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We used to enjoy lots of success with variations of 4-3-3 before and we never were a possession-based team.

Blaming taking off Hazard is an easy cop out, he was shit but Pedro wasn't any better.

If that is the moment it was hit, then it looks 100% offside to me. Consider the angle of the camera, take the line of the box as a reference point. Morata's left foot and maybe head look comfortably offside. On video replay it also looked offside.

On this picture you can't see the moment the ball was hit.

What do you mean? Morata was offside. And he was shit as well.

Bring on Giroud! I don't understand what Morata's function is on the pitch.

wtf

I think he has world class potential still. Jumping the gun? I don't know, but what I've seen from him has been very promising. Maybe the standards we are used to is low? Maybe, but if I were a scout I'd tell the higher-ups to keep hold of this guy. He has this burning desire to succeed, I can see that whenever he plays, gives it his all all the time. As we are losing Luiz and Cahill is going down the hill, I think he will play a massive role for us in the years to come. I'll make a prediction that he'll soon have 2-3 seasons where he will be considered among the best.

His passing range too. He hits them like it's nothing. His inclusion in the starting 11 despite having played last 2 full games is an indication that Cahill has been dropped for good.

Yeah, the first one that went to a corner was a standard pass to Azpi but he miskicked it. There wasn't any danger because nobody was around, justified attempt of a pass, poor execution. Excusable, shit happens. The second mistake however was wrong from the start, shouldn't even think about passing there in this situation.

Errm, wasn't Dembele Neymar's replacement? Paulinho doesn't even play the same position.

I read that Barca's president has business ties with the Chinese club they bought him from. Might not have been a fully footballing deal. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

Hopefully Conte beats the John Stones out of him and he learns when it is the right time to pass across your box and when it isn't.

What happened?

He's an average 30yo player (will be 30 by the time they can sign him). I very much doubt one good performance against them raises any serious interest from Barcelona.

We are so used to it that nobody bothers to even mention it anymore. The definition of integral. Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

You're joking right? Sent from my Nexus 5X using Tapatalk

My stance hasn't changed, I'd keep him as a squad player but nothing more. It's not unusual for him to have a spurt of 8-9/10 performances and then revert to prolonged mediocrity.

They have no idea what parking the bus really means, they just feel cool using an overused buzzword.

Nah man, on a perfect day we would have won by 3. A hattrick by Willian and no mistake from Christensen.

There was this one play where he demonstrated immense strength by holding onto the ball and turning while being pulled and hassled by a bigger Barca player, to then play a perfect through ball to Willian to kickstart a very dangerous counter that Willi wasted. In the first half he also broke into the box dribbling through two players and giving 2 dangerous balls in quick succession. He did all he could in a game like this and in a system where he was supposed to be a decoy and the instigator.

He makes such a dumb impression when he whines more than plays. He is more concentrated on talking than being useful on the pitch. Next time he comes on the pitch Conte should tape his mouth shut.

Yesterday I recognized the Conte we all know, the fire's back in his belly. Watch out Barca!

Had a good game, has a great shot on him. But still frustrated with some of his decisions and actions in the final 3rd, still lacking decisiveness and execution (The inaccurate ball to Kante in the box, Hazard was probs the better option. Then ignoring Kante when they were going 2v1 on a counter Hazard had brilliantly created, simply lost the ball). 9/10 motm performance.

Andreas, why oh why did you John Stones that moment?