The Skipper

Still don't understand how anyone could think what Hazard did was "reckless". Here's the definition of the word: adjective heedless of danger or the consequences of ones actions; rash or impetuous: What Hazard did wasn't heedless, rash or impetuous. It's what anyone would've done. What he did wasn't stupid at all IMO. If we had SAF or Mourinho as manager they would be livid with the ref.

No we don't.

Like I said, people overreacting. Hazard does not assault the kid at all, assault is putting a big hyperbole on it. Hazard doesn't deserve a fine or to be banned. It's what anyone would've done if their team was 2-0 down with 20 minutes to go. It wasn't reckless, malicious or violent in the slightest.

Well, the guy has done Swansea no favours with this tweet: Charlie Morgan™‏@CHARLIEM0RGAN The king of all ball boys is back making his final appearance #needed #for #timewasting Surely this is all the evidence CFC need in a successful appeal.

Awful sub sorry.

Mata not having a good game at all. Come on Rafa, make a change.

Swansea aren't pushovers. It's going to take a very excellent second half for us to win this. Wish they didn't chalk off Ba's goal at the Bridge!

Frank's leadership and experience is exactly what made us see the game out. You cannot blame the second half performance on Frank alone. The whole team was poor, not just Lampard. This is exactly why people say you have it in for Lamps, I haven't seen you for example go on the Mata thread and complain about how he was sloppy etc. when the team needed him to keep it simple? It's unfair to just pick on Lamps.

KDB would be ideal in the pivot in a game where we do not need extra protection from midfield, e.g. a game where opponents sit deep and let us strut our stuffs.

People confuse a "ball-winning" midfielder with a "holding" player.

As were many of our other players.

People think Ramires has poor dribbling because he doesn't have the ability to control the ball closely like Hazard for example. Dribbling is not only about close control though - its about keeping the ball under control, and there can be different ways in doing this - close control dribbling a la Messi or Hazard or direct dribbling a la Bale, Valencia or our own Ramires. Ramires is one of the best in the league when it comes to direct dribbling. Ramires' passing being poor is a misconception IMO too. He completed around 85% so far this season - far from being poor. Yes, he might not always provide that killer pass (even though he has shown to do it on various occasions) but he rarely loses the ball via his passing, that's fact.

Well, Sturridge is a striker and Hazard is a midfielder. It's Hazard's main job to provide for the striker whilst Sturridge's main job to score. Sturridge's greediness is vastly overrated.

Maybe because he doesn't play LB week in week out.

He's not been scrutinised he's just had a few poor performances and people have mentioned that.

Have you been watching Chelsea this month?

Should've taken off Mata who's being very sloppy right now IMO.

Mata that was far too casual.

Imagine Ba started.

Funny how Arsenal score after that ladyboy fell over.

I would kill to have Wilshere here. Anything good Arsenal are doing is going through him pretty much.

How good are Lamps and Rambo right now though?

I am loving him.

Crowd are being brilliant ATM.

Puberty soon?