Slam Dunk

In a word? Horrible.

Can somebody please tell Ramires that a right winger generally plays on the side of the pitch.

Great to see JT back in the eleven, he'll be needed tonight.

Edit: No Torres & Drogba. My enthusiasm dwindles somewhat. Haha.

Torres & Drogba together. Looking forward to the game now.

I'm expecting another laboured performance. Just hope that the players realise this is a great opportunity with Spurs losing today.

Newcastle 2-0. Cisse (obviously), looked a mile offside though.

Newcastle 1-0 up. Ben Arfa with another absolutely quality goal.

Ryley Coletrand?

So true. Width isn't working. Get some support for Drogba and play through the middle.

Bertrand's deliveries are exceptional.

The problem is Wigan's formation. 3 CBs vs Drogba. He needs better support.

We don't need any more strikers on the bench when we only play one anyway. Torres/Drogba are both better and can be rotated. Lukaku is only 18, it's not like his career is over. Yes, he should have gone on loan, but the problem was that he was not allowed to.

Just shows how much we rely on Mata as the only creative outlet.

Waiting for Cech to claim it?...

Would you, or anyone else, actually believe Benfica have 10 men on the pitch? Because I wouldn't.

Kalou HAS been poor when facing defenders one on one, lets face it.

A lesson in keeping your mouth shut.

Benfica are capable of some excellent football. The passing is brilliant at times. But the diving and constant complaining is a joke.

Would've preferred Sturridge to Kalou, but otherwise the team picks itself. Bet you won't be saying that once Adrian Chiles starts to speak...

What the fuck?

Game should've been killed off in the first 15 minutes. We shouldn't be letting them back in it.

Drogba injured in training.

That's a very attack-minded team. Think we might miss Ramires, although I can understand he needs a rest. Hopefully Mata can come off early as well. Why? He deserves a game for his performance vs Benfica.

They do the one-touch passing game well. Decent movement. Oh, and diving/complaining, they do that very fucking well indeed.