Pizy

From the 5 or so videos I've watched of his he looks about the same as Jorginho in terms of mobility. Certainly more athletic than Cesc but like Jorginho, he is susceptible if the ball is turned over quickly in midfield.

Fucking hell. I thought they had a murderous schedule coming up? They should comfortably win all these. We must beat Arsenal next weekend.

If we bring in a striker who actually scores goals I think we hold on and finish to 4. No chance if we don't.

Get ready for a huge United wankfest all week long.

Just like against us the other day Spuds' three best players almost nonexistent so far. Now with the legs and physicality of Sissoko off I think United will dominate the middle of the park and see this one out.

I feel gross as fuck for saying this, but COME ON SPUDS! Spuds are better than us right now so I don't care about them being above us. We have to focus solely on 4th spot from here on out. Keeping as much distance between us, Arse, and United is the most important thing. We definitely want Spuds winning today.

Think he's completely burnt out. As far as him not having any impact on our attack, I don't blame him at all. We saw with Napoli that he was excellent at the "Fabregas pass" over the top. He tries it repeatedly here (as we saw yesterday) but since we aren't playing with someone who naturally makes those runs up top they're useless. I think he's the biggest beneficiary of the possible incomings of Paredes and Higuain. One plays exactly like he does so he can be rested frequently and the other is the picture perfect forward that plays to his strengths. Sad and frustrated to see so many Chelsea fans on social media having a go at him. Members of the media who don't pay close enough attention as well. Yes, his form has dropped lately but there's a reason why. And it's not ability.

Arse would be demoralized as fuck if we were to win this. We can effectively bury their top 4 hopes. Their fans are already depressed and angry because they can't afford to make any purchases this month. Losing this will send them over the edge.

Simply having a striker that opposing defenses respect and are fearful of would be a huge difference. For our players likewise. For the past few months I bet you even small teams are delighted to see us line up with Morata. He's soft as hell and has zero confidence. They know he can be physically bullied and his game goes to hell if he misses an easy chance. Giroud, bless him, tries like hell but our team doesn't play to his best attributes (crosses). On the other hand, our players are probably demoralized having a void up top where attacks go to die. Having a striker that you are confident can score is invaluable. If this is the best we can do in January then do it. A CL place is essential this season.

I'd have Luiz before everyone 5-10 on your list tbh. No CB out there can do what he does on the ball consistently.

Not often you see Toni struggle physically but he got manhandled by Rondon today. Not really his fault because Rondon probably outweighs him massively. Hard to watch, though.

For the love of fucking God, can we please buy a striker before the next match. PLEASE!!!!

Seriously, how many times have we seen Alonso just fumble over the ball from a standing position!? Very Bakayoko-like.

Alonso. My word. School boy on the ball, man. Fucking hell.

Embarrassing overall half. It would be understandable to be rattled by a top quality opponent. This shit keeps happening against teams we are supposed to be vastly superior to. Wolves, West Ham, Southampton, Newcastle, Leicester. In every single one of these matches we should've been completely out of sight by halftime but they up their tempo, up their intensity and we simply cannot handle it. It then makes our lack of goal scorers even more glaring.

Exact same thing happens against every bad team. We dominate early, give the other team hope, and then when they have their tails up they bully us and we get rattled. Combine that with the numerous average players who are out of form and we struggle to get a hold back on the match.

Exactly what we deserved. You let shit teams hang around and they always have a chance.

Our attacking play has ground to a halt since the goal. Moving it about so slowly and playing right into Newcastles hands. Hazard hasn't been involved at all because it's so congested. We really need him in his correct position and to bring Giroud on.

Can Willian please have his once in 15 brilliant matches today? Pretty please? The tater Tots always seem to lose to United and I expect them to do so tomorrow. I don't want those cunts breathing down our necks. Especially with Arse next up for us.

Said a few days ago that a false nine against yet another parked bus would be a mistake and sure enough... 😩 Expect loads of possession and passing around in the final third without being able to break through the double decker Benitez will have set up. Hope I'm wrong and the lads will be buoyed by the Arse result.

Tremendous bang for our buck. Really was a bargain of a signing for just 32m or whatever it was. What a first season he had. While he obviously won't be regarded as a Chelsea legend, he's certainly a PL legend. Will miss him!

Yes, if we are after a direct, like for like replacement for Cesc then Paredes is the choice. Barella for me has the much higher ceiling and can fit in any of the 3 midfield spots.

Feels like last summer before Sarri came in all over again. We all knew deals were being worked on but we moved at glacial speed. Fabregas said his public goodbyes a week ago and that deal isn't done yet. We've known that we need a striker for months and still haven't done anything. Ironically enough, we were able to immedietly tie down Pulisic who would be the most expensive of any target we would be after.

I really think that the club view Willian on the same level as Hazard. That he is untouchable.

With Pulisic coming in the summer I would much rather we just offload Willian and let them send Malcom elsewhere. He's no better than Willian. We wouldn't need Pulisic, Pedro, and Malcom.