Blue Armour

One goalscorer this window...Pls Don't care what position he plays...striker/winger/midfielder... Even a clown whom we can setup to take successful shots at goal.,and does nothing else, would still be welcome

I'm Sarri man. Aright. That was my cue

Yeah that's true. And apparently, the entertainment factor comes from the small team sticking it to the big team, even if it means a 0-0. Nothing to do with scoring goals. Anyway, we kept a clean sheet. I'm grateful for that.

Sounds like we were robbed by the linesman again. I know its like clutching at straws, but when you face a team that just sits and parks the bus, even one chance like that can go a long way. Plus, I hate it when linesman make decisions in favor of the defending team in close call situations. Cowardly approach, for the cowardly style of football favored by majority of the teams in this league today. That's why they won't bring in VAR for things like this.

Just postulating mate...Lamps alone would suffice. ATM, I'd dream of anything to distract me from what we're seeing on the pitch.

With my earlier post, I was not advocating for Sarri to bite the dust. Just saying it as I see it. Right now, he seems as much a victim to his 4-3-3 as Conte was to his 3-at-the-back formations. Maybe Laurentiis in all his ramblings had a point after all. Honestly right now just wish I could fast forward to when Lampard/JT get to the dugout.

Lousy football. No real evidence that it works, unless Hazard or someone else produces a moment of magic. Barring 1 or 2 matches this season, its been the same stuff over and over. Pointless possession with no end product. Same boring line ups with Willian and Kovacic. Nothing bold. More likely to see Zappacosta on the pitch, than Hudson Odoi Unless he gets squad enforcement like Pep got with City, we will have to endure this same shit on a stick football.

Honestly don't know the answer to that...but you have to agree that we're screwed 9 times out of 10 whenever that happens, at least based on what we've seen. That's why I made that claim. I pretty much agree with the rest of your post. Also, nice to see you back UJ. Love your new sig.

Can we stop dissing Hazard at least while he's still playing here? IMO, the most important player for us this season. Yes, more than Kante.

Hazard with that defense splitting pass..changed the game around for us. And today the rest of the team was superb. See? It can work EDIT: Just realized the corner for Luiz's header was whipped in by him too. 2 assists, not bad

I think Giroud will start this one for sure. I would prefer Pedro to start, and he still might. RLC might be a surprise entry, or at least a sub. Barkley might also make a cameo. The back 4....I don't even want to talk about it.

You're right. You put Hazard in any top team, he will still pull off fantastic stuff, just like he does at Chelsea. But he's not superhuman. He will have off-days. The real difference is what happens during those off-days The problem is that the rest of the team can't do shit when he is having an off day. kellzfresh hit the nail on the head when he said that we no longer have a Diego Costa to compensate with goals.

Regardless of Hazard's current state of mind...who would you prefer, Pedro or Willian? Or someone of the likes of Pulisic (which is another debate)? My point is, I don't think Hazard has anything to do with CHO getting more game time.

I'm still ruing that game against United. Ashley Young and his fellow thugs did a number on Hazard that game and he hasn't recovered his early season form since. Hazard's form dropping has turned us from title contenders to struggling for fourth place, possibly even worse than Arsenal, at least at the moment. Be careful for what you wish for. I'm all for developing CHO, but I don't think Eden playing is the reason he hasn't got a chance. Plenty of others that are pushing him down the pecking order. I'm pretty sure CHO and RLC (especially the latter based on recent games) benefit from combining with Hazard.

After what happened between the lion and the rooster, I'm not too sure of what to make of this encounter

And City gets a day more rest than us. Only solace is that we're facing them at the bridge.

Agree with that. He has not been the same since that dirty Ashley Young ruined his game when United visited. I just didn't agree with the fact that he was one of the worst on the pitch. Kovacic today was far more anonymous

I agree. As much as Kovacic is nice to watch when he is on the ball, he needs to offer more in terms of end product. Kante was more effective today, but that midfield 3 combo is not all that its cracked up to be. Individually they have quality, but as a combo, it just doesn't cut it for me. Would have one of RLC/Barkley/Fabregas in that midfield 3 at any time.

Also, would like to see one of RLC or Barkely more often in the starting line up in matches moving forward. The Kovacic-Kante-Jorginho combo, sounds nice considering the quality of the individual players, but sometimes doesn't do enough

Wasn't Hazard involved in the 2nd goal or did I miss something? Also the chance that Morata missed in the 2nd half from Hazard's shot Not his best match, but come on. Honestly don't know why we complain about people underrating Hazard, when he draws criticism like this from our own fans

Overreaction. First defeat of the season, and you're already throwing in the towel, with more than half a season left to go.

I'm still furious at United for their thug like tactics in our last match with them They were the ones that started this clown tactic with Herrera two years ago. Thankfully we had Michael Oliver on that one occasion to put an end to it. For the most part we have to agonize, watching spineless referees allowing shambolic play to continue throughout the match.

https://twitter.com/USL/status/1060708749466316800

Come now, We aren't Spurs who would probably also release a DVD over stuff like this.

I'd rather they nick points off City... but eh, whatever