Jase

One good cross like in 10 attempts hardly constitutes improving. Better to wait till he actually does so consistently.

Couldn't care less about how others deal with pressure and just know that inviting any unnecessary pressure from outside to ourselves is just plain silly. Mourinho will only look silly if he continues to rile up others and either Arsenal, City or even Liverpool win the title. Arsenal may have a self-implosion record and it might well happen again but not jumping into the bandwagon like others thinking they will bottle it like always. This season has been crazily unpredictable enough and sooner or later, Arsenal will break that mental barrier anyway. Nothing is a foregone conclusion at this point.

Different situation then though as he left Atletico wanting to win trophies and they weren't doing so then. Desperately hoping the mentioned scenario there will happen (or anything that will kick him out of this club) but have also prepared for the possibility he may well stay on.

Pressure has a funny way of messing people up especially in such cases when this team hasn't won league titles together. There are things even Mourinho himself can't control or manage 100%.

Glad that sarcasm sensor screw is still on..

You did not take that post seriously right...?

Well done on the brilliant post......

Even you said it wouldn't make a difference and so, why even bother wasting time sending this message out? Mourinho would obviously know the team is in it but don't think he needs to shout that out in any way at all. The media, pundits, journalists etc all know we are in it and they will only crank up the pressure in whatever way possible on the team to win the title. Being in the title race now is already a pressure itself and if we can minimize the pressure from external 'factors', the better. We all know the others like to see us fail and can't wait for it to happen. Such pressure, at least for now, could affect the team in a negative way when this group of players are still immature if you like in winning league titles and dealing the pressure that comes with it. And about pissing other managers off, well just look at what happened with Pellegrini few weeks ago when Mourinho was drilling in the 'little horse' analogy and all. Better when others get riled up by a not-so-obvious comment as opposed to an obvious one.

Well, that seems more like for personal pleasure as opposed to something that would benefit the team...

Atletico are getting thrashed by Osasuna. 3-0 down at HT. Looks like Real Madrid will be the outright leaders in La Liga...

Even then, why does he even need to send out that message though?

Why does he need to tell everyone that we are in the title race?

Even you don't sound convinced that will happen in making that point.

Well look at it another way, we have such a crap strikeforce but yet we have a good chance of winning the title. Both us and Liverpool are pretty much the opposite of each other; one team strong in defence but rubbish in attack, the other rubbish in defence but strong in attack.

Can make that 7 points really. Liverpool's GD now stands at GD +35 while Spurs' are only +3.

Oh dear. Apparently...

At the moment, it's more of hope than expectation. We might well have to see this nightmare out and pay for this act of stupidity 3 years ago.

Can't even be bothered with the news. Praying that it will happen but think we've been given far too many hopes already that he'll be sold each time and nothing has happened.

But TBF, yesterday would have been the only 1-0 win since then had our finishing been better (and had luck on our side) against Swansea and Manchester City.

Should also point out that City could drop to 4th even if Liverpool win their game when City aren't playing. Pressure might well increase even more then especially also when Spurs could be lurking closely behind in 5th.

Hugging time...

TBF, think Israel do have a decent chance of finishing in the Top 2. You did decently after all in the World Cup qualifying group and drew with Portugal twice. Just probably need to start winning more games than drawing as you only lost 2 games in the end and both was to Russia.

Willian's workrate off the ball cannot be faulted, that's for certain, but needs to contribute more offensively with goals, assists etc. At the moment, it seems all the burden is on Hazard to do everything as Oscar and Willian is rather similar and somewhat inconsistent - worked hard for the team, great workrate but not producing enough in the attacking third.

Naah. It's Israel. They have 'Messi'...in Yossi Benayoun.

Full EURO 2016 qualifying draw... Looking forward to Group B's matches. Oh by the way, France is in Group I but there will be no points in the matches they play and will definitely be part of the tournament in 2016.