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If we had Milner, Henderson and Ox in midfield, some random names like Robertson, Trent-Alexander and Lovren in defence, you can be sure as hell we'd have parked the bus. What Klopp did yesterday was very impressive. We have never been like that, always survival first rather than being the one doing the killing. I'm jealous.

Pool making city look like us against them. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Holy shit what are pool doing. Salah is uncontainable. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Liverpool destroying them, City can't do anything. Pep needs to shake things up at HT. Laporte at LB camping back to contain Salah is hampering their attack, might be replaced. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Well well, I learn something new every day. Would love talking to the older fans here face to face and listen to how it was back then.

Sick goal from Ronaldo yesterday! You just can't not watch it in awe.

Looked a proper man in that interview. Rest in peace Chelsea legend and what I bet was a decent man, wish I'd seen him play as some great memories shared here. But... is it true there was only 1 substitute back then?

Selling him would be the dumbest thing ever. EVER. He may have his flaws like everybody else and it's okay for us know-it-alls to comment on those, but not in a million years would THIS Chelsea be able to replace him. No chance, nada, zero, zip! We couldn't tempt fucking Oxlade-Chamberlain ffs. We couldn't get Lukaku which was the most straightforward transfer in the world. Getting the Dybalas and Neymars of the world to replace him is a fantasy like it is for any of us to boink Dita Von Teese (or Rami Malek for the girls in here, Mr. Robot kicks ass). I can't stress enough how stupid it would be to sell him because he doesn't make enough through passes or doesn't shoot enough or overdoes flicks. A proper club with a vision and plan would balance that out with a killer winger on the opposite side, but we bought Pedro instead and sold Salah. This is the story of Chelsea, the story is a tragedy with a pinch of comedy.

sounds like gang slang for bucket of water Drinkayoko bakawater is like a whole sentence.

Hazard Courtois Luiz Cahill Batshuayi Pedro Willian Morata Fabregas That would be my guess.

I think different sites define the same stat differently, it would make sense because a lot of the stats are based on subjective views of who is recording those numbers (for example: a short sideway pass 25m from goal to a player hitting a shit long-shot at goal shouldn't be considered a chance created, but many sites do record this). Also, we didn't even create 6 chances in the whole game. What I find surprising on that EPL site though is that he has only given 2 through balls. That's kinda bad for a creative player.

He was considered one of the best precisely because of his scoring record, so it had everything to do with it.

Willian reverted to his usual self. Stepping and dwelling on the ball, not making runs and not being direct. Basically just being a passing option and that's it, like our wing-backs more often than not are mere passing options when mid is congested. It was really a normal performance from him, even though I can't remember him doing anything, but that's normal so I didn't take much note of it.

They lose more without UCL football, far more, but it's always speculative to hope that an interim coach could get us there. Guess they took a calculated risk but it didn't pay off. Doubt they care anymore since top 4 is gone, only thing I can see make them act quickly is if we start losing out on UEL as well. Otherwise it's almost May, there is no point in sacking him anymore as it would serve no purpose financially or reputation wise.

Did I indicate the opposite in my post? It looks like you're trying to argue a point I didn't make.

I don't think it has to do with him flipping the bird to the board. Emerson has only played a handful of minutes when we require more attacking impetus, meaning he is considered a more attacking option than Alonso despite the latter having a decent scoring record. Behind the scenes I don't think Conte rates him defensively, and he is a defence first type of coach. Truth be told we don't know how he is defensively since he only plays when we need to pin teams back and he doesn't need to do much back there. He could be an absolute trainwreck, we don't know. But for fucks sake.. we have 3 CBs and Kante, he doesn't need to be Maldini, it's not like Alonso is either. First and foremost he needs to offer more going forward, because that is our real weakness atm. And seeing him play I have no doubt he has the ability to drive to the byline and create dangerous situations in the box.

True. His cross was good, don't know why he can't lift the ball in the air more often. Instructions? Doubt it, just a miscalculation after miscalculation from him. I said it before, I think in an attacking sense he would be best on the left wing - he could just cut in and shoot not having to worry about supplying his teammates. His pace and change of direction are actually decent, but not very useful if he needs to be sharp and decisive at the end of it. Mid-table player as I don't think even as a cut-in merchant he would be good enough.

Yup, absolutely no reason to play the disappointing deadweight anymore. Show us what others can do, namely Emerson, Zappacosta and Drinkwater (only because Fabregas has no steel and Bakayoko I don't consider a footballer). Barkley, is he alive? Let us have a peek if he is. Let us have something to get excited about, there is nothing exciting about watching players who have downed tools and think they have nothing to prove anymore. You know, I think it would be much more exciting to have Zap and Emerson flying down the wings. Moses and Alonso, while I respect both for what they have done, have too many flaws, too many... and are probably tired as fuck. At least Zap can shoot from distance and Emerson can sprint, that's something. Moses and Alonso combined contribute only dangerous free-kicks, and that is only from one of them from a very specific location - not worth it. Please please please I don't want to see the same old shit anymore. Conte can go get fucked if he makes no changes after those shambolic players have embarrassed us to Europa League (if we make it). Hell, I wouldn't even be against giving Hazard some time to clear his mind on the bench, let Hudson-Odoi show us his true blue blood in a London derby. How I wish managers would listen to reason sometimes, we always seem to get managers who are fixated on making illogical backwards decisions again and again and again and again.

Calm down fellas, next time he gets back to form everybody will be singing his praises again. The usual TC knee-jerk nonsense at work again.

THIS! WORD! It's a shame you can like a post only once.

How many times have we heard ourselves say this season after season? It's just not gonna happen. If the bigger disaster of 2015/16 didn't teach them anything, then nothing ever will. We'll just have to suck it up and accept that our short period as a top European club has come to an end. Was fun while it lasted though, some really good memories there. :')

He did it again after yesterday's game, saying that he got the maximum out of the players (instead of saying the players gave their best or whatever). We lost, so he's basically calling them losers.. again, while washing himself of all blame. This same team won against that same Spurs away, so I bet such words aren't much appreciated by the players (who still need to look into mirrors, but to call that display the maximum they can offer is a dumb lie). He's basically trying to deflect blame by making it look like he's doing a fantastic job while the players suck (the same champion players he praised to high heavens last season).

It used to be the other way round lol.. shit in 1st, resurrected in 2nd.

There were? I very much doubt that, at least I can't recall anybody being against an on-fire Diego. I remember they were being called for when we were being shit and Torres/Costa/Morata weren't producing, so people were looking for change.