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@SquawkaDave Fabregas completed 25 passes in the final 3rd against Burnley. No player on the pitch managed more. Nice. Does anyone know where I can find stats for distance covered by the players?

Yeah, a very good performance from Hazard today. As expected, having a real striker, another creator, and a confident Andre freed him up a bit and he was great to watch. Should only improve.

I think Andre definitely deserves to start more. He gives a different dimension to us with his runs. When we have Cesc in the midfield, a player like Andre makes us more dangerous than Willian.

I think he probably needed a MOTM performance in the first game for Chelsea more than Costa did, considering the past. I get the impression that Costa just doesn't give a fuck what people think of him, but Cesc clearly does, imo. Coming to the direct rival of the team he captained for years was unlikely to have been an easy decision for him. You could tell he was really happy when they showed him before the start of the second half. He was all smiles.

People at Redcafe were moaning almost as badly as Arsenal Mania. Almost.

Any? Good read. Basically:

Cesc MOTM for sure. Brilliant passing and vision and was involved in all 3 goals, but Iva deserves a special mention too. Class performance. Now off to read Arsenal fans' moaning.

It was pretty obvious that Jose isn't entirely convinced by Luis's form yet. I'm sure he will earn his place in the starting XI. It will just take some time.

Hmm. Ominous. Someone's leaving?

https://twitter.com/PUMA/status/501364108349153280 "Wenger is a bellend" Can't believe Puma actually posted this.

Having to fight for the position would only make both of them nervous and they would make more mistakes. Confidence is one of the most important things for goalkeepers. We should have started the season with one undisputed #1.

I'm sure at least Hazard will definitely play. If the Brazilians and Andre don't, I can see this team starting: 4-3-3 ----Cech/TC Iva Cahill Terry Azpi Cesc Matic MVG Salah Costa Hazard or 4-2-3-1 with Cesc as #10 and Matic-MVG pivot Still, I think Jose is bluffing.

It's not a heat map, but try FourFourTwo. For example, this is Hazard in our match against Cardiff City in May.

And here I thought Oscar vs Mata was bad.

At least they aren't taking a shower together like Hazard and Willian.

Yeah, ideally I want a great performance and a great result, but if I have to choose, at this point, I'd take a great result and unconvincing performance over a great performance and poor result with dozens missed clear-cut chances. We need to win. It will give the team confidence.

Daniel Busch @dan_bu · 1hBayern's technical director Michael Reschke is in Rome right now to talk to Roma about Mehdi Benatia, according to Sport 1. Daniel Busch @dan_bu · 34mBayern on verge of signing Roma's Mehdi Benatia, according to Sportbild.Daniel Busch @dan_bu · 16mSportbild editor-in-chief Falk reports on TV Benatia negotiations that far advanced they couldn't wait to break story in their mag tomorrow. Lol, looks like now it's Bayern that is on the verge of signing him.

It's interesting that he groups Oscar with the central midfielders. A mistake? Or not?

@Sport_Witness Corriere dello Sport say Roma have denied English media claims about Benatia. I hate silly season.

He'd strengthen United's defence a lot and he's actually very familiar with playing in a three-man defence. If we're not signing him this season, I hope he stays at Roma for another year.

Actually, it's a good thing they won. Now they hopefully won't panic-buy anyone else. All in all, they looked far from unbeatable so far. And the goal aside, Ramsey didn't play all that well, tbh. Sanchez is clearly struggling to adapt.

Very lucky.

Sanchez has been horrible. But he's not the only one. Arsenal have no final ball.

Hope we have an unexciting and predictable win.