Tomo

We will win or at worst draw being the better team, for sure.

This game has no correlation to the Arsenal one, we will have probably 8-9 changes.

Getting really fed up of the match day live thread, for once we didn't have Phil Driver and Chelseasmessiah spamming, we had Zoro and BMK filling in to cover On the game, there was probably a few places up for grabs at The Emirates, and Cole, Mikel, Schurrle, De Bruyne and Eto'o did themself's no favours whatsoever.

So im guessing we lost the 2012 CL final purely based on the fact we lost 4-1 to Kenny's Liverpool 10 days before? Jesus.

Yes because football really works like that

Did anyone expect more than this? 3 AM's playing together for the first time with a Lampard and Mikel pivot, we were never going to be playing great today. Although our defense looks better with Cole, coincidence?

They also between each other got us on a run of 2 wins in 12 games, but hey atleast we performed more party tricks, who needs results, eh?

And we won the return leg 2-0 to dump you out of the competition. Are you sure it's Liverpool and not Arsenal you support in England? they tend to gloat about winning a leg despite losing over 2 (Bayern last year, Barca 2011).

Guarin in January. Summer Essien and Mikel move on, Witsel comes in. Next season: Witsel, Ramires, Guarin, Lampard, Chalobah, MVG. If only.

How many has Luiz phoned in? back in 2010/2011 he was literally the only positive coming out of matches that were almost having me in tears. and im not saying Lampard is as lazy player, that's the whole point. Everybody has their 'off days'.

Fs, was hoping to see Kalas here. Does this mean KDB number 10?

AVB got the job at Tottenham because he was given the benefit of the doubt that the players 'derailed' him at Chelsea. If i were him, i would go somewhere quiet and rebuild my reputation for a while, then try and work my way back to the big time in a few years at 39/40.

In his last two years (bar the last month of the 11/12) Drogba performed without a care in the world most games, Lampard had his fair share of them under AVB, yet their regarded as a club legend's. We can't have one rule for one...

14/1 on De Bruyne to score first. That's top odds for an AM.

My list is up to 9. I only ever had 1 up until last month.

Pleasure to be here

Just because he got 2/3 times more than he should have for Bale shouldn't excuse the fact he/Levy/Baldini wasted most of the money. If we get £30m for Torres, does that mean we should be cut less slack if we go and give Northampton £20m for Akinfenwa? (extreme example, but you get my drift).

I agree with everything apart from the highlighted part, Porto had an awful (for their standards) season the year prior to AVB taking over, finished 3rd behind even Braga and got humiliated by Arsenal in the CL.

Surprise of the loanee's for me, i wasn't convinced by him before in the ressie's/youth and he was average at Malaga, but he is really proving me wrong so far this season.

Our performance's this season have been average, sometimes really bad, but we are picking up result's and hanging in there. Bad performances mixed with results, that formula usually ends in trophies.

I hate the 3 week gap between the ties in the second round since they changed the format a few years back. Waiting for the return Inter and Napoli games felt like an eternity.

All the excitement we felt when he got appointed in 2011 feels century's ago now.

Last two World Cup year's, Eto'o scored the winner against a team with Drogba in it at Stamford Bridge in the round of 16. His team went on to win Their domestic League and the Champions League.

Bringing Drogba back would rank upon Arsenal bringing Henry back in the scale of desperation. Our striker problem was arguably worse in 11/12 (with Drogba around) than it is now. Lets leave his legacy be and move on with a new forward and Lukaku next season.

I doubt he had a say in any of those signing's. Levy/Baldini got all them in.