Jase

Coutinho heading to Bayern.

REJOICE @LAM09!!!

Only 7 starts (if I got that right ). But like you said, it's not great for someone you want to be scoring regularly upfront for us.

Aren't we getting a little ahead of ourselves here? I'm all for blooding the young players into the starting XI but not okay with replacing practically the entire XI with them. There needs to be a good/fine balance between experience and youth because we would still want to be competitive at the very least, like finishing in the top 6 and not in the bottom 5/10 or something! Furthermore that lineup is questionable because (a) some of those players are still injured, will return at different times and will take time to get going again, (b) in the case of James, he did well in the Championship last season but we still don't know how he will make that transition to the Premier League and (c) that midfield will get overrun easily - Kante is not a sitting defensive midfielder and if we get Mount or Loftus-Cheek to sit, we're negating their biggest strength, which is going forward.

Worth noting that Giroud scored only 2 goals in 27 league appearances last season. But it's a different story altogether in Europe.

Unless it's a free kick, Alonso is unlikely to score many in a back 4 compared to when playing in a back 3. Scored one in the second game last season and then never scored again until late March. Only 4 goals last season. His tally dropped from the previous two seasons under Conte.

The ownership talk is highly annoying.

Scored only 1 - against Arsenal. Scored only 3 more after that - against United, Dynamo Kiev and Slavia Prague. And are you suggesting Emerson should be judged on goals?

https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/chelsea/christian-pulisic-backs-chelsea-s-tammy-abraham-to-overcome-penalty-shootout-heartache-a4213776.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1565866005

WHO CARES?!

3 players and the club have tweeted either 'proud' or 'proud of this team' today.

Liverpool's first goal is definitely on him. The second is down to the team. Azpi lost the ball - wasn't ideal but it can happen - and then the team failed to cover the gaps effectively (e.g. Zouma was playing the runner on), although it still needed Mane to produce a proper finish.

His pace and directness will be key for us. And that goal he scored which was ruled out, was Hazard-esque.

By hook or by crook, we really need to win here and get that monkey off our backs under Lampard!