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His numbers probably state otherwise, but recent performances have set an example. Hope he can take this type of form into our next three games, as I can see Conte fielding a simple link up in at least two of them.

It was the manner in which we drew. Dominated the game and should have won by a bigger margin, but it was undone by one moment of our own doing. I certainly still have faith in getting a score draw

Repeat scoreline of '12 would see us progress

Morata coming on 20 mins too late

All the hard work undone. Conte needs to go for the win

Better half than I expected. Willian has been very unlucky

Nice to see we have a similar understanding in that regard.

Tonight's result will decide his immediate future They failed to score against Espanyol & Olympiacos, so there's the slightest of hope.

No hope otherwise. Conte wants a goalless draw with that selection and hope we can nick something at the Nou Camp. I'm honestly lost for words seeing 2 CF's on the bench.

So much is dependent on Hazard tonight. Needs to have the game of his life

I guess Werner is the new Messi after his double against Napoli in your eyes, then?

Check where they finished last season & who they sold in the summer. This thread has no revelance to Ilicic btw

Enjoy the night off [emoji26]

I never said anything about getting someone. You only mentioned Koln & Hamburg, so I addressed that.

He did the business against Atalanta. A team that destroyed Everton on their own ground

Conte is paving the way for his exit if that has any truth

Him missing a sitter didn't help either

I agree. Conte can save a defensive line up for the away leg

I don't get this sort of attitude at all. We certainly aren't favourites but we should be going for the win at home. Conte has to field a front 3 tonight

He did the same this season and it hasn't exactly worked wonders. Hazard as a false nine is the last thing any of us wanted to see

Hope our big players turn up tomorrow and we end up with a positive result.

They didn't need to exert themselves over the weekend. I agree with the fact they are a completely different beast now and aren't anywhere near as attacking as they once were. The first goal tomorrow will be a deciding factor in the tie. Barca haven't been behind in many games this season, so it will be interesting to see how they fair should we take the lead. I do. We all know Barcelona struggle against physical teams, so he is the ideal choice in that regard. Morata is more suited to the away leg where we are hopefully still in with a shout and looking to hit them on the counter.

Isn't that the case before every encounter against Barcelona? He's the better of the two options we have. Watching Alonso getting outpaced all game would not only be tough, but probably be the end of the tie inside 45 mins.

Talk of him possibly playing for England now. Watch his price rocket if he earns a call up.

That might be the case but he just seems so raw. Lacks a decent touch, awareness and his finishing is quite bad as well. He's turning out to be a lesser version of Ramires, which is extremely disappointing. Hope he can turn this perception around though.