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A loss and a tie to Valencia and a loss to West Ham leaves me wanting for more.

Had West Ham not beat us two games ago, Everton would have a better record then them. Until we consistently beat the lower teams, I'm not looking at anyone as a sure win.

They need to rotate. Pulisic could use the rest. If CHO is not performing, sub Puli in the second half.

This is my guess as no info is being released. The U.S. team allowed him to stay in London and did not have our doctors examine him for the injury. As they gave him complete rest, I think Lampard will hold him out at least one game to show they are partners in him getting past this. I really think if it was a serious injury, he would have been requested to return to the U.S. for a complete evaluation. I really see this as a relationship building between the U.S. team and Lampard. At least I hope.

I wouldn't be surprised if CHO started over Pulisic after Puli sat out two international games.

Every pro American sport I am aware of has a clause that if you go out and do something like this the team can dismiss you and your salary does not count against the team.

USA plays Cuba on Tuesday.......I don't have the emotional budget to watch. If we win, we should have won, if we lose.......sigh.

Is the International month over yet?

He has been dinged for long periods at Dortmund and for the US team. It is often not a major injury, just a lingering small injury. He was also a very young man, so I hope the training and strength training that Chelsea is doing will help.

It will be nice when we know the extent of his injury. He seems to be a player that injuries stay with him.

They should show the players everyday leading up to the game the three people on the pregame show for the Liverpool vs MC game discussing how this season will be a three horse race to the finish. Chelsea was not a horse in the discussion.

I think if you want to see how Pulisic will try to do everything Lampard wants him to do, look at his relationship with his father Mark Pulisic. His father has been a professional coach Christian's entire life. If a child doesn't have top talent, that arrangement can go negative at some point. Christian and Mark have a very positive relationship and when Christian is in the US, his father is with him coaching him on how to use his skills to achieve what his manager wants and needs. I am sure they talk all the time. Pulisic is going to spend every waking hour trying to be the player Lampard needs. It is all he has ever been with his father, in a very positive way.

This is the most composed we have played all year, without sacrificing fast play. The boys looked really good today. Really moved the ball around beautifully. There were mistakes, but so minor compared to other games. (Looking at you Alonso) Wonderful game to watch.

Emerson and James starting! It must be Christmas!

I read an article about what predictors are the best to know if an young athlete will be able to perform at the highest level of their sport. The number one indicator is how quickly does their body recover from injury. One of the points the article made was that athletes acquire minor injuries all the time in training and games. Those that recover fast miss much less training and game time than those who do not heal quickly. So they advance with skills much faster.

No worries, all of my friends have had a good time with it. Humor truly is the best medicine....that and Valium. Back to being me. With a long line of staples in my head.

I did sort of. I fell Monday night, bleed terrible, spent 7 hours in the Emergency Room. Had such a severe concussion that there was a noticeable delay in when I heard what someone said and when I could respond. Have been laid out for a few days. Today is my first day back to work. Concussions do weird things to the mind. Almost like you are aware you are not processing information but there is nothing you can do about it.

November 20th is the date we make our appeal. FIFA is really going hard against us, https://talksport.com/football/624911/chelseas-transfer-ban-appeal-court-arbitration-sport/

Crazy entertaining match. Fuck Alonso, sell him now.

I think a quality defender is doable in January. I think to get a quality striker or winger, the creativity shown in the Pulisic deal might be necessary. When I say quality, someone that is producing right now that you would want for more than 3 seasons.

I would love to know who Lamprd's targets are? He is a very smart man. I am sure he will keep those ideas close to the vest until he feels saying who they are will help acquiring them.

That was a nice read. Nice stat about Lampard's goal scoring.

He has made the most progress of anyone since preseason. He has real potential. a young player's climb to being really good or great player is always up and downs, so I know he will have some bad games going forward, but the good play is really getting better.

What happened to ban fans from attending?

Alonzo? I must admit I was pretty harsh about Zouma, and he has been playing better, not great but better.