IMO he's been our best player so far.

The difference in performances for Ancelloti and with Villas-Boas is unbelievable for the lad. Last season he made good performances, but nothing like what he is doing now.

With Villas-Boas letting him be much more of himself by playing him up on the pitch and not restricting him to a particular area, along with playing a fast(er) game now, Ramires has been able to get forward and move into the opposition box and at times be ahead of the strikers, while at the same time use his stamina to tract back and stop any opposition moves with ease. Also with the fact that he has won nearly every 50/50 ball, he is probably the best pure box to box midfielder out there.

Of course the technique-is-everything brigade like to point out that he isn't creative and can't pass like Xavi, but no one needs that when you have this exceptional B2B midfielder who does just about everything on the pitch.

At first I doubted whether he should retain his spot when we lacked creativity, but kudos to him for proving me wrong and being arguably Chelsea's best player thus far.

I've been up and down with him. I was just so angry with his performance against Manchester with how he played but he's been surpurb for the most part, a tireless worker and can dribble and looks to be learning to score a bit more with late runs etc. Definetly improved his finishing imo and is developing good links with most players.

always been a big fan of his, if he can maintain the form hes hitting now and continue to adapt to AVBs style of play it could be the end of essiens days at chelsea

fatman123 wrote:always been a big fan of his, if he can maintain the form hes hitting now and continue to adapt to AVBs style of play it could be the end of essiens days at chelsea

gaah FERNANDO > Ramries + Essien + Mikel

Il Fenomeno Vero wrote:

fatman123 wrote:always been a big fan of his, if he can maintain the form hes hitting now and continue to adapt to AVBs style of play it could be the end of essiens days at chelsea

gaah FERNANDO > Ramries + Essien + Mikel

i dont understaaaaaaaand his behaviour, i think he wants to leave the club, he keeps saying dumb things to the media, i dont understaaaaand why he would do this. i think benfica the unethical scum have something to do with this because fernando would just leave us like that, he too ethical to do that

Ramires when I first saw him I was worried about his build and he proper pissed me off, but since 2011 he has impressed me so much.

I wonder how Essien is gonna come back because if he doesn't turn back to the old Mourinho days he'll have to make do on the bench or tussling with Mikel for the DM role.

I don't think I need to tell you how much of a fan I am of his.

My favourite players:
Mata > Ramires > McEachran > Sturridge.

I have been saying how amazing he is for ages but no one listened to me for a long time.

Mata already is your #1?

I kinda know the feeling with Luiz though, and since you love Ram so much I'll gift you with an epic avatar soonish

I had a ramires avatar for ages, and yes, Mata is already my Favourite player

When comparing him to Essien, he has to continue his performances if he wants to be remembered like him, but the one thing that is clear is that Essien was much more suited to Mourinho and Ramires is much more suited to Villas-Boas.

lszanto wrote:I've been up and down with him. I was just so angry with his performance against Manchester with how he played but he's been surpurb for the most part, a tireless worker and can dribble and looks to be learning to score a bit more with late runs etc. Definetly improved his finishing imo and is developing good links with most players.

Ramires was actually very good against Manchester United. Of course excluding that one mistake when he should have let Sturridge run at it but Sturridge isn't exactly unselfish himself.

Also proves that he is willing to take more risks than last season, which is a good thing.

Ade wrote:I kinda know the feeling with Luiz though, and since you love Ram so much I'll gift you with an epic avatar soonish

Meh my Ramires signature is the coolest.

english_jewel wrote:

lszanto wrote:I've been up and down with him. I was just so angry with his performance against Manchester with how he played but he's been surpurb for the most part, a tireless worker and can dribble and looks to be learning to score a bit more with late runs etc. Definetly improved his finishing imo and is developing good links with most players.

Ramires was actually very good against Manchester United. Of course excluding that one mistake when he should have let Sturridge run at it but Sturridge isn't exactly unselfish himself.

Also proves that he is willing to take more risks than last season, which is a good thing.

I disagree, he constantly gave the ball away at vital times I thought. The penalty came from a mistake from Ramires from memory. Also I was annoyed cause we could've beaten manu or at least drawn, that would've brought us 1-1 and we were dominating the game at that point, before Nani's fluke.

lszanto wrote:

english_jewel wrote:

lszanto wrote:I've been up and down with him. I was just so angry with his performance against Manchester with how he played but he's been surpurb for the most part, a tireless worker and can dribble and looks to be learning to score a bit more with late runs etc. Definetly improved his finishing imo and is developing good links with most players.

Ramires was actually very good against Manchester United. Of course excluding that one mistake when he should have let Sturridge run at it but Sturridge isn't exactly unselfish himself.

Also proves that he is willing to take more risks than last season, which is a good thing.

I disagree, he constantly gave the ball away at vital times I thought. The penalty came from a mistake from Ramires from memory. Also I was annoyed cause we could've beaten manu or at least drawn, that would've brought us 1-1 and we were dominating the game at that point, before Nani's fluke.

Well we could also blame Torres for the loss....I still think the only game he had below his standards was the game against Bolton.

Anyone noticed he's barely involved in our build-up play this season? Usually a CM in a 3 man midfield in PL makes about 30-40 passes per game but he's averaging around 20 for us.

AVB has used his strengths very well this season if only he could finish though. :/

Ramires finishing is too inconsistant, he can score but not every time.

Gil wrote:Anyone noticed he's barely involved in our build-up play this season? Usually a CM in a 3 man midfield in PL makes about 30-40 passes per game but he's averaging around 20 for us.

AVB has used his strengths very well this season if only he could finish though. :/

hes a box to box CM,not the normal CM like Modric or Xavi,Lampard is supposed to have that role

english_jewel wrote:IMO he's been our best player so far.

