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He is definitely one of many examples he could bring. Our own Josh McEachran is another, thought he was a made man too soon.

4? It would be close if you meant the premier league era (5 different champions), but past 5 decades? Check out the list yourself: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_football_champions

Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata: "I earn an obscene amount of money - footballers live in a bubble" Good man

Has a ceremony been announced yet?

You could very well be right, you probably are. I'm not even good on football manager, so I wouldn't trust myself either

Good call for young player of the year.

I like the idea of him playing the Pirlo role. He can definitely make plays and dictate tempo from deep, but as everybody else has already pointed out, we need certain type of players to accomodate him in that role. Radja and Vidal would be ideal with RLC being a direct backup. Damn, thinking about it... Courtois Azpi - Zouma - Manolas - X(Baba?) Cesc Vidal - Nainggolan Willian - Costa - Hazard Now that is what I call a team.

This is a non-competition this year. The answer is so obvious that I bet people know who I mean even when I don't mention his name. Hint: he has a mean 'fro. He will win too, no doubt about it. Fabregas? Up until January he was wank, like playing with 10 men and one of the main culprits why we were flirting with the relegation zone. Hell to the no. Azpilicueta is a good shout, but he's not been himself these past few months. He may get players' player of the year, but I wouldn't bet on it. Young player of the season? Lofty Cheeks or Traore, but probably Cheeky.

What does it have to do with JM?

Mikel and Ivanovic played in defence, they didn't block RLC's path. Baba started and played the whole game.

Is it just me or he looked in much better shape than he has all season?

How the mighty have fallen

What options does he realistically have though that fit his criteria? Every other league but England is pretty much monopolized and would bore him. A return to Italy? He has good relationship with Moratti, why not. It would be a challenge to compete with Juventus, Roma and Napoli and make Inter relevant again. Manchester United - In doubt, there are talks of LVG continuing until the end of his contract and in addition there have been reports that the higher ups aren't fans of Jose's methods. Moratti's sister seemingly already said he's going to United, maybe prematurely? Manchester City - Pep. Not happening. Real Madrid - No. Admitted Spain was boring and no way would they humiliate Zidane this way, he's been doing well. He wasn't happy or loved there, doubt he would want to return either way. Barcelona - Hell no. Both parties would need to swallow a lot of pride to work together, don't see it happening. Completely opposite footballing philosophies make it an unlikely pairing, Barca won't crap on Cruyff's legacy like that. Bayern - Already appointed a new manager. Not a competitive league. PSG - Possible, but Jose has criticized the league before. However, he might not have many options. Arsenal - Would require a shock Wenger exit in the summer. Possible, but not likely. If I was Arsenal, I would do it in a heartbeat though, Wenger is outdated. Inter - Mancini isn't doing a good job, so it is another possibility. Jose loves the club and holds them in high regard, return wouldn't be surprising. What else is there left? It seems that it's gonna be one of Man United, PSG or Inter. Anything else would be a surprise. No doubt United is his nr. 1 preference, he's probably waiting until he gets something concrete from them, then will look elsewhere.

Yeah, but strong signals coming out that red nose is not a fan of his.

Fab and Mikel are similar in terms of mobility, you simply cannot have two such players in the same line-up. You then add Oscar to the equasion, who is completely average, and it's a no-brainer why we suck ass so much in the middle of the park. Last season we had Matic to hold things together. We are severely lacking an Essien in there, this will definitely be fixed next season and I don't believe Mikel will play another full 90 for the club again.

On the other hand he will be given a blank cheque and could focus completely on the CL and make history by winning the thing with 3 teams. Must be tempting.

Isn't that what we want our goalkeeper to do? Not to be shy in his corner.

The players put in similar shifts under AVB. Terry was ostracized and Lampard was captain, but even he didn't look like he cared. The difference was that the players had more quality and mental strength not to slip so low, but effort was similar. I remember people praising Luiz for being the only one looking like he cared game after game, similar to what we have been saying about Willian this season. The old guard times weren't perfect, they had their issues, but the quality in general was simply higher.

Did you lose a bet or smth with that new username and exclusive 'bellends' group?

Actually with everything that's happened, it should be changed to they have divine right to lose no matter what.

No question I would sign that deal. With proper midfield and central defence everything else will fall in place too. I have given him a lot of stick this season, but I have a feeling Ivanovic would become his solid self again in a team that will not isolate him 1-on-1 every attack. Ideally he would be backup to Azpilicueta and the left spot will be fought between Baba and Ake. The competition between Baba and Ake would be something to behold, two unproven youngsters giving their all to win that place - I definitely want to see that! I miss the days when we had competition in the squad.

Are those the same people who suck Wenger's nuts when they win and cut them off when they draw or lose?

Conte seems to favour 4-4-2 by what I have read. Let's imagine this is true, does he fit in a 2-man midfield? Who would you partner him with? Definitely not Fabregas, Radja or Vidal is a good shout though. If we start playing 2 in the middle, then I don't see a place for him unfortunately. He looks like a typical 4-3-3 player to me. What formation did Chelsea U21 play and what was his role?

No worries, we also have Salah

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