Thor

Anyone see the replay of the Willy save? Giroud pointed the right way for him as the penalty taker was doing his run up. Must have noticed something and obviously helped Willy in goals.

While I agree with a lot, my biggest issue is with the club and not the manager. Obviously there is no point in keeping a player like Bats if the club isn't getting players for Conte to be able to play his optimal brand of football in every other position. We have always been a defensive team, and it is one of the reasons we never really had a dominant stretch in my opinion, which will become even harder with more money flowing into football now. Say what you want, but I respect Liverpool and Tottenham for bringing in a manager, and giving them the talent and time to work in a new system. We seem content with stop gaps, winning a title here or there, then having a shocking season the following year, then fixing again.

Seems like Conte made Moses into what he is at RWB. Got the best out of Pedro. Took Alonso and made him an important piece. Placed Azpi at CB where he has played even better than he did as a full back. Gave Christensen a spot in the team immediately when he deserved it. So uncovered talent with Moses and Christensen. Won the title yet has terrible man management. Team selection... he literally had to place Moses and Azpi into roles they hadn't played before when he got here and won the title. Yeah. Again. I agree. He sucks... Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Agreed. Winning a title in your first year with a team that came 10th the year before sealed that deal.

You won't find many wingers ever at the level Hazard was prior to coming here. He was a truly special talent. Neymar and Mbappe are the only ones that compare in recent times.

He isn't a LWB. He is clearly a winger. Not sure why he hasn't played there. He is a very talented player.

Already sured up their defence with Laporte, so may as well buy a luxury. We won't be competing the next 4 or 5 years. Best to try and make top 4 every year and hope to scrape a champions league run for the ages together.

Guess we should just get Salah back. Clearly because he scores goals, he is far better.

Finally. Making the right moves to become a powerhouse in Europe again. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

He was amazing against us and he has been very good this season. Would love him here. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

Matic was the best at his position in the league when he switched here too.

Hoping he picks it up. He is talented. Just struggling majorly. He'd be 10 times better if he could just play a simple pass. He can clearly drive the ball forward, but he seems to be doing less of it than when he got here. I remember the game against Tottenham (his first), that was the one thing that really impressed me. His physicality and ability to drive forward with the ball.

He has 10 in 18 games for us. You can use those stats if you like, but for the first time he is a full fledged starter. Not to mention, he just turned 25, so he has gotten better. You can say, apart from the Stoke game, he is at a similar scoring rate to what he was, but I can counter and say, if he hadn't of missed about 6 or 7 sitters (maybe more), he'd be at nearly a goal a game for us. You aren't a professional footballer if you are who you are by missing a one on one with the keeper by three feet (regularly, especially at the striker position). That just isn't true. You don't have to be a killer in front of goal to nail at least two of the chances he had today. It is confidence. Point blank.

That is just not true. Costa is absolutely a top striker. Two 20 goal seasons with us, and would have had another if not for the business with Jose and his injury. Frustrating watching Morata at the moment. I said Michy has been the more impressive of the two lately, and I honestly would have started him. I don't think Morata is bad, and in all honesty, it is probably a good thing he is starting considering we don't really give people a fair shake if they start underperforming, and we want him to stay. You don't miss shots like that if you're bad. You miss them because you have no confidence. He thinks too much out there. I don't think it is a Torres situation, because he was done by the time he came here.

Moses deserves far more credit than he gets. He is a hell of an athlete. As is Zappa. Both do a great job of getting up and down the pitch. Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

How frustrating is it, right? I fucking hate it too, but I can't support any other club. We're both stuck for life. Just get Sandro or Telles done and I'm happy. I'm sick of watching the free kick specialist get done for pace against any decent winger.

Courtois is terrible. Or so I'm told on here. Despite being apparently terrible, he has the second highest save percentage after DDG. He is so far ahead of Cech and Lloris that it isn't worth mentioning. He is comfortably ahead of Ederson too. The most clean sheats along with DDG, while conceding two less goals. Terrible keeper though. Can't save a penalty ever, so that makes him garbage too.

Zaha has been extremely impressive against City. The more I see of him, the more I like. Wouldn't mind him here in January.

Did you just say Pogba and Mbappe are slightly above average? Mbappe is top 10 in the world and 19 years old. Lol Sent from my SM-G930F using Tapatalk

It baffles me how some people cannot see the work this guy does to make this, and any other club he has worked with successful. The man is a winner, plain and simple. Like someone said, he is pragmatic, not defensive in his approach to games. Has he made mistakes this season? Sure, every manager has. We have so many flaws and deficiencies on this team and we are in second spot. Even when we were in third it was impressive. In my opinion, we're far and away from having the best team in the league, and out of the top 6, I feel we have the most holes in our team.

With Lingard and Rashford being ahead of Martial in the pecking order, we should push hard for Martial. So much more talented than both Rashford and Lingard, but stuck on the bench. Ah, it would be the dream scenario.

I'm sorry, but that is just ridiculous. Everyone can have an opinion, but that is just clearly wrong. There is a reason he has won player of the year awards at his clubs and the leagues he has played in. There is a reason he is the one talked about as the stand out player in the league on the most consistent basis by former players. There is a reason, as stupid as it is, that he is the highest rated FIFA player in the EPL. Everyone, from former players, the media, award voters, pundits, and even computer game developers consider him the best in the premier league. That doesn't collectively happen by mistake.

Alonso shouldn't play. He cannot get a cross in to save his life. How is it that Moses gets further forward, while being able to defend better as well? Start Zappa on the left and Moses on the right. Drinkwater should play again. Cesc was not missed at all last game. Danny was pinging passes around while also contributing defensively.

Courtois terrible again. Just saving a certain 1 on 1. How bad is he guys?

Willian looks a lot better bringing the ball up through the middle than on the wings. Should play more centrally every game.