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My bad, man. It's not 3rd September yet. [emoji6]

Cool. We'll be wasteful upfront and only lose by 2 this time. [emoji849]

We were punished first time around as were Atletico, Barcelona & RM IIRC.

I'm freezing, actually. [emoji16] We all know two names that weren't part of the squad last season will be starting. I'll quote you again in 24 hrs.

Lol! I put Sunday's result aside because it was effectively day one. He can't be using such a token reason after getting thumped regardless of the performance. Is he referring to Abraham bagging in a hattrick against Chelsea C yesterday?

Lampard didn't need to mention one player above the rest. We all know Mourinho's mindset on youth, but Lampard's immediate defence of one player was telling to me. Can easily see him favouring Mount to Barkley. If a manager does buy someone themselves or have a previous bond, it's extremely easy to discard said individual without any backlash. However outlandish it was, people were warming to the idea of selling Kante (our most important player WITH Hazard in the team) as Sarri didn't view him as a good fit early on. Nothing to do with conspiracy. Roll on the day we sign a proper CF and no longer have to deal with "duds" or this topic.

He did his job in preseason when given the chance, so there isn't much else I can say. I personally can't stand favouritism in any walk of life. Did you see how defensive Lampard got over Mourinho's comments (especially Mount) - https://talksport.com/football/585932/frank-lampard-jose-mourinho-mason-mount-chelsea-manchester-united/ Merit is a joke excuse already.

Conte wanted Morata/Lukaku, Sarri got Higuain & Lamps seemingly has a love affair with Abraham. It's quite clear. As I previously mentioned, I don't see Michy being someone that will happily train 100% or such, whilst be shafted.

They don't like them personally or have clear favourites. That's been reason enough for years at this club.

*Merit". Same team as the weekend, then.

I suppose pleading guilty immediately works in your favour. Someone should have given the memo to our board.

Asensio is supposedly out for the entire season. Whilst Perez is making the moves, names are top of the agenda.

If they can't defend, they won't get far. Just ask City or Barca.

He'll be lucky to play a third of those games if early signs are anything to go by.

His only poor loan was at Valencia, so the odds are in his favour in that regard. 9 in 14 at Dortmund & 6 in 13 at Palace. Better that 1 in 2 combined.

There's a time and place to start such players (against both half teams).

I've been saying that for an age but everyone likes to come up with excuses from A to Z. I want players in certain to do their job rather than have jack of all trades cost after time after time. Michy can't finish, doesn't offer enough energy, poor hold up, etc. Despite all that, he has the best goal ratio out of the three options. [emoji19] I think he's someone that lacks patience and we can all see why tbh. Third manager in, still nowhere to be seen.

Both. Lol! We played a side that are on par/just ahead of Everton and he looked a nervous wreck. Players at the top shouldn't be so brittle.

He was adequate at a top half team, not Cardiff. Sheep in headlights for large parts of yesterday's game.

He's an investment

A few selection changes are a must after yesterday. Chances will present themselves on Wednesday, but it will come down to how clinical we are.

He certainly wasn't as suspect at Everton and they aren't exactly managed by a defensive coach.

Might be the case, but we don't exactly have an embarrassment of riches in multiple positions. We have to make the most of the entire squad this season.

Hope that's the case starting Wednesday.

Your dislike for Michy was made clear during preseason. To he's had "multiple chances" is farcical. Probably his only run was after scoring at the Hawthorns to clitch the title. Players shouldn't warrant chances solely based on being youth products.