The difference in performances for Ancelloti and with Villas-Boas is unbelievable for the lad. Last season he made good performances, but nothing like what he is doing now.

With Villas-Boas letting him be much more of himself by playing him up on the pitch and not restricting him to a particular area, along with playing a fast(er) game now, Ramires has been able to get forward and move into the opposition box and at times be ahead of the strikers, while at the same time use his stamina to tract back and stop any opposition moves with ease. Also with the fact that he has won nearly every 50/50 ball, he is probably the best pure box to box midfielder out there.

Of course the technique-is-everything brigade like to point out that he isn't creative and can't pass like Xavi, but no one needs that when you have this exceptional B2B midfielder who does just about everything on the pitch.

At first I doubted whether he should retain his spot when we lacked creativity, but kudos to him for proving me wrong and being arguably Chelsea's best player thus far.

I feel like Mata, Bosingwa, Anelka, Sturridge, and Meireles all have been better. Ramires has been sold but he is not a game changer, i personally think a midfield of Mikel, Meireles, and Lampard would be better.

I personally thought he was better last season, i don't like to see him up forward that much like this season. I would prefer to see Meireles and Lampard in more advanced role. Ramires doesn't have the passing, playmaking or the goal scoring ability to play that advanced on the pitch.

Blue wrote:

english_jewel wrote:IMO he's been our best player so far.

The difference in performances for Ancelloti and with Villas-Boas is unbelievable for the lad. Last season he made good performances, but nothing like what he is doing now.

With Villas-Boas letting him be much more of himself by playing him up on the pitch and not restricting him to a particular area, along with playing a fast(er) game now, Ramires has been able to get forward and move into the opposition box and at times be ahead of the strikers, while at the same time use his stamina to tract back and stop any opposition moves with ease. Also with the fact that he has won nearly every 50/50 ball, he is probably the best pure box to box midfielder out there.

Of course the technique-is-everything brigade like to point out that he isn't creative and can't pass like Xavi, but no one needs that when you have this exceptional B2B midfielder who does just about everything on the pitch.

At first I doubted whether he should retain his spot when we lacked creativity, but kudos to him for proving me wrong and being arguably Chelsea's best player thus far.

I feel like Mata, Bosingwa, Anelka, Sturridge, and Meireles all have been better. Ramires has been sold but he is not a game changer, i personally think a midfield of Mikel, Meireles, and Lampard would be better.

I personally thought he was better last season, i don't like to see him up forward that much like this season. I would prefer to see Meireles and Lampard in more advanced role. Ramires doesn't have the passing, playmaking or the goal scoring ability to play that advanced on the pitch.

Mata could well be better overall but Anelka and Sturridge have not played enough or been consistant enough to rival Ramres. Bosingwa has still been poor in defence and Meireles has not been as good as Ramires IMO.

kick mars wrote:

Blue wrote:

english_jewel wrote:IMO he's been our best player so far.

The difference in performances for Ancelloti and with Villas-Boas is unbelievable for the lad. Last season he made good performances, but nothing like what he is doing now.

With Villas-Boas letting him be much more of himself by playing him up on the pitch and not restricting him to a particular area, along with playing a fast(er) game now, Ramires has been able to get forward and move into the opposition box and at times be ahead of the strikers, while at the same time use his stamina to tract back and stop any opposition moves with ease. Also with the fact that he has won nearly every 50/50 ball, he is probably the best pure box to box midfielder out there.

Of course the technique-is-everything brigade like to point out that he isn't creative and can't pass like Xavi, but no one needs that when you have this exceptional B2B midfielder who does just about everything on the pitch.

At first I doubted whether he should retain his spot when we lacked creativity, but kudos to him for proving me wrong and being arguably Chelsea's best player thus far.

I feel like Mata, Bosingwa, Anelka, Sturridge, and Meireles all have been better. Ramires has been sold but he is not a game changer, i personally think a midfield of Mikel, Meireles, and Lampard would be better.

I personally thought he was better last season, i don't like to see him up forward that much like this season. I would prefer to see Meireles and Lampard in more advanced role. Ramires doesn't have the passing, playmaking or the goal scoring ability to play that advanced on the pitch.

Mata could well be better overall but Anelka and Sturridge have not played enough or been consistant enough to rival Ramres. Bosingwa has still been poor in defence and Meireles has not been as good as Ramires IMO.

Mata and Sturridge are clearly more important and contribute a lot more then Ramires, I don't think it is even close.

Anelka and Bosingwa are on the same level as Ramires, i'll say that.

I could argue that Meireles is far more important to the team play then Ramires, not saying Meireles is better then Ramires but the things Meireles provide like his passing is more needed then Ramires.

Mikel does his job very well as good as Ramires imo, but that is a controversial opinion.

I really am frustrated with Ramires, i don't know why he takes so many shots on goal, when clearly he is horrible at it. Loses the ball way too much in critical situation.

i would like to see Mikel-Meireles-Lampard midfield against Genk.

I believe the Genk game further shows that Meireles should not play as a holding midfielder but should play in Ramires role. He was absolutely brilliant in the RCM role against Genk.

Romeu did well enough to prove Meireles isn't needed there as well.

Meh who cares if Meireles is better than Ramires or vice versa. Like Villas-Boas would say, what more importantly matters is that we have these players which means a strong squad quality and depth

You have a point.

Anyone know about the Zero Force Members in beams and structures? Ramires is like that, you wont really notice the importance until he is not there...

Yeah, I think he going to be missed.

kick mars wrote:Romeu did well enough to prove Meireles isn't needed there as well.

You can play Meireles as a holding midfielder against some teams, but he will fail there against the upper tier teams like ManU, ManC, and Pool. You need Mikel or Romeu in that position.