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Sorry mate, I'm watching this on TV.

Starting against Ancelotti's PSG. Dijon are currently in the relegation zone, but it is very close at the bottom in Ligue 1; A win would see them go up to 13th.

Yep, he is. I also Just realized he is younger than me....I feel like a looser!

Real shame, I liked mellis.

What impressed me most about him yesterday was his defensive work. Always tracked back and made a few beatiful tackles.

I definitely understand where you're coming from, but the way I see it is that we got the three points and Mata was rested for 35mins. I really don't like to critisize the manager when he gets the result the team wanted.

I really don't mind fulham (except when they held us to a draw this season ). They are sort of our friendly rivals.

It wasn't just Ramos' handball, but every 50-50 decision seemed to be goir Madrid's way. It is becoming a common theme in of Madrid's and Barcelona's matches.

I'd also take Jarvis if wolves go down. Excellent player who can put in great crosses (something we desperately need).

Cahil was by far better than JT yesterday. I said this in his thread, Garry is slowly becoming our most consistent centerhalf.

Because Stoke had 10 men behind the ball and Mata can find spaces as he demonstarted in the assist for the goal.

No I meant crap compared to what? As in, which games do you consider not crap? I think you'll agree with me the mourinho era was the most successful in the club's history (i.e. not crap). Well today was a typical display from the mourinho era. We defended extremely well (stoke did not manage a single shot on goal) had tons of possession and got a 1-0 victory.

Compared to what, Sloth?

I half expect Madrid to loose today, Betis is a very organized side that is tough to beat, especially at home. EDIT: Betis are 1-0 up before 10mins.

Bayern closed the gap to 5pts at the top with that huge 7-1 win. But I still feel Dortmund will probably edge it. They are simply more consistent.

Lol @ red nose almost literally falling asleep in the stands.

Hard to ignore 10 goals in 18 matches....

Every time I watch Roma this season I can't help but curse at our board.

Me too. I wanted to say exactly that, but did not want to be labeled as a plastic fan.

I don't know if he was "played", as in the manager told him to player higher, or if it was Stoke's deep defending that lead him there.

Post match: For the record, I thought he did very well with his subs today, especially the first. And his plan plan of resting our key players for Napoli worked, because we got the three points and a clean sheet. Really don't get what everyone is moaning about.

Don't believe everything this pessimistic bunch say. We had 72% possession, completely dominated them for 90 mins (even when they had 11 men),got 23 shots, hit the bar twice and the post once, and managed to stop them from creating a single decent chance (didn't manage a single shot on target); all this while resting our key players. Just to put things in perspective.

Great performance today, his passing was sublime. He was, imo, our best player till he came off. Though, it did help, I think, that Stoke did not attack us at all, so his defending was not put to test.