CurlyHairLikeLuiz

How about you come back with a decent argument rather than just taking the piss out of people who want Mourinho to stay. AFAIK Mourinho can't win - no matter what he does.

Depends how he performs and how we perform this season really.

Sorry but Jose could never have known that so many of his first team would lose form so rapidly. I've now seen why he did not drop Ivanovic - simply because Baba was worse defensively at the beiginning of the season, because after weeks of adaption to the team he still looks no better than Iva did and I think that Mourinho decided he would rather cross his fingers and hope Iva would bounce back. I think now even he knows after injury it's simply out of the question and Baba getting match fitness will obviously help him adapt. Dropped Terry but I think that it was more various outside factors that made him look worse, and restored to the starting lineup yesterday he looked solid once again, and covered for Baba well. Nearly scored too - he will be disappointed with the missed header. With Zouma (pace) next to him he still looks like what he did last season. Matic was dropped but I think that the kick up the arse has renewed him - we looked more solid once he came on so hopefully he will kick on. His disappearance has also seen the re-emergence of Ramires, which is a positive. Hazard has been dropped because he's been a passenger all season long and the negatives of his free role now outweigh the positives and it allows a more attacking fullback to play on that left side. WHU away and Liverpool home will be the litmus test.

He dealt with Fiorentina in pre season just fine. He's more defensively solid than Baba in my opinion. Baba will start against West Ham anyway and will get raped by Payet.

<p>Christensen was great against Frankfurt in their 5-1 win. As someone said above, this is a golden generation of youth players coming up - at least 4 should make the jump fully, maybe a couple more will end up being bench boys</p> <p> </p> <p>Musonda is out due to the fact that he's got on the bad side of management. His fate is his own making</p> <p> </p> <p>Solanke, imo, will definitely have a look in at the expense of Falcao and or Remy - I expect both to go at the end of the season, a senior player brought in - (someone like Ibra) and then Solanke comes in too to be integrated.</p> <p> </p> <p>RLC is crossing the bridge now. 45 minutes at the age of 19 is fantastic in a team full of superstars. And he will probably play 90 against Kiev.</p> <p> </p> <p>Christensen might be given his chance depending on whether we buy and the overall state of defense at the end of the season (ie if Terry retires, returns to form, or becomes a player-coach). He is the epitome of a ball playing centreback and is very, very similar to Stones. He plays for Denmark's first team already. However I'd expect that we would not see Zouma-Christensen next season - I remember when Cahill-Zouma were playing against I think Palace and neither of them went for the ball and allowed the striker a free header. Zouma still needs Terry next to him to stop such mistakes, he is still learning. So therefore were Christensen to stay I reckon we'd see 2 pairings - Terry and Zouma (so Terry's lack of pace can be compensated for) and then Cahill and Christensen.</p> <p> </p> <p>Colkett is another prospect I'm highly excited about. He reminds me of the good bits of Fabregas but with more defensive ability, and can recycle the ball very well - a classic number 6. If he doesn't make it I will be upset.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>Obviously I'm missing a few/</p>

I think they're both as bad as each other defending wiseYou will get the joy of watching him get a new arsehole ripped for him by Payet next week.

What happened to the lad? Heard absolutely nothing about him so far this season

I actually thought Fabregas was okay yesterday tbh but that was probably more down to the fact that Villa were so bad rhan anything else. His pressing vulnerability will always be his achilles heel. I saw Ramires run up to take a shot in the game and Fabregas took the ball at the last second and then lost it - sums him up tbh...

Actually changed my mind ------------Begovic --Aina Zouma JT Azpi -----------RLC Rami --Kenedy Oscar Willian -------------Costa Bench Amelia, Cahill, Baba, Matic, Cesc, Hazard, Remy Obviously it will never, ever happen but I'd like to think it could

I think it should be Terry, Dave, Loftus, Courtois. Strikers never make good captains imo - e rely on ours to organise the defence, from Diego's position he would never be able to do that.

If I were to choose a strike partner for Diego I would probably choose Troy Deeney.

Depends on the opposition. If we come across Bayern in the QFs then I'll understand, if we lose to Atletico again I would be pissed.

He will be next. I expect Oscar to return to the line up against the Hammers at his expense.

I'd be happy with a top 4 finish, CL semis and an FA Cup League cup double

Tbh the whole Watford team crumbled after Arsenal scored. Feel sorry for them, the first 60 minutes merited them at least a draw.

Let's also not forget that he will probably play at least 75 minutes in the midweek too

I'm not suggesting it's right. But you can't have your cake and eat it in a league like this. You either have defensive wingers and attacking fullbacks or free wingers and defensive fullbacks - in Spain you can have both because the opposition are weaker and it is more attack focussed. The only team in this country to come close is mid '00s Arsenal, and they leaked goals like a sieve and won nothing. I really want to see Aina, he held his own against full strength Fiorentina in pre season and dealt with them fine.

Afaik Baba-Hazard would have the same defensive capability of Iva-Hazard on the same side Azpi plays there to give Hazard the freedom to do what he wants

And he's doing well too, I'm certain he will take the place of Ivanovic in the squad next season

That's a myth, if he shines in training he will play

Ake is starting now against Arsenal

Formation change please, 4-4-2 flat. Begovic Azpi Zouma Terry Baba Kenedy RLC Rami Willian Oscar Diego

Still looks like invulnerable JT of last season when he has pace around him and that is one of the merits of Baba playing.

Think what you want mate let's end thus before it gets nasty

Yeah, you. Calling me a fucking retard is a different ballpark to telling you to get your head out your arse If you seriously think that with Iva in the side we would have conceded then maybe you should look at yourself before calling others mentally challenged.