The Skipper

Actually, they probably have the strongest bench out there (apart from up front).

Bayern is as close as it gets though. They didn't lose that heavily last year because their squad was incomplete, they lost because their manager was naive. This Bayern team (talent wise) is as complete as it gets.

Is that a forward pass from Mikel?

Zouma is a very proactive defender, sure he backed off a bit against Newcastle in the first half but if you noticed in the 2nd half he really went for it and won numerous of balls by just getting to the ball first or closing a man down as soon as possible. If you think Zouma backs off any near as much as Cahill does then you're just basing that off one half of football which is ridiculous.

One bad game and Terry has avoided a lot of stick. Incredible.

Haters.

Anyone got a gif of his mazy run?

Haha, what a guy.

I wouldn't say steal (more like fair price) but I do get what you mean yeah.

He'd be fantastic here, just wouldn't want to pay anything over £50m for him.

He's basically Willian, sorry. Would be an awful signing.

Rest in perfect peace. So sad.

What exactly did he do that was so poor? In the back 4 he was probably the best defender. Not saying that he was great in the first half but he wasn't poor either.

Zouma was one of the very few players that didn't embarrass themselves in the first half. If you think Zouma had a particularly bad first half then your love for Gary Cahill truly is phenomenal.

Good luck pal!

It was exactly that but even worse - he was failing almost all of his passes and whenever he did lose the ball it was always in a very dangerous area where we were absolutely exposed. Sloppy, disinterested, lazy, like he didn't want to be there. It was awful.

And Frank has been absolutely truthful about this whole thing hasn't he?

Mourinho's said that we offered him a new contract, Frank said we didn't. Who's lying? There's no concrete evidence at all in that statement.

He was absolutely dreadful pal. Definitely his worst half ever in a Chelsea shirt (bar the goal).

City have a tough game and drop points. Surprise surprise. Expect this more often, they have a lot of tough games coming up this half of the season.

That first half was the worst half I've seen in seasons, absolutely dreadful. We got a lucky goal though and fully kicked on in the 2nd, response was great. Oscar was a strange one. Honestly, if you take away his goal and his assist that was one of the worst performances I've ever seen at the Bridge. Hats off to Kurt Zouma as well btw, really held his own and stood out like a man even though his older, more experienced team mates were truly struggling. He didn't put a foot wrong and imposed himself even more in the 2nd half. Hope the young lad gets more starts because I'm fairly certain if a certain other CB played - given their recent form - they certainly would've buckled under the pressure and committed mistakes. Filipe Luis was excellent when he came on as well IMO. Was key in unlocking that Newcastle defence for the 2nd goal. MOTM must go to the guv'nor, Diego Costa however. Has a great 2nd half and took his goal extremely well. That mazy run where he went past like 4 players and nearly scored was exquisite as well.

Kurt is an absolute monster.

Diego has been magnificent this half, must be said!

Lol, he's quality.

I know right!