting over run because our full backs think they can spend 80% of every game attacking, or at the very least, attempting to attack! Jose has done quite well with the players he has got, but fear we need another 2 strikers that are better quality than what we have & another center back. Luiz, ivanovic, mikel, Torres, Ba, de brune should all be sold to raise some cash… Maybe even let Bertrand and young josh mccerkron leave as I don't feel they will ever get a chance to impress under Jose…. Win or lose… Up the blues

  2. Dan Avatar
    Dan

    You!

  3. Xam Avatar
    Xam

    Eto should be bench for the rest of the season, yesterday match was caused by mourinho actually, i can't imagine playing eto and ba together, lampard should av be the only subtitute, then mata will move to the left for lampard to stay at the middle, eto was sluggish and selfish with his ball, i think he cos the third goal, eto should be bench, he really don't av premier league experience

  4. Xam Avatar
    Xam

    Eto should be bench for the rest of the season, yesterday match was caused by mourinho actually, i can't imagine playing eto and ba together, lampard should av be the only subtitute, then mata will move to the left for lampard to stay at the middle, eto was sluggish and selfish with his ball, i think he cos the third goal, eto should be bench, he really don't av premier league experience

  5. Joseph Porto Avatar
    Joseph Porto

    Moronho playing with a static defence with Terry as anchorman forces everybody to run extra miles to cover the whole pitch……
    Luis with Cahill by the contrary offer a dynamic defence which reduces the effective pitch size, allowing less effort from the rest of their teammates for not having to traverse along the whole field and allowing more possession.

    But Moronho insist that Luis is a bad defender…. and nobody believes him…..what a blind moron.

  6. Lucas Avatar
    Lucas

    Only agreed on Ivanovich ,The lossing goal against stoke and Basel came from his wing cu'z he was too slow to chase the other player

  7. Anslem nnadi Avatar
    Anslem nnadi

    Plz jose cech,torres and ba should give be delete from the team so that falcao and courtious can come in coz i hope thats what is holding them to join d club…apart from dis three chelsea as a whole dont hv any problems

  8. gucci Avatar
    gucci

    I jst want to trigger on cech basically..man dis dude has to b benched I swear.is lyk wen u feel lyk dere no competition in ur role u feel to big and start keepin anyhw you want..plzzz dey suld b rotating d goal keeping position with swarzer I guess by den cech will b bak wit is senses

  9. mikel Avatar
    mikel

    i'm so suprised that some people are just so pathetic by the comments they post. Cech had no fault in the 3goals conceded it was simply terry's error coupled with the foolishness of ramires both upfront and at d defence. i agree that ivanovic should be rested,torres and eto too should go warm the bench for ba to prove his worth. Azpilicueta shld be given the chance to play at d right back while ashley cole shld get back to his position. Luiz is still battling with injury so therefore he isn't fit enough to play….its pains me so much when people don't talk about the poor play by Ramires. Ramires has bn full of since last season and i can tell that he has been the reason for sluggish plays in the middle. Mikel may ♌φ†̥ have the speed of ramires but he is far better than the disgraceful and miserable ramires. He's always got his simple passes and long passes right, he makes nice and accurate tackles and interceptions unlike the useless ramires. i urge mourinho to sell ramires and bring back one of Oriol or nemanja matic to pair with mikel.

  10. Adex Avatar
    Adex

    I think Terry and Cech cause most of it because this time around cech didn't make any save. If the oponent make a shot and defender didnt save it, the will enter the net. So we need curtious.

  11. Moe Avatar
    Moe

    Cech Terry Cahill and Torres in the next league might not deserve to start. Etoo should be dropped from the bench and used only in practice unless he improves…ALOT..

  12. S. David Avatar
    S. David

    I am in agreement about Ramires being a liability. He is streaky at best. He has a good engine, but offers nothing by way of consistency. His crosses are typically off, his maddening runs into the box where he is easily dispossessed, his reckless defending, and his horrific touch all warrant being benched. I'm not sure how he has found favor with the last three managers.

  13. mikel Avatar
    mikel

    Thank God someone is thinking straight here. Ramires! i seriously dislike d guy. Mikel is much more of a consistent player than ramires. Only the nitwits will consider mikel an average player. Please tell mourinho to drop the likes of ivanovic,torees ,ramiresand eto'o. If oscar is fit let him pair with mikel in d deeper role and let mata retain the no 10 role,give de bruyne a chance on d wings as a super sub but let schurlle and hazard start most matches on d flanks and ba upfront. i repeat ramires is not a world class player but mikel is. Can't you see what he provides for the Nigeria team? Onazi,emenike and moses all loves playing with him even ahmed musa. He distributes the ball passes and allow the strikers to score the goals.

