Sir Mikel OBE

Not a matter of if, but when if he does not get sacked.

First name on the team sheet this weekend. World travel and all. You can't play pedro ahead of this guy.

That thing about willian "not deciding games" is simply false when he has decided off the top of my head 3 or so in this short season so far. Willian needs whoever does Fabregas PR.

Looks like it all has got to him.

Sanchez has always been better than Hazard. Its expected because he is older and entering his prime now. Hazad could probably become better, but I question the mentality. He seems too passive.

I didnt even know Costa came back overweight until he said something and the daily mail put up that unflattering photos last night. The issue was, he wasnt alone. Fabregas clearly came back with a gut, which caught my attention before anything else. Hazard also came back overweight, which he seems to do every season with us outside of his first one.

Willian was Brilliant. Definitely agree there.

Needs to be more vocal. He won free kicks for Brazil, and then let Hulk and Oscar take them. No way man he gotta step up for that. That aside he was the best player for Brazil today, although that isn't saying much when he kept passing to a guy(Oscar) who literally looked like he didnt want to be there.

He literally ruined EVERY attack that went to him. I was in shock, and even in more shock when they kept passing to him. I refuse to believe Brazil doesn't have better than what he showed today. Luca Lima,Coutinho, hell old ass Kaka. They need something. He wouldnt be starting for a long time if I were Dunga.....absolutely unacceptable display.

Been poor for Brazil so far.

Heaven forbid a kid from the academy actually gets playing time in the league cup. Expected signing. Jamal not even going to be on the bench behind this.

God damn... I'd be playing Ivanovic's sorry ass too.

If he keeps up this form they'd be better off benching him.

You remember when he called out Loftus-Cheek for "Only being hurt when we didnt have the ball" for an end of season preseason match, but where is this same vitriol towards Fabregas who let a free header in the box? Blatant favoritism on display.

He was a psychopath, but he probably saw something we didnt.

If there isn't a limit on name size then Baba Rahman doesn’t know what it is to play in this kind of championship,’ would be a perfect name

If Bertrand, a youth player proven in this league and starting in a champions league final for us, couldnt make it here I don't see Ake coming back and taking a spot unless Jose is sacked to be perfectly honest.

I'm surprised they have let 3 in. weak year for them?

I mean than the other squads that finished in 5th that started 8 matches with 8 points.

What have any of those 3 shown you that makes you think they are better than members of those other squads?

Lukaku goal

I cried about Bertrand ALL of last season even when we had Luis if you check his thread but you are right.

Him selling them has me more upset than the results. He came here to a solid young core, and basically fucked it off to bring in shit like Cuadrado and Falcao.

He thought Pedro was going to come on and bail him off. Make him look like a genius, but it was a terrible move..

I wanted him out there taking the rest of them. Apparently he got sick though. I don't believe that to be honest though.