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Willian need to force a pass there. Take some risks ffs.

Decent counter.

Wonder what sort of Torres we'll be getting tonight.

Are you mentally handicapped? He's clearly playing 4-3-3 with Willian and Hazard out wide.

It's not Ramires on the wings you morons. He's clearly going 433

Not confident at all. They're better in nearly every position on the field.

Look, we clearly fucked this up but as least he's still our player unlike Morrison, Pogba, Rossi, Pique etc Even if we decide to sell him we'll get a hefty fee. In this current market the best young striker in football would easily court £30m+

Despite Barkley's talents he isn't really a playmaker yet. Holds onto the ball far too long at times and lacks vision.

How did he do today?

Another goal for Lucas. Nothing special, a deflection redirected his tame effort into the bottom corner of the net but great movement to find space in behind the defenders. Playing as a 9 tonight.

Give the homegrown talent a chance before splashing £20m on the next best thing yet again. Having someone as talented and energetic as PVA bombing down the left flank would also elevate Hazard's play and help relieve pressure off him. I hope his superb play this season gets him into the Dutch first team because that's the only way he's going to catch anyone on the coaching staff's eye.

Alaba isn't the best defender either and neither are players like Baines, Marcelo etc I agree with the premise of your post but we can never gauge his play until he gets a proper chance here.

Holy shit, what a goal by PVA. By far the best left back at the club and he's on loan. He reminds me so much of Alaba. EDIT: Second goal this week too! Scored in the cup as well.

What are you on about? Take away the first season and Mourinho had a winning record against Barcelona. His only real fault as a manager is the football his teams play are usually an eyesore. Apart from Spurs we easily play the worst brand of football in the Top Half and it doesn't look close to changing any time soon.

Can anyone explain why his record was so average?

LOOOOLLLLLLL. This team is a complete mess. So many bottlers.

How can anyone blame Ba for that chance? How the hell do you expect him to score from that angle with a defender draped all over him?

Willian is so damn good.

In what world is that a free kick?

Are people seeing only what they want to see yet again? Ba has been in close vicinity of all the crosses/passes played into him, they're just defending extremely well. He's been far from lazy.

Our inability to put teams away has cost us so many times this season. Now Sunderland have all the confidence in the World.

This is most definitely Ashley Cole's last season here. He hasn't crossed the halfway line once this game. Incredible career but he's beyond past it these days. So sad.

A little later than I thought..

So predictable lmao.

They're obviously scoring from this.