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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2016/04/15/kevin-de-bruyne-i-left-chelsea-because-jose-mourinho-was-not-fai/

He's been looking for a way out since his first winter ... hardly scored a goal between the moment he received a three-match ban for stamping on Emre Can early 2015. and Hiddink settling in / putting a halt to Mourinho's trainwreck of a season.

That's your most absurd statement to date ... you clealy have no mates.

Chelsea’s Piet de Visser reveals anger at Jose Mourinho over Kevin De Bruyne sale

kLeif ... there's your 1k back.

When Courtois was about to reach the milestone of 100 clean sheets I stumbled upon an amazing comparison ... Cech only had 37 clean sheets before the age of 23, Neuer 60, Buffon 62 and Casillas comes closest with 71 clean sheets before the age of 23 ... the least you can say about Courtois is that he's ahead of the curve (well over 100 clean sheets before the age of 23 ... 3x as many as Cech).

Yes, Wilmots's solidity fetish is annoying ... expecting it to be reflected in his squad selection ... then the best Musonda and Praet can hope for is being included on the stand-by list. De Bruyne, Dembele, Fellaini, Nainggolan and Witsel are all nailed on ... Wilmots probably remains loyal to Chadli ... and is less likely to call up one of Defour, Kums or even Imbula (if he's eligible). To complete the squad: 3 GKs, 8 defenders ... Hazard, Mertens, Carrasco, Origi, Lukaku and Batshuayi (unless Benteke shows any sort of form) ... the likes of Mirallas, Bakkali, Musonda Jr., Januzaj, Lestienne, Imbula, Kums, Defour, Dendoncker, Praet, Tielemans, et al. will face tough competition and some have almost no chance (e.g. Januzaj having refused Scifo's call-up).

It's true that many have been blooded in at a very young age, yet it also has become harder to get a look in with every young talent that has been added. I'm guessing that Musonda's chances to make his debut as a full international at EURO2016 are limited.

Well over 100 clean sheets before the age of 23 ... yet you claim that Courtois isn't a clean sheet GK.

Come on Costa is doing well considering he was born in the 70's. I mean he has already scored 1 goal against mighty Maccabi ... last season he couldn't even score a single goal ... against the likes of Sporting, S04 and Maribor. Costa is hitting the form of his life ... since his suspension in January he has scored 5 goals on top of the 1 against mighty Maccabi ... 6 goals in roughly 10 months is a great return for a 37yo relegation striker.

@KDB http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/kevin-de-bruyne-interview-i-ll-fight-for-chance-at-chelsea-8845258.html

You're welcome :tophat:

That's a well-established fact ... 3,7 poor touches for Costa ... 2,3 for Lukaku (so far this season) 1,8 for Lukaku and 2,2 for Costa in 2014/15 1,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/14 1,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13

Shrivelled old walnuts shouldn't be allowed on a pitch ... so can't complain that Costa is banned ... he wasn't producing anyway ... unlike Lukaku ... 2 goals and an assist to complete the turnaround after seeing the Baggies take a 2-0 lead ... #ThingsThatLookLikeDirtyDiego #ShrivelledOldWalnuts

Woohoo ... a new Hazard is born ... his 3rd son already ... Yanis (4), Léo (2) and now Samy.

At Bremen he was voted Bundesliga’s young player of the year ... beating a German talent to the award (Draxler). For country he's the most decisive player (especially during the WC2014 campaign) ... if you feel that KDB performs poorly, what do you think about Hazard's performances for country?

That was last season ... the new season smell has already faded ... Costa better start producing now ... so far this season Lukaku is better.

So far this season Lukaku scored 4 goals while Costa has only scored once. Costa losing possession due to his poor touches is a well-documented fact ... also in possession he has been terrible (according to Shearer) ... you can add a huge amount of useless touches to that poor touches per game stat ... at this point we probably need to give him a big when he finally gets one right #GaggingForHorsePlacenta #LooksDisgusted #HeavyGesticulating #BornInThe70s #PitchSlap If Newcastle win on Monday ... relegation zone ... like Dortmund last season :ph34r2:

Costa is the kind of striker that you need in a relegation fight ... still he needs to start scoring or it won't be much of a fight

Poor touches per game 2,4 for Lukaku ... touches MD1(47), MD2(45), MD3(48), MD4(43), MD5(43) ... total(226) 3,4 for Costa ... touches MD1(44), MD2(44), MD3(50), MD4(35), MD5(38) ... total(211) 1,8 for Lukaku and 2,2 for Costa in 2014/15 1,6 for Lukaku and 2,9 for Costa in 2013/14 1,4 for Lukaku and 1,9 for Costa in 2012/13

Which reasons??? Which comments???

You do that with arguments like: Mikel backpassing his way to glory ... something ... something ... Lukaku is useless. Also it's a shame that Lukaku wasn't given a fair crack of the whip eventhough Mourinho made it clear how he felt about Eto'o, Torres and Ba ... hey-ho we'll have to make do with the 180 PL minutes for Chelsea and from 2012 until present for other clubs (more than plenty of those minutes). Find a post of mine where I claimed that Lukaku has silky technique ... have fun looking because I didn't. I do come across posts about Lukaku's poor touches though ... yet when you confront the eye test with the stats, who loses possession due to poor touches ... more often it's Costa (who's dispossessed more often than Lukaku as well). Costa does have Lukaku beat in horse placenta intake, looking like you were born in the 70s, heavy gesticulating and blades of grass punched per game.