Madmax

No it's not.

Not weird at all; in fact quite smart. Take the additional 9m hit for this season (can afford it) but free up that commitment for the next year. Only surprise is we didn't do this back in August itself.

Bertrand didn't look too good in an abysmal Villa side either ... and that's a guy who's played a ridiculous number of professional career games. Look at him now.

This is bullshit. What do I do with my Sunday evening now?

Yes, for me. It's not even a debate IMO, as their points and results show. They've rotated better not just out of necessity but also because they can afford to trust the bench. Do Chelsea get anywhere near their points haul without Costa, Terry, Hazard and Matic for parts of the season, like they've had to? Schurrle is on some weird decline, Salah, Luis and Remy are ghosts and bizarrely not in the trust circle somehow. Rami has been unlucky and Mourinho's untouchables policy hasn't helped but I think they do have in-form and better performing alternatives.

What's funny is the people who're still somehow living in denial professing they don't want to dictate the opposite opinion, but still keep doing just that with veiled holier-than-thou, high horse comments. It's cool whatever you think of all this lads, just get over yourselves; you're nothing special.

3 things in the main for me - better quality off the bench, easier fixtures and some refereeing decisions.

I don't think I'm capable of articulating the utter betrayal I feel. Fuck him and fuck Man City. Sooo badly want to win the title.

City have better defenders? LMAO. Please tell me Toure is fucking off to ACoN for a month.

Pssh get with the times, man. 4231 is revolutionary. All the top managers use it. Also, all the top, top ones.

Hazard Hazard, Hazard, Hazard, Hazard Hazard, Hazard Hazard, Hazard, Hazard Hazard

Hazard looked like he owns the Duracell factory.

Hazard looked like he owns the Duracell factory.

Something tells me you'll be still going on about 13-14 and his protected-by-all-but-Eto'o games ten years down the line, which is you know, fine - your prerogative. But time to wake up and smell the coffee - Champions League winning manager or not - in a more progressive (read one which doesn't babysit him) system, not only is he being consistently and comprehensively (though not surprisingly) outperformed by a 34 y.o, but also by a rookie 20 y.o.

Maybe because even a broken clock is correct twice a day.That post you quoted was jocular FYI, but cheers for the drama queen reply. Not unexpected.

Dunno what you're on about, they both got assists today

You misspelled "this January".

Demba Ba answered your question last year, I'm afraid. Either that, or Remy took a shit in Mourinho's sandwich.

This thread needs some didierforever.

What's even the fucking point anymore? Just go away, please. Ugh.

Shit day. Try and move on; beaten by the better side (yikes) on the day, after all. Riots in the streets if Hazard, Fab, Matic or JT play even a minute against fucking Watford. P.S. Fuck Fat Frank.

I don't want to fucking read another word here for a couple of months about what this guy needs to do and how he needs to get better. People said he needs to be more direct, he's bloody unplayable and no defender can live with him. People said he doesn't shoot often, he's shooting fucking alright I'd say. Then you wanted him to score away from home ... yeah, you know the score. He's ran his bollocks off today; I think I've lost mine whacking it to him.

Take your meds.

3 game ban coming, no doubt. Thank fuck for that.

Donkey.