MoroccanBlue

You realise Morata, Drinkwater, Zappacosta, Emerson, and Bakayoko were all Conte targets too, right?

Because he realises our best attack is on the pitch.

Love how he needed a touch to score the goal.

Taking out Barkley just completely switched momentum.

All Barkley that. Timo and Lukaku did the easy bit.

That first touch from Lukaku was just so vintage.

We all knew when we make too many changes we turn shite.

I'm almost there.

Not even remotely funny. We took all that effort to beat Juventus and it cost us losing Chilwell for the season. Now we are seeing this horrific display making that Juventus win completely pointless. Fuming.

2nd spot it is.

Zero pressing and our backline ball watching since the first whistle. Equaliser was coming.

Poor

As Nikki has alluded to, at this point I would trust Barkley to do a better job as the #6 than Saul.

From Lampard's interview with Neville, he basically confirmed that he was never kept in the dark about certain targets the club identified. He was always involved and his input was always heard among the scouting staff. He essentially pushed for all of his signings and Ben Chilwell was his target alone. This has to be applied to every manager that's been here recently and judging from Ray Wilkin's biography about Ancelotti and the whole Aguero/Torres dilemma, it should be treated as gospel.

Broja is continuing to impress tbf.

Appears to be fit. Tuchel didn't name him as the 5 players that didn't make the trip to Russia. Chilwell, Kovacic, Kante, Chalobah and Jorginho out.

Tested positive for COVID

Karim Ademyi expected to complete his move to Dortmund.

Still think we can tempt him. He didn't rule out England completely, just that it wasn't the right time. Chiesa, Havertz and Mount front three would set us up for years.

Ziyech, Werner, Havertz, & Lukaku were purchased on their output alone. Those upstairs never considered if they would fit the system, hence why they are all doing poorly. I still believe we will be better off building the attack around Havertz and Mount. Chiesa at LW would be ideal.

Think Lacroix will be sweeper. Kounde RCB and Attila LCB.

Don't know if it was you or someone else with a generic avatar but Lukaku will have his use, just not a €100 million pound use. Whether Tuchel will use him as an impact player, or if Lukaku will accept such a role, is highly doubtful.

I expect our strongest XI. Tuchel takes this competition incredibly seriously.

I would respect Tuchel so much more if he does that. In this case, or I would hope, the entire fanbase would back Tuchel here over Lukaku if he throws a fit.

The composure and technique from Broja to score against Brighton doesn't exist in Lukaku's locker.