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Cesc is & most likely always will be noticed when he's in a two man midfield getting overrun. He can only play in our current formation IMO

I'm sure we'll have everything in our own hands (PSG haven't won their group yet).

Don't remember us being massive underdogs against Napoli or Benfica. Not scoring away from home is normally detrimental & it showed that night but we have to move on. We've had a decent campaign (only team to beat Atletico away) so far aside from the game in Rome.

There really isn't any need to be so negative. We are far from frontrunners but anything can happen in a knockout competition & we aren't nobodies either. I remember our 2012 unbeatable squad, though. The good days

http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/20-most-expensive-transfer-deals-10878202 I never said £50m is the new norm, but it's a fee that is touted almost everywhere nowadays for most players. It doesn't raise eyebrows like it did when he signed Torres. City will get a pass along as they aren't spending 50m+ on multiple players & making a profit (https://www.theguardian.com/football/2017/nov/08/manchester-city-record-revenues-accounts-wages-2016-17).

Nope. I'm talking about fees in general around Europe have risen & these types of fees are looked at in the same way. Lukaku, Morata, Chamberlain, Dembele, Lacazette to name a few that cost close to that or more. In addition, Mendy was the only player that cost over £50m that City signed over the summer.

That would be great business but can't see the latter leaving. We should be going for Shaw once again, though

Have you seen the current market? 50m is considered value nowadays

They are spending more rationally now that's giving them a pass. 5 players for £250m instead of PSG's route & they actually made a profit IIRC.

We just need to get the job done whilst it's in our own hands. Don't see Atletico holding back with qualification hanging by a thread

Kenedy is naturally a LWF/LM that's never played in that position during his time in England. He really needs to moving elsewhere permanently & grow up along the way.

Moses should be considering he was a CF/WF at previous clubs and normally plays one of those roles for Nigeria. Just seems like he's been told by Conte to hold back much more.

He said 2nd best for while now, which is over the top IMO. Could say Salah is the best player in Europe on stats alone right now.

15-20 off games is around a third, which is quite a lot. The best players are judge on consistency instead singular performance such as, Atletico or Utd. We want to deliver more often than not along with the rest of our squad.

I would pass on Lemar but the other two are good options (Dybala would cost Pogba type of money, though). The problem would be accommodating either of them with our current set up, as neither would be content being second choice.

Numbers matter more than anything in this day and age.

We've been crying out for someone like that for years. Got Willian, Cuadrado & Pedro to an extent instead. Mertens, Bale, Sanchez & Draxler could all be obtainable

Nice to see him take a shot from outside the box that resulted in our first goal. His partnership with Morata could be very fruitful this season. He isn't on Ronaldo or Messi's level & I'm as much of a Chelsea fan as anyone. Him & Neymar are close behind.

Don't think we'll have an easier game this season. Up to second anyway & another clean sheet to boot

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Game over What has he got do to with our game?

Typical refereeing in the Prem

Line up I expected. Hope Baka is as lively today

He's certainly more direct than the latter

To score 6 IIRC within 4 months surely meant something. He's failing to even hit the target now, which is a drastic difference.