Sheva.

4-3-3.

We can field a loaned-out XI for this, talk about depth

No its not, 4 points behind is one of those cases where numbers lie. It wasn't just a 'mere' 4 points, there was an 8 point turnaround in the space of 4 games, 3 of which where against midtable teams like West brom, Liverpool and Swansea. And our very next game was against the reigning champions.

They give it to youth players i believe.

No our league campaign wasn't going fine, we couldn't win after the Man utd game and with City up next for RDM that would have been another definite loss. People keep bringing up the stupid "we were 4 points behind" bullshit, but weren't we up like 4 points on United? then all of sudden we were behind and it would have only gotten worse. Maybe we might have finished in top 3 with RDM, no one knows now, but Benitez has done the job which he was appointed for and that is to finish in the top 4. And about tough games, that is quite right, we've done well under Benitez, but only to screw up in the little games. But i believe that is more than to the squad than anything - against teams that park the bus we have a problem, our strikers and team in general just weren't clinical enough in a lot of those games only to then concede a random goal. All in all i think Rafa has done a good job - everyone here was shitting it and saying we wouldn't make top 4 in february, he got us that and also a trophy...

Don't hate bro.

Hazard for player of the year. Luiz v Basel goal of the season. Ake, young player of the year.

Yeah i think so too, but he's still in my top 3 list of players than can come here and start on the right for us.

Cavani/Falcao/Lewy - no more than 45m Moutinho - 20m Capoue - 10m Schurrle/Robben/Farfan/Di maria - 25m.

The ref was rubbish. First off Ramires committed like 10 fouls and didn't get booked. Matic committed 2 yellow card offences and didn't get booked, and then Luisao on Torres looked like a pen to me. Don't really care now though since we won, but he was frustrating all game.

Deserved to score in the final, main reason we got there, so congrats to him.

Job almost done, now to seal 3rd vs Everton.

Not that hard, Luiz is a CB who can do a job at CM against the weaker teams. And Lampard is simply old.

Maybe i was watching a different game, but nothing special and should have been booked for 2 cynical fouls. Plus he isn't much better than Romeu.

Don't know why Benfica fans are crying, they're cursed, no European trophies for next 49 years lol.

Ivanovicccccccccccccc

Fuck this ref.

FFS.

Wow, fuck this game lol.

Mikel anyone?

Moses should come on, right now we have nothing in attack.

Attack is non existent with Ramires and no Hazard.

Oscar, lol.

8.5/10. Started the season well and ended very very well.

Can you bitches keep your negativity to yourselves? i'm optimistic about this, like i am about pretty much any game