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I watched the last 10 minutes. Mosunda looked lively. Did he play the whole game?? Also the Sterling fella sped the play up once he came on.

I would much rather Fakir than Marhez but it seems our board isn't prepared to spend huge amounts of money and that's what it would take to get him. For me Mahrez is an upgrade on Willian though. His end product is superior to that of Willians.

He is class though. If he carrys on the way he has been playing for Liverpool at Barca then people will, if not already start to mention him in the same breath as the very best players in the World.

Azpi seems to love playing for us. A true Chelsea blue. He wears our badge with pride and knocks out World class performances game after game. What a player.

How on Gods Green Earth have you come to the conclusion that Mahrez isn't an imrpovement on Willian!!!!! Seriously, how does one do that?

Well technically he isn't injured anymore. Yes the market is idiotic nowadays, that much is true. 15m is pocket money for a player, who on his day, is a very good footballer. Even if we brought Ross for 15m back in 2014, it would have still been a bargain then.

You might not rate Ross as a footballer but to say he isn't even worth 15m is nothing short of the ridiculous.

What? No? We must sign Andy Carol first!

I seriously love having Conte here. Absolutely class human being and manager too. We need to hold onto this guy.

Most certainly. It's hard to hold any confidence in us bringing in top players, especially in the January market. I really do hope that I am wrong.

I just can't see us getting Sanchez or Sandro to be honest mate.

I'm a big fan of this transfer for that kind of money. Absolute bargain. Good bit of business by the club. Barkley with Kante and Drinkwater behind could actually work very well.

That seriously nothing in todays market. This transfer could prove to be a steal in times to come.

Listen lads. We will not be buying Andy fucking Carol.

I agree with most of what you have said but to say that nobody saw his rise coming is a little off. I remember him being touted as one of the best up and coming goalkeepers in the World. Cechs successor. A top, top talent. Part of the Belgiums golden generation. All the plaudits were there. Yes, this was all determined on how he was nurtured. Athletico done a fantastic job on him to be fair.

Having said that, as current form stands, who would you rather in a midfield role? Bakayoko or Luiz? Luiz only played a handfull of games in that role. This was on his previous spell here too. We can see his game has matured since those days. Look how he played the CB role in our 2016/2017 title winning season. It was hard to believe how disciplined he had become under Conte considering how eratic he could be. Who is to say wether Conte could utilise his attributes and transform him into a defensive minded midfielder. He has pace, vision, can tackle, wide range of passing ability and lots of energy. All the tools needed for such a role.

How much are we paying for him?

Luiz is made for the defensive/sweeper midfield role. It really pisses me off that he hasn't been given a real chance in that position.

I know right! Let's loan our most promising young talents to sunny Spain where the two best players on the World play. They will want to come back, I promise!!!!!

I don't really get offended by posts on a forum in general. Maybe when I was younger I would engage in disputes, sometimes in these forums. Now if I disagree with something strongly I will just stop replying. I am saying this because you have nothing to aplogise for.. my 'Lord Farquaad' comment was sarcasm at the most. You have said nothing to offend me bro. With that being said, I will check this Malcolm guy out. I have heard promising things about him before.

Let's face it.. This guy is one of a kind. There literally is no other player around who can run, tackle and read the game like Kante does in such a fasion.

Don't worry folks... this is not happening haha. Qudos for the muppet who invented this one though.

He showed glimpses of becoming a top footballer at one point. He has doen fuck all in a while though.

Not sure if anyone has seen this yet but it's hilarious. The balls on this guy and the look on the Arsenal fans faces hahahaha.

I have been critical of Thibauts performances. It wasn't soo much his actobatic peformabce but rather the lack of passion. After yesterday against Arsenal, he showed how much it means to him to make huge saves. He was showing the passion and desire ee saw at Athletico.