few things that grind my gears RdM is not in a AVB type situation where he has to use players that simply arent good enough for a club aspiring to win the PL, CL, neither does he have players who dislike him and therefore dont perform on the pitch (I assume?) we know we have a quality squad now...we as fans dont feel entitled to win every game, especially away games that are more or less 'tough'. but we DO expect better knowing the potential of the team and the amount of money invested, money that everyone is very appreciative is being spent by our owner and the club so it's natural that questions will be asked and threads like this will be made after a few dubious performances in a row, questions like.. why does RdM keep on putting players who consistently haven't been good enough in the starting XI? why does he persist with formations and pairings that don't work very well (Lampard - Mikel double pivot). why does he continue to play good players out of their natural position (Ramires, Bertrand). and maybe most pressing when it's obvious we don't perform as well on the pitch as we would like, why doesnt he give more playing time to the quality players we have sitting on the bench (Sturridge, Oscar, Romeu, Moses, Azpi)? obviously we as fans can only judge by what we see in the games played but even if you were to give reasons such as "they havent had enough time to gel into the team", "they havent performed in training" et cet. et cet. sometimes you have to gamble...gamble Di Matteo, God Damnit GAMBLE!!! and then you have to read stuff in his post match interviews like "On the game overall 'The only disappointment was we didn't score the goal with the chances we created because all in all, the performance was very good,' Di Matteo said." now either he actually believes what he says which would be worrying in itself or isn't aware that these type of statements will just agitate the fans. I think more honesty would earn him a lot more respect in the long run