  14. OBAMA Avatar
    OBAMA

    MR MOU; FOR UR OWN GOOD AND UR GOOD IMAGE; TRY IVAN AND CAHIL AT CB IF REMIRES IS FUKIN UP USE LUIS AND MIKEL FOR GOOD CLOSE MARKING AND ALWAYS TRY MATA, HAZARD AND WILLIAMS WITH BA UPFRONT I SWEAR U MUST BE WINING IF NOT DO UR OWN BT I PRAY LET DIS OUR OGA ON TOP DNT GET U OUT SOONEST. I LOVE U MOU AND I LOVE CHELSEA. FINALLY, PLZ IMPROVE HAZARD FOR ME I WNT HIM TO WIN WORLD BEST. THANKS U

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14 thoughts on “3 Players Who Mourinho Should Drop After Stoke Loss”

  1. Agree that ivanovic should be dropped & aspilicueta be reinstated at right back, thus giving the chance for cole to return to left back. Also agree in part with Torres, but who the hell do we drop him for? Eto has done bugger all and Ba only looks good for 10 minutes every game and that's about it! Terry has been fine all season whilst not looking amazing like he used to, but Chelsea are a better side as a whole with his leadership. I don't think Cech has been great for 3 or 4 seasons & I would like to give Courtious a chance next season, the reviews he has been getting have been superb from all corners! I do think our defence has been poor, largely down to a 2 man central midfield pair who are getting over run because our full backs think they can spend 80% of every game attacking, or at the very least, attempting to attack! Jose has done quite well with the players he has got, but fear we need another 2 strikers that are better quality than what we have & another center back. Luiz, ivanovic, mikel, Torres, Ba, de brune should all be sold to raise some cash… Maybe even let Bertrand and young josh mccerkron leave as I don't feel they will ever get a chance to impress under Jose…. Win or lose… Up the blues

  3. Eto should be bench for the rest of the season, yesterday match was caused by mourinho actually, i can't imagine playing eto and ba together, lampard should av be the only subtitute, then mata will move to the left for lampard to stay at the middle, eto was sluggish and selfish with his ball, i think he cos the third goal, eto should be bench, he really don't av premier league experience

  4. Eto should be bench for the rest of the season, yesterday match was caused by mourinho actually, i can't imagine playing eto and ba together, lampard should av be the only subtitute, then mata will move to the left for lampard to stay at the middle, eto was sluggish and selfish with his ball, i think he cos the third goal, eto should be bench, he really don't av premier league experience

  5. Moronho playing with a static defence with Terry as anchorman forces everybody to run extra miles to cover the whole pitch……
    Luis with Cahill by the contrary offer a dynamic defence which reduces the effective pitch size, allowing less effort from the rest of their teammates for not having to traverse along the whole field and allowing more possession.

    But Moronho insist that Luis is a bad defender…. and nobody believes him…..what a blind moron.

  8. I jst want to trigger on cech basically..man dis dude has to b benched I swear.is lyk wen u feel lyk dere no competition in ur role u feel to big and start keepin anyhw you want..plzzz dey suld b rotating d goal keeping position with swarzer I guess by den cech will b bak wit is senses

  9. i'm so suprised that some people are just so pathetic by the comments they post. Cech had no fault in the 3goals conceded it was simply terry's error coupled with the foolishness of ramires both upfront and at d defence. i agree that ivanovic should be rested,torres and eto too should go warm the bench for ba to prove his worth. Azpilicueta shld be given the chance to play at d right back while ashley cole shld get back to his position. Luiz is still battling with injury so therefore he isn't fit enough to play….its pains me so much when people don't talk about the poor play by Ramires. Ramires has bn full of since last season and i can tell that he has been the reason for sluggish plays in the middle. Mikel may ♌φ†̥ have the speed of ramires but he is far better than the disgraceful and miserable ramires. He's always got his simple passes and long passes right, he makes nice and accurate tackles and interceptions unlike the useless ramires. i urge mourinho to sell ramires and bring back one of Oriol or nemanja matic to pair with mikel.

  10. I think Terry and Cech cause most of it because this time around cech didn't make any save. If the oponent make a shot and defender didnt save it, the will enter the net. So we need curtious.

  12. I am in agreement about Ramires being a liability. He is streaky at best. He has a good engine, but offers nothing by way of consistency. His crosses are typically off, his maddening runs into the box where he is easily dispossessed, his reckless defending, and his horrific touch all warrant being benched. I'm not sure how he has found favor with the last three managers.

  13. Thank God someone is thinking straight here. Ramires! i seriously dislike d guy. Mikel is much more of a consistent player than ramires. Only the nitwits will consider mikel an average player. Please tell mourinho to drop the likes of ivanovic,torees ,ramiresand eto'o. If oscar is fit let him pair with mikel in d deeper role and let mata retain the no 10 role,give de bruyne a chance on d wings as a super sub but let schurlle and hazard start most matches on d flanks and ba upfront. i repeat ramires is not a world class player but mikel is. Can't you see what he provides for the Nigeria team? Onazi,emenike and moses all loves playing with him even ahmed musa. He distributes the ball passes and allow the strikers to score the goals.

  14. MR MOU; FOR UR OWN GOOD AND UR GOOD IMAGE; TRY IVAN AND CAHIL AT CB IF REMIRES IS FUKIN UP USE LUIS AND MIKEL FOR GOOD CLOSE MARKING AND ALWAYS TRY MATA, HAZARD AND WILLIAMS WITH BA UPFRONT I SWEAR U MUST BE WINING IF NOT DO UR OWN BT I PRAY LET DIS OUR OGA ON TOP DNT GET U OUT SOONEST. I LOVE U MOU AND I LOVE CHELSEA. FINALLY, PLZ IMPROVE HAZARD FOR ME I WNT HIM TO WIN WORLD BEST. THANKS U

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